适合八年级的英语阅读短文【合集20篇】

It’s reported that school students in Korea will use e-books from 2011.

What good news this is! E-books have many advantages.

Most importantly, they are good for the environment, since they can save

lots of paper and trees. Besides, they are very convenient. To get a paper book,

one has to spend a lot of time searching for it in a bookshop. But we can find

e-books very quickly on the computer.

In short, e-books can help us enjoy our life more.

Reading is my hobby. While reading, I can get a lot of happiness. When Im free, I often read some famous books. Books are my best friends that always keep me a good company. They often give me powers. Through reading, I can enlarge my eyes as well as widen my heart. Through reading, I become more and more knowledgeable.

读书是我的爱好。读书时，我可以得到很多的快乐。当我有空时，我经常读一些名著。书是我最好的朋友，它们总是好好陪着我。他们给了我力量。通过阅读，我开阔了视野也让我的心变宽了。通过阅读，我变得越来越知识渊博。

My favorite books are Readers and VOA. Readers cover the knowledge of culture, literature, and history, so I can benefit a lot by reading it. VOA can let me know the foreign countries better. Thanks to VOA, my oral English is improving day by day.

我最喜欢的书是读者和美国之音。读者覆盖了文化，文学，历史知识，所以我可以通过阅读受益匪浅。美国之音，可以让我更好的了解国外。由于美国之音，我的英语口语日益提高了。

This is my good habit that I will keep it forever.

这是我会一生都保持的好习惯。

导读：哲理小故事能够引起小朋友们的兴趣，在看故事的同时也能从中学习到一些人生哲理，在外国也有许多的哲理小故事，下面小编为大家整理了一些短篇英语哲理小故事，希望大家能够喜欢。

一、THRIFT 节俭

There is not a (no) thrifty man but becomes a rich man sooner or later. Why? Because he will not spend such money as is unnecessary. Little by little his money will accumulate. Ten to one, he is bound to make a fortune.

I do not like such men as spend their money in a wrong way. They do not know extravagance is a bad thing. It can only make them happy for the time being. In short, thrift makes poor men rich and extravagance makes rich men poor.

一个没有一个节俭的人迟早不成为一个富翁。为什么？因为他决不花像那种不必要的钱。渐渐他的钱就会聚积起来。十之八九，他一定会发财的。

我不喜欢那种乱花钱的人。他们不知道奢侈是一件坏事。它只能够使他们暂时快乐而已。总而言之，节俭使穷人变富，奢侈使富人变穷。

二、PERSEVERANCE 毅力／坚忍

Needless to say, nothing but perseverance can lead a man to the way of success. In other words, a persevering man never does his work without succeeding in it. This is indeed unchangeable truth.

Our National Father, Dr.  , is the most ideal example. He was devoted to the revolution about forty years. He met with many failures, but he was anything but discouraged. As a result, he won. The Republic of China was born.

不需说，只有毅力才能引导人迈向成功之途。换句话说，一个具有毅力的人做工作终是(never...without)会把它做成功的。这真是不易之定理也。

我们国父是一个最理想的例了.致力国民革命凡四十年。他遭遇到许多次的失败，但是他决不灰心。结果，他赢了。诞生了。

三、WHERE THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY 有志者事竟成

The secret of success (The key to success) is not so much money as a strong will. A great man is one who has a strong will and an indomitable spirit. In other words, if a man does not have a strong will to win (get) the final victory, he will never succeed in his life. He is no more than a failure.

It is quite obvious that there is no difficult thing (nothing difficult) in the world. if you make up your mind to do it, you will certainly accomplish your end. That stands to reason.

成功的要诀不是金钱而是一个坚强的意志（用not so mush... as）。一个大人物是一个具有坚强意志和不屈不挠精神的人。换句话说，如果一个人没有坚强意志去获得最后胜利的人，他终其一生永远不会成功。他只不过是（用no more than）一个失败者。

很显明的世界上并没有难事。如果你下定决心去做它，你一定会达到目的。那是显而易见的。

四、Whale 鲸鱼

A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales.

The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.

The little girl stated that a whale swallowed Jonah.

Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible.

The little girl said,“When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah.”

The teacher asked,“What if Jonah went to hell?”

The little girl replied,“Then you ask him.”

一个小女孩和她的老师正在谈论有关鲸鱼的事情。

她的老师说：“一头鲸鱼从身体构造的角度看，是不可能吞掉一个人的。因为尽管鲸鱼是一种非常巨大的哺乳动物，可它的嗓子非常小。”

那个小女孩说：“约拿(一位西伯来先知)就是被鲸鱼吞掉的。”

她的老师非常生气，她再次告诉小女孩说：“从身体构造角度来讲，鲸鱼是不可能吞掉一个人的。”

那个小女孩说：“那等我到了天堂，就去问问约拿。”

她的老师问：“那么，假如约拿下了地狱怎么办?”

那个小女孩回答：“如果是那样的话，你就去问他。”

I am a middle school student .I have many lessons ,i like English ,because

its interesting.And i dont like math ,because its very difficult ,There are

many theater in my nigeborhood ,I like Green theater,its very cheap there

.About clothing store i like Bobs clothing store they have friendly service

,and i dont like Jacks clothing store .Because its expensive.

This are what I like and dont like things.

Mature, dynamic and honest. 思想成熟、精明能干、为人诚实。

A stable personality and high sense of responsibility. 个性稳重、具高度责任感。

Bright and aggressive. 反应快、有进取心。

Mature, self-motivated and strong interpersonal skills.思想成熟、上进心强，并具极丰富的人际关系技巧。

Energetic, and fashionable 精力旺盛、思想新潮。

With a pleasant mature attitude. 开朗成熟。

Highly-motivated and reliable person with excellent health and pleasant personality. 上进心强，为人可靠，身体健康，性格开朗。

Positive with bright mind. 头脑积极、灵活。

Elegant and with nice personality. 举止优雅、性格好。

Active, creative and innovative. 思想活跃、有首创和革新精神。

Strong determination to succeed．有获得成功的坚定决心。

Young, bright, energetic with strong career ambition.年轻、聪明、精力充沛，并有很强的事业心。

[描述自己性格英语作文

Reading is good I used to think of not be good, but, after this time, I know how much the place.

Thing is this: once, when I sitting at home reading, I read the tasteless, read for a long time I think read book is very interesting, I also learned a lot of knowledge. As I think of a once in a composition of the book in a word, this word make the article more vivid, also let my article received high praise, I am very happy, so I must read more in the future. Let their writing level is higher.

In fact, reading a lot of benefits, like can greatly extend our imagination, still can make our life more colorful, and so on. The benefits of reading have so many, we must read more books!

读书的好我以前都认为读书没什么好处，可是，经过这一次，我知道了处有多少了。

事情是这样的：有一次，我坐在家里读书，我无味的读着，读了很久我就觉的读书很有意思，我也学到了很多的知识。就在一次作文中我想到了一句曾经书中的一句话，这一句话让文章变得更生动了，也让我的文章得到了好评，我很高兴，所以我以后一定要多看书。让自己的写作水平更高。

其实，读书还有很多的好处，像可以大大扩展我们的想象力，还可以让我们的生活更精彩，等等等等。读书的好处有这么多，我们一定要多读书呀!

Ms Jerry is a foreign teacher. She oomes from New Zealand. She is thirty-one years old. She has fair hair, white skin and gray eyes. She is tall and slim. She looks very kind. And in fact, she is kind indeed.

Ms Jerry is a good teacher. Although she only comes to our school twice a week, yet she is very responsible to her work and strict with her students. Once. she was ill, but she went on giving us lessons. When we learned this, we all listened to her even more attentively than usual.

Ms Jerry teaches us English with great enthusiasm:" Eaoh lesson she Will bring us new pictures, new stories, new games and new songs. Her class is always full of happy laughter and merry songs.

Ms Jerry is such a good teacher that all of us love and respect her.

1. Love is the uncomplaining and unregretful teaching of the young, although it is dull and ignorant; Love is to love my lover without my unselfish devotion, and let the mountain fall and run away. Love is the caring for the elders who have no day and night. Love is the boundless yearning for the motherland, ren is displaced and not forgotten.

2Love is a ray of sunshine in the cold winter, which can be sprinkled on your heart to make you feel a little warm. Love is a rain in the land, and it falls on your heart and makes you feel refreshed. Love is a clear spring in the boundless desert, which flows into your heart and makes you feel moist.

3Love is the spring breeze, it can spread the vitality; Love is fire, always warm your heart; Love is a flower that summons march.

