Look at the picture. Who is the girl? She is my friend. Her name is Alice Black. She is an English girl.

    Alice has a big family. Her grandparents have two daughters and one son — her father. Alice lives with her grandparents, parents, two brothers and one sister. Alice has two dogs — Bobby and Tony. Bobby is black and Tony is white. Alice likes them very much. Alice is a middle school student. She has a good friend at school. Her name is Helen. They are cousins, too.

    Born without arms or legs, Nick Vujicic knew from an early age that he was different. There is no medical explanation for Vujicic's physical disability. Though he struggles (挣扎) with some little things of everyday living (brushing teeth, for example), he has become a great speaker.

    Confidence didn't come naturally to Vujicic. Growing up in Melbourne, Australia, he struggled with depression (抑郁)and was bullied （欺凌）at school. When he was just 10 years old, he tried to kill himself. Thanks to his family's strong support and selfless love over time, Vujicic chose to be positive towards life. After his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with a serious disability when he was seventeen, he started to give public talks. The great Australian has visited more than 50 countries and given thousands of talks. No matter where he goes, he communicates the main message﹣that no matter what difficulties you meet, you can overcome ! Here's what he said in one of his powerful speeches：

    "I felt like I was a burden (负担)to those around me and the sooner I go, the better it'd be for everyone. I wanted to end my pain and end my life at a young age, but I am thankful once again, for my parents and family who were always there to comfort me and give me courage.

    Because of my emotional struggles I had experienced with bullying and loneliness, God has given me a passion (激情)of sharing my story and experiences to help others deal with whatever difficulty they have in their life and let God turn it into a blessing. To encourage and inspire others to live to their fullest potential and not let anything get in the way of achieving their hopes and dreams."

In the face of floods(洪水) in Zhuozhou city, Hebei Province, volunteer Zhao Zhansheng became popular. His act of offering free {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to people suffered(遭受) from flood(洪水) and rescuers(救援者) touched lots of people. 

Zhao is a(n) {#blank#}2{#/blank#} of the Shenying rescue team in Henan Province. Zhao has {#blank#}3{#/blank#} voluntary work for about 20 years. On August 2, 2023, he and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} friends arrived in Zhuozhou to offer help. 

In a video posted online, Zhao prepared huimian(烩面), traditional Henan noodles, right on the streets. He {#blank#}5{#/blank#} local people and rescuers passing by to have a meal. "Please let the kids who haven't had breakfast this morning {#blank#}6{#/blank#} first, then the rescuers and other friends. Don't worry. We have plenty of food. Anyone who comes here can have a bowl of hot noodles today," Zhao shouted to the people around. " {#blank#}7{#/blank#} they lost many things, many locals joined me in preparing the meals. I'm {#blank#}8{#/blank#} for their support as well," Zhao added. 

The video touched {#blank#}9{#/blank#} of people's hearts. It received over 770,000 likes. One person said, "We Chinese pull together in the face of difficulties." Another said, "All people working in the front line are heroes. I wish all of you can return home {#blank#}10{#/blank#} ."

Jean Paul Getty was born in 1892 in Minneapolis，Minnesota. He became a millionaire when he was only 24. His father was wealthy, but he did not help his son. Getty made his millions alone. He made his money from oil. He owned Getty Oil and over 100 other companies. A famous magazine on economy once called Getty "the richest man in the world.

But money ____    ____. He married five times and divorced(离婚) five times. He had five children but spent little time with them. None of Getty's children had very happy lives.

Getty loved to make money and loved to save it. Although he was very rich, he was still very mean. Every evening, he wrote down every cent he spent that day. He even put telephones in the guest' s bedrooms in his house, so he could save money on phone bills.

In 1973, kidnappers (绑匪) took his 16-year-old grandson for a large amount of money. Getty' s son asked his father for money to save his child, but Getty refused. The kidnappers were cruel and Getty' s son made repeated requests for help from his father. Finally, Getty agreed to lend him $1,000,000, but he needed an extra $50,000 more in return.

Getty started a museum at his home Malibu，California. He bought many important and beautiful pieces of art for the museum. When Getty died in 1976, the value of the collection in the museum was $1 billion. He left all his money to the museum. After his death, the museum grew in size. Today it is one of the most important museums in the United States. Getty made a lot of money in his life, but he gave all his money to the art world because he wanted people to learn about art and love it.

It is Sunday today. Lily and Wei Fang get up early(提早). After breakfast, they go{#blank#}1{#/blank#} in the clothes shop. There are some new clothes in the shop. Lily {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a red coat. It is nice. Wei Fang tries {#blank#}3{#/blank#} some clothes, they are all too big. So she doesn't buy {#blank#}4{#/blank#} clothes. But she buys a pair of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} for her mother. Her mother is very happy.