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.

My name is John. I am   (1)   English boy. I’m   (2)   years old and my cousin is twelve, too, but he is in England. I am a student in a junior high school in China. My mom and dad are   (3)   in the school. They teach English. I   (4)   a good friend in my class.   (5)   name is Lin Tao. He   (6)   from China. He has a long face and a   (7)   mouth. My mouth is wide, too. He   (8)   big eyes. His eyes are small. Lin Tao likes blue very much.   (9)  ! The boy   (10)   blue is him. He looks cool.

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)  .

Last Wednesday, Mr. Chen took his class to the Space Museum. There   (1)   many things about space there. First, the children saw a film about space travel. They saw   (2)   the space shuttle(航天飞机) took off in space and later landed on earth   (3)  . It was very exciting and the children felt they were traveling in space   (4)  !

  After the film, Mr. Chen took   (5)   to see some models of rockets(火箭)   (6)   the space shuttle. The models looked very real, but they were much   (7)  . Then the children saw some moon rocks(岩石). Two   (8)   landed on the moon in 1969. They put an American flag(旗) there. Then they took some rocks back to the   (9)  .

    (10)   the children left, they also watched a video show about people living and working in a space lab. The people could stay in the space lab for months.

 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!