Miss Li,

    I'm a slow student. Most of my {#blank#}1{#/blank#} are much better than me. Although I{#blank#}2{#/blank#} .much time studying for the tests, I can't get good {#blank#}3{#/blank#} . Sometimes my father{#blank#}4{#/blank#}me some help. He tells me not to worry about it. But it doesn't{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. What do you think I should do?

Jane

Dear Jane,

    Many{#blank#}6{#/blank#}people were not so good when they were young. Edison, a famous{#blank#}7{#/blank#}, did poorly in his studies when he was a twelve-year-old boy. But{#blank#}8{#/blank#}he did a lot for the people in the world. When l was at your{#blank#}9{#/blank#}, I didn't do well at school. But I kept working hard and I succeeded(成功)at last. You should take it easy and{#blank#}10{#/blank#}your best. Tomorrow is another day. I believe you can do better.

Miss Li.

    One day, I took my daughter to the park. As soon as we got there, my daughter{#blank#}1{#/blank#}to the swing (秋千) and asked for a push. When I {#blank#}2{#/blank#}my daughter, I noticed another girl trying to make her own swing {#blank#}3{#/blank#}high by herself. Her old grandmother was sitting on the chair nearby and smiling at us. Gradually, my daughter{#blank#}4{#/blank#} higher and higher by me. Then I walked towards the little girl. I asked if I {#blank#}5{#/blank#}a big push to her. She smiled and said “Yes”. For the next hour, I pushed the swings, and played with my daughter and the little girl. When we went home, I {#blank#}6{#/blank#}tired but very happy.

    One day two years later, after a day's work, I went to pick up my daughter before going home. While I{#blank#}7{#/blank#} outside the school gate, a little girl smiled sweetly at me and gave me a big hug. As I watched her running away, I{#blank#}8{#/blank#}that she was the girl whom I gave a big push in the park.

    So far, I{#blank#}9{#/blank#} her sweet smile and the warm hug that she gave me. In fact, if we give love to others, love will find its way back to us. It may travel from heart to heart or it may blossom (开花) in the heart. The love we share, the kindness we give, and the happiness we create{#blank#}10{#/blank#}back to us with a pleasant surprise.

    Do you how that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans? Let me tell you some{#blank#}1{#/blank#}stories of great animal parents.

    Several years ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped, people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. Why did she do so? Her four children were there. The mother swam there every day to{#blank#}2{#/blank#}her babies. This true story moved many people.

Another story is about chimpanzees（猩猩）. A scientist named Jane Goodall spent four years {#blank#}3{#/blank#}chimpanzees in Africa. She found that chimpanzees also{#blank#}4{#/blank#}those that were hurt or got lost. "It is not only humans who have duties, animals also do." she said.

    Two birds in Chengdu also showed their parental（父母的）love. Their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the center of the city. Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird away with their claws（爪子）.

    I'm Sue. There are many {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in my family. I must help my mom make food in the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} After dinner I must help do the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. I must do a lot of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and sports. My parents think they are {#blank#}5{#/blank#} for me. I must get up at 6:00 every morning and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} playing the violin after school. I can't go {#blank#}7{#/blank#} or {#blank#}8{#/blank#} to music on school nights. On weekends, I must clean my room and wash my clothes. The rules are {#blank#}9{#/blank#} but I think they can help me. So I always {#blank#}10{#/blank#} them.