One day, a rich father took his young son on a trip to the countryside. He wanted to show him how poor the villagers were and wished him to cherish(珍惜) what he had. They 1 two days in a poor family in the village.

    On their 2 home from the trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"

    "It was great, Dad."

    "Did you see how poor people could be?" the father asked.

    "Oh, yeah!" said the son.

    "So what did you learn 3 the trip?" asked the father.

    After 4 for a while, the son answered, "I saw that we have a dog, 5, they have four. We have a pool in the garden. And they have a small river without 6 end. At night, we have small lights in the garden, but they have the 7 in the sky. We buy our food, but they grow 8. We have walls around to 9 us safe but they have friends."

    You could imagine the look on the father's face!

    Then the son went on, "Thanks, Dad. Now I know how 10 we are!"

    Thanksgiving Day was coming. A teacher gave her class an interesting task—to draw a picture of something to express their 1.

    The teacher thought most of her 2 would draw turkey or some other traditional food of the festival. And so they did. But Douglas made a 3 kind of picture.

    Douglas was a child of unhappiness. 4 other children played together, Douglas always stood close by his teacher's side.

    His picture was special. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand! 5 else. Just an empty hand.

    His work caught the attention of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? Scone guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raised turkeys, others guessed it was the hand of God, because God helped everyone. The discussions 6, and they even forgot to ask the artist himself.

    When the discussion stopped, the teacher asked Douglas whose hand it was. The little boy said in a low voice, "It's 7, teacher."

    She got surprised at his words. Then she 8 that she often took his hand. Sometimes she said, "Douglas, take my hand, we'll go outside." Sometimes she said, "Let me show you how to hold your pencil." And she 9 said, "Let's do this together."

    Her eyes were full of tears. She had done these to all her students. She didn't know these were so 10 to him. She hugged Douglas and decided to give him more love.

    When you want the answer to a question, but your teachers aren't around or your teachers are too busy to answer your question. Then do you feel1? When you come across hard math2, are you too shy to ask teachers for help?

    Hu Xincheng, a 16-year-old3 , comes from Yongkang Second High School, Zhejiang She used to ask the teachers for help when she had to do4math problems. But now, she turns to a5 for help. She puts her test paper in the machine and it can read the problem. Within seconds, the machine's screen will show the6, as well as an analysis (分析) of the problem. She can also watch a video of a teacher explaining the problem. Moreover, she can find the answers to questions in many different subjects 7.

    How did the machines8? One of the school's information technology teachers9 the idea. The school worked with an education company to10 the machines. The machines finally came out last month. Now there is at least one such machine in 11 classroom building. Soon, the machines will be12 in over 20 primary, middle and high schools in Yongkang.

    Some people may think students will just13the machines, answers. But Hu said few students will take much14to do so. She added that the answers and analyses cannot be downloaded from the machine. Students can only15them on the screen. "Also, you have to line up to use the machines in the hallways. It's (尴尬的) to copy the answers." she said.

    Frank was a very talkative boy, He never saw a new thing without asking a lot of questions about it. His mother was very kind and1. When it was proper to answer his questions, she would do so.

    The first time Frank saw an hourglass, he was very much2, but he did not know what it was. His mother3, "An hourglass is made in the shape of the figure 8. The sand is put in one end, and runs

4 a small hole in the middle. The sand put into the glass will go through5 an hour."

    Frank watched the little stream of sand. He was impatient, because it would not run faster." Let me 6 it, Mother," he said. "It is lazy, and will never get through."

    "Oh yes, it will, my son," said his mother. "The sand moves 7 ， but it moves all the time. When you look at the clock, you will find the same. 8 you are playing, the sand is running, grain by grain, and the hands of the 9 are moving, second by second. At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved all around 10 great face. This is because they keep working every 11 . They do not stop to think how much they have to do, and 12 it will take them to do it."

    Later, Frank's mother wanted him to learn a poem, but he said," Mom, I13"His mother said," Study all the time.14 care about the time it will take. You will be able to say it very soon.

    Frank followed his mother's 15. He studied line after line, and in one hour and a half he knew the poem perfectly.