Long ago, people lived happily under the rule of a good king. The people of the kingdom were very __(1)__ as they were wealthy and had no problems.

    Once, the king decided to travel and visit faraway places of great historical importance. He chose to travel on foot, __(2)__ he could talk to his people. People of distant places were very happy to have a __(3)__ with their king. They were proud that their king had a kind heart.

    After several weeks of travel, the king __(4)__ to the palace. He was quite happy to have visited many places and seen his people. __(5)__ , he felt a lot of pain in his feet as it was his first trip on foot covering a long distance. He __(6)__ to his ministers that the roads were covered with stones and werenˈt __(7)__ . He said that he was very __(8)__ about the people who walked along them.

    He ordered to cover the roads in the whole country with__(9)__ in order that the people of his kingdom could walk comfortably. The kingˈs ministers were very surprised to hear his order as thousands of cows would have to be__(10)__ for leather, And it would also cost a lot of money.

    Finally, a wise man from the ministry came to the king and said that he had a __(11)__ idea.

    The minister said, “Instead of covering the roads with leather, why not just have a piece of leather cut in the right__(12)__ to cover your feet?”

    The king was__(13)__ by is idea and praised the minister. He ordered a pair of leather shoes for himself and requested all his countryman also to wear shoes.

    Changes are unavoidable, and they should __(14)__ us. We cannot or should not__(15)__ others to make them. That means, instead of trying to change the world, we should try to change ourselves.

In a town, there lived an old farmer and his donkey.   The donkey was very   (1)  too.   One day the donkey fell into a useless well  ( 井)  in  the village  and   (2)  not come out.   All the villagers tried their best to help it,    (3)   they couldn’t make it. They didn’t want to see anything like this happen again, so they decided to    (4)   the well with the  donkey  in  it.

At first, when they   (5)   throwing soil ( 土) into the well, the donkey was afraid. But later, as the soil fell

onto the donkey’s    (6)  , it shook the soil off and climbed onto the soil.  After some time, as the soil in the well rose ( 升起)  (7)   , the donkey was closer and closer to the mouth of the well.  (8)   , it walked out of the well. Everyone was   (9)  and very happy. So, when you are in trouble, don’t be   (10)   .

What happens to you is up to how you react to it.

Several months ago, a couple with a little girl moved in next door to me. The girl seemed too quiet to make any noise, while the parents were always   (1)  her loudly. Whenever we met my new neighbors, I always spoke, but the only   (2)   I ever got was a hello from the 4-year-old girl.

I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I returned, they were just coming from their home and the little girl was holding the door open for others. I stayed in the car doing unnecessary things as I wasn’t in a   (3)  . The parents were telling her to get into the car immediately. I looked up and saw the little girl was still holding the door open, waiting for me.

As a disabled man, I can’t hurry at   (4)  , but I hurried as much as I could and thanked her. She was smiling like a lovely angel. I was so    (5)  by her small act of kindness. That afternoon I was shopping and I saw a white bear. I thought of the girl and said to myself. “I believe she would like that” so I bought it.

The next day there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her parents. She was so    (6)   of her bear and thanked me as if I had never been thanked before. The mother and father both thanked me. 

Now when we meet, we all speak, and in a friendly manner I might add. As time passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often.    (7)  , hardly at all.

Last night we had about four inches of snow. I looked out at my car and wondered   (8)   I was going to keep my doctor’s appointment(约会). When I opened the outside door, there was my car with all the snow cleaned. I can’t express how I felt at that moment. The man next door was the only person I knew in the whole building,   (9)  when I saw him the next day, I asked him if he was the good man that cleaned my snow. He said No. He wanted to but his wife said she wanted to do it.

Isn’t it amazing that a 4-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good things usually come from   (10)  .

Mike was reading in the garden when his mother came out. She pointed to something and asked Mike what it was. Mike felt very ___(1)___ , but he told her it was a sparrow (麻雀) and got back to reading.

Several minutes later, his mother pointed to the same sparrow and asked the same question again. Mike got a little angry but ___  (1)  ___ answered her question. After a little while, his mother did the same thing once more. This time Mike could not ___  (2)  ___ his anger. He shouted at her for asking him the same thing again and again. The old lady silently ___  (3)  ___ an old diary, turned to a page and showed it to Mike. Though he was a little ___  (4)  ___, Mike began to read it.

“Today, I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Mike pointed to a bird on the ___  (5)  ___ and asked me what it was. I ___  (6)  ___ at him, said it was a sparrow and kissed him. After a while, Mike asked me what it was again. I ___  (7)  ___ answering his question and kissing him every time.”

Something gently ___  (8)  ___ Mike’s heart. His face turned red with ___  (9)  ___ for being so impatient with his mother, and he hugged (拥抱) her tight. Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime, but you may not realize that until they are gone.

Henry was a boy of nine. He was born in a   (1)   family. His father was often ill and couldn’t go to work.   (2)   his mother worked in a factory. She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband(丈夫)   (3)   food and clothes. But she failed. Her family were sometimes   (4)  . Of course, she couldn’t send Henry to school. She was   (5)   it but she didn’t know what to do. The boy was very clever and taught himself to read and write and   (6)   at home in the evening. And in the daytime he was polishing（擦）shoes in the street, so he could make some   (7)   for his family.

One afternoon the boy saw a young man’s shoes were   (8)  , so he said to him, “Let me polish your shoes.”

“No, thank you,” the young man said and walked   (9)  .

“You may pay me only one dollar, sir,” the boy shouted   (10)   him. But the young man said no again. Then the boy   (11)   for a while and told him that he would polish his shoes for nothing. The young man   (12)   to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man   (13)   the other shoe to the boy, but the boy said no to polish it if he wasn’t paid two dollars for his work. The young man refused(拒绝) to   (14)   anything on it and went away.

