Once there was a little girl living in a small, poor house on a hill. As she grows up, she began to play in her small   (1)  , she was able to see over the garden and across the valley a wonderful house high on the hill -and that house had  (2)  windows.

Although she loved her family, she   (3)   about how wonderful and exciting it must be to live in that golden house all day.

Then she  (4)   the age when she could play outside of her garden fence(篱笆），she asked her mother   (5)   she could go for a bike ride outside the gate. Her mother thought for a while and   (6)  allowed her to go. The little girl rode her bike   (7)  she got to the gate of the golden house.

As she leaned(倚靠）her bike   (8)  the gatepost, she focused on the path that   (9)  to the house and then on the house   (10)   and was so   (11)   . All the windows were plain(普通的)brand rather dirty.

   She was so sad that she didn't go any further. Heartbroken, she rode her bike back. As she  (12)  , she saw a sight that amazed her. There   (13)   the valley on the other side was a little house. Its windows glistened（闪耀）golden as the   (14)  shone on her little house.

   She   (15)  hat she had been living in her golden house all along. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her eyes and in her daily life!

Friends play an important role in our life. Most people hope that their friends will always be there. They  (1)  friendship to last forever. Unluckily, even the best friendship can end.

With time on, many friendships end because of a change in personality or way of life. The friendship slowly loses its importance and finally  (2)  .

Tommy wrote, “I didn’t even know the friendship was over   (3)  I caught myself thinking of Alan as a former friend.”

Peter explained, “We started seeing each other less and less. The friendship was just over.”

Sometimes friendships break   (4)   suddenly from a disagreement or move to another place.

Alice said, “The end of our friendship was a gradual thing. I moved from one side of the city to another. From then on we   (5)   made a phone call. We met less and less. At last our friendship ended.”

Jack said, “When I moved to Seattle after college, our friendship died.  (6)  of us were always busy with new jobs, so we didn’t keep   (7)   touch with each other. Our friendship was so dead that I didn’t call him even if I went home.”

Yet the biggest problem to a friendship is change. Lillian Rubin in her book Just Friends says,“ Generally it’s true that friends will accept each other if they both remain what they were when they met. However, if they change in   (8)  directions, the friendship most probably will be lost.”

No matter why, when, or how friendships end, there is always some   (9)   of loss. When   (10)   can be done to keep the friendship, it is important to forget the pain. Then move on to build new friendships.

May new friendships bring you pleasure and happiness!

My friend Henry is a   (1)  and always having accidents. He does not pay attention   (2)   the time or think about the risk of an accident. One day, when Henry was cooking in a restaurant, a snake suddenly appeared and bit his hand. He was trying to pick it up when it   (3)   him again. He threw it across the kitchen, and it landed on a table and quickly   (4)   behind the fridge. He hurried to hospital because his hand began to hurt badly.   (5)  the doctors learnt what kind of snake bit him, they gave Henry the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day.

A few days ago, a car   (6)   hit him round the corner of the road while he was on his way home. Henry was talking on the mobile phone and riding in the middle of the road  (7)  the traffic lights were changing to red. The car stopped just in time, but Henry   (8)  his bike and hurt his knee and was   (9)   for over a week.

I always told him to be careful, but he did not listen to me. After the two accidents, he promised   (10)   my advice. Now he is very careful, I’m glad to say.

Do you get angry easily?  (1)  you do, you should learn to control your feelings. Getting angry with others can make you  (2)  friends.

Lisa Regan, a writer of children’s books, wrote Don’t Get Angry, Annie to help you control your feelings. It tells you how to stay cool when bad things happen  (3)  you. The book says that getting angry only makes problems（4）. It can   (4)  make things better. It also teaches you some useful  (5)  to control your anger. Here are the top three.

First, keep a diary , Every time you get angry, write down the  (6)  ---why you get angry. Look at it later and you will find it was not  (7)   to get angry at all.

Second, ask your friends to   (8)  talking to you when you get angry. You need to be quiet.

Third, do  (9)  different. When you got angry, walk away from the problem and go to a different place. Try to laugh!

Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school？You will probably say they go to learn languages,geography,history,science and all   (1)   subjects. That is quite true,but why do they learn these things?We send our children to school to   (2)   them for their future work and life. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use in their life，but is that the  (3)   reason they go to school？There is   (4)   in education than just learning facts. We go to school above all   (5)   how to learn， so that when we have left school we can go on learning. If a man really knows   (6)  ， he will always be successful,because whenever he has to do   (7)   he will quickly teach himself how to do it in the best way. The uneducated person,on the other hand， is   (8)   unable to do it,or does it badly,so the purpose of school is not just  (9)   languages,geography,science,etc. but to teach pupils the   (10)   to learn.

