A wise man was on his long journey with a young man. It was getting ________, so they decided to find a place to stay. They searched for a long time and at last found a small old ________. A poor family lived in it. They gave the two ________ a warm welcome and prepared a simple meal for them, including fresh milk and cheese. After the meal, the wise man asked how ________ made a living in such a poor place. The husband answered, “We have a ________. We sell her milk to our neighbors and keep some for our own needs—make some cheese and cream.”

The next morning, the two visitors continued their ________. After they walked a few miles, the wise man said to the young man, “Go back and ________ the cow under the cliff (悬崖).” “Why? Without the cow, they will have ________.” The wise man repeated his order, “Go back and kill the cow.”

The young man was worried about the future of the family, ________ finally he returned to the old house and did as the wise man told him.

A few ________ later, the young man travelled on the same road. He decided to visit the ________ again. To his surprise, he saw a large house with a beautiful garden there.

He knocked on the door and a well-dressed man answered it. He was the son of the family. The man invited him to enter the house and told him how their ________ changed. “You know, we had nothing but a cow to keep us alive years ago. But one day she fell off the cliff and ________. We had to think of ________ ways of making a living. You see, we are much ________ than before.” At his words, the young man smiled.

Donny, an 1l-year-old boy, is playing with a ball. The _________ goes into a street, and Donny runs for it. A car hit(撞)Donny and he was sent to the hospital. The doctors tell Donny's parents, “There's something wrong with Donny. Maybe he will _________ wake up.”

Every day Donny's, parents visit him at the hospital and talk to him. _______ Donny never talks to them. He just _________.

One day Donny's father says, “_________, Donny. Come home and play with Rusty.” Rusty is Donny's _________.

When Donny's father says “Rusty,” Donny moves his _________. “Rusty!” Donny's father says again. Again，Donny moves his arm.

Donny's parents tell the doctor, "We want to bring Donny's dog to the hospital. Is it OK?”

“A dog in the hospital?” the doctor is really _________. “That's very unusual. But, yes, it's OK.”

The next day, Donny's parents bring Rusty to the hospital. When they put the dog on Donny's bed,Donny opens his _________.

After seven weeks Donny is __________. He leaves the hospital and goes home with Rusty.

Long long ago, there was a swan (天鹅) with golden feathers (羽毛). She lived in a lake at the foot of a hill. A woman lived in a small house near the _____ with her children too. They were very poor and wore old dresses. They worked hard all year round, but they _____ lived a hard life and sometimes they didn’t have enough money to buy food.

The swan was sad to see that. She said to herself, “I’ll give one of my feathers to them each _____ , then they can live a happy life by selling them.” That _____, she flew to their house and left a golden feather on the table without saying anything. _____ , when it was dark, the swan came and gave them a feather each time. The woman was very happy because their life was much better than before.

But day after day, the woman became greedy (贪婪的). She said to her _____, “The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all her feathers when she comes next time.”

“Oh, no, Mum!” they cried. “This will hurt the swan. She helps us a lot!” But the mother wouldn’t ____ . When the swan came as usual, the mother _____ her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers changed into chicken feathers.

Then, the golden swan said, “Poor Mother, I came to _____ you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving. Never be greedy!” With these words, the swan _______.