Maxime and Lise are a young French couple. They are ready to travel across China from Beijing to Yunnan Province on a tandem bicycle (双人自行车). They have two main purposes and one of them is that they want to encourage green 1 through it.

    Maxime, 26, works helping farmers raise their cows2 his wife Lise, 26, is a teacher. The two also like sharing their travel stories on Facebook.

    “We choose a tandem bicycle because it makes it3 to communicate with each other about interesting people and things we come across during the journey4bicycling is healthier. And it's a cheaper and more environment-friendly way of traveling than5 cars, motors and so on,” the couple said.

    As for the other 6of their journey, the two said they wanted to get people's good ideas on topics such as health, economy (经济) and politics. When they were asked7they chose to visit China, they said it was because they often talked about its long history and beauty and how much of the country is competitive (有竞争力的) in the world.

    “We know China is a country with a large population and will be the 8 of the economy around the world in the future. We want to get a better understanding of the country and its people. We9 the country,” they said.

    The couple will be on their journey to China soon. We hope they can make more people further10 China by sharing what they see and hear on the way. Meanwhile, we hope they enjoy their travel in China.

    Bill Adams retired (退休). His daughter, a nurse, asked if he wanted to volunteer at her hospital. Bill didn't think he wanted to be aroufid 1 people, but his daughter said. "Just try it for a week and see how you feel."

    Thirteen years later, Bill is 2 volunteering at the hospital two days a week. He says, "Volunteering is a good thing to do, and helping others makes me 3. "Over the years, Bill has worked in many departments (科). Now he 4 in the waiting area outside the X-ray room.

    Once, a woman found out that she needed immediate surgery (立即手术), but her 5 were not with her. Bill helped call her family and took them to 6 so they could be together. Later, he 7 the woman again. It was great to see the woman get better. Bill got a lot of 8 from her family.

    Bill loves volunteering at the hospital, and he also likes 9 others to join the volunteer work. "All of the volunteers are like family. We're good friends. We love helping others when they are in need." he says. At the age of 81, Bill has no plan to 10 his volunteer work. He has decided to stay busy as long as possible.

    An artist went to a beautiful part of the country on holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went 1with his paints(颜料)and brush and painted till evening. When it got2 . He went back to the farm and had a good dinner3he went to bed.

    At the end of his4he wanted to pay the farmer, 5the farmer said, "No, I don't want money. But give me6of your pictures. What's money? In a week it will all be finished, but your picture will still be here. "

    The artist was very7and thanked the farmer for saying such good things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered, "It's not that. I have a8in London. He wants to be9. When he comes home10month, I'll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more. I think."