Justin was so good at basketball that he could beat any of the older guys at the court, and the younger guys didn't have any chances. But one day everything changed. When Justin was shooting around at the local court, some guys from another neighborhood appeared before him. The biggest one said that he had heard that Justin was the best and he wanted to see if it was true. Justin didn't want to play. But his cousin begged," Come on, Justin, beat this guy!" Justin decided to do what his cousin wanted.

Just as Justin was going to win, the big guy knocked him down hard. Justin broke his right leg. The doctor said he might never play basketball again.

During the first six weeks, Justin just lay in bed with his leg in a long cast. He watched TV all day and ate one bag of potato chips after another. Justinblew up like a balloon as he watched his future fade away as a basketball player.

Then Justin's sister Kiki came home from the university, bringing exciting stories of a far away land called college During those days, they talked and studied together, and Justin felt much better. Because of that, he realized he shouldn't give himself up. Basketball used to be his favorite thing, and he was good at it. But now there was only school, so he had to get good at that.

Justin worked so hard. By the time he got to senior year in high school, his GPA was high. The last thing that Justin had to do to get into college was score well on the ACT. Well wouldn't you know it?

Using the study skills he had learned from his sister, Justin made a score of 24 on the ACT.

Every university that Justin applied to accepted him. When the fall came, Justin had his choice in colleges.

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Do you know Yunnan? I visited it during the last summer holiday with my parents. Now let me tell you something about the beautiful place. 

Yunnan is in the southwest of China. It took us about eight days to travel around Yunnan. First, we visited Kunming. Kunming is the capital of Yunnan Province （省）. In Kunming, Stone Forest（石林）is very famous. I enjoyed it a lot and did not think of leaving. 

Then, we went to Dali. Dali is about 300 kilometers away from Kunming. Its pleasant weather made us feel comfortable. Dali has a very long history. It is famous for Erhai Lake. The water in the lake is very clean. 

Finally, we took a bus to Lijiang. It is not far from Dali. There are many other places of interest to visit in Yunnan. We enjoyed ourselves there. We also enjoyed Yunnan rice noodles. They were really delicious and famous. I think if you want to visit Yunnan, you can go there any time in a year, because it has suitable （适 宜的） temperature all year round. 

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Last Sunday, Mark's grandma invited him to her pottery studio (陶器工作室). He was excited, because Grandma didn't give her other grandsons such an invitation. 

As soon as Mark stepped into the studio, he began to look forward to putting his hands into some wet clay (粘土) and placing his bowl into the hot kiln (窑). "Be careful with that," Grandma said as Mark picked up one of her bowls. The boy carefully put the bowl back on the table. Then Grandma showed him some of her bowls and asked him to make one himself. Mark started happily. 

However, five hours later, Mark was sad. His first bowl, a blue one, looked more like a rock. His second bowl, a red one, was hardly any better. "I'll never make it!" Mark said angrily, looking at his work. 

Hearing this, Grandma stopped what she was doing and went to Mark. After seeing what he had made, she said, "Don't worry. You just need to be more patient." She sat next to Mark and helped him with his work. About one and a half hours later, they finished making a beautiful yellow bowl together. 

Mark was happy when he looked at his work. "Thanks," he said to Grandma. Grandma looked at him and smiled. "You're great. Remember not to give up easily no matter what you do in the future," she said. Mark said he would follow Grandma's words.

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Helen Keller was so brave and wonderful. She spent all her life {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (help) many blind and deaf people. She died in 1968 because{#blank#}9{#/blank#}bad illness. 

Don't stop trying. Helen Keller said so. From {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (she) true story, I know whatever we do and however hard it is, we should never give up.