Once upon a time, a man spread rumors (谣言) that his neighbour was a thief. As a result, the police caught the neighbour and 1 him to the police station for questioning. But in the end, the young man was found to be innocent (无辜的) . He decided, however, to sue (起诉) the man for spreading false rumors.
In court (法庭) , the man said to the judge(法官) : "They were just stories. It was just for fun and my neighbour was not a 2." The judge said to the man: "Write all the things you said about him on a piece of paper. Then cut the paper into many small pieces and, on your way home, 3 the pieces away on the road. I then want you 4 here in court tomorrow to hear my verdict (裁决) ."
Next day in court, the judge said to the man: "5 I give my verdict, I want you to leave the court and, and pick up all the 6 of paper you threw away yesterday." 7, the man said: "I can't do that. The wind has blown the pieces all over the place. I'll never find them!"
"Great," said the judge. "Your mean rumors have spread and harmed the good reputation (名誉) of your neighbour. You may never be able to fix it. If you cannot speak well of someone, don't say 8 at all!"
Last summer vacation, I decided to visit Wolong in Sichuan Province. Before I started, my mom reminded me to take care of myself again and again. Because it was my first time to travel alone, I felt really 1 at first.
Wolong is a large nature reserve (自然保护区), which includes several panda bases for breeding (繁殖) and research. I stayed at a small hotel next to Wolong Panda Center 2 I arrived. I was going to visit the center the next morning.
Everything went 3 at first the next day. I saw many 4 playing in the trees. They looked so cute. I was not nervous anymore. I also tried to feed them with some bamboo. They were happy and even wanted to 5 me. Later, I left the center happily.
But while I was going back to the hotel, I lost my 6. I was so worried that I nearly cried. At that moment, a7 came up to me and asked if I needed any8. Then he showed me the way and I arrived at the hotel9 in the end.
The trip to Wolong not only allowed me to learn about pandas in a more satisfying way, but also to meet friendly people. This10 gives me the courage to travel alone again in the future
Once upon a time, many feelings lived on an island, including Happiness, Sadness and Love. One day the 1 were told that the island would sink, so they all made boats and left 2 Love. Love was the only one who stayed. When the island had almost disappeared into the water, Love decided to 3 for help.
Richness in a big boat was passing by Love. Love asked, "Richness, can you 4 me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is no 5 here for you. "
Love decided to ask Sadness. "Sadness, please help me!" "I can't help you. Love. I am so 6 that I need to be by myself!" Sadness answered.
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not hear when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a (an) 7 , "Come, Love. I will take you." It was an old man. Love was happy and 8 forgot to ask where they were going. When they arrived at a 9 place, the man walked away. Love asked Knowledge, "Who helped me?"
"It was Time." Knowledge answered.
"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me? "
Knowledge smiled and answered, "Because only Time can 10 how valuable Love is."
All the time, little Dick was happy. He used to go about singing and dancing the whole day long. Nothing could make him sad.
One day, Dick wanted" travel in the1. So he set out with excitement, singing till he made the forest full of songs.
He was about to drink near a river in the woods when he was2. He found himself in the hands of a tall giant (庞然大物), a hundred times as3as himself! The giant looked at him and then put him into a large4and carried him off.
Poor Dick tried to get out of the bag,5the giant only laughed.
At last the giant came to his house—a dark place. When he got in, 6shut the door, and took Dick out of the bag.
Dick now thought he would7, for when he looked around he saw a large fire, and before it his two brothers were roasted (烤) for the giant's dinner. However, the giant, did not kill Dick, but put him into a prison (监狱) which he had8for him.
The prison was dark, with bars (栏杆) all round it. The only food was bread and water. Dick beat his head9the bars. Dick was too10to think of eating or drinking.
The11Dick thought of his free life — warm home, close friends, the12the trees and the flowers.
The giant came again, and wanted Dick to sing as he13do. "Sing, sing!" said he. But Dick was too sad to14. A prison is no place in which to sing. 15the giant grew angry, and took Dick out to force him to sing. Dick cried, struggled, and then died in the giant's hand!
This is a true story. Poor Dick was a little bird, and the giant was a cruel boy.
