Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms. For 35 years they farmed side by side, sharing machinery and goods as needed, without a single problem.

    However, one autumn, things changed. It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse, which grew into a major difference. The difference led to angry words, followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers.

    One morning there was a knock on Paul's door. He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox." I'm looking for a few days' work," the builder said." Are there any jobs here I could help with?"

   "Yes," answered Paul, extremely pleased to see the builder." I do have a job for you. Look at that farm across the creek(小溪). That's my brother's farm. That creek used to be a grass field, but last week my brother dug a path from the river and made the creek. But I'll go him one better. See that pile of wood? I want you to build me a fence, two metres tall, so 1 won't need to see him anymore."

    The builder said thoughtfully." I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you."

    Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work. When he returned, the builder had just finished his job. Paul was shocked. Instead of a fence there was a bridge, stretching from one side of the creek to the other.

    As Paul stood on the bridge, staring in amazement, his younger brother Jason, came across, and took Paul's hand." You are a good man to have built this bridge after all I've done," said Jason.

    Then, Paul, with tears in his eyes, said to the builder who was packing his bag to go," Thank you so much. Please stay. I have much more for you to do."

   "I'd love to." the builder said quietly," but, I have many more bridges to build."

    Molly had a math exam that day. Math was her worst subject. Her friend Ted promised to help her prepare for the exam, but then he ignored(不理会) all her calls.

    When the exam began, Molly saw Ted holding his phone under the table. He was reading something on the phone! Molly was surprised. Was that how Ted always got good grades? She felt really angry. It wasn't fair! Then Molly put up her hand. Ted was looking at his phone and didn't hear Mr. Reed as he walked up to his table. Mr. Reed picked up Ted's exam paper and told him to go outside. Ted started crying as he went to the door. Molly felt really sorry.

    After school, Molly heard footsteps (脚步声)behind her when she was leaving school. It was Ted "Molly, wait!" he called. "I want to talk to you." Molly could see Ted's eyes were red." Listen! I'm really sorry I didn't answer your calls. My dad had heart trouble. He had an operation (手术) today. I was very worried, so I was reading messages from my mom to see how it was going. But Mr. Reed thought I was cheating. Luckily he believes me now. I'm sorry I didn't tell you. Will you forgive(原谅)me?”

Do you know running wasn't popular in the past? In the past, only some players and strong people liked to run. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}at that time, women hardly ran. Why women hardly ran? Because they may be laughed at if they did.

But today things are different {#blank#}2{#/blank#}the past. Men and women of all ages enjoy {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(run). Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening, in big {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(city) and in the countryside, you can see many people run. People run everywhere, in the street, in the park, or in the playground. Some people even run in {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(they) living rooms.

Dale is a great sport lover. He {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(usual) runs in his free time. He thinks running is good exercise {#blank#}7{#/blank#}it helps build strong lungs and hearts. It also helps him to keep {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(health). So, he always runs to school instead of taking a bus. He is going to be {#blank#}9{#/blank#}great player when he grows. up. He {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(hope)he can take part in the Olympic Games one day.

When I was a child, I was never really very interested in nature. Then one day my aunt bought me a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} for my birthday. It was called Birding on Borrowed Time. When she gave it to me, I was a little {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. It didn't seem very interesting, and I wanted new games for my phone. My aunt made me promise {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it. So I did, and I loved it. I found it was so interesting that I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} forgot about time. In fact, I didn't do anything else {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I finished it-- no TV, no games, nothing. As soon as I finished the book,I went out and bought a pair of binoculars(望远镜).

After that, I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} watching birds was one of the most interesting things in the world. To watch the birds, I needed to read books to learn about birds. Now I know more birds' {#blank#}7{#/blank#} than before. I can tell what they look like, how they fly and where to find {#blank#}8{#/blank#}.

Watching birds is interesting but not {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. Sometimes I have to stay in one place for a long time, and I have to take heavy binoculars and cameras with me. But when you find a beautiful bird and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} photos of it, it is really exciting.

 Do you like watching old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} She died when she was only 

34. In her short life, she made 70 movies. 

 Lombard's real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, she was playing baseball in the street near her school. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} he was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last movies without sound. She acted so well that she won the hearts of some people. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} The studio(制片厂) gave her a new name, and she acted in several films. Then at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars(疤痕) on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not give up. She continued to act. 

 It was Paramount Studio that made Lombar d a star. She made many movies for the studio. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Lombar d was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months. But seven years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story. 

In a heartwarming event（事件） that shows the power of human connection, a woman's act of kindness saved the life of a 1 man.

During a break between classes, Casey Fischer stopped at Dunkin Donuts for a coffee. It was there that she saw a man 2 change by the roadside. Later, she watched him walk into Dunkin, counting his change to see what he could buy.

Casey went over to talk to him and learned that he had only about $1 in change. Touched by his 3 situation, she bought him a 4 and a cake and invited him to sit with her. He told her that he lost his family in an accident and how people are usually 5 to him because he's homeless. They talked for about a（n） 6 , drinking their coffees.

After realizing that Casey needed to go back to class, the man, named Chris, asked her to wait so he could 7 things for her. Handing Casey a note with an apology（道歉） for his 8 handwriting, he smiled and left.

Upon opening the note, Casey read his sincere message: "I wanted to end my life today, but because of you, I now have 9 . Thank you, beautiful person."

Casey's simple actions of buying food and chatting with Chris gave him what he 10 most. It shows that we can all do something nice for others. Let's be encouraged by Casey and be kind to those around us.