“I’m going shopping in the village, ”George’s mother said to George on Saturday morning.“So be a good boy and don’t get into trouble. And don’t forget   (1)   good care of Grandma.”Then out she went.

 Grandma  (2)   in the chair by the window when she opened one lit tle eye and said , “Now

you heard  (3)  your mother said, George.”

“Yes, Grandma,” George said.

     George was bored to tears. He didn’t have a brother or a sister. His father was a farmer, and   (4)  farm they lived on was miles away from anywhere,   (5)  there were never any children

to play with. He was tired of staring at   (6)  pigs , hens, cows and sheep. He was especially tired of having to live in the house with his grandma. Looking after her all by himself was hardly   (7)  way to spend a Saturday morning.

“Go and make me a cup of tea for a start,   (8)  sugar and milk.” Grandma said.Most grandmothers are lovely , kind, helpful old ladies, but not this one. George’s grandma was a woman   (9)  was always complaining about something or other. She spent all day  (10)  on her chair by the window. George  (11)  that Grandma used to be a gentle lady, but as she grew older, she was not able to look after herself and even worse, she was easy to get angry.

“We  (12)  _be nice to the old, George,” His mother always told him.

Thinking of this, George  (13)  into the kitchen and made Grandma a cup of tea with a teabag. He put one spoon of sugar and  (14)  _ milk in it. He stirred the tea well and carried it into the living room_  (15)  .

Tom and Jack are good friends. Once, they were walking through the desert. During the journey they had a (n)   (1)  . They didn't agree with each other. Tom was so  (2)  that he hit Jack in the face badly. Jack was hurt, but he didn't say anything. After a while, he wrote some words in the sand," Today my best   (3)  hit me in the face."

They kept on   (4)   until they found an oasis ( 绿洲 ), where they decided to get some water. Suddenly Jack   (5)   into the deep mud and started to sink(下沉). Luckily, Tom  (6)   caught his hand and saved him. After Jack was saved, he wrote on a stone,"Today my best friend saved my  (7)  ."

After Jack finished his writing, Tom was very  (8)   and asked him,"After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone, why?" Jack replied with a smile." When someone   (9)  us, we should write it down in the sand where wind of forgiveness( 原谅 ) can carry it away. But when someone does something  (10)   for us, we must write it on a stone where no wind can move it."

Learn to write your hurts in the sand, and write benefits on a stone.

Once upon a time，there lived a good woodcutter. He was a man who cared for his parents with all of his heart. But he was poor. He used to go to the forest to cut down trees.

One day, while he was looking for a tree to cut down, he decided to cut down a tree that was near a lake. While he was cutting down a tree, his old axe(斧头) fell into the lake by mistake. He said to himself, “Oh my God. If I donˈt have my axe, I canˈt cut down trees and then I will not be able to make any money. How will I take care of my parents?”  He felt very sad because he lost his only axe.

At that time, the god of the mountains appeared from the Lake and asked "Why are you sad?”    “I am a woodcutter, and when I was cutting down the tree, my axe fell into the lake. If I donˈt have my axe, I won’t be able to make any money” he answered.

"I am willing to bring you your axe.” said the god of the mountains. The god of the mountains disappeared. The god soon appeared with a gold axe. He asked,  “Is this gold axe yours?” “No it isnˈt.” he answered.

The god disappeared again. He came back with a silver(银色的）axe.

He asked, “Is this silver axe yours?”

The woodcutter answered, “No it isnˈt.”

He asked, “Then is this old metal(金属） axe yours?”

The woodcutter answered, ”Yes. Itˈs mine.”

The God of the mountains said with a smile, “ I can see that you are telling the truth. Iˈll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one. The God gave him all three axes. The woodcutter and his parents lived happily ever after.

 Jenny Green is ___  (1)  ___ friend. ___  (2)  ____ is ten. ___  (3)  ___ is __  (4)  ____ last name. Jenny is her __  (5)  ____ name. Do you want(想要) to know(知道) her telephone number? Her ___  (6)  ____ number is 8756-9087. ___  (7)  ___ mother（妈妈）___  (8)  ___ a teacher. Her father is ___  (9)  __ teacher, ___  (10)  ___.

Mrs. Smith is a doctor. She has a son. ____(1)____ name is Bruce. She and Bruce like ____(2)____very much. So Mrs. Smith often goes to the ___(3)____ to see animals with Bruce on Sundays.

   Today is Sunday. Mrs. Smith ____(4)____ have to go to work She gets up at seven She wants to go to the zoo with her____(5)____. They have breakfast at a quarter ____(6)____ seven. Then they take a bus to the zoo. The zoo is near(近的). They ____(7)____ there at half past eight.

   Bruceˈs favorite animals are ____(8)____, so they go to see the Panda Show first(首先). The pandas ____(9)____very cute and funny(滑稽的). Bruce takes some photos of the pandas. Mrs. Smith and Bruce are in the zoo for about two ____(10)____. They have a very happy time in the zoo.

We can enjoy a two-day weekend every week. Maybe two days are too short, but we can try to plan the time well. Here are some ideas.

★Get up early.

The weekend is not only a time to sleep in. Some of us get up for lunch! That’s too bad. You can have more free time if you get up early.

★Do the homework early.

We have to spend much time on our homework. You can feel better if you do your homework early. You can do homework on Saturday morning. And then you can play well. I often do my homework on Saturday morning, so I don’t have to worry about it on Saturdays or Sundays.

★Go out for fun.

Think about what you like to do. Plan a sports activity like playing football in the park. You can also visit a museum, a zoo or a park.

Peter was an English boy. His hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries. Peter’s favorite stamp came from France. He had every French edition (版本) from 1960 to 2004 except a 1974 special edition stamp. It was very hard to find. He looked for it everywhere even in stores, at street markets and on the Internet. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Peter very sad.

“Don’t worry. Please have patience (耐心),” his father said to him. “You’ll find it someday.”

“I hope so,” Peter said.

Peter also liked making friends. He had a pen friend named Victor who was in France. They wrote to each other every month. Victor knew Peter liked collecting stamps. One day Victor’s mother Laura gave him an old French stamp. It was a big, green one. He used it to post a letter to Peter.

As soon as Peter received the letter, he looked carefully at the stamp. He was very amazed to see that it was the 1974 special edition stamp.

Peter was too happy! He told the good news to his sister and his parents.

“You see,” his father said, “you did find your stamp in the end. So you know, it’s good to have two things in life.”

“What are they?” Peter asked.

“Friends and patience,” his father answered.

Do you know about the following great ladies? They not only make great achievements in different fields but also make a difference to the world. Girls, if you are looking for role models, these great ladies may encourage you in some ways.

I am Sato and I’m from Japan. I am twelve years old, my home is far from my school. It is about 25 kilometers. So I usually take a train to my school in the morning. My friend Sean goes to school with me. The train ride takes us 25 minutes. Our first lesson starts at 8:15. I often leave my home at 7:25.

I’m Aron. I have a big family. I live with my grandparents, parents, sister, and brother in Canada. It’s about 10 kilometers from my home to school. It takes me about 10 minutes by subway. I go to school at 8:15 and my first class starts at 9:00. I like reading and my dream is to be a doctor. So I work at a supermarket every Sunday. The supermarket is about 6 kilometers away from my home. I usually go there by bike. The bike ride takes about 20 minutes.