It was a sunny morning. A poor(贫穷的) young man with1 right hand came to Mrs. Brown's door. He asked her for some2.

Mrs. Brown3, "You see, young man. There are some bricks(砖头) behind my house. If you help me4 them to the front, I'll pay you twenty dollars."

    "Can't you see that I lost my right hand?5 can I do it?" The old lady smiled, put one of her hands behind her body6 then picked up one brick with7. Seeing this, the young man didn't say a word and started to work right away.

    After he did the work, the young man8 with the money from Mrs. Brown and he looked a little different.

    Two years later, the young man came again with some gifts. "Thank you for9 that day. I know you didn't need me to do the work. You just wanted to make me feel better. I learnt that I could make money by working hard, too. And now I have a pancake store and a beautiful wife."

    Think10 and you will make your life better.

    I remember the first time I got on a horse. I was two years old and we were watching a friend of the family ride. My mom agreed to let me take a short ride around the ground with the friend and that was it' I became crazy about having a horse. From then on, I drove my parents mad beg­ging for a horse. Whenever I saw a horse, I would beg even harder.

    When I was four years old, problems appeared in my life. I had Selective Mutism (选择性缄默症). This is an unusual childhood disorder (失调) in which children stop speaking in certain social situations, many times at around the age of four. I spoke to my parents as usual, my brother and certain other people, but was silent at school and in social situations. I went days, weeks, months without a sound at school. At most, I might very quietly speak to a friend.

    My parents looked for a cure. One psychologist (心理医生) had an idea. Having discussed his plan with my parents in advance, one day I was asked by the psychologist what I wanted more than anything in the world. He explained that I was going to be given a chance to work for what I wanted. I couldn't believe my good luck, but I could not answer. I just stood there. Finally, I was allowed to whisper (低声说) the answer in my mother's ear. "A horse," was all I could say.

    I was to get a little horse, but before we could even start looking, I had to try to talk. I had a chart of weekly tasks I had to finish. I had to answer the phone five times every week, something I had never done before. I did everything that was asked of me and the day came when my parents found the perfect horse. His name was Sequoia, a strong little chestnut (栗子马). He was perfect, of course, and I fell in love immediately. It truly was a dream come true. When I was with Sequoia, I forgot all about my problems and felt strong and life.

    By connecting with them, I have learned to hug what I was once not able to do and I found my voice back.

Hi. I'm Peter! I'm 12 years old. I have a brother. He's 10．His name is John. We have different hobbies（爱好）. I like watching TV very much. I have a small TV in my room. I like watching basketball games on TV. I think they're interesting. And I like carrots and eggs, too. I think they are good for me. John likes playing computer games. He thinks they're fun, but I think they're boring. John doesn't like fruit. He likes French fries（炸薯条 ） and ice-cream. And he likes hamburgers, too. I don't think they're healthy. I don't eat them.

When I was eight years old，my family moved from Edinburgh to London because my father started a new job here. The new place was far away from my grandmother，so we sometimes spent a couple of hours driving to Edinburgh to visit her when we missed her terribly. Her house was hundreds of miles away but the trip was never boring. 

Grandma never had much. She didn't have expensive things，or live in a nice house. But I could feel with my heart that she loved us deeply，especially when my world was turned upside down two years later. Grandma knew that my mother and father divorced and I lived with my father. I would actually like to live with my mother. 

I still remember those little things. Grandma allowed me to sit on the top of her kitchen table，getting me to dip（蘸）my fingers in the sugar bowl or drink from her coffee cup. Grandma had a beautiful bottle high on a shelf. One day after her death，I received a box. To my surprise，I found the bottle inside. She remembered once I had asked her for it. 

Grandma saved her pennies in a glass jar（罐）. She could have used those pennies herself but she kept them for my brother Tommie and me. And I was always excited to divide the pennies between my brother and me. "One for you，one for me. " I would repeat until the jar was empty. I don't remember how much we got on our visits，but I know that's how she loved us and cared about us when we were far away from her. So if I am lucky enough to find a penny lying on the ground one day. I am sure it is just the one from Grandma in heaven（天堂）. 

Those childhood memories have never gone away from me. Instead，they still give me great feelings through the years. A Grandma's love stays with a grandchild as long as he needs it. You know，love is just like that. 

When Mary was just seven, her family moved to a new city. She went to school by school bus. One morning there was something wrong with the clock. When she got up, it was too late to take the school bus. Her mother said she could go to school in her car. 

"But how can you find the way, Mum?" Mary asked, "You went to our school only once. " "Yes, " her mother answered, "but you take the school bus there every day and you know the way. " "Oh, yes, " said Mary. 

They started out and the car went around most of the city before getting there. When they arrived, her mother found that the school was not really far from their house. 

"Why did you make us go so long a way?" her mother asked her. "Well, Mum, " answered Mary, "I know only this way. The bus always goes like this, so the other children can take it to school. "

Mike is my pen pal. He's thirteen years old. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} . His grandparents have a big farm. They work on their farm every day. Today is Sunday. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} He asks his classmates to visit his grandparents' farm. In the morning, they take a bus to the farm. When（当······时候）they get to the farm， his grandparents are very glad to see them. 

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Mike's grandpa keeps a dog, three cats, fourteen cows and thirty rabbits. Some farmers work on the farm. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. The boys get some water for the farmers and the girls feed（喂）the rabbits. In the afternoon, Mike and his classmates play on the farm. David and Eric fly a kite with the dogs.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. They are very happy!