Many kids are crazy about space. Last month, a space agency (机构) told the public that they were1"a planet protection officer." Some people laughed at the funny job title, but a 9- year-old boy took the information 2. He wrote a letter to the agency, saying that he wanted the job.
"Dear sirs, my name is Sam Lee. I think I am the 3 person for the job," he wrote.
What are Sam's 4 ? For one, he wrote, "My sister says I act like an alien (外星人)" Sam also said he had watched almost all the 5 movies he could find. His last sentence may touch people's hearts:" I am young, so I can learn to think like an alien. "
Sam soon got a 6 from Bill Black, director of the agency. "We have received your letter. It is great that you are interested in the job. This job is to 7 the earth from germs (细菌) on things brought back from other planets." Bill ended the letter with some warm words, 8 Sam to study hard and do well in school. "We hope to 9 you at the agency one day." he wrote.
"Among kids, there are 10 space scientists." Bill told a newspaper. "We think of this letter as a chance that may forever change our kids life."
Cindy and Anna were best friends. Some days they could spend hours happily together without any argument, but other days they just could not 1 on what to do.
One day they decided to play in the garden near their school. "Come on, let's play chess," Anna said.
"I don't want to play chess," Cindy replied.
"We always do what you want to do, Cindy. It's my turn to make a 2," Anna said. She was getting a little unhappy and 3, leaving Cindy alone.
Cindy was very angry. 4 she got home, she found she still had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag. "Well, I'm not giving it back to her today. I'm too mad at her," Cindy thought.
The next day at school, their teacher Mr. s Stone 5 their notebooks. But Anna didn't have hers, and she looked 6Cindy knew she should tell Mrs. Stone that she had the notebook, but she was 7 mad at Anna.
When it was time for lunch, Cindy finally told Mrs. Stone the 8 "Thank you for being 9Cindy. I'm sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook," said Mrs. Stone.
Later, Mrs. Stone asked the two girls together and talked with them. Mrs. Stone helped them 10that it was a good idea to take turns to decide the activity. They became best friends again.
Before graduating college, Jackie began to look for a job. She aimed at a famous company, but the 1 for such jobs was very strong. The company Jackie chose planned to employ only one person, but more than twenty people applied for the job. 2, Jackie was one of the three people invited for the final interview. The interview was very 3. The interviewer asked just a few questions and it was all over in less than 10 minutes. Then the interviewer said to them, "All of you are very good. Please go home and 4 our response.”
Three days later, Jackie received a message saying she would not be 5 the job. She felt deeply disappointed. That evening. However she received another 6. This time it said that she got the job.
Jackie later found out that the first message sent to her phone was part of the interview—a 7 to see if she was suitable for the job. All the three people received the 8 text, butonly Jackie's reply 9 the company of the three, one did not reply. The other said “goodbye” and Jackie said “thank you”. This reply showed that Jackie was a/an 10 person, so the company offered her the job.
Nowadays, lots of foreigners are learning Chinese. Like many of them, I 1 knew two words of Chinese ("Ni Hao" and "Xie Xie") when I first came to Beijing, China in 2009. As you can guess, my life was 2 for a while after I arrived. Simple tasks like ordering food or taking a taxi were quite stressful.
I knew I had to learn more Chinese, so I 3 a Chinese class. My teacher was 4, although I didn't learn enough to have a real conversation. Later I studied on my own as well, but my progress was still slow. And I decided to 5.
Around this time, I started playing in a band with a Chinese man who became one of my best friends in Beijing. He taught me a lot of 6 about music, such as "melody". He learned a lot of English from me in return, so it was a good way to 7 language and culture.
I have learned enough Chinese to 8 many problems like booking train tickets. These days, there are more foreigners who are studying Chinese. I can 9 why it's an amazing language. Finally, I found that the best way to learn a 10 is to make friends with native speakers and spend time with them.
