11．　　One Saturday morning. I decided (决定) to go camping in a forest. I would like (1)       away from the city for a day or two.
　　After an hour's drive, I arrived (2)       the forest and found many people camping there. We were excited to enjoy the beauty of nature. I put up my tent (帐篷) and built a fence on every side of the tent. After that, I started to drive around the forest. The air is very fresh and (3)       birds were singing in the trees. I (4)       saw many small animals running in the forests.
　　(5)       I got back to the camp, I found that my fence broke down. A man showed (6)       some animals footprints and advised (建议)me to be (7)       when sleeping in the tent. That night, I couldn't (8)       when I heard any sound outside, (9)       I was brave and everything was fine. The next morning, I packed up my tent and (10)       quietly.
　　What an unforgettable experience (经历)!

12．　　Tom is waiting for his school bus with his lunch box. A little child calls him. He looks very (1)       and wears a dirty shirt.
　　"Who are you and what do you want form me?"
　　The little boy asks for (2)       with his low voice. But Tom says "How can I help you?I am a little boy and don't have anything to (3)       you.
　　The best thing you can do is to ask your parents for help. " The little boy says (4)      , "I don't have parents."
　　Tom feels sorry for him. But he still doesn't know how he can help the little child The little boy (5)       Tom's box and asks, "What do you have in it?"
　　"My lunch. My mum packed (打包) it for me every day with (6)       food. Hearing this, the boy's eyes stick to the box.
　　"Can you give me some of it?I'm quite (7)       ask the boy.
　　Tom gives his lunch box to the little boy and gets on the (8)      . He cannot say a word from his mouth when he sees the (9)       on the face of the little boy. That makes Tom understand something. We can be (10)       too if we show a kind face to someone who needs help.

14．　　Bill is a good boy. He is seven years old, and he's going to school. But Bill has a short-coming. He can't get up early. He always sleeps until nine or ten o'clock in the morning.
　　His mother didn't want him to be late for school. So she bought him an alarm clock. She said to him, "You must get up when you hear the clock ring." "Yes, Mum." Bill answered. From then on, when he heard the clock ring at six in the morning, he gets up quickly.
　　One day, his mother forgot to wind up (上发条) the clock. And the next morning Bill didn't get up at six thirty. It was time for breakfast. Mother went to wake him up. Bill was in bed and his eyes were open. He said to his mother, " I woke up very early."
　　"Then why didn't you get up?" Mother asked. "You told me to get up when I heard the clock ring. So I am now waiting for the clock to ring."

15．　　Like the gold watch in the barn, success (成功) is around us in our lives. Only when we keep on looking for it we can find it.
　　A farmer lost an expensive gold watch in the barn(谷仓)on the farm. He looked for it everywhere but couldn't find it. So he put a notice on the gate of the farm:Whoever finds the gold watch will get 100 dollars from me.
　　People tried their best to look for the watch in order to get the money. However, the barn was too large and the straw (草) in the barn was too thick. It was getting dark and they still couldn't find it so they gave up(放弃)the 100 dollars one by one.
　　But only a small boy still kept on looking for it. He had nothing to eat the whole day To solve the family problem, he hoped to find the gold watch and let his parents, brothers and sisters have a full meal.
　　The night was already getting late, the boy was also tried. He was lying in the straw to have a rest when he heard a strange "tick-tock". He held his breath at once, listened carefully, and followed the sound. He found the watch and got the 100 dollars.

16．　　"Such a cold day," said Mother Nature. "and no blankets (毯子) to keep my babies warm! If Father Winter does not send me some blankets soon. I am afraid the cold weather will pick my babies' leaves, take away their flowers and make them sick till they are ready to die."
　　"I must write a letter to Father Winter," said Mother Nature.
　　This is what the letter said:
Dear Father Winter;
　　Have you any warm blankets for my babies? The season is coming when they should have a long, long sleep. And the cold weather is coming too. Please send me some blankets soon.
From your old friend,
Mother Nature
　　Then she called her postman, Autumn Wind, and sent him to the north with her letter. King Winter was sitting at the back of the North Wind, planning his coming work on Earth when Autumn Wind arrived with the letter.
　　"Dear me!Something must be done to stop the babies getting cold. Ho! Snowflake, come here and bring your sisters and brothers with you. Mother Nature has need of you, my helpers," said the king, "You must stop the next passing cloud, and go down to the Earth, and cover up the babies."
　　Just then a golden-edged cloud floated by, and the snowflakes stayed together on it and were soon travelling to the Earth.
　　The next morning, white blankets had covered the land. Dear Mother Nature was glad because her babies were all sleeping safe and warm under the white blankets.

17．　　What do you think of your school life? Someone said it was very boring because you just have lessons all day. But let me tell you how we can make our school life full of fun. I am in school now but believe me, I enjoy my schooldays a lot. (1)      
　　First, you should make a lot of friends. You can share your joy and sadness, enjoy your school days and do everything together with them. (2)       So you can share even your secrets with him or her.
　　Second, you'd better be in one of your school sports clubs. (3)      It doesn't matter who wins because playing itself is fun. Sports will make your school life colorful.
　　Third, you should try to spend more time in reading. If you read more books, you will find reading can give you a lot of happiness. (4)      
　　Try your best to do the above three things. (5)       You'll love to go to school and maybe want to go to school even at the weekend.
A.The most important thing is to get a good friend.
B.You'll enjoy yourself very much at school.
C.You can take part in different sports or matches.
D.There are lots of ways to help you stay happy at school.
E.You will also find it meaningful to read more books.

18．　　Frank is an outgoing boy. He likes traveling and his d(1)       is to travel around the world. He thinks it is i(2)       to know more about the Earth and try to respect it. This winter holiday, he plans to go to Beijing for a t(3)       with his family. Frank also enjoys playing the g(4)      . He usually s(5)       two hours practicing playing it, so he can play it very well.
　　I think Frank is an interesting boy. Do you think so?

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