Then Alice saw a small glass table. There was a little golden key on it. She picked it and put it in all the locks on the doors but it didn't open any of them. She moved a curtain on one of the walls and discovered another door, a very small one. She put the key in the lock. It was exactly the right size! She opened the door and looked through it. At the end of a low passage she saw a beautiful garden. It was full of brightly coloured flowers and fountains.

    "Oh, how beautiful!" she said. "I'd love to go there but I'm too big to get through the door."

    She walked back to the table. There was a bottle on it now.

    "I'm sure that bottle wasn't there before," she said, a little confused.

    She put down the key and picked up the bottle. She read the words "DRINK ME" on it. Alice wasn't a stupid girl. She didn't drink it immediately. First she looked at the bottle carefully. There wasn't a label on it that said "POISON".

    So she put the bottle to her lips and drank.

    "Mmm, ifs nice," she said. It tasted like cherry tart, pineapple, roast turkey and toast-all the things that she liked to eat-so she drank some more. And some more. Soon the bottle was empty.

    "What a curious feeling," she said. "I'm getting smaller and smaller.'" It was true! She was now as small as her cat Dinah.

    "Good! I can go through the door into the garden," she said. But, poor Alice! When she got to the door, she didn't have the key! It was on the table. She couldn't reach it because she was too small now. She sat down and cried.

    After a while she said, "Alice! Stop crying! Crying doesn't help! Dry your tears immediately!"

    When she looked at the table again, she saw a small glass box under it. She picked it up and opened it. There was a small cake inside. It had the words "EAT ME" on it. She put a small piece of it in her mouth.

    "If I grow bigger I can reach the key," she thought. "And if I grow smaller I can go under the door."

    But nothing happened so she finished it.   

    When I had something difficult to do, I used to ask my mother for help. But she always said, "Do it yourself, dear." I was not 1 at all. I thought she was the 2 mother in the world!  For example, one day, I decided to 3 some friends to come to my home. My bedroom was not in order. Books were everywhere. And I didn't make the bed. I told my 4 to help me clean it, 5 she said, "Do it yourself, dear." Because of my "lazy mother", I have to 6 my clothes and clean my bedroom. I have to help my parents 7. I even have to go to the dentist by myself. It is really hard for me to do everything well, but I have learned 8. As time goes by, I understand my mother. She makes me clever and diligent. 9 a great mother! A 10 mother is worth one hundred teachers! Don't you think so?

Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer(志愿者)at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(输血)from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies(抗体)to fight the illness.

    The doctor talked to me little boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would be willing(愿意的)to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(迟疑)for a moment. He took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I'll do it if it can save Lisa."

    As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He looked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the color returned to his sister's face, his smile disappeared and he looked a little afraid. He looked up at the doctor and asked, "Will I start to die now?"

    He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.

Last week, I finally succeeded in asking my parents to buy me a new football shirt for the school match. I was very excited and wore it to the training before the match, but I wished I hadn't done that! My new shirt was torn(扯破) after the training and only a tailor(裁缝) could help!

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

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

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

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

To my surprise, he took the shirt from me, put on glasses and sat down on the sofa with my shirt in his hands. "I guess you are a striker(前锋),"he smiled warmly. How could he know? The man gave me a wink and said calmly,"See that picture on the wall? That was me 30 years ago. "

I couldn't believe my eyes! He was Orhan, the famous footballer who was on the city team years ago! I told him I was playing for the school team and I had been his fan 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 lowered my head.

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

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

Recently, I've found many old photos of Mom, Dad, David, me and my first dog Coco. They meant a lot to me. I wondered how to keep them forever. Luckily, my son used a new app to clear up and improve some of the old photos. Looking at them brought back so many loving and happy memories. I even used one as my computer screen saver(屏保).

It is a picture of me sitting in my favorite chair,across from the wood stove(炉子) next to a bookcase full of old books. I am wearing my special Snoopy shirt and hugging Coco. There is a big smile on my face and a joyful shining light in my eyes. It was how I spent a lot of my winter afternoons as a girl, hugging Coco and reading an old book.

It is surprising how 60 years later that girl still lives inside of me. I still love comfortable chairs, warm stoves, Snoopy clothes, hugging dogs and reading books on cold winter days. But when I look in the mirror now, all I see is a thin face, grey hair, and lots of wrinkles(皱纹). The only thing that hasn't completely changed is the eyes. They are hiding behind glasses now and full of wisdom(智慧) given by ages. But they still have that same joyful shining light.

Looking at the little girl smiling at me from the computer screen and that 66-year-old woman looking back at me in the mirror can be a little bit strange at times. They look so different. However, they are both me. We can't stop getting older, but we can remain both joyful and young at heart forever.

①Cameron is a great businessman(商人). He knows how to sell things. 

②When he was nine years old, he got his first computer. Did he play games on it? No! He had his first business with it! He made cards on his computer. Then, he sold them. He sold things online, such as his sister's old toys. Then, he got more new toys. He sold them, too. He was able to sell 40 toys every day! Cameron made $50, 000 that year. 

③How does Cameron learn to do this? His family helps. His father has a company(公司). Cameron's parents often talk to him about making money. 

④Cameron is a good writer,too.He writes well about the things he sells. You may want to buy his things after reading that. And he has great ideas. Cameron looks for ways to help his father sometimes. 

⑤"You do not have to make a lot of money to be happy, " Cameron says. A business can be big or small. No one is too old to have a business. And, no one is too young!