My friend Mary came to school wearing a brand-new pair of Zee jeans. “Your new Zee jeans are so cute!” I said.

    “My grandma took me clothes shopping last weekend,” Mary said. “The Zee jeans were on sale. They have cool pockets and are unbelievably comfortable. When you're at my house after school, try them on and see for yourself.”

    “Hmm.” I didn't think so. But when I tried them on, I couldn't help agreeing. “I'm totally taking these!” I said. As soon as I got home, I told my mom that I had to get some Zee jeans.

    Mom said, “You already have three pairs of perfectly good jeans. There is no way Dad and I are paying that much for a pair of pants. If you want to buy them with your own money, I would be happy to make a long list of extra chores you can do.”

    “I'll start this minute,” I said.

It took me three weeks to save enough money. I changed kitty litter, watched my little brother and sister, and cleaned refrigerator. The refrigerator cleaning was the worst because one of the shelves fell while I was taking everything out. Food and milk splashed all over the floor. It took me one and a half hour to clean it up!

    Anyway, I finally bought my Zee jeans, and I loved them even more than I thought I would. I loved them half because they had cool pockets and super comfortable, and half because I had worked so hard to earn the money to buy them myself.

    Michael Perham (born on 16^th March, 2000 in Hertfordshire, England) is a boy who, at the age of 17, became the youngest person to sail around the world in the 50 feet racing boat, completing his journey on 7^th August, 2017. He started the world trip on the 15^th of November 2016 from Portsmouth, England.

    Just six days after Michael Perham set sail from Portsmouth, he started having serious problems with the boat, which he was unable to fix himself on the sea. He had to stop in Portugal. Just one day later, he set sail once again, with the hope of breaking David Dick's world record for the youngest person to sail around the world.

    Michael met many challenges along the way, including rough seas and knock-downs in the Southern Ocean, terrible loneliness and fighting storms, but the largest difficulty Michael faced was the boat itself. It caused one problem after another. He celebrated his birthday in March last year among the dolphins in Indian Ocean.

    Michael Perham has entered the record books after becoming the youngest person to sail around the world. The teenager already holds the record for being the youngest people to sail across the Atlantic, aged just 14.

    Michael Perham plans to create the Sail Michael Fund to encourage young people to take to the water. He is also aiming to take part in the 2020 Olympics.

    This morning Tom gets up at 6:00. Today his family is going to move(搬家)into a new house.

    Tom and his family are busy putting their things into some boxes. When Tom helps to put some glass cups into a box, he breaks one of them. He hurts(使受伤)his right hand. Mum tries to find some Band-Aids(创可贴) for him. But she forgets where the Band-Aids are. So she has to open the boxes one by one. Dad comes quickly to help them. But he falls over. He hurts his hand, too. At last they find the Band-Aids in one of the boxes. Most of the boxes are open now. The family have to pack(打包)them again。

    There are so many boxes in the house. Dad puts some of them behind the door. Later, some friends come and they help to move all the things onto the truck.

    In the new house, Dad starts to count the boxes. One, two, three, four…There are only twenty boxes.

    Where is the last box? Is it behind the door of their old house? They don't know.

    Helen is a kind and hard-working girl. Her father is a bus driver, and her mother is a worker. They're busy every day and sometimes they have no time to cook for their daughter. So her mother teaches her to cook some simple food. Helen learns very quickly and soon she can cook pancakes(煎饼) and hot dishes.

    Today is Sunday. Helen is free. She hopes her parents can eat hot food when they get home. She cooks some pancakes first. Then she wants to cook tomato soup, but she doesn't know how much salt(盐) she should put into the soup. She puts spoons(勺) of salt. Her parents are very happy after they see the hot pancakes and soup on the table. But they look very painful(痛苦的) after having the soup. "Oh dear Helen, how much salt did you put into the soup?" Her parents ask and begin laughing.

Mr Smith works at the Lost and Found Office in No. 1 Middle School. He works very 1 and he likes to help others. Every day when he2 a lost thing, he takes detailed notes about it. When students are in a3 , they often lose things. They4 things in the playground, in the dining hall or in the library. That's5 Mr Smith usually gets lots of things in a school year. Students often come to the Lost and Found Office to6 their things, such as books, crayons, erasers, wallets, watches7 many other things. If you lose your things, it's easy8 you to ask Mr Smith for help. But you must9 him what the lost thing is, its colour and the time you lost it. 

When the new school year10 , Mr Smith would like to remind(提醒）everyone like this : First of all,11 and have a look at the lost and found box. Are these things12 ? Or do you13 whose things they are? From now on, please be14 with your things. If you are busy and can't come here, please15 us at 8311 ****, We can also help you.

Silent and calm, 25-year-old Linda looks out of the window. She is smiling now, but she was unhappy for 1 long time. Today, she is the writer of a best-seller. And he is also one of 2 artists. She shares her experience in her book. 

Linda did not speak 3 she was two and a half years old. And she has autism(自闭症)and difficulty in talking with 4 . She never played with other kids, instead she just sat 5 and watched them. 

Growing up, her classmates bullied(欺凌) her. Some kids even stole 6 snacks. She tried changing schools,  7 her new classmates still didn't like her. The bullying went on. She 8 had trouble with study. But she didn't let them stop her. With the 9 of her parents, Linda could go to hospital to see doctors. 

   At last, doctors said that Linda 10 never succeed or finish her studies. But Linda's mother didn't give up on her daughter. Because she thought that 11 is impossible if she tried her best. So she made Linda know 12 interesting it is to paint beautiful paintings. When Linda was 13 , she went to art college to study painting. And later the local volunteers 14 her to join them. So she could tell her story to people. Now she is not sad any more. At the age of 25, Linda is able to sell her books and 15 of her paintings to help herself and her family. Linda's story is not only influencing others, but also changing their lives.