Mike is 13 years old, and he is interested in collecting stamps. He began to collect stamps when he was 8 years old. He spends all his pocket money on stamps. Sometimes his parents send him stamps when he does well in his study. Therefore, Mike collects a lot of stamps. He often shows his stamps to his friends and his neighbours (邻居). He usually goes to his mail box (信箱) to get letters after school. He wants the stamps from them. One day, Mike went to the mail box to get letters. But there were no letters in his box. He found a letter in the box next to his. The letter is to Mrs Green. There was a beautiful stamp on the letter. So he got off the stamp carefully and hurried home. After he went home, he was afraid that Mrs Green would know he got her stamp. On the morning of the next day, Mike put the stamp back to Mrs Green's box and then went to school. When he came back from school, he met Mrs Green. She smiled to Mike. Mike smiled, too.

    Do you know the boy in the picture? He is Yi Yangqianxi. He is from Hunan. His English name is Jackson. Yi is 17 years old. He is a student in a school in Beijing. And he is also a boy in the group(组合) TFBOYS. TFBOYS has another(另一) two boys- Wang Yuan(Roy) and Wang Junkai(Karry). They all have good looks. They all like singing and dancing.

    Wang Yuan and Wang Junkai are Yi's friends. And Yi has another friend. He is a toy bear. He is always in Yi's schoolbag. Yi goes to school with him every day." He can't speak, but he can listen to me. He is very nice. I like him very much," Yi says.

Last Saturday evening, my old car broke down on my way home. It was 25 kilometres away from my 1 , so I wanted to take a bus. 

I went to a bus stop and then a bus came. But it was not the 2 bus for my town. The bus driver was 3 and she told me that I needed to take the No. 5 bus. I 4 there for about thirty minutes, but no bus came. At last a 5 came to me and a woman walked out of it. I got a surprise. She was 6 the bus driver. 

"I got to7 that the bus to your town couldn't come, so I come back here. I can't8 you here," she said. "9 my car and I will drive you home. " Her words made me feel really10 .

On the way she told me a11 . A week ago, there wasn't gas(汽油) in her car. An old man drove12 to a gas station and then back to her car. When I got to my house, I wanted to pay some money to13 her, but she didn't take it. "I only want to do something for others, " she said.

I learnt a lot from the woman,14 I joined a club called "Giving a Hand" later. Now I can also do something to15 those in need.

My dad was a fisherman. He had a boat, but it was 1 to make a living(谋生) on the sea. It was dangerous, too. He worked very hard and stayed out day and night to catch enough 2 and sell them to make money for the family. 

When the 3 was bad, my father didn't work. He would drive 4 to school and we talked a lot on the way. Before he left, he would give me a big 5 on my face. It was so embarrassing(尴尬的) for me. 

I still 6 the day. When I was 12 years old, I thought I was too 7 for a goodbye kiss. We talked as usual, got to school and came to a stop. He had his usual big smile on his face and started to kiss me,8 I put my hand up and said, "No, Dad. "It was the 9 time that I talked to him in that way. 

I said, "Dad, I'm too old for a goodbye kiss. "My dad looked at me 10 for a long time. I never saw him 11 before. But he really cried at that time. I sat there without 12 what to say. Then he said, " You are right. You are a big boy... a 13 . I won't kiss you any more. "

One day, my dad went to the sea and never 14 . I felt so sad. I 15 one more kiss from him. But I couldn't get any forever. 

In a small village in Henan, there is a cool teacher named Zhang Jiantao. He teaches science at a primary school in the village. Mr. Zhang loves working on experiments (实验) with his students and making them laugh and learn at the same time. 

Mr. Zhang's experiments are so fun that the kids can't wait for the next one. They often ask, " When can we do science experiments, Mr. Zhang?" Mr. Zhang notices their excitement and tries to do more. He enjoys it when he sees the kids excited about science. 

Mr. Zhang doesn't have enough equipment ( 器 材 ) for his experiments in the school, but that doesn't stop him! He uses what he has around him, " Old bottles can be helpful in our experiments!" says Mr. Zhang. " We can turn waste into treasure. " He shows the kids that old bottles can come in handy for many experiments. He uses them to create amazing things, like water rockets. With little money and plenty of waste, he is trying his best to make science easy and fun to learn. 

As time passes, Mr. Zhang's passion(激情) for teaching science grows stronger. He wants more kids to

learn and have fun with science, especially in the countryside. He wants to share his experiments with other teachers. He dreams of creating a science textbook for them. That way, more kids can enjoy the wonders of science, just like his students. 

The Eco-house

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The eco-house is made of natural {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(thing). Simon Dale and his father-in-law {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(dig) into the side of a hill and then used the mud and stone to make the walls. The floors are {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(make) of wood from the nearby area. There is no central heating system, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} there's a wood-burner and solar panels(太阳能电板) on the top {#blank#}8{#/blank#} can provide power for lighting, music and computing. Drinking water is from a nearby spring. The fri dge stays cool, thanks {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the underground air. Simon Dale says, "We try to live in peace with the natural world. " He has {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(certain) done his best to achieve that.