Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man, but his parents told him, "You won't be a real man until you begin to 1 helping others."

    One morning, his parents gave him some money to 2 some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very 3. Bill went to him and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

    The old man answered, "I'm hungry. I haven't had any food for two days." At the thought of his parents' words, Bill said to the old man, "Let's go to the 4." When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 5 the plate and the cup, the old man said, "Sorry for giving you so much 6, I'm fine now. I'll 7 forget your kindness! You are a very good young man."

    Bill was 8 when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned 9 that the food was free 10 it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customers(顾客)that day.

    This is a story about a mountaineer named Phillip. Phillip belongs to a mountaineering team that planned to climb a mountain. He had a keen desire to be successful and well-known. Therefore, in order to enjoy the1of being the first to reach the mountaintop. Phillip went to climb the mountain alone one night while the other mountaineers were sleeping.

    Clearly, climbing at night wasn't a smart decision. But he still wanted to give it a go. After several hours' climbing, he2got to the top. How excited he was to see the top a few metres forward! But he suddenly slipped and started to fall. At that moment, his entire life flashed before him.

    While thinking about how close he was to death and how3he was, he felt the rope around his waist suddenly tighten around him. His body was hanging in mid-air.

    He screamed, "Somebody help me!"

    Suddenly, a low voice came from the valley(山谷), "Cut the rope!"

    "What？"He couldn't believe what he heard.

    "Cut the rope around your waist!"

    It was dark all around, so he couldn't see his surroundings. He4to cut the rope but to hold onto it as tightly(紧紧地) as he could

    The next morning, when his fellow mountaineers found him, he had died of exposure to the low temperature, holding tight to the rope in his hands. But he was only ten feet5a big rock!

    If he had cut the rope, he might have landed in a safe place, build a fire and6someone who passes by. Then he might have survived. So sometimes giving up is the way forward.

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Dear Mike,

How is everything? I am not happy these days. My parents are angry with me because they think I live an unhealthy life on weekends. They want me to spend my weekend like my sister Jenny.

I always get up late. So I usually have nothing for breakfast. I play basketball for an hour then. For lunch, I often eat out. Hamburgers and ice-cream are my favorites. I know they are not good for me, but they taste great. After lunch, I usually go to the movies with my friends. Sometimes, I sleep all the afternoon. In the evening, I either watch TV or play computer games. I don't go to bed until eleven thirty.

But Jenny is different. She never gets up after six thirty. Then she brushes teeth and does morning exercises. After that, she has milk and eggs. She does her homework all the morning. For lunch, she eats rice, meat, fish and vegetables. She studies for 3 hours before she eats dinner. Sometimes, she helps with housework after dinner. Then she goes out to take a walk. She reads and takes a shower before going to bed."What a great day I have!"Jenny always says.

It is weekend! I just want to relax myself well. I don't like to hear my parents always say the same words again and again to me. It's terrible to live like Jenny! What can I do?

Yours,

Leo

There is a photo on Becky's desk. It is a picture of her family. There are four people in it. The man is her father. He is 36 years old. He can speak Chinese. There is a woman behind Becky. She is Becky's mother. She is 35 years old. She can't speak Chinese，but she can speak English. They are doctors. They work in the same hospital. There is a girl in the picture，too. She is Becky's sister. Her name is Betty. Becky and Betty are in the same school，but they aren't in the same grade. They look like their father. They are American. It's a big family. 

 Hello! My name is Amy. I am 13 years old. I come from England, but now I live in Beijing with my parents and study in a 1 high school here. The school is big 2 very beautiful. There are 50 students in my class. Because of my blue eyes and brown hair, I look3 from them. But they are all very kind to me. Today is my 4 day at school. We will meet each teacher and have six classes altogether. I get to school 5 7:50 and enter(进入) the classroom quickly. It's on the second floor. Soon, an old woman comes into the classroom. She 6 very nice. "Good morning, I'm Mrs. Green. I'm your English teacher. I hope you will like my classes, "says Mrs. Green. I am very excited about learning English in China. After the English class, we have science,7 and music. Math is my 8 subject because I like thinking very much. I think it is important 9 us to think more in learning. Math can just help improve my ability(能力). In the afternoon, we have art and P. E. They are both interesting. This is my day at school. Do you remember10 ?