Jim Davis is an American cartoonist. He is1as the creator of the successful comic strip Garfield.

    Jim David was born on July 28, 1945. He grew up on a small farm with his parents, his brother and 25 cats. As a2child. David spent lots of time in bed. With his pencil, paper and imagination，he3pictures. Then he discovered that the pictures were more interesting with words. After college, David4his cartoon career. He noticed that there were many comic strips about dogs, but few about5. though the .world was full of cat lovers. He combined his knowledge with his6of the 25 cats he grew up with , then Garfield was created. The fat lazy cat soon became7as soon as the comic strip were published. It8in more than 2,600 newspapers worldwide now.

While devoting his life to taking care of the cat, David took part in many activities for public. He9environmental protection and wild life protection. He also-has lots of10, such as golf, fishing，chess，sandwiches，and spending time with his son, James.

    Jenny, from Germany, spent some time traveling in India. While she was there, she stayed with her Indian friend, Leela. However, there was a language barrier(障碍) for her there. It was very 1 for her to communicate in the new environment, which was very different from2 of her own country.

    One day, together with Leela, Jenny went to 3 an orphanage(孤儿院). All the children there were very young. At first, Jenny was not sure if she could have a way to communicate with them. She went over to the children 4 and sat beside them. After some time, one of the children 5 her. She felt a little relaxed and smiled back. Then she went close to the child. She slowly put her arm around the child and started 6 a song in German. The child kept smiling and started repeating the words after her. The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang, but the rhythm(节奏) was the same. Jenny sang a little more and the child followed her again. Wanting to join in the 7, another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm. Then more children joined. They8 many smiles together.

    From the other side of the hall, Leela was smiling and watching them. Noticing Leela's9 on her, Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart: “See, I don't have any language barriers here. We 10 speak and communicate!” At that moment, she understood: we're all simple human, and we have the ability to connect with each other.

    I'm a fan of pop music. Today I'd like to1a pop singer to you. His name is Mao Buyi. 2you watched the TV show The Coming One，you might know him.

    Mao Buyi has been popular since he3The Coming One. At first，Mao didn't4that he would become so popular. He just wanted to know5people would love the songs he wrote. Quickly he knew the6was yes. Lots of people say his songs are great and7stories. They also8if Mao has got lots of unusual experiences. Actually，he hasn't. He lives a9life. "Everyone has troubles and so do I. I just wrote them in my10 ， "he said.

    It could be a big11to become famous in a short time，but Mao doesn't seem to be very12. He has never bad professional training before，so he often says that he needs to practice more and13himself.

    Many people think his name Buyi means "not easy". 14 ， it means "never change" . Mao hopes he will never15his love of music and that he can be a better singer and write better songs.

    Mike was reading in the garden when his mother came. She pointed to something and asked Mike what it was. Mike felt quite 1, but he told her it was a sparrow (麻雀) and got back into reading. Several minutes later, his mother pointed to the same sparrow and asked the same question again. Mike got a little angry but 2 answered her question. After a little while, his mother did the same thing once more. This time Mike could not 3 his anger. He shouted at her for disturbing him again and again.

    The old lady silently 4 an old diary, turned to a page and showed it to Mike. Though a little impatient, Mike began to read it.

    "Today, I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Mike pointed to a 5 on the grass and asked me what it was. I 6 at him, said it was a sparrow and kissed him.

    After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same. Pointing to the same sparrow, little Mike asked me what it was twenty times and I 7 answering his question and kissing him every time.

    Something gently touched Mike's 8. His face turned red with 9 for being so impatient to his mother and he hugged (拥抱) her tightly.

    Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime, but you may not 10 that until they are gone.

The homeless hero

    For many, finding an unattended (unnoticed) wallet filled with ￡400 in cash would be a source (来源) of temptation (诱惑). But the urge (strong desire) would no doubt be greater if you were living on the streets with little food and money. AU of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith even more remarkable.

    After spotting (noticing) a 1 on the front seat inside a parked car with its window down, he stood guard in the rain for about two hours waiting for the 2 to return.

    After hours in the cold and wet, he 3 inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact the driver, only to discover it contained ￡400 in notes, with another ￡50 in spare change beside it.

    He then took the wallet to a nearby police station after 4 a note behind to let the owner know it was safe. When the car's owner John Anderson and his colleague Carol Lawrence returned to the car—which was itself worth ￡35,000—in Glasgow city center, they were shocked to find two policemen standing next to it. The policemen told them what Mr. Smith did and that the wallet was 5.

    The pair were later able to thank Mr. Smith for his kindness.

    Mr. Anderson said, "I couldn't believe that the guy never took a penny. To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight 6 he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. This guy has nothing and yet he didn't take the wallet for himself. He thought about others 7. It's unbelievable. It just proves there are honest guys out there.”

    Mr. Smith's act drew much of the public's attention He also won praise from social media users after Mr. Anderson posted about the act of kindness on Facebook.

    Now Mr Anderson has set up an online activity to 8 money for Mr. Smith and other homeless people in the area, which by yesterday had received ￡8,000. "I think the faith that everyone has shown 9 him has touched him. People have been approaching (coining near to) him in the street He's had job offers and all sorts,” Mr. Anderson commented.

    For Mr. Smith, this is a possible life—changing 10. The story once again tells us that one good turn deserves another.

    When I was little, one of my favorite holiday traditions was making a wish list for Santa Claus. Every year, my father helped me 1 all that I wanted. Often, I put food on the list: chocolates, candies. …One year, I even asked for my favorite 2!

    As I grew older, I no longer wrote to Santa Claus, but I never 3 making a list of the things that I most liked or wanted.

    One year, I went to China to work in a 4. In China, most people don't celebrate Christmas. 5, they celebrate Chinese New Year. In my classes, I asked my students to make lists for Santa Claus. But they 6 me. "We get lucky money at Chinese New Year, "one girl told me." That's better than gift from Santa Claus!" I nodded. Maybe she was 7!

    On Christmas Eve, my friends and I went walking in the city. 8 Christmas isn't a holiday in China, many people were out in the streets and having fun. They 9 Santa hats, ate candies and said "Merry Christmas" to us in English. They knew we were 10.

    After a few hours, my friends and I were 11 and a bit cold. "One Christmas when I was small, I wished for soup from Santa Claus, "I told my friends. They laughed.

    We went into a restaurant and sat at a table. 12, my friends cried out. "Look, Beth, your 13 is coming true!"

    I turned around. "Santa Claus" stood 14 me. Well, it was the waiter, but he was dressed in a red and-white Santa Claus suit!

    "Merry Christmas. What can I get you？"15 asked.

    "Soup! "we said in chorus(齐声).