1 . A pencil and an eraser were good friends. They ______ each other for their hard work. And they knew that they were ______ without each other.

One day, the pencil started to draw a ______ line. It lost its balance and the line was not straight.

It knew the eraser would have to hurt ______ because of its mistake. So it said sorry to the eraser. The eraser felt surprised and asked ______.

“I’m so sorry. Whenever I make a ______, you’re always there to erase it. But you get ______ than before.” Cried the pencil.

Hearing this, the eraser said, “That’s true, but I really don’t ______. I was made to help you. So don’t worry, please.”

People who love ______ are just like the eraser, and we’re like the pencil. They always help us clean up our mistakes. Sometimes they get hurt when they help us. But they’re always ______ to do that.

2 . One day, an old wise (睿智的) man was on his way to teach villagers. A young man in the village stopped him. “You can not be _______ right.” he shouted. “You are stupid (愚蠢) like every person in this _______.”

The old man was not angry (生气的) with the young man. But he asked the young man a _______. “Tell me, if you buy a gift for your mother but she doesn’t take it who can have the gift _______ the end?” The man was surprised to hear the question, _______ it was not difficult. “It would be mine because I bought the gift,” he _______.

Then the old man said, “That’s right. It is just the same with your anger (怒气). If you feel angry with me but I don’t, then the anger goes back on you. You are the only _______ who is angry, not me. And your anger is _______ for you. If you want to be happy, you must _______ your anger. When you are angry with others, you will feel ________. But when you love others, you will feel happy.”

3 . Surprise parties are very popular in America. Many people think it is very exciting _____ surprise parties for his friends or family members. A surprise party must be either at home or in other great places. In a word, it shows the _____ of places. Do you want to know more _____ what a surprise party is like ? Here is an example.

It was a night at Bob’s home. Bob _____ home late from work. His wife asked him to go to the kitchen _____ bring her a glass of milk. Bob walked to the kitchen as usual. Suddenly, _____ cartoon panda came out and stood in front of him! Bob was very _____. Just then the panda took off its costume (戏服). It was his friend Frank! “Surprise! Happy birthday to you!” But Bob forgot _____. His wife and friends prepared a surprise birthday party for him!

In fact, there _____ hundreds of different kinds of surprise parties. Would you like to have a surprise party for someone to show your _____ and care to him or her?

4 . How do people pass on messages? When you write a letter or _______ a telephone call, your words take a message. People communicate with words. _______ sometimes you can communicate without words. A smile on your face shows you are _______ and friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. _______ you put up your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying no. You nod and people know you are saying yes.

Other things can also give some information, for example a sign at the bus stop _______ you to know which bus to take. A sign on the wall of _______ school helps you to find the library. _______ on doors tell you how to go in or out. Have you ever _______ that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time? People can communicate in many other ways. The _______ can use their drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell you ________ all wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TV, radio and films all help you to communicate with other people. They all help you to know what is going on in the world.

Once a big horse and a small donkey (驴) were traveling together. They carried all kinds of things on their backs for their ________. The big horse was very strong, ________ he carried as heavy things as the small donkey.

The horse ________ as if (好像) on wings. The donkey was able to catch up with him in the beginning. But after a ________ the donkey began to feel too ________ to catch up any more.

The donkey asked the horse, “Brother Horse, could you please help me? I am afraid I ________ go on carrying as heavy things as you can.”

“No. You carry yours, and I carry ________. It is not my problem that you are not so big and strong as me,” answered the horse, feeling very ________ that he was stronger.

Not long after that, the donkey finally ________ down to the ground and died. Their owner moved what the donkey had carried onto the back of the horse. The horse then knew he should have helped the donkey out. That way at least the donkey could carry ________. The horse was sorry for being too selfish (自私), but it was too late.

6 . Hi, friends. There is a new _____ in my neighborhood. The food there is very delicious. My parents and I _____ having dinner there on the weekend. It’s not far from my home, so we _____ drive there. After dinner we often take a walk in the _____ across from the restaurant. And on weekends we sometimes _____. There is a big supermarket next to the park.

