It was a beautiful, sunny day. I had just finished1my daughter to the airport to catch an early morning flight. My sons and I2went to a fast-food place for3before heading back home. After eating, we all got into the car and pulled out of the 4. The restaurant was at the very top of a hill. At the bottom of the hill was a5sign, so we found ourselves at the end of a6line of traffic waiting while the cars at the bottom turned onto the7road one at a time.

    As I looked down to the bottom of the hill, my eyes saw an elderly man standing8the stop sign. His clothes were9and shabby (破旧的). He held a cardboard sign with the words “10Help Please!” written on it. My heart went out to him and I11myself in his situation. As car after car turned onto the main road without12for him, I reached for my wallet to look for whatever13was left in it. As I was pulling it out of my wallet,14, I saw a young woman walk up to him along the side of the road. She was carrying a bag full of 15 taken out from the restaurant I was just at. I watched as the old man16the young girl and smiled as she reached out her arms to give him a hug.

    Suddenly a17honk (喇叭声) from the car behind me made me realize that I hadn't been18forward because this simple choice for19had captured (attracted) my attention and my heart. By the time I reached the20of the hill, both the man and the lady who had helped him were gone. Yet, as I drove home, the sun seemed to shine even brighter and Heaven felt a bit closer to Earth.

    Bill Gates doesn't pretend he lives in an equal household. When it 1parenting his three children, the billionaire admits his wife Melinda has done more than her2of the work raising the kids.

    Gates spent two years taking math and computer science courses, but never 3his degree.“ My eldest daughter graduates from Stanford in June, so I'm4she won't fall into my footsteps.” Gates joked.

    Gates said he and his wife have been quite cautious about the5they've used to' raise their three children. He says the couple 6 a 1970s “Love and Logic” parenting model. The core idea of the philosophy is centered on the idea that taking emotional control, essentially reducing emotional7 like shouting or blaming kids, is8for parents.

    “One of the greatest benefits of9“Love and Logic” is that it helps us learn how to keep a tighter control on our emotions and on our10.”Gates said.

    Gates admits he and his wife haven' at 11the approach. “Can you get rid of the emotion? You can't12 do it.” he said.

    Besides, the “Love and Logic” model also13the importance of not relying on rewards for kids, but instead showing unconditional love and praising kids for who they are, not what they do (or don't)14 ， like a poor test score or a(n)15grade.

    “Many highly successful people16Lwith grades as children.” Gates said，“What's most important is that our17develop good character, curiosity and problem-solving skills.”

    The model is a bit like the Socratic method，18it pushes parents to focus on asking questions of their kids and getting them to think about how to 19their own problems,20 feeding them answers.

    A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox (儿童玩耍的沙场).  In the process of creating roads in the soft sand, he 1 a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

    The boy 2 around the rock, managing to move it from the sand. With a little bit of 3, he pushed the rock out of the sandbox by using his feet. When the boy got the rock to the edge of the sandbox, 4, he found that he couldn't 5 it up and over the little wall. The rock was too 6 for his small body.

    As he 7 to accept his failure, the little boy dug, pushed and dragged, but every time he thought he had made some 8, the rock rolled and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy 9 again and again, but his only 10 was to have the rock roll back.

    11 he burst into tears. All the time the boy's father 12 from his living room window as the story continued. At the moment the tears fell, a 13 voice rose above the boy's head. It was the boy's father. 14 but firmly he said, "Son, why didn't you use all the 15 that you had?" Defeated, the boy replied with tears, "But I did, Daddy, I did! I 16 all the strength that I had!" "No, son." 17 the father kindly. "You didn't use all the strength you had. You didn't  18 me to help you." With that the father picked up the rock and 19 it from the sandbox.

    Do you have "rocks" in your life that need to be removed? Are you discovering that you don't have the strength it takes to lift them? There is one who is always available to us and willing to 20 you with the strength you need.

    I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, got to the front door and lay down in front of it – his way of asking to be petted. I1his begging for affection (喜爱), hurdled(跨) over him and ran for the waiting bus.

    2, that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me3, "Honey, I have some4news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and5 I'm so sorry."

    "No! It's not true!" I was6 I couldn't believe her. "Tippy, come here! Come on, boy!" I called and called for him. I waited. He didn't come. Feeling7, I wandered into the living room. I didn't cry that night. I still couldn't believe that he was8.

    When I got off the bus the next day, there was dead silence at home.9 my sobs (哭泣) bubbled up and erupted (喷发) like lava (熔岩) from a volcano. I couldn't stop10. I hadn't even petted him when I left.11could I have known that was my last chance? I cried until I felt empty inside.

    Time passed, and against my will, I started to12some things. I realized what little control any of us have over what happens 13 a dog. We can do everything right, but14things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That's15. The best way to 16 the hard times is to figure out what you need to do to get through them when they come, and to remember that hard times always17.

    I now deeply understand the "circle of life". Everyone is born, everyone18, and that's the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no19for others like Belle – my new dog.

    Best of all, I realized that Tippy20all of my good memories of him. And they come to me every time I call!

As I walk into the big room at school, I'm wearing my white coat that doctors usually wear. But I also have on some funny 1 and a messy wig that makes me look like a crazy scientist. My name tag says "Professor Quantum Quirks," which makes people laugh.

Inside the room, there are a lot of 2 getting ready for a science fair. They look excited but also a little 3 . I notice one boy sitting by himself, looking 4 because his science project isn't working right. I go over to him and 5 he's having a hard time with it. I feel bad for him. So, I decide to 6 him by doing a fun experiment together. We 7 a mini volcano using simple things we can find at home. He starts to 8 himself and gets excited when the volcano erupts with bubbly stuff. Other kids see us having fun and come over to 9 . We do more cool experiments with them and everyone is 10 and having a good time.

By the end of the science fair, I 11 my wig and glasses, but I'm still 12 because it was so much fun. I hope the kids keep being 13 about science and discovering new 14 . After all, asking questions and exploring is how we learn and have fun in the world of 15 .

It is a special cross-country race. The competitors' vehicles are made{#blank#}1{#/blank#}fruits and vegetables like carrots eggplants, grapefruits, pumpkins and oranges. They are the creations of pupils from the Shanghai World Foreign Language Primary School.

According to Chen You, the science class teacher,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(base) knowledge had been taught within 6 classes to students before they drew sketches and{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(choose) vegetables to make a food car.

Although students were encouraged{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(design) their cars together with parents, all the cars should be made in the class. After{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(bring) piles of ingredients as well as tools the children began their innovation. Some cut the carrot slices to make them round, and some others assembled (组装) their car components together.

In addition to the{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(compete), students are required to reflect on the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(difficulty) they encountered making their vehicles,{#blank#}8{#/blank#}things they have learned from the activity and the improvements they think the course can make.

{#blank#}9{#/blank#}touched the teachers most was the unity and friendship among the children. For example, although the contest was fierce (激烈的), students felt {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(excite) for the champion car as if they themselves had stood out, and when a girl's car fell apart their friends comforted her and helped reassemble the car.