A wise man was on his long journey with a young man. In the evening, they found____ small old house. A poor family lived in it. After the meal, the wise man asked how they made a living in such a poor place. In a low voice the husband replied, “We have a cow. We_______her for five years. We sell her milk to our neighbours and keep some_______our own needs --- make some cheese and cream.”

The next morning, the two visitors continued _____ journey. After they walked a few miles, the wise man told the young man______ back and kill the cow. “If they still keep the cow, they will ____be rich” the wise man said. The young man was _____ about the future of the family._____ finally he returned to the old house and did as the wise man told him.

A few years ago, the young man _____ travelled on the same road decided to visit the family. To his_____, he saw a large house with a beautiful garden there.

He knocked on the door and a well-dressed man answered it. The man told him____ his family's life changed. “You know, we had ____ but a cow to keep us alive years ago. But one day she_____ We had to come up with new ways of _____a living. You see, we are _____ than before.” At his words, the young man smiled.

It was 3:21 a.m. when ten-year-old Glenn Creamer was woken up by the smell of burning. Except for the crack（爆裂声）of flames somewhere below, there was not a sound in the house.

As his father was away on business, Glenn was worried about his mother, his 14-year-old sister Karen and his 12-year-old brother Todd. He ran downstairs through the smoke-filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they woke up. Then he helped them to the garden. There, his sister and brother took short and quick breaths and coughed.

Glenn raced back into his mother’s room. He found it impossible to wake her up and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden. But the boy kept calm.

Luckily the telephone in the bedroom was still working. Glenn called his father. After Glenn made sure his father would telephone the firemen and ambulance service, he went on saving his mother.

First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed. In this way, she would be kept away from the fire before the firemen arrived. Then, he went back to the garden.

Later, he heard the fire engine coming up. But how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke-filled house where fire had almost covered the ground floor?

Fetching a ball of string（绳）from the garage Glenn raced back to his mother’s room. He tied one end of the string to her hand. Then he began to run back. He laid out the string as he went through the hall and back out into the garden.

Minutes later, he told the Fire Chief John Coughlan, “The string will lead you to my mother.” Mrs Creamer was saved finally.

Sweetest Day is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others (Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities). It is a holiday that is more and more popular throughout the country. Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is a moment which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick and the aged, and children without parents, but also friends, relatives and those whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.

Over 60 years ago, a Cleveland man, Herbert Birch Kingston, believing that the city’s orphans (孤儿) and patients too often felt forgotten and neglected, thought up the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this by giving out small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he gave out these small gifts on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to take part in the celebration, which came to be called “Sweetest Day”. In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the weak was broadened to include everyone, and became a moment for remembering others with a kind act or small gifts—cards, candy, flowers and so on. And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.

Sweetest Day is not based on any single group’s religious feelings or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches (丰富) life and gives it meaning. Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift-giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care in a practical way.

A primary school asked parents to take turns in guarding school gates before 7:40 and working till 8:00 every morning. Some young people expressed their opinions.

Many of us don’t r    46     how important eye care is. Our eyes should be g    47     a lot of care. Then what can we do? Should we take some medicine? No. Natural eye care should be put in the first place.

There are several reasons leading to poor eyesight. Genes and age, televisions, computers, reading and not enough good food are all causes of having poor eyesight.

Some f    48     will be good to your eyesight. Remember that vitamins A, C and E are good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. If a person eats the right kinds of food and does eye e    49     regularly, his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time.

All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep eyes h    50    . Being happy all the time can be good to a person’s eyesight, too.

In a word, eye care is very important. Everyone should pay more attention to it.

56. 我校正在开展“走进新时代，争当合格中学生”的演讲比赛。请以“We Act, We Improve”为主题写一篇演讲稿，谈谈中学生除了学习课本知识之外，还应该做些什么。

We Act, We Improve

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