Lisa has always been overweight. She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to1more beautiful and be healthier, but also because it would make life easier. For example, it was2 for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit. She had to ask a tailor(裁缝) to make clothes that were 3 enough. In school, she needed a special chair that was bigger and 4 than the other chairs. If she went for a walk, she got tired very 5. She was also unhappy about the way people treated（对待）6sometimes. “People look at me and even make fun of me. That's unfair! It's true that I'm overweight, but I don't think people 7treat me differently because I'm big. I can't enjoy having meals with my friends because I'm afraid of getting fatter.” Her friends and family never made fun of her. They tried to help her 8.They wanted her to be happy and healthy. Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn't want to speak to9.

    10 now things are quite different. Last month her classmates were preparing for the School11Week. Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen(女王)12was tall and fat. Lisa13and practiced a lot.

    Soon after the play, Lisa became the star! She did14well that everybody remembered the proud Queen. They stood around her and said “Congratulations” to her. She even won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance.

    Now Lisa doesn't worry15being fat any more. She believes in the English saying “Every dog has its day.”

    Once there was a very helpful and kind-hearted man. He would help anyone1 expecting anything in return.

    One day while walking along a dusty road, the man saw a wallet, so he 2the wallet. But then he found it was3. Suddenly a woman and a policeman turned up and caught him.

    The woman kept on asking where her4was, but the man answered, "It was empty5 I found it." The woman shouted at him, "Please give it back to me, and it's my son's tuition  (学费)  ."The man saw that the woman really felt6, so he handed over all his money. He could see that the woman was a single mother. The woman left and the policeman asked the man more7.

    One day while the woman was going to her son's school, she noticed that8was walking behind her. She thought that he9rob (抢劫 ) her, so she walked to a policeman. He was the same policeman that she had taken along to claim her money. The woman told him about the man following her. They ran to him, and saw that he was the same man that they had caught10days ago.

    He looked very weak and the woman was11. The policeman said to the woman.

    "He wasn't the thief that day, but having heard about your situation, he12you his money."

    Then the man told the woman. "Please go ahead and13 your son's tuition. I saw you and followed you to make sure that no one would steal your money again." The woman was too moved to say14.

    Life may give you a strange experience: sometimes it shocks you15sometimes it may also surprise you. Be kind and generous. Learn to appreciate what you are given.

    From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.

Exercise helps to keep us 1. Doctors say it's good to get 2 least 150 minutes of moderate(中等强度) physical(身体的) activity every 3. Many people 4 an exercise routine. They exercise for 5 minutes every day. So, getting those 150 minutes is 6. But what about those times when you are 7? If you do not feel well, should you keep following your exercise routine? Will physical activity 8 you to feel better more quickly or will it make it 9? Dr Edward R. Laskowski answer these and other questions on the Internet. He 10 that "moderate physical activity is usually OK if you have a common cold." But 11 you are seriously ill it should be different. "It is fine to exercise", he explains(解释), "if your illness is all above the neck(颈部之上), for example, a runny nose."12, he says, "you should take a rest from exercising if 13 illness is below the neck." And if you have a higher temperature or 14 really tired, you should stop exercising, 15. So exercise is wonderful in our life. But please take exercise at a proper time.

   Long long ago, there was a crowd of antelopes(羚羊)in the forest. In this crowd there was1wiseteacher. He was admired by everyone because he taught the young the tricks and strategiesof survival. One day, his younger sister brought her son2 him and asked him to teach3wasimportant to antelopes. She said, "Dear brother, this is my son, Dick. Pleaseteach him the tricks and strategies of survival. The teacher said to Dick, "You4 come at this time tomorrow foryour5 lesson."

    At first, Dick came to have lessons on timeevery day. But soon, Dick became6 inplaying games with others, so he began to cut classes.7,he didn't realize how dangerous it could be for a young antelope8 learned nothing but games.

    Unfortunately, one day the young antelope steppedin a trap. Knowing Dick9, his mother was worried. She went to herbrother and10 him"My brother, how is my son? Have you taught him the tricks and strategies ofsurvival? The teacher replied, "My dear sister, I tried11 best to teach him, but your son did not want tolearn the tricks and strategies of survival. He cut classes. How could I possiblyteach him?"

    At this time, they heard that Dick12 in a trap. They hurried to rescue him before itwas too late. Dick was too scared13 andregretted deeply.

14 the young antelope had kept learning15 all the time, he wouldn't have been caught.

Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer(志愿者)at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(输血)from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies(抗体)to fight the illness.

    The doctor talked to me little boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would be willing(愿意的)to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(迟疑)for a moment. He took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I'll do it if it can save Lisa."

    As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He looked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the color returned to his sister's face, his smile disappeared and he looked a little afraid. He looked up at the doctor and asked, "Will I start to die now?"

    He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.