How did Helen Keller learn to 1and write? One day, Helen's friend 2the word "water" in Helen's hand with her finger. Then she 3Helen's hand in some water. "Water" was Helen's first word. Helen was very 4. Now her friends could 5to her. They wrote in her hand.

    Mr. White is a farmer. Last month he drove his truck to town and 1 the way his truck knocked down a boy and hurt him. He sent the boy to a 2 at once. He paid a lot of money for that, but the boy's parents wanted to get 3 money from him. So they said their son could4lift his right arm above his head.

    Mr. White's lawyer came and asked the boy a few questions in the court.

    “Now, my boy,” he said, “you5last month, weren't you?”

    “Yes, sir” said the boy.

    “And you can't lift your right arm now, can you?”

    “6, sir.”

    “Could you7us how you8lift your right arm?”

    Slowly the boy lifted his right arm before his nose.

    “Poor boy,” said the lawyer. “And how high9you lift it before the accident?”

    “Oh, very high,” said the boy proudly and the10went up right over his head.

    Wei Hua had a busy day yesterday. She got up before 7o'clock in the 1, and quickly washed her hands and face. She got to school early. She had 2rest after lunch, but she 3 hard in class all day. She played basketball 4school, and then walked home.

    Wei Hua's pen was broken, so she needed a 5one. On her way home she 6 a new pen at a shop. When she reached home she had a short rest and drank a cup of water. After that she helped her parents. She quickly cooked the supper, 7cleaned the house. She 8 TV for half an hour after 9. Then she started her homework. She finished her homework at half past nine. She went to bed before a quarter to ten.

    I asked Wei Hua this question: “ Do you enjoy 10?”

    “Yes, I do”, she answered, “I like to keep busy!”

    My name is Leo. I am eight years old. I am 1 the UK. I like 2 model aeroplanes. I want to be a pilot. I 3 to fly an aeroplane.

    There are six people in my family. My parents are both 4. I have two brothers, John and Jack. They are both students at middle school. John is good at 5. He wants to help people at sea in the future. Jack paints very 6. He wants to be a painter. I have a sister too. Her name is Daisy. She likes 7 and dancing Very much. She 8 to be a singer.

Friday evening

    It is Friday evening.

    I usually 1 my homework in my bedroom after dinner, but today I am 2 a model ship in the living room. My father is sitting next to me. He 3 helping me. My grandfather and grandmother always 4 out for a walk, but today they are 5 TV in the living room. My mother usually 6 the room after dinner, but today 7 is reading some interesting books.

    Look at our lovely dog! Her name is Puffy. She is busy now. She is 8 a ball beside the table.