Jeff Black has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, he got cancer. The doctor had to cut off most of his right leg to save his life.

    Every day Jeff walks with all artificial(人造的) leg. With the help of the leg, he can ski, ride a bike and play tennis. He can even run.

    When he was 22 years old, Jeff ran across the United States. He ran 5,150 kilometers. That was about 9.6 kilometers each day. Jeff wore out 36 pairs of running shoes and five artificial legs.

    On his way, people in every city gave Jeff some money. The money was not for Jeff himself. It was for a project, which helps people with cancer. Jeff talked to people about cancer and his disability.

    Though Jeff is disabled, he can do lots of things like a healthy man. He has finished college and now he is studying to be a lawyer. He says, "I want people to know that I ran not only for the disabled but also for everybody. I hope my spirit can cheer others up."

    Long ago, Bluebird's feathers were the colour of dust. She did not like her ugly colour. She was attracted by the colour of the lake near her home. It was as blue as the sky after a storm. Bluebird wanted to be the colour of that beautiful lake very much. Flapping her wings one morning, Bluebird flew from her tree to the blue lake. Then she bathed in the water three times. After each bath, she sang, "Blue water. Still water. I went in. I am blue." Bluebird repeated this every morning. On the third day, she came out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers.

    Now Coyote was a trickster(骗子)—and hungry too. He stayed behind Bluebird's tree for a long time every day and watched her go to the lake. He pretended(伪装)to be interested in everything she did. He wanted Bluebird for lunch, but he was afraid of the blue water. On the third morning, Coyote saw Bluebird come out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers. Impressed, he sat next to Bluebird's tree and waited for her. When she returned, he asked, "How did you get blue feathers? I want to be blue like the mountains too." Bluebird didn't believe Coyote, but she taught him how to bathe three times each morning and how to sing her song. Coyote did what she said, and after three days of bathing in the lake, his white fur turned deep blue.

    Convinced(确信的)that blue fur was even more beautiful than blue feathers, Coyote forgot all about being hungry. He ran as fast as he could to the top of the hill. Standing on his back legs, he raised his front legs off the ground and howled. But Coyote slipped(滑倒)and rolled down the hill. He couldn't stop himself, and the dust and dirt covered his new blue fur. He rolled and rolled until he hit into Bluebird's tree heavily. No matter how much he tried, foolish Coyote could not shake the dust from his fur. And so the fur of all coyotes had the dull colour of dust to this very day.

Dear Nancy,

You asked me about places {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (go) and things to do in my town. The Downtown Mall is always fun. It's a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (shop) place in the oldest part of town. There are some good stores and restaurants there, for example, Trendy Clothing Store. It's a fun place to shop, and it has the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (good) quality(质量) clothes. The shop assistants are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (friend) to people.

My favorite restaurant in the town is Nick's Restaurant. It is close {#blank#}5{#/blank#} my house. It's cheap and the hamburgers there are great. I like Dragon City Restaurant, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. You can eat wonderful noodles there and the beef noodles are the most delicious! You must try the dumplings there, too! But it's more expensive {#blank#}7{#/blank#} Nick's Restaurant. The Big Cinema is the best cinema in my town. It {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (have) the biggest screens and the most comfortable seats. The Del Ray Complex is also a good place to see {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (movie). It doesn't have the newest movies, but the tickets are the cheapest.

Anyway, there are lots of things to do and to see here. Come for {#blank#}10{#/blank#} visit soon.

Yours,

Linda

Your resolution leads the way to success. This is 1 Loma tells us.

"I wish I can perform as usual, win a gold medal, "said Loma, "and 2 myself-value." After years of hard work, she finally got the 3 to compete in the world game. Loma is a lawnbowl player (草地掷球运动员). Unlike other players, she went blind because of illness. Besides, she learned this 4 at the age of 41 instead of 11. Losing her sight and a 5 start mean she needs to make more efforts than others do.

When she first started practicing lawn bowling, she couldn't find the right path. Sometimes she even walked into other players. Feeling 6 , she once packed up (打包行李) and decided to go home. But this was 7 by her teammates, who cared about her and encouraged her. Her coaches also gave her more 8 in training. Deeply moved, Loma 9 .

She could do nothing but keep practicing. She often practiced alone until midnight. "I took an apple or an orange as a bowl, threw it in hallways and found it 10 . "Loma said, "When I went back to the dorm (宿舍)，my roommates had already been 11 ." Years by years, she made great progress in her skills. 12 , Loma fell in love with this sport. She practiced it not only for achievement but also for 13 .

Standing on the race field, she 14 she could do it! After rounds of exciting competitions, Loman won the game! Nearly all the audience (观众) cheered for her! "I feel lucky that I never 15 . The process may be hard, but it is worth trying." Loma cried happily.

Lucy is 1 8-year-old girl. Her parents2 in Beijing. And she doesn't have any sisters 3 brothers. So she lives with her grandparents. 

Every morning, Lucy's grandfather, Mr. Lin, takes breakfast to her room. He knows Lucy 4 likes Beijing food. Lucy likes her grandfather and wants 5 something to thank him. 

One morning, Mr. Lin takes breakfast to 6 room. But he can't find his granddaughter. "Lucy,7 are you?" "I'm here, in the kitchen," Lucy says and 8 a hamburger with some vegetables to her grandpa. "Dear Grandpa, thanks for your breakfast. And this hamburger is made for you. It's good9 your health."

What a10 girl!

"OK，everyone，it's time for the Challenge Game，"called Coach Nicki. "At first，let's have a1 . I'll call out a player's name. That player 2 a teammate to challenge，" said Coach Nicki. "Both players shoot on goal（球门）. If you score，you're done. If you miss，you return to the sideline and 3 another challenge. "

Terrible，I thought，because I had heard about it but 4 played it. 

"Lina，you're up，"he said. Lina chose to challenge Tori，the top player on our5 . Tori dribbled（运球） her ball to the field. Hers went in. But Lina's 6 a lot. 

"Isabel，you're up，" said Coach Nicki. 

"I challenge Lina，"Isabel said. Lina smiled and dribbled out on the field 7 Isabel. They both took their shots. Lina's ball was closer than before but still missed. 

One by one，my teammates all picked Lina. Lina's shots got better but still missed. If I kept missing，I'd probably cry. But she didn't look 8 ! 

"Marta!"Coach Nicki called on me. "9 should I choose to challenge？"I considered. 

"Lina，"I heard myself say. Lina gave me a big smile. 

10 ， both of our shots hit the crossbar（门框） and went into the goal. 

At the end of the practice，Coach Nicki 11 us all together. "Remember，you'll miss every shot if you don't take，so be brave out there. " 

At the game，I got the ball in front of the net. I was close enough to shoot，12 I couldn't move. Suddenly，I remembered how 13 Lina was at the Challenge Game. I passed it to her. 

14 took a shot and passed the goalkeeper!We were up，1-0. 

"Nice shot，Lina!"I called. "You're a great player，"she said to me. "Take a 15 in the next half. " 

As we ran off the field，I promised myself I'd accept Lina's challenge.