One day, a mother horse told her son, “My child, will you 【小题1】 (happy) go and carry this bag of wheat to the mill to make it 【小题2】flour(面粉)?” The little horse agreed right away and 【小题3】 (run) out of the house with the bag of wheat on his back.

After a moment, the little horse came to a river, 【小题4】 blocked his path to the mill. He didn‘t dare to cross the river and then stopped. 【小题5】 (look) around, he saw a cow. So he asked, “Auntie Cow, can you tell me whether I can cross the river?” The cow answered, “Certainly you can. The water is very shallow(浅的), just knee high.” When the 【小题6】 (little) horse was about to cross the river, a squirrel(松鼠) shouted to him, “Don‘t cross the river. You will fall into the river. One of my 【小题7】 ( friend) drowned just yesterday in the river.” Not knowing what to do, the little horse decided to go back to ask his mother, who said, “My son, it‘s not enough to only listen to others; you have to give it a try by 【小题8】 (you), and then you‘ll know 【小题9】answer.”

With those words, he walked carefully across the river. The water was neither shallow nor deep. It was just fine for him. Finally the little horse crossed the river and complete his task. He also learned to overcome 【小题10】 (difficulty) by practicing instead of only listening to others.

【小题5】 (pick) up her “Lifetime Achievement” award, proud Irene【小题6】(declare) she had no plans【小题7】 (retire) from her 36-year-old business. Irene said, “I don’t see any reason to give up work. I love coming here and【小题8】(see) my family and all the friends I【小题9】(make) over the years. ”  

Granddaughter Gayle Parks said, “We don’t have any idea who put grandma forward. When we got a call【小题10】(say) she was short-listed, we thought it was a joke. But then we got an official letter and we were blown away. We are so proud of her.”