TwolittleboyswereplayingonedaywhenaFairy(仙女)suddenlyappearedbeforethemandsaid“FatherTimeasksmeto youNewYearpresents.”Shehandedeachchildapackageanddisappearedimmediately.
CarlandPhilipopenedthe andfoundtwobookswithcleanpagesinthem.
Twelvemonthspassedandthe cameagainandsaid“IhavebroughtyouanothertwobooksandwilltakethefirstonebacktoFatherTime.”
“MayIkeep bookalittlelonger?”askedPhilip“I’dliketopaintsomethingonthelastpage.”
“No”saidtheFairy.
“IwishthatIcouldfinishreadingmineatatime”saidCarl“Icanonlyopenthebookonceeachday seeonlyonepageeverytimebecausewhenthepageturnsoveritsticksfast.”
TheFairysaid“Wellyoucan Philip’sbook.”Thenshelit(点亮)twolittlelampsforthem.Bythelightofthe theysawthepagesassheturnedthem.
“Whodidthis?”theyaskedinsurprise“Everypagewas whenwefirstopenedit.Butnowsomepagesaredrawnwithbeautifulthingslikebirdsand andsomepageswithuglyblackspotsandscratches(划痕)onthem!”
TheFairysmilingatthetwolittle said“SeePhilipthebeautifulbirdsandflowersappearedwhenyousharetoyswithyourfriendsorwhenyoutrytobekindtoothers.”
“Butwhatmadetheugly spotsandscratches?”askedPhilip.
TheFairysaid“Thatcamewhenyoutoldalieonedayorwhenyoudidnotlistentoyourmum.Alltheseuglyspotsandscratchesinyourbooksweremadewhenyouwerenaughty(淘气的).Eachprettythinginyourbookscameonitspagewhenyouwere .”
“Ohwewishtoreadthebooks !”
“Theycan’tbereadoncemore”saidtheFairy“See!Theyareonlyforthisyearandtheymustnowgobackinto bookcasebutIhavebroughtyoueachanewoneandperhapsyoucanmakethesemorebeautifulthanthefirstones.”
WiththesewordstheFairy .Theboyswereleftalonebuteachheldinhishandanewbookopenatthefirstpage.
Andonthebackofeachbookwaswritteninlettersofgold“FortheNewYear”.
1.A.bringB.makeC.sellD.buy
2.A.doorB.windowC.packagesD.cards
3.A.FairyB.QueenC.WitchD.Princess
4.A.herB.theirC.hisD.my
5.A.butB.andC.orD.so
6.A.lookafterB.l