Ma Hua graduated from Fudan University. He had a good career in IT and a great life in Shanghai, but he felt there was something missing from his life. He wanted to help others to improve their lives, so in March 2013 he gave up his job. Then he moved to south-west China to do voluntary work in a village primary school.

    He soon became an important member of the local people. In his class, he painted pictures on the walls to help students remember English words. He also spent his money building a playground for the children.

Ma Hua quickly got used to his new life. He got great satisfaction(满意) from his work and felt very happy, even though life there was hard—he had to melt(融化) ice for water and grow vegetables for food. When he was free, he wrote poems describing the peace and beauty around him. Sometimes he would go walking in the mountains and enjoy the beautiful view. Sadly Ma Hua was killed in a car accident in July 2014 at the age of 31. His death was a great loss to all those who knew him, but it is a comfort to know that he lived happily, doing what he loved and enriching the lives of others.

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    This year 2,300 teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in US homes. They will attend US schools, meet US teenagers, and form impressions of America.  {#blank#}1{#/blank#} They will learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family. In turn, George's son Mike spent a year in Fred's home in America.

    Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months' study, the language began to come to him. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}The father's word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than one of the members. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.

    “Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.

    Meanwhile, in America, Mike, a German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize (批 评) American schools,” he said. “It is far too easy by our level. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There should be some middle ground between the two.”

    Traveling can teach us a lot in our life. It gives us valuable lessons that schools may not teach. Experiences, skills or challenges we learn through journeys make us wiser and stronger. So let's see some lessons that traveling can bring to us.

    Throw ourselves into the surroundings （周围的事物).

    The world is a wide classroom of life and traveling teaches us how to throw ourselves in a situation and enjoy the surroundings fully. This lesson is especially good for those searching for freedom ( 自由) in heart.

    Don't allow unpleasant things to influence us.

    A journey is not always full of happy moments. Sometimes it is an unpleasant memory: Being a traveler has its own difficulties such as missing planes, losing money, getting sick, and so on. However, don't let these things make our days unhappy. Everything will be OK, so enjoy the journey no matter what happens.

    Just do it.

    We need to give some things that we may not experience a try. In other words, whether we have done it or not, just do it.

A. I learned lots of things.

B. We learned how to go boating together.

C. We became friends again.

D. I set off to have a summer camp with my classmates.

E. The first time to be away from home，we played l happily.

F. Swimming class was my favourite.

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    I had a summer camp with my classmates last year. Early in the morning, we gathered at the bus station .After saying goodbye to our parents, we got on the buses. It took us more than two hours to arrive at the camp ground

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    We got off the buses cheerfully. Laughing and shouting, we jumped and ran all over the place. It was the first time for us to be away from the parents. Some of us started to feel homesick However, when the night party find dances began, the homesickness(想家)was gone.

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    The next day, everybody rushed to the boating class, hoping to be at the head of the others. At first, my friends and l worked hard, but the boat wouldn't listen to us and kept going round and round. Then the teacher taught us how to work together. After many tries, we did much better.

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    Swimming class was my favourite. It was about the hottest time of a day and the best time to stay in the cool water. The swimming teacher was a funny man, and during the class he often made us laugh happily.

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    During the week I learned a lot of new things and made many new friends. I also learned how to take care of myself.

    A passenger told a flight attendant(服务员) that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine just as the plane was taking off. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} The passenger agreed.

Thirty minutes later, when the passenger called for service, the flight attendant felt worried. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} As a result, the passenger couldn't take his medicine on time. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.

    In the following hours, each time the flight attendant passed by the passenger, she asked him with a smile if he needed anything. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

When he was getting off the plane, the passenger asked the flight attendant to hand him a service review(评价) card. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} But she politely handed it to him.

Later, she looked at the card and a smile came over her face. "On the flight, you asked me 12 times if I needed help," the passenger wrote. "{#blank#}5{#/blank#}" Even after someone does something wrong, no one can say no to 12 sincere smiles.