Liu Wei is very famous in China because he can play the piano with his toes(脚趾).

 One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old, he played a game with some friends. He lost both his arms because of electricity.

 Liu Wei was very sad when both his arms were cut off after the accident. But soon he had to make a choice.

“For people like me, there were only two choices. One was to give up all the dreams, which would cause a quick death. The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life.”says Liu Wei.

Liu Wei's dream was to be a pianist. He learned to play the piano with his toes. And teaching himself to play the piano with his toes was very hard. Many times he wanted to give up, but his parents went on encouraging him and he wanted to make his parents proud.

 Maybe you can not believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. The audience(观众) were deeply moved and very excited when they watched his performance.

    Do you ever feel like you are just rushing from one subject to another? When things happen so fast, maybe you can't understand clearly what you are doing or learning, so it is imporant to stop yourself to think about what you have been doing or learning.

    Self-reflection(反省) means slowing down and calming (使平静) yourself, including calming your mind. By calming down and going slowly, you give your brain a chance to think about what it has already received. Some people prefer to do self-reflection only in their mind. Others keep a diary. What's more, taking notes is also OK. Each method works, depending on your own personal learning. You can follow the steps to do self-reflection.

    First, choose the proper time to do it. School textbooks are divided into units of study. This makes it easier to begin self-reflection. Look for time when you complete a unti of study. Sometimes you know the unit is over because there is some kind of test. Use these natural breaks to stop and do self-reflection.

    Then, find a quiet place and take out your reflection diary. Write down some notes on the new things that you learned in the unit. Let your mind think about the notes you have written and make some connections.

    Finally, think about things that you are not sure of. Maybe you learned a new way to work out a mathhhh problem, but you're not sure when to use it. Writing down your questions will help you remember to look for answer the next time you are working with the same topic.

Successful students always know self-reflection is important. If you have never taken the time to do self-reflectio, try it now.

    Four good friends Mouse, Crow, Turtle and Deer lived in the forest. Every day they met at the lake and told each other interesting stories.

    One day Deer did not come to the lake to drink water.

    The other three were worried.

    "I saw a hunter (猎人) in the forest this morning," said Crow. "I'm afraid Deer might be hurt."

    "Fly over the forest, Crow," said Mouse. "Please see if you can find our friend Deer."

    It took him a few minutes before Crow saw Deer caught in a trap (陷阱) made of ropes. He flew back right away to ask the other two for help. When they arrived, Mouse and Crow began to break the ropes. Turtle kept talking to Deer to help her feel better.

    Just then, the hunter came to check his trap. "Everyone, leave now," said Turtle.

    Deer at once ran away with Mouse. Turtle just lifted a foot up when the hunter got close.

    "My trap is empty," said the hunter. "But, a turtle is better than nothing. I will eat turtle soup tonight." The hunter picked Turtle up and started for home.

    "Now we all must help our friend Turtle," said Deer.

    Deer lay down on the way. She seemed dead. Crow flew and landed on Deer's head. The hunter saw Deer so he put Turtle down to get Deer. As soon as the hunter left Turtle, Mouse ran up and helped Turtle hide in the forest. Deer jumped up and ran off .The hunter went back to get Turtle, but he found him gone. "How scary! There is magic here," he said to himself in great fear. Then he rushed out of the forest and never came back again.

    There was magic in the forest that day. That magic was called friendship.

    A man stopped at a flower shop. He wanted to order some flowers for his mother for her birthday.

    As he got out of his car and walked to the shop, he saw a little girl sitting in the corner. The girl looked quite sad. He asked her what was wrong. The girl said, “I want to buy a red rose for my mother, but I don't have much money. A red rose is two dollars.”

    The man said, "Come with me. I'll pay for the rose. "He bought the little girl a red rose and also ordered his mother some flowers. Then the girl told the man where she would go. It's a cemetery(墓地). Her mother died 20 days ago.

    Later that day, the man took his flowers and drove a long way to his mother's house. He wanted to give the flowers to his mother in person.

    One day a mother camel and her son walked through a desert. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    The son asked, "What do water and grass look like, Mum?" His mother answered, "Water looks like the sky, blue and clear and grass is green, fresh and nice."

    After they walked for a day and a night, the son suddenly cried, "Look! Mum, there is water and grass over there!"

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    The water and grass were on the left, while the desert was on the right. But because the mother camel was blind in her left eye, she could only see a sea of yellow sand with her right eye.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

    The next day they went on walking, the young camel found a second oasis(绿洲) ,but his mother still did not believe him. She said angrily, "No, that's not an oasis. But a desert. I have more knowledge and experience than you. You are wrong again. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    This time the young camel was angry with his mother too. So when he saw an oasis for the third time. He left his mother without telling her. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}But his poor mother was still walking on and she was still hungry and thirsty.