He lost hisarms in an accident. Since then, he has had to depend on his 1 brother. In order to 2 him，his younger brother became his shadow (影子)，never leaving him 3 for years. Except for writing with his 4 , he was completely unable to do anything in his life. As the two brothers 5 together, then one day, his younger brother had to work far from him, living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was heart-broken and didn't know 6to do. A similar misfortune（不幸） happened to agirl, 7 . One night her mother disappeared after arguing with her father. So her father went out looking for her mother，8 her alone at home. She tried 9 meals for her parents, but only to catch a big fire, which took her hands away. 10 her elder sister who was studying in another city，showed her willingness to help her, she made up her mind to be completely independent（独立的. At school, she always studied hard and she learned to be self-reliant (自力更生的). One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to a television interview program. People 11 both of them to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Theboy wrote: My younger brother's arms are my arms; while the girl wrote:“I am 12. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs.”They had 13 experienced a terrible disaster(灾难), but their different attitudes showed the nature of their lives. If you choose only to complain 14 it and escape from it，it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be 15 ，the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.
Roger was new in town, and he had no friends here. His birthday was coming. He wanted to have a big party, but he was1that other kids would not come to his party.
One week2the birthday party, Roger and his3went to Benny's Pizza Store. It had the best pizza in the town. Roger wanted a large pizza. He4it very much.
5, Roger got a great idea. "Will you teach me to cook pizza?" he asked Benny.
"Benny is very6. He may not have time to teach you," said Roger's father.
"But7loves his pizza!" said Roger. "8I can cook pizza like him, I'll be the most popular boy in school."
"I will help you," said Benny. "Come here after school every day and you can learn to make it9!"
Roger decided to have a10. After that he went to Benny's Pizza Store every day after school. Benny11him how to make pizza. At last, he could make very good pizza.
Roger told the kids at school that his party would have pizza from Benny's. Everyone was 12. But when they came to Roger's13, Benny wasn't there. However, they saw Roger14 pizza himself. The kids didn't believe that Roger could make pizza. But when Roger took the pizza out of the oven（烤箱）, everyone agreed the pizza15just like Benny's. It might be a little bit better.
Most people like tomatoes. And they think of tomatoes as a1, because they are not sweet and are used for providing flavor（口味）to food. But they are actually fruit.
Tomatoes are from Mexico. Spanish explorers who went to South America about 500 years ago,2the tomatoes to Europe. Because the tomatoes look like apples, the French called them love3, while the British called them apples of gold. So we think4is the tomato's hometown.
The first people in Europe to5tomatoes were Italians. As far back as 500 years ago, the joys of eating fried tomato6salt and pepper, was known to them.
In some7like England and Mexico, tomatoes were thought to have poison in them.
That is because tomatoes look like plants called the belladonna（颠茄）. But people grew them in their garden because of their beautiful8and look. They even thought that tomatoes caused diseases. But they soon got over the fear.
It is believed that the British brought the tomato to India. This was about 300 years ago.
Gradually, the people in9started discovering that the tomato tasted10. Today, the whole world is crazy about the tomato.
When my best friend Lesa was seriously ill, I wanted to do something for her.1on the first day of her treatments（治疗）, another friend and I went to the hospital to2some time with her. We bought her a small toy clown（小丑）and3it Lemon-Aide. We gave Lemon-Aide to Lesa. We told her that it was to go with her to all of her treatments. We would like her to4that we were thinking of her even though we could not5be with her. She took Lemon-Aide with her to all of her treatments. When the treatments were6, she said she would pass it to7who was also badly ill.
A few months8, much to my9, she10it to me. Lemon-Aide went with me to all of my treatments. One day while sitting in the doctor's office, I got a good11. I decided to make our own Lemon-Aide and then12them to people. And then we would give the money to the ill people who didn't have money. Lesa thought it was13. We designed our new Lemon-Aide – a soft14clown that stands for love, support, and hope. It is15men, women, and children of all ages. Now Lemon-Aide has been sold to 34 countries.
A few years ago, my husband and I were on an island for a long vacation with our two daughters. As we wondered about what to do 1, our girls jumped in and told us what they wanted to do. "2 want to go to the butterfly（蝴蝶）museum." said Ariela and Eliana.
As soon as we3into the main area of the museum, we saw a lot of 4butterflies, all flapping（拍打）their colorful wings. My girls were 5up and down, and I knew we had made the right6to come to the museum. They were having so much fun. I7to our museum tour guide because I was curious （好奇的）, and asked, "8do butterflies live?"
