An old man went to live with his son, his daughter-in-law, and a four-year-old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was very poor, and he couldn't walk steadily(平稳地). The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Rice often dropped on the floor.

    The son and the daughter-in-law became angry with the old man, so they put a small table in the corner. There, the grandfather ate alone, while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the table. Since the grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl.

    The four-year-old son watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with a piece of wood on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, “What are you making?” The boy answered, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The four-year-old son smiled and went back to work. The words struck the parents so that they were in silence. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks（脸颊）. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table.

Back home, Qian at once {#blank#}1{#/blank#} helping China develop a space program. He started the Institute of Mechanics in Beijing, where he trained young scientists. He worked on many important space {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. In 1960, China's first rocket and first missile were launched(发射) {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. In 1970, China launched its first satellite. It is largely because of Qian's {#blank#}4{#/blank#} that China so quickly developed a space program, and became only the third country to send a manned rocket into space in

2003. 

Qian watched this rocket launch on television. He was by he will always be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} for his great contributions(贡献). He working so hard for his country, even through difficult times, helping develop the space program that pushed China into the future. 

It was about 2:00 a.m. I was driving my taxi on the way to pick up a passenger. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark. I walked to the door and knocked, "Just a minute," answered a weak and elderly voice.

After a long silence, the door opened and a small woman in her eighties stood before me. She took my arm and walked slowly to the car. She kept thanking me for my kindness. "Could you drive through the city center?" asked the old woman. "It's not the shortest way," I answered at once.

"Oh, I'm familiar (熟悉的) with the city. And I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don't have any family left. It would be the last time for me to travel around the city ".

Hearing this, I quietly shut off the meter (计价器).For the next three hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as a lift operator (升降机操作员)and the neighborhood where she had lived in and told me many stories about the buildings, the streets and the people there. Then, she just sat, saying nothing. At dawn(黎明)， she suddenly said, "I'm tired. Let's go now."

"How much shall I pay you?" she asked, "Nothing." I replied. Almost without thinking, I gave her a hug. "Thank you, young man," said her, excited. Then she held onto me with moved tears(眼泪).

Our hug ended with her words disappearing in the warm morning wind.

Every child has a dream of what he or she wants to be, right? When Alice Butts was little, her dream was to become a firewoman because her father was a fireman. Sadly, when she was 14, her father passed away. But Alice didn't end there. She had a strong will and never gave up. At last, she became a good firewoman.

I think she's great. She's always glad to do anything for anyone in need. With 140 people in her station, Alice is one of the only three women. What's more, she's always glad to help others.

What Alice did helps me believe that I can do anything. I hope just to be like her some day: To wake up and help people every day.

Here is a photo of my family. In the photo, you can see {#blank#}1{#/blank#} English girl. She is my cousin. Her name {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（ be） Linda Smith. Linda is her {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（one） name. Smith is her last name. The dog on the sofa is {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（she）. Its name is Dudu. 

These are my {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（brother）, Bill and Jack. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} is Bill now? He is in his room and e- mails his friend because（因为） he lost his basketball. He must {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（find） it. He {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（play） basketball well, but he can't play baseball. 

{#blank#}9{#/blank#}（that） are my parents. My mother is a teacher in a middle school. My father is a teacher, too. Their students like them very much. 

Can you find me {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the photo? Yes, the girl in a red jacket is me.