One morning a young girl is reading the advertisements (广告)in the newspaper to find a new job. Suddenly (突然)she calls out to her mother in the kitchen.
"Listen to this, Mother!" she shouts, "I find an easy way of making money."
"What is it?" her mother asks, coming into the room.
"Listen!" says the girl, and reads the advertisement. "Do you want to make money? Send me an envelope (信封)with five yuan and a stamp. You can get a reply (回复)showing you how to make money without leaving your house. Then there's a name and address."
"Really?" says her mother, "You'll lose (失去)a little money and the cost of two stamps. If he knows how to get a lot of money, why doesn't he do it himself? Why does he need to advertise? You can't get an answer."
"Well, five yuan isn't much. I will try." Then she goes to the post office and sends it off.
Three days later she gets an envelope with a small piece of paper in it. On the paper are four words, "Do as I do."
One morning a fox (狐狸) s a cock (公鸡) in a tree. He thinks, "This is my breakfast." He comes up to the cock and s, "My dear cock! I hear you can sing very w. Can you come down and sing for me?"
The cock is very h. He comes dand closes his eyes and then begins to sing. The fox sees that and catches him in his mquickly and carries him away.
The people in the field see the fox. They cry "Look! Look! The fox is carrying a cock a." The cock says to the fox. "Mr. Fox, do you understand? The people say you are carrying their cock away. Tell them it is ynot theirs."
The fox o his mouth and says. "The cock is mine, not yours." Just then the cock runs away from the fox a flies into a tree.
An artist, who did not have m money, but was a very kind man, was coming home by train o day. He gave his last few coins（硬币）to a beggar （乞丐）, but then he saw a one, and found that he did not have any m. He asked the man if he would like to have l with him, and the beggar was glad to do so, so they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal. In the end, the artist could not pay the bill, of course, so the beggar had to do so.
The artist was very sorry about this, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend, and I'll give you back the money f lunch.”
“Oh, no!” the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I'm not going to pay for your t home!”
Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them 1 side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud 2filled the room and made them feel very happy.
The next morning,3, their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a 4under their door during the night. One of their neighbors had written to complain(抱怨) about the sound of the piano. Dario's' mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all 5people and he couldn't imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their neighbors and apologize for their playing
"Maybe we could go and visit everyone in person," his mother said.
"What if we invited them to come here for a 6instead? Dario asked
They both loved the 7. Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts 8their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and pretty lights.
Finally, the day of the party 9. Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to 10. One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, presented Dario's mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.
"I heard you playing the other night," she said, "The sounds woke me out of bed. I 11that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don't think I disliked the playing.
Dario's mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbent. "I think maybe we owe you an apology." she said. "l didn't 12how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night."
"You play, you play!" Mrs. Gilbent said. "I like what you play! Just not so loud at night." She pointed to the book she had given them. "These songs are not such 13music."
"These songs are beautiful music," Dario's mother said. "We will be 14to play them in the evening."
"And we won't play so loud or late!" Dario said. He was already looking forward to 15the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother's face. It gave him a feeling of warmth and made him feel that they were home at last.
How would you feel if you get hugs（拥抱）after dinning in a restaurant？Tim Harries gives free hugs to every customer at the end of each meal.
The atmosphere at his restaurant Tim's Place is so positive that customers call it the world's 1 restaurant. Tim's Hug has 2interesting name on the menu called a "love" treat.
The 3man is probably the only Down syndrome sufferer（唐氏综合症患者）in theU.S. to own a restaurant. Also, he 4as Student of the Year in high school!
So when a man like Tim hugs you, it is sure to be a special and unforgettable experience. When Tim expressed his interest in opening a restaurant, his friend Keith 5was a businessman supported him. Tim hired many people. Some served the guests, some kept the place clean, and 6did the cooking. Since Tim got to know 7to feel at home at a restaurant, the idea that his customers can order the free hug has been carried out.
Many customers have meals 8at Tim's Place. For the past five years, Tim 9out over 19,000 hugs he keeps count by using a special Hug Counter.
Sometimes he may feel tired after a whole day's work,10 he'll never give up giving out free hugs.
