She that she failed.

— For nearly three years.

— __________________ He didn't tell me about it.

    Do you know Lao She? He was one of the greatest Chinese1of the 20th century. He was not only an excellent novelist,2also a great dramatist(剧作家).

    Lao She was born into a poor family in Beijing and his3name was Shu Qingchun. His family was poor after his father died. His mother had a very4time. Lao She worked his way through college. After graduating he started to work as a5in primary and middle schools. He liked6since he was a child. He didn't write his first novel until 1926. He was famous7his Camel Xiangzi and the play Teahouse. Teahouse ”8the life of the Chinese people between 1898 and 1945. Most people like to see9.

    Like10famous intellectuals(知识分子) in China, he experienced lots of bad things in the middle 1960s.11, he killed himself in a lake in 1966.

    He married Hu Jieqing and they12four children- -one son and three daughters.

    Every boy wants to find treasure. And Tom was no different. One summer day Tom told Huck about his idea.

    “Where can we look for treasure?” asked Huck.

    “It's hidden on islands, under dead trees， but mostly under the floors in haunted(闹鬼的) houses.”

    So, one Saturday afternoon Tom and his friend went to look for treasure at the haunted house on Cardiff Hill. It was a quiet and lonely place, which made the boys feel very frightened. They entered quietly, and explored downstairs. There were cobwebs everywhere and everything was old and broken. Then they threw their tools in a corner and walked upstairs, but there was nothing there. They were just about to go downstairs and start digging when Tom stopped.

    “What is it?" whispered Huck, going white with fright.

    “Keep quiet! There's someone downstairs.”

    The boys lay down, looking through the holes in the wooden floor. There were two men downstairs. One was an old Spaniard in a wide sombrero hat and the other was dirty and unpleasant looking.

    Tom and Huck shook with fear when they heard the Spaniard speak because they found it was Indian Joe. He said,“It's time for us to move, partner. What will we do with the $ 650 from the robbery(抢劫)?”

    “Let's keep $ 30 each and leave the bag here.”

    The dirty man went to the fireplace and moved a stone. Then he lifted out a bag full of money and took out some coins. The two boys forgot all their fears when they saw there was real treasure downstairs.

    Then Indian Joe' started digging a hole with his knife and the knife hit something.

    “What is it?” asked the other man.

    “It's a box," said Indian Joe. And he put in his hand and pulled out a handful of gold coins. The other man found the boys' tools, and they soon pulled out the box.

    “There are thousands of dollars there,” said Indian Joe.

    “The Murrell Gang used this area one summer," said his partner.

    “They must have hidden their money here.”

    “What will we do with this, Joe? Will we bury(埋) it again?"

    “No, someone might find it," said Indian Joe. "Let's bury it in the number two den.

Tom and Huck got up as soon as the two men left. They decided to watch out for the “man in the sombrero” when he came to town and found out where the number two den was.

Lu Xun is one of the greatest writers of modern China. He was in Shaoxing，Zhejiang Province， in 1881. At first, Lu Xun hoped to help the Chinese people become healthy and strong, so he to be a doctor. After a few years, he started to short stories because he wanted to teach people about society. One of his most famous stories is The True Story of Ah Q. It the hard life of Ah Q and makes people about society. In the 1920s, people began to translate his works into English.