This story happened three years ago. Jack was an eight-year-old boy at that time. He was a good pupil. He was good at every subject at school. But he could not get up early. He often slept until nine or ten o'clock in the morning. So he was often late for school.

    Jack's mother didn't want him to be late for school again. So she bought him a clock. She said to him,“ You must get up when you hear the clock ring.”

    “Yes, Mum.” said Jack. After that Jack got up at twenty to seven when he heard the clock ring.

    One day his mother forgot to make the clock ring at the usual time. And the next morning Jack didn't get up. It was six forty-two at that moment. It was time for breakfast. Mother went to see him. Jack was still in bed and his eyes were open.

    “Why didn't you get up?” Mother was angry.

    “You told me to get up when I heard the clock ring. So I am waiting for the bell.”

    “Mum, is the clock still sleeping?” Jack asked.

    Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, died on Decembr5, 2013 at 95.

    Mandela was born on July 18, 1918. He grew up in a poor village in South Africa. At school, Mandela learned about African history and the fight against racism(种族歧视).He wanted to help his countrymen. Later Mandela studied law at a university. He also joined a group that fought against apartheid(种族隔离).At that time, in South Africa, blacks were not allowed to use the same public toilets or chairs as whites, and they couldn't travel on the same buses as whites, either. Mandela hated this and he traveled all over South Africa and fought to end apartheid. As a result, he was put into prison(监狱) and stayed about 27 years there.

    On February 10, 1990, South African President F.W. de Klerk released(释放)Mandela from prison, and the two worked together to end apartheid. Three years later, they won the Nobel Peace Prize,

    In1994, Mandela became President of South Africa. One year later, he created the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, a charity that helps poor South African children." Children are the future of our country," he said in an interview in2002. "They must be given love."

    Mandela served as President until 1999. He worked to improve housing and education for the country's large black population.

    Li Ming is staying with the Wang's family for the weekend.

    Today it is warm and fine. The family are having dinner in the garden. They often have dinner in the garden on a warm and fine spring day. Now Mr. and Mrs. Wang are sitting at table with Li Ming under a tree.

    "It's great to have dinner out here on such a lovely day," Mrs. Wang says. "What's the weather like in your home town, Li Ming?" Mr. Wang asks. "It's not very warm in spring. But I like the spring there best." "Help yourself to some cakes, Li Ming," Mrs. Wang says. "Thanks," says Li Ming. "The cakes are very nice. I enjoy the dinner very much. "

A king is old and he knows it is time to choose a new king. He 1 to all the young people in his country,"I will give each of you a seed. Plant it and 2 it back here one year later. Show me the plants you bring, 3 I'll choose a new king from you."

A boy named Peter gets a seed, 4 . He looks 5 it carefully. But the seed doesn't grow at all.A year later, Peter has to take his empty box to the palace. Others all take beautiful plants there and Pe-ter feels 6 .

The king gets to the palace and looks around. When he finds there 7 nothing in Peter's box, the king smiles and says to them,"One year ago, I gave everyone a seed. In fact, all the seeds 8 grow.But all of you, except Peter, brings me beautiful plants. Peter is the 9 one with the honesty(诚实) to bring me such a box. So he will 10 the new king!"

It was Julia's 10th birthday. Her mom came to her school and joined the fun. The classmates said "Happy Birthday" to Julia. Then Julia's mom handed out the birthday treats.

She was very good at making sweet cupcakes and delicious cookies. But this year, the things Julia's mom brought were not so delicious. She brought some pencils. Why? Because Julia's school has made a new rule that the sweet treats(甜点)are not allowed(允许)at school parties.

Julia's school is not the only school to ban(禁止) the sweet treats. Some other schools around the country have done the same thing. Some American experts think that fewer sweets will be good for kids' health. One third of American kids are overweight. Being overweight may lead to serious health problems.

Of course, most kids don't like this rule. They say, "What's fun about a party if there are no cupcakes?" And many parents also dislike the rule. "I want my kids to be healthy," says one of the parents. "But eating the birthday cake is an important tradition. It makes me sad that my kids will not be able to enjoy the birthday cake."

How did Julia's mom feel about this rule? She was sad when she first learned of the rule. But Julia's classmates liked the pencils very much. That____made her feel better.

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Dear Matthew,

I'm really thankful that I have had your class for a year.