About five hundred years ago, an earthquake happened in a small village. 1 for them, nothing was destroyed(毁坏)and no one was hurt. But a huge stone 2 from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.
3 the earthquake stopped, many people came to the road and saw the stone. Some of the 4 men tried to lift the stone out of the road. But they couldn't move it. They tried to push it 5 failed. They tried to pull it with ropes but nothing 6.
“Well," they said sadly, “there's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the way." At this time a boy about 12 years old said, “I think I can help you to move the stone away." “You?" they shouted. “What are you talking about?" The men all 7 the boy.
The next morning, some people came into the road. One of them shouted, “The stone is gone." More people ran out to see 8 had happened. It was true. The stone wasn't on the road any longer. It wasn't even near the road.
The boy walked over to where the stone had been and said, “I buried it."
The people looked very 9.“You see," he said, “I dug a deep hole next to the stone and I dug a small incline(斜坡)up to the stone and the stone rolled(滚)down into the hole 10. Then I covered it with earth."
The villagers shouted, “Clever boy! Clever boy!" And some of them said, “Why didn't we think out this good idea?"
Mr and Mrs Yates had one daughter. 1 name was Carol, and she was nineteen years old. Carol lived 2 her parents and worked in an office. She had some friends, but she 3any of the boys very much.
Then she met a very 4 young man. His name was George. and he 5 in a bank near her office. They went out together quite 6 , and he came to Carol's parents’ house twice, and then last week Carol went to her father and said, “I 7 George, Daddy. ”
“Oh, yes,” said 8 .“he's a nice boy. But has he got any money?”
“Oh, men! All of you are 9 ,” the daughter answered 10 . “I met George on the first of June and on the second he said to me, ‘Has your father got any money?’”
Mr. Black was over fifty years old. He sometimes made some mistakes in his work, and he lost his work. So he had1time every day to do something. Then he often met his old friends under a big tree. They had drinks there and2anything they liked.
One day, some old men were sitting together again and talking about young people in this world. They all agreed that the old people were3than young people. Then one of the old4said that young men were stronger than old men.
5of them agreed that this was true,6Mr. Black didn't. He said, “No. I am as strong now as when I was a young man.” His friends were surprised7what he said.
“Well,” said Mr. Black, “Near my house there is a big stone. When I was a young man, I used8to move it, but I couldn't because I was not9. I am an old man now, and when I try to move it, I still10. So, I am as strong as when I was young.”
Mr. Young has a big shop in the center of the city. He tells all his employees(雇员) to be1 to the buyers and he gets a lot of2. One day an old woman went to the shop to3a silk blouse. When she came out of the shop with the blouse, she 4her wallet in it. A girl picked it up and5there were nearly five hundred dollars in it. She looked around and 6 saw it. She put it into her pocket 7. Soon the old woman came back to look for it, of course she failed. That evening Mr. Young 8about it. He was very 9 and sent the girl away. Then he decided to employ an honest man to take her10. Several young men came, but 11 of them could satisfy him.
This morning a young man came to his 12. He asked, "Do you smoke, sir?" "No, sir," answered the young man.
"Do you 13?" "No, sir."
Mr. Young asked him the other questions, and the young man's 14 satisfied him. Before he employed him, he asked him 15 question, "You have no shortcoming(缺点), do you?" "No, I don't, sir. " said the young man. "I only like telling lies.”
“How was school?” Millie's mother asked. “It was terrible! I never want to go1again!” Millie was almost2.Millie's mother went to the3and got Millie a glass of milk and some cakes that Millie likes. She also got a box4tissues(纸巾)for Millie. “What's up?” she asked as she sat 5next to Millie. Millie6at her mother and said,“I thought Kitty and Amy were my best friends. I thought we could tell each7everything, but they were keeping a secret8me! Today I heard them whispering in class and I saw them9 notes to each other. I asked them about it at lunch, but they were not my true10. They said there wasn't any note and I was silly.” Millie started to cry. “Poor Millie,” said Millie's mother, “it's all right. Now go and get some11, and tomorrow everything will be fine.” The next morning, Millie went to school12. She did not think she had any friends now. She13into the classroom and went to her desk, but when she opened her desk she found it was full14colourful presents. “Happy Birthday, Millie!” Kitty and Amy came to her and shouted excitedly, “This is our secret—a birthday15for you! You are our best friend, Millie!”
