My interest in cooking started when I was 11, partly thanks to my mother. She didn't really like cooking and when she did cook. I didn't like her food. Once I was watching something about cooking on TV and I thought I could do this, so I went to the bookstore and looked for the biggest cookbook I could find.

    During a year, I had made most of its recipes (食谱) and was ready for a bigger challenger (挑战). I wanted to create my own dishes and I started cooking for more people than just my family. To my happiness, my parents allowed me to build a test kitchen. I did much cooking test my dishes in it and my skill became better and better. Now as a teen chef (主厨). I have cooked in top-class restaurants around the country. I am not doing it for money, but because I love cooking.

    Now I know that when you stop caring whether you will be famous or do well, your happiness will come to you.

    Born without arms or legs, Nick Vujicic knew from an early age that he was different. There is no medical explanation for Vujicic's physical disability. Though he struggles (挣扎) with some little things of everyday living (brushing teeth, for example), he has become a great speaker.

    Confidence didn't come naturally to Vujicic. Growing up in Melbourne, Australia, he struggled with depression (抑郁)and was bullied （欺凌）at school. When he was just 10 years old, he tried to kill himself. Thanks to his family's strong support and selfless love over time, Vujicic chose to be positive towards life. After his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with a serious disability when he was seventeen, he started to give public talks. The great Australian has visited more than 50 countries and given thousands of talks. No matter where he goes, he communicates the main message﹣that no matter what difficulties you meet, you can overcome ! Here's what he said in one of his powerful speeches：

    "I felt like I was a burden (负担)to those around me and the sooner I go, the better it'd be for everyone. I wanted to end my pain and end my life at a young age, but I am thankful once again, for my parents and family who were always there to comfort me and give me courage.

    Because of my emotional struggles I had experienced with bullying and loneliness, God has given me a passion (激情)of sharing my story and experiences to help others deal with whatever difficulty they have in their life and let God turn it into a blessing. To encourage and inspire others to live to their fullest potential and not let anything get in the way of achieving their hopes and dreams."

The Flame Mountain（火焰山）is about 200 km away from Urumqi in Xinjiang. It is in a place with many high mountains around it. It is much hotter than nearby places. If you want to enjoy the feeling of a hot shower in summer, it's the right place to go!

On hot summer days, it can get hotter than 80℃. Try to cook eggs or cakes in the sand and they will be ready in a few minutes!

Does rain help make it cooler? People hardly see rain in 10 out of the 12 months in a year. Why? For most of the time, the raindrops dry in the hot air before they reach the ground.

The mountain came into being millions of years ago when the earth was changing a lot. We can't see any plants on the top of the mountain, only red rocks. They make the whole mountain look red. In hot air and strong sunshine, the mountain looks like a burning flame. That's where its name comes from.

Huaguxi (花鼓戏) is a form of Chinese opera. It started in Hunan Province. Some other provinces, such as Hubei, Anhui, Henan, Shanxi, also have Huaguxi.

Originating (起源) from songs, Huaguxi dates back to as early as the Qing Dynasty. 在当时，花鼓戏演员主要是农民。They dressed up in colorful clothes with their faces painted, singing and dancing along the street. It was only popular in the countryside, leading to the development of Huaguxi as a theatrical form.

The interesting story with songs and dance began during the early 19th century. At that time, there were only two roles: chou (a man clown) and dan (a young girl), both played by a man. In the 1860s, more roles, including dan, chou and sheng (a handsome young man) were playing and the performance had developed a lot. Women players were allowed in the early 20th century.

Huaguxi has developed quickly since 1949. The most typical Hunan Huaguxi has been provided with about 300 kinds of melodies (曲调). Moreover, a large number of traditional works have been adapted (改编). At the same time, plenty of modern dramas have been created. Huaguxi has improved a lot with the help of the artists who love Chinese culture.

Sara is fourteen years old. She gets up at seven o'clock in the morning and has breakfast at seven thirty. Then she goes to school by bus. After the lessons she plays in the park with her friends and they like flying kites. Sara goes home at five o'clock in the afternoon. She has dinner with her mother and father. Her father likes cooking and he is good at it! Sara goes to bed at half past nine in the evening.

Sara likes doing sports. She often plays football. She thinks it is interesting! But she doesn't like playing basketball. In summer, Sara likes to go camping (野营) with her grandpa. She doesn't like to help her grandma in the garden (花园). It's not interesting!

 What things do you do well? Julian Lage plays the guitar. He plays1 than most people of his age.

 Some people say Julian is 2 a guitar whiz(奇才). When he was 13 years old, he already played with some of the top guitar 3 in the country. He performed at a number of music festivals. He even appeared in Grammy Awards Show, which gives prizes to the country's 4 musicians.

 Julian was five when his father5 him the first guitar. Just one year later he surprised people with his amazing talent. He played the guitar so well that a6 was made about him and showed in the cinema. Julian works hard and keep on7 even harder. It takes him about five to eight hours each 8 . Julian also works on his music with a guitar teacher.

 When do Julian have time for school? He doesn't go to school. 9 going to school, he is taught at home. He does his homework first in the morning so that he can 10 the rest of the day on his music. Julian is not sure what he will do when he grows up. For now he is happy just to play his guitar.