Fishing with Grandpa

    One day, my grandfather went fishing, and let me go with him. He handed the rod (钓竿) to me, held my 1 and taught me how to throw my line into the water. Our bobbers floated (浮标漂浮着) together as we sat there, hoping for a bite. The sun 2 us. We sat and talked, “I remember when I could sit here and watch the fish 3 in the water,” he said. “Sometimes, they'd jump out and 4beside me. I didn't need a rod and bait (饵) at that moment.” “We have to be 5,” he continued, “The fish may come or they may not. It doesn't matter. We're out in the 6. It's a beautiful day. We're lucky to have the warmth of the sun. If it had rained, we wouldn't be here. ” He sat against a tree. “Yes, it's a 7 day,” he said. I watched our dobbers. 8 fish pulled them under that day. It didn't matter. I was with Grandpa. I felt grown up. Just being with him was special. He was well loved by everyone and I wanted to 9 him when I grew up. He'd worked hard all his life for what little he had, but he could still find time to laugh. He was a relaxing man. In the short time we had together, he 10 me many things: how to hold a rod, the value of a good time, the value of a good friend, respect for my elders, and the importance of working hard and living harder. The list is long.

    Cheongsam (also known as Qipao ), is a kind of traditional Chinese dress for women. It1from Manchu people of the Qing Dynasty(清朝) in the early 17th century.

    Once there was a young fisherwoman living near a place called Jingbo Lake. She made a living by fishing,2only problem was that when fishing she often felt bad because of her long wide clothes. Then an idea came into her3 — why not make a more comfortable dress to wear. Then she invented Qipao that helped herself fish 4.

    The5emperor(皇帝)who was in control of China at that time had a dream one night. In the dream, his dead father told him a lovely fisherwoman wearing a long dress, who lived by Jingbo lake, would 6 his wife. After that, the emperor sent some people to7that woman. At last, they found her8the place which his father told him. Then she became the emperor's wife,9her beautiful Qipao with her. Manchu women all liked Qipao and soon it became popular across China. Now it's also well-known all over the world. Not only Chinese women, but also women from foreign10such as Indonesia, are interested in wearing it.

This kind of traditional dress is made of either silk or cotton. And anyway, it becomes one of the symbols(象征) of China.

    Mark and Rosa wanted to go on holiday in a place called San Antonio. They worked very hard for several years. Finally, they made enough money for their dream 1. But their dream was more like a nightmare(噩梦)!

    They decided to go for two weeks in the spring2they heard that the weather was perfect there at that time.

    The problem3when the flight(航班)was delayed(延误)because of bad weather. They couldn't leave until night. They 4 got on the plane twelve hours late! But they 5fly to San Antonio because there was a storm. They had to fly to the capital city instead. There they stayed in a small hotel 6the airport.

    The hotel was next to the sea, but the sea was so dirty that they couldn't swim in it. And the hotel swimming pool was full of leaves! To make things7, the food was awful, too. For breakfast there was 8bread and milk! The worst part was when the storm arrived. They felt really9because of the wind and rain.

    Because of the weather they had to stay another night in the small hotel with10to do. They arrived in San Antonio three days late in the end. And someone told them the weather there had been wonderful all the time.  

    A little girl was born in America. She was1ill when she was 4. The illness left the girl a useless(无用的)2. She couldn't walk like other children, 3she had to wear a leg brace(支架). 4 , she had a good mother. Her mother5her to the doctor every week. So at 9, she could walk 6 the leg brace, like other children.

    At 13, the girl 7 running She took part in every race at school, but every time she was the 8 to reach the finishing line. Everyone knew that it was really9for her to run a common person. The girl kept practicing. One day, she started to win. Then she had a10. She wanted to be the world's greatest woman11.

    Later the girl went to university and met Ed Temple, a coach(教练). She asked Temple to be her coach and he12. Ed Temple trained the girl so13that she went to the Olympic Games in 1960. Guess14? She won two gold medals in the 400-meter and 200-meter races. With a good term, she also wen the 400-meter relay race(接力赛).

    The girl was Wilma Rudolph—one of the15woman in the world.