Long long ago, a donkey(驴) fell into a well(井). The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to think out what to do. Finally, the farmer thought the animal was too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, so he decided not to save the donkey.

The farmer invited his neighbours to help him. They began to shovel(铲) dirt into the well. The donkey cried harder. But a few minutes later, he became quiet. The farmer looked into the well, and was surprised by what he saw.

While every shovelful of dirt hit his back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step on the new layer of dirt. As the farmer’s neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, the donkey would shake it off and take another step up. Soon the donkey stepped up out of the well and ran away, to the surprise of all the neighbours.

The lesson we get from this story is that if life shovels some dirt on us, we must get out the well and not let it cover us. We must learn to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping-stone(踏脚石). We can get out of the deepest well by never giving up!

1.The farmer is ________.

A. careless

B. kind to the donkey

C. ready to give up the donkey

D. friendly

2.When we are in trouble, we have to learn from _______ in the story.

A. the farmer B. the neighbours C. the donkey D. all of them

3.the story tells us ________.

A. never to give up even if we’re in great trouble

B. the donkey is a clever animal

C. the man has to be kind to the animal

D. the man is the most cruel(残酷的) animal

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Now students’ English handwriting gets worse and worse. Their teachers worry about that. Is your English handwriting beautiful? If not, here are four steps that really work.

Use paper with lines

Using paper with lines can keep you writing straight instead of up or down when you write English words or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And remember to write those capital(大写) letters properly.

Slow down

If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going a little slowly makes the handwriting clear. If you write too fast, it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more mistakes.

Hold your pencil correctly

When you hold your pencil correctly, writing is much easier. Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to relax(放松) and don’t hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.

Draw more pictures

Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though(即使) you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice on your own at home.

Handwriting is very important. Imagine(想象) you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your fans run up to you? Give them your autographs(亲笔签名), of course!

Steps to Improve Your English 1.

Reason

Students’ English handwriting gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel2. .

Steps

Use paper with

lines

It can keep your writing 3. . Those lines help you to write in the right 4. . Make sure that you fill the lined space completely. Capital letters are written properly.

Slow down

If some kids write a little slowly, their handwriting will be 5. . You may make more 6. if you write too fast.

Hold your pencil 7.

Don’t press down too hard when writing. Don’t hold the pen so hard. Make your writing nice and clean. If you do so, people will know you 8. a good habit.

Draw more pictures

Drawing can make your handwriting better. If you can’t draw at school, you can practise by 9. at home.

Handwriting is very 10. to every person.

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