Velma, a US high school student, is busy with her studies every day. But after school, she puts down her books and goes off to 1. She takes care of cats, helps teachers at school and cleans up the beach. Why? Because students in US public schools are 2 to do at least 20 hours of community service in order to graduate.

    "This project is to give students a 3 of the real world, create a habit of volunteering and perhaps 4a career." said Bob Parks, an official at school.

    5 volunteering takes time, Velma enjoys it. "I learn so much from it." she said She plans to keep volunteering even after she has finished her required hours of work. Velma is now on her way towards 250 hours to get a silver medal at graduation. She hopes the medal will help her6 her dream university.

    But some have 7 about the project. Phil, a single parent of four, has to drive his children from one activity to another every weekend. "I have no time to work and rest," he said, "But I know some kids finish their 20—hour volunteering by just sleeping in their father's office !"

    Mike Roland, a volunteering manager, has heard those complaints. He said," We keep telling people,' Volunteer hours are 8than for graduation; they are life lessons."

    Unlike Phil, some parents agree with the project and want their children to 9 more time volunteering. Michael, a junior, spends Saturdays at JFK Medical Centre guiding patients and bringing them newspapers and meals. He's at 258 hours. Michael's father said, "Twenty hours isn't 10. Children should have more contact with the world."

Vienna is called "the city of music". Itis in the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (中心)of Europe and it's the capital city of Austria. Many {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (音乐家) came to study and work there in the eighteenth the eighteenth {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (世纪).They wrote thousands of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (首) of famous {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (古典的) music. Lots of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (作曲家), like Johann Strauss, father and son, and Mozart were all {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (欧洲的). The father, Johann Strauss the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (年长的), wrote and played music for traditional dances, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (叫作) the waltz. The son, Johann Strauss the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (小的), wrote the famous The Blue Danube waltz. {#blank#}11{#/blank#} (另一个) important person was Mozart. He could {#blank#}12{#/blank#} (演奏) the violin and the piano before six years old. His music is {#blank#}13{#/blank#} (完美的). But he became very {#blank#}14{#/blank#} (贫穷的) later and died in 1791. All of them were great. People around the world {#blank#}15{#/blank#} (仍然)love their music.

It was about two o'clock in the early morning. I was sleeping when the earthquake started. At first，I felt a little shake. Then I1 a loud noise like thunder（雷声）. 

Soon the real noise came，like bombs（爆炸）under the2 . The building began to shake hard. People shouted and ran out of the building. I tried my best to3 out too，but I could not. Outside，people were running everywhere4 pieces of glass and bricks（砖）were falling down. Then the walls began to come down too!

Finally，the noise and shaking5 . It was dark and silent around me. I could see6 ，and I did not know if anyone else was near me. I felt afraid and my heart was beating fast. I knew I was in danger，but I told myself to7 . 

I shouted for help，but no one came. I started to feel my way through the dark. Luckily，there was just8 space for me to move. 

Hours later，as I was9 to find my way out，I suddenly heard some noise above me. I shouted，"Help!Please help!I'm here!"Then I heard shouts from excited people. They10 moved away the bricks. At last，I saw the bright daylight. I was safe. 

Birthdays of My Family

There are five people in my family. My (1) birthday is in January. We(2)看电视on her birthday and eat a big birthday cake(蛋糕). March is the (3) month of a year. In my family, we have three birthdays in March.(4) My sister's birthday is on March 6th. My birthday is on March 16th. My grandfather's birthday is in March, too. My father's birthday is on (5)12月26日.

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At the corner of Jan Smuts Street in Durban, six women meet every day, waiting for a truck to come and get the cardboard (纸板) they have collected.

Every morning Chitha leaves her house at 5 a. m. to collect cardboard. She has been doing this for the past 12 years. She says her dream is to see her children go to college. Then she found this job.

" It's dirty and people look down on us. We only make about R3, 400 a month. However, this is a ticket for us to send our children to college." Chitha said with a big smile. She added that she found great joy knowing her daughter is in college.

" We have a slogan(口号) —— Keep on going and never give up." Chitha continued." We don't just sit here waiting for the truck to come. We also talk about life, give advice about problems and help each other. We are a family here."

" We are all single mothers and have to make money to raise our children. I'm collecting this dirty cardboard for my three children to have a brighter future. I will continue until the last one also goes to college."

Chitha's daughter Naledi is now in her second year at a college. She said with tears in her eyes," Mom is doing all she can to survive (生存). I admire her for that."

John and Robert Taylor are brothers. They are always close to each other. They just {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(完成) the school bike {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(比赛). Though(即使) they didn't win, they smiled happily. To John and Robert, winning is not the most important thing. 

Robert cannot move at all and has to stay at home because of a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(严重的) {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(疾病). So he often feels lonely. He wants to play with other kids. 

One day, after seeing Robert's sad face, John found a way to {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(解决) this problem. He put Robert in a trailer. Then he {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(拉；扯) it along with his bike. 

The brothers often take part in races together. John {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(拒绝) to race without his brother. They enjoy the time together. "We are family,"John says. 

The {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(结果) doesn't really {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(重要) for the Taylor brothers. The love between them is the most important and it {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(给……提供动力) their bike.