二、词汇运用。
Peter was interested in 1.
drawing
(draw), but he was too poor to have pens or pencils. He drew pictures in the sand with sticks. One day, an old man saw Peter and gave him a paintbrush. He was so happy.
"What can I paint?" he said to 2.
himself
(he). He looked around and saw a duck 3.
swimming
(swim) on the river. So he decided 4.
to paint
(paint) a duck. When he finished painting, 5.
suddenly
(sudden), the duck flew off the paper and into the river. "Wow! It's a magic paintbrush!" The magic paintbrush 6.
surprised
(surprise) Peter a lot.
Peter was a kind boy and he painted pictures for everyone around him. He painted a cow for the farmer, pencils for all the 7.
students
(student) and toys for the children.
The king heard about this and sent a soldier to find Peter. "Paint me a tree with lots of money on it, or you 8.
will lose
(lose) your life," the king shouted.
"But you are already very rich," Peter said bravely. "I only paint to help the poor people." The king was so angry that he sent Peter to prison(监狱). But Peter painted a key to the door and a horse to help him get out. The king ran after him, so he painted a big hole in the ground. The king 9.
fell
(fall) into the hole.
Today, Peter uses his magic paintbrush 10.
to help
(help) the people in need.