Laura is my cousin. She works at a radio station. She thinks it's an interesting job. Today I will 1 you about her life.

    Laura says she is very busy 2 Monday to Friday. She usually gets up at 6：30 and exercises for half an hour. She has a nice breakfast at 7：15. After that, she goes to 3. She has lunch at the station. She usually gets home at about 7：00 p. m. Then she 4 dinner and has it at about 8：00 p. m. Then she watches TV with her cat. At about ten, she goes to bed.

    On weekends, she is 5. On Saturdays, she either plays ping­pong 6 goes swimming. They are relaxing for her. What does she usually do on 7? She always goes to the art club. She is good at 8. My last question is not easy for her. I ask, “You like art. 9 not be an artist (艺术家)？” She says, “I like to talk to people through (通过) the 10. I can help more (更多) people in this way (用这种方式). ”

    In Chicago, the USA, there was a girl called Jenny. She was very polite and ready to help everybody. One day she found a brown paper bag on the way to school. She opened it and saw there was a lot of 1 in it. She thought she should hand it in to the teacher, so she 2it in her schoolbag first.

    When she went to the office, her teacher wasn't 3. As it was time for class, she hurried to the classroom. After class, she told her friend, Linda, about the money that she 4. Then, her greedy (贪婪的) friend 5 away the bag. After school, Jenny wanted to go to the 6 office again, but she found the money was missing.

    The next day when the children were playing a game, Linda fell down and was hurt very badly. The other children stood around her and didn't know7 to do. Jenny kept calm and did8 to stop bleeding. She told the others to go to teachers for 9. Soon a teacher took Linda to the 10and the doctor examined her carefully. Within a week she was all right again. Jenny became very11 in the school.

    12 three days, Linda came to Jenny's house. Her 13 turned red. She was crying. She gave Jenny the 14 paper bag with the money in it and said, "Jenny. I have taken the money away. That day when you helped me, I felt very ashamed and now I decide to tell you the 15. You are such a nice friend!16 please don't tell the teachers about this!" Then Jenny said," You are now17, but you have done a bad thing. Though I will not tell anyone. I want you not to be greedy and never to do anything wrong. The girl thanked Jenny and 18.

    At the end of the term Jenny was given a 19 for being a very helpful girl in the school. Linda became an honest girl and was 20 greedy.

    Once wrong, never be wrong forever.

    I'm Dingding. I 1from Beijing. I have(有) four2. They3 Helen, Sally, Michael and David. Helen and Michael are4the U.S.A. They are both(两者都) thirteen5 old. They are6Class One, Grade Eight. Sally7 from England. She is 8, too. She is in 9. David is from Canada. He and I are the same(相同的) age. We are fourteen. We are in Class Two, Grade Nine. Helen, Sally, Michael, David and I are in the same 10.

Emma was very excited. Today was the baseball game! The winners would all get trophies (奖杯). Emma decided to bring home a trophy to put on her shelf. She had never won a trophy before. 

She put on her red uniform, picked up her gloves and said to herself, "I hope I get a hit today."

On the way to field, Emma felt nervous. 

"Are you feeling okay, Emma?" her mother asked.

"I really don't want to strike out," Emma said.

"Just keep your eye on the ball and don't feel afraid. You can do it," Emma's mother said.

Emma was a great hitter in practice, but she had never hit a ball during a game. She almost always struck out. 

When the game started, Emma cheered (喝彩) loudly for her friends. She caught a fly ball to make an out, and everyone cheered for her. Emma struck out when it was her turn to bat, but her team was doing well. 

The game was tied (平局) and it was her team's last chance. Frankie was up first, and he hit the ball hard to get on base. Next up was Henry, but he struck out. Kara hit the ball, but she was out at first base. Frankie was able to run to third. That meant he could score (得分) and win the game if the next teammate got a good hit.

Emma closed her eyes and swung hard for the first time, but missed. 

"Keep your eye on the ball, Emma!" her mother called from the stands.

Emma heard it. So this time she kept her eyes wide open as she swung the bat. Crack! Emma hit the ball and ran as fast as she could. She was safe, and Frankie ran home. They won! 

"Great game, everyone!" said Emma's coach later. "Here are your trophies."

Emma held her shiny trophy high in the air. She couldn't wait to put the new trophy on her shelf at home.

Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He was in school for only three months, but he asked a lot of questions. He liked to know how things worked. At the age of ten, he built a small chemistry lab (化学实验室) . He plantedvegetables in his garden and sold them to buy chemicals. 

One day, his mother was ill(生病的). The doctor said she needed an operation. But it was night and the oil lamp (油灯) in the room gave poor light. Edison thought hard and had an idea. He put all the oil lamps in his home on a long table. Then he put a big mirror (镜子) behind them. The room became quite bright, so the doctor could operate. 

At the age of twelve, Edison began selling candy, sandwiches and newspapers on a train. When he was free, he printed(打印) newspapers on the train and sold them to the railway workers. 

One day in August, 1862, Edison saw a boy playing on the tracks at a station. A train was coming near quickly, and the boy was too frightened (害怕的) to move. Edison took the boy to a safe place quickly. The boy's father was the station master. He was so thankful that he taught Edison railway telegraphy (电报学). Edison soon became very good at it and later he left home to work in different cities. This gave him a new start in his life. He was then just a boy of sixteen. 

Today, I was sitting on a bench (长椅) in a subway station, eating candies. At this time, a woman came and sat next 1 me. She looked upset. I said hello to her and gave her some of my candies. She 2 . She said she didn't like candies. She told me some unhappy things in her life. I tried to help 3 see the good sides. When we said goodbye, she seemed 4 a different person. A smile (微笑) appeared on her face. She took one of my 5 , put it into her mouth and said, "Thanks for talking with me. You're 6 understanding girl."

A few minutes later, I saw a blind man (盲人) coming. I went to him 7 asked if I could help him. He agreed. Our train came. I helped him get on the train and we talked all the way to his station. He gave me his name card before 8 off the train. I promised to call him. Maybe we 9 in a park one day.

Today I brought smiles and an enjoyable (快乐的) time to two people, and 10 they also made my day warmer.