4. Love is tears, coagulation of human feelings; Love is love, blossoming sincere flower; Love is flower, overflowing with happy smile; Love is laughter and it is passed to every corner.

5Love is a round sun shining bright red flowers; Love is a fresh spring, moistening the dry grass; Love is a flower with a fragrant fragrance.

6Love is a lamp that lights our way. Love is a path that lays the foundation for our success. Love is a huge stone, paving our victory avenue.

7Love is a clear spring in the desert that gives you hope when you are on the verge of death. Love is a bonfire in the cold that gives you warmth when you need it. Love is a ray of sunshine in the dark and lend a helping hand when you are helpless.

8Love is a drop of water that moistens the heart. Love is the sun that illuminates mans path. Love is a clear spring, can wash peoples morals.

9Love is the wind that brings a little coolness in the heat; Love is the rain, in the long drought, moistens a square of soil; 10Love is water, when thirst is the time to obtain a ray of hope; Love is fire, and when it is cold, it is warm...

11Love is a little help in difficulties. Love is a soothing comfort in pain; Love is a meticulous care of sickness.

Of course, the little stone didnt catch his eye at all.

Every morning the sea and sky were condensed into a single blue, and the glassy water began to flow again. There was a place where there was no trace of flora and fauna, and the reverberation was of a screeching laugh, and the unknown secrets that kept hovering in the air.

Through a mans dark eyes, a hole appeared in front of him, deep in the dark, a faint smell of mould. What followed was a roar - come out!

The people did not mind the third shout, still throwing their trash, thought it was the mans prank. The sound of the moment, the wind rolled up, ravaging peoples black face. Suddenly falling from the distant horizon, the irregular "snowflakes" are crashing into each other and making a noise. "What a snow! A man who was pushing out what glasses he knew was expressing. On the side of it was a sigh of ignorance. As the snow grew closer, people began to look at these things with their eyes wide open. It was a blank sheet of paper printed with a dense print of paper. The crowd caused a stir. A man in a suit of "dry barbs" rubbed his eyes several times. "This, this is?" Then he looked flustered, and with a great change of temper, he cried out, "look at what! This is who has nothing to do, printing so many garbage files!" But it didnt stop people from looking like wolves.

There are many plans on the documents. Most of these are national core confidential documents, specific data changes, and some unannounced technological developments and measures that need to be improved. But until that time, the so-called rich ankang was as pale as white paper; Those high prescience is the talk of the paper; All these people have not been achieved with the development of The Times. At this time, people in the hearts of all indignation, mouth ceaselessly spit out some scolding words. The Shouting worker was afraid to look up and chose silence in the corner. The governments "two-faced" is indeed worth complaining about, but it is worth their attention.

The stench of smell is on people, and the smell is enough to suffocate people. Its like the dirty water of the whole century. A handsome man dressed in a fashion red. For the director of one of his factories, he was caught in his own work, and he had no reason to resist. He was lost in a daze. In the middle of this discontent, he dropped the corpse, diary, photograph, plastic bag, waste battery... There is less noise in the crowd, but more and more. The scholars face was white and his ear could never stop that howling cry, and the reporter was wrapped in rope. The boys and girls who were trapped in their lives were almost full of them.

Documents, sewage, corpses, at the feet of people, thighs, palms, chin... "Save me... "A thousand voices tore at the heart. Then came a voice: "save you? Not anymore. Long ago, you never thought of saving me. Now let me return all of this. My own thing always wants to get back! And something, its too late!

There is a hole waiting for people to heal!

Still the weather is too hot to kick, I go out, right away by this sinister

sun, be a hot, hurriedly seek a tree, hide in here, cant, have to brother home,

thought, I walked down this cool and then continue, but by the roadside scenery

is pretty good, a piece of green, likeable, also from time to time the wind kept

blowing, I tired heart slowly calm.

导语：我们很多知识都是通过书本得来的，通过书本，我们知道历史，了解了生活的方方面面，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Speaking of reading, many people are excited because reading brings them both knowledge and entertainment. By reading, we can learn lots of information and know our history. But for some people, reading is not their priority. They will choose to watch movies to have fun. However, I think people can benefit a lot by reading.

First of all, reading can let us know what have happened in history. Since history is recorded in books, if we read books, then we can not only know what have happened in history but also we can better understand the great figures of the age.

