①Last year I spent my whole winter vacation in the US with my host family. The most unforgettable experience I had there was joining the Boy Scouts (童子军) of America. It was there that I got to face a great challenge: camping in the rain.

    ②One Saturday, we went hiking in the rain for more than six hours. When we finally reached the camping site, my shoes, my clothes, my bag and all the things inside it were totally soaked.

    ③Then, an even worse thing happened. Our guide teacher stepped out and said: “Today's hiking is a test. We're not going back home tonight! We have to live here tonight!” Soon we began to accept the truth and went to work. We just covered ourselves with a kind of plastic sheet and lay down by the campfire. While sleeping, I woke up several times. But to my surprise, I adapted (适应) to the environment quickly. Many others didn't even fall asleep.

    ④The sun finally rose and our hope returned. The bus came at 6 am and sent us back to our lovely home.

    ⑤Many in China say that children in the US were born with an adventurous spirit. But I think they were born with nothing different. Instead, they make differences by facing troubles positively. The camping adventure was a gift they gave themselves. Many Chinese children are over-protected when they are growing up. Therefore, when facing troubles, how can it be possible for us to react positively?

     My name is Danny. I'm from England. I am eleven. I'm tall with black hair. I have two big eyes. My fax number is 010-74862635.

     (Hello! I am Jane. I'm from the USA. I have a round face and two big eyes. I'm short and thin. I'm twelve. My parents work in Beijing.

    Look at the photo. Who's the girl in it? It's me, an English girl. My name is Amy.

    I'm in Grade Seven. I'm twelve. My home phone number is 022-43765986. I have a round face and long, black hair. I like Chinese very much, and I'm very good at it.

    Who am I? I'm from Japan. My name is Yukio. I'm thirteen. Now I'm in Beijing. I'm short, and I'm very heavy(重的). I have two short legs.

    A 15-year-old student who invented a flashlight(手电筒) getting power from the holder's body heat is going home today from California with a big prize and a chance to do further research.

    Ann Makosinski was the only Canadian among the four winners at Google's international science competition. Thousands of young scientists from around the world took part in the competition.

    Winning the science and technology competition was "a surprise". Ann said, "I think it will have a great influence on my future."

    Ann thanked her family for encouraging her interest in science and said that her first toy was a box of transistors(晶体管).

    Ann's prize includes $ 25,000 and a "once in a-lifetime expericnce" from Google for her Hollow Flashlight, which has no moving parts or batteries.

    The idea for the invention came from seeing unwanted batteries and her friend's experience. When Ann visited a friend in the Philippines, she saw the friend couldn't study when it became dark because there was no electricity or light. She saw the need for a flashlight that has no batteries - Hollow Flashlight.

    In her project, Ann wrote "I made two flashlights that do not use any batteries or harmful materials. They do not create any noise and will always work. The flashlight needs at least a 5℃ temperature difference between the holder's body and the environment around to produce light."

    A video of Ann explaining how she creatcd the flashlight has been watched more than 1.4 million times on the Internet.

    Though Ann was successful, she has not made a decision about her career path. Ann hopes that she can find a way to join her love of film and science together.

    The four winners were chosen from 15 final competitors from eight countries. The competition attracted thousands of students in 120 countries.

    Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed travelling during his holidays.

    He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper." Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting."

    "This sounds a good idea," he thought. "I'll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming."

    He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend the whole July there. Then on the first day of July, he left for West Hill Farm.

    But four days later, he returned home.

    "What was wrong with West Hill Farm?" his best friend, Ed. asked him. "Didn't you enjoy country life?"

    "Country life was very good," Henry said. "But there was another problem."

    "Oh. What?"

    "Well," he said, "on the first day a sheep died, and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner."

    "What's wrong with that?" Ed asked. "Fresh meat is the best."

    "I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner."

    "Lucky you!"

    "You don't understand," Henry said. "on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."

    "A different kind of meat every day," Ed said loudly, "and you are complaining!"

    "Let me finish, "Henry said. "on the fourth day the farmer. died, and I didn't dare (敢) stay for dinner!"

One day, Jenny brought her only son Max to a restaurant. When they left, Max wanted to throw away half of the sandwich that he couldn't cat. But Jenny stopped him "Wait! You should never1 any food!" The boy replied in a loud voice, "But I'm too 2 now!" Jenny didn't say anything but took it into her hand. As they walked out of the restaurant, Max spilled (洒出) some 3 on his coat because of carelessness. Without thinking, he just took it off and wanted to throw it away again. Jenny came up4 and said, "We can wash the juice off the coat. And do you know someone is wishing to have a coat like that?" However, Max answered angrily, "I don't care!"

At this, Jenny was very surprised and decided to do5 . For a while, she turned to Max and said softly, "You know when you don't 6 what you have, there is someone else wishing for all that you have. "Max just kept in 7 . 

On their way home, they saw an old man8 around the corner. Mother asked Max to give the piece of sandwich to him. 9 he was unhappy, he walked towards the old man and handed the sandwich. "I'm not sure whether you want this or not. It's just our leftovers (剩菜). " "Oh, my God! I can't tell you10 this means to me. I am so hungry now. " The old man thanked Max again and again for giving him food, which really made Max feel ashamed. Some 11 later, they met another old man with few clothes on him. This time, Max 12 before him without thinking twice and asked, "I wonder if this coat will help you. But there is a juice stain (污渍) on it. " The old man was so glad that he 13 the coat immediately and said, "Thanks so much. You don't know what this means to me. It is so14 these days. "

With his face turning red, Max went back to his mother and said, "Mum, I am so 15 . You're right. " And then he could see a big smile on his mum's face. Exactly, in life what you want to throw away may be the very thing someone does wish to have. 

Finn lived not far from the sea. His1 , Ryan, came for his summer vacation every year. Ryan loved2 , so he often got up early and went fishing on his grandfather's boat. 

One day, Ryan went fishing again. He spread out his fishing net (网) quickly. When he pulled it up, he was surprised to find it filled with3 —rubbish. Ryan got the same result each time he tried and his boat was soon full of rubbish. Finally, Ryan4 and rowed the boat back. At the beach, he met Finn. 

"What are you doing here?" asked Ryan. 

Finn said. "I'm cleaning the beach. I pick5 litter on the beach so that it won't end up in the ocean."

"Oh, let6 help you with these rubbish bags. Grandpa, I also found lots of rubbish in the sea when I was trying to 7 some fish," Ryan said. 

"That's no 8 !" Finn said. "Rubbish, especially plastic, is9 to wildlife like fish." He then explained10 plastic could do harm to animals. Ryan was shocked and wanted to help. "What can I do?"

Finn said, "You can recycle(回收利用) your waste11 so that it won't pollute the environment. You can repair (修理) your broken things12 find some new uses for them instead of throwing them away. And you can invite people you know to do these things and teach them how13 the environment with you."

Ryan14 the advice. He recycled his waste and repaired his broken things. He also invited his friends to pick up litter on the beach. They believed that the more they did, the15 their surroundings would be.