In fact, all decisions come down to choosing whether to open a door or to close it. I have learned that opening a door always makes life more interesting.

    A few years ago, I was living in a small world. I worked as a teacher in a very small high school. My life was quite simple. Then one day I had an opportunity to teach in a large school. The students there came from different countries. But the school was far away from my village. So I asked myself, "Should I go to that strange place to teach? Or should I stay at home?" In my home town I was safe and comfortable.

    Finally, I decided to go. I thought this was the best decision in my life. In that large school, I learned a lot about very different cultures. I also found that just a smile or a hug could make people understand each other. My new students made me feel welcome. We had a lot of fun. It was wonderful to live in a very different area of the country. So I was lucky that I didn't close the door to the chance, or I would miss all of those wonderful experiences.

My friend Lisa has a clothes store. She1me to see her store. So I go to her store today.

The store is small,2 it looks very nice. She sells all3clothes at very good prices.

At about 9:30, a woman and her son4. The woman wants to buy a T-shirt for her son.

"My son likes black." says the woman. Lisa finds a black T-shirt for the boy. The boy likes the5of the T-shirt, but it's small. So Lisa finds a6one for him. The boy likes it very much. The woman asks, "7 is it?" "Only $ 18," says Lisa. "Oh. It's very cheap(便宜的)!" Then they buy the T-shirt8.

Then a teacher comes to buy thirty nice skirts for her students for only $ 300. Do you9the price of one skirt? It's a very big sale. Come to the clothes store now!

I help Lisa sell some clothes, too. It's a very10day.

Have you ever heard of Dong Hongjuan，the first Chinese woman to successfully climb all 14 mountains above 8，000 meters on Earth？

Dong，42，successfully climbed to the top of the 8，027-meter Mount Shishapangma，the only eight-thousander located fully within China，on April 26，2023. She has made history by becoming the first woman to climb all 14 mountains above 8，000 meters on Earth. Dong's achievement（成绩）was proved by the International Mountaineerng Summit（高峰） website 8000 ers. com on April 30. "It was a historical day for the mountaineers（登山者） and mountain lovers. Now Dong is the first woman to have reached all true summits of the 148，000 ers，"said the website on its front page. 

Dong started climbing because of interest. When she found out about the list of eight-thousander climbers，she hoped there would be a Chinese name on it. She climbed Mount Qomolangma in 2013 and completed the other 13 mountains such as Qogir，Nanga Parbat in the following years. 

During the celebration meal in Lhasa，Dong showed her excitement about the successful summit. "Dong's perseverance（毅力） best describes the mountaineering spirit（精神） and shows the power of Chinese women，"said Tsering Samdrup，Chairman of Tibet Mout. taineering Association. 

I once worked as a volunteer at a Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (I) job was to help make the kids feel happy when they were in the hospital. Sounds interesting, right? {#blank#}2{#/blank#} some people can't understand why I did it.

 Let me show you. My first reason was to help create a better future for people. Look at the children in the hospital where I worked. They {#blank#}3{#/blank#}( feel) scared and lonely facing all the difficulties because their parents had other kids to care for. So, why not try {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ( help) as many people as possible?

Also, volunteering in Africa and helping people there let me see other {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (párt) of this planet. And volunteering at the hospital opened {#blank#}6{#/blank#} window for me to touch the unknown world. I met people from all over the world, each with their own ideas, experiences, and dreams. We got to share so much with each other {#blank#}7{#/blank#} ( happy).

I really felt close {#blank#}8{#/blank#} these people. We shared amazing memories and grew together. Now I {#blank#}9{#/blank#}( stay) in my country and working with the experiences and ideas. And together we can help {#blank#}10{#/blank#} ( many) people and create a better future for everyone!

Hi, I'm Amy Black and I'm 14. I am a middle school student. I 1 an interesting hobby. I2 making vlogs about films！

Vlogs are like blogs (网络日志), but they are not the3 . Vlogs are short videos, not texts (文稿). I think vlogs are interesting. In my vlogs, I talk about all the films I have seen—good and bad, 4 and boring. I see a film every week, and then I make a vlog. I5 it at home on Saturday evening. Usually, I sit in front of my computer, have some 6 like apples and oranges, and think about how to make it7 .

My friends8 my vlogs very much. They often watch them and give their likes. Now, many people in England 9 my vlogs too.

One day, I will go to a10 school. I want to make my own films！