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.

Li Ting is a good girl. She is ten years old. Her parents are very busy. So her grandfather, Mr. Li, cooks(烹饪) breakfast for her. Li Ting loves her grandfather and wants to thank him.

It's Sunday morning. Mr. Li can't find Li Ting in her room. "Li Ting, where are you?" he asks. "I'm here, in the kitchen(厨房)." Then, Mr. Li sees nice noodles(面) with eggs on the table. Sally says to her grandfather, "Dear Grandfather, thank you for your breakfast every day. This is my breakfast for you. I know you like noodles for breakfast very much."

Xiao Qing is a schoolboy. His brother works in a hospital of Beijing. This summer his brother lets him come to Beijing. Xiao Qing is very happy. He comes to the hospital for the first time.

One evening Xiao Qing's brother gives him a ticket for a football match. It begins in the Capital Stadium (首都体育馆) at eight clock in the evening.

Xiao Qing likes to watch football matches very much, but he doesn't know the way to the Capital Stadium. He asks a young man at the bus stop, "How much is the ticket to the Capital Stadium?" "Three yuan. "Answers the young man.

Xiao Qing finds only two yuan in his pocket. He has to run to the next stop. When the bus comes to the stop, he sees the young man again. He asks the young man, "Now how much is the ticket?"

"Four yuan," the young man says with a smile. "You run in a contrary direction."(相反的方向)

A terrible smell caught Ariana again, she tried to hold her breath. She moved away a bit, but Ashley only moved1 and went on talking. Ariana felt it2 to make the decision. She wanted badly to tell Ashley that she didn't smell very good. But how could she do that3 hurting Ashley's feelings? She stood up and decided to tell her the truth, but she stopped at the last minute.4 , she put the remains of her lunch together to throw in the trash bin, thankful for the5 to get some fresh air. She looked back to see Ashley eating there. Ashley's hair was tangled*, and her clothes were6 . Ariana forced herself to go back to the table and take her7 , hoping that she wouldn't sit with Ashley tomorrow.

When Ariana got home from school, she complained to her mother, "There's a girl named Ashley who likes to sit next to me in school, but she smells bad."

"She must have a difficult day and8 from it," said her mother.

"No, it's not just one day. She smells bad a lot," Ariana explained. "9 else likes to sit next to her, either."

"I don't think you understand Ashley's situation, so let me ask you this…" her mother said

10 . " Who makes sure that your hair is combed* every morning so you'll look nice?"

"You do," answered Ariana.

"Who makes sure you're bathed and your clothes are washed properly?"

"11 and Daddy," Ariana said again.

"Do you live in a nice home and have enough to eat?"

Ariana12 her head, beginning to feel sorry. She was starting to13 now. Ashley couldn't help her situation because she was only seven years old—the same age as Ariana. Grown-ups14 take care of kids, because it is their duty.

"Why doesn't her family15 her ? " Ariana asked.

"Not all children live in the best situation," her mother said. "The best thing you can do for Ashley is to treat her with kindness and love." Ariana began to get her mother's point.

A novel is a long story, usually a fictional book, which describes human experiences and interactions. It is in the form of prose(written or spoken language in its ordinary form), rather than poetry. The English-language novel, as we know it today, mainly began its development in the 1700s. Realism became important in literature at this point. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} It was in this time period and mode of literature that women writers truly came into their own. Two famous women authors who influenced the history of literature were Jane Austen and Virginia Woolf.

Jane Austen(1775-1817) was an English author. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

Jane's father was a priest. They were middle class, thought not rich. In the polite society of that time, which they were part of, the lives of girls and women were very much ruled by the social rules and morals of the day. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} The writer Walter Scott said of her novels, "That young lady has a talent for describing the involvements of feelings and characters of ordinary life which is to me the most wonderful I have ever met with."

She was concerned with how women came to marry as it was not a simple matter of falling in love with someone in those days. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}The other problem was money; parents needed to provide women with some money to take into a marriage. Parents often tried to find their daughters the right partners. That's why Jane herself never married and died aged only{#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

A．Parents had to be of a similar social place.

B．This means that authors tried to have their novels reflect real life.

C．Jane saw the ambition(野心) of parents in many of these situations.

D．Jane's stories focused on middle to upper class society which she knew, and the place of women in it.

E．Among her most famous novels are Sense and Sensibility(1811), Pride and Prejudice(1813) and Emma(1815).

Mrs. Grady welcomed her class back into the warm, cheerful room. The children sat down at their desks, still talking about what they did over winter vacation. It took a few minutes for Mrs. Grady to get them 1 down. 

 "I'm glad to see you all back! Since it's the 2 of the new year, I thought we'd talk about something people do at this time. It's called making resolutions. Does anyone know what that means?" Mrs. Grady asked. 

Liamput up his hand, "You mean like when my mom says she's going to 3 eating chocolate, but she eats it anyway?" Some of the students laughed 4 , Mrs. Grandy put her hand in front of her mouth and made a "shh" sound, she seemed to disagree with this answer, moving her head from side to side. 

"Any other ideas?" she asked, 5 the students who were still laughing. Olivia put up her hand. "It's when you decide to do something 6 for the new year," "That's 7 !" Mrs. Grady said. "In fact, you can make resolutions whenever you want to. The point is that you make a 8 start to make yourselves become better or try new things."

Ashley spoke up. "My dad said his resolution is to keep 9 every day!" "That's a good example of making a healthy resolution," Mrs. Grady said. "But let's think of resolutions for 10 ." Hands went up, and students came up with things like eating more vegetables, drinking more water and so on. Mrs. Grady 11 those were good ones. 

Max put up his hand. "I'm going to learn to play basketball." "That's a great resolution," Mrs. Grady said. "trying new 12 is a fun choice."

Then Emma asked, "What about being nicer?" Mrs. Grady smiled. "Yes, being 13 is a wonderful resolution."

Lots of hands went up. The students were excited to 14 all the different sports and activities they took part in or would be starting soon. 

"Those are all 15 of good resolutions. Now, I want each of you to write about a resolution you could make this year." The children got to work.