Tom is a student in No. 5 Middle School. He likes nice shoes. But his parents don't have much money to 1 them for him. So he always goes to the 2 and look at them for hours.

    3 a Sunday afternoon, Tom comes to the shoe store again. Looking down at his 4 shoes, Tom feels unhappy. He really wants to have a new pair of shoes for his birthday, 5 he knows that his parents can't buy them for him.

    Tom doesn't go home because he doesn't want his 6 to see his sad face. He goes to the park to relax himself. There he 7 a girl sitting in a wheelchair(轮椅). Tom wants to know 8 the girl is like that. He comes to the girl and finds that 9 has no feet! He looks down at his feet and says to himself, “It's much better to be without(没有)shoes than without feet.” Tom goes home happily, thinking he is happier than many children.

    Being 10 is the first thing for everyone. Nothing is more important than that.

    Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a pianist's concert on a summer holiday evening. After they found their 1, the mother saw two friends in the hall and walked to 2 them.

    It was the boy's first time to come to the hall. He thought it was a good 3 for him to explore the wonders of the concert hall. He 4 and walked around. He walked 5 a door marked "NO ADMITTANCE" (禁止入内).

    When the hall lights turned dark, the 6 would begin. The mother returned to her seat and discovered that her son was 7. The mother was 8 worried at that moment that tears were in her eyes.

    The concert began, and the lights focused on the wonderful piano on stage. The mother was 9 to see her little boy sitting at the keyboard, playing the song Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 10 he did at home.

    At that moment, the great pianist came, quickly moved to the piano and 11 in the boy's ear, "Don't stop. Keep playing." He leaned over(俯身) and began filling in a bass part(低音) with his left 12, then added a running obbligato(伴奏) with his right hand. They played the piano together 13. The old pianist and the young novice(初学者) changed a frightening situation into a wonderful creative experience. The audience stood up and 14 them.

    An artist's achievements and charm depend on not only his perfect skills 15 his good qualities.

    Lin Hong is my new friend. Her father has a shop near the factory. The {#blank#}1{#/blank#} /θIŋz/ in his shop are all nice. And his family are kind {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the workers. So they like to buy {#blank#}3{#/blank#}/'sʌmθIŋ/ there. It's Saturday today. Lin Hong doesn't go to school. She knows her father is busy, so she gets up early. She does her homework and then goes to the shop to help her father. There {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(be) many people in it. She sells(卖) bananas, apples, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (orange) and drinks to the workers. A car stops(停) in front of the shop. The {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (drive) comes in and buys some hamburgers and then goes away. Lin Hong finds his bag on the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} /flɔː(r)/. She runs out, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} she can't see his car. "I know Mr. Yang. We can take {#blank#}9{#/blank#} bag to him this evening," says Mr. Lin. It's nine and the shop is closed(关闭的). Lin Hong and her father go to Mr. Yang's home. The man and his family thank {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(they) very much.

One day, our teacher, Mr. Sims, announced that the seventh grade field trip would be to a theme park. The classroom was filled with excitement as the girls discussed what they would wear and what they should bring with them. I sat back and listened, knowing that my parents did not have the money to send me. It made me 1 to feel so left out. But not Danny. He simply told everyone that he wouldn't be going. When Mr. Sims asked him 2 , Danny stood up and said, "It's too much money for me. My dad hurt his back and has been out of 3 for a while. I'm not asking my parents for money."

Sitting back down in his seat, Danny held his head up 4 , even though whispering had already begun. I could only sit quietly in my seat, knowing those 5 could be about me when they found out I would not be going either. 

"Dan, I'm very proud of you for 6 the situation that your parents are in," Mr. Sims replied. 

Seeing the students whispering in the back, Mr. Sims spoke again, only 7 . 

"This year, we're going to do things differently. The trip is not until the end of the month, so there's plenty of time for money 8 . Each student must bring in at least one idea for that. If a student doesn't want to help, then he or she will be staying here that day. Any 9 ?"

Of course, Shelly, the most popular girl in the class, spoke up. 

"Well, Mr. Sims, my parents can 10 it. Do I still have to help?"

"Shelly, this is not a matter of being rich or poor. Money is not just something that is handed to you when you get older. This will be a great learning experience for everyone, whether you have the money or not."

The past Chinese diver (跳水运动员) Guo Jingjing appeared at the Paris Olympics this summer, but this time, she was there in a new role - as the chief referee (裁判长). 

Born in 1981, Guo Jingjing started diving at the age of 7. She practiced hard and quickly became very good at it. In 1993, she joined China's national diving team. Guo got hurt many times, but she never gave up. She got the title of world champion (冠军) 31 times in all. She also won 4 Olympic gold medals. 

Guo stopped diving at the age of 30, but she still wanted to do something for China's diving team. She decided to become a referee. After years of hard work, she finally made it. When she appeared at the Paris Olympics, everyone was excited. "I will try my best to make sure that the diving competitions are fair (公平的)" she said. Guo Jingjing would like to help others as long as she has time. She once helped poor children in villages go to school and live a better life. 

In short, Guo Jingjing is a very special person. She sets a great example for young people who want to be divers or just want to work hard at something they love. 

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!