I remember the first time I got on a horse. I was two years old and we were watching a friend of the family ride. My mom agreed to let me take a short ride around the ground with the friend and that was it' I became crazy about having a horse. From then on, I drove my parents mad beg­ging for a horse. Whenever I saw a horse, I would beg even harder.

    When I was four years old, problems appeared in my life. I had Selective Mutism (选择性缄默症). This is an unusual childhood disorder (失调) in which children stop speaking in certain social situations, many times at around the age of four. I spoke to my parents as usual, my brother and certain other people, but was silent at school and in social situations. I went days, weeks, months without a sound at school. At most, I might very quietly speak to a friend.

    My parents looked for a cure. One psychologist (心理医生) had an idea. Having discussed his plan with my parents in advance, one day I was asked by the psychologist what I wanted more than anything in the world. He explained that I was going to be given a chance to work for what I wanted. I couldn't believe my good luck, but I could not answer. I just stood there. Finally, I was allowed to whisper (低声说) the answer in my mother's ear. "A horse," was all I could say.

    I was to get a little horse, but before we could even start looking, I had to try to talk. I had a chart of weekly tasks I had to finish. I had to answer the phone five times every week, something I had never done before. I did everything that was asked of me and the day came when my parents found the perfect horse. His name was Sequoia, a strong little chestnut (栗子马). He was perfect, of course, and I fell in love immediately. It truly was a dream come true. When I was with Sequoia, I forgot all about my problems and felt strong and life.

    By connecting with them, I have learned to hug what I was once not able to do and I found my voice back.

   Hye-seung Hyun is a girl from South Korea韩国). She lives with her parents, sister and brother in Seoul. What isher school day like?

   Hyungets up at seven. Her family usually eats breakfast at half past seven. Momoften makes breakfast.

   Hyungoes to school at 8:15. Classes in the morning are from 9:00 to 12:00. Thereare usually three lessons. Hyun loves art best.

   Hyunhas lunch at school at 12:30. She doesn't have time to go home. Classes in theafternoon are from 13:00 to 15:00.

   Afterhaving a swimming lesson in the afternoon, Hyun has dinner at six. Afterdinner, she practices English and the piano. She goes to bed at 22:00. Beforeit, she talks with her family for some time.

Making new friends can be difficult, especially if you are a child in a new neighborhood. It may seem like everyone else has a friend to sit with or to talk to. Don't worry; if you're a nice person, you can make friends too. 

Step 1. Decide what kind of people you want to play with. Choose (选择) wisely, because you'll probably become like them. Pick children that are nice to other people. 

Step 2. Smile and say something nice to the person you want to be your friend. If you like a person's shoes or think a girl is good at basketball, just say so. Everyone likes compliments. 

Step 3. Join clubs and teams. If you like sports, try out for some. Put yourself in situations where you are around many children that enjoy the same activities as you. It's easier to develop (发展) friendships when you have the same hobbies. 

Step 4. Ask questions whenever it's appropriate. People love to talk about themselves. Be careful not to ask too personal questions or ask someone too many questions. But asking one or two questions shows you're interested in him or her. 

Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to school in St Albans. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After1 school, Hawking went first to Oxford University2 he studied physics，and then he went to Cambridge University to study cosmology(宇宙学). As he himself admitted（入学）, he did very 3 work. However, he still got better marks than 4 . 

It was at the age of 20 that Hawking first noticed there 5 something wrong with him. He started to bump into (碰撞) things. When he visited his family at Christmas time，his mother was 6 worried that she made him see a doctor. Hawking 7 to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. Hawking had motor neuron disease（运动神经元疾病）, an incurable illness which would make him 8 to speak, breathe or move without the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no way to help him. He 9 before he was 23. At first, Hawking became very low. 

After a while, he began to see his life in 10 different way. As he later wrote, "Before my illness was diagnosed(诊断), I had been very tired of life. It seemed that nothing was worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly 11 that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do." Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University,12 had three children. He also went to do some of the most important scientific researches. 

Hawking worked 13 a professor at Cambridge University 14 his death on March 14, 2018. He 15 believed that no matter how hard life was, nobody should lose hope. 

Hello! Boys and girls! 1 to my school. My 2 is Zhang Dong. I am 13 years old. I'm 3 new student at this school. In the morning, I 4 my teacher Mr. Wang and I say "Good 5 " to him. How old 6 he? He is 25 years old. He is very 7 . I like him very much. 

Look, this is 8 classroom. The desks and chairs are 9 . I like them, too. Can you 10 the boy over there? He is my new friend, Michael. He is 11 the USA．He is 12 years old, too. He likes reading 13 . He likes to make friends (交朋友), too. 

Oh! Sorry. It's time for me to 14 now. Class begins! 15 .