Mrs. Black is in the supermarket. She is 1 some gifts for the Browns. The Browns moved into a new house. Yesterday Mrs. Black got their housewarming invitation, and she 2 it.

    Mrs. Black first gets some candles. She hopes the Browns' new house will 3 be filled with light. Different shapes of candles are 4 here. She puts some heart-shaped ones into her basket. Then Mrs. Black takes broom (扫帚). 5 the gift, the Browns will always have healthy and happy life, 6 it can sweep (扫) both dirt and bad luck away. Next, Mrs. Black takes bottle of 7. She wants the Browns' life to be as sweet as it.

    Finally, Mrs. Black decides to 8 some bread after she gets home. The delicious gift will be great, because it has good 9, too. The people living in the new 10 will never go hungry.

    Mrs. Black believes that the Browns will love her gifts.

    What will you do if you get lots of money? Different people give different answers.

—By(出租车).

—Because it(take) me too long.

It was the first time for me  there.

    In China when one person says something good about another person in front of him, people call it "Presenting a tall hat".

    In the past, an official in the capital went to  (工作) in another city because of his new job. Before leaving, he went to his teacher's (家) to say goodbye. His teacher told him, "It is not (容易的) to be an official outside the capital. You should do everything more (小心地) than you do at home."

    The official answered, "Please don't worry. I (准备) 100 'tall hats' yesterday, and I will send one to every (人) I meet. I'm sure all the local people will be happy."

    Hearing this, the teacher got (沮丧) and said, "We are all honest gentlemen. How can you do that?" The official said, "You're right. You are an honorable man. But few people dislike to (戴) tall hats, They are different from you,"

    He said happily, "I (赞同) with you. What you said is true, too."

    After (离开) his teacher, he said to himself, "Of my 100 'tall hats', now only 99 are left."