This is a   1 of my family.  2   Frank, I am twelve. I study(学习) in No.2 Middle School. This is my father.  3  name is Dale Brown. He is a teacher in my school. He teaches English. And this is my mother. Her name is  4  . She is a  5 , too. Who's that woman  6my father? Oh, she is my aunt. She is a nurse. My grandparents aren't in the photo.   7 are in the USA. I  8  a dog.   9name is Dick. I love my  10 very much.

    As a Japanese girl called Jenny, I experienced a terrible earthquake in March, 2011. I 1 my dear father in the earthquake and my mother was ill for a long time. I lost my school and some of my classmates and teachers. I never forget that 2  time in my life.

    In October, 2011, I moved to a new school 3 Red Sun Middle School. At first I didn't want to study at all and only 4 my old classmates very much. Later, the head teacher had a long talk with my mother and he hoped I would study hard. The teachers were very 5 to me and my new classmates helped me a lot. Then I felt the warmth(温暖) in the new class. And I got good  6 in the final exam.

    On the morning of May 7th, 2012, when I came into the 7, a big birthday cake on the teacher's desk came into my eyes 8  there were four big words "Happy birthday to you!" on the blackboard. Oh, it was my thirteenth birthday. My dear head teacher 9 up to me, saying, "Happy birthday to you, Jenny. And be a happy girl. " Then my classmates surrounded(围住) me with so many colorful flowers and gifts. I couldn't say 10, and the eyes were full of moving tears. I had a great time that day. I was sure it was my happiest birthday in my life and I would never forget it.

Curt von Badinski is an engineer of a company in San Francisco. He is a {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(西方人), and his home is in Los Angeles,which is 770 miles away from his workplace, so he has to take a plane to work and back. And he tries his {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(最好) to avoid being late.

Every workday morning, Badinski gets up at 5 am for the 15-minute drive to the airport.After parking his car, he goes to take the plane {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(径直地;直接地). After all, the plane won't wait for him to {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(赶上)up. After a 90-minute flight, he {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(降落到地面) at Oakland Airport and drives to his company. The {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(全部的;整个的)trip takes him about 3 hours.

Badinski can fly freely at any time to and from San Francisco, thanks to his payment on the airline, 2,300 dollars monthly.

Flying to work every day is not {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(容易的) for Badinski because he can only sleep five hours every night. But he believes {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (没有什么) could be more important for him than his family. He had thought about several ways to solve the problem, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(包括;包含) moving his family to San Francisco, but none of them worked.

"The six-hour round trip shows that I have the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(能力) to have all the things I want," he explains. "I am always excited to start a new day. And I hope in the future my life and my work can be balanced."

You're in summer heat now, but in Australia some animals are feeling cold in winter and trying to get warm by bathing in the sun. A crocodile(鳄鱼) on the Ross River in Australia is just doing this with a turtle(乌龟) on his back. 

It seems the turtle is a friend of the crocodile. But in fact, the truth is that the crocodile feels    so cold that he gets out of the water, trying to get warm by bathing in the sun instead of wanting to eat other animals. 

Kana Wiblen, who lives in Townsville, Australia, found the 2-meter-long crocodile, known as Ross the Croe, with a turtle friend on his back. 

"We were just looking for some turtles when some other people in the area said that there was a crocodile nearby, so we went to have a look, " Mr Wiblen said. "When we found him, he had a turtle on his back, so I quickly took a photo before the turtle jumped off his back and went back in the water. "

"About five minutes after the turtle jumped in the water, we were about to leave when he came back up again, and with another turtle! They both sat next to each other on the back of the crocodile. I don't know why the turtle chose to ride on the back of a crocodile, but I'm sure that he was not afraid at all. Brave turtles, I must say, " he added. 

So what do you think of the amazing friendship between a turtle and a crocodile?

 Jenny is a 13- year- old student. She knows it's important to stay healthy and she finds some easy ways to keep healthy every day.

 Every morning before school, Jenny starts her day with some exercise. She does easy exercise like jumping. Her home is not far from her school, so she always walks there, even on cold winter days. To stay active, she enjoys taking short walks around the school at school breaks. When she gets home, she spends some time outdoors, playing with her friends and running in the park near her house. She doesn't like to stay indoors soon after she gets home. In the evening, Jenny also practices yoga before she goes to bed. It helps her to sleep better.

 On weekends, Jenny loves going for bike rides with her family or taking walks in the park. Staying active not only helps her stay healthy but also gives her a break from schoolwork and cleans her mind for the coming week.