There once was a wise man who was very respected for his wisdom. This great man was called the Wise Circle Maker. His people believed that he had special powers to make it rain.

    But the Wise Circle Maker did not know everything about life often, when he saw things that he did not understand, he would ask questions, hoping to find the answers.

    One day, he noticed a man panting a fruit tree. He asked the man, "When will this tree bear fruit? How long will it take?"

    The man said that it would take 70 years for fruit to come to the tree.

"And how old are you now?" asked the Wise Circle Maker.

    "I am almost 50 years old" replied the man.

"And do you think you will live to taste the fruit from this tree?" asked the Wise Circle Maker.

    "I am already old and will never taste the fruit from this tree I plant. But when I was born, I saw many fruit trees like this planted by my father, and his father. And I ate the fruit from those trees." replied the man.

    "This tree is for my children, my grandchildren and for their children too. They will taste the fruit of this tree. That is why I am planting it not for me, but for them."

The Wise Circle Maker was impressed. He could easily see the meaning He walked away happily, knowing that he still had much to learn about life.

When is your favorite time? Lily goes to school from Monday to Friday. And lunchtime isher favorite time. 

Lily loves the school lunch. Some students don't like the school lunch, because they thinkit's not good. They bring(带来) their lunch to school. Their mothers make(做) hamburgers orsalad for them for lunch. Some students bring leftovers(剩饭菜) for lunch. But Lily doesn't!She thinks the school lunch is good. Her lunch is only $1.35. She can buy good and healthyfood. She has lunch with her friends. Boys can have lunch with girls. They like to talk about(谈论) their favorite subjects, their favorite teachers and their favorite days. After lunch, they liketo play games.

At school, Lily likes lunchtime. For Lily, her school days are very happy. 

The most positive(乐观的) person I have ever seen is my dad! He is so positive that I do not1 hearing a single word from him which is related(相关的) to hopelessness!

Unlike most moms and dads, my dad never says things that make me feel2 He is always there to give me encouragement and help. 3 I do wrong things, he always tells me what's right in a positive way. For example, if I am in4 he often tells me to open the books he bought me. Then he asks me to read the 5 that can help me with the problems I'm facing. After that, we have a6 together. 

Even though I'm not always a good kid, my dad7 shouts or gets angry with me. I know that he's8 a day—a day when I grow up and understand things in my life. 

I can see the reason that he is so positive is because he believes in9 . And he believes that whatever10 , it is under control. So we have nothing to worry about. Be positive!

Do you like watching football games? If your answer is yes, then you must be interested in" Cun Chao" in Guizhou. Thousands of people came to Rongjiang to watch the football games this summer. Rongjiang became

a big hit in China.

Rongjiang is small, but people's love for football is great. The players in the game were not very famous, but they played very well. One player, Dong Yongsheng, likes football a lot. His team played hard in the game. Even though they lost, he was happy to be a part of the game.

All the players in the game come from different jobs and places. Some are students, and others are workers. During the football game, people waved flags(摇旗), beat drums and shouted loudly to make the players happy. Winners got special prizes(奖品) like beef, pork, goose and so on.

The game was special because it showed how cool Rongjiang was. Many people watched the game in the field(现场) or online. The football game helped Rongjiang become more and more popular.

Many studies about language learning ask the question: What makes a good language learner? Here is some of the most {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (use) advice from studies.

*Don't be afraid- of making mistakes. People often get things wrong. Good language learners don't worry about making mistakes. {#blank#}2{#/blank#},they learn from them.

* Do group activities. People use the language {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (communicate) with others. A good language learner always {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (look) for opportunities to talk with others.

* {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(take) notes every day.Write down just five to ten new words and phrases each day. Review {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (they) from time to time.

* Practice {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (speak) daily. Speak to real people, if possible. 'They can be your teachers or friends. But if you have nobody to speak to, you can watch films and repeat what the actors say.

* Spend some time {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (think) in the language you learn. A good first step is to think in words.Try to name each object around you.Then think in simple sentences. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}example, if you are sitting in a park, you can say, "It's such a beautiful day." Then you can move to think in conversations.Imagine yourself {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (talk) to someone else. You are asking the questions and thinking of replies(回答). The secret to developing a habit of thinking in the language is doing it every day, over and over again.

"Why do I live? Why do I wish for anything, or do anything? Is there anything in my life that will not be broken by my death?" Like Leo Tolstoy, the famous Russian writer, many people ask these difficult questions. Tolstoy spent his whole life trying to answer these difficult questions. 

As a young man, he thought people could be perfect if they tried hard enough. So he worked very hard to be the best in everything. He thought that he would find the meaning and the truth in success. 

In the 1850s, Tolstoy wrote his first stories. He wrote about his life when he was a soldier. He also told stories about his childhood. These works were published (出版) and Tolstoy became a well- known writer. He got the respect he always wanted. Many rich and smart men met and talked with Tolstoy. But soon Tolstoy recognised that these men were not perfect and they could not answer his questions. 

So in the 1860s, Tolstoy tried a different way to find the meaning of life. He opened a school for the children of his serfs — the people who worked on his land. These workers were very poor. He wanted to help them because he thought they were more honest than the rich people he knew. 

Tolstoy learnt a lot from his workers. He understood how they worked hard to support their families. He began to believe that marriage and family would give his life meaning. So in1862, Leo Tolstoy married a young woman named Sonya Behrs. 

 The next 15 years were the best years of Tolstoy's life. It was during this time that he wrote his most famous books— War and Peace and Anna Karenina. In these books, Tolstoy believed humans should live a simple life and take care of their families. Tolstoy thought this would satisfy him and bring him happiness.