Mr Henry lived in a small village. All day he worked on his farm and never went to the 1.

Sometimes he went to the2 town to buy something, but he always walked there and never took a bus or train. His daughter, Ann, 3 her father and found work in a hospital in the capital. As she was 4 ， she had no time to go back to the village. But she 5 her father and asked him to come to the capital. When Mr Henry heard from his daughter, he was quite6 and was soon ready to set off. The next day, as soon as he got to the 7 ， he rang Ann to tell her the time he would arrive.

Mr Henry spent about sixteen hours on the train. As soon as he 8 ， he saw his daughter standing there to meet him. Ann ran up to him and found that her father looked pale.

“What's the matter with you，Dad?” Ann asked 9.

“Nothing,” answered Mr Henry. “I'm just not used to sitting backwards in the train.”

“Oh，dear,” laughed the girl. “Why didn't you exchange 10 with the man opposite you?” “How can I do that?” answered Mr Henry. “No one sat opposite me!”

    One morning Mr. Green is driving 1the country and2a small bookshop. When he sees an old man3the side of the road, he stops his car and says to the old man, "I want 4to the Sun Bookshop. Do you know it?" "Yes, "the old man answers, "I 5 you the way. "He6Mr. Green's car, and they drive about twelve miles.7they come to a small house, the old man says, "Stop here. "Mr. Green stops and 8the house. "But this isn't a bookshop, "he says to the old man. "Right, "the old man answers, "This is my house. And I'll show you the way 9the bookshop. Turn around and go back nine miles10you'll see the bookshop. "

    11-year-old Jerome is good1running. He usually wins all of the races at Serpentine Primary School in Australia. However, after giving up2 a recent school race, the boy has won hearts of3 people. In the race, the kind boy ran back to walk with his good friend Seth and let him4the finishing line first.

    10-year-old Seth was born with cerebral palsy (脑瘫). Since he moved to the school last year, he5a lot of problems at school. Luckily, Jerome6to help him by the teachers with things like going to the toilet and showing him around. The two boys soon became good friends

    Because of his7Seth has a big head, some students laugh at his appearance. Jerome usually has a word with Tom, asking them 8that. Seth's father can't thank Jerome enough for looking after his son. "He is9 good kid." The two boys' story has spread quickly after Jerome's mother Susan shared it on social media. "These boys are champions10they didn't win," said the proud mother.

    A Seeing Eye dog is very special. One1thing about having a Seeing Eye dog is that you can go anywhere in the city safely.

    I live in Barcelona, Spain. It's a big2, and there are many cars, but my dog Terra goes everywhere3me and doesn't let me get hit by a car. Terra also guides me to walk safely in the subway.

    I have a baby boy, so another good thing is that my dog watches out for4 , too. I can put the baby in his stroller, and Terra makes sure we are5okay. I have had Terra for ten years, and I'm happy to have it.

    A group of boys gathered around a tree. "What a tall tree!" they said to each other. "It would be 1to climb to the top!"

    The group of boys then decided to play a game to see who could climb to the top of the tree2. Their mothers were sitting not far away, looking on at their children as they 3.

    One of the climbers was an 8-year-old boy named David. He was the shortest child in the group. Nobody thought he would4 the competition.

    Then the game started. All of the boys tried their best to climb as5 as they could. Although they all made it halfway up the tree before David did, he reached the top of the tree fastest6.

    His mother was proud to see this. She asked him, "David, how did you 7to reach the top of the tree so quickly?"

    "It was easy," David said. "The other children kept looking down as they climbed. When they realized how high they were, they got scared(恐惧的) and were afraid of    8down. I, however, looked only 9. When I saw how close I was, I kept going higher and higher until I reached the top."

    It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back, we are more likely to reach our goals(目标).

    Serena was the oldest child in the family, and her housework was to mow(修剪)their yard. Mrs. Martin, their elderly neighbor, was not 1 to take care of her yard, so Serena's dad promised 2 that Serena would do this job. "Why didn't you ask me first?" Serena asked 3 . "Did you ask me first when you got me to be in the school festival last autumn?" asked her dad. "No, I didn't ask you first, 4 you're always ready to help others." "I try when I can," her dad answered. "Serena, we have know Mrs. Martin for a very long time. She has always 5 our family. Now we should do something for her in return. What's more, the 6 you get from helping others makes you wonder who is really helping whom." "I don't know, Dad," said Serena. "I only feel 7 after mowing our yard." "I know it's hard work for you," said her dad. "Just wait and see." After 8 at 7:30 a. m. Serena made her way to Mrs. Martin's yard. She was 9 her job and soon Mrs. Martin's yard looked much tidier. Mrs. Martin 10with a big glass of orange juice  and 11 it to her. Serena stopped her work and enjoyed the12, while Mrs. Martin was talking to her about all of the flowers in her yard. Seeing the joy in Mrs. Martin's eyes, Serena began to13 how much the yard meant to Mrs. Martin. After 14 her drink, Serena returned to15 in the yard, feeling warm in her heart and thinking about what her father said. Her dad was right. It was hard to tell who was helping whom!