John is thirteen now．He began to study in a middle school two years ago．His home is in a small village and it's nearly five kilometers from the school．He has to get up early in the morning．After a quick breakfast he has to run to school and get there on time．His father hopes to borrow some money to buy a bike for him, but he knows his mother is always ill and his father spends much money on medicine．He doesn't agree with his father and keeps running there every day．Now he's very strong．He is never late for class and his teachers often praise him．

　　Last week there was a sports meeting in his school．John ran faster than any other boy and won the boy's 800 meters, 1, 500 meters and 3, 000 meters．The whole school knew him．He was very happy．He told his grandma about the good news as soon as he got home．

　　“I broke two school records today, Granny,”called out the boy．

　　To his surprise, the old woman wasn't happy．She thought for a while and said,“I'm sorry to hear that．We have no money to pay for them, you know!”

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　　John is a famous writer now．But he said he was not a 　　1　　 student when he was young．He was often late for 　　2　　 and didn’t like doing his homework．Sometimes，he slept in class while the teacher was teaching．He didn’t understand much， 　　3　　 he always thought he understood everything．One day the teacher 　　4　　 the students a question，“When Jack was ten years old， 　　5　　 brother Bob was twenty．Jack is fifteen now and 　　6　　 is his brother Bob？”John said，“That’s easy．Bob is twice as old as Jack，so he is now thirty．”

　　Another time，the 　　7　　 in a science class asked，“When it thunders(打雷)， 　　8　　 do we always see the light before we 　　9　　 the sound？”

　　“But，Miss，”said John quickly，“don’t you 　　10　　 our eyes are in front of our ears？”

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　　John is nine years old, and he is a very bad boy．But his mother always thinks that he would become better．Then one day, after he came back from school, John's teacher called his mother on the phone and said,“Do you know, Mrs Perkins, that John saved (救)another boy when he fell into the river this morning?”

　　Mrs Perkins was very happy when she heard this．She thought,“John is becoming a good boy．”Then she turned to him and said,“Why were you so brave(勇敢的)to save one of your friends when he fell into the river this morning?”

　　But John didn't look very happy when he heard this．His face turned very red and said,“Well, I really had to pull(拉)him out, because I pushed(推)him in．”

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