“Daily Star, sir” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty_______（16）left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was_______（17）. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers in exchange for money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a_______（18）for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He broke down as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

       “You don’t know the_______（19）of selling papers. You must shout, ‘Hot news! Bomb bursting!’ another newsboy Chad told Jason. “_______（20）it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly_______（21）they have time to see, and you’ll_______（22）out and get your money,” Chad said.

       It was a new idea to Jason. He thought of his bird with no_______（23）and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was determined that he would not tell a lie. Though he was_______（24）a poor newsboy, he had been_______（25）some good things.

       The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers_______（26）. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a_______（27）smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason_______（28）money because he would not tell a lie. The boy_______（29）at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder modestly.

       “You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new_______（30）. He lost sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.

A

       The Healthy Habits Survey(调查) shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.

       1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?

       ·Finding：About 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.

       ·Step：Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.

       2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?

       ·Finding：Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day — half of the number that doctors advise.

       ·Step：We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day — often inviting germs(病菌) to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.

       3. How often do you think about fighting germs?

       ·Finding：Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.

       ·Step：Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge(海绵) that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.

B

       One morning, Ann’s neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for the day.

       Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers(传单), and put them in mailboxes. Meanwhile, Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies, warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog. At the time, Ann’s son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was recovering from a heart operation, was 21 years old.

       Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley dashed into the boys’ room where Ann found Jack suffering from a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent.

       “If it hadn’t come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died,” Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it.

       The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started crying, and told him, “That dog saved my friend’s son.”

       Peter drove to Ann’s house to pick up his dog, and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it.”

C

       Welcome to the Electronic Village to explore new ways of language teaching and learning.

Kids' health: Four steps for fighting stress

Everybody gets stressed from time to time. 41 Some ways of dealing with stress — like screaming or hitting someone — don’t solve(解决) much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.

Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed:

(1) Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to trusted adult, such as parent or other relatives. 42They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.

(2) Don’t take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, that's not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Don't take it out on yourself.  43

(3)44After you’re calm and you have support from adults and friends, it’s time to get down to business. You need to figure out what the problem is. Even if you can’t solve it all, you can solve a piece of it.

(4) Be positive. Most stress is temporary(暂时的). Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.45And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, you’ll help yourself feel better even faster. Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone.

       Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned46farm, which looked almost abandoned. 47 (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby for the other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what was left. The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass48it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she 49(fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnsons had to make a living without the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees 50(sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market where people from the town met regularly. Now it occurred to him that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

内容包括：

1. 该谚语含义；

2. 体现该谚语含义的个人经历。

Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

参考词汇：谚语 proverb