2．　　"Oh, boys, don't throw stones at the poor bird," said an old grey-headed man.
　　"Sir," said a little one, "she makes such a loud noise that we can't bear her."
　　"I am afraid the stone will rebound (反弹) and hurt you as long as you live!"
　　"Rebound! We don't understand you, sir!"
　　 "Well, I will tell you a true story."
　　"Fifty years ago, I liked throwing stones because I had no other boy to play with and I became very skillful. One day I went to work for an old couple who were very friendly to everybody, even to the birds. And the birds seemed to love the old couple too. For seven years a bird had come and built her nest (鸟巢) in the same place. She and her mate had just returned on the day I went to work and the old couple welcomed them happily. During the day, I thought I would try my skill upon her. Suddenly the bird flew to a tree near me. I found a nice stone, and I threw it with my best skill. It hit the bird on the head and she dropped dead!"
　　"I was sorry the moment I saw her fall off the tree. But it was too late. All day long her mate flew about, and chirped (发啁啾声) so sadly that he made my heart ache. I said nothing to the old couple but one of their grandchildren told them about it. Though the old couple never said a word to me, I knew that they were very sad. I could never look them in the eye and tell them how sorry I was. They have been dead for many, many years, and so has the poor bird. But don't you see how that stone rebounded, and hit me？For fifty years I have still remembered it though I have never spoke of it before. But if what I have told you will stop you, I will be happy."
　　The boys at once dropped the stones in their hands and the bird had no more trouble from them.

3．　　Every living thing needs to reproduce. Reproducing means creating more members of your group. In order for plants to reproduce, they have to spread their seeds (种子) to other areas. Plants have developed all kinds of ways to do this.
　　The simplest way is gravity. Many seeds are inside of fruit. When a piece of fruit gets too heavy, it falls from a tree to the ground. Sometimes animals will pick up the fruit and drop it in another area. That helps move the seed even farther away. Apples spread this way.
　　Other plants use wind to spread their seeds. Dandelions are a good example of this. Dandelion seeds are so light that when wind blows, it carries dandelion seeds to new places. Maple (枫树) seeds also use wind. Their seeds are connected with long, thin leaves that look like wings. When the seed falls from the tree, its "wings" help it fly farther from the tree.
　　Some animals help plants spread their seeds. The animals eat the seeds. While the seed is in the animal's body, it stays whole. When the seed leaves the animal, it's in a new place.
　　Ants also help spread seeds. Some seeds have a special smell that attracts ants. The ants bring the seeds back to their home, which of course is underground. They only eat part of the seed. They leave the rest of the seed underground. After that, the seed can start growing.

5．　　"I don't want to go, Miss White. I'm frightened (害怕的), very frightened," Monica told her teacher.
　　Monica was a very (1)       girl. She always sat at the back of the classroom, (2)       or taking notes. Every Monday morning, there would be a special show in her class and one student would be (3)       to make a speech about his or her dream. Miss White hoped that Monica could have a try the next week. But she refused.
　　"I know that it seems (4)       for you, but it will help you build up your confidence," said Miss White. Monica was lost in thought.
　　The next day, Monica came to Miss White's office. Miss White was (5)       that she would take the chance. Miss White red-penciled her manuscript (手稿) of speech, corrected her (6)      , and even helped with her body language. She advised Monica to practice, to (7)       that she was speaking confidently in front of her class. (8)       a whole week, Monica practiced speaking in front of her imaginary friends and teacher. Behind the locked door of her bedroom, she told them about her (9)      .
　　Finally, Monday arrived. (10)       Monica was called upon to give her speech, she (11)      and walked to the front of the class without any notes, in a show of confidence. Monica's successful performance brought everyone a great (12)      . The whole class clapped (鼓掌) for a full minute when she completed her speech. Miss White (13)      . She had known that Monica would make it when she (14)       took her first step to overcome (克服) her fear of speaking in public.
　　From that day, Monica's life changed for the better. At the age of 23, she became a news reader. People who see her on television now will find it hard to (15)       that she was once a shy girl who refused to speak up in class.

9．水滴石穿，绳锯木断。坚持做好一件事情，成就更好的自己。请以 "One thing I keep doing every day" 为题，用英语写一篇发言稿，参加学校的英语主题演讲活动。
要点:
1)你每天在坚持做什么；
2)你坚持这么做的理由；
3)它会给你带来怎样的影响或改变。
要求:
1)文中不要出现所在学校的校名和师生姓名；
2)词数100左右 （开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数）。
One thing I keep doing every day
Good morning, everyone! I am very happy to be here to make a speech today. The topic of my speech is one thing I keep doing every day. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
That's all. Thank you !