Tom lives in London. His1have a shop at their house and they both work there. He is six years old now and goes to school The school is a little2from their shop and his father drives a car to take him to school every day. So he's not 3for class and his teachers like him.

    It's Monday today Miss Hunt is teaching them to4from one to ten. Tom studies5. Soon he can count them Miss Hunt is6and asks, "How many people are there in your family, Tom?"

    Tom stands and begins to count with his7. Then he says, "8, Miss Hunt."

    "9are they?"

    "My father and my mother."

    "Oh?" Miss Hunt is surprised. She says, "There are three people in your family"

    "But now I'm not10, but at school, you know!"

    Tongtong is three years old. She likes1English very much. Her mother2English in a high school.

    Tongtong likes to3English cartoon videos. She plays games with her dolls and4with them in English. She learns a lot by watching the videos. Sometimes she can5but doesn't know the6. When her mother comes back home, she will tell Tongtong what the words and sentences mean.

    Tongtong's mother thinks that interest is important, and7is more important. Tongtong has great interest in English speaking. She can learn to speak by8and listening. But she should have chances(机会)to use it. So her mother tries to talk with her in English at home and takes her to the9at school. Though Tongtong makes many mistakes, her English improves10.

    My friend's mother was badly ill in hospital, she couldn't sleep at night and often 1 to herself. My friend was angry 2 her and asked his mother 3 talking. Since then, his mother didn't say anything. The doctor said she had a kind of mental disease (心理疾病), she couldn't look after herself like a normal person. My friend was very sad. He thought it was his fault (过错).  He said that he could do 4 if his mother became better.

    Do you know 5 our parents love us and care for us all the time? I think we should also love our parents and take care of them. A good relationship with your parents can make you be a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!

    A bird went to look for its happiness in a faraway place. It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a little dying (垂死的) flower, whose face was full of smile. Not knowing why, the bird asked the little flower, "You're going to die. Why are you still so1?" "Because I will achieve (实现) my dream," said the little flower. "2 is your dream?" "To produce (产出) sweet fruit. "Then the little bird saw it Happiness is a3 in the heart.

    The bird continued flying and saw a lame (瘸的) duck help a little duck find the way back home.4 it was disabled, it had a smiling face. "I'm happy because I can help5 ,"said the lame duck. So the bird saw it: happiness is a love in the heart.

    The bird kept flying and suddenly saw a spider climbing up a wall. The spider fell of the wall halfway, 6 it kept climbing again and fell off again. Even So, the spider didn't7. The little bird asked the spider in surprise, "you8 again and again, why don't you have pain (痛苦) but happiness on your face?" "As long as I keep making my efforts (努力)，I'm able to climb up it.9 this, I'm so happy," said the spider. The little bird saw it: happiness is a faith (信念) in the heart.

    So the little bird10 looked for happiness because it had seen the truth: happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart.