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1、Reading1Twotravelingangels(天使)stoppedtospendthenightinthehomeofawealthy(富'有的)family・Thefamilywasrudeandr1tolettheangelsstayintheguestroom.Insteadtheangelsweregivenaspaceinthecoldbasement(地下室).Astheymadetheirbedonthehardfloor,theolderangelsawah2inthewallandrepairedit.Whentheyoungeran
2、gelaskedwhy,theolderangelreplied:“Thingsaren'talwayswhattheyseem・”Thenextnightthepaircametorestatthehouseofaverypoor,butveryhospitable(好客(I勺)farmerandhiswife.Aftersharingwhatlittlefoodtheyhad,thecouplelettheangelssleepintheirbedw3theycouldhaveagoodnight"srest.Whenthesuncameupthenext
3、morning,theangelsfoundthefarmerandhiswifeintears・Theironlycow,whosemilkhadbeentheironlyincome(i
4、攵入),lay4dinthefield.Theyoungerangelwasveryangryandaskedtheolderangel,“Howcouldthishappen?v“Whydidyounotwatchoutforthecow?Thefirstmanhadeverything,5yyouwatchedoverhishouse,”sheaccused(控告)・
5、“The6sfamilyhadlittlebutwaswillingtoshareeverything,andyoudidnothelp.”uThingsaren"talwayswhattheyseem,ntheolderangelreplied・uWhenwestayedinthebasement,Inoticedtherewasgoldstoredinthatholeinthewall.7Stheownerwassogreedyandunwillingtosharehisgoodfortune(财富),IaskedGodifIcouldseal(封)the
6、8wsohewouldn"tfindit.Thenlastnightaswesleptinthefarmer"sbed,theangelofdeathcameforhiswife・IaskedGodiftheangelcouldtakethecowinstead・Thingsaren'talwayswhattheyseem.”Reading2Everyyearonmybirthday,fromthetime1turned12,awhitegardenia(梔子花)wasdeliveredtomyhouse・No1ccamewithit.Callstothefl
7、ower-shopwerenothelpfulatall.Afterawhile,Istoppedtryingtodiscoverthesender'snameandIwasjust2iinthesoftpinkpaperinthebeautifulwhiteflower.ButIneverstoppedguessing3wthegivermightbe.Someofmyhappiestmomentswerespentdaydreaming4athesender・MymotherencouragedtoaskmeifIhaddonespecial5kforso
8、meone・Perhapsitwastheoldmanacrossthestreet.Asagirl,though,1hadmorefunimagining(想像)thatitmightbeaboyIhadruninto.Onemonthbeforemygraduation,myfatherdied.Ifeltsosad6tIbecamecompletelyuninterestedinmygraduationdance・Butmymotherwouldnotletme7canyofthosethings.Shewantedherchildrentofeello
9、ved・Mymotherdiedten