Secondly, reading can enrich our knowledge. By reading, we can know different kinds of things, how things happen and how to avoid bad things from happening. Books record a wide range of things about life. Through reading, we can know various aspects of life.

All in all, we can find lots of benefits through reading.

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说到读书，很多人都感到很兴奋，读书不仅能带给他们知识，而且也能带给他们娱乐。通过读书，我们能得到很多信息，了解我们的历史。但是对于一部分人来说，阅读并不是他们的首选。他们会选择看电影来找乐子。但是，我认为，读书能让我们获益。

第一，读书能让我们知道历史。历史都被记录在书中，如果我们读书的话，我们不仅能了解历史上发生了的事，而且我们也能更加了解时代伟人。

第二，读书能让我们丰富我们的知识。通过读书，我们能了解很多事物，了解到事件是怎么发生的，怎么避免不利事件的发生。书本记录着社会的方方面面。通过读书，我们能了解生活的方方面面的知识。

总之，我们能够通过读书收获很多。

My family has five members: father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, of course, I. Everyone have their own characteristics, form a happy family.

Mother attaches great importance to the growth of I, every morning to go to work, come back at night, already very tired, but also trained my ability of learning. She gave up her job, for me to make a home every night to supervise my study. To work closer to home, my mother not afraid of hard work, run back and forth among the various sites. In addition to these, in order to save more money, she tired every day. She is a good mother, and a great mother.

In my impression, my father is particularly mild one, my mother is responsible for my study, my father is responsible for my extracurricular sports. In order to let me do more exercise in the holiday, he gave up several important meetings, took me to sport. He said: "during the holidays should not be lying down, sitting alone, want to go out more exercise. Exercise more to have a healthier body. For example the examination, you body is not healthy, it tests too." In addition to these, dad taught me a lot of extra-curricular knowledge, for me, he is like a "encyclopedia". Have all kinds of knowledge.

Grandpa, "head of interior" in my house. Up early do breakfast for us every day in the morning, do the housework. Noon also not idle, help grandma watering the flowers, mop the floor... In a word, grandpa in every day is very busy. Take care of my life every day, ten years like one day. I think my grandpa is very great.

Grandma is responsible for all kinds of household chores, sewing clothes, tidy up home... Is she in the busy every day, the room is in good order, clean and tidy. Grandma in addition to do household chores, also taught me a lot of life philosophy: perhaps not very deep, but in life, work well.

I love my family! At home with my family, my obsession. Is one of my most important wealth!

我的家庭有五个成员：爸爸、妈妈、爷爷、奶奶，当然还有我。每个人都有各自的性格特点，组成一个幸福的家庭。

妈妈非常重视我的成长，每天早上上班，晚上回来，本来就非常劳累了，还要训练我的学习能力。为了我她放弃了外地的工作，就是为了每天晚上能回到家监督我的学习。为了让工作地点离家近一些，妈妈不畏辛苦，在各种工地之中来回跑。除了这些，她为了多攒些钱，每天劳累的要命。她是一个好妈妈，伟大的妈妈。

在我印象中，爸爸是特别温和的一个人，妈妈负责我的学习，爸爸则负责我的课外运动。为了让我在假期中多做运动，他放弃了好几次重要的会议，带着我去运动。他说：“在假期里不能光躺着、坐着，要多出去运动。多运动才能有更健康的身体。比如说你该考试了，身体不健康就考不好了。”除了这些，爸爸还教给我很多课外知识，对于我来说，他像一个“百科全书”。拥有各种知识。

爷爷，在我家“主管内务”。每天早上起的早早的为我们做早饭，做家务。中午也不闲着，帮奶奶浇花，拖地……总之，爷爷在每天都是非常忙的。每天都照顾我的生活，十年如一日。我觉得我的爷爷很伟大。

奶奶负责各种家务活，缝衣服，收拾家……每天都是她在忙碌，屋子里才会井井有条、干净整洁。奶奶除了做家务以外，还教给我很多人生哲理：也许不很深奥，但在生活中，很管用。

我爱我家!家里有我的亲人、我的牵挂。是我最重要的财富!

