George's mother was very poor. Instead of having bright blazing（熊熊燃烧的）fires in winter, she had 1 to burn. George had to pick up dry 2 from under the trees.

    One 3 day in July, she sent George to the woods. He was to stay there all day to get as much wood as he could. He worked very hard so that by the time the sun was high, he was hot, and wished for a 4 place where he might rest for a while and eat his dinner.

    While he hunted around the bank of the stream, he saw among the moss（苔藓）some fine wild 5, which were a bright red with ripeness（成熟）.

    "How good these will be with my bread and butter!"thought George. Lining（垫在……里）his little cap with 6, he set to work eagerly（急切地）to gather all he could find. He felt happy and thought how much his mother would like to see him there, and to be there herself instead of in her dark 7.

    George thought of all this and just as he was lifting the first strawberry to his mouth, he said to himself, "How much Mom would like these!" He stopped and 8 the strawberry again.

    "Shall I save them for her?"said George, thinking how much they would refresh her, yet 9 looking at them with a longing eye. "I will eat half and take the other half to her, "said he at last and he 10 them into two piles. But each pile looked so small that he put them together again.

    "I will keep them all for Mom, "said he and he 11 them up nicely till he should go home.

    When the sun was beginning to sink. George set out for home. How happy he felt then, that he had all his strawberries for his 12 mother. The nearer he ca me to his home, the 13 he wished to taste them.

    Just as he had thrown down his wood, he heard his mother's weak voice from her bedroom. "I am 14, and longing for some tea. "

    George ran in to her and joyfully offered the strawberries. "You 15 them for me, did you? " said Mom, laying her hand gently on his head, while tears stood in her eyes.

    Could the eating of the strawberries have given George half the happiness he felt at the moment?

    Would it surprise you to learn that, like animals, trees can communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation-their young trees?

    Suzanne Simard, forest ecologist (生态学家) at the University of British Columbia, explains how trees are much more complex (复杂的) than most of us ever imagined. Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest, Simard and her team have made a new discovery and showed just how wrong he was. In fact, the opposite is true: trees survive through their group work and support, passing around necessary nutrition (营养) such as nitrogen and carbon "depending on who needs it".

    Nitrogen and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi (真菌) networks. This makes sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy. This system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons (神经元) in our brains, and when one tree is destroyed, it influences all.

    Simard talks about "Mother trees". These are usually the largest, oldest plants on which all other trees depend. These "Mother trees" are connected to all the other trees in the forest by this network of fungi, and may manage the resources of the whole trees and plants in the forest. She explains how these trees pass on the wealth to the next generation, transporting important resources to young trees so they may continue to grow. When humans cut down "Mother trees" without paying attention to these highly complex "tree societies" of the networks on which they feed, we are reducing the chances to save the whole forest.

    "We didn't take any notice of it," Simard says sadly. "Mother trees" move nutrition into the young trees before dying, but we never give them chance. If we could put across the message to the forestry, we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.

    Karen worked in a small company. One day, the manager asked Karen to come into his office. He told Karen that everyone was pleased with her work and then asked Karen to do a special job for him. He said he had to go to an important meeting where he had to give a speech about their company. He asked Karen to write the speech for him. He told her it had to be exactly twenty minutes long and should be interesting. It had to be ready by the next morning.

    Karen asked the manager some questions about what should be in the speech, and then she went to other members of the company and talked to them as well. Soon she had enough information to write the speech. She worked on it all night and in the morning she gave it to the manager. The manager thanked her and rushed off to the meeting with the speech.

    The next day Karen came to work and found a note from the manager on her desk. "Come to my office immediately," it said. Karen was worried. Was something wrong with the speech?

    She went to the manager's office. As soon as she entered the office, she could see that the manager was unhappy. She could see her speech in his hand.

    "I thought I asked you to write an interesting speech that would last for twenty minutes", he began. "This speech, he continued, "lasted twice that long! The beginning was interesting, but by the second half, people got up and left. It was so boring! How could you do this to me? This was very important for the company!"

    Karen couldn't understand what had gone wrong.

    "I'm sure that it was only twenty minutes long," she replied. "I did everything you asked. I'm sure. I even gave you two copies."

    Every night in Jinan University in Guangzhou, a group of students plays diabolo(空竹) as a crowd watches on in amazement.

    Chen Zhelun, 25, a Malaysian-Chinese started the diabolo club, which helps to increase the popularity of this traditional Chinese game. He is one of many students expressing their interest in the country's cultural heritage(遗产) by starting clubs.

