Jack and Mike are on holiday in France. Mike loves visiting old buildings. Jack likes, too. In the village Jack and Mike see a beautiful old church, but when they come into the church, some people are there. They don't know what the people are doing .

    "Oh! Just sit quietly, and do like the others!" Mike says. Because they don't really know French, so they stand, kneel, and sit to follow other people.

    Then the priest(牧师)says something. The man next to Jack and Mike stands up. "We should stand up, too!" Jack whispers to Mike.

So, Jack and Mike stand up with the man. Suddenly, all the people smile! After that, Jack and Mike walk to the priest. "What's so funny?" Jack asks in English. With a smile on his face the priest says, "Boys, there is a new baby born, we ask the father to stand up."Mike smiles and says, "We should understand what people do before we do like them. "

    Mr. King goes to a dinner party. He is wearing(穿)old clothes. He comes into the room. But people in the room don't look at him. They don't ask him to sit at the table.

    Mr. King goes home and puts on(穿)his good clothes. He goes back to the party. Everyone in the room stands up and smiles(微笑)at him. They give(给)him very good food to eat.

    Mr. King takes off(脱下)his coat, and puts it in the food and says, “Eat, coat!”

    The other people ask, “What are you doing?”

    He answers, “I'm asking my coat to eat food. I am wearing my old clothes. You don't look at me. You don't  ask me to sit down. Now I'm in these clothes. And you give me very good food. Now I see, you give the food to my clothes, not to me!”

The Angel of the North

    The Angel of the North is a modern sculpture (雕塑) in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, designed by Antony Gormley. Completed in 1998, it is a steel sculpture of an angel, 20 metres tall, with wings measuring 54 metres across. The angel, like much of Gormley's other work, is based on the shape of his own body.

    According to the artist himself, the Angel of the North symbolises (象征着) the change from the industrial to the information age and stands proudly as a beacon (灯塔) of hope for the future of the region.

    It cost £800, 000 to make, with the money coming from the British government. It took four years to make the sculpture. It was made in three parts, the body, which weighed 100 tons, and two wings, which weighed 50 tons each. Angels are usually thought of being white, as they represent light, but Gormley's Angel of the North is a reddish brown colour. This is because the steel has a special paint to protect it from strong wind.

    The parts of the angel were moved from Hartlepool to Gateshead at night in big trucks. It took 5 hours to move everything, even though the journey is very short. The Angel of the North was put on the hill in Birtley on the 15th of February, 1998.

    The sculpture was made in memory of the coal miners who worked hard in the dark earth below the hill to bring wealth to the North East in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is a sign for Gateshead.

    The sculpture has since become one of the most famous landmarks in England as can be seen in television and film. It is the largest sculpture in Britain. Over 150,000 people come to Gateshead to see the sculpture every year.

    US teenagers Hannah Lucas, 15, and her brother Charie, 13, have created an app called not OK. People just need to pay $1.99(12.5 yuan) each month to use it.

    Imagine having a simple app(应用程序) that works like: When you need help, just open the app, touch the "notOK" button and a text message will be sent to five pre-selected(预先选定的)people, along with a location(位置)to show where you are. The message reads, Hey, I'm not OK. Please call me, text me, or come to find me."

    Hannah was inspired(启发) to create the app during a dark time in her life last year. She suffered from a disease that caused her to pass out at school. Other kids sometimes bullied (欺凌)her about this. She felt sad and wanted to find an app that would allow her to get help when she wasn't feeling OK.

    She asked her brother Charlie, whose nickname is "Tech Support", to find such an app. When they couldn't find they decided to create one themselves.

    They came up with some designs for the app first Charie took a programming class last summer and built a website for the app. Hannah also shared her idea in her summer business class. Some app developers showed interest and decided to help her.

    Hannah is happy that her app is helping others. "It makes everything I went through last year worth it," she said.

Emily and her family talked about their vacation trip. Emily wanted to go to the beach, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Alex, her brother, wanted to go camping in the mountains. At last, they {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (decide) to go to a place, and there, they could do both (两者).

They {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (leave) early the next morning. In their father's car, Emily and Alex were very happy. They couldn't wait {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (get) to the place.

Two hours later, they arrived. They found a blue lake and green mountains. Emily and Alex were excited—it was good for both beach {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (activity) and camping.

The family put up their tent first. Then they went {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (climb). They were surprised to see the beautiful views (风景) in the mountains. They also found some lovely small animals {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the way.

In the afternoon, Emily and Alex started to build sandcastles (建沙堡) by the lake. It was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (enjoy) to feel the sand under their feet and the sun on their faces. But just as they finished their work, it started raining. Luckily, they took {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (umbrella) with them, so they didn't get wet.

That night, the family sat around a campfire (篝火), singing happily. "The trip is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (wonder)," said Emily. "I love it!"

My day began when I saw my six-year-old son Jonathan doing something in the garden by my azalea bush(杜鹃花从). By the time I got 1 , I found he'd broken it! It was my favorite! "Can I take this to school?" he asked. smiling. Though a bit unhappy, I nodded. Then I turned back to the broken bush and 2 it as if to say silently, "I'm sorry." Later I pruned (修剪) it with great care.

The rest of the day, I was busy doing endless housework. Time had passed by fast 3 I realized it was already 3:00. Leaving the clothes in the washing machine. I hurriedly got to school to 4 Jonathan. When I got there, the teacher told me she wanted to talk about Jonathan.

What now? I thought.

 I had prepared myself for the worst,5 the teacher's words greatly surprised me."Did you know Jonathan brought 6 to school today?" she asked. I nodded, thinking about my favorite bush. "See that little girl?" the teacher7 . I saw a bright-eyed child busily drawing a picture with crayons. I8 again

"Well, her parents are separated(分居的) and she has been9 these days. I did all I could to comfort(安慰)her, but nothing10 . This morning I watched your son walk over to11 with some pretty pink flowers and say, ‘This is for you.'"

I felt my heart full of12 for what my son had done. Holding Jonathan's hand, I said, "Thank you, you've13 my day."

I was warmed by the14 Jonathan showed to the little girl and I made up my mind to pass it on. Later that evening when my husband came back home from a tiring workday, I picked some pink azaleas and15 them to him. "This is for you," I said.