My father {#blank#}1{#/blank#}( work) in an office. There {#blank#}2{#/blank#} two large windows in it. One day, a woman in a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(pass) car looks up and sees my father. My father waves his hands, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the woman waves back. This gives my father an idea.

  Later, he changes his way of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} ( greet) people. He writes signs, like “Hello” {#blank#}6{#/blank#} “Be happy”. Every afternoon when people go home from work, my father will greet them with the signs. Then they will give my father big smiles.

The day when I come into the world, my father puts a sign {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the window, “I'm a new father!” To his {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (surprise), some of people hold a sign saying, “Congratulations!”

  My father learns the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} ( true) in the saying, “You smile, and the whole world smiles with you.” And he becomes {#blank#}10{#/blank#} first one who greets strangers with signs every day.

Dear Tony,

    Now I'm happy to tell you about my daily activities (日常活动). I like to get up early. I usually get up at {#blank#}1{#/blank#}to six in the morning. Then I get{#blank#}2{#/blank#}and do morning exercises. At seven thirty, I have breakfast and then I go to school. I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} my bike to school. The classes begin at 8:00, and{#blank#}4{#/blank#}at 5:00 p.m. I like Friday best,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} I have a P.E. class. My{#blank#}6{#/blank#}subject is P.E., and I am{#blank#}7{#/blank#}the sports club. I{#blank#}8{#/blank#} many friends there. I usually go home at half past six in the afternoon. I have dinner with my family. After dinner, I do my{#blank#}9{#/blank#}in my room. I go to bed at nine o'clock.  How about{#blank#}10{#/blank#}daily activities?

Yours,

Peter

    Campbell Remess is a teenager from Australia. He has been sewing (缝制) teddy bears for sick children for several years.

    The story{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (begin) in 2013 when Campbell was nine years old. He told his parents that he wanted to give Christmas gifts to children in hospitals. But his parents said no, because with nine children of their own, buying presents for sick children would just cost too much. The little boy didn't give up, however. He decided{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(make) their presents by himself.

    Campbell made his first teddy bear with his mother's sewing machine in his bedroom. It was hard for him as he had never done this before. He downloaded (下载) patterns from the Internet and learned how to make a teddy bear by{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(watch) videos online. It took him five hours to finish his first teddy bear. He can now make a teddy bear in an hour. He has also started a project called “Project 365 by Campbell” in which he{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(try) to make a teddy bear every day.

    Young Campbell uses his pocket money to buy materials for making teddy bears. To make more pocket money, he helps his parents with housework whenever he is free. Sometimes, he also sells his teddy bears online{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(raise) money for sick children. Many people {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (encourage) by Campbell's story and they give away free materials to him.

    Campbell{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (give) away about 1,300 teddy bears so far. He is now busy making this year's teddy bears. He said that he had never thought of stopping and he would keep putting smiles on people's faces.

    According to the traditional Chinese calendar, 2014 is the Year of the Horse. The horse is one of Chinese people's favorite {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Do you know what the horse represents in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Chinese culture?

    In ancient China, horses were often associated（联系）with good luck. Horses {#blank#}3{#/blank#} safe and quick transportation for ancient Chinese. Sometimes a horse was more than a way to travel. Sitting on horseback at that time {#blank#}4{#/blank#} that the person was from a rich family. What's more, ancient Chinese didn't let horses do farm work. This was because horses could help {#blank#}5{#/blank#} win a war. Therefore, to Chinese people, the horse is not only a symbol of traveling, but also a symbol of {#blank#}6{#/blank#}.

    The horse also plays an important role in the Chinese traditional timing system（计时系统）. The "Horse Hour", from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} wushi. During such a period of time in a day, the sun gives out lots of heat, which makes people have more {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Therefore, the horse is always associated with warmth and passion（激情）.

    Besides, Chinese people believe people born in the Year of the Horse are similar to the horse as an animal in some {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. For example, horses are social animals, so people born in the Year of the Horse are said to be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. Also, horse racing is still common around the world, partly because horses like to compete with each other. And that's why people born in the Year of the Horse are sometimes competitive.