Fiona Famous was a very  1  girl at school. She was such a busy girl, with  2  friends, that she  3 had a chance to  4  time with individual(单独的) friends.

    But everything changed  5  National Friendship Day. That day in class, everyone  6  make three presents to give to their three best friends.

    However, Fiona was the only one  7 had not received a  8  ! She felt terrible, and spent hours  9  . How could it be possible? No one regarded her as their best friend? Everyone came and tried  10  for a while. But each one only stayed for a short time before leaving.

    That was exactly what Fiona had done so many times to  11  .

    She knew that she was a friend, but she was not a  12  friend to anyone!

    When she got home that night, Fiona asked her mother  13 she could find true friends.

 “Fiona, my dear, ” answered her mother, “If you really  14  true friends, you will have to give them real time. For a true friend you  15  always be there, in good times and bad. ”

    The 50-year-old farmer, Wu Yulu is quite different from the others at his village. He is the  1  of 38 handmade robots. He has been  2to show his robots at the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo.

    Born in a  3 family, he did not have the opportunity to go to school. But even as a child, he knew he wanted to make machines. “I think  4  machines is a talent I was born with, ” he said.

    In 1987, he finally finished his  5 robot that could walk like a man. He named it “Wu No. 1”.

6  , his experiments  have not been away from danger. One of his fingers was injured in 1989. And in 1999, his house was  7  by fire.

    In 2003, Wu and his robots were invited to perform in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and in 2009, his robots were on  8  along with the Chinese Shenzhou spaceships.

    Wu's latest dream is to invent robots  9  can help people in daily life. He will invent robots to help the disabled or look  10  children.

    Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20^th century. In his short life he wrote 1 300 songs and an opera.

    Xian was born in Panyu, Guangdong, China in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with 2 mother. He began learning to play 3 violin when he was 20 years old. In the beginning, his violin was 4 cheap and badly made that he5not play it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not stop 6 and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he was one of the first Chinese students7studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he 8, Xian became the school's best student 9 won several prizes for his talents.

    In 1935, he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan'an 10 music at a college. 11 there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time Xian still wrote 12 of his most important music there, including The Yellow River, his most famous work.

    In May 1940, Xian 13 to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very 14. Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness 15 October 30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian's music, however, lives on in the people's hearts.

    Brian was a funny student. He loved watching comedies best and hoped to become a comedy actor one day.

    When he heard about the talent show to be held at this school, Brian decided to take part in. He had never acted on stage before, and he was very1. But some students2 him. "You are not funny but silly," Ken, one of his classmates, said to his face. "No one will like what you do," another boy also said to him,3.

    Brian couldn't understand4they were so unkind to him. But he decided to prepare for the show. Brian did a great job at the talent show. 5loved his performance, and he won the first prize! Even so, Ken told Brian that he was not funny. Brian didn't understand why Ken said that, 6he realized that it had nothing to do with him. He tried to make his dream come true.

    As the years went on, Brian met more people7Ken. "You'll do a terrible job," they said to him. Luckily, most people encouraged(鼓励) him and some helped him to become even funnier. He got lots of opportunities(机会) to perform in8. He was even asked to be on television. His fans9him because his comedies made them feel good when they were unhappy.

    Now Brian is a big10! He is doing what he loves best. He never feels stressed(紧张的), and he laughs all day long!

    Hello! My name is Anna. I'm ten. My 1  is Alice. She is 38. My father is Sam. He is 2 ,too. They teach(教书)in a 3. I have a 4 and a brother. My sister is Betty. She is a nice 5. She is 5. The6 is my brother Tony. I have 7 uncle. He is 35. My aunt is 33. 8 ! 9 the boys? 10are David and Bill. They are my cousins. They are my uncle's sons.

    My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn't think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally 1  what my parents meant.

    One day, when I 2 a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring new workers!

    "Sir, are you hiring people?" I went 3 the shop and asked. "Yes, but you should be the man who we need," the manager answered. He looked at me for a few 4 from head to foot. "Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)?" 5 he, "Or do you have any work experience?"

    I felt so ashamed and 6 that I didn't know what to say, so I just turned around and left.

    I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my 7. "I must go to school or I can't do anything without a good education," I 8 to myself silently. I never went back to the store again 9 I finished my study and got a diploma.

    10 looked the same when I returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I had more 11. The manager told me they needed new 12. So it was a great chance for me.

    I 13 my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, "Great, you are in."

    Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always 14 people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I'm still 15 in my spare time.