“What is success?” Mr Gruber asked his 6^th grade business class．It was his opening conversation for the first class of the term．

　　“Success is riding in a sweet car, watching an 80-inch TV, and living in a place with at least twelve rooms．” One student answered, earning laughs from all the students．

　　Mr Gruber smiled, but shook his head．“Tom, that is excess(过量)．That is not success．”

　　“How about being able to provide for your family?” A blonde girl named Sandy in the front suggested as an answer．

　　“Now we're getting closer,” Mr Gruber smiled, “but try thinking about what you need and what you want．”

　　“Getting everything you want．” Tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs．

　　Mr Gruber sighed．“ I believe we've already talked about excess versus(与…比较)success．”

　　“Getting everything you need, but some of what you want?” James, sitting in the back wondered aloud．

　　“Quite right!” Mr Gruber clapped．“Success is getting everything you need and some of what you want．The more you get that you want, the more successful you are．You do reach a point where you are living in excess, though．”

　　“What does this have to do with business?” Tom asked．It seemed if it wasn't funny, he wasn't happy．

　　“Well, Tom, think of it this way： the point of business is to make a living to support your family．Once you have properly seen to(确保)their needs, you can then see to getting the extras that you want．”

　　“What if I don't have a family?” he continued to be difficult．

　　“Then you have to provide for yourself, a family of one．”

　　“He has goldfish to think about!” Peter, Tom's friend, shouted out．

　　“Then he needs to provide for a family of one with a fishbowl．” Mr．Gruber corrected himself．

　　Tom nodded, satisfied with that answer．

　　“So in the next nine weeks, we're going to study basic business situations, like having a checking account and understanding credit cards．”

　　Tom rubbed his hands together excitedly．“When do we get to start spending?”

　　“You already are, Tom．You're spending time with us!” Mr．Gruber laughed．“Now, let's see what you guys know about credit cards…”

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　　It's Sunday afternoon．Mary goes to do the shopping with her mother．Her mother wants to buy some food for supper．Mary wants to buy a new skirt and some school things．They come to a new shop．

　　“What does your shop sell?”Mary asks．“A lot of things．”The girl in the shop says．“You can buy food, drinks, clothes in our shop, and school things, too．”

　　Mary and her mother go in．There are many people in the shop．Mary finds a nice white skirt．

　　“How much is the skirt?”Mary asks the girl in the shop．

　　“It's eighty yuan．”

　　“That's too dear．Can I find a cheap one?”

　　“What about the green one?It looks nice．And it's only thirty yuan．”

　　“OK, thanks a lot．”

　　“You are welcome．”

　　After that, Mary buys some school things, too．Her mother buys a lot of food, like bread, meat and fish．They get home very late．

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　　What does“getting along with your teacher”mean, anyway?“Getting along”means you and your teacher have a way that 　　1　　 for both of you, and you both are getting what you 　　2　　 from the relationship(关系)．For your teacher, he or she wants to make 　　3　　 you are careful, being respectful and polite, and 　　4　　 your best to learn．For you, you 　　5　　 a teacher who respects you, answers your questions, and tries to 　　6　　 you learn．You can get along with your teacher and learn without being friends with him or her, although it's 　　7　　 if that happens．

　　In every school, kids will say some teachers are too 　　8　　 or serious, but don't judge(判断)a teacher 　　9　　 you are in his or her class and can see for yourself．Most of time, your teacher is on your 　　10　　．And a teacher who's called strict may be someone who 　　11　　 to do his or her job well－teaching you the 　　12　　 you should learn．It's also 　　13　　 to remember that making mistakes is a 　　14　　 of learning．By pointing out your mistakes and helping you 　　15　　 them, a teacher is teaching you．

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