My grandfather Jack is 96 years old, and he has an interesting life. He has travelled a lot in his life in the Far East. He visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids, in Egypt. He hunted (狩猎) lions in Africa, and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert. He says the most beautiful place he has travelled to is Kathmandu in Nepal.

    Jack has married twice. His first wife died when she was 32. He met his second wife Maria while he' was cycling round France. They have been married for 50 years, and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married.

    Jack says that he has never been ill in his life. The secret of good health, according to my grandfather, is exercise. He goes swimming every morning. He has done this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of wine every night! Perhaps that is his secret!

Birthday cards and parties are always the most popular ways for children to celebrate their birthdays, but not for Logan Brown in the US. He has serious autism. He can't talk and doesn't have any friends. According to his mother Catherine, he stopped getting birthday cards and having parties years ago. This year was Logan's 12th birthday. His mother loved him and wanted him to have a great birthday, just like other children. She asked Facebook (a website) for help, inviting friends and strangers to send her son cards for his 12th birthday. In Catherine's Facebook post, she wrote, "Will you write Happy Birthday Logan一from

your friend-in Washington，Hawaii …? Help us celebrate Logan's birthday!"

    Then the Browns were excited to receive more than 3,000 birthday cards from all over the world. When one police officer read Catherine's Facebook post, he decided to organize a surprise party for Logan at a local restaurant. On that day, many policemen took part in the party and gave the little boy a birthday cake and some other gifts. "We couldn't let Logan's birthday pass without anything special for him," said the police officer.

    With the help of his mother and the Internet, Logan had a special birthday.

Several years ago, when I was teaching at a middleschool, a girl sent me a message. She found someone write a very1messageon her locker. She made a picture of it and then sent it to me asking for2.

A few hours later, I noticed that on herInstagram she had posted that picture and asked if anyone3whodid that.

Well, the following day, the girl came to mewith a boy. She showed me a4she had received. It was a heartfeltapology. I asked her if she knew who had done it, and the boy repliedembarrassedly(尴尬地), "It was me. I don't know why I did it,but I know it was5. So I wrote her this note. I6wantedto do something to try to make up for my meanness."

My heart felt so full of7forthis boy. I told him how8he was to come forward and how amazing itwas that he did something9to correct his mistake. I10thegirl and asked her if she could forgive him. Without hesitation, she said, "Yes."

I think middle school students are not littlechildren any more, and not grown-ups yet. It is normal that they make mistakes.Every day I remind myself that although I am an educator, my students trulylove me.

Visiting Xi'an was once Leah's dream. It came true when she went to China along with her two friends last year.

During her 20 days in Xi'an, Leah got a chance to learn about Chinese culture closely. She visited many old buildings there. Xi'an City Wall was her favorite. In Xi'an,she enjoyed many kinds of foods and watched some traditional shows. All of them left a wonderful impression （印象）on her. Now, Xi'an is like her second home. Since Leah came back to Spain, she has been missing Xi'an very much.

Leah's 20-day stay in Xi'an was a great experience. It was a chance to increase her understanding of cultural diversity. Leah said, "The Chinese people are all friendly. The cultures are varied among countries, but we are connected by the bond（纽带）of friendship. The future of nations is hopeful with development and peace. The trip in Xi'an will always be in my   memory.

Once Mr. King had a cat, and he loved it very much. He called it "Sky", because he thought "Sky" was the strongest name in the world.

One day he had a meal at a restaurant with his cat. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} He told him about his lovely cat and its name. His friend said," {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Sky is not the strongest thing in the world. My cat is called 'Cloud', because cloud is stronger than sky." After hearing this, Mr. King called his cat" Wind". {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

After a few days he suddenly thought that "Wall" was stronger than "Wind". {#blank#}4{#/blank#}So he went to his friend to ask for an idea. His friend said,"Don't you think' Cat'is stronger than'Mouse？'""{#blank#}5{#/blank#}"

The man thought and thought and then decided his cat's name had better be"Cat" ,because a mouse was always afraid of a cat.