One afternoon, in Paris, Kate visited an art museum. She enjoyed seeing some great paintings in a quiet place like that. But a young man and his wife talked all the time. Kate watched them because of the noise and decided to go away.

    Kate met them many times when she walked through the museum. Every time Kate heard their noise, she left quickly.

    Kate was buying cards at the gate of the museum when those two people got there, too.

    “He's a brave man,” said the shopkeeper. “Most of us would give up if we were blind (失明), but he and his wife come when there's a new art show anytime.” “But how does the man enjoy the paintings?” Kate felt very sorry and asked.

    “His wife tells him about every painting.”

    At that moment Kate knew what patience (耐心) and bravery are. Kate saw patience from the wife and bravery from the man. He would not let blindness change his love on art.

Mrs Lin: I have a 15-year-old daughter (女儿) named Mary. She is tall and slim with long hair and big eyes. She looks very beautiful. She can sing and dance very well. But she spends too much time on computer games. Sometimes she plays them without dinner. She does her homework quickly (很快地), but there are many mistakes (错误). She doesn't do well in her lessons now. When I talk to her, she doesn't listen to me! What shall I do?

Mrs Liu: My son Paul is a good boy. He studies hard and is good at all his lessons. But it's really difficult to stop my son from eating snacks. Between meals, he always eats some candy, cakes and ice cream. He is not very tall but looks very fat. I worry about his health. How can I help him?

Mrs Lee: My13-year-old boy, Jacky, is tall and thin. He is always a good student at school. But he doesn't exercise very often. He likes reading very much. He can read books in his bedroom for the whole day. He has few friends. I want him to go out to play with his classmates, but he often says, "I just want to read my books." What can I do?

    My name is Frank. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} It was a very interesting trip.

    We flew to Hawaii. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} When we got there，we found a nice hotel. We stayed there for four days. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} After breakfast，we went to the beach. My sister and I swam in the sea and played games on the beach. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} My mom sat in the chair and read her favorite book.

    We visited many beautiful places and ate a lot of food there. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I also made two friends there. They were very friendly and they invited us to their houses. The trip was very nice. We want to go there again next year.

A man came to see a doctor

    "Put out your tongue," the doctor said.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}"OK. You can put it back now." the doctor said. "It's clear what's wrong with you{#blank#}2{#/blank#}"

"But, doctor", the man said. "I don't think..."

    "Don't tell me what you think." the doctor said." I am the doctor, not you.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} They sit all day long and get no exercise. What you need is to walk quickly for at least 20 minutes a day.

    "But I walk every day," the patient said.

    "Oh, yes. You walk a few meters to the metro station {#blank#}4{#/blank#}I'm talking about a walk in the park for 20 minutes every day."

    "Please listen to me, doctor!" the patient shouted. He got angry with this doctor who thought he knew everything. I'm a postman {#blank#}5{#/blank#}"

    For a moment the doctor was silent. Then he said quietly. "Could you please put your tongue out again?"

A. The man put out his tongue.

B. I walk for seven hours every day.

C. You need more exercise.

D. I see hundreds of people like you

E. that's not real walking

    We've heard about several "poor students" in the past year. Cui Qingtao, a student from Yunnan, working with his parents on a building site when he got an admission letter(录取通知书) from Peking University. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} She is a student form Hebei. She was doing her part-time job in a different city when her family got her admission letter from Peking University.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} For example, they are all strong and optimistic (乐观的). Li Enhui said in an interview, "As long as we are alive, there are no problems that cannot be solved, and many people don't have my experiences. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}" Such an idea makes many adults feel embarrassed. He refused to accept donation money and decided to make money by himself. This is also the common thing that "poor students" have. Whatever kind of values you hold, such personalities(品格) are necessary for growth. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Not everything goes well all the time. Only being strong and optimistic, can one go through difficulties. In fact, living in poor families doesn't promise such good personalities, and living in happiness doesn't promise optimistic attitudes(态度). We like such "poor students" because they are strong and optimistic.

    For them, few can choose their lifestyles. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} That's why they are highly praised. Every one of us should learn from them.