But his shoes were so different that he had to   (15)  . He turned back and gave the boy two dollars. In a very short time the shoe was as bright as the other one.

Mr. Clarke works in a middle school. He  (1)  maths there. He works hard and is often  (2)  . He has no children and his wife   (3)   at home alone. She likes talking but she can’t talk with   (4)  when her husband is at school. And when he comes back, she talks a lot. Sometimes she  (5)  him up at midnight and begins to talk to him. It   (6)   the man not go to sleep for a long time. Mr. Clarke _  (7)  it, but he doesn’t know what to do.

  Yesterday morning, Mr. Clarke  (8)   unwell. And it was half past seven, he was still   (9)  

  “What’s wrong with you, dear?” asked the woman.

  “My head   (10)  now,” Mr. Clarke said with a worried look, “Please   (11)   our school. I can’t go to work today.”

  “OK,” the woman said and began to talk to him by the bed again. Mr. Clarke had to get up and   (12)  

  By lunch time the man came back. His wife asked, “Did you go to the   (13)  this morning?”

  “Yes, I did.”

  “What did the   (14)   say?” 

  “He looked me over and said I was in great need of quietness. He told me to   (15)   and furnished (供给) you to take the medicine on time,” said the man.

  “I’ll remind you to take them on time,” said the woman.

  “No, they’re not for me, but for you!”

 Do you get stressed out sometimes? Are you confused about what's really important in ____  (1)  ____ life? Don't worry. You are not alone! Many teens say they have a lot of stress in their lives. Homework, friends, and busy schedules can make anyone feel down. The good ____  (2)  ____ is there are lots of ways to reduce stress. Here are just ____  (3)  ____ suggestions.

   First of all, what shouldn't you do? Well, you shouldn't stay out ____  (4)  ___. Going to parties and ____  (5)  ____ out with friends are fine when you're feeling well, but you shouldn't do these things too often when you're stressed out. ____  (6)  ____, you shouldn't get too nervous about school stuff. School and school activities are an important part of your life, but you shouldn't worry about homework ____  (7)  ____. You have to enjoy other things in life too!

   What should you do? Most importantly, you should be good to your body. Take it easy sometimes. Listen to some music and maybe ____  (8)  ____ your friends. Another good piece of advice is to get outside and exercise! Go hiking or camping, play a sport for ____  (9)  ____! Do something active and you'll soon forget the ____  (10)  ____. And remember—when you're really stressed out, go to bed and get some sleep. Most problems usually seem better in the morning!

Let me tell you about the best day of my life! I got up early and ran to the kitchen in my pyjamas（睡衣）. It was my thirteenth birthday and I was really   (1)  . In fact, I wasn't sleeping all night because I kept  (2)   all the presents I would get.

I walked into the kitchen with a big smile on my face,  (3)   nobody looked up. Mum and Dad were reading their newspapers while my two elder brothers were eating breakfast.  (4)   said a word! "They have forgotten about my birthday!" I said to myself. I turned around and walked out of the  (5)  . Suddenly, I heard a noise, so I went back to  (6)  what it was. I couldn't believe my eyes! There were lots of  (7)  on the kitchen table. "Surprise!" I heard  (8)  me. When I turned around, I saw Mum, Dad and my brothers! Mum was holding a huge  (9)  with candles and they were singing "Happy birthday" to me. We shared the cake and opened all the presents.

They didn't  (10)   my birthday after all. It really was the best day of my life!

I was once a fat girl.I weighed 336 pounds and looked as big as my fridge.I was never　(1)　it.But one day I had a medical examination(体检).The　  (2)  　told me that I was having heart trouble.It　  (3)  　me up.I began to feel nervous.Then I decided to do something! 

In a year and five months,I　  (4)  　104 pounds.What a great thing I did!I didn’t have any expensive food,medical treatment(治疗)or camp-style(训练营式的)exercise.What was the secret to my　  (5)  　? 

First I looked through the Internet for do-it-yourself　  (6)  　that people could follow on losing weight.Of course I saw countless ads which try to get me to buy their products.But I bought nothing.The only thing I did was to change my bad　  (7)  　.The following are what I have done.You can try these.Stop drinking something with too much sugar in it.　  (8)  　sweet cakes.Eat green vegetables.Use only vegetable oil.Never eat after 6:30 pm.Also,do light exercise for 15 to 20 minutes five days a week. 

Then I kept doing what I should do.People sometimes say,“You don’t need to tell me　  (9)  　to do.I know it already!”But the fact is that knowing what to do and doing what you know are totally　  (10)  　.The important thing is to know what to do and then just keep doing it. 

Nobody can be happy all the time. You may become unhappy sometimes,  (1)  ,when you fail an exam. Or you may become sad when you lose one of your friends or relatives. It’s   (2)   to have these feelings. If you don’t know how to solve these problems, you may  (3)    something from Jeff.

   Jeff almost went mad when his   (4)  was killed in a car accident. He   (5)   play soccer or go to the movies with his friends. Instead, he just sat in his bedroom and didn’t talk to  (6)   ,even his parents. Jeff felt that the world was unfair .He was quite angry with the driver   (7)   his car hit his brother, even though it was an   (8)  . After a few months, Jeff began to understand it was useless to be angry. Now he still   (9)   his brother, but he doesn’t hate the driver any longer. He is beginning to talk to his parents and this makes them happy again. He doesn’t   (10)  in his room by himself any longer. Instead , he goes to the movies or plays sports with his friends and he is feeling better now.