An elderly man had collapsed（晕倒）while crossing the street; an ambulance(救护车) rushed him to the hospital. There the man repeatedly called for his son.
From a letter1in his pocket, a nurse learned that his son was a Marine（海军）.They found the young man. He rushed to the airport in order to reach his dying father.
It was mid- evening when the young man walked into the hospital. A nurse took the tired,2man to the bedside.
"Your son is here,' she repeated the words before the3eyes opened. He only dimly（模糊地）saw the young man in Marine uniform standing nearby. He reached out his hand. The Marine4the old man's hand with a message of love and encouragement.
Night are long in5, but all the night the young man sat there, holding the father's hand and offering words of hope and strength. The nurse suggested the young Marine to rest for a while. He6. Now and then, she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son through most of the night.
It was dawn（黎明）when the patient died. 7 the nurse said something to comfort him, the Marine asked her, "Who was that man?'
"Your father.' she answered 8.
"No, he wasn't,' he replied. "I never saw him before in my life.'
"Why didn't you say something when I took you to him?' the nurse asked.
"I knew immediately there'd been a(n)9, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn't here. When I realized he was too sick to 10whether or not I was his son, I guessed he really needed me. So I stayed.'
There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee (委员会), the students would be in fear, for he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.
The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK.
Then the professor asked about the cure (治疗) for illness, and the student also answered just as right.
"Good," said the professor, "and how much will you give the patient?"
"A full spoon," answered the student.
"Now you may go out and wait for what you can get," said the professor. At the same time the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. "A full spoon is too much," he thought to himself. Anxiously, he opened the door of the room and cried, "Mr. Professor, I've made a mistake! A spoon is too much for the patient, He can take only five drops."
"I'm sorry, sir," said the professor coldly, "but it's too late. Your patient has died."
Mr. Read works in a big shop. He's very1and always gets to the office on time. The2is satisfied with(对……满意) him and pays him more. One evening he was very tired, and as soon as he finished eating3, he put his watch on the table and went to bed. Little Mable, one of his daughters, came in and4something there. She dropped the watch to the floor. She picked it up and5quickly. The next morning he got up on time. After breakfast he had a look at his watch and began to 6newspapers. When he got to his office, it was half past eight. He was 7for the first time! At that moment he found something was wrong with his watch. He had to ask someone to8it.
This morning Mr. Read was going to take a train to London. But he 9it because his watch was slow again. He was very surprised and said, "It was all right yesterday, but why is it10now?"
"Last night I found it was dirty, "said Little Mable." I had to wash it for you!"
Once a man was shipwrecked(遭遇海难)on a small lonely island. So he hoped that someone could come to save him. Every day he watched the sea, but no ships ever appeared. The man grew sad.
He thought he should do something to save himself. But one day, after looking for food, he arrived home to find his little house on fire. The smoke(烟)rose to the sky. The worst had happened and everything was lost. "God, how could you do this to me?"
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship. This ship was getting close to the island. It had come to save him.
"" the man asked these people. "We saw your smoke, "they answered.
Especially when things are getting terrible. But we shouldn't lose heart, because hope is everywhere in our lives
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A. How did you know I was here? B. Where did you come from? C. He was full of sadness and anger. D. It's easy to get discouraged(气馁的). E. There was no one living on this island. E. He woke up finding many animals around his house. G. He built a little house out of wood. |
Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced(跳跃) happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often." After he came back, he told his experience to others.
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, also heard the place. He wanted to see if the place was really a magic one, so he decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled(咆哮) at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again."
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kinds of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?
When I was a little girl, I was very shy and unconfident. I used to be afraid of (speak) in public, so I always kept quiet in class. I never answered the teachers' questions. I just listened to them (quiet).
, one day, things changed. I listened to my Chinese teacher Ms. Song carefully usual. Suddenly, she asked the whole class question which was quite easy. Ms. Song looked around, and then her eyes were on me. She asked me (answer) it. Feeling nervous, I stood up slowly and was (able) to say a word. "Come on! Believe in (you). You are the best!" said Ms. Song. I looked at Ms. Song in the eyes, and I could feel her encouragements. I (take) courage from it and answered the question correctly. Ms. Song gave me a big smile and did my classmates. From then on, I started to answer the teachers' questions in class.
