Peter took his friend to a restaurant for supper. The head waiter brought them two menus and waited for 1 . Judith chose soup, chicken 2 vegetables, cheese and canes. Peter ordered soup, fish and chips then chocolate ice-cream.

　　Peter felt a bit 3 of that waiter 4 his fine suit. The man knew a lot about 5 and he corrected Peter's order. “You'll have fish, sir,” he said, “with French fries.”

　　“Er…yes,” said Peter, “yes, that's right.” French fries? Perhaps that was the modern name for 6 , but Peter wasn't 7 .

　　The supper was very nice. Judith ate all 8 , but Peter couldn't quite finish his. (The French fries were in fact just potato chips.) The headwaiter brought the bill. Peter knew at once that something was wrong. There was a 9 in the bill. On the menu chicken with vegetables cost only 60 cents. But on the bill it was $2.00 10 , not $3.00. What was he going to do? Ought he to tell the waiter? 11 say nothing and just pay?

　　He continued to talk to Judith, but he was feeling 12 . The headwaiter was looking 13 at him, and Peter's face grew 14 . “Perhaps he is right,” Peter thought, “and I made a mistake. What will 15 think if I make another?”

　　He called to the waiter. The man smiled and came slowly across the room. Peter gave him 16 and three notes.

　　“Thank you, sir,” he said, “I hope you 17 the meal.”

　　Peter stood up 18 , and Judith and he went out. In the street Judith said, “I left 20 cents under my 19 for that nice headwaiter.” And Peter said to her, “I have given a dollar 20 .”

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　　When one asks students the question “Who likes grammar?”, perhaps few dare to raise their hands. In some 1 this is understandable in Britain. Yet, 2 , the study of grammar is one of the fastest growing areas of research in universities all over the world.

　　 3 more so is the fact that many students who do not like grammar in school choose 4 as their subject of study in the university.

　　The rather strange state of affairs 5 an explanation. On the whole, students consider the study of grammar uninteresting, and grammar is 6 taught in most British middle schools. However, language, which would be impossible without grammar, is an important part of human society (社会). 7 , it is the foundation (基础) on which our society builds itself. And it is our ability (能力) to use language that makes it possible for us to let 8 know our thoughts and aims, 9 , to communicate. A large part of our ability even to 10 depends on language.

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　　One day, in Philadelphia, three men walked into the 1 Street Station. One of them went to the Information Center to check the departure-arrival listings (一览表). There he 2 that the three 3 train to New York was going to leave an hour later that day.

　　When he told his friends about the 4 , they 5 that they all go to a nearby bar to wait. So off they went.

　　About an hour 6 , they returned to the station laughing and talking. When they arrived at the right 7 , they saw the train was already moving slowly out of the station.

　　All the three men ran 8 the train shouting, “Wait! Wait! Come back!” Two of them 9 up with the last car, grabbed (抓住) the railing (扶手) of the back platform (车厢后门台), pulled themselves up, and got on the moving train. 10 this time, the third man had stopped 11 . As he hopelessly watched the train 12 out of the station, he could still see his friends wave and 13 them call. 14 he had a confused (迷惑的) look on his face. Then after a short 15 , he turned a way and slapped (掌击) his knee as he laughed 16 laughed.

　　A man 17 nearby, who had seen it all, 18 him and asked, “What's so funny (可笑的) fellow? After all, your two friends made it and you didn't.”

　　The man was still laughing so hard 19 he had tears in his eyes as he replied, “You don't understand. Those two fellows came to 20 .”

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　　Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep needed depends on the 1 of the person and the condition 2 sleep takes place. The young may need 3 sleep than the old, but 4 eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do 5 less than this amount but children may need more. Every person knows his own need. It is then a matter of 6 satisfy it. Sleep should always be enough to make one 7 and ready for a day's work.

　　 8 is necessary to sound sleep. It is not without reason for some people to 9 that it is practical to sleep in the open air. When a person can 10 himself warm, out-of-door sleeping probably gives the body 11 commplete relaxation.

　　Ability to sleep is largely a habit. The conditions 12 to only lead to sleep. Out-of-door exercises, a good 13 of regular hours and the avoidance of the late eating and smoking are all helpful to sound sleep. 14 factors are 15 within the control of any person. 16 at bedtime, 17 hot nor cold 18 body temperature, may be helpful to sleep. Sleeping pills should never be 19 except when 20 by a doctor.

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　　A king cobra (眼镜蛇) is an ugly-looking snake at any time. But when he is 1 and is crawling through the grass towards your face, your terror becomes terrific. Shells from the enemy's guns were bursting around us, I was 2 flat behind a big rock. The snake, too, was looking for a safe place. When he saw the rock, he 3 straight for it, and me. I didn't move, 4 he would pass by. He didn't.

　　The cobra's head was 5 two feet of my face when he saw me. He 6 back a little, then lifted his head, 7 to strike.

　　The ride was long and hard. 8 over rough roads hurt my leg 9 . But it has been over an hour since the 10 struck, and I was still 11 . And life was sweet…

　　When we reached the field hospital, they rushed me into the operating room, 12 several cuts in my leg, and gave me some dope. From their 13 , I could tell they were getting ready to cut off my leg. I begged them not to.

　　“Sir,” I said to the oldest doctor, “I made up my mind 14 I was going to die, I would rather die than be sent home 15 pieces.”

　　He was a pretty good man. He smiled and said they wouldn't take it off.

