A．food B．save C．important D．under E．lying F．a(chǎn)nything G．it H．fire I．because of J．back K．waste L．refused
Some years ago，a big fire burned down a large part of a city．Lots of houses were broken．A rich lady was hurrying through the crowd of people，trying to（1）

B

B

a box of valuable things from the fire．After running out of the（2）

H

H

，she met a little boy in the street．She called him and said，"Take this box，my boy，and do not part with（3）

G

G

until I see you again．I will reward（回報(bào)）you well．"
The boy took the box，and the lady turned（4）

J

J

to search for something else．Just then many people came rushing between the lady and boy，and they couldn't see each other．
That night，the lady lived in a friend's home outside the city．The next day she looked for the boy everywhere，but she couldn't hear（5）

F

F

of him．There were some very（6）

C

C

letters and all her treasures in the box．The lady was very upset（7）

I

I

losing them．
But on the following night，someone found the boy（8）

E

E

on the ground with the box at a corner．He had been there for a long time without（9）

A

A

．The boy was almost dead with hunger，but he never thought of leaving the box．
Of course the lady was going to give the boy some money，but he（10）

L

L

．The lady trusted him，and he wouldn't let her down．It is the spirit that turns the boy into a hero．