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    Today is Sunday, April 15th, everyone in Sheep Village（羊村）is very busy. What does he/she do?

    I'm Nuan Yangyang. I write a letter to my friend at one o'clock in the afternoon. Then I do my homework.

    I'm Fei Yangyang. I want to be strong（强壮的），so I go to the sports club to play sports in the morning. I go home at three ten in the afternoon.

    I'm Lan Yangyang. I like eating. I have breakfast at home. I have lunch in a restaurant. But the food isn't good, I don't like it.

    I'm Mei Yangyang. I go to a clothes store at nine in the morning. The clothes there are on sale, so I buy a nice skirt.

    I'm Xi Yangyang. I take the bus to the English club at ten sixteen in the morning. There I help two kids learn to speak English.

    In the Chinese﹣speaking world, almost everyone knows about Jin Yong and his books. Jin Yong is the pen name of Louis Cha Leung﹣yung. He was the most important Chinese martial arts novelist. On Oct 30, he passed away at 94 years old in Hong Kong.

    During his lifetime, Jin Yong wrote 15 martial arts novels. Over 300 million copies of his books have been sold (卖) around the world. It's just as the well﹣known saying goes, "Wherever there are Chinese, you will find Jin Yong's novels".

    With his books, Jin Yong created an imaginary world called jianghu. In jianghu, there are many fighting heroes(侠) practicing martial arts. But Jin Yong also used some stories from history and traditional Chinese culture to make this world. His stories took place in different dynasties. He used Chinese poems in his books. This makes his books rich and colorful.

    However, more importantly, Jin Yong has shaped the values (价值观) of many Chinese people. The characters in Jin Yong's books fight for justice and righteousness. And his readers will always thank him for teaching them these values.

    Jin Yong touched people's hearts through more than just his books. All of his novels have been made into films, TV shows, comics or video games. Almost all of the adaptations (改编作品) have been big hits. Lots of actors and actresses became famous because of his works. His works are also popular overseas.

    These days picture news is very popular with young people. Here are some chosen from the Internet by Jack. Read on to find out which one you like best.

    SPRING is coming, together with butterflies(蝴蝶)!On March 31, the Natural History Museum in London, UK, had a butterfly show. Children came over and played with these beautiful creatures. They also got to know how butterflies grow up. Colorful butterflies flew freely at the show. They sometimes landed on visitors. Look! A large blue butterfly sits on the nose of the girl.

    Earlier in April 2014, Sanlian Taofen Bookstore became the first 24﹣hour bookstore in Beijing. It hopes to encourage more people to read books.

    "We welcome everyone who loves to read books at any time." The general manager of the store told China Youth Daily.

    Although many people can now buy books online, many readers still like the feeling in bookstores. They can touch the books and smell the print.

    This year, many children in the UK will have a new language to study: Chinese.

    Starting in 2014, students aged 7﹣11in the UK need to study one of seven foreign languages. They can choose from French, German, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Greek(希腊语) and Chinese.

    The British government is offering to train a group of Chinese﹣language teachers. They will teach Chinese to more than 3, 000 primary school students.

    China and the UK work together in many fields. So it's important that the future generation(一代人) can speak Chinese.

Once upon a time, there was a young man called Ma Liang He was poor. But he was kind and hard-working and liked drawing. One night, he dreamed(梦见)that an old man gave him a magic paintbrush(神奇的画笔)and asked him to use it to help poor people. When he woke up, he found the magic paintbrush in his desk.

From that day on, he used the paintbrush whenever people needed help. When he saw that people had no water to use or drink, he drew a river and the river came to life. People could bring water from the river.

Then many people knew about the magic paintbrush. But a few days later, a rich and bad man heard that the magic paintbrush could turn everything to life. He took the magic paintbrush away from Ma Liang's house and put Ma Liang into prison(监牢). Then he drew a lot of pictures with the paintbrush, but they could not become real.

So he said to Ma Liang, "If you draw some pictures for me and make them real, I will make you free."

The young man agreed and drew a sea first. Then he drew a golden mountain which was far away from the sea. The bad man said, Draw a big ship quickly. I want to go there to get the gold."

After the young man drew a big ship, the bad man jumped into the ship with his family and friends quickly. When the ship moved to the middle of the sea, the young man drew a large wave(波浪)and they never came back.

There is a very important place in my life. That is my grandpa's 1 . My grandpa lives in a small village (村庄). The village is far 2 the city. It is at the foot of a hill (小山)with all kinds of flowers, 3 it's very beautiful. There are many trees on the hill, too. The air in the village is very fresh.  There are many 4 , at my age in the village. When I go to my grandpa's home in the summer holiday. I always play with 5 . We often play football, sing and dance. The children are very 6 to me and I'm happy to be with them. Sometimes they come to my grandpa's home to visit me. We sit under a big tree in front of my grandpa's house to 7 my grandpa's interesting stories. Sometimes I take my computer with me to my grandpa's home. I teach them how to use the computer. They all like to watch soccer games on the 8 with me. We become very good friends soon. Now many workers are building(修建) a wide road through the 9 . The traffic will be very easy. I'm going to spend (花费) my summer holidays in my grandpa's home every year because I 10 my grandpa and my good friends. I also miss my grandpa's house very much. 

I am Unit 347，a new AI designed to help humans. My job is to use information to 1 problems. 

Emotions（情感），as I learned，are confusing（今人困惑的） and not always helpful. 

Dr. Sharma，a smart2 who made me，likes to talk to me about things besides my tasks. One day，she asked，"Do you think people are good or bad？"

I3 it. History had good and bad things. People could be kind or cruel. I said，"People are too complex（复杂的） to 4 they're good or bad. "

Dr. Sharma smiled. "That's a very AI5 . But remember，things aren't always what they seem. "

She then told me about Mother's Day，a day when children 6 their mothers. I learned about the love and thanks it stood for. I put this festival on my calendar. 

"Do people need a 7 day to show love？"I asked. "Shouldn't they show it always？"

Dr. Sharma smiled 8 . "Love isn't always clear，Unit 347. Sometimes，it needs a reminder. "

Before Mother's Day，people were busy getting ready. They 9 flowers，cards，and gifts. I watched them，learning how they felt and acted. On May 12，I gave Dr. Sharma poems and stories about mothers' love. She liked them. 

"This is lovely，"she said，her 10 soft. "But there's something else. . . "

I looked at her，trying to understand. Then，I knew. 

"Happy Mother's Day，Dr. Sharma，"I said. 

She had tears in her 11 . "Thank you，Unit 347. I didn't 12 that. "

Then，I understood. Dr Sharma was right. 

Though emotions are confusing，they are 13 . Maybe that's what makes humans special. 

The next day，something strange 14 . My log（系统记录） said："Error（错误） 40 Definition（定义） of 'love' not found. "

But I knew the error was wrong. Love wasn't a definition；it was a15 . And for a young AI like me，it was a feeling worth learning.