Zhang Guimei, the principal of Huaping High School for Girls, has been given the title "Role Model of the Times" for helping girls from poor families.
The school was the first high school in the country1free education for girls who would otherwise have been unable to continue their studies after2their nine years of education.
Zhang moved to Lijiang at the age of 17 to teach in the middle school in Huaping County（县）. Once, she got3ill but had no money for the treatment（治疗）.4the help of the people there, she was able to get the necessary treatment. "From then on, I told myself that I must do something for those people who helped5, "Zhang said.
Slowly, a dream of6a free high school for girls in Huaping County appeared in Zhang's mind. From the year of 2002, she began a six-year journey to look for funds（资金）. In 2008, Zhang finally set up Huaping High School for Girls at the foot of the Shizi Mountain in Huaping.
Thanks to her efforts, more than 1, 800 girls from poor families7universities through her education until now.
Zhang has been helping to improve the area as a whole.8by her, many of her students have chosen to teach in poor areas. Now, with Zhang having got the honorary title, education for girls from poor areas9more attention.
10she has done will be long remembered and encourage more to follow her example.
My son David is about 7 years old. Last month he told me there was a new child in his class. The boy was1Russia and very shy, and he couldn't speak an English word. My son felt very sad2he thought that the boy was quite lonely. He didn't bring3up to me again, and I just supposed that the teacher had given the boy the help he needed.
About three weeks later, I went into my4room and found that he was using Google Translate. He was trying hard to translate his English into Russian so that he could communicate with5boy. And then he would translate the boy's responses(回应) from Russian to English. Though it was not 6, he kept trying.
He had found a way7on well with the boy because he didn't want him to be alone. When I asked him what he8, all my son said was "I'm writing a note to my friend".
It was the first time that I had seen 9 kind and merciful my son was. That's when I found exactly who he was. I think my son10up. He can think of others. I am very proud of him.
From running to jumping and swimming in his free time, Australian boy Dash Meagher seems to like physical activities. He is just three years old, but he has already had six-pack abs(六块腹肌).
When Dash was young, his mother Ursula found her son1 than any other baby. As soon as he was born, he just 2 to exercise," she smiles and says.
"Dash's love for exercise comes from his love for the outside world. Whether it's sunny 3 rainy, he goes out almost every day. I 4 him in the pram(婴儿车) and stay with him when he was a baby. When he was two, I took him out to walk, but he kept 5 for four kilometers. "
Dash was 6 IVF baby(试管婴儿). His birth was just a surprise. 7 he was only10 months old, he started walking and climbing. " He is always 8 energy(精力)! I'm truly lucky to have 9 wonderful boy, Ursula says.
Dash's favorite exercise is jumping. Ursula takes 10 to an indoor training(训练) center as often as possible. "For his second birthday, we built Dash an outdoor activity center. He loved it a lot. "
We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things. 1, most of us usually waste.
Electricity is one thing. that we waste most. Lights, TVs, radios and other things are often kept on even when no one 2 them. We should turn them off when we do not need them. It takes less than a second 3 it. Anyhow, not wasting. electricity saves money, 4 we do not have to pay for the electricity we do not use.
The second thing that we often waste is water. Fresh water is precious (宝贵的) ，so it 5 be wasted, It is only a simple matter of turning off a tap. I am sure6 can do this easily if he wants to.
Another big waste is food. My mother used to cook so much food that much of it 7 away. I told her we had wasted so much food. She thought I was right and now she cooks only 8 we can eat
It is not right to be wasteful. I. find 9 a simple way of not wasting things. That is to use only what we need. 10 not touch what we do not need. In this way, we can stop being wasteful.
I became lame（瘸）in both legs in my childhood. I can't stand 1the support of two sticks. I can only "walk" in my wheelchair.
I still remember the first day at school. 2I appeared at the door, everyone in the classroom stared at me in surprise. My face turned red. I couldn't help turning back. It was the 3and sympathy（同情）in their eyes that stopped me doing so. I went shyly towards 4empty seat Being late, I didn't dare to walk in front of my classroom. I was afraid that I might 5In those days, I was very sad to see others walking 6One day, a few students came up to me and asked me 7outside. I was really excited. They 8me with a friendly smile and pushed me in my wheelchair from place to place. I was very thankful to them for 9 me a chance to see the sights of our lovely school with my own eyes.
