There is a story about the grasshopper and the ant. All summer, the weather is fine and grasshopper sits in the1, singing happily all the time. And the ant2a house under the ground.
"Why do you work so3?" asks the grasshopper when autumn comes."4is coming soon, it'll be very cold and it'll snow, too. It won't be5to find any food," says the ant. "Don't be silly, my friend," laughs the grasshopper, "there will be lots of6in winter. Let's sing and play."
At last, winter comes. The ant stays in his warm house7the grasshopper is cold in the snow. He looks for food everywhere, but he finds8.
The ant comes out of his house and sees the grasshopper, "How are you, my friend?" "I'm very cold. It's9that it's difficult to find food in winter." answers the grasshopper. The ant lets him come to his house. The grasshopper thanks the ant and10,"When spring comes, I'll work hard like you." The two friends spend a happy winter in the house.
Today is Sunday,and Julie doesn't go to work.She goes to the supermarket in the early1 .She wants to buy lots of food to make lunch herself at home.After2 in the supermarket,Julie comes back to the street and gets into her car to3 home.When Julie is on her way home,she sees a 4 car behind hers.A man is driving the car.When she turns right,the yellow car 5 turns right.When she stops,the yellow car6 ,too.
Why does the man follow Julie?It is not7 for her to relax. Julie is afraid,so she drives8 to the nearby police station.A young man is just standing 9 the police station.Julie is so10 to see him because he is wearing a police uniform.Great!Julie jumps out of the car and 11 to him.She tells the policeman the 12 in the yellow car is a bad person.And she asks the policeman to arrest(逮捕) him at once(立刻). But the man doesn't run away13 the policeman walks near him.He just smiles and 14 to the policeman,"I found this watch under the madam's car just now.I think it is15 ,and I just want to give it back to her."
Julie feels sorry.She thanks the man and the policeman and then she leaves.
In the USA, the school bus is a popular(受欢迎的) way for children to get to school. There are about 480,000 1 school buses in the country. In 1939, yellow became(成为) the color of school buses 2 the color helped warn(警告) other cars. A yellow bus and black letters on it are easy to 3 in the early morning.
On the school bus, 4 can listen to music, talk on the phone or just sleep. But they5 put things in the aisle(过道). They should keep their hands and arms in the bus. It is not a good idea to 6to the bus driver, because he/she can't drive well when he/she is talking.
These days, school buses are more popular in China, too.
Wang Li, a student from Beijing Chaoyang Middle School, 7 a school bus to school since(自从) September. It 8 her about 40 minutes to get to school every morning." It's a lot more interesting than taking the subway, because you sit with your classmates. 9 it saves(节省)a lot of time. So we all 10 the school bus," the 12-year-old girl says.
It is not always easy to know oneself. When I was young, I didn't know what I wanted to be, 1an accident made me know myself.
To me, skating is important, and I skate every day. I don't have time to go shopping or see movies but only to skate. I am the No. 1 in every2 because of my hard work. I love skating. 3in this world can make me so happy.
4, one day, I fall down and hurt myself badly. In the hospital, the doctor tells me that I can't do my sport any more and I can't even do5things in my everyday life.
The accident takes away my hope for skating. I don't know what I am going to be. After eight months of sadness, I get to know something has to6. Not spending my days sitting around, I begin to7other interesting jobs, for example, working as a swimming teacher and summer reading helper8kids. After a few months, I spend time on my interest in the arts. Little by little, I get an idea of9I want to be. Finally, I walk out of the sadness and become confident again.
Sometimes, some large rocks stop our10. We can choose to stay behind or try to climb over. My accident doesn't stop me from being successful. Today I'm a very confident person.
Neha wants a new study table, but her parents don't have much money to buy a new table. They can1buy her a second-hand one.
They take Neha to a second-hand shop. Neha sees a/an2black table there. She opens its drawer and finds a small bag with some3in it. "My birthday is coming. I can buy a bicycle or beautiful dresses4the money," Neha thinks. So she tells her parents to buy the old black one.
When they get home, Neha closes the door of5room and takes out the bag from the drawer. There are 300 dollars! Suddenly, Neha finds a letter in the bag. It is from an old lady. She6the money for her family. But she leaves it in the drawer and then passes away. 7knows about the money in the drawer.
Neha thinks, "I should not take the money. "She tells her parents about the money. "I want to give it back to its owner, "Neha says. 8they take the money back to the shop.
They finally find the family. The son of the old lady9Neha and her parents again and again.
Neha thinks, "No new bicycle or clothes can make me feel so great. I have an important test of my life- the10test of my honesty.
