Billy's favorite color isorange. But he can't see what orange looks like.

A month after he was born, his mother noticedthat his eyes weren't quite as1asa normal baby's. "Billy would never be able to see, he is2."the doctor said. Even so, with the hope to help Billy learn all about the worldaround him, his mother kept talking to him and describing3shesaw.

Billy does not only depend on his mother's descriptionsto learn about the world around him. He sees4hisears and his hands, too. He has perfect hearing. When people make phone calls,he can5the numbers they dial (拨).

"He is very confident and his disabilitydoesn't stop him from being an important part of the class," his teachersaid, "The students love him, and he is just one of them."

Billy loves computer science. He began teaching6computerprogramming when he was just seven years old. As a young boy, he7goingto study in Stanford University. And for years of efforts (努力), he got the best grades in his classes, he finally8hisdream. Many people wanted to find out the9ofhis success. Billy explained, "Move forward! Don't let any difficultiesget in the way of your dreams."

You cannot choose what you are given10youcan choose how you make use of it.

Many stories happened at the Children's Medical Care Center. These stories deeply touched us. We saw a lot of children without hair because they got special treatment（治疗）.We played with them and drew pictures with them.They had great pains, but they were very friendly. It was much easier to talk with them than we had expected.

One day, a girl wanted toteach us how to fold paper.She taught us with great patience（耐心）and explained each step slowly.Though we could do that well，we still pretended（假装）to know nothing about it. We followed her step by step and did as she told us. Finaly,when we completed our work perfectly,she gave us a big hug．We could see the pride and happinss on her face．（A）她的父亲对我们十分感激。And his eyes were full of tears. Until then，we knew that the girl would receive an operation（手术）the next day.

It was really a valuable experience to all of us. We began to think about the ways to deal with the difficulties in life. （B）When we compare our "troubles"with those kids'. ours seem not worth mentioning at all.

Boasting a long history, China is home to many famous paintings, which are now in the hearts of more than a billion people.

Nymph (仙女) of the Luo River—Gu Kaizhi

The legend has it that Cao Zhi fell in love with the governor's daughter. However, she married his brother and the prince became upset. Later, he wrote an emotional poem about the love between the goddess and common people. In the 4th century, Gu Kaizhi, a Chinese artist, was moved by the story and illustrated the poem.

Court Ladies Adorning (装饰) Their Hair with Flowers—Zhou Fang

During the Tang Dynasty, the genre (体裁) of "beautiful women painting" enjoyed popularity. Coming from a noble background, Zhou Fang created artworks in this genre. In his painting, the ladies stand as if they are fashion models, but one of them is entertaining herself by teasing a cute dog.

Along the River During the Qingming Festival—Zhang Zeduan

Zhang Zeduan depicted (描述) the landscape in his work. However, instead of concentrating on the vastness of nature, he captured the daily life of the people of Bianjing, present-day Kaifeng. His work shows much about life in the Northern Song Dynasty.

A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains—Wang Ximeng

Not only did officials and scholars enjoy listening to music, but they also found pleasure in depicting nature. One such painter was Wang Ximeng. He was a prodigy. Wang Ximeng painted A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains when he was only seventeen years old. He died several years later, but he left one of the largest and most beautiful paintings in Chinese history.

 It was Jimmy's birthday and he was five years old. He got a lot of nice birthday gifts from his family, and one of them was a beautiful drum.

" Who gave him that thing?" Jimmy's father said when he saw it." His grandfather did," answered Jimmy's mother.

" Oh," said his father. Of course Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible noise with it, but his father didn't mind. He was working during the day and Jimmy was already in bed when he got home in the evening, so he couldn't hear the noise.

 But one of the neighbors didn't like the noise at all, so a few days later, she took a knife and went to Jimmy's house while he was hitting his drum. She said to him," Hello, Jimmy, do you know, there is something very nice inside your drum? Here is a knife. Open(打开) the drum and let's find it."

This year, I'm pushing myself to accept new things. Recently, I1 eating out alone. Asa socially anxious(焦虑的) person, I had always found this hard. 

I walked into the restaurant completely alone: no phone, no book, nothing to draw or write with. It was just me and my wallet. I took the time to read the menu 2 . I paid attention to how everything was made. I was still nervous and I thought to myself, "What better comfort food is there than a classic burger and fries?"

 The moments after I ordered were the 3 part of the experience. Waiting for my food with nothing to look at or read felt uncomfortable. I kept worrying about what other people were thinking. I 4 at everyone else in the restaurant and tried to calm down. 

 As I became more relaxed, I discovered ways to find 5 in the experience. In such a busy world, we seldom take a second for ourselves. Eating alone gave me a chance to enjoy ourselves. It pushes me to stop and be present in the moment. 

 For a long time, life seemed to keep me in a never-ending cycle of stress. I had been feeling{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(灰色的). I sometımes seemed to feel that I could hardly {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(控制) myself. One day, I planned to take a train journey for a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(一对;两个) of weeks. On the train the people were chatting loudly, but I was lost in my own thoughts. As the train went through a forest, the sights outside changed so much that it seemed to pass through different s{#blank#}4{#/blank#} of nature, from blooming spring to colourful autumn. I suddenly {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(意识到) the beauty around us. Two young men b{#blank#}6{#/blank#} me were talking about a funny story. Hearing their happy laughter, I decided to {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(治疗) myself and get out of the so-called stress. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(锁) myself in my own world will only slow me down. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(无论什么) lies before me, I need to forget about all other things.I should just {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(继续) my own way for reaching the goal. Anyway, nature had a magic power.