I was small for my age. I was shy and sometimes it was hard for me to make friends with others. However, learning came fairly (相当地) easy for me. I was the best in most of my classes, but PE class was my nightmare (噩梦) and made me feel that I was not as good as the others. Miss Forsythe was our PE teacher. She was young and energetic. Everyone liked her. She said that we all had to come to her classes. No one could hide from Miss Forsythe!

    One day she told me that she wanted me to play a game with another girl in a PE show. I was rather worried that I wouldn't do a good job as she explained her idea, but she was excited. With her encouragement, I had no choice but to agree.

    It was a "boy meets girl" game. I played the boy and my classmate, Margaret Ann. played the girl. We were dressed in evening clothes and danced around the floor. According to Miss Forsythe. I had to pick up Margaret Ann when we finished the dance. Since I was not strong enough to pick the tallest girl up, it was she who picked me up. I suddenly felt ten feet tall! It was a huge success and everybody applauded (鼓掌) for our excellent performance. What a wonderful ending! Afterwards. I smiled confidently. Miss Forsythe's understanding and willingness to create a place for me in her show (which certainly did not need me) gave me some much needed confidence. She was and always will be my favorite teacher.

Hi, boys and girls! I'm Gina Green. I'm thirteen {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (year) old. I am {#blank#}2{#/blank#} English girl from London. I'm studying in {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(China) now. I like the weather here because it's sunny and warm {#blank#}4{#/blank#} spring. My favourite food is noodles {#blank#}5{#/blank#} my favourite sport is tennis.

I have a friend. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(He) name is Frank. He likes {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(swim). He is good at swimming and he can {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(play) tennis very well. Frank and I {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(be) not in the same class, but we often play tennis on {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (Sunday). He is a good friend. 

Laughter yoga(大笑瑜伽) is a new way for people to take exercise. It's popular around the world these{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(day). Laughter is{#blank#}2{#/blank#} easy way to make you happy and healthy.

Dr Madan Kataria{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(start) the first laughter club in 1995 in India. It was a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(noise) club, but it was free to join the club. Now there are over 5,000 laughter clubs with different rules in the world. World Laughter Day comes{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the first Sunday in May every year. Many people come together to laugh and they{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(be) happy on that day. Of course, teachers cannot be strict{#blank#}7{#/blank#} them.

Dr Madan Kataria said, "Laughter is good for your body. It can also help you feel good, even if you feel very terrible on{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(rain) days sometimes. If you spend more time{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(laugh), you will be healthy." So more and more people would like{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(join) the club to keep healthy.

When I was young, Mother's Day was as special as Christmas. 

It was exciting being in the house at this time. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} He made sure that his kids showed much love for their mother. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} He told us to do things for our mother, even very small things like cooking breakfast. 

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} She could have her breakfast in bed in the morning and just relax. In the evening, we went to a restaurant for a nice Mother's Day dinner. 

From this, I learned a thing or two about how to love. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} He loved her and always told her so. 

You see, it goes both ways. The love you have for your mother comes back to you in a special way one day if you have children. Even if you are not living together, you will feel close to each other. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

The Picture of Peace

When Mike was seven, he knew his dream was to be a photographer. He kept working on it for years. Recently, he was trying to take a picture of a sunset(日落) to enter the school1 competition. 

"Mom，it has been cloudy these days. I don't think I can get this picture!" Mike complained. 

"Why not use one of your photos on the computer?" suggested Mom. 

"I can't-the rules say the photos have to be taken with a traditional camera. We hand in a roll of film, it gets developed(冲洗胶卷), and we2 one photo for the competition. "

"Why is a sunset so important?" Mom asked. 

"The3 of the competition is peace，" Mike explained, "and I feel most peaceful seeing a sunset. "

Zach, his six-year-old brother came out of the bedroom. " Hey, you want to take a picture of me? Look!" He put both arms over his head. 

"Not right now, " said Mike, laughing. 

That very afternoon, Mike felt excited when he saw clear skies. He carefully lined up his shot(镜头) and waited4 till the sun reached the ground. 

"That's it! Perfect!" he shouted cheerfully. 

The next morning, Mike noticed he could take one more picture to complete the roll of film, so he walked into Zach's room. Zach was 5 quietly with a teddy bear under his arm. Mike didn't wake Zach up, and carefully took a picture of him. 

A week later, Mike got the photos. The sunset picture was the one he was most6 to see. There it was! It was as nearly perfect as Mike had expected. 

Then, he looked through the other photos. Suddenly，he stopped. His eyebrows(眉毛) rose as he 7 the photo of Zach. He looked back at the photo of the sunset，which seemed less perfect now. He 8 the two choices. Finally, he decided to hand in the photo of Zach for the competition. 

Li Yue is a 16-year-old boy from China. In January this year, the young boy reached the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}of the highest mountain in Africa. The boy completed the climb {#blank#}2{#/blank#}his father and thre guides in five hours. 

The climb began early at 2 a. m, and it was still{#blank#}3{#/blank#} at that time. So they had to wear heard lamps to light{#blank#}4{#/blank#} way up the mountain. About one-third of the way up, Li began to feel sick. He slowed down and even fell onto the ground. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, afer a short break, he decided to keep going. Witha strong will, he got over the dificulties{#blank#}6{#/blank#}. He was also the first in his group to reach the peak (顶峰）

Standing at the top of the mountain, Li finally{#blank#}7{#/blank#} one of his greatest dreams. As he wrote in his diary, "I thought I woud fail, but I'm so{#blank#}8{#/blank#}I succeeded. " From this expeience, Li has developed a strong{#blank#}9{#/blank#} in mountain climbing. He also plans to climb another high mounain in Europe next year. 

Mountain climbing can not only help children exercise, but also{#blank#}10{#/blank#} them the spirit of never giving up. "It will greatly influence their future growth and development. " his father said.