When an big earthquake hit Wenchuan on May 12，many houses fell down. After the earthquake，all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble. 

    One Sunday，when I was reading a newspaper，a special picture touched（触动）me. It gave the clothing sizes of each family member. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves. I said to my seven-year-old twins，Brad and Brett，and three-year-old Meghan. "We have so much，and these poor people now have nothing. We'll share what we have with them.

    I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this，I encouraged(鼓励) the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out his old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with Lucy，her much-loved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys. "Oh，dear，I said, ―You don't have to give Lucy. You love her so much.Meghan said，―Lucy makes me happy，Mommy. Maybe she'll make another little girl happy，too.

    I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson. It's easy to give something that we don't want any more，but harder to give what we cherish（珍爱），isn't it?

    July is the time for some students to say goodbye to their mother schools. Every time it comes, I will think of my old deskmate, Xiaowei. She is the most unforgettable classmate in my junior high school life. It has been many years since I graduated, but she is still in my mind clearly.

    Xiaowei was a lovely girl with long black hair. On hot days, her hair was sometimes seen to be tied up. She was always wearing a sweet smile. She was an artistic(文艺范的)girl who showed up before me every day. She loved reading novels and drawing.

    She liked reading different kinds of novels, especially on history. She could finish reading a historical novel as thick as our Chinese textbook at an amazing speed.

    Whenever she had free time, she would take out a drawing note and start drawing cartoons with a pencil. She drew from characters' heads to eyes and to faces, but the characters were always long-haired and wide-eyed. One day I couldn't help asking," Why don't you colour them?" She answered simply, "Because I don't have enough time." She kept her works as a secret and never talked about them with others. When we were told that she had won a prize in the drawing competition in her group, my classmates felt surprised.

    There is a folk song called My Old Deskmate, which is sung widely among people of different ages. It was created because the creator, Gao Xiaosong, had never forgotten his deskmate. Whenever I hear it, I will think of Xiaowei. How are you, my old deskmate?

It was a Saturday afternoon. Mr. Green was reading a newspaper when he heard his 1 crying in the next room. He 2 to her and asked, "What happened 3 you, my dear?"

"Oh, Dad!" his daughter 4 , "My head hurts! Send for a doctor. Hurry up!" Mrs. Green was out at that moment and 5 was wrong with the telephone. Mr. Green had to go to a hospital 6 . Bad luck! That day all the hospitals in the town were 7 . Mr. Green didn't know where to go. Just then a friend of his saw him and asked, "What is the 8 ?"

Mr. Green told his friend. The man said, "9 go to Mr. Black? He can help you."

Mr. Green remembered his friend Mr. Black was a good 10 . He hurried (匆忙) to Mr. Black.

When he 11 there, Mr. and Mrs. Black were having their dinner. The doctor asked Mr. Green to drink with him. He was 12 and sat at the table. After that they began to chat (聊天). And when Mrs. Black asked, "13 are your wife and daughter?" "They're fine, thank…" Mr. Green 14 at once—he remembered his daughter was 15 a doctor at home.

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Szezecin is a city in Poland. In this city, there {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (be) a cat. He is welcome here. Many people come to see the cat. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (he) name is Gacek. Let me {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (spell) it for you. G-A-C-E-K. Do you know {#blank#}5{#/blank#} colour he is? He is black{#blank#}6{#/blank#}white. He always {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (stand) on Kaszubska Street. People there are nice to him. They give food to him. Now he is fat and he is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a ball. Kaszubska Street becomes a tourist attraction because of Gacek. I love playing with{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (cat) , so I often go to see Gacek with my{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (friend). Do you want to come and see the cat here?

One hundred years ago in 1924, Rabindranath Tagore made his first trip to China. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（he） visit is still remembered by Chinese people today. Do you know this poet's story? Tagore was born on May 7, 1861, in India and {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（receive） his early education at home. He started writing poems  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}the age of eight. His first poems were published {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he was just sixteen.

Tagore was then sent to England to study law. However, he failed {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（complete） his studies.

He went back to West Bengal in 1880 and got married three years later. Then in 1901, he set up an international college .It offered many courses. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (unlucky) , between 1902 and 1907 ,Tagore lost his wife and two children. His {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (sad) is reflected in his later book of poems, Gitanjali. It {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(publish) in 1910 and made him famous around the world. Three years later he won the Nobel prize in literature. He was the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (one) non-European to win the prize. 

During his life, Tagore visited more than thirty countries. Besides poems, he created many other works {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(include) some plays, short stories and more. He was also a good painter.