One Friday morning, a 50-year-old American officer came back to his school. The teacher asked him to give a talk to the little boys and 【小题1】 there. The American officer's talk was 【小题2】 the love of their great country. All the little【小题3】were sitting in a large meeting-room. The old officer went up and began speaking. He said , "Boys and girls, I studied in this school forty years ago. We were not【小题4】happy as you are today 【小题5】I was your age. Think about it 【小题6】 answer me, can you tell me why you are so 【小题7】 now? "

No sound came from the children. The old man waited 【小题8】a long time. Then a short boy in the front put up his 【小题9】 dirty hand. "Good boy! Please answer me, dear."said the officer.

With a big smile on 【小题10】 face, the boy stood up and said, "If you speak long enough, we won't have math and biology lessons this morning. "