Lu Ban1a craftsman a long time ago. He was2work one day. His hand was3by the leaf. But he didn't know4. So he looked at the lea5. He found on the leaf there were many6and the teeth were very sharp. He thought he could make a tool to cut things. That is a7. People still use the tool today.
Paper cutting(剪纸)is a traditional(传 统的)Chinese art. Many people in China stick paper cuttings on their walls or their windows. The paper-cutter uses very simple tools, such as knives and scissors, to cut parts of the paper away. After these parts are cut away, a lovely picture of people or animals appears (显现). Some paper cuttings are of Chinese characters. Others are of animals or plants. People think paper cuttings will bring them good luck. It is very difficult to learn paper cutting. It needs years of practice to become good at this art.
My friend Patrick never did his homework. "Too boring," he often said. Instead (代替), he played basketball and baseball.
His teachers told him, "Patrick! You won't learn anything if you don't do your homework." But Patrick didn't like doing his homework. Then one day, he got a toy and wanted to give the toy to his cat. But the toy was a witch (巫师)."Save me! Don't give me to that cat." "If you help me do my homework this term, I can save you." The witch agreed and began to help do Patrick's homework. But the witch always didn't know the answers. So he said to Patrick, "Go to the library. I need many books. And you can help me read them. So I can finish your homework." Patrick agreed and he found that it was interesting to read books.
Patrick got his Ac in the exam. His classmates were amazed and they never thought he could get Ac. His teachers felt happy. Patrick felt very happy too.
