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.

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These days, a woman in Chengdu, Sichuan, is much welcomed on the Internet. Her name is Xie Hongying. She is 50 years old and people call her Auntie Xie kindly. You may want to 1 why so many people like her. Now you can find the reasons(原因) from her 2 . 

Auntie Xie sells 3 at the Chengdu Giant Panda Base. Her apples and figs are 4 and she sells them at very good prices. But these are not the only reasons. The Chengdu Giant Panda Base is a popular place to visit. Every day, Auntie Xie 5 many foreign(外国的) people come and go. And she finds it's 6 for them to buy things from the near stores. Because they can't speak Chinese. Then she thinks if she speaks 7 well, she can talk with them better. Also, she may sell more fruit. So she studies English hard when she is 8 . And when she has difficulty with a new word (单词), she opens her 9 and looks it up. Now, she can talk with the foreign visitors easily and her fruit sells much better than before. 

To have a better life, the 50-year-old Auntie Xie is brave enough(足够勇敢的) to 10 , study and try. That's the most important reason why so many people like her.

In ancient（古代的） China, people have three names: their family name, given name, and courtesy name（字）. For example, we know Li Bai is a famous poet（诗人）. His family name is Li, his given name is Bai, and his courtesy name is Taibai. 

People use their given names when they are with their family or friends. And grandparents and parents call kids their given name at home. But when people work, they use their courtesy names. 

Men get their courtesy names when they are 20 years old. Women get their courtesy names after they get married（结婚）. 

People's courtesy names have something to do with（与……有关）their given names. For example, Zhuge Liang（诸葛亮）'s given name is Liang. It means（意思是）"bright（明亮的）". His courtesy name is Kongming. And the meaning is"very bright". 

Hi, I'm Mark and I am from England. I like going to different places with my family, because I like to meet different people and see different things. I find them interesting. Here are the places whereI go.

 In Greece, my friend's mother keeps giving me more coffee after I shake(摇) my head so many times! Why? Because shaking your head means yes and nodding(点头) means no. But in America, it's different!

In India, people just use their hands to have meals. But in many other countries, people use different things to get the food into their mouths.

 In Korea, I don't see people look at me in the eye. Later, I find that it's not polite to do this in Korea because it makes Koreans feel bad.

 The boy in the photo is our favourite writer.1 name is Dillon Smith. This 9-year-old boy is from the US. Americans all like his first book"The Life of Dillon Smith". He uses different colors of 2 in the book.

"Hey, my writer.3 pencils do you use in your book?" Dillon's mum asks.

"Oh, let me 4 . One, two, three, ... Well, I use many pencils. I 5 different students every day and I have to use different color words(词) to write them. I use the 6 word for Tom because he likes trees and grass. My best friend Jane 7 me every day with my English so I choose(选择) the red word for her."

"How about your 8 in your class?"

"Oh! Ms Green! I choose the orange word for her!"

"Your idea is 9 I like it!" Dillon's mum is happy and she knows what to do — —10 more pencils on her son's desk.