Since then, whenever I meet challenges, I always say to myself, "You're the best."
Tom and his cousin took a boat trip. When they got on the boat, every passenger should answer the keeper a question. If the passenger answered "yes", he or she got one gift; if the passenger answered "no", he or she got two gifts. Tom and his cousin saw all about this. Now it was their turn. The keeper came up to them and asked, "Are you a good sailor?" Tom wanted to get two gifts, so he answered "no" loudly, at the same time he said, "I have never been a sailor. How could I be a good sailor?" The keeper gave him two gifts. His cousin gave the same answer, so he got two gifts too.
The boat started off. The passengers began to open their gifts. Tom and his cousin did the same. They found that one of the two gifts was a small bottle of drinking water, and the other was a seasick tablet (晕船药). Tom had a look at a "yes" passenger's gift. His was a nice chocolate. Tom shouted at the keeper, "We are never seasick. Why do you give us seasick tablets?"
One day, a man sent a letter to his boss to ask for raise（涨薪）. Here's what he wrote.
Dear David,
In this life, we all have something that we 1 the most. I think you should 2the needs of your workers. We have given so much support, includingsweat and service, to your3. I am sure you can guess what I mean and get back to4soon.
Yours sincerely,
Norman
The next day, he got this5 back:
Dear Norman,
I kNOw you are 6 very hard. NOwadays, NOthing much has changed（改变）. But you should kNOw that our company（ 公 司 ）is NOt doing 7. NOw the newspapers are saying that the world's top economists（经济学家）believe the United States might go into another recession（经济衰退）.After the NOvember presidential Election（总统大选）, things might turn even worse. I have NOthing more to give NOw. You kNOw 8 I mean.
Yours truly,
David
Hi! Do you like treasure hunts (寻宝游戏)?
There are 1 people in Sally's family. Sally doesn't know what to do. Mrs. Green asks, "How about having a treasure hunt?"
"Sounds 2 ! I love treasure hunts," says Sally.
Mrs. Green says,"Here's a note (便条)." It says, "It's 3 favorite ball game." Sally loves playing 4. She comes to her room and sees a note on her volleyball. It says,"You can 5 your friends with it."
There is a telephone in the Greens' room. Sally comes to her 6 room and sees a note on the phone. It says, "It's your favorite 7 and it is yellow."
Sally comes to the banana 8 a note on it. It says,"It's your father's favorite ball game."
Sally comes to the soccer ball. A 9 is next to it."Oh, the hamburger is my treasure. I 10 hamburgers," Sally says. "And I love treasure hunts."
This is a true story. Once there was an eleven-year-old boy. He was born in a small town, and he wanted to be a train driver one day. But the boy was born 1arms. His uncle taught him to use his 2as "hands". He couldn't go to school. He spent tall his time 3 trains coming and going 4 he lived near the station. How he wished he could be a train driver!
One day he saw an empty (空的) train and he climbed in. He started it with his 5easily. Soon the train was travelling at forty kilometres an hour. 6could see the boy in the train. People didn't know 7the train could move without a driver in it. 8the train reached a small station, not far from the town, the boy decided to drive it back. When he was near the town, a worker caught up with the train and stopped it. 9first, he was very angry, but when he saw the boy without arms, he was very surprised. He couldn't believe his eyes. Then he held the boy in his arms and got 10 the train.
"Little guy, it's dangerous. How can you do that?" said the worker.
"I like trains, and I want to be a train driver, sir," said the boy.
You know about Snow White. You've heard of Hansel and Gretel. But have you heard of Jacob and Wilhelm? .
Jacob and Wilhelm came from Germany. Jacob was born in 1785. Wilhelm was born the next year. . They lived and worked together for most of their lives.
In 1798, the two brothers moved to the town of Kassel. There they finished school.
Then they found jobs in a library. In their free time, they collected old tales and songs.