After going to the middle school, I have less time to play outside the school, because I always have a lot of homework to do. Though my leisure time is shorter, I still keep on after-class reading. Many years ago, my Chinese teacher introduced many classic books to us, I bought them and read them all, I fell in love with reading these books, I would be immerged in the stories. Reading these books helps me a lot, I have improved my writing skill. When I saw the topics, my mind will come out a lot of ideas, I have things to enrich my paper. Whats more, I also broaden my vision.

Everyone has their own dreams, I am the same. But my dream is not a lawyer,

not a doctor, not actors, not even an industry. Perhaps my dream big people will

find it ridiculous, but this has been my pursuit! My dream is to want to have a

folk life! I want it to become a beautiful painting, it is not only sharp

colors, but also the colors are bleak, I do not rule out the painting is part of

the black, but I will treasure these bleak colors! Not yet, how about, a

colorful painting, if not bleak, add color, how can it more prominent American?

Life is like painting, painting the bright red color represents life beautiful

happy moments. Painting a bleak color represents life difficult, unpleasant

time. You may find a flat with a beautiful road is not very good yet, but I do

not think it will. If a person lives flat then what is the point? Life is only a

short few decades, I want it to go Finally, Each memory is a solid.

When I grow up , I’m going to do what I want to do. I’m going to move somewhere interesting. Pairs sounds like a city that I could enjoy. They have lots of fashion shows there. I want to be a reporter for a fashion magazine. So how am I going to do it? First, I’m going to find a part-time job for a year or two and save some money. Then I’m going to be a students at art school in Paris. And I’m going to study French at the same time. Next, I’m going to hold art exhibitions because I want to buy a big house with the money and I’m going to travel all over the world . Finally, I’m going to retire somewhere quiet and beautiful.

当我长大后,我要做我想做的事。我打算搬到某个有趣的地方。对听起来像一个城市,我可以享受。他们有很多的时装秀。我想成为一名时装杂志的记者。所以我该怎么做?首先,我打算找一份兼职的工作一年或两年,节省一些钱。然后我要在巴黎艺术学校的学生。我打算同时学习法语。接下来,我打算举办艺术展览,因为我想买一个大房子和钱,我将环游世界。最后,我要安静和美丽的地方退休。

Dear friends,As we all know, we are what we eat. Therefore, it’svery

important for us to form healthy eating habits. Dear friends,As we all know, we

are what we eat. Therefore, it’svery important for us to form healthy eating

habits.Some of us enjoy snacks instead of breakfast.

Some are particular about

food .They usually overeat what they like to eat.The eating habits metioned

above are bad for our health.Most of the snacks we eat are junk food,which may

make us overweight and even suffer from disease.What are the good eating habits

like? First ,I think, weshould choose healthy diet .Besides, we cant eat too

much to be too full. In addtion,eating a variety of food and eating food

regularly are also important to keep fit.

Last night I had a beautiful dream. I had turned into an alien. I flew my UFO in the sky. Suddenly I saw some people playing in a park. They were very happy. I wanted to join them. So I landed in the park and got out of the UFO. When the people saw me, they were scared. I said hello to them. But they didn t understa-nd me. After a while, only a kid came to me and asked, "Who are you?" "I am your friend. "The boy got happy. He moved to my UFO. "May I play with you?" "Sure. You can play in the UFO with me. "When we got into the UFO, it started to fly into the sky. Suddenly it fell to the ground. I was scared and jumped up from the bed. Oh! It was a dream!

昨晚我做了一个美丽的梦。我变成了一个外星人。我的不明飞行物在天空中飞。突然我看见一些人在公园里玩。他们非常高兴。我想加入他们的行列。所以我降落在公园里,下了飞碟。当人们看到我时,他们都害怕。我说你好。但是他们没有understa-nd我。过了一会儿,只有一个孩子来找我,问:“你是谁?”“我是你的朋友。”男孩得到了快乐。他搬到我的不明飞行物。“我可以和你玩吗?”“当然。你可以和我一起玩的不明飞行物。“当我们进入了不明飞行物,它开始飞向天空。突然倒在了地上。我很害怕,从床上跳了起来。哦!这是一个梦!

今天是大年三十，除夕夜。家家户户都是一家人坐在一起吃年夜饭。

Today is thirty of the year, new years Eve. Every family is a family sitting together to eat a years dinner.

