When people find something valuable and return it to its owner，they are often given a reward．This is because the person not only found what was lost but also spent time finding its owner or taking it to the police station．

    There was once a young boy who found a woman's purse in a shopping center．Inside the purse there was some money and the woman's driving license．Her name and address were printed on the license，so the boy knew where she lived．That evening he went to her house and knocked on her door．When she opened it，he said，“I found your purse，''and handed it to her．

    “Thank you very much，”she said．She opened her purse and took out all the money．She wanted to give the boy a small reward，but there were only bills of$20 in the purse and she thought that$20 was too much to give the boy．“I'm sorry，”she said. “but I don't have any small change to give you．”

    The boy said，“That's all right，”and he went away．

    A few days later he found another woman's purse．It also had her driving license in it，so he knew where she lived．He went to her house and said．“l found your purse ,”and handed it to her．

    “Thank you very much，"she said．  She opened her purse and took out all her money．

    “That‘s strange，”she said．“Before I lost my purse l had a $100 bill and a $20 bill in it．Now I have a $100 bill ,a $10 bill and two $5 bills．''

    “Yes，"the boy said，and smiled．

    What's that in the sky? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Hello Kitty.

That's how Lauren Rojas, 12, from the US thought of her science project. She sent her Hello Kitty doll into the sky early this month. She wanted to find out how altitude(高度) changed air pressure(气压) and temperature, according to New York Daily News.

    Rojas put the doll and a small computer into a rocket model, and then sent it up with a weather balloon(气球). The computer recorded the height, air pressure and temperature. Rojas also put in a video camera to record the trip.

    "It took about two or three weeks to put it all together," said Rojas. "I think people will think it (the video) is really cool."

    The balloon got to 28.5km above the Earth. At that height, the doll could see the blue curves(曲线) of our planet. The air was very thin up there, and soon the balloon broke up (爆炸). The doll fell from the sky and at last it ended up in a tree. It was 76km from the place where it had started its journey.

    On Christmas Eve a few days ago, an English couple, the Hardens, got a very special call. It was only a 20-second call but it was very 1. The Hardens' 15-year-old daughter has gone 2 six months before. On Christmas Eve she rang them. ＂I'm phoning to wish you a happy Christmas,＂ she said, ＂I love you.＂ Ronals and Edwine Harden were so 3 that they started a special telephone service （服务）called ＂Alive and Well＂. The service helps 4 to get in touch with children who have run away from home.

    Young people can phone ＂Alive and Well＂ and leave a message for their parents. The telephones are answered by answering machines. So 5 can speak to the child or make him return home. Parents of runaway children who are 6 eighteen can ask the police to bring their children home. So children do not want to tell their parents where they are. Through ＂Alive and Well＂ they can telephone their parents and they do not 7 about this or give out their addresses.

    The Hardens and their helpers 8 the telephone messages and connect（联系）the addresses given. About 30,000 British teenagers have left home and many of them are probably in 9. For only two pence（便士）they can go into a telephone coin box and call their parents. They can dial 5675339 and 10 a parent worrying: Is he dead or alive?

One evening, Brian told Mom that the boys at school had been laughing at him, because they knew he had to do the dishes every night at home. "I didn't like it. Today 1 called me Cinderella," he said seriously. Mom could tell that Brian was 2 about what had happened. After dinner, Brian went straight upstairs, without stopping to 3 as usual. "I've got a lot of homework to do," he said. Mom was surprised but said nothing.

When Brian got home from school the next day, he said 4 , "I've solved it, Mom" He had told the boys at school that he wouldn't do the dishes anymore, as he wasn't a 5 . "I'm not Cinderella," he said.

The next morning, Brian came downstairs, ate his breakfast, 6 his lunchbox and set off to school as usual. But at noon he rushed into the 7 again. "Mom, there was nothing in my 8 !" he said. "How strange," Mom said. Brian 9 made himself two sandwiches and rushed off to school.

That evening, before going to bed, Brian asked, "Mom, do you have a 10 pair of trousers for me? My laundry (洗衣) basket is full." Mom answered that she had been busy that day. The next evening 11 dinner, when Brian headed upstairs later to start his homework as usual, he came straight back down again. "Mom, my laundry basket is still full. Can you tell me 12 you will put a wash on?" he said. "Maybe tomorrow." Mom answered.

All week long, 13 Brian kept asking his mom for things, Mom kept giving him almost the same answers. Until, this afternoon after school, Brian got home and 14 his mom alone preparing dinner for the family, he suddenly got the 15 Mom had been trying to tell him: he might not want to be Cinderella, but neither did his mom. After dinner. Brian did the dishes again himself.

I have a pen pal. We1 chat (聊天) on WeChat. Now let me tell you2 about him. 

My pen pal's name is Li Kang. He3 in Beijing. He is a 4 of Grade Seven. There are 5 people in his family — his dad, his mum, his sister and him. 

Li Kang loves6 books a lot. He often reads 7 in his free time, 8 he knows a lot. Li Kang likes 9 very much. When he meets some 10 in studying English, he often asks me for help. He studies it every day. I'm 11 he will study English well. 

My Chinese is not12 . Li Kang often helps me 13 my Chinese. He teaches me to speak Chinese on WeChat. Now I can speak some Chinese. Li Kang and I often help each 14 . I'm glad to have a pen pal like Li Kang. 

I want to go to Beijing to15 Li Kang one day. I will be very happy to see him.