She said, "About ten days." "What can butterflies do9ten days?" I asked. The guide stopped, looked at me and said, "They make the world a more beautiful place." "Wow," I said, "I10 thought about butterflies like that. Thank you."
After we said goodbye, I couldn't11thinking about what the guide had said. She was right. We all have12offer the world with the time we have.13we focus our gifts on taking care of each other every day, we can make a14.
How thankful it is that you can have the influence on your family, friends and neighbors! Like a butterfly, you have your own way of making the world a little15for everyone.
At the age of 12, most of the kids like to watch TV or1online games. But the 12-year-old Jaysea is2teaching yoga. She finished 200 hours teacher training and is the youngest yoga3now.
She teaches kids and teenagers yoga. “I want to do this for a long time4I love so much,” says Jaysea, the girl5long blonde hair and long legs. She seems quieter 6more serious than most other kids.
She7a twin brother and a 15-year-old brother. Their parents, Rick and Julie said,
"They only go to school three days a8. We tell them to think about9they want to do and they have10days to do it. And when they finish high school, they will get their favorite11."
Her father says she still12her best at school. "She finishes all her homework and she 13 wants to miss a class."
School doesn't14before 9:45 a.m. or 10:30 a.m., so Jaysea has enough time to do practice every15at home for an hour.
What about your resolution? Listen to five students talking about their resolutions.
Vince:I want to be a 1 when I grow up. I am going to take flying lessons. I really 2flying and I hope to have 3 plane.
Jake:I want to be 4 engineer when I grow up. I'm going to study design and engineering in 5.My dream is to build the longest bridge in the world.
Ted:I want to be an actor when I grow up. I'm going to take 6 lessons. I hope I can be famous one day.
Toby: I want to be a 7 player when I grow up. It isn't easy, so I will keep on 8 it. I want to be just 9 my hero, Kobe(an NBA star), one day.
Jack:I want to be a 10 when I grow up. I'm going to a cookery school in Europe. I hope I can work in a five-star hotel in Beijing when I'm older.
In England, when you're ill, you go to see a doctor near your home.1are men and women, and you can say who you2. You usually only spend about ten minutes3the doctor. He can usually say what's the4very quickly, and often give you a prescription (处方) for some medicine.
Most people only go to5doctors when they are ill. People with colds don't go to the doctors but to the chemist's shop to buy medicine. Doctors only come to your home when you're very ill. In an emergency (急诊) you can6an ambulance (救护车)at 999.The ambulance takes7to hospital. Friends come to see you8at certain hours of the day, but they don't9there for a long time.
You don't give money to the doctor10to the hospital when the doctor comes to see you in England. But when you are eighteen years old, you must give money for prescriptions.
It was 1 birthday.She got a letter from her uncle.“Dear Mary，” he wrote in the letter.“Happy birthday.I'm sending you some 2 .They will arrive tomorrow.I hope you'll like them.”
Mary was very 3 .She liked eating eggs and chicken.“I can keep the chickens 4 their eggs or eating them，”she thought.
When the chickens arrived the next day，they were put in a box.She took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden，but the box was so heavy that she dropped(掉)5.
The box fell on the ground and broke open.The chickens all 6 out.They ran here and there.Mary 7 hours in trying to find them.8 few days later her uncle came.He asked，“Did the chickens arrive safely？”“Yes，but I dropped the box.It broke open and the chickens ran everywhere.9 took me the whole morning to 10 them，”Mary said.
“Did you find them all？”asked her uncle.“I hope so，”Mary answered，“but I only caught eleven of them.”
“That's very interesting.I only sent you six，” her uncle said with a smile.
Most people have their future plans and dreams. And they hope the plans and dreams can 1 one day. In fact, everyone dreams about interesting and satisfactory (令人满意的) jobs that can help him 2much money, a loving family, a beautiful house and many friends. I often think about 3I would like to be in the future and what my future life 4like.
I live in England with my parents now. We have been here for three months. At the new school,I often feel tired and lonely. When I pass the English exams, the first thing I am going to 5is to relax. However, the English language is very important to me because all people 6English here. I hope I can learn English well and go back to China soon. I want to be a(n) 7in my hometown one day. I like living in my own country.
I hope I'll 8my English soon and can talk with others 9English freely (流畅地). Then I will study computer science hard because it is a very interesting subject for me. Using computers can 10me great pleasure (乐趣) and can also help me a lot in English teaching in the future.
