Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life,Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.

    In the early 1970s,Tony met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip,they visited places like Iran(伊朗),India,and so on.

    When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries' weather, customs (风俗), and places to see. But unlike other travel books then,Tony Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular.

     Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today,800 people work {or Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler,the great traveller, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.

    A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed(面试) him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the form（表格） to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I'm sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don't have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn't living cannot have the job.”

    The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He did that three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商)  in the US.

    One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven't got one.” His friend couldn't believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!”

    During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When I traveled across to the other side of the island, I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, "Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day."

    So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn't I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn't move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn't move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.

    That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.

    My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.

    I kept food and tools at both my houses, and also wild goats. There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats' milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn (玉米) fields. And so many years went by.

    It's Friday today and we have an art class. But we don't have it at school. Where do we have it? Do you know? We have the class in the1It is our first time to have a class outside, so we are very2

    In the morning, our art teacher, Mrs. Wang3the classroom and says, "Boys and girls, today we'll have a class in the zoo. You can see your favorite animals and draw pictures of4there."

    Then we take a bus to the zoo. After we5there, we see so many animals. Some6eat bamboo (竹子). They are so cute. Tom7a picture of them. Jenny's favorite animals are monkeys (猴子). She wants to see them first.8those monkeys are in the trees. They don't come9, so Jenny can't see them. She doesn't know what to do. Peter is very10.He asks Jenny to give (给) these monkeys some bananas. Then all the monkeys come to them. All of us are happy to have the class in the zoo.

Before Father's Day，I found my father was unhappy because he lost his job. I decided to cheer him up by buying him a special 1 gift. 

One day after school，I 2 to a gift shop. I told the shopkeeper that I was looking for a Father's Day present. 

"Do you think he'd like a 3 ? "she asked. "I think he might，"I told her. She4 a watch and I told her that he would like it. 

"How much money do you have? "she asked. 

"5 dollars，"I replied. 

"You're so lucky!" she told me. "It's only 11. You still have 1 for the6 . " She packed the watch. I paid for it and rode off home with the gift under my arm. 

When my father opened the gift，he asked 7 ，"Where did you get it? "

"I bought it from a gift shop. It cost me ＄11，"I said. My father was surprised. 

Many years later，I did learn that the watch cost several hundred dollars，so I really appreciated（感激）8 was to me. And I always felt 9 because I never had chance to thank her. 

"What really surprised me to this day. . . my daughter，"my father said，"letting you have the watch for 11 dollars was 10 enough. But the fact that she let you leave the store with a dollar for the card was a touch of kindness. I'll never forget it. "

Anyunna Phillips，a teacher in Atlanta，wants her students to know that they can do anything confidently by making a rule. The rule is that every morning，they take turns looking at themselves in the mirror and repeating some positive affirmations（肯定）. Some of their favourites are，Anyunna cheers and agrees with them，sometimes offering a high five. 

"It seems that students walk away from the mirror standing a little taller after doing that. I always remind them of their daily affirmations and tell them they can achieve anything. I really want to help them build their confidence，belief in themselves，and self﹣love

The students aren't the only ones who are benefiting from Anyunna's daily affirmations. She says her own mental health has improved since she started the program，and other teachers have followed suit in the school and are seeing success in other classrooms，too. 

Then on her website pages where she spreads feel﹣good messages，many people have given positive response（回应）. "It's been amazing. So many people are sending so many positive messages or sharing their own stories and they say I've encouraged them to just keep trying

Anyunna says the response has encouraged her to keep going，too. She wants to do more to help kids reach their fullest potential（潜力）.