An old man sat on a train. He was on his way home after he ________ his son working in a big city. He was looking at the new shoes happily because his son bought them for him. Suddenly, one of the shoes fell out of the window of the ________ by accident. The people around him all were ________ for him and they said to him, “Don’t worry! It’s only a shoe. You still have a shoe.” But to their surprise, the old man threw the other ________ out of the window. A woman asked, “Why? It’s new.” The old man said with a smile, “Only one shoe is no use for me. But if anyone finds that pair of shoes, he can ________ them happily.”

Helen was sitting in the garden reading her favorite book. Some time later, her old ________ sat beside her. Suddenly, she pointed at something and asked Helen what it was. Helen looked at it and told her it was a sparrow (麻雀). Helen was ________ by the simple question.

Helen went on reading. Several ________ later, her old mother asked her the same question and Helen found it was the same bird. After a little while, the old woman again asked the question about the sparrow. This time Helen got ________ . She shouted at her mother for asking the question again and again. The old woman ________ stood up and entered the house. Helen continued reading her book. A few minutes passed and her old mother ________ beside her again. She opened an old diary and put it in front of Helen. Helen picked up the diary and began to read it. It said, “Today, while I was ________ in the garden, my little Helen came to me. Looking at a sparrow on a tree, my child asked me what it was. I ________ at her, said it was a sparrow and kissed her. After a while, little Helen asked the question again. This went on until she went back into the house with me after I finished my work. Little Helen asked me at least ten times and I kept on answering her and ________ her.”

Tears came into Helen’s eyes. She closed the ________ and felt very sorry for what she did. She realized that she should treat her mother the way her mother treated her.

There was a big lake in the forest. A crocodile (鳄鱼) with his wife lived in the lake. They ate fishes. By the lake stood a big tree. A monkey lived in it. He ate fruits. The monkey and the crocodile met every day and often played together.

One day, the crocodile’s wife saw the monkey and she wanted to eat the monkey’s heart. She said to her husband, “I don’t want to eat fishes in the lake any more. I think the monkey’s heart must be delicious. Go and get it for me!” The crocodile didn’t agree. But his wife added, “Don’t worry. Just bring him here and try to push him down into the water.” After thinking for a long time, the crocodile agreed.

The next day the crocodile invited the monkey to play by the lake. While they were playing, the crocodile pushed the monkey down into the water. The monkey asked the crocodile why he did that. The crocodile said, “My wife wants to eat your heart.” The monkey was shocked but he said, “I left my heart in the tree. Let’s go to take it.” The crocodile agreed. When they reached the tree, the monkey climbed up the tree quickly and said, “My heart is in my body.”

One Monday morning, the students were talking about their homework in the classroom. Last weekend, their homework was to sell something. They would use the money they made to buy school things for the children in poor areas. Now it was time for them to show how successful they were.

Liu Ling was the first one to speak. “I made some cakes and sold them. I made 40 yuan,” she said happily. “My friendly words and smiles helped me. At the same time, the cakes were rally delicious.” “Good,” said the teacher.

Yang Mei said, “I sold newspapers. I made 55 yuan and I told everyone that newspapers can tell us what is happening around the world.” “Very good, Yang Mei,” said the teacher.

Li Hang said, “I sold my toys and I made 62 yuan. I told everyone they were much cheaper than new toys.” “Great!” said the teacher.

Then it was Zhou Yi’s turn. Everyone looked at him. Zhou Yi walked to the front of the classroom and put a box of money on the teacher’s desk.

“1,242 yuan,” he said.

“1,242 yuan!” said the teacher. “What did you sell?”

“Toothbrushes,” said Zhou Yi.

“Toothbrushes?” the teacher asked. “How did you do it? How many toothbrushes did you sell to make that much money?”

“I found the busiest street in town,” said Zhou Yi, “I set up a chocolate stand (货摊) and invited everybody who walked by to taste my chocolate for free. They all said, ‘Your chocolate tastes good but it makes my teeth black!’ Then I said, ‘It is. Do you want to buy a toothbrush?’ ”

Have you ever imagined your simple T-shirt could act as an air conditioner (空调) on those hot summer days? Thanks to a discovery, that possibility is getting closer and the T-shirt may soon be found among your favorite clothing brands.

Two inventors took a completely new method. They designed a special textile (纺织品) that can take in body heat and then send out the energy. This new textile cools both the objects and things around them through a technology. This means that a T-shirt made of this textile looks like a normal T-shirt, but actually it is a device (设备) that works like a mirror.

Although the technology is not new and has been used for years to design plastic films and special paints, its use in the textile industry for the good of wearers is very special and exciting. That is because, in the past, the methods we used to deal with heat through clothes were only the suggestions on wearing light colors and choosing breathable textiles. But even when these suggestions can actually help you feel cool, they are simply not enough in the hottest season. The new textile, however, can reflect all kinds of light, and this can contribute to the cooling process. So this discovery is a real advance.

Right now, researchers still need to test the new method to know how effectively (有效) the new textile works while the wearers are standing or walking, and not directly facing the sky. They also need to test how well it works when T-shirts are not close to the skin. But it’s still a great success.

The two inventors are now looking out for clothing brands that are interested in using their textile. One inventor said, “The new material will increase clothing producing costs by just 10 percent. We can make it with large production. Everybody can afford a T-shirt made of this textile and the cost is basically the same as a normal T-shirt’s. It can do good to everybody.”

The world is our only home. Doing small things can make the world a better place. Here is some advice to you.

Give someone a book you once read. Once the person takes the book and finishes reading it, you can talk about the book with him.
31． They’ll probably feel uncomfortable.

Say something nice to someone. Tell the person how much you like his job, new clothes, singing and so on.
32． Just let someone know that something he is doing works.

33． Draw a picture or make a delicious cake for someone. Like giving someone a book, it tells the person that you are thinking about him and want to do something nice for him. Maybe the person will respond (回应), and maybe not. That’s not important.
34．

Teaching someone how to do something. Share your talent with a person by showing him how to do something.
35． Have patience and respect the person.

Anything that shows people you care about them will make the world a better place. Don’t wait and just do it now.

When I was a child, I loved to visit my grandparents’ farm. There was always something new to do,
46． (see) and to enjoy.

One day, I, together with my brothers and sisters, went to my grandparents’ farm to celebrate my birthday. We all liked eating strawberries and we went to pick
47． (they). We each took a basket. But I was lazy. I took the
48． (small) basket. While the others were picking strawberries, I had a rest. Before we
49． (return), I put a lot of grass in my basket and then I put a few strawberries on top. The basket looked full. My grandfather said he was proud
50． my hard work.

The next morning my grandmother made many
51． (pie). There was a big pie which
52． (make) just for me. It looked nice! But when I began to eat it, I found there was nothing but grass under the top strawberries! You can guess
53． surprised I was.

My grandfather looked at me
54． (calm) and said, “When you cheat others, you cheat yourself.” He didn’t need to say more but taught me
55． good lesson.

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