没吃一会儿门外就响起了“噌……碰”或者“啪啪啪……”的声响，我们一家人放下碗、筷，跑到门口看，这是哥哥说了一句话：不如我们也拿几个烟火出来放吧！我们所有人点头表示同意。我们将烟火放在门前，哥哥走到烟火旁用打火机点燃，便马上跑了回来。我听见“噌……”的一声就回过头来看，只见一朵花，无颜六色：红的象征着喜庆，蓝的象征着智慧、绿的象征着生机、黄的象征着温暖、紫的象征着浪漫……一会天女散花，一会枪林弹雨，七色的小球一颗颗落下，犹如一道彩虹。这是几乎所有的人家都开始放烟花了，一瞬间天空变成了烟花的海洋，各种色彩，各种样子，都在天空中绽开。快乐的寒假作文200字

Rang "bass didnt have a door...... Touch "or" popping......" The sound of the sound, our family put down the bowl, chopsticks, run to the door to see, this is the brother said a word: it is not as good as we also take a few fireworks out to put it! All of us nodded to express consent. We put the fireworks in front of the door, and the brother came to the fire and lit it with a lighter, and then he ran back. I hear the bass......" With a look back, I saw a flower without color. Red symbolizes joy. Blue symbolizes intelligence and green, which symbolizes vitality. Yellow symbolizes warmth and purple, symbolizing romance. A moment later seven a hail of bullets, The heavenly maids scatter blossoms., a ball down, like a rainbow. Almost all the people began to put off fireworks, and in a moment the sky turned into a sea of fireworks. All kinds of colors and appearances were blooming in the sky. 200 words of happy winter vacation

深夜伴随着十秒钟声倒计时的响起，又是一阵“噼里啪啦……”的声响，人们好像在庆祝这新的一年的到来的确，在这值得高兴的日子里，唯有烟花，才能吐出我们那喜悦的心情；唯有烟花，才能烘托这喜庆的气氛。除夕的烟花异常的美丽，人们脸上的笑容异常灿烂，鞭炮声异常的响……

The night with the sound sounded ten seconds countdown, it is a "crackling......" The sound of people seems to be celebrating this new year. Indeed, in this happy day, only fireworks can spit out our joyful mood. Only fireworks can foil this festive atmosphere. The unusual beauty of the fireworks on the eve of the new years Eve, the smiling face of the peoples face, the abnormal sound of the sound of the firecrackers...

I am a middle school student.Though I ’m busy with my lessons,my spare time

is still colorful. After school I usually play sports . Sports help me to keep

healthy and study better.I often do some reading in the evening.I think books

give us much knowledge.So reading books is the best way of spending my spare

time. Sometimes I watch TV or surf the internet. On weekends, I often help my

parents with the housework..I sweep the floor,wash the clothes and learn to

cook.I enjoy myself in my spare time.

Last summer, my family and I went to Hawaii for a holiday!

We flew across the Pacific to the tiny island from Beijing. After we booked

into a hotel, we rested. Our fun started the next day and lasted for two long

weeks. During our time there, we ate delicious exotic food and drank numerous

fruit juices. The Hawaiians are very proud of their unique food, often spiced

up with slices of juicy pineapple and strings of delicious cheese. There were

also fantastic beaches right accoss the tiny atoll. The water was sparkling blue

and the sand dunes radiated with an inviting warmth of gold. The place was

wonderful and the locals were really nice; I really enjoyed my holiday.

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It (Example:0) 8 o’clock 41，and the last bus42at the second bus stop.A middleaged woman got out,and the conductor was going to ring the bell for43to start the bus again,just at that moment he saw a small child44at the bus stop.

“What’s wrong with you?” the bus conductor said to the boy.

“Well,my mother gave me ten pence to go home by bus after school,but I45the money after I finished playing football with my classmates,” the child answered, “so I have to walk all the way home.”

“That’s OK.” said the conductor. “Come on.We’ll take you home.”

The child thanked him,46the bus and sat down near the door.The conductor rang the bell,then the bus started. “How47are you living?” asked the conductor.

The child told him the name of the place where he lived.It was about two miles away,and48would have cost him two pence if the child had had the money to pay for it.

The conductor went to give some other people on the bus their tickets,and when he came back a few minutes49,he saw that child crying again.

“And what’s the matter with you now?” he asked. “Aren’t you on your way home?”

“Yes,I am,” answered the child, “but what about my change?You haven’t given it to me,have you?You should give me50.”

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