An old man lived with a grandson. Every day the old man got up early to read books. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to   _________him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked: “Grandpa, I want to read that book as you do but I can’t understand it, and I always forget everything when I close the book. What’s the use of reading the book?”

The grandpa said, “Take this coal (煤炭) basket down to the   _________and bring me a basket of water.”

The boy did as his grandpa said, but all the water ran before _________got back home. The grandfather laughed and said, “You will have to walk faster next time.”

The next time the boy _________faster, but the basket was still empty (空的). He told his grandfather it was _______to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead ( 代 替 ), but the old man said, “I just want a basket of water. You’re not trying hard enough.”

The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the _________into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said   _________, “Look, grandpa, it’s useless!”

“Watch the basket.” said the grandfather.

The boy had a look   _________the basket and for the first time realized (意识到) that the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a   _________one, inside and out.

“My child, that’s what happens (发生) _________you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but the words will change you inside and out. That’s what you got from reading.”

Evan has to travel 20 miles a day to school by bike with his father.

The family_______ to a new town in January. But no local（本地的）schools have a place for him, so he has to study at his_______school, which is near his old home. "We have to travel by bike from our new home to the old school, which is about 10 miles_______,” said his father. “I’m worried about his safety（安全）on the road. After all, he is_______six years old."

Every day, Evan has to cross the_______roads with his father. The_______every day is so tiring for him that he often falls asleep at school. It seems_______when the weather is bad. "On rainy days we often get wet,” said the father. “When we see him all wet _______ , it always makes me sad."

The family doesn’t have a car. _______ there is a bus that can take Evan from the new home to school, the family is too poor to buy bus _______.

Evan's head teacher praised the father and son. He said, “Evan has done very well here and he has made a lot of progress（进步）. He _______very happy. But for a child of that _______ , making such a long trip in the morning and afternoon each day is really hard. We hope he can get into a _______ school.”

A newspaper reported Evan's story and most people _______ it. Now, Evan will go to a place at a new place at a new school to _______in September. It 's the nearest one to his new home.