We all like honest people, but not all people are honest with us. So it must be great that there is a day to ask 1 to be honest. M. Hirsh Goldberg, a writer, started Honesty Day. He 2 the last day of April as Honesty Day because the first day is April Fool's Day.
Be honest. That's all you have to do on Honesty Day. On this day, anyone can ask you any question and you should give a 3 answer. Every Honesty Day, Mr. Goldberg gives 4 to honest groups and people to praise their honesty.
Mr. Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies. He said 5 everyone tells lies. That is why he set up Honesty Day.
How do you connect with friends? Which would you like1, WeChat, letters or sending messages on the phone? Here are some ideas of students from No. 2 Middle School.
Wang Lei likes to2friends through sending messages on the phone in his spare time. He thinks it is a good way to express his feelings when he is down. If you are too shy to say anything in front of people, you can use it.
Liu Xin supports the letter." A letter is like a3dinner," she said. "It includes lots of information."4we have to wait longer for our letters, in today's busy world we need something that is worth waiting for.
Jiang Li is sure to stick to Wechat. Open the Wechat, shake your mobile phone and search for strangers around you! You can make new friends5without going outside.
My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn't think so. I paid little attention. But one thing let me1realize what my parents meant.
One day, when I walked past a mobile phone store, I saw it was hiring (雇用) new workers! I went into the shop and asked for the job. The manager looked at me for a few seconds2. “Do you have a high school diploma (文凭)?" He said, "Or do you have any3experience?" I felt so ashamed (羞愧的) and I just turned around and left.
I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my4. "I must go to school to5my study because I can't do anything without a good education," I said to myself silently.
Everything looked6when I went back to the store years later: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I felt more7. The manager told me they needed new workers. I showed my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said: "Great! You are8."
Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I'm still9in my spare time.
"Ding... ding...," the bell rang. The English teacher came into the classroom with test papers in his hand. All the students shouted. The teacher1with a smile on his face, "I know there are too many tests for you these days, but the test today is very2." After hearing the teacher's words, all the students sat up straight and3for the test to begin. The teacher started to4the test papers to each student.5he finished handing out the test papers, he asked them to begin.
There was not a question but only a small black "X" in the middle of the paper. The students were very6to see that. The teacher7the students' surprise. Then he said, “I would like you to8about what you see there. You must finish it all by9."
All the students thought about it hard and then wrote down their answers quietly. At the end of the class, the teacher collected their papers and read the answers.10of them described the black "X". The next day, the teacher said, "Everybody only paid attention to the black 'X', but11wrote about the white paper." The whole class listened12, because they worried that they might fail the exam.
Then the teacher said, "Don't worry about the13of this test. I just want you to think about your life." Everyone smiles. The teacher added, "The white paper is like our whole life and the black 'X' in the middle of the paper is just14problems in our daily life. Do you have some more thoughts?"
Then the students discussed and expressed15opinions actively. Finally they understood the teacher and this special test.
Our life is a16given to us by God, with love and care.17, we just care about the problems like illness and hunger, and never see that these problems are much 18 than everything else we have in our life.
We should try to take our eye off problems and19each moment life gives us. Only then can we start a nice20 and find true happiness in our lives.