It's never easy to admit(承认) you are in the wrong. We all  (1)  to know the art of apology. Think how often you've done wrong. Then count how many   (2)  you've expressed clearly you were   (3)  .You can't go to bed with an easy mind if you do   (3)  about it.

  A doctor friend, Mr Lieb, told me about a man who came to him with different kinds of signs: headaches, heart trouble and insomnia(失眠症).   (4)  some careful exams, Mr Lieb found nothing wrong with him and said, "If you don't tell me what's   (5)  you, I can't help you. The man admitted he was cheating(骗取) his brother of his inheritance (遗产). Then and there the clever doctor   (6)  the man write to his brother and   (7)  his money. As soon as the letter was put into the post box, the man suddenly cried. "Thank you," he said to the doctor, “I think I've got well.”

   An apology can not only save a broken relationship, but also make it       (9)  .If you can think of someone who should be   (8)  an apology from you, do something about it right now.

My family moved into our home nine years ago and we called the area in front of our house “rock garden”   (1)   it was full of rocks.

Last summer, I found a tiny little   (2)   in the yard. I didn’t know its name, but I knew I   (3)   plant it. We decided to let it go on growing until we could   (4)   what it was. Weeks passed, and as I made my way back to the unknown plant, I noticed the flower   (5)   to be a sunflower. I decided to treat it with care and clear away the grass   (6)   it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the grass, I noticed something   (7)  . The sunflower had begun   (8)   a big rock. It was really surprising.

   From what I   (9)  , I got to know that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its   (10)   of growing up, we should also have the ability of doing the   (11)    thing. As a result, We need to believe in   (12)  , keeping in mind that we have the   (13)   in making our dreams come true. Like the sunflower, it was sure of the success.

Stand tall like   (14)  , be proud of who and what you are and everything around you will begin to   (15)   you. You will find a way to reach your dream.

It’s never easy to admit you’re in the wrong．We all   (1)  to know the art of apology.Think how often you’ve done wrong．Then count how many   (2)  you’ve expressed clearly you were   (3)   .You can’t go to bed with an easy mind if you do   (4)   about it．

A doctor friend，Mr Lieb，told me about a man who came to him with different kinds of signs： headaches，heart trouble and insomnia（失眠症）．   (5)   some careful exams，Mr Lied found nothing wrong with him and said，“If you don’t tell me what’s   (6)  you，I can’t help you．”

The man admitted he was cheating his brother of his inheritance（遗产）.Then and there the clever doctor   (7)  the man write to his brother and   (8)  his money． As soon as the letter was put into the post box， the man suddenly cried．“Thank you，”he said to the doctor，“I think I’ve got well．”

An apology can not only save a broken relationship，but also make it   (9)  .

If you can think of someone who should be   (10)  an apology from you，do something about it right now．

I don’t like my parents. They __（1）___ tell me I should do this, and I should not do that. It sometimes makes me ___（2）__,” said Cheng Zixin, a middle school student in Fuzhou. Do you have the same __  (1)  __? Why does it seem that some parents are so __  (2)  ___ in their children’s eyes?

   Since you were born, your parents have worried about everything about you. They __  (3)  ___ about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your schoolwork, __  (4)  ___ sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up __（7）___ and happily.

   So how can you ___（8）__ things easier on yourself? It’s easier __  (5)  __ you think. Just let your parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Call them if you stay somewhere else __  (6)  __ than usual. Say  __  (7)  ___ to them when you are wrong. Take responsibility(责任) for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about __（12）___ with you. Most of all, try to __（13）___ them. They are still __  (8)  __ being parents and need your help, too. Someday, when you become a parent, they may give you advice on how to get on with your __  (9)  ___.

None of us can be as perfect as the film stars or singers we see on the television or in magazines. This is not only a question of  （1） .The stars we admire have assistants who fix their hair and make up for them. They even have special shoppers who  (1)   their fashionable clothes.

Living ordinary lives, attending classes and doing homework, the rest of us have no chance   (2)   as cool as the stars.

Some people might feel bad about having such normal lives,  (3)   I think this is a good thing. People who always worry about their appearance can be quite boring, and they usually do not make very good friends. I like to spend my time with confident people who are comfortable being  (4)  .

Confident people make very good friends because they are not trying to be someone else. It is more fun to spend time with a real person than with someone who is always  (5)   about ways to become cooler.

Then how to gain(获得)confidence?

First, be happy about who you are. If you feel comfortable  (6)   who you are, you will never feel truly lonely.

Next, think about your interests. Find what you enjoy doing, and try to do it more often.   (7)   you become proud of your abilities, you will feel happy and confident when you tell others about yourself.

After you start to love yourself and  (8)   comparing yourself to others, you will learn something interesting. Other people will also like the real you, and  (9)   you will have many friends who like you just as you are.