Working in Africa, one day we went to an orphanage (孤儿院). There we met a lovely little girl named Tanzile. I gave her a sweet I brought. “She 1 one more, doctor,” said the nurse. I said “Of course.” and gave her 2.

    Before we left, we went to say 3 to Tanzile. She was holding the sweets I had given her.

    I said to the nurse, “This little girl is clever. She has taken two sweets for herself.”4 after the nurse asked her some questions, we learned the 5 about Tanzile.

    Tanzile was 7 then. Two years before, her mom and dad had both died of AIDS. Her baby sister was taken away from her. From then on, whenever she  6 anything from people, including food, she refused to accept unless they gave her two — one for her and one for her 7.

    In fact, in her room, we found quite a few old things which she  8 38   to give her sister one day.

    Later that day, I was 9 to find that this was not an isolated (个别的) story. There were many orphans just like Tanzile. With a lot of things in their rooms, they 10 for their brothers and sisters who they hadn't seen for so long.

    People sometimes think African children are different from our kids. They think that the children there don't feel pain or sadness or love. But that is not true. Their pain is deep. And so is their love.

    We live in a forest in Zambia(赞比亚). There aren't any neighbor 1nearby. And this community school is about an hour's drive from our home. It 2169 students from Grade 1 to Grade 7. There are four teachers in the school. They are volunteers and they teach students 3 getting any money. But sometimes students will give 4 teachers some chicken and corn. There are over 70 languages in Zambia. English is the most popular and 5 of the students can speak English.

    There is no running water in the school and the water pump(水泵) is broken. Teachers and students can't 6 it for two months. So they have to 7 their water from a nearby river. During school holidays, it always rains 8 and the grass grows taller and taller. When school opens again, students will 9 the grass and the school ground.

    Most children in Zambia go to the community schools 10 other schools are too far for them to go. They like their schools and they love their teachers.

    There was once a rich and kind store owner. He1to leave all his money to an honest young mall when he was old.

    A good friend of his bad an idea and2him. "The next time you are giving the customers their change, make sure you give them too much. He who returns the3 money to you is honest. "The rich man thought it was a good idea, so he decided to try it.

    However, a neighbor happened to hear the 4. He paid a witch(女巫)to cast spell(咒语)on the rich old man's coins. Anyone who saw the coins5by the old man wouldn't see them as coins, but as something that they wanted most in the world. The neighbor believed that6customer would return the old man's money.

    Indeed, everything went according to the neighbor's7. When the old man had almost8trying, the greedy neighbor sent his nephew to the old man's store. He had told the boy to return the old man's money. 9when the boy received the coins, he saw in them all the money of his uncle. He didn't want to return the money and10with the coins.

    Finally, the rich old man was dying. He decided to give his servants some money so that they could live freely when he was 11with them. Among these servants was a young man, who12and respected the old man. He saw in the money a powerful medicine, which was13what he most wanted in the world. On seeing this, the young man14the money back, saying. "Take this, sir. It's15you. It will make you feel better. "

    The old man felt happy that he finally found an honest person. He gave all his money to him.

    When I woke up, I was surprised to discover that I was in in my own room. Somebody had put me there when I was 1. The same had happened to Ned and Conseil. Capital Nemo did not 2 until about two o'clock. When he came out in front of us, he didn't explain anything.

    "Are you a doctor?" he asked me. 3 had studied medicine in Paris. When I told him that, he asked me to help one of his men. I followed him to another 4.

    "He is going to die soon," I said. "5 can save him." Tears filled Capital Nemo's eyes, and he asked me to leave the room first.

The next day, he 6 me to go with him for another walk under the water. I agreed, and my 7friends decided to come, too. We went out and found that we were not on sand but on coral(珊瑚).We used our lights to go 8into the ocean. Some of the crew had come with us. Four of them 9 the coffin(棺材) of the man who had died. We walked for two hours and stopped 10 we reached 300 meters. This is where coral begins to 11. Some of the crew had brought tools with them, and they dug a hole in the coral. They placed the coffin in it. Then, they 12 the coffin with rocks. I could see that there had been other burials(埋葬) here 13. We returned to the Nautilus. "Your 14friend is safe from sharks," I said to Capital Nemo. "And from men!" he added 15.

    I began to think that Nemo was not just keeping away from humans in his Nautilus. He was planning revenge(复仇).

    Do you have a healthy lifestyle? I think I1. Let's me tell you something about it.

    First, I have many good eating habits. I like junk food, but I 2 eat it. I eat fruit and vegetables every day. 3 some of them are not very delicious, they are good for our health.

    Second, I do 4 every day. It is said that if people run every day, they will have more healthy hearts(心脏)than others. So every morning I get up early and I run 5 about thirty minutes before I have breakfast.

    6, I have good living habits. I try to sleep at least 8 hours every day. That 7 me to be energetic (精力充沛的) next day. And I can study better and get good grades.

    Finally, I always help my mom do the housework every day when I am at home. I know it's 8 but I am really happy when I see all the things in the house are clean.

    What do you 9 my lifestyle? If you think 10 is good, I really hope you can have a healthy lifestyle, too

    I just returned from a trip to New Jersey. On the way back, I was stopped by a traffic accident. This accident involved a truck carrying a lot of dangerous materials that were leaking out(外漏). This meant that we weren't going anywhere for several hours.

    After being told by the policeman that we would be sitting there until the cleanup was completed, I got out of the truck to have a rest. Other truck drivers did the same: At one point there were five of us standing by my truck, 1Another truck with two elderly people inside stopped near us. The man, Joe, let the2down and asked why no one was moving.

    Soon we were all talking with this couple. I said that if I had known about this. I would have bought something to drink, for I was becoming3. The lady, Anna said that they had plenty of water in the cooler in their truck and offered everyone something to drink. While she was back there, she said that she also had plenty of food and she could make sandwiches for us. While Anna was making the sandwiches, she was singing like a songbird. Being close to 70, I guessed, she had a remarkable voice.

    When she finished making the sandwiches, I saw a Mississippi license(执照) plate on the truck. I asked what part of Mississippi they were from. Joe said Biloxi. Knowing that Biloxi had been4by Hurricane Katrina(卡特里娜飓风). I asked him about the disaster. Joe said that they had lost almost everything. Everything they had was in the truck.

    All of us drivers tried unsuccessfully to pay them for their drinks and sandwiches.

    Joe said that their son was living around Harrisonburg, Virginia and they were going there. There was a home for sale and they were going to start all over there. Starting over5, we know, would not be easy.

    These people lost everything except the pictures and some clothes. These wonderful people lost practically everything they owned and still would not accept any money for their food and drinks. Joe said that it was better to give than to6.