The story took place in a small town in winter. One day a man met an old lady standing by an expensive car. It was clear that her car broke down. So he stopped his old truck and got out. Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried. “Is he going to hurt me?”

The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said, “I'm here to help you, madam. Why don't you wait in the car to get warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.” It took Bryan about fifty minutes to fix the car. The lady felt quite thankful and she asked how much she should pay him.

 But Bryan wanted no money. ①对他来说，帮助别人很正常。He said, “If you want to repay me, next time you see someone in need, just give out your friendly hand.”

 After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road till she reached a small café. She stopped for something to eat. As the pretty waitress stood next to her, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant (怀孕). ②Although she looked tired, she still served the customers with a smile on her face. As the old lady was going to pay the $10 bill, she remembered Bryan's words.

The old lady paid one hundred-dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change, the lady was gone. On the table she saw a small note. Her eyes were filled with tears when she read it, “Somebody once helped me the way I'm helping you. If you want to pay me back, continue being kind to others. ” Under the note were nine more $100 bills.

 Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell the story. “Bryan…Bryan Anderson my dear… you're not going to believe what has happened… ”

 Love needs to be passed on. Everyone can be an angel.

    14-year-old Brooke Erickson likes to sleep． 1 On weekends，she wants to sleep late(睡懒觉)．But Brooke' s mum thinks that Brooke should get up at the same time every day,so she'll get used to(习惯于)getting up early．

    Both(两个)Brooke and her mum are right．Sleeping late in the morning makes it more difficult to sleep at night． 2 Then it gets more difficult to get up the next morning．Getting up and going to bed at the same times every day helps the body to get enough rest(足够的休息)．

     3 They need 8 to 9 hours of sleep each night，but many of them can only get 6 to 7 hours of sleep on school nights．If someone doesn't have enough sleep for a long time，he may feel tired and not happy,and be easier to get ill．Being tired makes it more difficult to remember things，to do well in school and to do well in sports and other activities．

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Outdoor Education Camp

Time: 7: 00 a. m, July 28-7: 00 p. m. July 30

◆Place: Red Valley, Colorado

Course: Classes and activities on the rope course Purpose: To develop a sense of teamwork and community

◆Cost: $270 per student

Email Ms. Miller at marymiller@yahoo.com or call her at 631-25897.

Outdoor Education Camp

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    The camp will last for three days in Red Valley, Colorado. Students need to be at school at 7 a. m. on July 28h. They'll {#blank#}3{#/blank#} at 7p.m. on July 30h.

    The Parent Committee have made a great effort to raise some money. So the cost of the camp is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} dollars for each student.

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Sincerely,

Ms. Miller

    These days, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" is the wrong question to ask children in the USA. The question should be: "What job are you doing now？"American companies are employing more and more young people as consultants(顾问)to evaluate(评估)products for child consumers. The 12-to-19 age group spends more than $100 billion a year in the USA. Specialist agencies help manufacturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes, food and other markets. One company, Teenage Research Unlimited, has groups of teenagers who give their decisions on products like jeans. Another company, Doyle Research Associated, holds two-hour meetings in a room called the "imaginarium". Children are encouraged to play games to get into a creative mood. They have to write down any ideas which come into their heads.

    Some manufacturers prefer to do their own market research. The software company Microsoft runs a weekly "Kid's Council" at its headquarter in Seattle, where a group of school children give their decision on the latest products and suggest new ones. They are called young consultants. One 11-yearold consultant, Andrew Cooledge, told them they should make more computer games which are suitable for both boys and girls. Payments for the work are increasingly attractive, Andrew Cooledge was paid$250 and given some software. However, even if their ideas are valuable, the children will never make money. They cannot have the copyright to their ideas.