A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls, and nobody liked her. So she was 1 happy. She always stayed at home by herself and didn't talk to 2 .

    One day, her mother gave her a beautiful hair clip (发夹). When she 3 it, she looked much more beautiful than before. She decided to go to school in the beautiful hair clip.

    On her way to 4 , she found that everyone who saw her smiled (微笑) at her. Most of her schoolmates said hello to her, 5 this never happened before. She thought that the beautiful hair clip 6 them all to her. She was so happy 7 all of the wonderful things.

    Though all her classmates wanted to know 8 happened to her, she didn't want to tell 9 about her beautiful hair clip.

    When she went back home after school, her mother asked her, "Did you know you 10 your hair clip at home?" I found it by the door this morning.

    She was 11 to hear what her mother said. She understood that she didn't wear the hair clip to school 12 .

    It's not important what we wear or how we 13 . The most 14 thing is how we think about ourselves (我们自己). 15 we want to do a thing successfully, first try to be confident (自信). If we think we can, we can.

    Mr. Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work. It was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove so fast that he didn't see the red lights. He couldn't stop his car and hit a car. An old man got out of the car and called out angrily, "What are you doing? How can you drive so fast?"

    "I'm sorry, sir," said Mr. Brown, "l didn't see the lights turn red." "Then he brought out a bottle of wine (酒)and gave it to the old man.

    It's cold today, sir," said Mr. Brown. "Please drink a little, and then you'll get warm."

    The old man drank some wine and became happy. He asked, "I'm feeling much better now. Why don't you drink any?"

     "I can't drink anything now, sir," answered Mr. Brown" I'm waiting for the policeman. Only drunkards(酒鬼)cause accidents, you know!"

You're in summer heat now, but in Australia some animals are feeling cold in winter and trying to get warm by bathing in the sun. A crocodile(鳄鱼) on the Ross River in Australia is just doing this with a turtle(乌龟) on his back. 

It seems the turtle is a friend of the crocodile. But in fact, the truth is that the crocodile feels    so cold that he gets out of the water, trying to get warm by bathing in the sun instead of wanting to eat other animals. 

Kana Wiblen, who lives in Townsville, Australia, found the 2-meter-long crocodile, known as Ross the Croe, with a turtle friend on his back. 

"We were just looking for some turtles when some other people in the area said that there was a crocodile nearby, so we went to have a look, " Mr Wiblen said. "When we found him, he had a turtle on his back, so I quickly took a photo before the turtle jumped off his back and went back in the water. "

"About five minutes after the turtle jumped in the water, we were about to leave when he came back up again, and with another turtle! They both sat next to each other on the back of the crocodile. I don't know why the turtle chose to ride on the back of a crocodile, but I'm sure that he was not afraid at all. Brave turtles, I must say, " he added. 

So what do you think of the amazing friendship between a turtle and a crocodile?

Dame Daphne Sheldrick did a great job -she protected and returned orphaned (孤儿的) elephant babies to the wild. In 1977, Sheldrick and her team David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust began to save and raise hundreds of orphaned elephant babies in Kenya. Here is what she shared with us in an interview. 

Question: Can you tell us about your first interaction (互动) with an elephant?

Sheldrick: My first close interaction with elephants was that with my husband's two elephant orphans. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

Question: Why did you set up David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust?

Sheldrick: {#blank#}2{#/blank#}David was, at the time, the finest wildlife warden (看守人) in Africa. After my husband died, there were many orphaned elephant babies that needed to be saved, so I came to help. That is how it all began.

Question: {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

Sheldrick: The orphans often come back to see their human family and the other orphans... Elephants never forget. They love their keepers for life.

Question: What can children do to protect wildlife?

Sheldrick: Children can help keep the environment clean and safe for wildlife. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}They can also raise money to help those working with wildlife.

Do you want to save and raise orphaned elephant babies like Sheldrick when you grow up? Why or why not? (答案不超过15个单词){#blank#}5{#/blank#}

I'm a foreign student at Ningbo University. Can you guess what I'm majoring in? It's Chinese Language and Literature! When I was young, I found a book in the library, Journey to the West. The story about Tang Monk and his three disciples (徒弟) was so fascinating. After I finished high school, I decided to come to China. But my parents didn't understand me. In their minds, China was still a developing country, and they couldn't see why I would like to go there. This July, China had a 72/144-hour visa-free (免签) policy for foreigners, so I invited my parents to travel in China.

We started our journey from Ningbo where Ningbo University is located. We went to Tianyige Museum, China's oldest private library and the Moon Lake Park, feeling the rich history of China. After that, we flew to Chengdu. We visited cute giant pandas and even had the chance to feed them bamboo. We also tried the delicious and spicy Sichuan hot pot, which was truly a unique experience. Finally, we took the high-speed train to Beijing. The train ride was smooth, quiet, and fast. Both my parents and I enjoyed the ride very much. In Beijing, we visited the Forbidden City and Tian'an men Square. Beijing is a modern city, yet it still has its ancient beauty.

On the way to the airport, my mother left her passport on the subway. Thankfully, the subway staff were very friendly and quickly found the lost passport. They even delivered it to the airport for us. When it came time for our tearful goodbye, my parents said to me, "Now we understand your choice, and we fully support you."