It was very cold, Amaya was warm in her house, thinking about an article she'd read at school. The article was about kids who 1 out their communities, and she thought it would be really cool to help her own town, Harvard.

    The only2 was that she wasn't sure how to help. In the article, the kids had grown food for people who needed food, but it was winter. She couldn't start a garden. Amaya was deep in thought when her mom said it was time to go shopping.

    As they drove along the road, Amaya saw a family wearing only light jackets. The cold wind blew 3 outside. How cold they must be! That gave her an idea! She could 4  winter coats, hats and gloves for people who needed them.

    She shared her idea with her mom, who thought it was great. But how would they 5 the idea to get plenty of winter clothing? Amaya decided to talk to her teacher, because then she could share her idea with her classmates at least.

    Ms. Monroe agreed when Amaya talked about her idea. They decided to call the 6  Hats in Harvard. Then they wrote a letter explaining the project. They also met with the headmaster during lunch time. He was excited about the idea, and said he would make sure copies (复印件) of the letter went home with all the students.

    They collected enough winter clothing in only one week. Then they left the clothes around two parks, so families who needed clothes could get them there. Three days later, Amaya and her mom went shopping again. She saw the same family that had given her the7for Hats in Harvard.  This time, though, the family wore some new coats, hats and gloves. Amaya felt 8 in her heart, and was very glad she could help others.

Jenny is my classmate. She is an active but a little shy girl. She always dreams of becoming a  1 . Last week, our classmates and I decided to help Jenny realize her dream. We 2 a wonderful idea to record a short interview video. We used a pen instead of the microphone. We didn't have a video3 , either. So I took the video with a mobile phone.

Jenny started to introduce herself first. She was 4 because her hands were shaking. She also couldn't help laughing when she was watched by other classmates. We did not stop the recording because it's a way to show our 5 feelings. She interviewed our classmates by asking questions like" What is your dream?" Some of them were too shy to speak 6 . Some students were outgoing and they 7 us to fight for our dreams. One student even said we could interview him next time so that he could have more time to 8 . Finally, we finished the interview successfully. Our video got popular in our school.

I think we not only helped realize Jenny's dream but also made a great 9 of our school life. Although we are not experienced, we have love and energy. We may have many 10 on the road to our dreams, but they will come true at last if we keep on with the dream, and we can also become our own heroes.

Last spring, I paid a visit to Italy. It is really a beautiful country 1 a long history. There were so many interesting things 2 and do there. People there were kind and friendly, too. But I was a bit worried at first 3 I could only speak English.

 On the first day of my trip, I went to Rome, 4 capital of Italy. When I was walking in the street, I felt hungry and went into a restaurant. A waiter came to me and said in Italian,"5 can I get for you, sir?"I 6 my mouth, put my fingers into it, took them out again and moved my lips(嘴唇). In this way, I meant to say," bring 7 something to eat." The waiter went away and brought back a lot of drink. First tea, then coffee, then milk, 8 no food. I was sorry that I 9 tell the waiter I needed food. I was ready to leave the restaurant when 10 man came in and put his hands on his stomach. And it was good enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him bread and meat. Finally I had my meal in the same way.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith have a food store in our town. When people go to their store, they' re polite (有礼貌的) and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to them. So, they have many friends and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} friends often go to their store to buy things or just to talk with them. 

It was a Saturday evening. At dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Smith talked about the next days mountain trip. For the trip, they needed to get up {#blank#}3{#/blank#} than before to catch (赶上) the train in the morning. After dinner, they started cooking some food for the trip. At that time, a few friends came to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} them. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had to stop to talk {#blank#}5{#/blank#} them. They talked for a long time. Mrs. Smith looked at the clock and it was eleven. Mrs. Smith was anxious(焦虑的){#blank#}6{#/blank#}  it wasn't polite to ask them to leave. She thought for a few minutes and got an {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. She said to Mr. Smith" Oh, it's 11 p. m. ! You need to stop {#blank#}8{#/blank#} right now, dear! Our friends are anxious to go home. Mr. Smith heard this and said sorry to their friends. Their friends knew it was too late and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} soon. 

It's important to be polite to our friends, but it's also {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to say no to them in a smart way. Do you think so

In honour of Mother's Day, Michelle shares memories of her mum, Marian Robinson. In a special speech, she reflects on what she learned about parenting from her own mother:

My mother is a woman who chooses her words carefully. She sometimes speaks slowly with a smile to make herself understood. It's a style that makes her a good partner or friend who doesn't need the limelight(公众焦点). 

As I've grown older, I've seen how her manner in conversation reflects her way of parenting. When it came to raising her kids, my mum knew that her voice was less important than allowing me to use my own, which meant she listened a lot more than told you how she thought you should behave. During my growing up, she was willing to endure(忍受) endless questions from me: Why do we have to eat eggs for breakfast? Why do people need jobs? Why are the houses bigger in their neighbourhoods? Why do we need to study? She would listen patiently to my reasons, instead of speaking angrily to me, if I had a fight with some of the neighbour kids. 

In today's world, it is easy to think that she wasn't being responsible, and that she was letting the kids rule the roost But that was not true. She and my father love their children very much, pouring a deep and long- lasting foundation(基础) of goodness and honesty, of right and wrong, into my brother and me. Even if I got bad grades at school, she never punished me seriously. Instead, she always talked about the reasons with me. What they did simply let us be ourselves. 

. . . I see now how important that kind of freedom is for all children, especially for girls. . . It's up to us, as mothers and mother figures, to give the girls in our lives the kind of support(支持) that lifts up their voices—not necessarily with our own words, but by letting them find the words themselves.