My friend John is a student. Last year, he went to Japan and stayed there  1two months. I was2 that John was able to 3such a long holiday in Japan because he was 4  . "How did you get so  5  money, John?" I asked. "I thought you could stay in Japan for 6  two weeks." "It was easy," he answered. "I got a job in Japan." "A job? What did you do?" "I gave English lessons  7  a shop owner, and we became good friends." "But you are8  teacher!" "Mr Tanaka, the shop owner, knew l was not a teacher, but he said he had a lot of American customers, so he wanted to learn English. I spent three hours a day 9  to him. In return, he gave me a room, three meals a day and some money."

    "Did he learn 10 English?'' "I don't know," John said, "but I learnt a lot of Japanese."

    US President Barack Obama came to Shanghai on the night of November 15, 2009 and began his four-day visit to China. This was his first visit to China 1 he became US president. In the following days he was very busy, 2 he still spent some time visiting the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. It took him nearly one hour to 3the Forbidden City on Tuesday. 4 Wednesday afternoon, he took a quick 5of the Great Wall at Badaling. There, he enjoyed a moment of peace. His visit to Chinese places of interest showed his respect (尊重) to 6 culture. And it was a good time for him to relax during a 7 trip as well. He said, “The Forbidden City is magnificent (华丽的) place to visit and I will 8 with my girls and my wife.” When he stood on the Great Wall, Obama said, “It's magical (不可思议的).It reminds (使想起) you of the sweep (进程) of 9.”

    In fact, Obama has always dreamed of visiting the Great Wall. Now he is really a 10 man. Just as the Chinese saying, “He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.”

    A video showing a 12-year-old boy from Moche, Peru, doing his homework on the sidewalk, under a streetlight, has been watched several million times on Facebook after being 1 by local police.

    Staff at the Moche police station first 2 Victor Martin late last month, while checking security cameras (监控摄像). They found a young boy sitting on the sidewalk by 3 at night. At first, they thought he was doing something bad, but later they realized he was 4 writing something in his notebook, taking advantage of the streetlight overhead. Moved by the boy's 5, the police shared the video on Facebook.

    At the time of this writing, Victor's heartwarming and 6 heartbreaking story has spread all around the world. Local TV station 7 to find the boy and sat down with his mother to learn why he was doing his homework on the street instead of at home.

    It turns out that the 12-year-old's family is so 8 that they couldn't pay for electricity (电), so they just depended on a 9 during the night. Unluckily, Victor Martin could 10 finish his homework before the sun went down, and recently he couldn't 11 the weak candlelight any more.

    "One day, my son said 12 I continue with the candle, I will be crazy! I'd better go outside to finish my homework, "Rosa Angulo Cordoba told Panamericana TV. She 13 that Victor's neck would often become hard to move because of tilting (倾斜) his head to let the candlelight through.

    Victor's mother said that although he 14 housework and takes care of the family sheep every day, the sixth grader takes 15 very seriously and gets good grades.

    How would you use a radio or a telephone if you had no electricity or batteries? This1bothered(使烦恼) British inventor Trevor Baylis. He2 a wind-up(装有发条的) radio. It doesn't need electricity or batteries. You wind it up3hand. It plays for about an hour. Then, you wind it up4.

Later, Baylis invented a mobile phone that is by5. The shoes contain (含有) a small battery that is powered when you6This battery is connected to a mobile phone. These two simple inventions can bring modern7to all parts of the world.

    Baylis doesn't have a university degree in engineering. In8, he left high school before graduating(毕业). He just loves9things to help people. He never knows10ideas will come to him. The idea for the phone came to him in a dream.

    One day I ran into a stranger as he passed by me. I said to sorry to 1immediately. He replied with a smile and said, "I'm sorry, 2. I wasn't watching out for you."

    Later that day. When I was cooking, my 3 was too close to me. When I turned to get 4 milk, I nearly knocked her over.

    "Move out of the way." I shouted.

    She walked away 5. But I didn't feel like I had to say sorry to her.

    While I was in bed that night. My husband said to me. While dealing with a stranger, you were6, but with the daughter you love, you were unkind. Your daughter 7 you some flowers she picked herself. You'll find them in the kitchen by the door. Have you seen the tears 8 her eyes?

    I felt quite sorry for my lovely daughter. Then I went to her bedroom to tell her that I shouldn't have 9 her. She kissed me on my cheek and said, "It's ok, mom. I love you anyway."

    If we can be polite to strangers, 10 can't we do the same for the ones we love?

    Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best loved and most successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants. In 1954, life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.

    In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham. In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize（普利策奖）. He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents. He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains.

    Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write for children. I write for people."