Jimmy lives in London and he began to swim a few months ago. He 1 swimming, and he often goes to the swimming pool near his 2 with his mother and swims there for 3 or two.

       One day his mother said, “You 4 quite well now. And you want to see the sea, don't you? Your father and I are going to 5 you there on Sunday, and you are going to swim in the  6. It's not cold now, and it's much nicer than a swimming pool.”

      Jimmy's parents took him 7 the sea by their car on Sunday. They 8 at the side of a small harbor (港口）. Jimmy got out and   9 the sea for a long time, but he was not very 10. Then he asked his mother,“ Which is the shallow (浅的）end (部分）?”

    “Troublemaker” was the name given to my friend, Peter, by his teachers. They also said that he had no future and no hope! But now I suggest that anyone who said that should say “1” to him.

    Peter finished Grade Nine, and then went on to study at a technical college. He became the leader of a group of bad boys. After graduation he had2to do, so he just hung around with his friends.

    It looked like nothing could change his life until the day his father died. He3the bad boys and went to help his mother who sold food by the roadside.

    He really pitied his mother and wanted to do something to4her. He loved reading comic books and had been collecting them for years, so he decided that he should sell them. Soon he realized that his5were very popular. So he decided to6his own business. He went around buying comic books from other people. He bought them for 25% and then7them for half price.

    These days, he doesn't have to go around looking for comic books because there are8people coming to his shop to sell their old ones. Now he makes about 55,000 baht (泰铢) a month.

    Peter was a “troublemaker” to his teachers but he is a hero to me.9you are considered by others as a “bad student”, I suggest you ignore (不理睬) what they say. Just do your best in everything. Believe me, one day you can be10, too.

    I remember sitting in an airport one day, waiting for my flight. I was1because I had a first-class(头等的) ticket. And in first class, the seats are2, and the food is more delicious, Actually, I had the best seat on the whole plane! Seat 1A. Before boarding, I3a young lady who had a big suitcase(手提箱) and several carry-on bags holding a crying baby. 4, the handle(把手) of her suitcase broke and the suitcase fell to the floor. She tried 5the case and her bags landed on the floor, too.

    "Let me help." I said to her.

    I 6 her suitcase over my left shoulder, put her bags on my right and asked, "Where to?"

    "Gate 20," she said, and showed me her ticket. Seat 24B

    "Oh, we are on the same flight."

    Boarding started, and I7that she needed the first class ticket. "It looks like you could use the first-class ticket more than me. I know how   8it can be flying with a kid. Why don't we trade tickets?"

    "Are you sure?" she asked.

    "Yes, just take my ticket and give me yours. I really don't9. I'm just going to be working the whole time, anyway."

    "That's very kind of you." she said, and expressed her10as we traded our tickets.

    Then we boarded the plane. I was surprised at the good 11it give me while watching her sit down in seat 1A. In fact, seat 24 B or12I was sitting didn't seem that bad at all. At one point during the flight I wanted to see how she was doing. So I13, walked to the first-class section, and had a look. There she was with her baby,14asleep. Seeing they were sleeping in big and 15seat 1A. I felt like a million bucks. I've got to keep doing this kind of thing.

Once a man walked to India where he had never been before. When he got there, he saw many kinds of fruits. But most were expensive. The man saw a big basket of red, long fruit. He thought it must be sour and sweet. 

He went up and asked, " How much per kilo?"And the shopkeeper said, "Two rupees(卢比). "

Two rupees in India is nothing. And it was the cheapest in the shop. So he bought a kilogram and started eating it. But after he ate some, his eyes watered, his mouth watered and burned, and his face became red. He even coughed while eating. 

But he still ate the fruit! Some locals who were looking at him shook their heads and said, "You're crazy, man. It's chilly! You can't eat so much! People use it as spice(调味品), but only a little bit to put into food for taste. They're not fruit!" But the man said, . "No, I can't stop! I can't waste my money. "

Do you think that man was stupid? In fact, we sometimes do a lot of things like that. We put money, time or effort into a relationship, business or job. Even though over a long time it won't work, and we know things will never change in the future, we still go on just because of the things we've put in. like the man. 

So even if you've lost something, let it go and move on. That's better than keeping losing. 

An animal house lets a bad parrot go away for he likes saying bad words. Now the parrot finds a friend in Amazon's voice app at his new home.

Rocco is a gray parrot. His owner finds that he can use the voice app to play his favorite music,tell jokes and even order food.

Thanks to the app, it helps stop the clever bird from doing shopping. If not, he may really buy some strawberries, ice cream and even a cup.

Mary has the parrot now. She says she takes in the parrot after the animal house lets him out because he often says bad words.

Eric, Rocco's first owner, teaches him bad words. Now he really loves his new home. He talks with the app about 40 times a day.

And he can make different sounds. He can make the sound of a phone, a car, a clock, a door bell, and even the sound of opening or closing the door.

Li Fei and his classmates came back from New Zealand yesterday. He wrote about the trip on the Internet. Let's have a look!

Day 1— Arriving

After flying for hours. we arrived in Auckland. Ms. Field welcomed us at the airport. That afternoon she gave us a talk on New Zealand.

Day 2—A visit to the Auckland Museum

After breakfast, we went to the Auckland Museum by bus. At the museum, we learned about Maori culture(文化). Ms. Field was so kind that she taught us some Maori greetings. Those greeting s were so hard to pronounce(发音) and remember.

Day 3— Meeting new friends

We went to Ms. Field's school. The students were very interested in Chinese culture. We made friends with each other later.

Day 4~ Day 7— Wonderful South Island

We traveled from Christchurch to Queenstown. It was very exciting. We sheared (剪羊毛) the sheep on a farm, enjoyed the delicious food and visited the place where The Lord of the Rings was shot(拍摄).

It was a wonderful trip. How I wish to visit New Zealand again!