Ping-pong, or table tennis is very popular in China. It might seem like an ordinary game to play with friends or family. 1 it holds a special place in China-US relations, as it has helped both countries get along for the last 50 years. This has 2 "ping-pong diplomacy (乒乓外交)".
Judy Hoarfrost was just 15 years old when she 3 from the US to China as part of a nine-member table tennis team. The year was 1971, and for the previous (之前的) 20 years, relations between China and the US had been 4.
But as the team 5 around China, things started warming up. Hoarfrost even got to meet then-Premier Zhou Enlai. "The most memorable moment was that Zhou was shaking hands 6 me and looking into my eyes," Hoarfrost told China Daily. "You have opened a new page in Sino-US relationships," Zhou told the team.
Players from both countries believed strongly in the idea of 7 first, competition second. To this day, many of them remain friends. Hoarfrost thinks we should remember ping-pong diplomacy 8 understand the importance of people-to-people exchanges in establishing bonds, human bonds between peoples.
In the years that followed the historical visit, US president Richard Nixon (尼克松) made a landmark (里程碑) visit to China in 1972. Diplomatic relations 9 the US and China were fully established (建立) in 1979.
Seeing tension (紧张局面) between two of the world's biggest powers in recent years, Hoarfrost said China and the US 10 work together. "We have so much in common and we should improve our relations," she added.
Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Other people think it is terrible.
One man thinks that working on the weekend can be 1. He is Graham Coates. Mr. Coates worked in an office in Brighton. England. One Saturday, he went to the 2 to do some work. When he got in the lift to go home, it 3 between floors. Mr. Coates could not get out of the lift. He was stuck! He did not have a cell phone, 4 he started to shout. However, no one heard him. Then Mr. Coates remembered that Monday was a holiday. No one was going to come to work until 5!
There was 6 for Mr. Coates to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to eat 7 drink, Mr. Coates ended up sleeping for most of the time.
Early on Tuesday morning, the president of the company came into work and found the lift was not 8. When someone 9 opened the lift, Mr. Coates came out and he felt cold, weak, and 10. He had been in danger for sixty—two hours!
My mother often asked me "What is the most important part of the body?" Through the years I would guess what I thought was the correct answer.
When I was younger, I thought 1 was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy." She said, "No. Many people are deaf. But try to 2 your head and I will ask you again soon."
Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was 3. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me 4 it was our turn to say our final goodbye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"
I was surprised when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game 5 her and me. She saw the conclusion(结论) on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have 6 enjoyed your life." I saw that her eyes were filled with 7. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder."
I asked, "Is it because it 8 my head?"
She replied, "No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they cry. 9 needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you 10 it."
When I was a 9-year-old boy, I once decided to run away from home. With some bread in my 1, I started for the front door and said to Mom, "I'm leaving. "
"If you want to 2, that's all right, "she said, "but you came into this home with nothing and you can leave the same way. "I threw my schoolbag on the floor3 and started for the door again.
"Wait a minute, " Mom said, "You didn't wear 4when you were born. " This really made me get mad. I 5 my clothes—jacket, shoes, socks, underwear and all, shouting, "Can I go now?" "Yeah, "Mom answered, "but if you close that door, don't come back again. "
I was so 6that I shut the door and started again. When I stepped out, I suddenly realized that I was outside with no clothes on. Then I saw three girls walking towards our house. I ran to 7 behind a big tree quickly. After a while, I was sure the girls had walked away. I rushed to the front door and knocked on it loudly.
"Who's there?" I heard. "It's Mike! Let me 8! "
The voice behind the door answered, "Mike doesn't live here anymore. He ran away from home"
I begged, "Mom! Mom! I'm 9 your son. Don't keep me out of the door!" Mom 10the door with a smiling face. "Did you change your mind?" she asked. "What's for dinner?" I answered.
Lily was walking to a party through a park one afternoon in her beautiful new dress. It was 1, but the ground was wet from rain in the morning. She walked near some boys and girls who were playing football in the 2. As Lily was walking past, the 3 hit her. It was wet and dirty, so her beautiful new dress became wet and dirty too. The boys and girls stopped playing to see if Lily was all right. They were very 4, but there was nothing they could do, and there was no time for Lily to go home and 5. Poor Lily had to go to the party with dirty clothes.