Jacob and Wilhelm collected tales from everyone they knew for several years. Marie Muller was a nanny(保姆). She told them the tales of Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood and Sleeping Beauty. One day the two brothers met Frau Viehmann. She came to their house many times. She told them more than 20 tales. .
In 1812, the two brothers' first book of fairy tales (童话) came out. They had meant the stories for grown-ups(大人). They were surprised when children loved them too. The brothers wanted to find more tales. . People started to bring stories to them. Their next book of tales came out in 1814. Their last book of fairy tales came out in 1857.
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A. They were brothers and also best friend. B. Cinderella was one of them. C. Everyone loves reading fairy tales. D. Thanks to them, you have these tales (故事) to read. E. Both of them loved old stories. F. This time it was much easier. |
My parents always told me that I couldn't dance, because it was a girl's sport. But I never gave up my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning from books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents support, that 1 seemed all but impossible to reach.
One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I immediately asked2parents for permission(允许) to take her to the lessons. What a3chance to learn dancing!
One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room when Maggie walked4"What's the matter, Maggie?" I stopped 5. "Denis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?"
"What is it?" I wondered.
"There'll be a dancing performance in my school, 6the boys think I'm slow, and none of them wants to be my partner. 7you dance with me for it?" She looked at me anxiously.
"You can be a good dancer!" I encouraged her. "Let's show those people that they have been 8all along."
In the following months, we 9every evening, hiding from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and 10 Maggie improved a lot.
Finally came the big day. I became11when l heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the 12began, 1 took a deep breath and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd, l was sure we had 13.
My heart was beating wildly when I saw my14coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. "Well done, Son. Though it is hard for me to admit it, you really look like you15this stage (舞台). Go for it and make us proud. "
I'd been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn't going to be easy, but I wouldn't give up. I wanted nothing more in life than to dance.
It was an early evening and Rex Geyer and his family were eating dinner, On the TV, the weatherman was telling everyone to look out for tornadoes（龙卷风）. If a tornado hit Rex's house, it would make it in a mess.
Suddenly, Rex's brother ran in. "Tomado is coming towards us! We have to go now! "he shouted. The family ran to the car. As they were driving away to a safe place, a car went past in the opposite way-it was going straight to the tornado.
Were the people in the car crazy? No, the people in the car were Tim Samaras and Pat Porter. They were tornado scientists. Their job was to get close to tornadoes and put a probe（探测器）into the middle of a tornado. If the tornado passed over the probe, it would record（记录）lots of useful information. It was hard and dangerous, but they never thought it was the reason for giving up. As Tim and Pat drove closer, they put a probe on the ground and, at the last minute, they drove away. The tornado passed right over the probe and gave Tim and Pat some exciting new information. They were happy about their success. The information could help predict where there would be tornadoes and how they would move.
Maybe in the future, Rex and his family won't have to run away from tornadoes in such a hurry.
Li Chengze is a 12-year-old boy. He lives his parents in a big city. Now everyone calls him a little hero. One night it was very dry（干的） cold. He went home at about 22: 00. he got to an entrance（入口） of his building, he smelled （闻） a smell of pungent （刺鼻的） gas. He quickly ran to the guard room（门卫室）, then he knocked（敲门）on the door from house to house with the worker. And he told people to open the windows and not to smoke. At he found the place where the smell came from. Thanks to the boy, nobody in the building got hurt in the accident. clever Li Chengze is!
About ten years ago, when I was a student in college, I was working in the shop at my university's Museum of Natural History. One day (轮椅).
As I looked at the girl, I saw that she was seated on her chair. I realized she had no arms or legs, just a head (四点). As the couple wheeled her u叩to me, I was looking downing at the cash register (收银处) (眨眼). As I took the money from her grandparents, the girl gave me the biggest smile I have ever seen. All of a sudden (残疾) disappeared. All I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile gave me a new sense of life. She took me from being a poor, love and warmth.
That was 10 years ago. I'm a successful businessman now. Whenever I am down and thinking about the troubles of the world, I think about that girl and the life lesson she taught me.
