Jack is a young man from a very poor family. He works in a small factory and makes ________ money every month. He always feels sad. One day he stands with an old man in a park. He says, “It is really not fair (公平). Do you know John? He is my best ________. He was a ________ student at school. He ________ did his homework after school. But now he is a successful ________”. The man answers, ”Now he is quite ________. He always keeps on writing his novels very late in the evening...”

Jack ________ the old man’s words, “Justin is my classmate, too. His body was very weak at school. He was usually in ________ because of his sick legs. He couldn’t have ________ lessons at all. But now he is a popular player.”

“Oh, I hear in the past he always spent all his time ________ and...”

“Now,” Jack stops him again, “Paul has a big restaurant. At school he had no money to eat beef or chicken.” This time the old man doesn’t ________ quickly. But Jack is impatient (不耐烦的), “________ don’t you say a word? Is it fair ________ unfair?”

“I think it is fair. Success (成功) is a ladder (梯子). If you always put your two ________ in the pocket (口袋) and stop trying, you can’t arrive at the ________ of success forever.”

After hearing that, Jack’s face turns red. He knows that better late than never.

China is nation of etiquette (礼仪). Chinese people are among the most friendly people in the world. If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they would be surprised (吃惊的) at the warmth that they would get as guests (宾客).

When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you.Then he will serve you snacks like biscuits or candy. ▲, never letting you feel lonely.

At the same time, other family members will prepare (准备) a meal for you. Chinese people treat the guests with a big meal.They always present more food than the guest can eat. On the table, the guest must be the first to eat. A Western (西方的) guest is surprised that the Chinese host likes to pick food for visitors. This won’t happen (发生) at Western tables.The Chinese family try their best to make you feel at home. As you are eating, the host usually says, “It seems that you didn’t eat much. Please have more.” Although you tell them you are full, they still put more food in your bowl.

Being warm and friendly is an important part of Chinese culture. As Confucius (孔子) said thousands of years ago “How happy we are to meet friends from a far!”

Family rules help children learn what is and isn’t OK in the family. Following them can help children learn to follow rules in other places, so it’s not good to make rules too late. Good family rules are easy for children to understand (理解).

One day, on the way home from school, my mom told me she was going to make some new rules for me, for my brothers and sisters. Before this, we knew she wanted us to be good, but we really didn’t have any rules. Well, Mom took care of that. On Sunday she started giving us some rules. Clean your rooms every other day. Be ready for dinner at 7:00 p.m. That means sitting at the table, with clean hands. If mom is having a meeting in the house, be very quiet. That means turning down the music and the TV. Be ready for bed at 9:30 p.m. and get up at 7:30 a.m. to get ready for school. Take out the rubbish (垃圾) on Monday morning before school. Clean the bathroom on Friday.

Following these rules isn’t too hard, and sometimes it’s even fun. Other times, it can be tough. For example, if your room is really dirty and you can’t finish cleaning it on that day, you have to finish it on the next day, along with something else you have to do. That isn’t easy.

Mom made these rules because she loves us a lot. She wants us to learn how to be on time, be clean and tidy and be polite (有礼貌的). Every day, we try to follow her rules. These rules help make our family warm and happy. I feel lucky to grow up in such a family.

61. 假如你是李华，你有一个来自美国的笔友Peter。今天刚收到他的E-mail，他想了解你的校园生活。请根据以下内容提示，从上学方式，校规及业余爱好三个方面来描述。

Thanks for your E-mail! I’m very happy to tell you something about my school life. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes.

Li Hua