One day a young man Gary asked his father why he wasn't able to reach all of his goals. With a smile，his father listened1Gary's story and told him，"Come to help me boil a kettle（水壶）of water!"

    Gary saw a big kettle2 next to small stove（火炉）. He3the kettle with water and started with a fire. the kettle was too4when the wood burned up, the water did not boil. He ran out to get5wood.

    When he returned, the water had6turned cold." How can I boil the water? "He asked himself. Then he learned his7 and prepared more wood in advance. Then the water boiled quickly.

    "If there is not enough wood, 8 would you boil the water?" his father asked. Gary thought for a moment but shook his head.

    "Well, then just pour out some water!" his father said. Gary9thoughtfully.

    "At first, you set too many goals," said his father. "It's just like the large kettle full of water. You didn't have enough wood，10 you couldn't boil the water. If you want to make the water boil，then you will have to either pour some out or prepare more wood!"

    Jim is a1. He goes to school five days a week. He has classes from Monday to2Usually he3at six and has breakfast at seven in the morning. He leaves4at seven thirty. He usually gets to school at eight. Classes start at 8:00. There are four classes in the morning and two classes in the5. His mother is a Chinese teacher in the same6. He7with his mother in the dining room（餐厅）in the school. Jim's favorite subjects are history, music,8P.E.. After school he often plays football with his classmates.

    In the evening Jim can usually9his homework at eight, and then he can watch TV for10. He usually goes to bed at about nine o'clock.

Recently, I've found many old photos of Mom, Dad, David, me and my first dog Coco. They meant a lot to me. I wondered how to keep them forever. Luckily, my son used a new app to clear up and improve some of the old photos. Looking at them brought back so many loving and happy memories. I even used one as my computer screen saver(屏保).

It is a picture of me sitting in my favorite chair,across from the wood stove(炉子) next to a bookcase full of old books. I am wearing my special Snoopy shirt and hugging Coco. There is a big smile on my face and a joyful shining light in my eyes. It was how I spent a lot of my winter afternoons as a girl, hugging Coco and reading an old book.

It is surprising how 60 years later that girl still lives inside of me. I still love comfortable chairs, warm stoves, Snoopy clothes, hugging dogs and reading books on cold winter days. But when I look in the mirror now, all I see is a thin face, grey hair, and lots of wrinkles(皱纹). The only thing that hasn't completely changed is the eyes. They are hiding behind glasses now and full of wisdom(智慧) given by ages. But they still have that same joyful shining light.

Looking at the little girl smiling at me from the computer screen and that 66-year-old woman looking back at me in the mirror can be a little bit strange at times. They look so different. However, they are both me. We can't stop getting older, but we can remain both joyful and young at heart forever.

①Tom lived with his grandfather, who is regarded as the wisest man in the village. Many people went to grandfather for advice or help. 

②One day, Tom saw three men walking together. They found a single-log（独木）bridge halfway, below which there was a deep river. 

③The first man didn't hesitate（犹豫）to step on the bridge and he made it to the other side of the river. The second man came close to the bridge. When seeing the deep river, he was so afraid that he made no move. Encouraged by the first man, he put his feet on the bridge. Although his right foot was hurt in the middle of the bridge, he got there safely. But the third man was the least brave to cross the river. It was getting dark. Behind him were some hungry wolves, he felt hopeless. But he had to be brave to cross the river. Only after a few steps, he fell into the river. 

④Seeing the puzzled look on Tom's face, grandfather said sincerely（由衷地，语重心长地）, "When in difficulties, the more time it takes to hesitate, the higher price you'll have to pay."

These delicious dim sum are made by Wu Yang,a pastry chef(糕点师)from Liaoning province. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(traditional),Chinese puff pastries are made in simple forms;Wu,however,turns these pastries{#blank#}2{#/blank#}three-dimensional sculptures(三 维雕塑) .

"It took several tries to finally create the lion's head.At first,the two layers of eyelashes(睫毛)were {#blank#}3{#/blank#}same size,but I later made the second layer smaller and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (thin)to make it stand out."

Wu's passion for dough sculptures started more than a decade ago.At  first,he found it {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(difficulty)to make dough sculptures because of no basic training in art.To solve this,Wu observed people carefully and also looked for many art books. By improving {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(he)own art education,the pastry Wu made slowly became more lifelike.

Pastry lovers nationwide have learned to make such pieces from Wu,who {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(teach)more than h000 students.He likes to share his techniques and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}n ought)about puff pastries,and he is happy to see students introducing his creations at competitions.

"I used to focus on the techniques, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} now I think more about ways to combine traditional Chinese culture with  puff pastries,"Wu told China Daily,adding that it is good to see more young people becoming {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(interest)in Chinese pastries.

 It was about 1:00 in the morning. It was bright light in my neighbor's kitchen. I thought he might be having midnight food so I went back to my bed. Soon, there was a burning smell and I realized there must be something wrong. I jumped out of bed at once and went to have a look. I saw fire coming out of his kitchen. I shouted, "Fire! Fire!" But nobody heard me. I ran quickly to my house and called the Fire Department(消防队) and went back to my neighbor's house.

I knocked at the door and called my neighbor's name, but there was no answer. I tried to break into the house and saved a cat and a chicken. Then I poured water through the kitchen window but it was no use, because the fire was too big. Luckily, the firemen arrived and put out the fire in time.

 When my neighbor came back, he was sad because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the Fire Department and saving his pets.

A week later, my neighbor invited me to his home for dinner. In his new kitchen, he took a photo of me. Later on, he gave me the photo as a gift. It made me happy.