Zhang Lei is a highly skilled（技艺精湛的） doctor. He was born in a lonely1village. The people there lived a hard life. They seldom walked out of the mountain. They could2get good education. However, Zhang Lei was3, for he not only went to college, but he also became an excellent doctor. Then what made him lucky? A volunteer teacher called Han Xue encouraged him, and4his life.

    When Han Xue first entered Zhang Lei's school, she couldn't5her eyes. She was shocked by the sights（情景） in front of her: broken windows, small old desks and chairs. Even worse, students of different ages were in the6classroom. It was the only class in the school. Han Xue realized7poor the people were in education. She planned to8as many ways as she could to help them. One day when Han Xue was giving a class, Zhang Lei9some noises for fun. Other kids laughed. At that time Han Xue decided to make good use of the10to help him. She walked towards Zhang Lei and asked him to put out his hands. Looking at them11, Han Xue said with a kind smile, "As soon as I see your little12, I know you will become a highly skilled doctor in the future. Come on!" Hearing this, Zhang Lei was surprised because almost13 said such words this way. Zhang Lei couldn't believe that completely, but he remembered what the teacher said in his heart.

    After that, Zhang Lei studied harder and then made more14continuously. Later, Zhang Lei went to college. After many years, he became a famous doctor, saving many lives.15Zhang Lei talks about his life, he always expresses thanks to his volunteer teacher. Her encouraging words have made what he is.

    People can hardly believe that Fred Carey is one of the best students in his class. He1a trouble maker and often drove his teachers mad.

    Fred's father died when he was just a 2 boy. Life became 3for him. His mother had to work to pay for his education. As a result, she was seldom at home. She tried to look4him well, but Fred caused a lot of problems for himself and his family. He had no 5 in studying and often got into trouble with the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient and didn't give up 6him. 7 the end, she made a difficult decision 8 him to a boy's boarding school. Fred hated it at first and caused even9 trouble. He told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. Even the teacher agreed that Fred was wasting his time.

    The headmaster suggested that Fred should have a talk with his mother. "It was exactly10 I needed." he said. "My mother helped me understand how much she had given to me." She also told me that 11 my father was no longer with us, he was watching me and would always be proud of everything 12I had done. That's the time when I decided to change. I realized that since my father died, I had been afraid of being alone, and had tried to make my mother 13 more about me.

    Now Fred has really changed. He has been working hard. How was he able to change? His mother's love helped him to feel 14about himself, and as Fred himself says, "15 very important for parents to be there for their children."

    An old woman had two large pots(罐) — one on each end of a pole(扁担). She carried the pole with the pots on her shoulder. One of the pots had a crack(裂缝) in it, while the other pot was 1 and was always full of water. At the 2 of the long walk from the local well(井) to the woman's house, the cracked pot arrived only half-full.

    This 3 daily for two years, with the woman bringing home only 4 pot(s) of water. Of course, the perfect pot was 5. But the poor cracked pot was 6 of its own imperfection.

    One day, the cracked pot spoke to the 7 while they were on the way back. "I am ashamed of myself 8 this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house," it said. The old woman smiled and said, "Did you 9 that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side? That's because I 10 know you were cracked. I planted flower seeds on 11 side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you 12them."

    "For two years, I have been able to 13 these beautiful flowers to decorate(装饰) my dining table. 14 you being just the way you are, I would not have this beauty." Hearing these words, the cracked pot 15.

    Each of us has our own cracks. But it's these cracks that make our lives so interesting and meaningful.

I was not surprised when my 89-year-old father called me and said that he wanted to come to my farm. He always liked1and being busy.

He asked, “Peg, I hear you are going to pull sick cows out of the cowshed (牛棚) for2. Do you think I can help pull them out?” He asked me twice after my long silence. I just didn't want to3him, so I had to reply, “Dad, you can come over here and try it.”

We continued to do work on our cows. When there were three left, my father4. I helped him put on the protection suit. For an old man, it was a really5task, but he finally made it. I noticed Dad's tears sparkling in his eyes, which were the tears of6that he still managed to pull three cows out.

My workers were all moved and admired him very much. I also felt7that I had such a great father. During those years, my father worked as a pilot, a pilots' trainer, a husband and a father. He treated everything8. He set an example to me that I should create a better life with hard work,9and responsibility. Bearing this in mind, I went from an ordinary farm worker to an able farm10. I owed all this to my father.

An animal house lets a bad parrot go away for he likes saying bad words. Now the parrot finds a friend in Amazon's voice app at his new home.

Rocco is a gray parrot. His owner finds that he can use the voice app to play his favorite music,tell jokes and even order food.

Thanks to the app, it helps stop the clever bird from doing shopping. If not, he may really buy some strawberries, ice cream and even a cup.

Mary has the parrot now. She says she takes in the parrot after the animal house lets him out because he often says bad words.

Eric, Rocco's first owner, teaches him bad words. Now he really loves his new home. He talks with the app about 40 times a day.

And he can make different sounds. He can make the sound of a phone, a car, a clock, a door bell, and even the sound of opening or closing the door.

Hello, my name's Jack. I'm a student in No.3 Middle School. I'm 13.

Here is a1 of my family. Who is in the photo? These are my grandparents. My grandfather's 2 is Peter Brown. Cindy is my grandma. She wears (穿) a 3 jacket. Purple is her favorite(最喜欢的) color. They have two sons, Frank and Dale, and a4 . Helen. Frank is my father. He is an English teacher in my school. This is my5 . Lucy. She is in a red jacket.

Dale is my uncle. He has a son Paul6 he is 9. Paul is not in this photo.7 is that woman? She is my aunt, Jane. Is the 8 next to(紧挨着) me my sister? No, she isn't. She is my 9 . She is my uncle's daughter.10 name's Mary. She is 13, too. Mary is in my school. Eric is my brother. He isn't in this photo, either. He is in Beijing now.