Adonis and Hassan were two businessmen. Adonis was a cheerful person, while Hassan was a very ______man. One day, they went to the city of Touria together.

They arrived at a forest. So tired, they sat down and ______. Later Adonis woke up, sat up laughing, and told Hassan he had a ______dream. An old man asked him to dig around the pine tree! Adonis believed it and started ______. Adonis said to Hassan, “I found a big pot full of gold coins. I had never in my life seen so much______! In fact, I would never take a dream seriously.”

“A dream like this ______has a meaning. If you do not want to dig, I will try instead. ______your dream to me.” Hassan said. When Adonis heard Hassan say so, he suddenly became very happy and ______sell his dream for the sum of 300 coins.

“Never have I made such a business ______. So much money for a simple dream of no value.” Adonis said.

Hassan then started to dig. And Adonis was amused to see that Hassan ______hard with heavy sweat.

Hanssan uncovered an earthen pot full of gold coins and then six more pots! Seeing this, Adonis started to ______the business deal.

Having so much gold, Hassan lived as a rich and satisfied man until his ______. When Hassan was alive, Adonis often came to visit him and greeted his friend with the ______, “Well, I have come to see what has happened to my dream.” And then they ______each other on the back laughing. But every time Adonis returned home ______, for he knew that he could never buy back his dream.

Lucy and Matts mum is a doctor. The children and their dad were ______ last Monday evening.

Mum ______ and said, “I ______ do some more work here at the hospital. Ask Dad ______ your dinner.”

“Oh no!” said Matt, “Dad ______ cook!”

The family ______ some food in the kitchen cupboards. They found some onion, potatoes and ______.

“What can we make with these?” asked Matt. “I’m very ______! I think I could eat a horse!” Then Lucy said, “I know! We can make ______.” Matt was not happy. He said “I don’t like soup. I want pasta and meatballs!” “Sorry, Matt,” Dad said. “We haven’t got any pasta or meatballs. We ______ have these vegetables to eat for dinner.”

Lucy and Dad made the soup. Then the ______ of them sat down and started eating. Lucy asked Matt, “So, ______ do you think?” “It’s fantastic! I ______ it!” Matt answered.

“Can I have ______ bowl of soup, please?” ______they all laughed. What an able cook Dad is!

My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when government assistance (帮助) was unheard of. The family of five struggled hard to ______, which caused my father to be extremely mean with his money.

When we children—two older brothers and myself—asked him for some money, his face turned cold, saying “If you are old enough to ask, you are old enough to ______”. So when the need ______, we tried to seek jobs in the neighborhood or sell produce from the garden.

His attitude didn’t soften as we grew into adulthood and went to jobs or college. Since none of us had a car, we had to ride the bus whenever we came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, father never ______ us, even in ______ weather. If someone ______, he would say, "That’s what your legs are for!” For me, the walk didn’t bother me as much as the ______ of walking alone along the highway and country roads. I also felt that my father didn’t seem concerned about my safety. That feeling disappeared one spring evening.

It had been an extremely ______ week at college. Tests and long hours in labs had left me ______. I longed for home and a soft bed. As other students were met at their stops, I gazed ______ out of the window. Finally, the bus stopped at my destination. I stepped off and walked home with my luggage.

A row of hedge (树篱笆) edged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. Once I turned off (走下) the highway and saw the hedge, I was always ______ because it meant that I was almost home. On that particular evening, the hedge had just come into ______ when I saw a(an) ______ moving toward the house along the top of the hedge. Upon closer ______, I realized it was my father. Then I knew each time I came home, he stood ______ the hedge, watching until he knew I had arrived safely. I swallowed hard against the tears. He did care, after all.