Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often felt sad and lonely（孤独的）.

One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small _______ was trapped（被困） in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away _______ failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of（代替）flying away, the butterfly turned into a beautiful fair（仙女）. The little girl was very surprised.

“Thank you for saving me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true. ” said the fairy.

The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “ I want to be _______!”

The fairy said, “ Very well. I will help you. ”And she said _______ in the little girl’s ear. Then she disappeared（消失）.

As the little girl grew up, she was _______ ready to help people in need and was popular among the village. No one in the village was happier than she was. Everyone asked her the _______ of her happiness（快乐）. She always smiled and answered, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind fairy when I was a little girl. ”

When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying（奄奄一息的）, the neighbors in the village all came around her bed because they were _______ that her secret of happiness would go with her. They asked, “Please tell us _______ the kind fairy said.”

The kind old lady still _______ and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter（无论）they are rich or poor, old or ________.” She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.

As the rich man began to walk, he felt uncomfortable(不舒服), because one of his feet was higher than the other. He felt very strange and said, “Is there anything wrong with my legs today? Why is one of my legs long, and the other short?”

When he walked in the street, a passer-by told him that he was wearing the wrong boots. He looked down and found that it was really so. At once, he asked his servant(仆人) to go back home and get another pair.

After a while, the servant ran back to him. There was nothing in his hand. So the rich man was angry at him, “Why didn’t you get me the right boots?”

“There is no need to change them”, the servant said, “The pair at home is the same: one with a thick sole(厚鞋底) and the other with a thin one.”

Skin-diving（赤身潜水）is a new sport today.

This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It’s like a visit to the moon!

When you are under water, it’s easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no longer（不再）heavy.

Here, under water, everything is blue and green. In the daytime, there is enough light. When fish swim nearby（在附近）, you can catch them with your hands.

When you have tanks（罐子）of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. But you must be careful.

To catch the fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Also, you can clean the ships without taking them out of the water. You can get many things from the deep sea.

Now you can see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.

Going to a friend’s house is very exciting. You may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. So remember to be polite.

When to arrive

The first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you over, you need to arrive on time. If your friend tells you to come “around 3: 00”, that means you can arrive a little late after 3: 00. But usually it is a good idea to arrive at the right time.

What to bring

Often, it is also nice to bring something to your friend’s house. This could be a box of chocolate for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A small present is a nice way to show your friend that it’s exciting for you to be at his house.

How to greet （问候）

When you visit your friend’s house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I called his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr or Mrs Smith. This will show them more respect（尊敬）and then they may tell you to call them by their first names. Also, it’s a good way of showing respect to call them Madam or Sir.

It’s a cool thing to visit a friend’s house. Don’t forget to be polite to your friend and your friend’s parents, and you will be a good visitor.

    36     to be a good visitor

Once there was a forest where all the animals lived together happily. One day a family went to spend the day in the forest, and the son left his socks there. After the family left, a bear came by. He found the socks and decided to try them on. They fit so well.

All the other animals liked the bear’s new look. Soon, in that forest, squirrels in shirts, and even rats （老鼠） wearing hats began appearing! The forest doctor shook his head, “This can’t be good. Animals don’t need clothes!” But no one listened to him. They said he was just out of fashion.

However, soon the animals had accidents because of the clothes. Several times the squirrel got caught on trees because of his shirt, making him fall to the ground from a tree. The rat couldn’t go into his hole without taking off his hat first. because of the socks, slipped（滑倒） from the river rock and almost killed himself.

When the animals came to see the doctor, he advised them to take off those clothes. Then they listened to the doctor’s advice and stopped having accidents. And the animals realized that they didn’t need clothes at all.

61. 青少年杂志决定举行一次以“我最好的朋友”为题的英语征文比赛。假如你最好的朋友是Daniel，请结合以下要点，写一篇短文介绍你最好的朋友。

My best friend

Daniel is my best friend. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________