Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus.

    Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me.

    There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn't have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seemed happy as they could be.

    The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, "Please let me buy eight children's tickets and two adults' tickets, so I can take my family to the circus."

    The ticket lady told him the price.

    The man's wife lowered her head. There was no longer a smile on the man's face. He quietly asked, "How much did you say?"

    The ticket lady again told him the price.

    The man obviously didn't have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?

    Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground. (We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said,

    "Excuse me, Sir, you dropped this."

    The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad's eyes, and in tears replied, "Thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family."

    Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn't go without.

    Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, died on Decembr5, 2013 at 95.

    Mandela was born on July 18, 1918. He grew up in a poor village in South Africa. At school, Mandela learned about African history and the fight against racism(种族歧视).He wanted to help his countrymen. Later Mandela studied law at a university. He also joined a group that fought against apartheid(种族隔离).At that time, in South Africa, blacks were not allowed to use the same public toilets or chairs as whites, and they couldn't travel on the same buses as whites, either. Mandela hated this and he traveled all over South Africa and fought to end apartheid. As a result, he was put into prison(监狱) and stayed about 27 years there.

    On February 10, 1990, South African President F.W. de Klerk released(释放)Mandela from prison, and the two worked together to end apartheid. Three years later, they won the Nobel Peace Prize,

    In1994, Mandela became President of South Africa. One year later, he created the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, a charity that helps poor South African children." Children are the future of our country," he said in an interview in2002. "They must be given love."

    Mandela served as President until 1999. He worked to improve housing and education for the country's large black population.

Zhong Congrong learns a lot on his trip to Hainan. He is a(n) {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (success) businessman (商人) from Chongqing. Four years ago, Zhong {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (meet) a university teacher on the beach in Hainan. The teacher told Zhong she was used to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (pick) up rubbish every day. Her words went round and round in Zhong's mind. He made a(n) {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (decide) to follow her.

As soon as Zhong got back from Hainan, he began cleaning up the streets near his neighborhood {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (he). Every morning, he wore an orange T-shirt with some words about protecting (保护) the environment, picked up rubbish and asked others not to throw rubbish on the street. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} would a rich man volunteer to pick up rubbish every day? People thought he just meant {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (get) more attention (注意). But as time went by, people changed their minds. They noticed their neighborhood getting cleaner thanks {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Zhong. More and more people joined his team to help make Chongqing {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (beauty). Zhong's work also shows that everyone can make {#blank#}10{#/blank#} difference.

Long long ago, an old king wanted to see what his people were really like, so he 1 old clothes and went for a walk. After a moment, he got 2 . When he asked his people for food, they laughed and threw rocks at him. They didn't know who the 3 man was.

Then the king came to an old house. A poor old man and a poor old woman lived there. They asked the king to 4 with them. The old man made a 5 to make the king warm. And the old woman cooked porridge（粥）for the king.

When the king was eating, there was a knock at the door. The old woman 6 it and saw some people. "My great king, sorry," they said. "We threw rocks because we didn't know you."

"You gave me only bad 7 and rocks when I was hungry. Now get out!" he shouted 8 . The poor old man and the poor old woman were 9 . They thought the king would be angry with them because they only gave him porridge. However, the king said, "You gave me the best you have. You showed me great 10 . I will give money and food to you for the rest of your life."

Once a king had a great highway built for the members of his kingdom. After it was completed but before it was 1 to the public, the king decided to have a (n) 2 . He invited as many people as he could to take part in it so that he could see who could travel the3 the best.

 On the day of the competition, the people came. Some of them had fine clothing or great food. They travelled the highway all day, but each one, when arriving at the end, looked rather4 and complained to the king that there was a large pile of 5 on the road at one spot (地点) and that this got in their way. 

 At the end of the day, a traveler crossed the finish line and walked over to the king. He was6 and dirty, but he showed great respect to the king and handed him a bag of gold. 

 He explained that he stopped along the way to clear (清理) a pile of rocks and found that bag of gold under it all. He hoped that the king could help him to7 it to its owner. 

 The king replied, "You are the rightful owner. This is the8 for the winner. You travel the road9 because you clear the road for those who will10 ."