Farmer John and his wife lived on a farm. They ________ a pig, a cow and a chicken. One day, a mouse saw that John had set a mousetrap (捕鼠器). He went around the farm and warned all of the other ________ about the trap. “There is a mousetrap in the house!” the mouse said to the chicken.

“That’s bad ________ for you, but it doesn’t bother (使烦恼) me.” the chicken said

Then, the mouse went to the pig and the cow. But the pig and the cow did not ________ either. They said they didn’t have to worry about it and wished the mouse good luck.

One night, a snake got caught in the mousetrap. John’s wife thought the snake was ________ and tried to remove it. But the snake was still alive and bit her hand. She became very ________ and had a bad fever. The farmer decided to make some chicken soup to treat her sickness, so he ________ the chicken.

As John’s wife continued to become sicker, many of her friends came to ________ her. The farmer killed the ________ and used it to make food for the visitors.

Sadly, John’s wife died from her illness. The farmer killed the cow as a sacrifice (祭品) for her funeral.

The mouse watched all of this with great sorrow.

When we learn that someone is facing ________ or danger, all of us can be at risk. It is better to help and encourage one another instead of leaving others alone with their problems.

This is a story about a mountaineer named Phillip． Phillip was a member of a mountaineering team that planned to climb a mountain． He had a keen desire to be successful and well﹣known． Therefore， in order to enjoy the________of being the first to reach the mountaintop， Phillip went to climb the mountain alone one night while the other mountaineers were sleeping．

Obviously， climbing at night wasn't a smart decision． But he still wanted to give it a try． After several hours' climbing， he _______got to the top． How delighted he was to see the top a few meters forward! But he suddenly slipped and started to fall． At that moment， his entire life flashed before him．

While thinking about how close he was to death and how________he was， he felt the rope around his waist suddenly frighten around him． His body was hanging in mid﹣air．

He shouted，"Somebody help me!"

Suddenly， a low voice came from the valley（山谷），"Cut the rope!"

"What？"He couldn't believe what he heard．

"Cut the rope around your waist!"

It was dark all around， so he couldn't see his surroundings． He _______to cut the rope but to hold onto it as tightly（紧紧地）as he could．

The next morning， when his fellow mountaineers found him， he had died of exposure to the low temperature， holding tight to the rope in his hands． But he was only ten feet________a big rock!

If he had cut the rope， he might have landed in a safe place， build a fire and____someone who passes by． Then he might have been saved． So sometimes giving up is the way forward．