Long long ago there was a poor little girl who lived near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often _______ sad and lonel (孤独的).

   One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small _________ as trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried _________ away but failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned into a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very _________.

   “Thank you for _________ 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 something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.

   As the kind little girl grew up, she was _________ ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the _________ of her happiness. She always smiled and _________, “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 __________ woman and was dying (垂死的), the neighbours in the __________ all come to around her bed __________ they were afraid that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us __________ the kind fairy said.”

   The lovely old woman still __________ and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or __________, no matter how old or young. She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”

David Moore taught science at the City School. He needed some expensive books, so he bought them. He put the books in his car in a quiet street. Then he went to other shops to buy something else. At six he came back to the car. One door was open and the books were not there. David drove home.

That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper. The next day he went to the police station.

On Friday people read this in the newspaper:

Books: Do you have any old books? I buy old and modern books.

Open all day on Saturday. David Moore. 26 Fry Road.

David stayed at home on Saturday. The first man came at eight. David took him to the kitchen. At half past nine another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm.

“Mr. Moore?” the man asked.

“That’s right,” David said. “Can I help you?”

“I have some good books. You buy books, don’ t you?”

“Yes. Bring them in. Let me have a look.”

Soon the books were on the dining table. “ Come in now,” David called, “and bring the list(清单).”A policeman came into the dining room. He read the names on the books and the names on the list in his hand. They were the same.

“Come with me, sir,” the policeman said to the man.

Can you find anything strange about the cat on the left?

In 1961, a man found a strange cat on his farm in Scotland. The cat’s ears were folded (折着的), bent (弯曲) forward, on its head. In fact, this was a new kind of cat. People named it the “Scottish Fold”.

The Scottish Fold has a round head and big eyes. Its neck and legs are short. They make it look very lovely. Interestingly, all the Scottish Folds are born with straight and unfolded ears. And when they are growing up day by day, some cats’ ears will begin to fold. So, the Scottish Fold comes in two types: folded ears and straight ears.

There is a nickname (昵称) for the Scottish Fold. It is the “Messenger (信使) of Peace”. Why? Because the Folds are sweet and friendly animals. They can get along well with other cats. And unlike some other cats, they can even get along well with dogs! In many different places, for example, at a noisy house or in a cat show, you can see them playing with other animals happily.

Well, when you come to a new school, do you think it’s difficult to feel comfortable in the new place? Perhaps you can learn from the Scottish Fold, which is always sweet and friendly to others.

Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, and I am not busy any more. I have time to look back on it.

When I was young, it was the spring of my life. I was born. I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sad days: some days the sun shone, and some days it didn’t.

In my twenties, I started to work to make money. I was strong and happy. Then I married (结婚) and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. The summer of my life passed quickly.

Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a college(大学) student, and then an engineer. I started walking more slowly. One day I didn’t work any more. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change colour and give us delicious fruits.

But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am older and not as strong as before. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end and try to make my winter a warm one.

The four     71     of my life

81. 假如你是李扬，用英语写一封加入观鸟协会的申请信，成为俱乐部的一员，要点如下表：

I would like to join the Birdwatching Society ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

LiYang