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There was a young painter who made a living by painting portraits (画像). One day, a rich man asked him to paint a portrait for him and ________ to pay him 10,000 dollars.

After a week, the rich man came to take the painting, ________ he was not pleased with it. He told the young painter, “I will ________ pay 3,000 dollars for this painting.”

The young painter was ________. He argued with the rich man, hoping the rich man would keep his word. The rich man thought, “The man in the painting is me. If I don’t buy this painting, no one else will buy ________.” So he said, “I will ask you one last time: will you sell it for 3,000 dollars?”

The young painter said firmly, “No. I would prefer not to sell it, rather than be humiliated (侮辱) by you. Someday, you will pay 20 times the cost for ________ your promise.”

After that, the painter worked hard night and day. Finally, he became ________ in the art world.

The rich man forgot about the ________ and what he had told him. But one day, some friends told him, “There is a painting selling for 200,000 dollars and the man in the painting looks ________ like you. The painting is titled ‘Thief’”.

Then, the rich man remembered the artist. He quickly went to ________ and paid 200,000 dollars to buy the portrait. The young painter made the rich man bow his head in the end.

My friend Bobby and his family lived a simple life. They didn’t have much money to spend on anything but essential (必须的) things like food. But as the summer holidays came around, Bobby wanted to treat his kids and take them to play miniature golf.

When they arrived at the golf course, Bobby walked up to the woman at the ticket office and said, “How much is it to get in?”

The young woman replied, “$3.00 for you and $3.00 for any kid who is older than 6. We let them in free if they are 6 or younger. How old are they?”

Bobby replied, “One is 3 and the other is 7, so I guess I should pay you $6.00.”

The woman at the ticket counter said, “Hey, did you just win the lottery (彩票) or something? You could have saved yourself 3 dollars. If you told me that the older one was 6, I wouldn’t have known the difference.”

Bobby replied, “Yes, that may be true, but the kids would know the difference. It is my responsibility (责任) to set a good example for them. That way, they can grow up and set good examples for others, too.”

Then, taking his two boys by the hand, Bobby spent a wonderful afternoon with them playing golf.

What do students learn in labor education? Students in primary and middle schools will have at least one class every week to learn basic household skills like cooking and cleaning.

What’s the best day of the week for the British? It may well be     72    . The day of rest is when you relax, see family and friends and,     73    , eat a big, big roast (烤肉) dinner. Sunday dinner has roast chicken or beef,     74    , vegetables and Yorkshire pudding. This kind of pudding is made from eggs, milk and flour (面粉).

The British have kept this tradition for a long time. In the old days, people     75     to church on Sundays. After it finished they were     76    . So family always ate a big meal.

For me, a good Sunday must have a good roast dinner. I remember the     77     of the kitchen on Sundays when my mom would cook surprising roasts. My favorite was always the Yorkshire pudding. You can     78     it with meat, vegetables and gravy (肉汁)! Yum yum.

Today the Sunday roast is not just     79     with family at home. It is also a great Sunday activity to meet     80     friends in the pub or restaurant. In my university days, Sundays were a time     81     I would meet my friends, old and new. We would talk about literature (文学), film and life, all while enjoying a big British roast dinner.

82. 假如你是九年级2班的李华，你校英语网站正在进行“The most beautiful volunteer（最美志愿者）”的评选，请你根据以下内容，写一篇短文推荐自己参加评选。

I’m Li Hua from Class 2 Grade 9.

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