There was a big tree in the forest. It was tall and  1. Next to it was a small herb(小草). One day, the big tree said, “I grow well. No one can 2 me.” While the herb replied, “Dear friend, you shouldn't be so3yourself. Even the strongest tree will 4 one day.” But the tree didn't listen to the herb and he continued to praise5 .

    One night, a strong wind began to blow. It was so strong that almost 6was blown in the air. 7 the tree stood firmly(稳固地). Then the 8 came. It rained heavily, however, the tree 9 stood strong. At the same time, the herb bowed low against the ground. 10 this, the tree began to make fun of the herb.

    On another day, there was a storm in the 11. The storm kept growing stronger and the tree finally fell down. When the storm 12 and everything was in silence, the herb stood straight. He 13 and found the fallen tree. Then he said, “Now you know 14I told you is the truth.”

    We should realize that sometimes15 down doesn't mean you are not strong enough. It's a way of protecting yourself.

    American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind of them. People of many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.

    You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.

    “Excuse me” is anther short sentence they use. When you hear someone stay behind you, you know that someone wants to walk to past you without touching you. It's not polite to break others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin to talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.

    People usually hate mice, but one mouse has won the hearts of the people all over the world—the famous Mickey Mouse.

    Fifty years ago most movies were silent. A man called Walt Disney made a cartoon mouse that could talk his movies. He named his mouse Mickey Mouse. People, both young and old, were very excited at the talking mouse. Children loved to see their friend, because he brought joy and laughter to them.

    Mickey was a clean mouse right from the beginning. Perhaps this is one reason why people hate real mice and love Mickey Mouse. In his early life Mickey made some mistakes. People were angry. They wrote to Disney and said that they did not want Mickey to do silly things. So Disney made a new animal named Donald Duck. He also made a dog called Pluto. This dog does stupid things and makes mistakes wherever he goes. Now our Mickey Mouse is not only clean but also important. He appears as a beautiful and clever star. He has his friends in almost every country.

    We all know that different people have different hobbies. Some like planting flowers, some like exercising and others like building model ships. I am Jack and I like collecting stamps.

    There are four people in my family and they are my parents, my brother and I. My father works in a big company. He usually goes abroad three or four times a year. Two years ago when he was working abroad, he sent home a letter with a beautiful stamp on the envelope. The stamp was very beautiful and I like it very much. Since then, when my father goes abroad, I always ask him to send me different stamps from different countries.

    My brother went to college last year and he often wrote me letters instead of chatting with me or sending e—mail to me, so that I could see the beautiful stamps on the envelopes and I always took them down and put them in my box. Now I have more than a thousand stamps. From these stamps I can learn a lot of knowledge like the history persons. Whenever I look through the beautiful stamps, I will feel relaxed and happy. They are like my “good and nice friends.”

    I have a twin sister, Jenny. She has       （长的）hair than me. Many people think       （我们）must have a lot of things in       （普通的，常见的）. That's not true. Jenny is creative. She won the best       （奖项）in the school talent show. She likes making friends, so she is more       （外向的）. But I like staying at home. And I watch TV       （两次）a week because I have to go to school every day. I always get better       （分数）but she is much less hard—working. So maybe I should help her.       （然而）, we also have some similarities. We       （都）like sports and going shopping, so we can talk about and       （分享）everything. I love my sister.

    Mr. Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work. It was raining hard and the streets were       He drove        fast that he couldn't see the red lights. He couldn't stop his car        it hit another one. An old man got out of the car and called out        (angry), “What are you doing? How can you drive so fast?” “I'm sorry, sir,” said Mr. Brown, “I        (not see) the lights turn red.” Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it        the old man. “It's cold today, sir,” said Mr. Brown. “Please drink a little, and then you'll get       .”The old man drank some wine and became happy. He asked, “I'm feeling much       now. Why don't you drink some?” “I can't drink        (something) now, sir.” Answered Mr. Brown, “I        (wait) for the policeman. Only drunkards cause accidents, you know!”

    Nearly all the students like holiday. And how do you make them meaningful? Here are some tips for us all students.

         It's your duty to finish your homework. Don't try to finish it one day, and you can do it little by little.

         After doing your homework, you can watch TV or play some computer games. But you can't play it for too long time, or it will be bad for your eyes.

        In holidays, you may not have dinners on time, but you can't eat too much junk food.

        A trip can make you relaxed. Travelling with your parents to another place is also a good idea. You can travel with a camera. And after you come back to school, show your photos to your classmates.

       The holiday is the best time for you to read some good books. Borrow some educational books from the library and read them, you can also write what you feel after reading them. It's good for your study.

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Dear Ben,

    Thank you for your last e—mail. Let me tell you what we did on March 5^th in our school.

    If you have the chance to come to China, I hope you can join us.

Yours,

Zhang Hua