Susie Sunbeam was not her real name. It was Susan Brown. But everyone called 1 Sunbeam, because she had such a sweet, smiling face. She 2 took brightness with her wherever she went. Her grandfather first gave her this 3, and it seemed to fit the little girl so 4 that soon it took the place of her own.

    Even when Susie was a baby, she laughed and smiled from morning till night. No one ever heard her cry unless she was 5 or hurt. When she had learnt to 6, she loved to go around the house and get things for her mother. 7, she helped her as much as she could.

She loved 8. She would sit by her mother's side for an hour at a time, and ask her many questions. At other times, she would take a new book and read quietly. Susie was always pleasant in her play with other children. She never used a(n) 9 word , but tried to do whatever would make her playmates happy.

    One day, a(n) 10 little girl with an old torn dress passed by. Susie heard some children teasing and laughing at her. She at once ran out to the gate, and asked the little girl to come 11.

    “What are you crying for?” Susie asked. “Because they all 12 at me.” she said.

    Then Susie took the little girl into the house. She 13 the little girl with kind words, and she gave her one of her own best dresses and a good pair of shoes. This brought real 14 to the poor child, and she thought that Sunbeam was the 15 name for Susan Brown.

    Mary is worried about her 16-year-old daughter，Sophia．One day，Sophia comes back from a party，upset and unhappy．From then on，she  1  nothing but how to lose weight and become beautiful．She refuses to eat and keeps on2exercise．Sophia has always been a little heavy，so Mary encourages her to go on a diet．She feels that her daughter would  3  more attractive(有吸引力的)if she lost 5 kilograms．However，Sophia has lost over 10 kilograms until now．Her eating and exercising habits are having a harmful effect(影响)on her  4 ． She is too thin and is often sick．

    Her mother is trying to prevent her from going on a diet and  5 weight，but Sophia thinks that she is still too heavy and refuses to start eating as  6 ． Sophia's mind is full of the idea of looking like a model. Every day she goes to a club to do exercise．Sometimes she 7 her time reading magazines like Fashion&Beauty．The models in these magazines are very thin and beautiful．Sophia says “If I look like these models. I will be happy and the boys will like me．”

    Mary feels sorry for having encouraged her at first，because Sophia 8 feels good or pleased with her body．She's afraid that Sophia will never be happy  9 she always compares herself with the models in the magazines．Mary tries to tell Sophia that true 10  comes from the heart．The most ordinary face becomes beautiful when the person is filled with confidence．

    Tina and Tara are twin sisters. They look 1, 2 they also have some differences.

    One day their grandfather came to see them with two gifts（礼物）.When he came into the house, he saw Tina and 3 her a gift. After a while, when he got into the garden, he saw 4 granddaughter “Tara”.In fact that was Tina. When he gave the other gift to her, she said, “You gave me one just now.” “No, I gave a gift to your sister Tina.” “Oh, grandfather, I'm Tina.” Just then Tara came into the garden, 5. “Now, grandfather, can you tell the differences 6 us?” “No, I can't. Can you 7 me?” “Yes, look. Tara is a little 8 than me. Her hair is longer and curlier than 9 .Now, grandfather, can you see?” “Yes, now I can tell you from Tara. Tara, here is the gift for you.” “Thank you 10 your gift, grandfather.” With these words, they all laughed happily.

    A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake. So they stopped there to 1 for a while, and the wise man said to one of his followers, "I am very 2. Could you please 3 me some water from the lake?"

    The follower walked to the lake4 the wise man requested. Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several carts (手推车) started crossing the lake. 5, the water became very muddy(泥泞的).

    Then he went back and told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not 6 to drink.

    After they had rested for about half an hour, the wise man again asked the 7 follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. As requested, the follower went to the lake again. This time he found that all the mud had settled(沉淀) to the 8. The water was very 9 and looked fit to drink. So he 10 his water bottle and took it to the wise man.

    The wise man took the water bottle and drank, then looked up at the follower. "See what you did to make the 11 clean?" he said. "You let it be for a while and the mud settled down on its own, 12 you could get some clear drinking water. Your mind can also be like that lake when it is disturbed(被搅乱的) by something. If you just let it be and give it a little 13, it will most likely settle down on its own 14 being put in any effort(努力) at all to 15 it."

    As a Japanese girl called Jenny, I experienced a terrible earthquake in March, 2011. I 1 my dear father in the earthquake and my mother was ill for a long time. I lost my school and some of my classmates and teachers. I never forget that 2  time in my life.

    In October, 2011, I moved to a new school 3 Red Sun Middle School. At first I didn't want to study at all and only 4 my old classmates very much. Later, the head teacher had a long talk with my mother and he hoped I would study hard. The teachers were very 5 to me and my new classmates helped me a lot. Then I felt the warmth(温暖) in the new class. And I got good  6 in the final exam.

    On the morning of May 7th, 2012, when I came into the 7, a big birthday cake on the teacher's desk came into my eyes 8  there were four big words "Happy birthday to you!" on the blackboard. Oh, it was my thirteenth birthday. My dear head teacher 9 up to me, saying, "Happy birthday to you, Jenny. And be a happy girl. " Then my classmates surrounded(围住) me with so many colorful flowers and gifts. I couldn't say 10, and the eyes were full of moving tears. I had a great time that day. I was sure it was my happiest birthday in my life and I would never forget it.