Dear Helen Keller,
My name is Amelia Grant. I live in a small city. There, my father has an oil factory. At the age of eight, something terrible happened while I 1 playing near an oil well. It made me lose most of my hearing.
A lot has changed for me 2 then. For one thing, I cannot hear music like before. I used to love listening to my mother sing songs. When I first lost my hearing, I was sad that I 3 never again hear my mother sing. But now I put my ear to her chest 4 the vibrations（震动）of her voice. Now, I feel music instead of hearing it.
Also, I have to go to 5 different school in another city—Texas School for the Deaf. It is over 300 kilometers away from my hometown. The teachers there are kind, 6 I can only see my parents during holidays. I miss them very much.
During 7 last winter holiday, my daddy gave me a book you wrote, The Story of My Life. From it, I learned a lot about you. When you first became deaf and blind, you had a hard time showing people 8 . Because of this, you would sometimes get mad and make 9 noises. Now I know your feelings and I 10 by your book. I'm going to write to you in a few days to tell you more.
Yours,
Amelia Grant
Dear Museum Scientists,
My name is Yang Jingjing. 1 live by the sea, near a mangrove swamp (红树林沼泽地).
My mom is 2 tour guide. She knows a lot about the mangrove swamp. She loves 3 people the beautiful animals that live there. I am writing to you 4 I'm worried about what is happening near my home. The mangroves are home to many5 such as birds, butterflies, snakes and so on. Down in the water under the trees are homes of fish and shrimp. The mangroves also protect us6 wind, waves and floods (浪潮与水灾).
However, in the past few years, things7greatly. These changes bring lots of worries to more and more people. New neighborhoods (社区)8 last year and the year before. It turned the place with mangroves into stores, houses, cinemas, restaurants and car parks. What is even 9, all these things are still going on! What will happen to the animals that live in the mangroves? I don't know10. How I wish we can find a way to live together with the mangroves and animals!
Sincerely yours,
Yang Jingjing
Long ago and faraway, there lived an old man and woman. One day, while the-woman 1 clothes in the river, she saw a great big orange on the water moving slowly towards her: Excitedly, she caught the orange and decided2 it home to eat.
When the woman began to open the orange, suddenly, out jumped a little lovely boy! The man and woman didn't know 3. But they felt very. happy and named the boy Bobonaro, or Orange Boy. As time went by, the boy became very strong and brave.
Life was wonderful until some robbers (盗贼) moved onto a nearby island. The robbers were always stealing4 things from the people. Bobonaro wanted to drive all of them away. So he put some of his mother's delicious food into 5 box and left home with it for the island. Along the way; he met a dog, a monkey and a bird. Bobonaro gave each of 6some food and helped them a lot. So they became good friends. 7he told them about his problem, each of the three friends said, "I will help you get the robbers away."
8the help of his three friends, Bobonaro drove the robbers away successfully. He and his friends returned home with the valuable things that 9 by the robbers. All the people in the town 10 so happy to see their things back that they cheered and called him a hero.
If you were ninety years old, what would you plan to do? Few people want to have new challenges (挑战) 1that age. However, an old man named Jing Kui did something that surprised a lot of people.
As a man of 93, he met a challenge. One day,2film director came to him and asked whether he wanted to act in his movie.“3in the movie?" asked the old man.
"You've been a barber (理发师). I believe you're the right man for my movie The Barber."
The old man read the script (剧本) before accepting the invitation.4he knew the story well, he still needed to keep all the words in mind.5 was! He finally made it and took home a silver cup for a special acting prize. The movie also6both national and international prizes.
Jing became a barber when he was young. He loved the job, so he practiced hard7a better one. In his eighties, he was still doing the same job. That was why he8by the film director.
While the film was being made, the director had his worries because he didn't know9Mr. Jing could keep it going. At last, when the filming was done, the director was really pleased. Jing10solved all his problems! Now Jing set a world record as being a 93-year-old actor star who had never acted before!
John was a manager in a factory. He enjoyed running for exercise around the park when he was free.
One Sunday afternoon, after running as usual, John 1to go home and had a rest. Just then, he noticed an old woman standing by the road. 2old woman looked around worriedly. John went over and asked what 3 for her. After a short talk. John came to know that she forgot her way home and got lost. Besides, she was very tired and hungry. John called the old woman's son and then took her to the4restaurant.
In the restaurant, John ordered food and drink for the old woman 5. While eating, sometimes she carelessly sprinkled(撒)food and drink on the table and on her coat. Other customers felt disgusted(厌悲的)at this sight. 6John didn't care about this. He stood up and cleaned the table from time to time 7 silence.
It took the old woman some time 8 eating. After that, John paid the bill and they were ready to leave when the old woman's son arrived. He held John's hands and said, "Thanks to your help, my mother 9well" "You're welcome. She makes me remember my mom who died years ago. I did what a son should do, "said John. All the 10around showed respect(尊敬)to John. They were touched by his kindness.
