Once, a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around, looking for its1piece. But because it was not complete, it could only roll (滚) very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine2the way. It talked with worms. It found lots of different pieces, but3of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on4for the lost piece. Then one day the circle found a piece that fit5The circle put the piece into6It could be whole with nothing lost. It was so happy and began to roll. As it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad7it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled very slowly.
Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something. A man who8everything is poor in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something9He will never know someone loves him or someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had.
We couldn't be perfect. But we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, kind enough to share10with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always have a wonderful time in our life.
Last Monday John went downtown. After John spent a long time shopping downtown, he got very hungry. Across the street there was a McDonald's. He didn't usually eat at fast food restaurants and didn't know what to order. When he looked at the menu, it was hard for him to make a decision. Not only were there ten similar types of hamburger dinners, but there were also fish and chicken dinners. He didn't know what to choose. He thought of asking the cashier for help, but she didn't look very friendly. At last he chose a small chicken meal. “With so many choices, it's not very fast food!” he thought.
Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp(营地). There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family?Some women say they need time to be alone.
At Mother's Camp a woman has room for herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask, “Mom, what's for dinner?” No husband will say, “Oh, dear, I can't find any clean socks.” In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home for a second job—taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.
In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can't find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.
Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don't cook, they don't clean and they don't look after their children and husbands. What do they do?They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp.
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A group of children grow vegetables and take care of but they are not playing “Farmville” online. Students Gateway International School have started farming a piece of land in the school. The students in the school are from different countries,as the Philippines.
“They give part of the harvest to us and we cook it for them. We are to ask the parents to buy the vegetables planted by the children. This will also teach them the importance of money.” Said the head teacher of the school.
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Mr. Smith in a police station for 42 years and he will retire this autumn. He tried to work hard in his life but he wasn't lucky enough even a thief.
Last weekend, Mr. Smith to buy some sugar in a shop. When he got into the shop, he suddenly saw a young man get some money from a woman's bag and walk away. He ran to the thief and at the end of a blind alley(死胡同), the young thief by Mr. Smith.
“Please give me a chance, sir,” said the thief. “I'll never do that again!”
“But who can give me a chance?” said Mr. Smith. “I next month and this is the first time I've caught a thief!”
A: Hello! May I speak to Mary?
B: Speaking.
A: This is Lin Tao. 1
B: I am watching a soap opera at home.
A: 2
B: In fact, I don't mind it.
A: I don't like soap operas, either. So, do you want to go to a movie?
B: 3 I went to the beach last weekend. It made me feel tired.
A: How was your weekend?
B: 4 The beaches were beautiful, the food was delicious, and the people there were friendly.
A: Really?I want to go there. But my parents don't.
B: Don't mind 5. Just do what you like to.
A: OK, I will. Bye.
B: Byebye.
I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收银台）in her general store. I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”
At first I was paid in candy. I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account.
By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妆品）. I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “ What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妆）ideas.
The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn't need to be a Rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.
A. Later I received 50 cents an hour.
B. Before long, she let me sit there by myself.
C. I ended up selling a record amount of cosmetics.
D. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.
E. My grandma's trust taught me how to handle responsibility.
F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.
G. Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.