    The diabolo, which came from China, is popular among Chinese living in Malaysia.

    "We played diabolo from primary school onward. I thought I could find someone to play with in China, but only a few students knew about it. So I started a club to develop it." says Chen.

    To Chen's surprise, the old game has interested a huge crowd-more than 1,000 students have joined the club.

    "It keeps your body strong and it's fun," says Chen.

    But some prefer quieter activities. Every weekend, one classroom in Shenzhen University is always crowded, but it's unusually silent. The members of Lanting Calligraphy Club are writing Chinese characters with traditional brushes.

    Fan Dongling, 21, a student in Shenzhen University, says it's a shame that young people no longer enjoy the beauty of Chinese characters.

    Although her club is quiet, Fan says it keeps members healthy, mentally and physically.

    "Some student think traditional things are outdated. They like celebrating Western festivals like Christmas or Valentine's Day, but they seldom pay attention to traditional ones," says Kong Yanquan, 21, a student in Guangxi University.

    As head of the traditional Chinese local operas club, Kong plans to put modern elements(元素) into traditional culture to get students to join his club.

    "I think it's everyone's duty to save and develop China's traditional culture among young people," he says.

    In every country around the world, there are always some people who would like to volunteer to help others. For example, some people in the USA work as volunteers in the old people's homes.

     Some young volunteers like to work in the houses of the people who are sick. They help to clean up their houses or do some shopping for them. For the boys who lost their fathers, there is an organization called Big Brothers. Volunteers could take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

     In the clubs, children can play games or learn crafts. Some of the clubs organize short trips to the mountains, beaches or museums. Most of these clubs use high school and college students as volunteers because they can understand the children's problems more easily.

    Volunteers believe that the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others. Do you want to be a volunteer? Do you know how to be a volunteer? The following may help you a lot.

    When people get old, they will find it difficult to do lots of things.  You can give up some of your time to help the old in your neighborhood. You can help them with some housework or just talk with them.

     You could volunteer to read books to the blind or deliver(递送) something for those who can't get around.

     You can make the beds, help serve meals and do many other kinds of jobs there.

A. Many disabled people need help.

B. And old people living alone can feel lonely.

C. There are a lot of clubs in each city of the USA

D. Some families are too poor to buy food or clothes.

E. There are also many volunteer jobs to do in hospitals.

F. Would you like to do something to help homeless people?

G. They read books to the old people, play games with them or talk to them.

    A successful businessman was invited to a TV interview. Everybody couldn't wait to hear his SUCCESS from him. , he only said with a smile. "Won't it be better for me to ask you for help on a certain problem? 

    All the people were listening to him carefully. Here is his problem. He said, "People all  （冲向）to the place where a gold mine （矿） had （刚刚）been discovered. But when they got there, they found they were  （阻止） by a river in front of it. They have to cross the river if they wanted to get to the gold mine. What would you do if you were among them? 

    "Make another way", someone suggested. "Swim  ". said another. The businessman smiled without saying a word. Finally he gave his idea. "Why not do something  （不同的）instead of rushing to the mine ? How about buying a boat to offer the ferry （渡船） service?" The listener were all  （使惊奇）. He then explained calmly. "The man who bought the boat could   （挣）a lot of money by taking the passengers to the other bank. They would like to pay for the ferry  there was gold on the other bank.

    Do what the others haven't thought of or do something that others have never tried before — that is the key  success.

    A difficult situation, in the eyes of a wise man, often means a chance of success.

    In her Facebook post, Alesha Nemecbek writes how her 85-year-old Papa Joe still remembers to show love, affection, and attention to his wife by doing little things for her.    his memory not being as  (good) as in his younger years, Joe still remembers all of his wife's favorite things and  (try) to surprise her with them.

    Nemechek concludes her post by  (encourage) people to take this story as a lesson on how it is important  (keep) "intentional (有意的)".

     (move) by their long-lasting relationship, Nemechek often shares little things about her   (grandparent) relationship. Recently, she wrote about asking Papa Joe："What's the one thing you've done in your life that you're most proud  ?" And he responded by saying："Marrying your grandmother!"

    The elderly often teach us important life lessons. All of the  (wise) they collected through life can help us see things that are truly important in life, such as showing affection to our loved ones. Some of the younger people often take  closest ones, including their significant others for granted, and they have a lot to learn from some of those who have managed to keep their relationship strong and fulfilling for decades.

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