The restaurant is also a great _____ to have big parties. I plan to have my 14th birthday party there next Friday. If you are _____, welcome to my party. You can find the restaurant _____. It’s on Zhongshan Road, _____ a bank and a hotel. Oh, I _____ to tell you the name of the restaurant. It’s Jinyang Restaurant.

7 . A father noticed his son crying silently. He asked him, “What’s wrong, son?”

The boy answered, “My classmates _________ at me, calling me son of a poor gardener.”

The father said, “Come with me, son, and let’s plant some _________. It might cheer you up.” They walked to the garden, then the father took out some flower seeds (种子) and said, “Let’s carry out an experiment. We will _________ two flowers separately. I will care for one and you’ll care for the other. I will water mine with clean water, but you will water yours with _________ water. We shall see the results in the weeks to come.”

The son was happy as he joined his father in planting the flowers. It took them some days to care for _________ and watch them grow. Later, the father brought his son to the garden and said to him, “Look at the two flowers and tell me _________ you see.” The boy replied, “My flower looks _________ than yours, how is that even possible when your water is cleaner?”

The father smiled and said, “That’s _________ dirty water can’t stop a plant from growing. It serves as organic fertilizer (有机肥) to help it grow. You see, son, there are some people who will put you down in life, stop your dreams and throw bad _________ on you. Always remember that there is nothing wrong with you, and don’t let the bad words make you cry. __________, let it encourage you into being a better person.”

8 . A 16-year-old girl named Tian Tian has become hot recently. Although she is ________ disabled in her head, she touches people’s hearts. She also won her an education ________ by selling self-made popcorn (爆米花) on the street alone. She’ll be able to study in a school.

Tian was born with the disability. Mother always tries to ________ her to live normally. As Tian grew up, mother had the idea ________ developing her independence by selling homemade popcorn.

At first, Tian was so ________ that few came to buy. To help her ________ her confidence, mother even paid some to buy popcorn. What’s more, she always stood by her and ________ her, “Take it easy even if no one comes to buy.”

Later Tian became more confident, and could ________ business well. Mother felt very proud of her progress. She said, “The moment you stood here, you were already a success.” She also shared Tian’s videos about popcorn selling story online. It got many people’s care and ________. Many people expressed their ________ of giving away. Mother refused. “My goal is to help her make a brave step forward, and one day she can live by herself. She is doing her best to show she can make it.”

9 . Once upon a time, a king of frog decided to have a ________. “There is a tree near the pond(池塘). The one who climbs to the top of this tree will be the winner,” he said.

All the frogs were ________ to take part in the competition. As soon as it started, they began climbing one by one. ________ many frogs fell down, which made them hopeless while others ________. Those who didn’t try said, “No one can do it. It’s ________.” After hearing this, some of them stopped trying. However, one frog didn’t ________. He kept trying and succeeded. All the other frogs were quite surprised. They all wanted to know ________ he was able to do it.

The winning frog told them he was deaf and couldn’t ________ anything. He thought the frogs below were cheering for him. The encouragement made him try harder and ________ be made it.

Sometimes, we should not listen to negative (消极的) words from others. Instead, we should focus on our ________ and put in all effort to achieve them.

10 . Many parents and kids can’t get on well with each other. They always ________ with each other. Arguing is the only communication they have.

Sally, a 12-year-old girl, studied in No.23 Middle School. Her parents had a dream. But Sally didn’t have the same ________. Her parents would like her to become a doctor, ________ Sally wanted to be a painter. She liked ________. She won many prizes in the painting competitions. Her parents thought she couldn’t make much ________ as a painter. They hoped their daughter could have a rich life in the future. And they thought that the way to the painter was more difficult than the way to the doctor. They hoped their daughter could ________ painting.

“________ do they want me to be a doctor? I only want to be ________. Becoming a famous painter like Qi Baishi is my dream,” Sally said.

I think that it is ________ for parents to learn to understand their children. It is also good for kids to think about the suggestions from parents. If parents and kids have problems, why not sit down and ________ with each other well? Then the thing won’t be a big deal.