Tom was a little boy, and he was only seven years old. Once he went to the cinema alone because his parents were both busy. It was the first time for him to do that. He bought a ticket and went in. After two or three minutes he came out, and bought the second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out again and bought the third ticket .Two or three minutes after that, he came out and asked for another ticket. But a girl amazed and asked him, “Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?” “No, I have no friends here, _________”

    There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy son. The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labor.

    One day, he told his son, "Today, I want you to earn something. If you fail, you won't have your meal tonight."

    The boy didn't want to find a job, so he asked his mother for help. She gave him a gold coin. In the evening, when the father asked his son what he had earned, the son showed him the gold coin. The father then asked him to throw it into the well (水井). The son did as he was told.

    The father guessed that the gold was from the boy's mother. The next day, he sent his wife to her parents' home and asked his son to earn something. Since no one helped him, the son had to go to the market to look for a job. A shopkeeper told him that he would pay him a coin if he carried heavy tools for him. The son accepted. As he returned home and gave the coin to his father, he was asked to throw it into the well. The boy cried, "Dad! My body is aching. I'm tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-carned coin into a well?"

    The businessman smiled. He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labor are wasted. The son realized the value of hard work. He promised not to be lazy any more.

    Everyone should have a dream. What if it comes true? —MaYun

These words have encouraged lots of people to work hard. They may also tell us why Ma succeed.

    The 54-year-old man had a dream. He wanted to make a difference. He worked hard and founded Alibaba. The company changed the way people shop. It grew to be one of the world's biggest companies. It also helped Ma become one of the richest people in China.

    However, Ma wanted to do more. On September 10, he said he would retire from his company next year. He would turn to education.

    Ma is always interested in education. Before he entered the business world, he was an English teacher. He taught in a college in Hangzhou for six years.

With much money now, Ma wants to focus on charity(慈善). He creates a foundation (基金会) to make education better in rural China. His name on Sina Weibo is "a spokesman for village teachers."

    "I love teaching," Ma said. "It's something I think I can do much better than being a CEO."

    My name is Alan. I'm 12. I am English. My English teacher is Ms. Green, Her daughter is Helen. She is 13. Helen and I are good friends. This is Helen's school ID card. Its number is A-207789. My school ID card number is A-308828. I lost my school ID card this morning. I must find it. If you find it, please call me at 031—5655. You can e mail me at alan@163.com, too.