I'm not much of a crier most of the time. But {#blank#}1{#/blank#} when I was reading a book on a plane, I started crying. Of course, it came as a big surprise when tears came up, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't {#blank#}2{#/blank#} myself.

    Oh no, not this now. I thought to myself. But even as the thought entered my brain. I felt the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} hot drop of salty water coming down my face. I put my head down, hoping that I could go on reading.

    In fact, the harder I tried, the more tears pushed their way out of my eyes. You could guess how surprised the man next to me looked.

    My head {#blank#}4{#/blank#} in shame. He must think I was crazy. Maybe I could turn towards him, hold up the cover of the book and say in my crying voice. "I'm sorry, sir. It's just a really good book!" But I didn't, say anything. Instead, I just put my head back against the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and let the tears run. Do you know what decision I made while I was crying? My decision was that it was OK if he thought I was crazy. I preferred to be crazy instead of being the kind of person who wouldn't cry when the situation called for it, or who wouldn't let {#blank#}6{#/blank#} feel anything at all.

    I've been that girl who has spent so much time trying to make sure people didn't think f was crazy. But now I don't want to be that girl any more —that bored and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} girl. I'd rather {#blank#}8{#/blank#} this girl who is able to forgive (原谅), love and act, even if it means being disappointed or being hurt again and again.

Have you ever heard of Dong Hongjuan，the first Chinese woman to successfully climb all 14 mountains above 8，000 meters on Earth？

Dong，42，successfully climbed to the top of the 8，027-meter Mount Shishapangma，the only eight-thousander located fully within China，on April 26，2023. She has made history by becoming the first woman to climb all 14 mountains above 8，000 meters on Earth. Dong's achievement（成绩）was proved by the International Mountaineerng Summit（高峰） website 8000 ers. com on April 30. "It was a historical day for the mountaineers（登山者） and mountain lovers. Now Dong is the first woman to have reached all true summits of the 148，000 ers，"said the website on its front page. 

Dong started climbing because of interest. When she found out about the list of eight-thousander climbers，she hoped there would be a Chinese name on it. She climbed Mount Qomolangma in 2013 and completed the other 13 mountains such as Qogir，Nanga Parbat in the following years. 

During the celebration meal in Lhasa，Dong showed her excitement about the successful summit. "Dong's perseverance（毅力） best describes the mountaineering spirit（精神） and shows the power of Chinese women，"said Tsering Samdrup，Chairman of Tibet Mout. taineering Association. 

Christie lives far from her high school. She travels 50 minutes on the train to get there from her house. Christie has many ways to pass the time when she is on the train to and from her school. She can do one of the following:

◆Read 25 pages in a novel.   ◆Do 2m ath exercises.

◆Write a letter to a friend. ◆Sleep for 50 minutes.

Christie never sleeps on the train on Friday mornings, because she has tests that day, and she likes to study on the train. She often writes to three different friends. She sends them each letters about twice a month. If Christie reads a novel on the way to school, she won't read it on the way home.

If you're hungry, drawing a picture of a hamburger will not make you feel full. However, thanks to a new product from a Japanese printing company, you can eat the paper that you draw on!

Moeka Hoda and Kanako Murakami work for this printing company. Not long after the two had joined the company, they took part in a project. They were asked to find a problem that people always meet with and then try to solve it.

Hoda and Murakami searched the Internet for ideas. One complaint (抱怨) caught their eye. "We're not allowed to eat anything during class," wrote one student. "Whenever I get hungry, my stomach makes a big noise!"

To help people with the same problem, Hoda and Murakami made a special set of notepads and pens. They used paper made from potato starch (淀粉), oil and water. The pen's ink was made from water, citric acid (柠檬酸) and coloring.

The two young men posted a video of their products on the Internet. To their surprise, many people liked it. Soon, the company started selling these notepads and pens. Within three weeks, more than 500 sets were sold. Hundreds of customers have probably already eaten these!

Each country has its own "art of living". For example, the word "niksen" shows how Dutch people fight stress and tiredness in a fast-paced lifestyle.

The term "niksen" comes from the Dutch word "niks", which refers to"nothing". In practice, "niksen"could be as simple as just relaxing, looking at your surroundings or listening to music- as long as it's without purpose and not done in order to achieve something. Think "simply sitting in a chair or looking out of the window,"says Ruut Veenhoven, a professor at Erasmus University who studies happiness.

"Niksen" sounds contrary to the advice that we were all given as kids. Nowadays, we're always told to stay bus y and work harder than everyone else. But "niksen" is against that attitude. It offers the chance to "deliciously do nothing", as Carolien Hamming told Time. She thinks that "niksen" is very important to staying healthy, since it's a form of men tal relaxation and healing. Just like a wild animal lying in wait for their food,"niksen" seems to be a natural state of being.

For some people,"niksen" can mean more than just men tal relaxation. It's also a way to imagine new ideas or plans. As an early adopter of "niksen", Jenny Holden, adds it to her daily lunch breaks."Within 10minutes of doing nothing-just staring and listening to myself-my head began to clear and pick out my work and home to-do lists", she told the Metro UK. However, for many, doing nothing isn't as simple as it sounds.In fact, it can be somewhat challenging to sit still and stare out a window.

Above all, "niksen" is a suggestion for balancing work and rest. As Dutch-bom writer Ogla Mecking wrote in Whoolly Magazine,"niksen" is the full enjoyment of life's breaks".

Everyone is encouraged to have your "niksen" moments. They give you the strength to face everyday challenges.

Hi, my name is Li Hua. I come from Huizhou, China. I am twelve and I am a student of Grade Seven. I like red very much. There are four people in my family. And these are my four good friends.