Teenager Jake Deham was skiing with his family in the USA when he fell over and lost one of his skis. His family didn't know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no sign of Jake.

    Jake couldn't find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn't work out the right way to go.

    It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures. But Jake kept calm. At home, Jake watched a lot of programs about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programs and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn't blow into it. Outside his hole, the temperature fell to a dangerous-15℃ that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.

    But he had to get down the mountain. The TV programs always said," If you are lost, you should find someone else's tracks(足迹) through the snow and follow them." "I wanted to live my life." remembers Jake." So I got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those." He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours after he lost his ski, he found a team of worker who came to save him. He was safe!

    His mum was very happy when she heard the news. Amazingly, Jake didn't even have to go to hospital. He got through the terrible experience without any injuries.

    So, the next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TV can save your life!

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. 

Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chances to make themselves successful. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions: 

Speak loud 

When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in such a low voice that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident. 

Play sports 

Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence. 

Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody happy? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done. 

 Get rid of (消除) fear 

Fear comes along with failure (失败). But it's easy to overcome (克服) if you know that failure is part of your life. Don't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better. 

Pick up a hobby 

If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident. 

 It was about 1:00 in the morning. It was bright light in my neighbor's kitchen. I thought he might be having midnight food so I went back to my bed. Soon, there was a burning smell and I realized there must be something wrong. I jumped out of bed at once and went to have a look. I saw fire coming out of his kitchen. I shouted, "Fire! Fire!" But nobody heard me. I ran quickly to my house and called the Fire Department(消防队) and went back to my neighbor's house.

I knocked at the door and called my neighbor's name, but there was no answer. I tried to break into the house and saved a cat and a chicken. Then I poured water through the kitchen window but it was no use, because the fire was too big. Luckily, the firemen arrived and put out the fire in time.

 When my neighbor came back, he was sad because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the Fire Department and saving his pets.

A week later, my neighbor invited me to his home for dinner. In his new kitchen, he took a photo of me. Later on, he gave me the photo as a gift. It made me happy.