Yesterday is Father's Day. Many things happening between my father and me crowded my mind. But one thing made a deep impression on me.

    It was a Sunday morning, and I was in a 1mood．Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn't invited me. I was in my room2ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride today, Beck? It's a beautiful day.”

    “No! Leave me alone!” Those were the 3words I said to him that morning.

    My friends called and4me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be 5with them and then went with them. When I came home, I found a6on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it．“Dad has had an 7 ． Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital．”

    When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me a car hit my father and he was badly hurt．“Your father told the driver to leave8alone and just call 911，thank God! If he had moved Daddy, …”

    My mother may have said more，but I didn't hear. I didn't hear anything 9those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them in order to10himself. He didn't want to be hurt more．How much had I hurt him 11I shouted out those words at him earlier in the day?

    It was several days later that he could12have a talk. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him．

    “Daddy … I am so sorry …”

    “It's okay, sweetheart. I'll be okay.”

    “No, ” I said, “I mean about 13I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

    He looked at me and said, “Sweetheart, I remember 14about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember telling you goodnight the night before，though.” He managed a weak smile．

    My English teacher once told me that words have great power. They can hurt or they can heal(治愈). And we all have the power to15our words. I am going to do that very carefully from now on.

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    This is Mike's classroom. There are thirty 1. There is a clock on the wall. 2 clock is very old. There are thirty students: eighteen boys and twelve girls. Miss Wang is their teacher. She is a good teacher. It's about 4 o'clock. It's time 3 home. Look 4 Mike! He is behind the 5. And the door is clean.

    If you are given only 1 yuan, can you live in a city for one day? It may be a little difficult. But 1 from Xi'an did it.

    On April 10^th, more than 60 students from the Middle School 2 Northwestern Polytechnical University took part in the One Yuan Metropolis Survival. The charity for teenagers called Imperceptible Education held this activity. Students had to live and deal with a lot of hard tasks. It has happened in eight cities and is going to four others, including Beijing, in May.

    To 3, many students looked for part-time jobs and saw how hard life was. Zhang Qi, 14, asked over 10 restaurants for a job and finally got one chance. "We were sad when they said no. But gradually we got used to it," he said. After being a waiter for an hour, he 4 25 yuan.

    Some made use of their talents by singing and dancing in parks or shopping malls. Many people who walked 5 took notice and helped them. Zhao Jiacheng, 14, drew pictures and made paper crafts (手工). "This showed it's 6 to learn a special skill," he said.

    Living was hard, but finishing the tasks was not any easier. They went to different places to finish tasks in a 7 time. The most amazing one was when they had to exchange things worth a hundred yuan with only a piece of paper in half an hour. "We learned 8 to 9others. From a balloon to a cake to a bottle of yogurt…, after almost 20 tries, we got an expensive necklace, "he said, "we would 10 all of the money we had raised to poor schools in Tibet."

    I know the saddest moment in my life. Three years ago I was in Grade 6. I arrived at my school that morning. As soon as I walked into the classroom, I felt sad and uncomfortable. I knew exactly why the mood felt this way. The people around me were 1 their feelings. Today was the day when our teacher would leave and move to another school. Mr. Smith was finally saying goodbye to our school after five years' 2 here.

    Mr. Smith was a lovely man. He would tell a lot of jokes during the class 3. So you would remember them. He was very easy to talk with. He was cool, relaxed, and was always 4. When you would see him. It was 5 not to like him.

    That day began with our class song as usual. I felt sad and uneasy. I couldn't even imagine how things were going to be 6 him. All the good times I've had with him, the jokes he told that made me laugh, the countless hours of watching him play the guitar and the warm 7 he kept on his face… These thoughts went through my mind, and I became inspired. Why did Mr. Smith have to go? This is the 8 day of my life! I was lost in my thought.

    "Hey, are you all right?" My friend Peter 9.

    "Yeah, I'm all right. I'm just kind of sad," I 10.

    "Yeah, me too. I wish he was our teacher forever. Mr. Smith is the best, "he said.

    It was a sunny Saturday afternoon. A father was taking his two little sons to a1. It is a popular place for kids as they can see many animals there. He walked up to the assistant at the ticket counter and said, "2is it to get in?"

    The young man replied, "Three dollars for you and three dollars for any kids who is3 than six. We will let them in free4they are six or younger. How old are your sons?"

    The father said," One is three and the other is seven. So I guess I need to pay   5dollars, right?"

    "Hey, sir, did you just win something? You could6yourself three dollars." said the man," I wouldn't know the7 between six and seven years old. "

    The father replied," Yes, that's may be8. But my kids would know the difference. "

    I was9moved by the father. As he taught us an important lesson that we should always be10. And as parents, we should always set a good example for our kids.

    Do you know "One Belt, One Road"? We also call it the Modern Silk Road. And Zhang Qian was an early traveller of the Ancient Silk Road. He was probably the first1to bring back good information about the central Asian lands to China.

    In 139 BC, Han Wudi sent Zhang Qian to the Yue-zhi people to ask for their2against the Xiongnu people who often infringed(侵犯) them.3, on the way to the Western Regions, he was caught by the Xiongnu people. Zhang had to stay with them4about 10 years before he got away. When Zhang finally5the Yue -zhi people in the North India, he was6to find that they didn't want to fight against the Xiongnu people.

    On7return journey, Zhang Qian and his men were8again. It was not until 125 BC that they returned to China.9Zhang didn't finish his job, he learned a lot about the places, people, customs and cultures of the 36 kingdoms(王国) in the Western Regions.

    Later Han Wudi sent Zhang to West again. Zhang's journey to the West helped10international trade, especially in silk, between China and the West, That's the Ancient Silk Road.