Time flies like an arrow. What is your most unforgettable experience in the year 2014? Three teen's readers want to 1 their stories with you.

    Ji Luyang, 13, from Jiangsu: This summer, I went for a budget trip(穷游) with my father to northern China. We took 2 instead of plane. Hard seat tickets were our 3 choice.  We were happy because we 4 the money for a hotel even though the time on the train was uncomfortable. After the trip, I have become an expert on saving money.

    He Zhuowen, 14, from Shanxi: The biggest thing for me this year is that I have made a new friend from Taiwan. Her name is Zou Mianzhi. She is of the 5 age as me. I learnt a lot about schools in Taiwan from Zou. For example, they take logic class andhome economics(家政) class, which are new to 6. Now we still talk about our lives by WeChat(微信) every day.

    Zhang Yaozhi, 14, from Shanghai: In 2014, I tried teaching for the first time in my life. It was

    7 of our school's community activities. Before, I thought it was easy,8 I was wrong. To prepare lessons, I had to 9 until midnight. From this experience I came to understand our teachers 10. It is really frustrating when you speak on the platform but nobody listens!

    Nasruddin(阿凡提) was a very clever man. When a nobleman named Shah heard Nasruddin's stories, he decided to ask some questions to puzzle him.

    On a sunny morning, Shah rode his horse and set off. When he got to a crossroads, he saw a man coming to him. He stopped his horse and asked,“I say, Mula（对有学问的人的一种尊称）. Do you know Nasruddin? Where does he live? Tell me.” Shah had a habit of asking the way when he saw every scholarly-looking man. Luckily, this man was Nasruddin.

    Nasruddin looked up at the nobleman on the horse and asked,“How did you know I was a Mula?”

    “How did I know?” he bragged（自夸）.“Well, I am a mind-reader. That's how.”

    “I am very pleased to meet you,” said Nasruddin with a smile,“I live in the next door to Nasruddin. I know his address. Since you are a mind-reader, read my mind and find the way to his house all by yourself.”

    It was a very hot and dry summer. There was no1all seasons（季节）. The lakes and2dried up, so two frogs（青蛙）went to find some3. The two frogs hopped（跳）all morning, and couldn't find4water. In the afternoon, the two frogs found a deep well（井）. One frog excitedly jumped on to the well（井）5looked inside.

    "Look!" the first frog6,"7is water down there. It looks good. Let's jump in! "

The8frog didn't agree. "No," it said. "9the weather is always dry like this, then the well might dry up, too. We will be stuck（受困的）without water again and won't be able to get out. What will we do10? "

    "You're right," the first frog agreed. "It's always wise（明智的）to think twice（两次）before you jump into something. "

 Do you like watching old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} She died when she was only 

34. In her short life, she made 70 movies. 

 Lombard's real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, she was playing baseball in the street near her school. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} he was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last movies without sound. She acted so well that she won the hearts of some people. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} The studio(制片厂) gave her a new name, and she acted in several films. Then at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars(疤痕) on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not give up. She continued to act. 

 It was Paramount Studio that made Lombar d a star. She made many movies for the studio. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Lombar d was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months. But seven years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story. 

 An old saying goes," When in Rome(罗马), do as the Romans do."I learned the meaning of this when I studied in Russia.

 One day I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}( invite) some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow. My guests and I were so excited from visiting Red Square {#blank#}2{#/blank#} we talked loudly. We had a warm chat until the waiter told me that we were being too loud. We turned our voices a little {#blank#}3{#/blank#}( low). But this didn't last long. The waiter came over to us two more times with {#blank#}4{#/blank#} same message.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} bad an impression(印象) we must have left on the local people! In China, it's natural and important for a host {#blank#}6{#/blank#} make) a lively atmosphere(气氛). However, in Russia and western countries, having a meal in a public place means you must keep your voice low. You need to be polite to others.

I felt bad about this. Even though we tried our best, it's very difficult to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} ( quick) develop a new habit.

 Russians have {#blank#}8{#/blank#}( they) own special habits. My Russian friend, Andrey always looks around and thinks for a while before leaving home. I asked him {#blank#}9{#/blank#} he did this." Aha," Andrey said," In Russia, people always take about a minute to think about things and plans in the mind before leaving. So they won't leave anything necessary behind."

 Finding some {#blank#}10{#/blank#}( different) between cultures is much fun. I'd like to keep my eyes and mind open.

 My name is Mary. I'm a student. I have a good 1 . Her name is Nancy. I go to school and have 2 with her.

 In my school, many students have lunch in the school dining hall. Nancy and I eat there 3 . Today we have beef noodles for lunch. There are some 4 and carrots in the noodles. I say to Nancy, "The beef noodles are 5 and I like them. But I don't like carrots. Do you like them?"

"Yes, I do, "says Nancy. "But I don't like potatoes. "

"You can eat my carrots and I can eat 6 potatoes. "

"That's a good 7 !"Nancy says.

 After that, we exchange(交换) our vegetables.

"It's important for us to eat many kinds of vegetables. They are good for our health, " Nancy says. "How 8 this? I try to eat potatoes and you try to 9 some carrots. "

"OK, "I say. I know Nancy is right,10 we exchange our vegetables again. It's great and fun.