Simon has a big shop in the center of the city. He tells all 1 salegirls to be friendly to the buyers and he gets 2 money.

    One day an old woman 3into the shop to buy a handbag. When she went out of the shop with the handbag, she left her wallet in it. A girl who worked 4 a shop assistant picked it up and found there 5 nearly five hundred dollars in it. She looked around and 6saw it. She put it into her pocket quickly. Soon the old woman came back to look for it7 she failed. She was sad and left. That evening Simon was told about it. He was so angry that he sent the girl away. Then he decided to get an honest man to take her place. Several young men came, but none of them could8  him.

    One morning 9 young man came to his office. He asked, "Do you smoke, sir?"

    "No, sir," answered the young man.

    "Do you drink?"

    "No, sir."

    Simon asked him the other questions, and the young man's answers made him happy. Before he made his decision, he asked him the last question, "You have no shortcoming, do you?"

    "No, I don't, sir. " said the young man. "I only like 10  lies."

    Yu Boya lived in the Spring and Autumn Period. He was 1 in playing the qin. One day 2 a boat trip, Yu Boya saw green mountains and clear water. 3 wonderful they were! Boya began to play with his qin. A young woodsman stood on the riverbank enjoying the 4. His name was Zhong Ziqi.

    Yu Boya 5 Zhong Ziqi to the boat and played the qin for him. He played music that described the mountains. Ziqi said, "How good it is! I seem to6the high Mount Tai." He played music that described the7. Ziqi said, "How good it is! I seem to see the running river. Boya was8. "You really understand my music!" he said to Ziqi9.So they became best friends. And they made 10to meet again in the same place the next year.

    The following year, Boya arrived on time. 11 he found that Ziqi had died of an illness. This 12Boya very sad. He said, "My best friend is dead.13can understand my music now." He 14the qin and played the music of High Mountains and Running water. Then he 15 the qin and never played it again. So we have Gao Shan and Liu Shui (High Mountains, Running Water).

    Boya and Ziqi shared the same interest and they understood each other well. How good it is to have a friend like this!

My name is Andy. My best friends are John {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Ann. John {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (live) near my house and we are in {#blank#}3{#/blank#} same class. He's tall and thin, and he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (have) blond hair and blue eyes. He is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (friend) and very clever. His parents are always strict {#blank#}6{#/blank#} him. John usually wears jeans and a blue T-shirt.

Ann is short and thin. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (she) hair is long and straight. She usually wears a pair of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} ( glass ). I like Ann because she's {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (real) kind. She wants to be a {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (sing) when she grows up(长大).

It is good to give friends or parents something on their birthdays. It is Bob's mother's birthday today. Bob wants to give his mother something surprising, but he doesn't have much money, "I know what I'll do," says Bob. "I'll give her something different." At last, he gives his mother a piece of article (文章) in China Daily. When his mother sees his name "Bob Smith", she smiles. Bob writes an article about his loving mother, and it comes out in China Daily! His mother says it is the best present she has received in her life.