When I was nine years old, my family(move) to a new town. I was new there, I still(make) a lot of friends very soon.
After I entered a new school, I got to know more friends. My classmate Tom is my best friend. Tom is an energetic(精力充沛的) boy who loves sports very much and we oftenball games together. Baseball is his favorite and he is(good)at baseball than me. He often beats me in baseballnever laughs at me. How I wish I could beat him some day!
When I grow up, I want to be an engineer so that I can build tall(building). So I study reallyand listen to the teacher very(careful). With my great efforts(努力), I believe mywill come true.
I hated math, but needed high scores to please my parents, so I made some "friends", who allowed me（copy） their work on tests. Eventhey knew it was bad for me, they were still glad to "help". In this way, I passed a few tests.
One day, something terrible happened. Our teacher changed our （seat） for the test and I was setting beside a boy whom Italked with before. The questions were sothat I could only answer one or two. I signaled（示意） to the boy and asked him for answers. To my surprise, he （agree）to offer ″help" After the test, he came up to tell me that I could get good grades in math and all I needed was to put more effort into the subject. I was still mad at him, but I thought what he said had a.
From that day on, I began to spend more time on math. Slowly, the subject I hated so much turned such an interesting thing. I started to pass math tests（easy） with my own ability.
Till now, I'm still thankful to the boy who didn't ″help" me on that day, because his choice is really
（help） to my lifelong journey.
Zephyr is an 8-year-old yellow dog. She walks in a school and even goes to class with students at school in Texas, US.
This school has a guide dog (train) program. It started two years ago. Zephyr
is one of the many dogs that the program trains to help the . In this program, students first work as dogsitters（保姆）that take of dogs. They receive training in Guide Dogs for the Blind, the (large) guide dog school in North America. They
help to look after the dogs for a while before getting a dog of their . Then they start to train the dogs in different environments. The student trainers will work with the dogs (most) for one year.
Izabella Harris joinedprogram about a year ago. Zephyr is her dog. One morning, she and some other students trained their dogs to walk across the street. Zephyr wasnot(allow) to eat food on the ground. When the school bell rang（铃响）, the dogs followed their trainers to the next classroom, sitting or lying quietly between their trainers'(foot).
“I hope Zephyr will the eyes for someone one day,” Harris said.
Steven lost an arm in a traffic accident years ago. On that day, he was hit by a car. His left arm was（bad） hurt. "I can't feel my hand! " Steven shouted when he woke up in the hospital. It was the only thing he could think of to say, although it did him no good at all. It was a very time for him.
But life went on. Steven spent the next two years in the hospital. At first, he couldn't even tie his shoes, or open a bottle of water by （he）. Later on, with the support of his wife, he realized that he had nobut to face life bravely. He started to take part in all kinds of activities. He even decided to learn to play the violin. Steven knew about playing the violin and had no one to ask for help until he met Lam, an amateur （业余的）（violin）.
Steven became Lam's（one） student. He practiced（play） the violin with
Lam's help. Sometimes he even playedpublic. When he played on the street, what people offered was not sympathy （同情），but admiration （赞美）.
Steven said playing the violin hasn't made life easier for him, and he still has to
new challenges every day. However, he won't give up. And he said he will never stop trying new things.
As we all know, different countries and different people have different manners. We should find out their customs so that they will not think us ill—mannered（不礼貌的）. Here are some (example) of the things that a well—mannered person does ornot do.
If you visit a Chinese family, you should knock at the door (one). When the door opens, you'll not move before the host says "Come in, please!" After you enter the room, you can't sit until the host asks you to take a seat. When a cup of tea is put on a tea table before you or sent to your hand, you'll say "Thank you" and take it with your two hands, not one hand, or they'll think you are Before (enter) a house in Japan, it is good manners to off your shoes. In European countries, even though shoes sometimes become very dirty, this is not (do). In a Malaysian (马来西亚的)house, a guest never finishes the food on the table. He leaves a little to show that he has had enough. In England, a guest always finishes a drink or food to show that he has enjoyed it. This will make the host, (especial) the hostess pleased.
