My mom isn't fancy like other moms.They wear fancy clothes and drive fancy cars. My mom wears her gardening clothes when she walks me to school.　

When fancy moms laugh，their laughs sound soft and whispery. You can hear my mom's laugh from down the hall. I show her how to laugh quietly and she practices. But before long she starts laughing even harder than before.

 At the talent show，my mom cheers loudly，“Bravo，everyone！Bravo！”instead of clapping politely the way fancy moms do.

For our class hike（徒步旅行），parents are invited. At breakfast I go over my rules for Mom，“Please don't whistle. Don't laugh loudly. No clapping. And stay in line.”

 The other moms show up wearing fancy jackets and sneakers. My mom wears cutoffs，a floppy straw hat，and her old hiking boots.

We hike along，all in a line. Soon Mom starts to whistle her hiking songs，She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain.I shake my head at her. She stops and whispers，“Oops. Sorry，Jane.”

 We keep hiking. Everything is perfect until…

 Our teacher，Ms. Steele，stops and points，“A snake！”All the moms hold their kids hands and back up，except my mom.“Watch out！It might be poisonous（有毒的）！”Ms. Steele says.

 The other moms shuttle back some more. However，my mom steps forward and says，“Hmm. Let's see what kind it is. Nope，it's not poisonous.”

 I shut my eyes.I know what's coming next. Mom makes a sudden attack.“Got it！”she says. The other moms scream，not sounding fancy at all.

Kids gather around as Mom examines the snake.“It's OK to touch，”she says.

 Everyone's too scared，but I go first.“snakes aren't slimy，”I tell them. Right away，others line up. A couple of the fancy moms come up to touch the snake's tail.

 Later，Ms. Steele tells us to draw our favorite part of the hike. After a while，I look around quickly. Everyone's picture is of Mom and me with the snake.

 As we hike back to the bus，I squeeze Mom's hand.“I'm glad I didn't tell you my don't-catch-snakes rule.”She smiles. But soon，she's whistling her hiking songs again！

 I start to make her silent，then stop. Instead，I take a deep breath and sing out too. Everyone joins in，even the fancy moms.

    A terrible explosive noise was heard, immediately followed by strong shaking of the classroom building. Mrs. Li Lan, a country school teacher in Sichuan, who was giving a class, could hardly keep on her feet, and many of her pupils made panic cries. Mrs. Li realized at once that it must be a powerful earthquake hitting the area. Though she herself was scared, she managed (设法) to make the children calm down, opened the door right away and told the children to leave the classroom and get down to the playground as quickly as possible.

When all the children had left, she followed them to the first floor. The earth still kept moving violently (巨烈地). Some of the buildings nearby were falling down, and a great number of falling stones were rolling down from the hills behind the school. Suddenly, she found a little boy fell over and was hit by a big stone right on his body. She forgot the danger she was facing and ran over, trying to push the stone away. The stone was so big that it was not easy for her to move it. She kept pushing until the boy was pulled out, carrying him to the center of the playground. The boy was later sent to hospital and saved.

Jane didn't have friends at school, but that was not a problem to her. She liked to do things all by {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(她自己), such as reading a book in the library or playing computer games at home. She never felt {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(孤独的;寂寞的).

One day, Jane's teacher, Ms Murphy, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(鼓励) Jane to make more friends at school. But Jane didn't agree with her and asked, "Why? I don't think I need to have a friend." Ms Murphy {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(解释;说明) the importance of friendship to Jane. "Friends are people who care about you," she said. "They are always willing to give you a hand when you are in 

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(问题;烦恼). Reading can make you happy. The Internet can give you any information you need. But only friends can make you feel {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(温暖的). They should be the most important wealth in your life."

Jane told Ms Murphy that she was not good at making friends with other people. She did not know {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(是否) others would like her or not. Ms Murphy gave her many good {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(建议). In the end she said, "Be kind, Jane. I think soon you will have your own {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(圈子) of friends." Thinking twice, Jane {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(点头) with a smile on her face. Ms Murphy was such a good teacher. She was the first person that Jane wanted to make friends with!