Mr Brown works in an office. He is about  (四十) years old. He likes to eat meat and cakes very much. So his children (经常) buy some for him. He doesn't like doing  (运动). He only watches them on TV. So he  (变得）fatter and fatter. Now it's  (困难的) for him to walk.

One day, he goes to see a doctor. The doctor looks over him (仔细地) and then says," There is something wrong with your heart , Mr. Brown. It's not  (健康的) for you to eat too much sugar and meat. You'd better eat some  (蔬菜) for each meal. "

"That's easy, doctor." says Mr. Brown. "But  (什么时候) should I eat it? (在……之前) a meal or after a meal?"

    Cinderella's(继母) didn't love her at all, so she often made Cinderella do lots of chores.

    One day, news came that a big ball (舞会) would come up for the(王子) to find a wife. Cinderella wanted to go but she had no beautiful dress or shoes for the ball. So she cried. All of a sudden a fairy showed up. She(变) her old dress into a beautiful one and turned her shoes into glass shoes. The shoes(闪耀) very brightly. The kind fairy helped Cinderella by(魔法). She told her all of these would change back at midnight. She must come back before that.

    Cinderella thanked the fairy and went to the ball happily. All the people looked at her when she showed up at the ball. She danced with the prince the(整个) night. When it was midnight, she ran out. Unluckily she lost a shoe on the way out. The prince found the shoe and went to every house to find the girl who(穿) that shoe. He came to Cinderela's house and Cinderella put the shoe on. It(适合) her perfectly. Soon the prince(陷入) in love with her. Then they got (结婚) and lived a happy life.

Spring Festival is coming. Most Chinese people are going b home. Mr. Lin is one of .

Mr Lin comes from Sichuan and w in Beijing. He is at the train s now. His train l at 1: 00 am. He is s on the chair. He is tired and wants to s .But the train station is too noisy（嘈杂的）.Some people are talking. Some people are walking around. And there are some babies crying（哭）. Mr Lin looks at his watch. He has to wait f three hours. What a long night! But when he thinks of his p at home, he feels much b "I'm back, Mum and Dad," says Mr Lin.

Uncle Tom's Cabin is a famous book by American writer Harriet Beecher Stowe. It is one of the most important   (小说) about American slavery(奴隶制度). It came out in 1852 and has been loved by   (百万) of people since then.

Uncle Tom's Cabin  (描写) the experiences of Uncle Tom, a slave(奴隶). On the boat to New Orleans, Tom saves the life of Eva. So Eva's father buys him and then Eva  (保护) him. Always sick, Eva's health becomes worse  (快速地). So for most of the time, she should not stay  (在外面). When she is dying. she asks his father  (允许) all his slaves to be free. Her father  (计划) to do so.  (然而), he is killed before he can do that. In the  (最后), Tom dies as a slave.

Omar is a cat from (非洲). The three-year-old Omar is 120 cm long. He has a friend, a(n) (强壮) dog called Jack. Omar gets up at 5 o'clock in the morning. He eats (好地) for breakfast. He plays in the park (和) Jack. He's bad at (抓住) fish. It's (困难的) but fun. In the evening, Omar (睡觉)on the sofa. He doesn't do that on the bed because he's too （胖的）.

"Omar and Jack are very popular. (小孩)in my city love Omar and Jack. They usually come to see (他们)," says their owner.

Bill's Primary school was terrible for him. He always made the most mistakes (在……之中) the students. He had tried many times to improve himself, but he failed. Bill didn't complain. He (实在、的确) tried hard. However, in the following years he was still unable to catch up with his classmates. Sometimes he stayed (沉默的)when others talked happily in the classroom. He seldom (讨论) with others when he had problems.

One day, Bill told me he would give it up completely, so l had a talk with him. I told him about my own experiences. I said, " (虽然)I was the slowest one in my class in primary school, my parents and teachers were loving and understanding. Because of that, I (设法完成) to make it through those years and finally went on to a college (在国外). We always think it's easy for others to (继续) their dream, but life usually isn't like that." The person who succeeds is usually only a few percent. " Bill said," I guess that not doing so well isn't all that bad if someone loves you and stands by you. Thank you, my teacher. I'll try my best."

In the (九)grade, Bill was the top student in the , school. He won many (奖牌) in the writing competitions. He is a successful writer now. He always gives speeches about his experience to cheer up others.

