The Monkey King is the main character from the famous 1story Journey to the West. He is wonderful because he helps 2people.

    The Monkey King has a magic stick. He 3 it to fight bad people. He can 4the stick big or small. He sometimes does not even look like a monkey. He can turn himself 5different animals and objects. But unless he can hide his 6, he can't make himself a human. 7he sees bad people, he thinks of ways to fight them. Children all over the world become 8 in reading this story.

    One day, when the Lion was asleep at noon, the little Mouse came running by. He was in a 1to get home. Because the Mouse didn't see the Lion, he ran 2 the Lion's nose. The Lion opened his eyes, shouting "I'm going to eat you! You 3  me up!" "Dear Lion, please do not eat me! I shall4  do it again and I shall never forget your kindness. Maybe someday I will5 you back!" The Lion was6 the idea of the Mouse. Then he said, "I think I will let you go. I am not7 anyway." The little Mouse was so happy! He ran8 to his home. A few days later, the Lion9 into a net (网)by accident. The Lion shouted, trying to get free. Just then, the little Mouse happened to pass by. "I will help you, dear Lion." The little Mouse cut the net with his little teeth. It10 him a long time. At last, the Lion was free! The Lion and the Mouse became best friends. The Lion said, "A little friend can be the best friend of all!"

    As a parent trainer I am now dealing with helicopter parents﹣ the ones who1 all the difficulties and make it smooth sailing for their kids. Sometimes watching kids 2 without jumping in to fix it for them is the 3 thing parents can do. I appreciate someone who knows when it is time to let kids struggle a little 4 that's real life and Mom (or Dad) won't always be there to give help. So, let kids 5real life and grow up by failing, keeping on trying, never giving up and sometimes 6 learning from making mistakes.7 other words, parents have to be comfortable with the idea of allowing kids to fail as part of the learning 8.What matters in learning? It isn't about whether or not it is perfect or correct. It matters whether or not kids have9to go to places, to see things, to play, to inquire and so on. That is what I think10should do for kids: give them time to be kids: give them chances to grow up and experience life themselves.

    The summer vacation is coming. During the vacation, you can do what you like and prepare yourself for the future. You'll enjoy this period of time to the fullest with the help of the following 1 .

    Take exercise. After working hard for months, you must he bored. Taking exercise is the best way to get 2 again. Swimming and walking are perfect choices for you. All kinds of exercise 3 your health.

    Master some basic life skills. You will live an 4  life one day. Therefore, you should learn some necessary and useful skills such as washing clothes and cooking. At the same time, you call help your parents5 housework to express your thanks to them.

    Go travelling. The world is a book. Those who don't travel only read one page. Travelling is so  6. Have you made your own travel plan? If not, do it 7! During the trip, you will have a chance to learn more knowledge. While learning about different cultures and customs, you will also make a lot of friends.

    Enjoy time with family members. Family members play an important role in your life. They give you love, care and support all the time. Don't 8 to spare some time to get together with them. You will find 9 great to stay with them, talking about dreams, hobbies or anything you like.

    10 you follow what is mentioned above, you will have a wonderful vacation.

    It was my 14th birthday and I would have the biggest party ever. The number of the 1 had quickly grown from seven to seventeen. Nearly every girl in my class was 2.When each guest excitedly 3 the invitation, I was especially happy.

    The 4was full of shouts and laughter. We had just finished a game of Twister when the door bell rang. I was so 5 and I could feel my face turning red, because when I6the door, there at the front door stood Sarah Westly the quiet girl who sat next to me in music class﹣and she was holding a 7.I thought about the guest list. How did I 8to invite Sarah？

    I remembered that I only added a name to the 9 when someone showed an interest in me. But Sarah had 10 done that. I accepted the box, a gift from Sarah, and asked her to join the party. "I can't 11," she said." My dad's waiting in the car. "At that moment I felt bad about forgetting to invite Sarah and really wanted her to rest for some time in my room." Thanks, but I have to go, "she said, turning 12 towards the door. "See you Monday."

