Mr. and Mrs. Brown are from America. They are now teaching English in Zhengzhou. Their son Jack is with them. Jack speaks English. They want him to learn some Chinese. Jack is in Grade Three in a Chinese school. He plays with Chinese children every day. He listens to Chinese, speaks(讲) Chinese, reads books in Chinese and writes in Chinese. He is doing well in his Chinese.

    It is hard to imagine how a person is to spend the whole life when only the head and hands are able to move.

    Xu Ruiyang, an 18-year-old student from Kunming, has suffered (遭受) from spina muscular atrophy (脊柱肌肉萎缩)1she was 2 years old. At that time, the doctor said that most children with spinal muscular atrophy will only live a few years.

    The family did not give up, or even just2. To help Xu Ruiyang live with dignity (尊严), her parents 3her living and learning skills strictly. Opening a book or raising hands, some very easy actions for common people,4, are big challenges for Xu. She had to use her head or5to work together with hands to finish these actions.

    When she started learning to write, she couldn't even6a pen. But she never gave up. Once she lost the pen, she picked it up and7writing. Xu finally could write 500 Chinese characters before becoming a primary school student, after8 thousands of times.

    Over the past few years, Xu has overcome (克服) many problems, including the 9 caused by the disease. Her parents worried about her health and 10her to drop out of school, but Xu's answer was no. "11I read a book and do my homework, the pain is gone," said Xu.

    When asked by reporters on how to deal with difficulties, Xu calmly said, “Patience. When you can't change anything, crying is useless, so just be12."

    In Xu's opinion, her sunny and self-confident13comes from the love of her parents.

    "If we are not able to make her live longer, we can make her life wider," said Xu's father. They travelled across China and more than 20 14 over the world, including Italy, Thailand and Singapore. During these trips, she developed an interest in learning a 15language. "I think it's cool to learn about other countries' culture and express your feelings to others," said Xu.

    Last June, she finished China's Gaokao and received an offer from Sichuan International Study University.

Mobile phones are becoming more and more popular not only with adults but also with students. However, they also have become a problem for middle schools in the last few years.

Some children have got mobile phones as Christmas or birthday gifts, and more will ask their parents to buy phones for them.

Many students like mobile phones because they are easy and quick. Some parents feel it convenient because they can get in touch with their children. Some teachers think using mobile phones is a distraction(分心的事)to students during school hours and mobile phones also give them much trouble in their classrooms. Sometimes students send phone messages to cheat(作弊)during exams. A new study says that some teenagers even hurt their fingers because of the over-use of mobile phones. They keep using mobile phones for more than ten hours during a day.

Many teachers suggest that students should not have phones at school, but if there is a good reason, they can leave their phones at the school office. Many people think they understand why parents would want their children to have them, but they agree school should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

I am very busy on school days but I have some free time on weekends. I like to spend time with my grandparents on Sundays. My grandma is an old woman with long straight hair and wears {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. She often {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the food I like. And I enjoy {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Chinese chess with my grandpa. He is very good at it! We also like to sit and talk with them. We sometimes watch the cat climb {#blank#}4{#/blank#} . It's {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to spend weekends like this. I love my grandparents.

I haven't seen my teacher Mr. Jenkins since I finished school, but I often think about him. I wasn't good at most school {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. The only thing that I could remember is where the rain comes from! However, when I was 15 and went in Mr. Jenkins' class, everything changed. 

Before I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} by Mr. Jenkins, science had simply been a subject full of strange words to me. I didn't know what CO2 was and I didn't really want to know, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. I found it so boring and difficult, but Mr. Jenkins made everything interesting. He used to teach things {#blank#}4{#/blank#} seemed difficult with lots of examples and in simple language. One day, he even took us outside and built a rocket! I remember that he let us {#blank#}5{#/blank#} some fuel（燃料）into the rocket, and then another student lit a match to set {#blank#}6{#/blank#} off. It was great fun. 

I know that I wasn't smart, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} Mr. Jenkins made me feel that I had my own strengths. Then, I became {#blank#}8{#/blank#} active student in learning new things. I was {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in the study of the stars and planets and he asked me to give a report to the class. Now I take a job as a science teacher {#blank#}10{#/blank#} Mr. Jenkins.

Since my family has been ordering takeout a lot, I've met a lot of delivery workers (快). One of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (they) really impressed me. 

It was a cold and rainy day. My mother ordered a pot of chicken soup. Half {#blank#}2{#/blank#} hour later, a delivery worker's call came and I went out, picked up the food at the gate of our community. 

But just as I went back, I saw him standing in the heavy rain {#blank#}3{#/blank#} an umbrella. Rain ran down his face, arms and his uniform. He was in his 20s. "Chicken soup?" he asked. I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (nod) and he pointed the food to me with shaking and watery {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (finger)

"Why didn't you leave earlier {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (find) somewhere to keep from the rain?" I asked. "I work to bring food {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (safe) to my customers. " He said, smiling. Then he turned around and disappeared in the rain. The cold rain kept falling, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} something special rose in my heart. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} warm I felt at that time!

There are many common people like him who work hard every day. Their jobs are even {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (important) and they make our life more convenient.