I was looking through my old photos last Sunday. One photo {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (catch) my eye. In the photo, I was sitting in a chair, hugging Duke, my best friend in the whole world.   

    Duke was an interesting name for such {#blank#}2{#/blank#} little dog. But he was my friend from the moment I could walk. He stayed with me in that chair when I read {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(book). When I went outside {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(play) games, he would drive our cats up to the trees and then walk off feeling proud of {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(him). When he was hungry he would carry his food dish in his mouth and drop {#blank#}6{#/blank#} at my mom's feet. When I was sick, he refused to leave my bed until I got {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (well) than before.

    I learned a lot from Duke. I learned that a short sleep at noon could be good {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you. I learned that simplest dinner can be delicious {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you eat it with great enjoyment. I learned that life can be good when you live it with love and joy. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (sad), I also learned that life is short, especially if you are a dog.

    To me, Duke is like a teacher who has taught me how to love and to be loved.

    Yang Hui was born in Longyan,FUjian.She {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(grow ) up in a small village.When she was {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(bad) burnt in a terrible fire.She lost all her {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(finger) and feet.She couldn't walk and she hardly ever went out.

    The young girl had to learn to do everything.At first she wasn't able to use chopsticks(筷子)。Her parents had to teach her for {#blank#}4{#/blank#} long time.She always tried her best and now she can look after {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(she) well.

    About five years ago, Yang Hui {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(see) someone make cross-stitch(十字绣） and she wanted to make it.It was difficult {#blank#}7{#/blank#}her. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}she never lose hope.And through hard practice,now she is better at {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(make) it than many normal people.

    Now she is 21 years old and she is in hospital  in Fujian .She needs an operation (手术)but she doesn't have enough money.Many kind people learn about her story and call on people {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(collect) money for her.

    As for her future, Yang Hui said,"I hope to stand up and walk one day.I want to make more money for my family and myself."

    When you're sitting in class, have you ever drawn pictures in the margins of your notebooks? If so, your teacher might have told you {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(stop). Many people think of doodling(涂鸦) as a distraction(精神涣散) from more important things. But it might be just the opposite.

    One study shows that doodling may help you remember things you hear. In 2009 researchers asked two groups of people to listen to a phone message. One group {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (encourage) to doodle, but the other was not. Neither group knew that it would be asked to remember information from the message. But the group that doodled remembered 29 percent more.

    Other people {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (suggest)other uses for drawing. Jesse Prinz, a professor who studies doodling, says it can help you think creatively. Walking away from a problem to draw might actually help you solve it. When you come back, you {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (have)a fresh perspective and figure out an answer more quickly.

    Two years ago, an author named Sunni Brown {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (write)a book on doodling. She argues that doodling is a tool that can help people think. She admits that people see doodling as doing nothing, but she wants to change that. In fact, she runs a business that helps companies improve organization and planning through doodling. Brown {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (believe)doodling is helpful because it incorporates(整合)many ways of learning. You lean in four ways: seeing, hearing, reading or writing, and through movement. The more ways you use, the better you learn.

And when you doodle while you {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (listen)to a lecture, you use all four.

    You might think that being good at {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (draw)is important for doodling. But if the point of doodling is to help you think, then it doesn't matter what the picture looks like. Even if you're not an artist, doodling can help you. So next time you need help focusing, pick up a pen and doodle away!