I worked for a short time as a cashier (收银员) at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very _______.

One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black _______ on the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out who the owner was, but I was very busy at the time. And I imagined that if there was something valuable in the wallet, the owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man _______ the restaurant and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet. After he described it _______, I gave him the wallet. He expressed _______ thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had _______ it, and I told him “No”. At once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $800. He took out a twenty-dollar bill and thanked me again for my honesty. Then he _______ and walked away.

Thinking about the whole thing later, I wanted to know whether I would have been honest if I had known _______ was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner _______ no one returned to get it, I might keep it. But it also came into my mind that I actually saved someone’s Christmas plan by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was ________ anything I could buy.

Once a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they began their work, he left them, saying , “ When the sun sets, I will come and see your work.”

One man said, “It is foolish of us to do such a thing. We can never fill the basket.”

The other man said, I’ll try it anyway.”

The first man said, “You may do as you like, but I’m not going to work at something foolish.”

He threw away his bucket (桶) and went away. The other man said nothing and kept on carrying water. Finally, the well was almost empty.

As he emptied the last bucket of water in the well, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring.

Just then the king came back. As soon as he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You did so well in such a little thing,” he said, “I know I can believe in you.”

Books play an important role in our life. Gorky once said, “Books are the ladder of human progress.” Then which books is your favourite?

As a book lover, my favourite book is Robinson Crusoe. This book is written by Daniel Defoe, and it has already influenced many students like me. Every time I read it, I see a tall and strong Robinson. He is a brave man. I like him so much.

When Robinson was young, he dreamed of sailing on the sea day and night. Unluckily, after he grew up, he actually lived on an island for 28 years, where no people lived. During those years, he had to experience hunger and fight against natural disasters. Finally, the great man succeeded in dealing with a lot of difficulties and went out of the island because of his fighting spirit and hard work.

The book encourages me deeply. Our life cannot be lucky all the time. But no pain, no gain, and only hard work can lead us to a better life.

Things You Can Do to Help the Environment

CARS

Cars are getting bigger. Bigger cars burn more gas and increase problem with air pollution. So try to walk, ride, or take buses. If you drive a car, keep it in a good state. This can save gas and make less pollution.

ENERCY

The biggest use of home energy is heating and cooling. So turn down the heat, especially at night. Use energy-saving lights. And remember to turn lights off.

PRODUCTS

Each American throws away 10 kilograms of litter every day. Try to make less waste. Ask yourself before you buy something. Do I need it? Buy products that you can use over and over again.

WATER

Showers use a lot of water. In one week, a common American family uses as much water as a person drinks in three years! Take shorter showers or buy a special small showerhead. This can cut water use in half.

Reality show (真人秀) is   very p    61     with people, especially the show about how fathers get along with their children.

I notice that the kids of the Olympic champions (冠军) have a strong w    62     to win. When their fathers l    63     in the game, the kids will be very sad or even angry. They think that their fathers should be always Number One.

No one can win all the time. We have to learn to a    64     the bad result. Sometimes a strong wish is not good f    65     the kids to grow up.

Dogs like living with people. They are very friendly. They can do many things for people.

Some dogs help people to look after sheep. Some dogs help people to find the lost children. Some dogs can help the blind, and they are the Seeing Eye Dogs.

Now we can see this kind of dogs all over the world. They are working for the blind. The Seeing Eye dog is strong and easy to train. He helps the blind to walk from place to place. Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must learn in a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog learns to take his trainer to cross busy streets. The dog has many things to learn. At the end of the training he must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye dog will do things by himself.

The new master (主人) may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month to learn to work and live together.

72. 你即将初中毕业，美好的暑假生活就要开始了。如何有意义地度过初中的最后一个暑假呢？请你以How to Spend a Meaningful Summer Holiday 为题写一篇短文，要点如下：

2.不得出现真实的人名，校名等相关信息。

How to Spend a Meaningful Summer Holiday

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