Eleven-year-old Lucy Blaylock has been helping kids in need with one blanket(毯子)at a time. The girl learned to sew(缝制)three years a . She made a blanket for a friend's birthday. The friend loved this g very much. Lucy then thought about other kids. Does any of them need a little extra love, too? She shared the i on the Internet. In a few days, Lucy r 16 responses (回应). These children were having a hard time. Some were batting with cancer(癌症); some had just moved to a new city.

Lucy's mom told the girl that it was t to pick. Lucy started crying and said she couldn't pick just one. She wanted to make one blanket for e of them.

Lucy has now delivered(递送) more than 500 blankets to kids in 14 different countries. She s about two hours sewing each of them." Thinking of the kids getting the package and opening it, I can't help feeling e , "Lucy said. "I always hope they know someone c about them.

The weather is now turning colder and colder. Some people around you may be experiencing d , too. Will you also deliver some "blankets" to them- some acts of kindness?

One day, Laurie saw four girls walking quietly through the garden. He f them. They went to some trees and sat there drawing, reading and sewing. Laurie h behind a tree and watched them, feeling sad that he had no brothers or sisters. A squirrel suddenly ran down the tree and Beth looked up. She saw Laurie and asked him to join them.

He read to them while they drew and sewed. They talked about their d

"I want to travel around the world and see lots of places. Then I'd like to become a famous m, "said Laurie.

"I'd like a lovely house, full of nice things—good food, pretty clothes, handsome furniture and pleasant people, "Meg said.

"Wouldn't you have a husband or some angelic children in your lovely house?" asked Laurie, smilingly.

"I said 'p people' you know, " Meg carefully tied up her shoe as she spoke, so that no one saw her f.

Jane continued, "I want to write books and get rich and famous. My works should be as famous as Laurie's music. "

"M is to stay at home safely with Father and Mother, looking after the family. Nothing else. Since I had my little piano, I am perfectly s , " said Beth quietly.

Amy's modest wish was to go to Rome, do fine pictures, and be the best artist in the world.

"Every one of us, b Beth, wants to be rich and famous. I wonder w any of us will carry out our wishes, said Laurie.

They decided to meet in ten years to see if their dreams would come true.

Life will be peaceful if you always do kind things. I teach my daughters to d  a habit of helping others.

We live in the country. Most of what we see is beautiful nature. One of the exceptions (例外) to the beauty is the rubbish that some people throw out of their car windows. And there are no necessary public s  , such as rubbish collection.

A helping behavior (行为) that I often p  with my daughters is picking up rubbish in our neighborhood. My daughters often have a m   to see who can collect the most rubbish. They will often say to me in an excited voice, "There's some rubbish, Daddy, stop the car!" Without t  more, we will often get out of our car and pick it up. Though it may seem strange, we do it. In fact, we e  it. We pick up rubbish in parks, on sidewalks, almost a  .

One day I saw a man I had never met before picking up rubbish on the road. I stopped. He r  his head and said to me with a smile, "I saw you doing this with your family. It's a good idea to protect our natural world."

There are many other ways to p  kindness for others. You may share a dinner with a homeless person, visit lonely old people in the nursing home, or help the blind cross the street. You can think of something that can be finished e  but helpful. It is fun, self﹣satisfying, and what's more, it can set a good example. Helping others is helping yourself.

When you are in trouble will you ask your parents or help? When you feel sad what do your parents do (鼓励)you? When you don't do well as you hoped in a competition, what advice do your parents. (尤其)your father give you? In letters sent from the famous writer Fu Lei to his eldest son Fu Cong, you can find some interesting (答案).

Fu Cong, a great Chinese pianist, (离开)home in 1954 and went to study in Poland. During his stay in Poland, his parents wrote (超过) 200 letters and the letters continued for 12 years until 1966. In these letters, Fu Cong discussed many problems about Chinese. (社会) at that time with his father and learned a lot about Chinese culture. For Fu Cong, these letters were one of (有价值的) things in his life. They were not only some letters from parents to a son but also the sweet (回忆) between him and his parents.

Parents nowadays also read the letters, because they set a good (例子) for them on how to communicate with their kids. After reading the letters, many parents say they will try to talk with their kids in a (耐心的) way.