A little girl called Fan Yi has caught many people's attention recently. The little writer's {#blank#}1{#/blank#} English story, Swordbird, was on the New York Times' bestseller list for children's fiction.
Fan Yi was born in Beijing in 1997. She {#blank#}2{#/blank#} her second grade of primary school in Beijing. She {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to the US with her parents at the age of 7. She has shown {#blank#}4{#/blank#} interests in birds since she was a little girl.
When Fan {#blank#}5{#/blank#} studying American history at school, she read many articles(文章) about the September 11 Attacks(9.11事件). She wanted all people to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} in peace with each other. Around that time, she had a(n) {#blank#}7{#/blank#} one night. In the dream, some birds fought with each other. Fan got an idea {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the dream and turned it into a story. In it, she showed her idea of peace in the world.
In the future, Fan will write more {#blank#}9{#/blank#} for the Swordbird series. Will she become another J.K Rowling? We {#blank#}10{#/blank#} have to wait and see.

    One sunny spring morning, Clark and I were {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in the school library. Then I looked out ofthe {#blank#}2{#/blank#} and saw Mr. White, my English teacher crossing the school yard. “I don't want to meet him,” I said. “Why {#blank#}3{#/blank#}?” asked Clark. “He just doesn't like me.”I explained.

Clark thought for a second and said, “Maybe you've gotit wrong. He probably {#blank#}4{#/blank#} you don't like him, so he's not {#blank#}5{#/blank#} toyou. People like people who like them. If you show interest in him, he {#blank#}6{#/blank#} beinterested in you. Get to talk to him.”

    At last I walked down and greeted Mr. White warmly. Helooked at {#blank#}7{#/blank#},surprised. And then we laughed together and talked happily. I could imagine Clark watching {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the window, smiling.

    Learn to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} people first. You'll find that the light you shine on others will soon be shining back at you even {#blank#}10{#/blank#} brightly.

    Will Johnson has worked his way up the list of most popular stars in his country. In fact, it is not surprising that Will is so successful if we know about his early life. Some valuable lessons he learnt as a child have strongly influenced him {#blank#}1{#/blank#} his later life. One of them was from his father {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  was strict with him and his brother.

    Once, Will and his brother Harry {#blank#}3{#/blank#} given a job to rebuild a broken brick (砖) wall in the yard. The wall was fifty feet{#blank#}4{#/blank#} and around sixteen feet high. The boys had to mix concrete (水泥) and place only one brick at a time. They didn't know why their father gave them {#blank#}5{#/blank#}a huge job.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#} , with the attitude (态度) of "one brick more", both Will and Harry rebuilt the wall in {#blank#}7{#/blank#} period of six months. Each time they were about to give up, their father {#blank#}8{#/blank#}them up patiently. Both brothers were so sad about the job at {#blank#}9{#/blank#} , but after completing the task, they felt a sense of pride, and so did their father. Even today when Will thinks that he won't be able to do something, he will look back to his experience and keep telling {#blank#}10{#/blank#}"one brick at a time".