Walt Disney was born in 1901. The Mickey Mouse created in 1927 made him very famous. He died in 1966.but his work and his dreams did not die. Now people all over the world enjoy his Mickey Mouse and other cartoons.

    Wait Disney was a man who did not give up easily. One summer, Walt wanted a job in a post office, but they told him that he was too young. He went home, drew some lines on his face, and put on his father's suit and hat. Then he went back to the same office and told them he was 18. He got the job finally.

    Later in his lire, Disney had a dream, that is, to build a new kind of amusement park. It would be clean and beautiful. There would be rides for children and nice hotels for adults. It would be fun for people of all ages. Disney drew a plan for this park. It was called Disneyland. Engineers told him it was an impossible dream His family and friends thought he was mad, but Disney did not give up his idea. In 1955, Disneyland opened to the public and it became the most successful amusement park in the USA. Walt Disney's dream came true.

    July is the time for some students to say goodbye to their mother schools. Every time it comes, I will think of my old deskmate, Xiaowei. She is the most unforgettable classmate in my junior high school life. It has been many years since I graduated, but she is still in my mind clearly.

    Xiaowei was a lovely girl with long black hair. On hot days, her hair was sometimes seen to be tied up. She was always wearing a sweet smile. She was an artistic(文艺范的)girl who showed up before me every day. She loved reading novels and drawing.

    She liked reading different kinds of novels, especially on history. She could finish reading a historical novel as thick as our Chinese textbook at an amazing speed.

    Whenever she had free time, she would take out a drawing note and start drawing cartoons with a pencil. She drew from characters' heads to eyes and to faces, but the characters were always long-haired and wide-eyed. One day I couldn't help asking," Why don't you colour them?" She answered simply, "Because I don't have enough time." She kept her works as a secret and never talked about them with others. When we were told that she had won a prize in the drawing competition in her group, my classmates felt surprised.

    There is a folk song called My Old Deskmate, which is sung widely among people of different ages. It was created because the creator, Gao Xiaosong, had never forgotten his deskmate. Whenever I hear it, I will think of Xiaowei. How are you, my old deskmate?

"Jobie Nymble from Class 3 Grade 9 wins the first prize in the girls' 100-meter hurdles!" crowd cheered.

"Next is the city match. Here we come!" Jobie said to her green training shoes. They looked of dirty but she didn't care. They were her lucky shoes and she treasured them. She expected to take the gold next Saturday with the shoes on. Jobie trained with excitement all week long. At track practice, she jumped over those hurdles faster than she'd ever done before.

The day before the match was her teammate Marisol's birthday at Hidden Park. Jobie put on favorite clothes and her lucky training shoes. The birthday party was crowded and there she saw the BIGGES Tslide (滑梯) she had ever seen. Without thinking twice, Jobie took off her shoes and ran toward the slide. She tried the slide again and again. When it was finally time to go home, she went back to the place where she'd left her shoes. As she eyed the area from a distance, a sense of dread set in. The closer she got, the faster her heart beat. When she reached the place, her heart stopped. Her lucky shoes disappeared. Jobie's teammates helped her search the park. No lucky shoes. "Goodbye, gold," Jobie cried.

The next day, the best teams got together at Hidden Park. Soon it was time for girls' 100-meter hurdles. Jobie's teammates cheered her up as she slowly walked to the starting line, her feet getting wet in her new shoes.

Runners were ready now. Jobie had just raised her eyes and something familiar on the bleacher (看台) caught her eyes. Her shoes! Someone must have found them and put them there.

In a flash, Jobie was off. She set fully focus on her lucky shoes as she cleared hurdle after hurdle. Closer and closer she got. Just one more hurdle and— "Number 52, Jobie Nymble, takes the gold for Riverside School," said the speaker.

Jobie picked up her lucky shoes and rushed to her teammates. Marisol cried out, "Jobie, you broke a record for the hurdles!" Then she added, "Lucky you."

"Lucky me?" Jobie questioned at first. Then, after a minute, she looked down at her feet and smiled. No lucky shoes. Smiling with joy, Jobie said to herself, "Lucky Me."

My name is Paul and I am twelve years old. I live with my parents. We have a farm. The farm isn't big, but there is much work to do.

There are many kinds of animals on the farm. We have cows, horses, pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks. Some of them are small, like chickens and ducks, but some are big, like cows. Big cows have big brown eyes. They eat grass all day and make a sound(声音) like" moo". There are pigs, too. They are pink and round. Chickens are also on the farm. They lay eggs for us to eat. Ducks swim in the pond. I often give food to the small animals there.

We also grow(种植) many fruit and vegetables. There are eight apple trees on the farm. We also have tomatoes, potatoes and carrots. These fruit and vegetables are good for our health.

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 It was about 1:00 in the morning. It was bright light in my neighbor's kitchen. I thought he might be having midnight food so I went back to my bed. Soon, there was a burning smell and I realized there must be something wrong. I jumped out of bed at once and went to have a look. I saw fire coming out of his kitchen. I shouted, "Fire! Fire!" But nobody heard me. I ran quickly to my house and called the Fire Department(消防队) and went back to my neighbor's house.

I knocked at the door and called my neighbor's name, but there was no answer. I tried to break into the house and saved a cat and a chicken. Then I poured water through the kitchen window but it was no use, because the fire was too big. Luckily, the firemen arrived and put out the fire in time.

 When my neighbor came back, he was sad because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the Fire Department and saving his pets.

A week later, my neighbor invited me to his home for dinner. In his new kitchen, he took a photo of me. Later on, he gave me the photo as a gift. It made me happy.