    I didn't open the box until the party was 13. Inside the small box was a ceramic(陶瓷) tabby cat. It was the best gift I had received 14 I didn't like cats. I later 15 that the gift looked exactly like Sarah's cat, Seymour. I didn't know it then, but now I realize that Sarah was my true friend.

    A kindergarten teacher decided to have her class play a game. The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few potatoes in it to school. Each student would "name" their potatoes after people they did not like.1 the number of potatoes would be2depending on how many people each student hated.

    The next day, with their potatoes, all the students went to school 3 the game. Some kids had just one or two potatoes, while others had as many as five or six. The teacher then told the children that they would have to carry their potatoes with 4wherever they went for one week.

    Several days 5. Some of the students started to complain(抱怨), as their potatoes began to rot(腐烂)and6bad. The students who carried 7potatoes began to get unsatisfied with the heavy bags.

    One week later, the game 8. The teacher asked, "How did you9carrying around your potatoes for a week?"

    The students complained once again. The teacher simply smiled and said, "This is what it's like to carry hatred(仇恨 )in your heart. You have to carry it with you wherever you go. If you can′t tolerate (容忍) carrying rotten potatoes for one week, how can you imagine having 10in your heart for a whole lifetime? Forgive others and move on with your life."

    The winter holiday is usually a good time to sleep in. But Gao Yuqi, a 14-year-old student from Xiangtan,  1 at 7: 00 a.m. to run at least 2 kilometers every day during the holiday. In fact, this exercise was part of his 2.

    Gao was not 3 Many schools across the country asked students to 4 during the winter holiday. Part of the reason is that physical education test scores are now worth more on the senior high school entrance examination(中考).In Xiangtan, the score is now worth up to 50 points.

    Because of this, Gao's school asked students to run on5 days and exercise indoors if the weather was bad. Students had to post exercise photos in 6 classes' QQ groups. At the Golden Apple Jincheng No I Secondary School in Chengdu, students have daily exercise plans. For example, they have to skip rope(跳绳)for two 7and do three sets of sit﹣ups each day. Their parents sign off on their plans after they finish exercising.

    This has been a big challenge for many students,8 it has also helped to make exercise become a bigger part of their daily lives. Huang Zhicheng, a 14﹣year﹣old student at the same school as Gao, used to9 running. But he is now able to run for half an hour every day." I have decided to keep doing this in the future," he said.

    Luo Zikun, a 12﹣year﹣old student at the Golden Apple School in Chengdu, fell in love with exercise during the holiday. He skips rope for more than 10 minutes every day. "I didn't exercise a lot in the past. Now it's time to 10 "he said.

    In space, there was a little gray planet. It looked very 1 , because the people who lived there hadn't looked after it. They had polluted the whole planet heavily 2 rubbish and pollution. As a result, there were few plants and animals left.

    One day, a little boy Jim was walking on the planet, when he passed a cave（山洞）and 3  a small red flower inside. The flower was very sick — almost dying, so Jim 4 dug up the flower, with roots, soil and everything. Then he started looking for a place5 care of it. He searched all over the planet, but everywhere was polluted so much that there was6 place the flower could possibly live in. Then he looked up at the moon. It seemed that maybe the plant could live there.

    Jim decided to go there. He7 a spaceship and put the little red flower in the back, then they flew to the moon. Far away from all that pollution, the flower soon grew up, giving birth to others, and these other flowers spread onto other flowers. Soon the whole moon was completely covered with flowers. When the little boy's flowers came out, the moon gave out a soft red8. It was the most beautiful scenery he had ever seen.

    Maybe the story is telling us9 we don't look after the planet, a day will come when flowers can only grow on the moon. So we must be friendly to10 place that we are living in now.

