The cold wind blew strongly outside. Amaya was warm in her house, thinking about an article she'd read at school. The article was about kids who helped out their communities, and she thought it would be really cool to help her own town, Harvard.

   The only problem 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 walking on the sidewalk(人行道), wearing only light jackets. How could they must be! That gave her an idea! She could collect 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 spread 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 project Hats in Harvard. Then they wrote a letter explaining the project. Ms. Monroe even said she could help Amaya talk to the headmaster aboutit, so they could get the whole school to join in it. They 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 the idea for Hats in Harvard. This time, though, the family looked nice and warm in some new coats, hats and gloves. Amaya felt warm in her heart, and was very glad she could help others.

It was Friday afternoon. The students were having the last1 of this week. At the end of the class, the teacher2 the students to bring some tomatoes in a bag to school the next Monday. "And you should give each tomato a3 of the person you don't like. If you don't like five persons, you should bring five tomatoes. "the teacher said. 

The students didn't know why, but they felt glad4 they didn't need to do homework at the weekend. On Monday, all the students brought tomatoes. Some had two, some had six, and some5 had twenty in their bags. 

The teacher said, "This week, all of you have to6 these bags with you, anywhere you go for the whole week. "The students7 happily. Then it was Friday again. The tomatoes smelt8 as they already lost their freshness. "How did you9 this week?" the teacher asked. All the students complained about (抱怨) the smell. Some also talked about the heavy weight (重量) of their bags because they carried10 tomatoes. 

The teacher smiled and said, "These tomatoes are similar (相似的) to what you carry in your 11 . When you don't like someone, you carry that hatred (厌恶) everywhere and it makes your heart12 . You can't stand the13 and weight of these tomatoes for a week. Then how can your heart stand14 feelings when you carry them every day?"

The students looked at their tomatoes and15 the teacher's words. They decided to forgive (原谅) those who had hurt them and only keep good things in mind. 

Hi, everybody! Here are some emails from students all over the world about their1 for this year. Let's read some of them now. 

Jenny says she has many friends,2 they are all girls. So she is going to make friends with some3 in her class. She thinks4 is interesting to talk and play games with them. 

Lin Xuan5 Beijing says his maths and English are not very good. He is going to study6 at school. And he7 to get a good score on every exam. 

Wendy says her plan is to8 others. Her mother says helping others is a happy thing, so she's always9 to do this.

Mark is a boy from London. Kunming is his favourite place. He is going to take a10 with his parents there. He's sure he can have a good time. 

Linda is a big11 of pop bands. Her parents are going to take her to watch a pop band's concert. She is so happy and really12 it.

Li Yunxiao says it is13 to stay healthy. He is going to run for 30 minutes every morning. Also, he wants to be a14 boy! After all he is a bit short now. 

15 is your plan for this year? Write to me now. 

Hi. I'm Peter! I'm 12 years old. I have a brother. He's 10．His name is John. We have different hobbies（爱好）. I like watching TV very much. I have a small TV in my room. I like watching basketball games on TV. I think they're interesting. And I like carrots and eggs, too. I think they are good for me. John likes playing computer games. He thinks they're fun, but I think they're boring. John doesn't like fruit. He likes French fries（炸薯条 ） and ice-cream. And he likes hamburgers, too. I don't think they're healthy. I don't eat them.

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Hello, everyone! I am Lucy Miller and I am from America. I am ten years old. I study in a junior high school in 1 now. My parents are 2 in my school. My mother is a(n)3 teacher. My 4 is an English teacher. My school is nice and big. 

I 5 a good friend. Her first name is Kate, and her 6 name is Smith. We always 7 her Kate. Her phone 8 is 6589 3352. 9 Chinese teacher is Mr Black. He is a 10 teacher, and he likes telling stories. He often tells us a lot of stories about Chinese history. He is kind to us, 11 we all like him and his class. 

Do you know 12 our maths teacher is? It is my mother. I 13 it is very good. That's because I can see her at home and 14 . At school, I can play sports with my 15 . I like my life in China!