1 . Long long ago, there was a man and his wife who worked for a wise man. One day, the wise man pointed to a big box in his living room and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do: Don’t open the __________.” After saying this, he left home.   

The woman said to her husband, “There must be __________ expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband didn’t want to __________ it, but the woman wouldn’t give up.

A few days later, the woman made a decision to find out what was in the box. Before her husband could stop her, she opened the box and __________ it, expecting something expensive in it. However, there was nothing in the box. She was very __________. She tried hard to close the box, __________ she couldn’t do that.

That evening, the wise man __________ back. When he got home, he found that the box was open. He was very angry and he asked the woman and her __________ to leave his home at once. “But there was nothing __________ the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything at all.” The wise man shouted, “The box is not important. Now I know that I can’t believe in you. That’s what is __________!”

This story tells us the importance of being honest.

2 . Mrs. Ball had a son. His name was Mick. She _______ him very much and as he was not a _______ child, she was always afraid that he might be ill, so she used to take him to see the best _______ in the town four times a year to be _______.

During one of these years, the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests and then said to him, “Have you had any _______ with your nose or ears recently?” Mick _______ for a second and then answered, “Yes, I have.”

Mrs. Ball was very _______. “But I’m sure you have never told me that, Mick!” She said worriedly. “Oh, really?” Said the doctor _______. “And what trouble have you with your nose and ears, my boy?” “Well,” answered Mick, “I always have trouble with them when I’m _______ my sweater off, because the ________ is very tight.”

6 . One day a poor man was travelling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then sat down to eat something.

A few minutes later, a rich man came along with a horse, and he tied his _______ to the same tree. “Please _______your horse to another tree," said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill _______ .” But the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!" He tied up his horse and had lunch nearby.

After a moment, they heard a terrible noise—the two horses were _______ ! They went up to the horses, but it was too late. The rich man's horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!" cried the rich man. “My horse cost me 10,000 yuan. You must _______ it!" And then he brought the poor man before a judge. The _______ asked the poor man some questions, _______ he made no answer.

At last the judge said, “This man is dumb (哑的). He cannot speak."

“Oh!" The rich man shouted _______ . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him."

“Are you sure?" asked the judge. “What did he say?"

"He told me not to tie my horse to the _______ tree because his horse was wild and would kill mine," answered the rich man.

"Oh," said the judge. "So he warned you not to tie your horse to the same tree. And do you still want to get money from him?"

The rich man said ________ and left silently.

7 . On a cold winter afternoon, I was walking home from a ______. I felt a little tired as I was carrying my shopping bags. They were so heavy that I decided to stop to ______. I noticed an old man ______ poor clothes walking out of a restaurant. He was holding a paper bag. He walked to a nearby dustbin and looked into it.

I suddenly felt ______. I knew the old man would take all that he could get, so I went up to him and ______ him some fruit. The old man, with wrinkles (皱纹) on his face, looked up in surprise and took what I gave him.

A big smile appeared on his face. Then he said, “Wow! Today is my ______ day. First, someone gave me this sandwich and this drink, and now you give me some ______. Thank you, boy.” Then he went away ______.

Just then, I ______ what the saying “Giving is getting” really meant. Everyone in the world needs help and everyone can offer help.

Sometimes giving doesn’t cost much, ______ it means a lot to the people who receive your help. The man’s happiness at that moment comes into my mind every time I have the chance to help others.

8 . When I was a little child, my mom always made delicious food for my dad and me. One evening, when we got home, she put a plate of cakes in front of us. To my surprise, the _____ were burnt! Nobody liked burnt cakes, and I didn’t want to ______ them at all. Then I turned to my dad. He ________ one of the burnt cakes and put it into his mouth. He smiled at my mom and thanked her. And as usual, he asked me how my day was at school. I didn’t _____ what I told him that night, but I remembered clearly that he ate all of the burnt cakes!

When I left the table, I heard my mom say sorry _______ my dad for burning the cakes. And I would never forget what he said, “Honey, it doesn’t matter. I don’t mind whether the cakes are burnt or not. I like the cakes ___ they show your love.”

Later, I asked Dad whether he really _____ the burnt cakes. He held me in his arms and said, “Your mom works very hard and she’s really _____. I don’t want to make her sad.”

You know, life is full of things that are not perfect(完美), and nobody is _______ . Since we all make mistakes, we should learn to accept each other’s ______.