Sally Ride was born in California in 1951. She was the first American woman to travel into space. She loved to play tennis and wanted to be a tennis player when she was young. But after three months' professional(专业的) training, she changed her mind. She went to Stanford University and started to study science. She studied stars and planets. She did researches at the university and got her PhD in astrophysics(天体物理学博士学位) after several years' hard work.

 In 1977, she took a test to become an astronaut. And then she was picked up from over 8,000 people. In order to realise her dream of going into space, she had to get different kinds of special and difficult training. She learned how to fly a plane, how to jump out of a plane as well as how to operate(操作)special machines

 Sally and four other astronauts flew a spaceship called Challenger on Jun. 18, 1983. She became the first American woman to travel into space. Later, she taught at the University of California. Then she wrote seven books on space for children, encouraging children to study science. Unfortunately, she died in 2012.

    Ryan's life was nearly perfect. He had lots of friends on his block. They walked to school together every day, and after school they always had time to play.

    Ryan did have one problem. It was his two-year-old sister, Allie. She was too small to play ball games. She couldn't climb trees yet.  Ryan and his friends didn't want her around.

    Ryan tried asking his mum to keep Allie at home. "Why does my sister have to come along?" he asked. "Troy's sister doesn't. Jimmy's sister doesn't. Why me?"

    Ryan's mother just laughed, "Troy's sister is only six months old, and Jimmy doesn't have a sister. Allie is nice, isn't she?"

    Today, Ryan was going to play baseball with his friends after school. Allie followed him as usual. The boys used to play football, but one of them broke a window at Mr Mcwhirter's house. Mr Mcwhirter wouldn't give them their ball back.

    The game got started. Allie sat on a stone nearby. Minutes later it was Jimmy's turn to hit the ball. Unluckily, it fell right into Mr Mcwhirter's yard.

    The boys ran over to Mr Mcwhirter's fence (栅栏). The ball was just out of reach.

    "None of us can fit through the fence." Jimmy said.

    The boys looked glum.

    Suddenly, Jimmy got an idea. "Allie, come over!" he called. "Would you like to get that ball for us?"

    Allie looked at the boys. Then she slipped through the fence, picked up the ball and came back out of the yard.

    "Wow," said Troy. "So quick! Thanks, Allie."

    "Nice job," said Jimmy.

    "Come on," said Ryan, suddenly proud of his kid sister. "I'll teach you how to swing the bat."

    Once there was a king. He liked to write stories very much. He always thought that his stories were good, so he liked to show them to people. As people were afraid of him, they all said his stories were very good and they wanted him to write more for them to read. The king was so happy that he wrote many more stories.

    One day, the king showed some of his best stories to a famous writer. He wanted the writer to praise (赞美) these stories. But after reading, the writer said his stories were so bad that there was no need to waste time on it and he should throw them into the fire. The king got very unhappy and sent him to prison.

    After some time, the king set him free (释放) and ordered him to come to his palace (宫殿). Again he showed some of his new stories and asked what he thought of them. After reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said, "Take me back to the prison."

Recently, I've found many old photos of Mom, Dad, David, me and my first dog Coco. They meant a lot to me. I wondered how to keep them forever. Luckily, my son used a new app to clear up and improve some of the old photos. Looking at them brought back so many loving and happy memories. I even used one as my computer screen saver(屏保).

It is a picture of me sitting in my favorite chair,across from the wood stove(炉子) next to a bookcase full of old books. I am wearing my special Snoopy shirt and hugging Coco. There is a big smile on my face and a joyful shining light in my eyes. It was how I spent a lot of my winter afternoons as a girl, hugging Coco and reading an old book.

It is surprising how 60 years later that girl still lives inside of me. I still love comfortable chairs, warm stoves, Snoopy clothes, hugging dogs and reading books on cold winter days. But when I look in the mirror now, all I see is a thin face, grey hair, and lots of wrinkles(皱纹). The only thing that hasn't completely changed is the eyes. They are hiding behind glasses now and full of wisdom(智慧) given by ages. But they still have that same joyful shining light.

Looking at the little girl smiling at me from the computer screen and that 66-year-old woman looking back at me in the mirror can be a little bit strange at times. They look so different. However, they are both me. We can't stop getting older, but we can remain both joyful and young at heart forever.

Grade 7 students from Guangming Middle School had a class outside the classroom. They had a 1 farming class in the fields(田地). Everybody loved it!

Farmers introduced wheat ( 小 麦 ) to the students and answered 2 questions. The farmers also 3 them around the fields. They le arnt that 4 usually harvest(收获) wheat in September.

"I 5 some notes in my notebook." said Daming. He learnt that eating wheat can be good for people.

Other students also learnt something new."I know about wheat only from 6 . This time, I see real one and learn how it 7 ." said Dongdong.

 Before this, Lingling thought that farming was something old.8 this trip changed(改变) her ideas."I see really cool farming machines(机器), and they show me how farming changes and gets 9 ." said Lingling." Farming changes10 . I'm so excited to see it in this lesson!"

The Chongyang Festival is a traditional festival in China. We also call it the Double Ninth Festival {#blank#}1{#/blank#} it falls on the ninth day of the ninth month on the Chinese lunar (农厉) calendar. It has a history of more than 2,000 years. In Chinese culture, the number nine is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (large) number it's a homonym (同音词) to the Chinese word jiu, which means "a long and healthy life". In ancient(古老的) China, people usually went hiking or climbed mountains {#blank#}3{#/blank#}their family and friends during the festival.

Besides, they {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (drink) Chrysanthemum wine (菊花酒) and ate Chongyang cakes on that day. They thought these could bring them good luck and best {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (wish).

Today, the Double Ninth Festival has {#blank#}6{#/blank#}new meaning. It's a special day for us {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (show) our love to the elders. Some people may go to the old {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (people) homes to give the elders presents and help them, The festival usually {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (come) in the beautiful season of autumn, Many families would like to go for outdoor activities and enjoy {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (they).