In the past, there was a man called Yue Yangzi. One day he saw a piece of gold ________ the road. He picked it up and ________ it home. But his wife was unhappy and said, “A great man doesn’t drink a thief’s water or his other things. You shouldn’t take others’ things for yours.” Yue Yangzi felt sorry for this, so he put ________ gold back to the place where he found it.

The next year, Yue Yangzi decided ________ in a faraway school. A year later, he came back home ________ . “Why did you return?” asked his wife. “You only spent one year studying with others.” “I come back because I miss you very much.”

Then ________ wife took a pair of scissors and went to the loom (织布机). She took the cloth in the loom, and said, “The cloth is made of the ________ silk (丝绸). Now if I cut it, all my work will be wasted (浪费的). It’s the same as your study. You can ________ a lot only by working hard. Now, you stopped halfway. Isn’t it the same as cutting the cloth on the loom?"

Yue Yangzi knew his mistake ________ he heard his wife’s words. He left home to visit teachers again. Finally he ________ so excellent at that time.

Jessie was driving when a truck went past her car. The driver of the truck was moving too fast. When Jessie was near the exit (出口), she _________ something and stopped her car. An accident happened on the left side. The truck _________ a car. Jessie thought the people inside must be hurt and she should _________ them. And she didn’t think of the _________.

Jessie went to the other side of the road. When she was _________ the car, she saw two women and three children. She was _________ when they were moving.

Jessie tried to open the car doors, but she couldn’t open them. Then she tried to open one of the doors a little. Suddenly, a woman called, “Please get the _________ out,” Jessie pulled these children from the car and moved them to a _________ place.

After she saved the last child, Jessie thought there was something in her car. It could help open the door. So she took it _________ from her car. As Jessie was opening the door, the driver said, “No one would help us like you.” “Don’t be _________, and I’ll help you,” said Jessie. Finally she saved all of them.

Miriam Gardsbane is a little girl with a big heart (心脏). She is a middle school student in Thailand (泰国). Today is Sunday. She is not at school but at the Olney Farmers and Artists Market in Maryland. What does she do there? Is the 11-year-old girl farming? No, she isn’t. She is selling colorful clay (粘土) elephants. Miriam Gardsbane and her friends make these elephants in their free time. Miriam Cardsbane doesn’t use the money to buy clothes or funny toys. She uses the money to help elephants.

“Elephants need help,” Miriam said after her day at the market. “A lot of people don’t know what happens to these animals.”

Two years ago, Miriam watched a TV program about elephants. Some people made elephant shows for money in streets. How poor these elephants were! They should be free in the forest. That was why Miriam decided to do something to help elephants.

People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something that is polite in one country may be quite impolite in another.

In Britain, you mustn’t lift your bowl to your mouth when you are having some liquid (液体的) food. But it’s different in Japan, you even needn’t worry about making noises when you have it. It shows that you are enjoying it. But it is bad manners in Britain. If you are a visitor in Mongolia, what manners do they wish you to have? They wish you to give a loud “burp” (打嗝) after you finish eating. Burping shows that you like the food. In Britain, you should try not to put your hands on the table when you’re having a meal. In Mexico, however, people should keep their hands on the table during a meal. But in Arab countries you must be very careful with your hands. You mustn’t eat with your left hand. Arab think it very bad manners when you are eating with left hands.

So, what should you do if you are on a visit in another country? Well, just do in Rome as the Romans do. You can ask the local people to help you or just watch carefully and follow them.

There would be a sports meet next Monday.     31    .

We did many things.     32    . They look like the real five Olympic rings. We all like them very much.

At last, Monday came to us. On that day,     33    . Our teacher, Miss Li, encouraged us to take part in the sports.

In this sports meet, there were many events. I think riding bikes was the most interesting. The last one to pass the finishing line would be the winner. Li Wei in our class rode hard.     34    . We all cheered him on.

And there was a relay race including the head teacher (班主任) and their students. Our teacher ran very fast, and we all cheered him on. At last our class won the first.    35    .