My name is Damian Costa. I was born in a small village in Italy in 1952. I spent the first few years of my life there before my family1 to Perth Australia.

    We arrived in Australia in the summer of 1957. I went to 2 and I had to attend special classes to learn English as all the lessons were taught in English.

    We did not have much3, so we lived very simply. My parents worked as cleaners. They earned (挣钱) just enough for us to survive(维持生活) and 4 a little money. My father had always wanted to 5a small restaurant. Finally, 6 ten years of hard work, in June 1967, he managed to save enough and opened our first pizzeria(比萨饼店).

    7business was slow at first, it soon got better. I helped out at the pizzeria after school and at weekends. Just two years after we8 my father decided that we needed a full - time waiter. Then he decided to 9 me the art of making wood - fired pizzas.

    Today we have three branches(分店) in Perth, Sydney and Adelaide. My children have 10 learned how to make pizzas and they quite enjoy it. I hope to pass on the business to them.

    Erquan Yingyue was written 1 Abing, a folk musician who was born in the city of Wuxi in 1893. His mother died 2he was very young. Abing's father taught him to play many musical instruments, 3 the drums, dizi and erhu, and by age 17, Abing had been known 4his musical ability. However, after his father died, Abing's life grew 5 He was very poor. Not only that, he developed a6 illness and became blind. For several years, he had no home. He lived on the streets and played music to make money. Even after Abing got 7and had a home again, he continued to sing and play on the streets. He 8in this way for many years.

    Abing played music that could touch the 9of people. When we listen to his music, we can sense both the beauty and sadness in it. It makes us think about the wounds and pain that we experienced in the past. By the end of his life, he could 10 over 600 pieces of music. He wrote many of them himself. It is a pity that only six pieces of music in total were recorded for the future world to hear, but his popularity continues to this day.

    When I had something difficult to do, I liked to ask my mother for 1. But she always said, "Do it yourself, dear." I was not happy about this at all. I thought she was the 2mother I had ever seen!

For example, one day, I decided to3some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order. Books were4, and I didn't make the bed. I asked my mother to help me clean it, but she 5said, "Do it yourself."

    Because of my "lazy mother", I had to6my clothes and clean my room. I had to help my parents do7. I even had to go to the doctor by myself. It was really difficult for me to do a good job, but I have 8 a lot.

    As time goes by, I start to understand my mother. She made 9clever and hard-working. A 10mother is worth 100 teachers! Do you think so?

    I'm Dingding. I 1from Beijing. I have(有) four2. They3 Helen, Sally, Michael and David. Helen and Michael are4the U.S.A. They are both(两者都) thirteen5 old. They are6Class One, Grade Eight. Sally7 from England. She is 8, too. She is in 9. David is from Canada. He and I are the same(相同的) age. We are fourteen. We are in Class Two, Grade Nine. Helen, Sally, Michael, David and I are in the same 10.

    It was very cold, Amaya was warm in her house, thinking about an article she'd read at school. The article was about kids who 1 out their communities, and she thought it would be really cool to help her own town, Harvard.

    The only2 was that she wasn't sure how to help. In the article, the kids had grown food for people who needed food, but it was winter. She couldn't start a garden. Amaya was deep in thought when her mom said it was time to go shopping.

    As they drove along the road, Amaya saw a family wearing only light jackets. The cold wind blew 3 outside. How cold they must be! That gave her an idea! She could 4  winter coats, hats and gloves for people who needed them.

    She shared her idea with her mom, who thought it was great. But how would they 5 the idea to get plenty of winter clothing? Amaya decided to talk to her teacher, because then she could share her idea with her classmates at least.

    Ms. Monroe agreed when Amaya talked about her idea. They decided to call the 6  Hats in Harvard. Then they wrote a letter explaining the project. They also met with the headmaster during lunch time. He was excited about the idea, and said he would make sure copies (复印件) of the letter went home with all the students.

    They collected enough winter clothing in only one week. Then they left the clothes around two parks, so families who needed clothes could get them there. Three days later, Amaya and her mom went shopping again. She saw the same family that had given her the7for Hats in Harvard.  This time, though, the family wore some new coats, hats and gloves. Amaya felt 8 in her heart, and was very glad she could help others.