Jenny, from Germany, spent some time traveling in India. While she was there, she stayed with her Indian friend, Leela. However, there was a language barrier(障碍) for her there. It was very 1 for her to communicate in the new environment, which was very different from2 of her own country.

    One day, together with Leela, Jenny went to 3 an orphanage(孤儿院). All the children there were very young. At first, Jenny was not sure if she could have a way to communicate with them. She went over to the children 4 and sat beside them. After some time, one of the children 5 her. She felt a little relaxed and smiled back. Then she went close to the child. She slowly put her arm around the child and started 6 a song in German. The child kept smiling and started repeating the words after her. The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang, but the rhythm(节奏) was the same. Jenny sang a little more and the child followed her again. Wanting to join in the 7, another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm. Then more children joined. They8 many smiles together.

    From the other side of the hall, Leela was smiling and watching them. Noticing Leela's9 on her, Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart: “See, I don't have any language barriers here. We 10 speak and communicate!” At that moment, she understood: we're all simple human, and we have the ability to connect with each other.

    Two boys were walking down a road. They noticed a man 1 in the field. The younger boy looked at his elder friend and said, "Let's hide his shoes 2 he won't be able to find them. It must be funny!"

    The elder boy thought for a moment and said, "The man looks3 . Have you seen his clothes? Let's do this instead: Let's hide a silver coin in each shoe and 4 how he deals with them."

    The younger boy 5. They put a silver coin in each shoe and hid nearby. Then the farmer finished his work and came out. He put on a shoe and immediately felt the money 6his foot. He held the coin in his hand, looked at it in 7 and wanted to know who had put it in his shoe. Then he 8 to see who had done it, but no one was there. He then put on the other 9and felt the second coin. The man was so 10 when he found another one in his shoe.

    He then dropped to his knees and said 11 . The boys could hear it as they were very  12 . He said that his sick wife and his boys were in need of food. He was thankful for the 13from an unknown person.

    After the farmer 14, the boys came out from their hiding place and slowly walked home. They felt happy and learned how wonderful it was to15 others.

"It is time to present a modern China and ordinary Chinese people to the world instead of always focusing on the country's 5,000-year history," Zhang Yimou, the chief1 of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, said in Beijing on Friday.

The children singing the Olympic anthem (会歌) and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics theme2 were primary school students, many with no stage experience.

Training, which began in October, mainly took place on weekends in schools or workplaces. When the rehearsals (排练) were3 in Beijing's National Stadium, where the opening ceremony would be held, the organizers had to4 desks for the children to do homework during breaks, 5 most of them were at school. Sometimes, teachers would hold classes on site while students were waiting to rehearse.

The children came from Fuping, a small county (县) in Hebei. Many live in villages and their parents are6 .

It was the first time the 44 little singers had left home to7 in Beijing, a moment even more memorable for8 during Chinese Lunar New Year, usually a time for families to get together.

"Most don't have any singing experience. It will be a(n)9 experience for them in their whole lives," said their headmaster, Liu Kai.

"They were not performing. They were playing, all very happy and relaxed," Zhang Yimou said. "We wanted to present a modern China and the lives of10 Chinese people. There were no great performers, but everyone was true, which touched the audiences' hearts."

It was Julia's 10th birthday. Her mom came to her school and joined the fun. The classmates said "Happy Birthday" to Julia. Then Julia's mom handed out the birthday treats.

She was very good at making sweet cupcakes and delicious cookies. But this year, the things Julia's mom brought were not so delicious. She brought some pencils. Why? Because Julia's school has made a new rule that the sweet treats(甜点)are not allowed(允许)at school parties.

Julia's school is not the only school to ban(禁止) the sweet treats. Some other schools around the country have done the same thing. Some American experts think that fewer sweets will be good for kids' health. One third of American kids are overweight. Being overweight may lead to serious health problems.

Of course, most kids don't like this rule. They say, "What's fun about a party if there are no cupcakes?" And many parents also dislike the rule. "I want my kids to be healthy," says one of the parents. "But eating the birthday cake is an important tradition. It makes me sad that my kids will not be able to enjoy the birthday cake."

How did Julia's mom feel about this rule? She was sad when she first learned of the rule. But Julia's classmates liked the pencils very much. That____made her feel better.

Teacher Tyler Henderson is color blind, and the world in his eyes is only black and white. When he directed a musical at school, his students discovered his1 . They wanted to do something to help him see the 2 world. These student actors began to 3 money. With the donated money from their classmates, they bought a pair of Enchroma glasses, which allow color blind people to see red color. The students believed the 4 would be a surprise to their respected teacher. 

The day finally came. Standing on the stage, Mr. Henderson was going to give instructions. Suddenly, the students broke out into a song from the musical and presented their teacher with a banner(横幅) "You helped us see our colors. Now we're helping you see5 " Then the Enchroma glasses were6 to Henderson with a touching letter. 

All the students in the theatre were holding their breath and eagerly watching Mr. Henderson as he7 put on his new pair of glasses. One of the students couldn't wait to ask 8 the glasses helped. "They9 very well. " Henderson answered in amazement. As he had never expected to receive such a gift, he was speechless. He sat down on the stage with tears of10 in his eyes. 

Hours after he received the gift, Henderson was still emotional. " I had trouble 11 them on because my eyes were filled with tears " Henderson said. 

The students know that the ability to see colors is12 important for Henderson. " He has devoted （投身于）himself 13 theater, but he hasn't been able to see the red color on stage, " student Ariana Brown said. " And now he will lead a 14 life. "

" The new glasses not only color my world, but also light up my life. " said Henderson. The15 in the glasses will inspire him to express his gratitude on his life stage.