Last summer, 15-year-old Bob had a problem. Like a lot of children, Bob was interested in doing many things. He liked dancing best and wanted to join a dancing group. But Bob's high school didn't have a boys' dancing group but a girls' group. He tried to join the girls' group. And he made it.

Bob thought his problem was over after he had been one of the dancers in the dancing group. But a bigger problem was just beginning. The teacher didn't allow Bob to stay in the girls' group. “If Bob stay in the group,” the teacher said, “other boys will want to join and girls might leave.” They took Bob off the group(开除).

Bob was very angry about it, so he went to a judge (法官). The judge said it was not right and told the teacher to let Bob go back to the dancing group.

Something unexpected happenedin the summer of my eleventh year. The home I had grown up in burned to the groundin the middle of the night. Thankfully, my mom, dad, grandma, brothers and I escapedalong with my dogs. Yet, we had nothing but the night clothes we were sleeping in.I spent the rest of that night with a friend of my family. I tried unsuccessfullyto sleep in the bed in his house. I was too scared.

    The next day my mom brought me a few T-shirtsand pairs of jeans that another friend gave to her. One pair of them was too shortand the other pair was too long, but I didn't care. At least I had some clothesagain. My dad returned to our broken home to see what he could find. The only thinghe could save was my mom's rings.

    To spend the summery dad rented us a big houseon the same road as our old house had been. As we moved in, our friends and ourcommunity continued todonate (捐赠) all they could to help us to get back on our feet. There were moreclothes, furniture, food money, and even some books for me to read. Love was aroundus.

    Looking back now I am thankful for all we wentthrough that summer because it taught me so much about life, love and people. Itshowed me that when you have nothing left but love, for the first time you see thatlove is enough.

The erhu is a traditional Chinese musical instrument. It is the most popular of the huqin family. In the Song Dynasty, musicians began to use this type of huqin to perform different kinds of music, and it became quite a popular instrument. With the rise of some forms of folk art, the art of the erhu developed quickly during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It became an important accompanying (伴奏) instrument in different folk music. Now it is used in both traditional and modern music. It has even become a solo (独奏的) instrument. One of the most famous musical pieces played on the erhu is Erquan Yingyue by Abing.

The erhu used to be mainly played by common people, As the playing skills were passed down by oral (口传) tradition, there are few written records about the erhu that can be found. To study the history and the development of the erhu, historians usually turn to ancient paintings, sculptures and murals (雕塑和璧画). The earliest pictures of this instrument were found in Yulin Caves and Eastern Thousand Buddha Caves in Gansu Province.

Because of so many people's effort, the erhu becomes more and more popular around the world. In fact, we can hear the familiar sound of the erhu in many Hollywood productions, such as Kungfu Panda in 2012 and most recently, the Oscar nominated(提名)film Up in the Air(《在云端》). When people watch these movies, they also enjoy the special music of the erhu. The erhu is also called "Chinese violin" by many westerners, but in many ways, they are quite different.

September 28th is very important in China. Many people celebrate the day{#blank#}1{#/blank#} it is the birthday of the great teacher Confucius (孔子). 

Confucius{#blank#}2{#/blank#} born in 551BC in China. He loved to learn. He thought about many things, and he wasn't afraid to ask {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. He studied the Six Arts, and he became really good at {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. 

Confucius wanted to share the information {#blank#}5{#/blank#}everyone. He thought they could become better people with education. So he became a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. 

Confucius{#blank#}7{#/blank#} people's ideas about life. He believed that everyone could be{#blank#}8{#/blank#} if they received an education and worked hard. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, in his opinion, education was not just information from books. Confucius said a lot of things. His{#blank#}10{#/blank#} put them in a book to share with everyone. 

Please look at the picture. Are the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(两个) girls the same (相同的)? Yes, they are sisters. One is Jenny and the other is Gina. Jenny and Gina are English, but they{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(来到) to China and live in Beijing now. A dog, Coco is in the family, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(也).

Jenny and Gina are my good{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(朋友) . This morning, Jenny{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(丢失) a schoolbag in the library. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(什么) are in it? Two {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(手表) , a dictionary and a pen. Is the schoolbag {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(你的) , Wang Bo? Your name is on the dictionary. Please call Jenny{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(按照；根据) 652008. Jenny also can't find her model plane. It's {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(紫色). Can you help her?

 Last week, I finally managed to ask my parents to buy me a new football shirt for the school match. I was very1 and wore it to the training before the match, but I wished I hadn't done that! My new2 was torn(破损的) after the training and only a tailor(裁缝) could help!

 As I walked home 3 , I saw a shop sign: All Kinds of Repairs and Services!I went inside at once. I looked around the shop and saw broken toys, broken chairs,4 I wondered if I was in the wrong place. Just at that moment, a man with white hair 5 me and said cheerfully, "Welcome! This is a 6 shop and I can repair everything!"

"But. . . what I 7 is a tailor to deal with my football shirt. "

"You' ve come to the 8 place. I' ve been waiting a long, long time to repair a football shirt. "

"Really?" I held the shirt in my hands. 

 To my 9 , he took the shirt from me, put on glasses and sat down on the sofa with my shirt in his hands. "I 10 you are a striker (前锋). " he smiled warmly. How could he know? The man looked at me kindly and said calmly, "See that picture on the wall? That was11 twenty years ago. "

I couldn't believe my eyes! He was Orhan, the famous 12 player who was on the city team years ago! I told him I was playing for the school team and I had loved him for years. I told him everything, my dream, my practice and even my dad's words. "Dad thinks I should be an engineer or a doctor. " I said 13 and lowered my head. 

"Follow your 14 , choose a job you love and carry on. " The man smiled at me with his blue eyes. He15 me on the shoulder and put the shirt he had repaired in my bag. 

 Today I have become a football player and I still keep that shirt in my closet.