    One day a little mouse was thirsty. She looked everywhere for water to drink. She climbed up onto a table. And she saw a bottle on the table. The mouth of the bottle was1. The little mouse looked inside the bottle. "Aha, there is2milk in it. That's great!" She went into it and began to drink.

    She drank and drank. After a moment she had drunk enough. Her stomach was too big and she couldn't come 3 the bottle. She cried for help. Just then a cat camp up to the table. When the cat4 the cry he jumped onto the table so5, and said, "You'll be my nice lunch!" The little mouse was very clever and she6 for a moment and said. "Brother Cat, you mustn't roll the bottle."7?" asked the cat. "I would get dizzy (头晕目眩的)", said the mouse. The cat said that he would let her8 soon. So he began to roll the bottle. Suddenly the bottle fell down onto the floor and broke into9. The little mouse ran10  as fast as she could. When the cat jumped off the table and ran after her, the mouse had already gone into her home.

    I remember sitting in an airport one day, waiting for my flight. I was1because I had a first-class(头等的) ticket. And in first class, the seats are2, and the food is more delicious, Actually, I had the best seat on the whole plane! Seat 1A. Before boarding, I3a young lady who had a big suitcase(手提箱) and several carry-on bags holding a crying baby. 4, the handle(把手) of her suitcase broke and the suitcase fell to the floor. She tried 5the case and her bags landed on the floor, too.

    "Let me help." I said to her.

    I 6 her suitcase over my left shoulder, put her bags on my right and asked, "Where to?"

    "Gate 20," she said, and showed me her ticket. Seat 24B

    "Oh, we are on the same flight."

    Boarding started, and I7that she needed the first class ticket. "It looks like you could use the first-class ticket more than me. I know how   8it can be flying with a kid. Why don't we trade tickets?"

    "Are you sure?" she asked.

    "Yes, just take my ticket and give me yours. I really don't9. I'm just going to be working the whole time, anyway."

    "That's very kind of you." she said, and expressed her10as we traded our tickets.

    Then we boarded the plane. I was surprised at the good 11it give me while watching her sit down in seat 1A. In fact, seat 24 B or12I was sitting didn't seem that bad at all. At one point during the flight I wanted to see how she was doing. So I13, walked to the first-class section, and had a look. There she was with her baby,14asleep. Seeing they were sleeping in big and 15seat 1A. I felt like a million bucks. I've got to keep doing this kind of thing.

    Mr. Black was a wealthy businessman, but he was not 1 with his life. He always tried his best to make more money for his company. He did not sleep well and his food did not agree with him. The situation lasted for some time. Finally, after a number of sleepless nights, he 2to see his doctor.

    The doctor advised a change of surrounding (环境). "Go abroad," he said.

    "But I'm not good at foreign languages," said Mr. Black.

    "It doesn't matter," said the doctor. "It won't hurt you if you talk 3. Go on a trip. Take plenty of exercise. Try to 4your weight. Avoid eating rich food. "

    Mr. Black went to Switzerland. He did not know French or German, and had to 5 himself through gestures(手势). He took part in a physical training course. The instructor (指导者) 6 him shake his head, swing his arms, stretch his neck and bend his knees. He had to lie on the ground and raise his right and left legs in turn. 7 some time his muscles (肌肉) grew hard and firm. He almost put aside his financial (金融) worries and 8 forgot the importance of making more money. He even began to 9 trees and birds. He ate and slept well. Finally he returned home. But unfortunately (不幸地) his 10 did not last long. Soon he was a normal businessman again, worried about his wealth, his savings, his success in a competitive society, and things in general.

    Finally, after nearly half a month, the Christmas letter was here in my hand. Yes, writing letters is how my friend in the U.S. and I 1 our greetings every Christmas. People ask why not send our greetings on Facebook, or on WeChat 2, and by the way, it'll save money. For me, writing letters is more of a 3 habit than a quirk (怪癖) in modern times I, an experienced letter writer. can tell you that writing letters brings me more emotional(情感的) communication.

