An old Japanese man kept a sparrow【小题1】which he was very fond. One day it flew away. He went out, 【小题2】 (look) all over the place for his sparrow. At last, he met his sparrow. “I missed you very much, sparrow.【小题3】you follow me home ? ''【小题4】the sparrow was happy to see the old man, it shook【小题5】(it) head. There were many other birds. They all looked healthy. "I am glad you have good companions, dear sparrow. " said the old man. When it was time for the old man to leave , the sparrow gave him a basket as a present. "Well," said the old man's wife【小题6】(anger) when he returned, "where have you been all day?" "[ have been to the home of my lost sparrow”, replied he. When he opened the basket he was 【小题7】(amaze) to find it was full of gold. The old woman was very greedy. But she used to treat it very badly. She unashamedly asked for a present. “Alright”，replied the sparrow, “I offer you two【小题8】(choose). One basket is light and the other is heavy.【小题9】(pick )one out，and you can take it home.” The greedy old woman cried out, "I'll take【小题10】heavy one." So the old woman carried the heavy basket breathlessly all the way. But when she arrived home and opened the basket, it was full of stones.

If your every dinner with your parents 【小题1】(seem) to turn into a battle, you are not alone. Heated arguments and cold silences are common between teenagers and their parents. Such family tensions may result 【小题2】 teenagers’ physical changes. 【小题3】(balance) your developing mental needs is also a headache. It can be difficult when your parents treat you like a child but expect you to act like 【小题4】 adult, 【小题5】 will lead to a breakdown in your relationship.

The key to keeping the peace with your parents 【小题6】(be) regular and honest 【小题7】(communicate). You should try to understand the situation from their point of view. It is 【小题8】(complete) normal to struggle with the stress that parent-child tensions create. You are supposed to believe that you and your parents can work together 【小题9】(improve) your relationship. This stormy period will not last and everything will turn 【小题10】 all right in the end.

On a cold winter evening, I was walking home, tired and hungry, when shouts for help came from behind some trees. I slowed down to listen and realized that 【小题1】girl was being attacked not far away from where I stood.

“Should I go to help her 【小题2】 just run to the nearest phone and call the police?” I thought. I was worried about my own 【小题3】(safe). “What if I am hurt, too?” But the girl’s cries were growing weaker. I thought, “It’s time for me 【小题4】 (act) quickly, though it may mean losing my own life.”

I ran behind the trees and fought 【小题5】 the attacker. We fought for a few minutes before the man ran away.

【小题6】(breathe) heavily, I went over to the girl, 【小题7】was crying behind a tree. I didn’t want to frighten her any further, so I spoke to her from a distance.

I said 【小题8】 (soft), “It’s OK! The man ran away. You’re safe now.” There was a long silence and then I heard the 【小题9】 (word) said in both wonder and surprise. “Dad, is that you?” And then, from behind the tree 【小题10】(walk) out my youngest daughter, Katherine.