Thereare many interesting stories between Father and Son.

Oneday, Father and Son were walking slowly1 a river, suddenly Son cried, "Daddy,look, there is a woman falling into the river!"Without thinking too much,Father jumped into the water and2tothe woman, "Don't worry, lady. I'm a good swimmer and I will try my bestto save you." Father pulled the woman on to the bank (岸边). He was3but happy. But the lady was not thankfulto Father at all; instead, she slapped Father heavily. She jumped into wateragain. Oops! This was a4competition !

Itwas snowing5, but Son was very happy. He spent a lotof time making a snowman with Father. It was tall and big. Son liked it verymuch. But at night, someone6the snowman down. When Son saw this thenext morning, he cried sadly. Father was angry and decided to find out who didthis. He was dressed as a snowman and stood by the road. One man came here andwanted to push the snowman again. Bang! The snowman kicked his ass. "Oh,my god! I met a ghost! "The man ran away quickly.

Onemorning, Son told Father he didn't7well.Father brought some warm water to Son and asked him to have a good rest, andthen Father hurried out to8some medicine; but on his way to themedicine shop,he found that he9hismoney at home. When he opened the door, he found Son10thecat happily .Father was so angry that he told Son to go to school at once.

    If you are hungry, what do you do? Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that. Just like your stomach, your mind is also hungry. But it never lets you know. It 1 serves your needs and never lets itself grow because you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars. When mind loses 2 freedom to grow, creativity gets a full stop. This 3be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?", "Why can't I think?"

     In fact, hunger of the mind 4 through wide reading. Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading 5 the most educative tool used by us since our childhood.

    Once you read a book, you run your eyes 6 the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you. The interesting part of the book 7 is stored in your mind is regarded as a seed（种子）. Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas. If it is used many times, the same seed can give you great help to relate lots of things. You can never think of these things even in 8 dreams in your life.

    This is creativity. Also this helps you 9your vocabulary. In no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language 10you will never run out of the right words. So guys, do give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading.

Two men were travelling together through the forest on a lonely path. Before the travelling, they said they would help each other when there was danger. They had not gone far when a bear rushed towards them from some bushes.

One man was a good climber, and quickly climbed up a nearby tree. The other man tried to climb the tree but failed. Looking at his friend in the tree, he shouted loudly for help. The man in the tree was afraid that his friend under the tree would pull him down, so he didn't give his friend a hand.

The man under the tree, seeing that he had no chance alone against the bear, fell to the ground and pretended to be dead. The bear came nearer and nearer. It made his blood run cold.

The bear came to him, lowered its great head, smelled him all over and touched him with its nose. The bear thought the man was dead, so it went off into the forest again without hurting him. After the bear left, the other man came down from the tree, and smilingly asked his friend what the bear had said to him. "For I could see," he said, "that he put his mouth close to your ear."

"He told me to tell you," replied the other, "that you were a great coward(懦夫), and that it is dangerous to travel with a friend who leaves you behind when there is danger."

How do you feel when there is a test tomorrow? What do you usually do before a test?

There are four students, they plays all day even though(尽管) they know they will have a test the next day. The next morning, they come up with an idea.

Each student puts some dirt(土) on their faces and hands, and then they go to the teacher's office. "Dear sir, we have a flat tire(轮胎) on the way to school, we push the car back to school all the morning, so we miss the test." They says.

The teacher looks at them for some seconds and says that they can take the test after three days.

On the day of the test, the teacher puts them in four rooms. They are so happy because they have three days to study for the test. However, as they get the paper, they find there are only two questions:

1) What's your name? (1 Point)

2) Which tire is flat? (99 Points)

Their faces get red because of their lies(谎言). Now it's not hard to see how shameful they all feel.

"Life is a long, long journey" so we are told. Most of us would set off on a journey with some ideas of where we wanted to go. Yet some people travel on a lifelong journey with no sense of direction at all. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

Goal setting is often used by top sports players, successful business people and achievers in all fields. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}If you are a writer, your goal is to write a book. If you are a businessman, your goal is to build a million dollar business. But as a middle school student, before you set personal goals, think about what you want to achieve with your life. Try to set goals in some of the following categories(类别):

Economy(经济) — How much money do you want to make? 

Education —{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Are you still growing and learning?

Family — What kind of relationship do you want with your parents and family members?

Pleasure — How do you want to enjoy yourself?

Physical — Do you want good health at old age?

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}For example, if you want to reach a main goal in five years, set a three-year goal, a one-year goal, a three-month goal and a one-month goal. Then create a daily To-Do List of things that you should do today. When a goal is achieved, take the time to enjoy your success. This helps you build the self-confidence(自信).

Remember, your goals can be changed as time goes on. But be sure your goals are the things you hope to achieve, not what your parents, family or teachers want.

A few years ago, I went to Italy as an exchange student. Before leaving, I asked my mother what gifts I should take to the teachers and the classmates there. Mom said that the Chinese fan was a good choice, for China is praised as"the Fan Kingdom". I agreed completely, because it is more than a tool for cooling. And it's also an important part of Chinese culture. 

I went shopping and bought three kinds of Chinese fans. The first kind was the feather(羽毛) fan for the teachers, which was made of bird feathers. It was the symbol of Zhuge Liang, a very smart man in ancient China. The fans I bought for the girls were silk fans. They were also called"round silk fans". Fans of this kind were made of silk with paintings of beautiful women, birds or flowers. They were very popular with women of all ages. As for the boys, I picked the folding fans from Rongchang, a place in the west of Chongqing. The folding fans were made of paper and bamboo. There were great paintings and calligraphy(书法) on them. 

 At the welcome party in Italy, my new friends were all ____ to get the wonderful fans. And they were amazed at the stories and culture behind them. They were eager(渴望) to visit China and explore Chinese culture.