Victor is seven years old and begins to school this fall（秋天）. He studies hard and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to his teachers. He is polite（有礼貌的）and has some friends. They all like him. It's Sunday today. Victor, his sister Tina and his mother stay at home. His mother is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} some housework and he's watching TV and the girl is doing her homework. At eight thirty his father comes back with a bag of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} . The boy likes {#blank#}4{#/blank#} very much and wants to eat some. His mother {#blank#}5{#/blank#} him four and says, “Which one do you want, Victor?”

   “The biggest（最大的）one，Mum. ”
   “What?” says his mother. “You should（应该）be polite and take the smallest one. ”
   “Should I tell a lie（撒谎）just to be polite, Mum?” says Victor.

The life of Mao Dun.

    This year marks the 120th anniversary of Mao Dun's birth. He is one of he most famous novelists of modem China.

    Mao Dun was born in 1896. He began his career as a{#blank#}1{#/blank#} in 1916. In 1920, he translated The Constitution of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (《苏联共产党党章》 ) into Chinese. One year{#blank#}2{#/blank#}, in Shanghai, Mao Dun became the{#blank#}3{#/blank#} writer to join the Communist Party of China. He was China's first minister of culture and was elected chairman of the Chinese Writers' Association (中国作家协会)in 1978. On March 27, 1981, he{#blank#}4{#/blank#} of illness in Beijing .

    During the period from 1974{#blank#}5{#/blank#} his death, Mao Dun lived and worked in Beijing, and finished writing his reminiscences (回忆录) .

    During his last years , Mao Dun had difficulty{#blank#}6{#/blank#} around and did most of his reading and writing in his bedroom. A single bed, a pillow, sheet and quilt remain positioned{#blank#}7{#/blank#} they were before his death. Some books that he often read during his last{#blank#}8{#/blank#} are piled on a bedside table. Mao kept pens and paper beside him at night so that he could write down{#blank#}9{#/blank#} thoughts as he woke up at midnight for reading. On his deathbed, he donated royalties (版税) of. 250,000 yuan to the Chinese Writers' Association as a fund to establish the Mao Dun Literature Prize (矛盾文学奖) as a way to encourage {#blank#}10{#/blank#} Chinese novelists.

    We have a lot of trouble in our life, but we have to face them. When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, there are six ways to make you{#blank#}1{#/blank#} good about yourself.

    (1)Look in the mirror (镜子) and say to{#blank#}2{#/blank#} ,“I'm a special person and there's no one in the world{#blank#}3{#/blank#} me. I can do anything!” It may not{#blank#}4{#/blank#} so good, but it really works!

    (2)Do something {#blank#}5{#/blank#}for someone. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}others always makes you feel good.

    (3)Smile! Be{#blank#}7{#/blank#} to people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family.

    (4)Learn something new! Have you always wanted to decorate your own room or learn{#blank#}8{#/blank#} to swim? Go for it! New challenges (挑战) are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment when you have finished.

    (5)Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination(想象) fly! If you have any thoughts, dreams or anything you want, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}them down! Writing always helps to express your feelings.

    (6)Stay with your family. We all {#blank#}10{#/blank#} our family time. Talk with your Mum and Dad or maybe even your cousin.

    I am Jackie Lee, an American Chinese. Let me tell you about my grandfather's life story.

    My grandfather was b{#blank#}1{#/blank#} in 1932 and grew up in a poor village in Fujian, China. At the age of 14, he first heard of America. It was said to be the land of gold and poor people could easily become r{#blank#}2{#/blank#} there.

    So, my grandfather came to America. “I thought it was easy to m{#blank#}3{#/blank#} money in America,” he told me, “But when I a{#blank#}4{#/blank#} in Los Angeles, I realized it was not true. I couldn't find a good job because I spoke little English. I wanted to go to a language school to learn English, b{#blank#}5{#/blank#} I couldn't pay for it. Later, I worked in a small r{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, serving the guests, cleaning up the tables, washing the dishes and sweeping the floors. I was s{#blank#}7{#/blank#} a helpful and honest worker that my boss（老板）was happy with me. I was popular with my workmates, t{#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Life became easier and in the end I entered an evening school to learn English.”

    My grandfather kept working hard, and finally made h{#blank#}9{#/blank#} dream come true. Things do not come easily in life. That is what I have learned f{#blank#}10{#/blank#} my grandfather.

    Bill and his son went to town and bought a donkey（驴）. B{#blank#}1{#/blank#} it was dark, the two started to go back home.

    Being tired, they walked slowly on their way. A young lady advised（建议）, "Why d{#blank#}2{#/blank#} you sit on the donkey?" The two t{#blank#}3{#/blank#} it was a good idea, so the son asked Bill to sit on the donkey.

    After a few minutes, an old man saw them and shouted at Bill, "Look a{#blank#}4{#/blank#} your son. He is tired. Get down from the donkey!"

    So Bill made his son sit on the donkey. A few minutes l{#blank#}5{#/blank#} , they met another man. "Wait a m{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, young boy. You should let your father sit on the donkey," he said.

    Bill and his son d{#blank#}7{#/blank#} to sit on the donkey together.

    A woman saw them and said, "Why are you hurting the p{#blank#}8{#/blank#} animal? It is too little and is not a{#blank#}9{#/blank#} to carry both of you."

    Bill and his son walked home at last.

    We can't make e{#blank#}10{#/blank#} happy. Sometimes, we should just follow the heart.