　　They did 16 they could do for me. For sixty days my leg 17 rotted off. But eight months later I walked a shore at San Francisco. You 18 never know how good it was.

　　Later they gave me the Purple Heart (紫心勋章). I laughed when the man 19 it on me. I told him that I wasn't wounded. I was snake 20 .

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　　Once an Arab was travelling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he stopped and 1 his tent, made a fire and had a 2 meal. When night fell, he 3 down to sleep.

　　He had 4 fallen asleep when he felt a soft 5 on his. elbow (肘). He woke up to find that his camel (骆驼) had put his head inside the tent. The camel said, “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? It's so cold outside I won't take up too much 6 .”

　　The Arab was a 7 man. “All right, do as you 8 .” he said. Then he turned on his 9 and went back to sleep.

　　It wasn't long 10 he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the camel again. “Dear master,” the camel said, “my head is quite warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind 11 I keep it inside the tent, too?”

　　“ 12 ,” the man said. But this time he felt a bit 13 , as the camel had such a long neck.

　　No sooner had he shut his eyes 14 he got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, “Will you please allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm them up a little?”

　　The Arab 15 over to one side of the tent. He made 16 as small as he could. It wasn't 17 comfortable, and sleep was now out of 18 .

　　Soon after that the camel gave him a rough push and said, “The tent is too small for the two of us. 19 , my two hind legs are still left in the cold. It is only 20 that you should leave the tent wholly to me.”

　　And with that, the camel kicked the poor man out.

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　　The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite 1 what it was like to have neighbors. One day, however, a truck 2 near our front gate, and in a short time, tables, chairs, pictures and countless 3 things were heaped up by the roadside. A small car 4 out of which came a man, a woman and five children of 5 ages. The children laughed happily as the whole family went into the house. It was our first 6 to the Robinsons.

　　Though we became friends with our new neighbors, we were often made 7 by them. We lent them so many things that we never know whether 8 had been lost or borrowed. Our garden became an unsafe place; little boys 9 cowboys or fighters would jump up from behind-bushes, 10 wooden gums at us and order us to 11 . Even 12 were the arrows that occasionally came sailing 13 the garden fence.

　　 14 we didn't go in fear of our lives. The Robinsons were friendly and helpful and 15 we left our house for the holidays, we knew we had nothing to 16 so long as our neighbors were around. We understood what it was to have company in the long, friendless winter evening when Mrs Robinson would 17 for a cup of tea and a chat; or when Mr Robinson would lean over the fence and 18 endlessly with father about gardening 19 . The 20 house next door was filled with life and joy.

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　　You might be surprised, for even today there are many people 1 me who never learned to read when they were growing up. As farmer's daughter, I never had a 2 . We children had to get out in the fields and work as soon as we were 3 .

　　When I left my hometown, I had to 4 on myself, and after I was married, my babies 5 coming until there were four. Then I 6 my husband who died of illness and I had to take two jobs to keep the five of us 7 . The only one thing that I wanted most to be able to read was always out of my 8 . Later, my dream for 9 became the one for my children. What a 10 it was as, one by one, they could read for me. But sometimes I felt 11 , for being illiterate (文盲), I was made 12 of even by my own child. “Lily,” I asked my little daughter, “read what it 13 on your report card.” “Okay, Mom. Lily is… the best girl in class.” That 14 fishy (可疑的). “Really?” I asked. She 15 to study the card again. “Well, just 16 .” But her sister 17 the card, reading loud, “Lily needs to 18 more attentions on the lessons…”

　　Before long, I happened to see a TV announcement about a reading 19 , saying “Anyone can learn at any age. Better 20 than never.” So I decided to learn how to read from then on.

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　　Some years ago the captain of a ship was very interested 1 medicine. He always 2 medical books to see and liked to talk about different diseases. One day a lazy sailor on his ship pretended 3 ill. He lay on his bunk (铺位) and groaned (呻吟) as if he 4 very sick. The captain came to see him and was very pleased to have a patient to 5 . He told the man to rest for a few days and 6 the other sailors do his work. Three days later 7 sailor pretended that he had 8 with his chest. 9 the captain looked in his medical books and told the “sick” man 10 .

　　The other sailors were very 11 because they had 12 work to do. The patients had the best food and laughed at their friends when the captain was not 13 . 14 the mate (大副) decided to punish the sick men and mixed up some soap, soot (烟灰), glue (胶水) and other unpleasant things. Then he got 15 from the captain to give the new medicine to the “sick” men. When they tasted the medicine, they really did feel ill. It was 16 horrible that one of the patients jumped out of his bunk, ran up on deck (甲板) and climbed the 17 mast (桅杆) on the ship. The captain 18 that the men had tried 19 him. So he made them 20 very hard for the rest of the ship on the sea.

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　　A good Japanese wife always walked several feet 1 her husband. She was not treated equally for centuries. First 2 ruled her, then her husband, and finally her 3 .

　　Since World War Ⅱ, things have changed for 4 woman, Japan's new constitution (宪法) 5 into effect in 1946. Women were 6 the right to vote and even to 7 public office. In 8 Japan, women 9 an active part in government. Some women even 10 government departments.

　　In India, Mahatma Gandhi led the fight for 11 rights in 1920's. He 12 that women should take part in this struggle. Mahatma once said 13 he had choice to educate either boys 14 girls, he would choose 15 , for they would be 16 mothers and responsible (有责任的) 17 the 18 of the children, and 19 responsible for 20 future as well.

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