After that, we often read, played and talked together. My fiends were always ready to help me. It made me 10I am handicapped（残疾的）.
Once they asked me "What's the most beautiful thing in our school?" Without hesitating（犹豫），I said "it is the friendship. "
Canton Porcelain (广彩) has a history of more than 300 years, dating back to the Qing Dynasty (1636-1911). Canton Porcelain became popular around the world1its beautiful colors.
Xu Enfu is known as a Canton Porcelain master. Xu Junru, his daughter, showed2great love for it when she was a little girl. She enjoyed staying with her father while he3the porcelain painting. They think it's necessary4them to add modern patterns into their pieces. They mix modern techniques5a traditional feel. Cartoon patterns, such as Hello Kitty and Doraemon6on the plates. This idea wins children's hearts. Their works are so wonderful7they attract many foreigners. They decide8this traditional skill to people around the world.
A group of foreigners9to join this Canton Porcelain workshop held by GD Today. They were10to experience how to make Canton Porcelain.
Mansha said, "It is my first time to paint on a plate or porcelain. It's difficult for me to do the black line." Foreigners had about just one hour to finish11patterns and colors for their own plates. Oxana challenged herself to paint the Canton Tower on12own to remember her time in Guangzhou. Simon painted a Chinese character13on the plate. It was a good idea that he made this plate for his grandma in U.K..
14you are interested in it, you can attend the training class on making Canton Porcelain. It is really good for you15it to your family and friends as a gift!
Mr. Smith works in New York. Last month he had a holiday, but he 1 know where to spend it. He 2to his friend Bill," I hate the hot weather, 3 I can't find a cool place in America. How should I spend my holiday?" "That's easy," said Bill," You'd better4 to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now."
Mr. Smith agreed 5 his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon 6 Moscow. He had a happy trip there, but one day he got into trouble. After lunch he went outside the city. He saw a dog 7 him when he walked past a house. It was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to drive it away. But it began to bark at 8. He wanted to look for9 stick but he couldn't find anything except snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone on the ground. He hurried to pick it up but failed.
"10 strange Russians are!" Mr. Smith said to himself, "They don't tie dogs, but firmly (紧紧地) tie the stones. My God!"
Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century. In his short life he wrote nearly 300 songs and an opera.
Xian was born in Panyu, Guangdong, China in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with1 mother. He began learning to play2violin when he was 20 years old. In the beginning, his violin was3cheap and badly made that he could not play it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not stop 4 and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he was one of the first Chinese students who studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he 5, Xian became the school's best student and won several prizes for his talents.
In 1935, he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan'an 6 music at a college. 7 there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time Xian still wrote some of his most important music there, including The Yellow River, his most famous work.
In May 1940, Xian 8 to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very9. Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness 10 October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian's music, however, lives on in the people's hearts.
Are you in good health? 1 important for us to keep in good health. We can't study or work well without 2 healthy body. We can stay healthy in many ways. First, we should keep 3 every day. We can go to school on foot instead of 4 bus. After school, we can spend some time on ball games. If we live in a high building, we5 go upstairs or downstairs on foot. And also, we can jog( 慢跑 ), I know an 80-year-old man who has been jogging for 20 years. He almost never6 a cold or has anything wrong with his body. Second, we must remember that a good7 habit is very important. 8 we should eat more healthy food but less junk food. Third, we should go to bed early to have enough sleep. Usually adults need at least9 sleep. Teenagers need10 than eight hours.
Lingling is preparing for her trip to Los Angeles. She1a list of things for her trip. She likes to get things ready earlier, 2she doesn't know what to take. She asks Betty for help. Betty advises her to take notebooks，pens and3dictionary. Lingling is leaving4the end of July and she is going to stay there for four weeks. She will take some shorts or light trousers. The weather there will be sunny and hot，and she wants to buy a pair of sunglasses5leaving. Because Betty tells her that many things are6in America.7she travels by plane，her bag mustn't weigh too much. She'd better8the travel company about the total9for all her bags. And finally, the most important thing: do not forget10her passport.
