Joris Hutchison, 10 years old, of Seattle, has worked hard all year to save cheetahs（猎豹）from the very real threat of extinction. He has raised more than $14,000 to purchase GPS devices, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} follow and protect the animals. He earns money by selling lemonade, flowers and T-shirts, and by {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(organize) skating parties and a garage sale. What moved the public {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(be) that Joris donated all that he raised to a wildlife conservation organization and shelter in Namibia where he and his mother have volunteered for {#blank#}4{#/blank#} past three summers.

    As the group's {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(young) of all the volunteers, Joris prepares food, cleans enclosures（围场）, and creates improvement {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(item) for the cheetahs that live there, all of whom {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(injure) or raised by human beings in the past. The shelter protects cheetahs in the wild by convincing farmers not {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(shoot) the animals and instead, to allow the ones accused {#blank#}9{#/blank#} killing farm animals to be fixed with GPS devices. “I've learned that everyone can make a {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(different), even if you're just a kid!” Joris told Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. “You just have to start somewhere.”

    A study shows that new technology is reducing children's ability {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(use) a pencil or pen. The study is from the National Health Service in the UK. Researchers said that nowadays, children spend so much time swiping iPads or mobile phone screens {#blank#}2{#/blank#}they cannot hold a pencil properly. Children are not using{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(pencil), so they now lack the muscle{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (strong) in their hands to be able to write {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(proper). Researcher Dr Sally Payne said: “Children are not coming into school with the strong hand and the ability they{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (have)

    10 years ago. Children {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (come) into school are being given a pencil but are increasingly not able to hold it because they don't have the fundamental (基本的) movement skills.”

    The researchers said technology is changing the physical way that children write, draw or make things. Dr Payne explained why. She said: “It's{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(easy) to give a child an iPad than encourage them to do muscle-building play such as building blocks, cutting and sticking, or pulling toys and ropes. One expert said {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a child isn't strong enough to hold a pencil, perhaps their whole body is weak. She said it was better for children's physical development to climb trees {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to watch YouTube videos.

    I have never had a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (frequently) trip to Sichuan before, but there was a time {#blank#}2{#/blank#} it kept me spellbound. Now this is the first time that I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) here. We were very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (excite). The guide （导游）asked us {#blank#}5{#/blank#} we like hotpot and of course we said yes. He suggested that we {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (taste) it because Sichuan is famous {#blank#}7{#/blank#} it. He also said that it was not difficult {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (find) some {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (place) of interest here. I took some pictures of pandas and I had a good time. As far as I {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (concern), I will never forget the trip.

    One day, I was walking in the street when I noticed a woman {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(come) up to me with a nervous smile and said,“Sir, can you help a person out? I haven't eaten for almost two days.” I handed {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(she) a few quarters and watched her walk away.

    That area was so poor and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(rule) by drugs and crimes. I walked to the corner and stopped by the door of the ATM machine. Then I {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(walk) inside and made sure that no one came in behind me.

    I put my card into the machine and deposited my money with a sigh of relief.60.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} I turned to leave, I saw a wallet sitting on another machine. I had a look at it. The name on the license was one I could not pronounce, but whoever he was, he was going to get into a panic over a wallet {#blank#}6{#/blank#} his identification in it being lost in this city.

    I put it in my pocket and went home. In my apartment, I checked the online phone book {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(find) out whether there was someone who matched the name on the cards in the wallet, but without luck. I picked up the bank card and had {#blank#}8{#/blank#} thought. Because I wanted to help the guy, I called his bank. But the girl over the phone said they could not give out any personal information about their clients. So I left my contact information with her and asked her to tell the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(own) to contact me. Two days later, a very {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(thank) gentleman appeared at my office and I gave him back his wallet.

    Inserting needles through the skin may sound scary, but acupuncncture and moxa-moxibustion, two key components of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (tradition) Chinese medicine (TCM), are said to improve the patient's health and well-being.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (add) to UNESCO's representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010, acupuncture and moxibustion are {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (wide) practiced in China. Their format and practice have distinctive regional characteristics and they have a precious heritage based {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Chinese culture and science.

    The theory of Chinese medicine believes the human body is a small universe with {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (it) own circulatory system, in this system, there are acupoints (穴位) connecting the channels. By stimulating these acupoints, the self-regulating functions of the human body can {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (promote). Acupuncture refers to the practice of inserting needles into the body of a patient at a certain angle and using {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (technique) such as twisting and lifting the needles to excite acupoints {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (treat) diseases. Moxa-moxibustion normally refers to placing moxa (艾) directly on acupoints or holding moxa sticks at {#blank#}9{#/blank#} distance to warm the body.

    In 1995, the World Health Organization published {#blank#}10{#/blank#} can be treated by acupuncture and moxibustion. TCM has become more and more accepted by other countries in the world.