When I was a junior high school student in 1980, God gave me a gift, it was happiness.

 One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside. On my way home a car ran over me and cut off my  1  because of its high speed.

 Several days later when I woke up at the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life ­ 2  arms. How sad I felt at that time! Even I was full of fears. 3  slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it. I couldn't get my arms back even though I 4every day.

However, it's easier 5 than done. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness 6 . I got so much from my past story. From then on, I could treat my life with a 7 mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmates 8 about little things: They get a bad grade on a test; their bus comes9; they don't have a mobile phone but 10 have, and so on. But I only 11 life. I was lucky to realize from an accident : It is a waste of our life to focus on what you have 12 . We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say, “My whole life would improve 13 I have a new car.” But when you get the car and what 14 ? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.

Happiness depends on what we have! It's in our heart. It's a state of mind, even though you own the whole world, you may still feel15 .Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating(感激) and taking pleasure in what you really have.

    Ann is a girl. 1 from Chicago, the USA. She's twelve. She 2 a round face and a small mouth. Her eyes  3 very big. He 4 blue very much. Blue T-shirt and skirt are 5  favorite clothes. She's  6 blue every day. She's very cool. Now, she's a high school student in Hong Kong. She's in 7. Her telephone number is 72585069. JiangShan is her good friend. She's 8. She's from Beijing. She's eleven. She's a high school student 9, but she's in a different class. Her telephone number is 6325625. Her 10 is in Beijing now. Beijing is very beautiful.

    Do you like music?Do you know about Beethoven,a famous1in the world?

    He was born in Germany．His father was a singer and2Beethoven．When Beethoven was only four,his3asked him to learn different musical instruments(乐器).Beethoven loved music and he4very fast.He got high praise(赞扬）from Mozart ,the great musician at that time,5the age of seventeen.

    At that time ,it was difficult to have6happy life.Beethoven was hard-working，but it wasn't easy to make much money．One day,he found he couldn't7clearly．But he still went on working and writing music pieces．Some of his best pieces came out8he lost his heating．In 1827，9more than 300 pieces，the great musician died．But people remember his name and10today．

    Time flies like an arrow. What is your most unforgettable experience in the year 2014? Three teen's readers want to 1 their stories with you.

    Ji Luyang, 13, from Jiangsu: This summer, I went for a budget trip(穷游) with my father to northern China. We took 2 instead of plane. Hard seat tickets were our 3 choice.  We were happy because we 4 the money for a hotel even though the time on the train was uncomfortable. After the trip, I have become an expert on saving money.

    He Zhuowen, 14, from Shanxi: The biggest thing for me this year is that I have made a new friend from Taiwan. Her name is Zou Mianzhi. She is of the 5 age as me. I learnt a lot about schools in Taiwan from Zou. For example, they take logic class andhome economics(家政) class, which are new to 6. Now we still talk about our lives by WeChat(微信) every day.

    Zhang Yaozhi, 14, from Shanghai: In 2014, I tried teaching for the first time in my life. It was

    7 of our school's community activities. Before, I thought it was easy,8 I was wrong. To prepare lessons, I had to 9 until midnight. From this experience I came to understand our teachers 10. It is really frustrating when you speak on the platform but nobody listens!

    Jones offered free haircuts to countless homeless men for a year. His1came to him after giving money to a man on the street. He2what else he could do to help. He then decided to 3for people who needed help and offer free haircuts on the street.

     He gives not only help but also good luck. His very first customer even 4a full-time job not long after Jones' service.

     Deeply touched by what Jones did, David, the5of "Taper's Barbershop", decided to give Jones his newly decorated shop, completely free of charge. His goal was to provide Jones with the 6and tools he needed to continue helping others during the winter months.

    David said 'well, this building is sitting here. Do you 7it?'And Jones said yes. David gave Jones the keys and said, 'It's 8now."

    Jones is now able to keep helping the homeless in his new shop,9David. He has devoted Mondays to giving the homeless free haircuts,10 the shop is called "Makeover Mondays". Jones said he would continue helping others, because it could bring him inner peace and happiness.

    Born into a farmer's family, life was not easy when I was a kid. We were so 1 that we often did not know where our next meal was coming from. I had to 2 cabbages at the marketplace to support my family.

    A 3 once came to the marketplace, and I went to listen to him. My mother was 4 with me for forgetting my job. But that night, while she was making clothes for us under the weak light of an oil lamp, I couldn't help 5stories I'd heard that day. She listened 6At first, since in her eyes professional storytellers were smooth-talking(花言巧语的) men—7good ever came out of their mouths. 8 slowly she was attracted by my retold stories, and from that day on, she never gave me any task on market days, which is a silent 9 for me to enjoy new stories. As a repayment(回报) for Mother's kindness and a way to 10 my memory, I'd retell the stories for her in lively detail. Soon, she wasn't the only member of my audience, which later included my elder sisters, my aunts, 11 my stubborn grandmother.

I knew she was 12 me. Talkative kids are not well thought of in our village, for they can bring trouble to themselves and to their 13 when they talk too much. Mother often 14 me not to talk so much, wanting me to be a silent and modest teenager. 15, my natural desire(渴望) to talk never went away, and that is what makes my name — Mo Yan, which means 'no speaking'. This strong wish to talk also improved my ability to express myself, which is important for writers who are also considered as storytellers.