Nancy is a funny girl. Her 1  is full of fantastic ideas. Like any other child, she has 2  in her life, but she always solves it in funny ways.

    Nancy's classmate Lionel lost a tooth at school last month. The teacher 3  him a cute tooth necklace (项链). Nancy found it was nice and she wanted one too.

    One morning Nancy found one of her teeth was loose (松动的). "I will get a nice tooth necklace 4  the tooth falls out at school," she thought. Nancy did everything that she could

    5to make sure she lost her tooth at school. However, things didn't always happen as she 6 . The tooth finally 7 out on her way to school. Nancy told her teacher what had happened. She was 8 . She didn't think she could get the special necklace.

    To 9 surprise, the teacher decided to give Nancy the necklace. "Your tooth dropped out close to the school, didn't it?" the teacher said. "And you're really an honest (诚实的) girl." Finally, Nancy's dream came 10  .

    Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun 1 — to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.

    Most of the class considered turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the 2 of most of her students' art. And they were. But in her class there was a different kind of boy, Douglas. He was always unhappy. When other children played together, he was likely to stand close by the teacher's side. The boy drew a hand in his picture. 3 else. Just an empty hand.

    Whose hand 4 it be? His abstract (抽象的) picture made classmates really 5. One child guessed it was the hand of the6, because they raise turkeys. Another suggested police officers, because the police 7 and care for people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went — 8 the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.

    When the children went on to other projects, she 9 at Douglas' desk, bent down, and asked him 10 hand it was. The little boy looked away and said in a low voice, "It's 11, teacher."

    The teacher recalled the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How often had she said, "12 my hand, Douglas, we'll go outside." Or, "Let me 13 you how to hold your pencil." Or, "Let's do this together." Douglas was most thankful for his teacher's hand.

    Hearing the boy's words, tears ran down the teacher's face. She brushed aside a tear and went on with her work.

    The story speaks of 14 than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship. They might not always say 15, but they'll remember the hand that reaches out.

    Walt Disney, the great film­maker was born in Chicago in 1901. His greatest wish was to be a famous 1. When he was young, he went to a 2office in a city named Kansas. There he had some 3. He took some pictures of himself and wanted to get a job. But he had 4 luck. They looked at the pictures and said, "Sorry, young man. We don't think there is 5 interesting in your pictures. "

    But he didn't lose 6. He went on to draw pictures. His family was 7. One day a mouse came into his room and played on the floor. He stopped 8 and watched it. The mouse came to him and sat on his desk, so he gave the mouse a piece of bread. Then the mouse came nearer and was given more bread. 9 this way after some days the mouse became his good friend.

    Disney went to the west of the USA after a few years. He tried to get work as an artist, but he was still 10. One day he remembered the cute mouse. He picked up his pencil and began to draw. He drew some different pictures of the mouse. He called it Mickey Mouse. Now most people know and love him all over the world.

    I designed(设计) some of my own Smile cards personally. One of them is for "hiding" 1 in unexpected places. I hoped that this would be found by someone who really 2 it.

    So, I went to a local supermarket near here and placed a $20 bill with the 3 behind a product(产品). I then went to another side to see who would find it. I wanted to see 4he or she would react(反应) !

    After a while a lady5 the money with the card. Then she looked around to see if she could know who left it. I was 6to find she put it back! I guessed she really didn't need it.

    After about another seven 7a lady with a young boy found the money. They started looking around the 8! I guessed they were looking for hidden 9! Again the money was put back.

    I never saw who finally needed the money 10 I did get to see just how amazing some people were! Also, I'm glad that those who didn't think they needed the money left it for someone who did! Very warm!

    It was a cold winter day in 1900. A little boy was walking along the street in London. His name was Jack. That day he couldn't have breakfast or lunch. He wanted to buy some bread, 1he didn't have any money.

    Jack's father died when he was very 2. His mother was often very sick, so she couldn't 3 Jack or his brother. Both of them had to work to help their mother. They worked hard.

    Jack was short but his 4was very big. His wish was to be a great man in the world of film. So he worked very hard to sing and dance. Then one day he had a chance. And he did his best in the film. Many people said excitedly, "We have never seen such a (an) 5film."

    Thirty years later, this boy was one of the most famous people in the world. He made many interesting films. A lot of people 6them.

    Ellen is a famous hostess(女主持人)of a talk show. She looks much 1 than people of her age. Some people ask her why she looks so young. She says it is because of her healthy 2.

    She practices yoga every day.

    Yoga gives her a fresh and peaceful feeling. Ellen is busy 3 her work every day, but she still practices yoga. She usually 4 an hour practicing it every day.

    She dances before shows when she is nervous.

    Before every show. Ellen always 5 she is relaxed. 6 she feels nervous, she will dance. Dancing is not only good for her body, but also good for her mind.

    She is always laughing. Ellen is always laughing and she also makes people around 7laugh. She thinks laughter is certainly the best 8. She says it feels good to laugh her worries away and keep in good health.

    She almost never eats sugar.

She 9 eats sugar. She also 10 her friends to stay away from too much sugar. She often says sugar is bad for health.