Mr．and Mrs．Black want to go to Beijing．But their dog Bobby1go there with them.So they2him in a pet shop．

    Mr．and Mrs．Black get back home3Beijing very late at night on Sunday,4they leave Bobby at shop.On Monday morning，Mr.Black5dog back in his car．When he gets home，he says to his wife，“Bobby is barking(吠叫)all the time．I think he wants to6me something．Doesn't he like the7or doesn't he feel well?”

    Mrs．Black8 the dog carefully(仔细地)and then says.“You're9 ． He wants to tell you something．He wants to tell10that he isn't Bobby．”

    Laura is my cousin. She works at a radio station. She thinks it's an interesting job. Today I will 1 you about her life.

    Laura says she is very busy 2 Monday to Friday. She usually gets up at 6：30 and exercises for half an hour. She has a nice breakfast at 7：15. After that, she goes to 3. She has lunch at the station. She usually gets home at about 7：00 p. m. Then she 4 dinner and has it at about 8：00 p. m. Then she watches TV with her cat. At about ten, she goes to bed.

    On weekends, she is 5. On Saturdays, she either plays ping­pong 6 goes swimming. They are relaxing for her. What does she usually do on 7? She always goes to the art club. She is good at 8. My last question is not easy for her. I ask, “You like art. 9 not be an artist (艺术家)？” She says, “I like to talk to people through (通过) the 10. I can help more (更多) people in this way (用这种方式). ”

    It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.

    She said, "Hi, young man! I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?"

    I said1,"Of course!"

    "Why are you in college at2an age?" I asked.

    She joked, "I'm here to meet a3husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world."

    "NO, Seriously," I asked

    "I always4of having a college education. Now I'm getting one!" she told me.

    After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from5.

    At the end of the term we invited Rose to6at our party. I'll never forget what she taught7.

    "We do not stop playing because we are old: we grow8because we stop playing. Here are the 9 of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every10.You've got to have a dream. When you 11 your dreams, you die! "she said.

    "There is a big12between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent or ability, "she added. "But to13, you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets. We usually don't have regrets for what we did,14rather for things we did not do."

    Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week15graduation, she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

    Mrs. Wilson is my neighbor(邻居). She1at a post office and she meets lots of people2. She is3to everyone and likes helping others. She is over fifty years old, 4she looks very young(年轻). She is of5height and thin. She has long curly brown6. She likes to wear a red T-shirt and jeans. She7like a movie star. She really likes8shopping on weekends and she always buys many beautiful clothes. She always9, "Old people still want10beautiful!" People all like her very much.

    Once there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother Mike, who was1excellent gardener. His skill and his beautiful trees were2everywhere. One day, Henry went to town to visit Mike. "Look, my brother," said Mike, "here is the best 3 tree from my garden. Take it home and plant it4you, and your children, and your children's children can enjoy it." Henry was 5with the apple tree and went back home. The next morning, he began to wonder6he should plant it.

    "If I plant it on the hill," he said to himself, "the wind might catch it and 7 down the fruit. If I plant it close to the road, people who pass by will8some of them. But if I plant it…"9 he planted the tree in the corner behind his house, where no one else could notice it.10the tree bore(结出) no fruit the first year, nor the second.11Henry sent for his brother and said to him 12, "you have cheated me. This is the third year and it brings me 13but leaves(叶子)."

    When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, "You have planted the tree in such a cold corner14sun-light or warmth. How could you expect flowers and15?"

    "I have lots of dreams," said Laurie. He lay down and looked up at the sky.

    "Tell us about your favorite one, Laurie," Meg said.

    "Only if you tell me about 1," the boy replied.

    The girls agreed, so Laurie began.

    "I want to travel around the world and 2 lots of places. Then I'd like to become a famous musician. 3 wants me to be a businessman like him. But I don't 4 money or business. I just want to enjoy myself."

    "5 don't you get on a ship and sail away?" said Jo.

    "No, Jo," said Meg quickly.

    "That isn't right. Laurie, you must do what your grandfather wants. He loves you."

     "Perhaps you are right, Meg," Laurie said. "My grandfather is old and he doesn't have 6 else. He only has me. Tell us about your favorite dream, Meg!"

    "I'd like a lovely house, 7 of all kinds of nice things — good food, pretty clothes and 8 furniture," Meg said." And lots of money, of course. I'd also like to help people."

    "And what about a 9 and some beautiful children in your lovely house?" said Jo, laughing. Meg looked at Laurie and her face 10 red.

    "I suppose you want horses and books in your house, Jo!" she replied.

    "You're right! Lots of Arabian 11 and rooms full of books," said Jo. "I want to 12 books and be a rich and famous writer. That's my favorite 13. And yours, Beth?"

    "I dream about staying at home with Father and Mother and looking after the family. I don't want anything else." said Beth 14.

    "My favorite dream is to be a(n) 15. I want to paint wonderful pictures." said Amy.

    "Let's meet again in ten years and see how many of us have got our wishes," said Jo.

—taken from Little Women