After thirty years in the classroom, I have come to realize that teacher's behavior can make a world of difference for a child. This is one such1.

    While I was attending a party being2at a high school one evening, I looked around and noticed a young girl who looks a little familiar. I thought she had been a 3of mine. I tried to remember her name but I couldn't. I didn't feel 4 with myself, as I have always been able to5 the students that I knew in the past.

    Her eyes met mine and she threw her 6 around me and said, “Mrs. G, it's me, Sarah, and I'm still writing!” The memories 7 . I felt something different in my heart. You see, Sarah was 8 a student in my classroom. Sarah's mother had gone to a big city and had remarried. And her father had 9 her. She was sent to live with her grandparents the year I met her. Sarah was 10, often in trouble and often in the office.

    It was during one of those office visits that I first met her. She was writing. I introduced myself to her and asked her 11 she was writing. Sarah shared her story with me. I knew it was a way for her to get away from her pain. So she always put her 12on paper. Every morning before school she would come into my classroom and we would work on her 13skills.

    Our conversation that evening was filled with hope. She expected to go to college. Driving home, I 14 the influence for both good and bad that teachers have put upon their students. Taking the time to 15 with a child has the power to change that child's life. That's why I teach.

    Roger was new in town, and he had no friends here. His birthday was coming. He wanted to have a big party, but he was1that other kids would not come to his party.

    One week2the birthday party, Roger and his3went to Benny's Pizza Store. It had the best pizza in the town. Roger wanted a large pizza. He4it very much.

    5, Roger got a great idea. "Will you teach me to cook pizza?" he asked Benny.

    "Benny is very6. He may not have time to teach you," said Roger's father.

    "But7loves his pizza!" said Roger. "8I can cook pizza like him, I'll be the most popular boy in school."

    "I will help you," said Benny. "Come here after school every day and you can learn to make it9!"

    Roger decided to have a10. After that he went to Benny's Pizza Store every day after school. Benny11him how to make pizza. At last, he could make very good pizza.

    Roger told the kids at school that his party would have pizza from Benny's. Everyone was 12. But when they came to Roger's13, Benny wasn't there. However, they saw Roger14 pizza himself. The kids didn't believe that Roger could make pizza. But when Roger took the pizza out of the oven（烤箱）, everyone agreed the pizza15just like Benny's. It might be a little bit better.

    My name is Felix Black. I am from America. I am twelve years old. And I am a student at No. 2 Middle School in Suzhou, Mrs Zhao is our Chinese teacher. My friend is also a student here. Her name is Maria Smith. She is from England. She is thirteen years old. Maria and I are new students at No. 2 Middle School. We like our Chinese class.

There are many interesting stories between Father and Son.

One day, Father and Son were walking slowly 1 a river, suddenly Son cried, "Daddy, look, there is a woman falling into the river!"Without thinking too much, Father jumped into the water and 2to the woman, "Don't worry, lady. I'm a good swimmer and I will try my best to save you." Father pulled the woman on to the bank (岸边). He was 3but happy. But the lady was not thankful to Father at all; instead, she slapped Father heavily. She jumped into water again. Oops! This was a 4competition !

It was snowing 5, but Son was very happy. He spent a lot of time making a snowman with Father. It was tall and big. Son liked it very much. But at night, someone 6the snowman down. When Son saw this the next morning, he cried sadly. Father was angry and decided to find out who did this. He was dressed as a snowman and stood by the road. One man came here and wanted to push the snowman again. Bang! The snowman kicked his ass. "Oh, my god! I met a ghost! "The man ran away quickly.

One morning, Son told Father he didn't 7well. Father brought some warm water to Son and asked him to have a good rest, and then Father hurried out to 8some medicine; but on his way to the medicine shop,he found that he 9his money at home. When he opened the door, he found Son 10the cat happily .Father was so angry that he told Son to go to school at once.

Jenny is my good friend. She likes sports very much. She plays tennis twice a week and she plays ping—pong three times a week. She also likes English. She reads English every morning. She goes to the movies with her mother once a month. She hardly ever watches TV at home. She does her homework every day.