Although half a century has passed, Shao Guohua never forgot the film ticket his teacher gave him that warmed his heart when he was a boy. Shao entered a primary school in Zigong, SichuanProvince, in 1960. Back then, sports and watching movies were the students' favorite times.

Once, the school organized a trip to the movies for the students, and many of Shao's classmates signed up（报名）for it. But the boy had no money to buy 0. 05-yuan ticket. When his classmates lined up to enter the movie theater, the boy stood alone outside. Then Shao's Chinese teacher Mo Xunru saw him and bought a ticket for him.He can't remember what movie it was, but Shao never stopped being thankful to his teacher.

"Ms. Mo made twenty or thirty yuan a month back then, so a 0.05-yuan ticket may not be a big deal for her. But for me, it moved me deeply," said 63-year-old Shao.

After graduating( 毕 业 ) from primary school, Shao moved to another city along with his parents. In the following years, he tried to find his former（以前的）teachers and classmates, but failed. It wasn't until this year that Shao Guohua visited his teacher, Mo Xunru after 50 years." The reunion ( 重 聚 ) was emotional, " said Shao, who is over sixty himself now. " The 89-year-old Mo did not hear well anymore and seemed to not know me at first sight, but she was still as kind as she used to be." Shao left 1, 000 yuan to his teacher as well as a letter which reads:

"Dear Ms. Mo, wish you good health. Your student: Shao Guohua."

Justin was so good at basketball that he could beat any of the older guys at the court, and the younger guys didn't have any chances. But one day everything changed. When Justin was shooting around at the local court, some guys from another neighborhood appeared before him. The biggest one said that he had heard that Justin was the best and he wanted to see if it was true. Justin didn't want to play. But his cousin begged," Come on, Justin, beat this guy!" Justin decided to do what his cousin wanted.

Just as Justin was going to win, the big guy knocked him down hard. Justin broke his right leg. The doctor said he might never play basketball again.

During the first six weeks, Justin just lay in bed with his leg in a long cast. He watched TV all day and ate one bag of potato chips after another. Justin blew up like a balloon as he watched his future fade away as a basketball player.

Then Justin's sister Kiki came home from the university, bringing exciting stories of a far away land called college During those days, they talked and studied together, and Justin felt much better. Because of that, he realized he shouldn't give himself up. Basketball used to be his favorite thing, and he was good at it. But now there was only school, so he had to get good at that.

Justin worked so hard. By the time he got to senior year in high school, his GPA was high. The last thing that Justin had to do to get into college was score well on the ACT. Well wouldn't you know it?

Using the study skills he had learned from his sister, Justin made a score of 24 on the ACT.

Every university that Justin applied to accepted him. When the fall came, Justin had his choice in colleges.

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B: I enjoy watching soap operas. Do you like them?

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B: Then what do you like watching?

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A: I watch them five times a week. 

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B: What's your favorite sport?

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In the Spring and Autumn period of China, there was a great man called Yan Zi. Yan Zi was a short man, but he was very 1 . He was an ambassador (大使) of the Qi Kingdom. Ambassadors went to other countries and 2 to their kings. One day the King of Qi let Yan Zi 3 to meet King Ling of Chu. 

King Ling didn't like the King of Qi. He told his people 4 a small gate (门). When Yan Zi 5 , the gate keeper let him get into the 6 through the gate. Yan Zi 7 "This gate is for dogs. Is this city for dogs 8 for people?" Hearing this, King Ling had to open the city gate for him. 

When he 9 Yan Zi, King Ling said, "Are there few people in your country? Why did your king make you his ambassador to Chu?" Yan Zi answered, "There 10 tens of thousands of people in my country, my lord. Good ambassadors go to good kingdoms. Poor (差) ambassadors go to poor kingdoms." How smart Yan Zi was!