One morning Mr. Green is driving 1the country and2a small bookshop. When he sees an old man3the side of the road, he stops his car and says to the old man, "I want 4to the Sun Bookshop. Do you know it?" "Yes, "the old man answers, "I 5 you the way. "He6Mr. Green's car, and they drive about twelve miles.7they come to a small house, the old man says, "Stop here. "Mr. Green stops and 8the house. "But this isn't a bookshop, "he says to the old man. "Right, "the old man answers, "This is my house. And I'll show you the way 9the bookshop. Turn around and go back nine miles10you'll see the bookshop. "
A little girl was born in America. She was1ill when she was 4. The illness left the girl a useless(无用的)2. She couldn't walk like other children, 3she had to wear a leg brace(支架). 4 , she had a good mother. Her mother5her to the doctor every week. So at 9, she could walk 6 the leg brace, like other children.
At 13, the girl 7 running She took part in every race at school, but every time she was the 8 to reach the finishing line. Everyone knew that it was really9for her to run a common person. The girl kept practicing. One day, she started to win. Then she had a10. She wanted to be the world's greatest woman11.
Later the girl went to university and met Ed Temple, a coach(教练). She asked Temple to be her coach and he12. Ed Temple trained the girl so13that she went to the Olympic Games in 1960. Guess14? She won two gold medals in the 400-meter and 200-meter races. With a good term, she also wen the 400-meter relay race(接力赛).
The girl was Wilma Rudolph—one of the15woman in the world.
An old man walked slowly into a restaurant with his cane (拐杖). His old jacket and worn-out shoes made him very different from others. 1 talked to him except a young waitress. Mary watched him move towards a seat by the window. She ran over to him and helped him 2. Then she put his cane against the table 3 he could reach it. Without saying a word, he smiled and nodded a thank-you.
After the old man finished a good meal, Mary brought him the 4. After he put the money in his pocket, she handed him his cane and the old man walked to the front door5 with the help of the girl. Holding the door open for him, Mary said, "Come back and see us, sir!" The old man 6her with a smile and agreed.
When Mary went to clean his table, she was7 . Under the plate, she found a business card, a 100—dollar bill and a 8which read, "Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It is shown by the way you treat others. You have 9the secret of happiness."
In fact, the old man was the owner of the restaurant. That was the 10time that Mary or any of his workers had seen him.
George Mallory was an English school teacher who loved climbing. In 1924, Mallory and a team of British1tried to get to the top of Mount Qomolangma, 2mountain in the world. No one had ever done it before.
Mallory had already tried to3the top of Mount Qomolangma in 1921 and 1922, but he had4both times. In 1924, he tried again. On June 8, 1924, he and 5climber, Andrew Irvine, were only a few6meters from the top of the mountain. The other members of their7team watched as Mallory and Irvine climbed slowly up towards the top. However, the weather was very misty, and soon the two men8into the mist. They could never9.
In 1953, Edmund Hillary10New Zealand, and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal, finally reached the top of Mount Qomolangma. Most people thought that they were11to do this, but some people12whether Mallory and Irvine had got there first.
Many years later, in 1999, Mallory's body13on Mount Qomolangma, about six hundred meters from the top of it. However, it is still not known14he and Irvine ever reached the top of the mountain or not.
Someone had once asked Malory why he wanted to climb15mountain in the world. "Because it's there," he answered.
Mr. Read works in a big shop. He's very 1 and always gets to the office on time. The 2 is satisfied with (对……满意) him and pays him more. One evening he was very tired, and as soon as he had 3, he put his watch on the table and went to bed. Little Mable, one of his daughters, came in and 4 something there. She dropped the watch to the floor. She picked it up and 5 quickly. The next morning he got up on time. After breakfast he had a look at his watch and began to 6 newspapers. When he got to his office, it was half past eight. He was 7 for the first time! At that moment he found something was wrong with his watch. He had to ask someone to 8 it.
This morning Mr. Read was going to take a train to London. But he 9 it because his watch was slow again. He was very surprised and said, "It was all right yesterday, but why is it 10 now?"
"Last night I found it was dirty," said Little Mable. "I had to wash it for you!"
A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.
"Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most1day in our lives is? Is it the day when we were born or the day we2? Is it the day when we fall in love or the day we succeed?" the young man asked.
"3. The most important day in our lives is today, "the wise man replied calmly." Why?" The young man felt more than4. "Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?" "No. Nothing has happened today. ""Is it because of my visit?" "Even if nobody visits me today, today is5very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone just like a ship going down into the sea. No matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come. But no matter how common today is, it is6our control."
The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man7him and said, "When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have8a lot of it."
The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.
Actually, today is the only 9we have. So, what we should do now is10yesterday and tomorrow and seize today!
The Monkey King is the main character from the famous 1story Journey to the West. He is wonderful because he helps 2people.