    In fact, only parts of our emotions can be found. Some 4in California State University found that electronic devices, like smart phones, can greatly influence people in many ways. Such devices prevent people from 5 their inner (内心的) feelings. Compared with modern communication, writing letters has more advantages. 6 we write, our brain is given the chance to discover connections between things we didn't see before. And we are 7 to show our emotions fully.

    If I am here to tell you why I love writing letters, one of the 8 would be its sense of touch-feeling of my hand running through the pages, feeling of pen sliding across the paper, and feeling of the 9of ink (墨水) in the air.

    It 10 that both your words and the letter itself can help you express your feelings. Letters build a bridge between the writer and receiver. People experience more when they receive messages in the: form of a letter, rather than any other media.

The Secret Soldier

    A young soldier, Robert Shurtliff, lay dying in a hospital bed. He was too 1to speak or move. Two men stood over him.

    "I think this young man has 2 ," one man said.

    "I'll take his jacket and boots," said the other.

    Robert gathered all of his strength to 3 , "I…I'm alive. "

    The doctor came running over as Robert fell into a coma（昏迷）. "We can 4 him," he said as he examined the young soldier, "Oh, my! He's a 5! "

    It was true. The young soldier, Robert Shurtliff, was really Deborah Sampson. 6who was she？

    Deborah Sampson had grown up in Massachusetts, living as a servant. She 7of having great adventures (冒险). 8 the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, women were not allowed to serve in the army. But Deborah 9 herself as a man and became a solider. She called herself Robert Shurtliff.

    One day, during an attack, Deborah was shot in the neck and10. Another soldier lifted Deborah into his horse and rode her to the 11. A doctor treated the wound on her back and asked if 12 had any other injuries. Deborah lied and said no. She was afraid that if the doctor examined her leg, he would discover her 13. Using a pocket knife, Deborah got the bullet（子弹）out of her own leg. She 14 to fight as a soldier.

    After the war ended, Deborah got married and had children. But she still longed for 15. So she put on her soldier's uniform and travelled around the country telling of her life as young, brave soldier, Robert Shurtliff.

    A little girl walked to and back from school every day. One day, wind blew hard and trees shook from side to side in the wind on her way home after school. It rained1, and rain poured down, the girl's father worried that his daughter would be scared because of flashes of lightning. So he drove to his daughter's school in a hurry. To his surprise, he saw her2alone in the rain. When a flash of lightning came, she stopped, looked up and smiled. 3followed, she stopped, looked up and smiled. With the coming of the following flashes of lightning, she repeated the4thing again and again.

    After she got into the car, he wondered why she stopped, looked up and smiled when a lightning came. She replied with a bright smile, "Dad, when a flash of lightning came, I felt a bit scared. Seeing this, God would5me. I knew he was playing an interesting game with me to drive my fear. "

    You see, if you look at the world from a different view, the world is really amazing.

    Lucy and Matt's mum is a doctor. The children and their dad were1last Monday evening.

    Mum 2and said, "I3do some more work here at the hospital. Ask Dad4your dinner."

    "Oh no!" said Matt, "Dad5cook !"

    The family 6some food in the kitchen cupboards. They found some onion, potatos and7.

    "What can we make with these?" asked Matt. "I'm very 8! I think I could eat a horse!" Then Lucy said,

    "I know! We can make 9."Matt was not happy. He said "I don't like soup. I want pasta and meatballs!"

    "Sorry, Matt," Dad said. "We haven't got any pasta or meatballs. We 10 have these vegetables to eat for dinner."

    Lucy and Dad made the soup. Then the 11of them sat down and started eating. Lucy asked Matt.

    "So, 12do you think?" "It's fantastic! I 13it!" Matt answered.

    "Can I have 14bowl of soup, please?" 15they all laughed. What an able cook Dad is!