Peter and Sam are best friends. One day Peter told Sam a secret he had heard in the office. He softly whispered (耳语) to Sam that the school was going to host a Sunday party for all the fifth graders who had a perfect behavior record. Sam asked Peter what a perfect behavior record meant. Peter told him perfect meant a student hadn’t been sent to the headmaster’s office or punished to stay after school the whole year. Sam thought this was a great idea because he was tired of being good without reward (回报)—it seemed all the naughty kids were having the most fun.

Sam couldn’t take his mind off the party and kept thinking about delicious creams. During reading group, Sam told his group partner, Daniel, the secret. Sam whispered so softly that Daniel misunderstood the secret. Daniel thought that Peter was having a candy party and kids had to be on their best behavior to be invited. Daniel was thrilled to be told a secret.

Daniel wanted to go to the party so badly, but he wasn’t sure if Peter knew him. After school, Daniel waited for Peter outside of his classroom. When Peter came out, Daniel asked him, “Can I come to your birthday party on Sunday?”

Peter looked at Daniel curiously, “What are you talking about? I’m not having a birthday party! Where did you hear that? I told Sam the school was having a Sunday party!”

I am the owner of the hairdressing(理发) shop above Mr. Shah’s shop at 23 High Street. I started the business 20 years ago and it is now very successful. My customers(顾客) have to walk through Mr. Shah’s shop to the stairs at the back. This has never been a problem.

Mr. Shah plans to retire(退休) later this year. A friend told me that you are going to rent (租) the shop space to a hamburger restaurant. I have thought about trying to rent it myself and make my shop bigger but I don’t have enough money. And I can’t borrow that much money either. I don’t know what to do. My customers come to the hairdresser’s to relax. The noise and smell of a hamburger restaurant will surely drive them away. Also, they won’t like having to walk through a hot, smelly hamburger restaurant to reach my shop.

I have always paid my rent(租金) on time. You have told me in the past that you wish me to continue with my business for as long as possible. I know you own another shop in the High Street. Could the hamburger restaurant go there? And I’m sure it will find a great shop space.