The Monkey King has a magic stick. He 3 it to fight bad people. He can 4the stick big or small. He sometimes does not even look like a monkey. He can turn himself 5different animals and objects. But unless he can hide his 6, he can't make himself a human. 7he sees bad people, he thinks of ways to fight them. Children all over the world become 8 in reading this story.
John was so lazy that he stayed at home and watched television all day instead of working. One day his 1saw a" Help wanted" advertisement in the supermarket window. The supermarket needed2to put things on the shelves. She told the manager that her husband didn't have a job but he was very 3. She told him that John would come to apply for(申请)the job.
When she got home and told John about the job, he was just watching television attentively. It made her so angry that she4 the TV and ordered him to go and see the manager of the supermarket. John didn't want his wife to be angry, so he went there.
On the way, John thought if the manager5 him the job, he wouldn't be able to stay at home and watch television all day long. He would have to work in the supermarket every day.
Then he had an idea he decided to tell the manager that something was wrong with his shoulder so he could not raise his arm above his head. He was6 the manager wouldn't give him the job. When he arrived at the supermarket, he told the manager that he needed the job." Are you strong?" the manager asked.
John explained that he couldn't raise his arm above his head. John told him that he7 an accident at home while digging in the garden.
"How 8 can you raise your arm?" the manager asked. John lifted his arm 9"Only this high "he said." And how high could you raise it10 the accident?" asked the manager." This high" said John. And he lifted his arm above his head.
Mingming has a computer. He likes 1 very much. He often uses the Internet. He likes movies, so he downloads a lot of movies from the Internet. He also 2 music from the Internet. He often visits(访问) websites to get 3 for his homework. He also 4 emails to his good friends. He 5 many good friends from all 6 the world with the help of his computer. He likes travelling very much, so he often makes travel 7 on the computer, but he 8 downloads games 9 the Internet, because he doesn't like computer games at all. He thinks that it's 10 for him to use the computer in his studies.
It was at 7:20 am on August 8, 2017. Chen Yong was driving the traveling bus to Jiuzhaigou as usual. 1about 14 hours' ride, the bus finally arrived at the scenic spot (景区). All the passengers were tired and they wanted to get off the bus and have a 2. But suddenly, Chen and the passengers saw many3 falling off the mountain. Soon their bus was surrounded (被包围) by these rocks. Chen 4 it was an earthquake (地震). He was 5at first, but quickly he calmed down (冷静下来). He told the passengers to break the 6to get out of the bus one by one and then he took them to the safe area. Chen didn't stay there with the passengers.7, he helped some passengers who got hurt find a doctor. Later, he 8 his life to return to his bus to protect all the things of the passengers.
Thanks to Chen, all the passengers were safe and 9of their things got lost. They may not feel the beauty of Jiuzhaigou, but they feel the bravery (勇敢) and 10 of a bus driver.
Who1some of the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most2of the time? There is an answer3all these questions—Leonardo Da Vinci(达·芬奇).
Leonardo may have been the greatest genius(天才)4have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1,500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn't 5a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
But Leonardo6an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master(大师)painter, and as he got older he became7more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways8he was ready to paint.
Many of Leonardo's wonderful paintings are still with9today. You may know one of his most famous works—the10woman known as Mona Lisa.
One will feel happy when others flatter(奉承) him. It is said that the best way of flattering someone is1 him a "top hat".
A student was going to leave the capital to become an official in a city faraway, and he came to see his teacher 2he started.
"It's not easy to be a good official," his teacher began to give him some advice. "You must be strict with 3 and never be careless."
"Don't worry about me, sir." the student answered 4, "I have already prepared one hundred top hats 5will make those people quite happy."
"But we are real gentlemen! 6 could a real gentleman do such a thing?" His teacher was a bit angry, "Never forget what I taught you 7 ".
"You are always right, sir. I 8 hate such things. But, sir, almost no real gentleman 9you can be seen in the world now," said the student. After hearing this, the teacher was 10, "What you said is true!"
"Of my one hundred top hats, I only have ninety—nine top hats now." the student said to his teacher later.
There are many 1. At 6:00a.m., my mom always says, “Get up and2 your bed! "Then I have to go out and 3 for twenty minutes. After breakfast, my mom always says, “Don't leave the dirty dishes 4 the kitchen! "After that, I go to school 5 because I can't be late. At school, we have more rules—don't eat in class, don't 6 music in the classroom 7 hallways.
My dad says I can't play8 basketball after school because I must do my homework. I can play only on weekends. After dinner, I must 9a book before I watch TV. But I have to go to bed before 9:00. It's10 . What can I do?