Tom was a middle-aged leather trader. His repeated _______ in business made him an unhappy man and he often complained that he had been cheated(欺骗) by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to _______.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busy _______their new home, the light suddenly went out. Tom was _______ to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to _______ helplessly in a low mood. Just then he heard light knocks on his door that were _______ heard in the quiet night.

"Who's it? " he wondered, since Tom was a _______to this city. And this was the moment he especially _______ to be disturbed (打扰), so he went to the door and opened it violently. At the door was a little girl, _______ asking, "Sir, do you have candles? I'm your ________." "No," answered Tom in anger and shut the door ________. "What a nuisance (麻烦事)!" He complained over it with his wife. "No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to borrow things."

After a while, the door was ________ again by someone. He found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, "My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these." Tom was very ________ by what he saw. At that moment he ________ realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was ________else but himself, for his eyes had been clouded by his unkind mind.

We were locked in a darkness room, Ned tried to escape from the submarine. I remembered that unforgettable day. When morning came, we saw the monster behind us. After fighting against it, Conseil, Ned and I were thrown into the sea and stood on the monster. We thought it was a giant narwhal. In fact, it was a submarine. A few seconds later, eight men came out and pulled us into this room on the submarine.

Suddenly, two men entered. The tall man was Captain Nemo. He even knew everything we did with him. He asked us to promise not to escape. Finally, we reached an agreement.

Captain Nemo showed me the art gallery with many paintings by famous artists and a museum that contained many thousands of wonderful shells, pearls and other treasures from the sea. I had never seen such a good museum. “What a wonderful ship, it must have cost a fortune” “That’s true!” he replied. “I love it as if it were my child.”

A few days later, Captain Nemo invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island. About one hundred savages followed us and tried to come into the ship. Captain Nemo didn’t worry about them. When they put their hand on the rail，they all fell back and ran away. Captain Nemo had put electricity into the rail. Anybody who touched it would receive an electric shock.

One day, he asked me to follow him to another room. A man lay on a bed with a very bad head wound. I looked at it.   “What happened?” Captain Nemo answered, “Something broke in the engine. A heavy piece of metal hit his head.” He is going to die soon,” I said. “Nothing can save him.” Tears filled Captain Nemo's eyes, and he asked me to leave.

We sailed through a sea of milk and huge armies of shell sand, sometimes large crowds of sharks. I realized that I did not really want to escape.

Mike, John and James had been together for five months. Everyone said they were fantastic but they still had not got a paying job.

The three guys had become friends in music class, and organizing a group was Mike's idea. Mike played the guitar and acted as leader. John was on drums and James was on the saxophone. They got together just for fun and named their group Playday.

But when some fans praised them, they decided to turn fun into profit(利润). To make themselves known, Playday volunteered to entertain at parties. They played for free at school. Mike felt like a superstar! They practiced hard and discussed young musicians who had vaulted into prominence.

“We can do it!" Mike encouraged the group.

After months of keeping spirits high, Mike was tired. They haven't seen even a cent. Everyone was in low spirits. They decided to break up after one final volunteer job. The next day, they were to perform for patients at the Children's Hospital where Mike's mother worked as a nurse.

The next day the three young guys set up in the hospital hall, and the nurses brought in the audience. As Playday began, Mike could feel their spirit were not high. Then Mike noticed one patient sitting in her wheelchair. Her expression was vacant(茫然), but when music filled the room, this doll came to life. She sat up straight, and the light that shone in her eyes lighted up something in Mike. He felt the excitement he'd been missing. As Mike's playing caught fire, James and John gained energy.

After the performance, the three guys spent time with the patients. Mike spoke to the girl in her wheelchair.

“Probably not," Mike answered. “But I'll never give up my music. I felt happy playing for you!"