Long long ago, there was a swan with golden feathers（羽毛）. She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a(n) ________ house near the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They ________ hard all year round, but they still didn’t get enough ________ to buy food.

The swan was ________ to see that. She said, “I’ll give one of my ________ to them each day, and then they can sell them and live a happy life.” That evening, she ________ to the poor woman’s house and left a golden feather on the table without saying anything. From then on, the swan came every day and ________ them a feather.

The woman was happy ________ their life was much better than before. But she also became greedy. She said to her ________, “The swan may fly away one day. We should take all ________ feathers when she comes next time.”

“Oh no, Mum!” cried the daughters ________, “This will hurt the swan!” But the mother wouldn’t listen. When the ________ came, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. Suddenly, the golden feathers ________ chicken feathers.

The golden swan said, “I came to ________ you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will ________ come back. Never be greedy!” So the swan flew away.

【推荐3】When I was in primary school, I got into a big argument with a boy in my class. I have forgotten what the argument was about, ________ I have never forgotten the lesson I learned that day.

I was sure that I was right and he was wrong, and he was just as convinced(确信的) that I was wrong and he was right. Our teacher decided to ________ us a very important lesson.

She ________ us to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on ________. In the middle of her desk was a large round object. I could see that it was _________. She asked the boy what color the object was. “White,” he answered.

I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, when it was clearly black! Another _________ started between my classmate and me this time _________ the color of the object.

The teacher told us to ________ places, and then she asked me what the color of the object was again. I had to answer,”White.”

It was an object with two ________ colored sides, and from his view point(视角) it was white. Only from my side was it black.

Sometimes we need to ________ things from the other person’s point of view in order to truly understand them.

【推荐1】Working from Home

My family recently had the bright idea that I should spend a day working from home.When I mapped out such a day, I had______working hard in my study, then taking a mid-morning cookie break with the kids, next returning to work, and finally going for a family walk.                           

However, during the first hour of my workday at home, I________touched any work. The children kept running into my study and asking me to play with them.Around 10:30 a.m., I decided to take that mid-morning cookie________and then found that there was nothing left in the cookie jar. The kids had eaten them all! I returned to my desk and began writing an e-mail until my wife walked in.

“I need to run to the store. Could you please fix the car battery (电池) for me?”, she said. I mumbled (嘟囔) to myself all the way to the car, did the job, and went back to my desk. Then, my kids started asking for lunch. After telling them over and over again to wait until their mom gets home, I finally put a sign to my door that ________ : Go Ask Someone Else!

And that worked really well. I finally________ to finish writing that e-mail. The house was quiet up to the________that the neighbor called and told me that my children went to ask him for lunch! I told him to send my kids back. Frustrated (懊恼的), I made sandwiches for the kids and myself. Just as I was cleaning up, my wife walked in.

I was so glad that she was back and couldn’t wait to escape. I________for the door to go back to my work. As I sat down at the desk, I realised things were not like what I had imagined. And I also understood how________ it is to take good care of a family.

【推荐2】

Carlos wanted a bulldog puppy (小狗) very much.

“That kind of dog is too _______,” said Mama. “Try to make some money. Ask our neighbors if they have _______ you can do.”

After two weeks, Carlos had saved (节省) twenty-six dollars. But it was not enough to _______ a puppy. Then, Papa pointed out a poster (海报) at the store: City Animal Shelter (收容所) Needs Your Help!

“The shelter _______ homeless pets,” Papa said. “Carlos, you need to know _______ to care for a puppy before you get one. I’m sure you can _______ a lot by working there.”

At the shelter, Miss Jones, the manager (经理) said, “We only take volunteers who work for _______. All our money is to help animals. ”

“You’ll know a lot about dogs,” Papa encouraged (鼓励) Carlos.

Carlos’s shoulders (肩膀) dropped. How was he ever going to get enough money for a puppy? _______, he agreed to give it a try.

Carlos started _______ at the shelter on Saturday. His job was sweeping. One ________ named Pepper jumped and ran around him all the time. She was fully grown, but she was as playful (好玩的) as a puppy.

After several weeks, Carlos began to treasure (珍惜) his ________ with the dogs, especially Pepper. One day Carlos asked Miss Jones why Pepper was ________ at the shelter.

Miss Jones sighed, “We’ve had ________ finding a home for Pepper. Most people don’t want such an energetic (精力旺盛的) dog.”

“I ________ I could buy her,” Carlos replied.

Miss Jones smiled, “You can’t buy her, but you can adopt (领养) her.” With his parents’ permission (许可), Carlos ________ it at last. “I thought I wanted a bulldog puppy, but I got Pepper instead,” Carlos said.

Pepper barked (吠) with joy.

【推荐3】A few days ago, I took a taxi to a hotel. When we were ______ for the traffic lights to turn green, I saw a poor ______. He took out a piece of bread from his pocket and took a bite(咬).

As he was about to take his next bite, a lost dog wagged its tail (摇着尾巴) looking at him. Without thinking, he sat down and put the ______ on the road for the dog to eat.

The dog sniffed (嗅) the bread and walked away. The boy waited ______ he was sure the dog was gone. Then he ______ the bread and ate it!

My heart cried and wanted to walk up to the boy but before I could open the door the light turned ______ and our car drove away. I kept thinking of walking up to the boy but I didn’t. I could have ______ the car and walked up to him, but again I didn’t.

All I did was ______, and this poor little boy who had only one piece of bread shared it with the dog without thinking, though he himself seemed to be very ______.

I learned one of the biggest lessons in my life that the boy ______ me without a conversation. He taught me to share love and happiness. I am so grateful to have learned this beautiful lesson from my little unknown teacher.