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    The most popular food in America was invented because a cook got angry. George Crum was a cook at a restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York. One day in 1853, a customer(顾客) who had ordered fried(油炸的) potatoes sent them back to the kitchen. He wanted the cook to slice(切) them thinner and fry them longer. George Crum had a bad temper(脾气), and he thought the potatoes were fine the way he made them. To teach the customer a lesson, he sliced potatoes very thin and fried them until they were crispy(脆的). But instead of being angry, the customer loved the new fried potatoes. He asked for more. Other people who tried them like them too, and customers kept asking for them. Far many years, people called them Saratoga chips after the town where they were first made.

    Even now, after more than 150 years, potato chips are very popular. At least one of every ten potatoes grown in the United States is made into potato chips. So if you like potato chips, be glad George Crum had a bad temper!

    One day, an 11-year-old girl asked her dad, "What are you going to get me for my 15th birthday?" The father replied, "Don't worry about that we still have plenty of time."

    But on a day after her 14th birthday, she passed out (昏倒)and was rushed to the hospital. The family learned that the girl had a serious heart disease and that she might die. At night, she asked her dad, "Daddy, have they told you that I am going to die?" The father replied, "No, you will live as long as anyone else." She wondered and asked, "How can you be sure?" He smiled to her and said, "I just know it."

    After the girl turned 15, she had a heart transplant(心脏移植手术). After she came back from the hospital, she found a letter on her bed. It said, "My dearest daughter, one day you asked me what I would give you for your 15th birthday. I wasn't sure then. But now you know that my present to you is my heart." The father had given his heart to his daughter.

    Parents are selfless(无私的). They even make great sacrifices to make their children grow up happily. Keep this in mind when you feel angry toward your parents. Always, they're just doing what they think best for you.

This is Mr. Black. He works at the radio station. He gets up at 6:00 a.m. and rides to work. It takes him about twenty minutes to get to work. He starts work at 7:00 a.m. He often plays sports when he is free. His favorite sport is tennis.

This is Mrs. White. She is a mother of two boys. She gets up at 6:30 a.m. every day and makes breakfast for her two sons. Then she makes the bed, cleans the house and drives them to school. She often goes to the supermarket (超市). She likes shopping.

This is Miss Smith. She is an office(办公室) worker, She gets up at 8:00 a.m. from Monday to Friday. She often walks to work it takes her about a quarter of an hour to get to her office. She starts work at 9:00 a.m. After work, she usually goes swimming with her friends.

On January 8^th, 2018, third-grade student Wang Fuman's hair turned white in the temperature of -9℃ as he walked for over an hour, traveling 4.5 kilometers, to Zhuan Shan Bao Primary School in Xinjie County, southwest China's Yunnan Province.

"'Ice boy' Wang's dream of traveling over 2,000 kilometers from his homework in Yunnan Province to visit the capital Beijing finally came true on January 19^th after his frozen hair picture caught public attention, "The Beijing News reported. 

Wang with his father and sister traveled from Yunnan's Ludian County, arrived in Beijing on January 19^th, 2018. Over the next three days, they visited Beijing's the Palace Museum and the People's Public Security University of China so that he can learn something about how to become a good police officer.

That evening, Wang recalled the many exciting "firsts" he had experienced since he set foot in the capital, including the first time he had traveled so far, his first flight, his first time eating the Beijing duck, the first time he saw tall buildings and cars.

Wang said that Beijing was warmer than his hometown and he wanted to see how students go to school in Beijing to find out if they need to walk a long way like he does.

I'm living in a small village in the countryside. My wife and I run(经营) a cake shop. We live a very peaceful life. Someone might say our simple life is boring. But we love it. We know all the people in the village. I have much time for my hobbies-- gardening, fishing and walking in the countryside. I love the outdoor activities.

 Three years ago, in 2020, I had a really terrible job in a company. I used to work very late in the office from Monday to Thursday. Usually I went home the latest on Thursdays. Luckily I could go home early on Fridays, but I had to bring work home on weekends. Because of the job, I used to smoke and drink too much.

 One day, my wife, a P. E. teacher, decided to leave me. She complained(抱怨) that she seldom saw me. She also said that I had become not humorous but serious since having the job. This made me realize what was really important to me. We talked and decided to start a new and happy life together. Last year,I gave up the job. Of course, I also gave up smoking and drinking and took up new hobbies.

It's seven o'clock. Jenny gets up at seven and puts on her clothes, then she has a delicious breakfast. After breakfast she makes her room tidy. Her mother usually does it for her, but she is doing that now. 

After morning lessons, Jenny has lunch at school. She eats with her best friends and they talk about all kinds of things. Stars are always their favourite topic (话题). 

In the afternoon it's time to play different sports, such as football, basketball, table tennis and so on. Jenny likes sports and she likes playing basketball best. She goes home at 4: 00 p. m. Her parents come back from work at 6:30 p. m. It takes them about half an hour to get home. Jenny does her homework first and then she listens to music or watches TV. 

Dinner time is about 7:30 p. m. Jenny helps her mother make dinner. After dinner, Jenny's father cleans the room. Jenny and her mother help him. Every evening, Jenny tells her parents interesting things at school. She tells them some interesting stories, too. She likes talking with her family. Her family always have a nice evening like that.