Once lived a family with eighteen children. Two of the children loved painting very much, but the family was too 1 to send both of them to study at the 2 college at the same time. After many discussions, they would toss (抛) a coin. The loser would go down into the mines (煤矿) to earn money and 3 his brother to study. And the winner would learn art at the 4. Albecht Durer won the toss and Albert went down into the mines.

    Albecht Durer worked hard and his paintings were much 5 than those of most of his teachers. After graduation, he made a lot of money for his paintings.

    When Albecht Durer returned, the family held a big dinner for his great 6. Soon after the meal began, Albecht Durer said to his dear 7, "Albert, now you can go to the art college and your 8 will come true. I will take care of you."

    But Albert said 9, "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it's too late. Now I can't even hold a glass."

    To show his great love and respect, Albecht Durer 10 his brother's hands with fingers towards the sky. He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.

    When you meet Esther Okade, she seems really like a 110-year-old child. She loves dressing up as Elsa from Frozen（《冰雪奇缘》）,2 Barbie toys and going to the park or shopping. But what makes the British youngster stand out is the3that she's also a university student.

    Esther, from Walsall, a town of the UK, is one of the country's4college student. The talented 10-year-old girl5the Open University in January this year and is already top of the class.

    It's so interesting. she says. It was super easy. My mom taught me6a nice way.

She adds, I want to finish the7in two years. I want to have my own bank by time I'm fifteen years old8I like numbers and I like people and banking is a great way to help people.

    And when people think her parents have9her into starting university early, Ester disagrees. Esther10wanted to start when she was seven. But her mom thought she was too young. After three years of11, mother Efe agreed to take the idea at last.

Esther's mother noticed her daughter's natural ability for12shortly after she began homeschooling her when Esther was only three.13, Esther's parents took her into a private school. But after a few short weeks, Esther cried out in tears and she said, I don't want to go back to that school. They14don't let me talk!

    In the UK, you do not have to start school until you are five. Education is not compulsory（义务的）until that age so I thought OK, and15will be doing little things at home until then.

    Maybe by the time she's five she will change her mind. said Esther's mother.

    Mrs. West lives in Hangzhou. We know that Hangzhou is very hot in summer.1 , many people don't want to go out after 2  . But Mrs. West has to  3  her father at the bus stop in such a hot afternoon.

    Her father, Harry, is sixty years old. He lives in a small town. These days he doesn't feel well. So Mrs. West4 him and asks him to come to see a 5 in the hospital in the city. Because she thinks the hospital there may be6 for him.

    Now she 7  on the way to the bus stop. There 8  no trees and she feels very hot. But she's too fat and can't walk fast（快）. She walks and walks. Suddenly she finds a boy walking behind her. She gets9 .

    "Why are you walking behind me, boy?" she asks angrily.

    "It's 10 ." the boy answers.

    One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to a town. Suddenly the bag1off his cart onto the road. He didn't know2 he could do with it because it was too3for him to lift alone. He hoped that someone would soon pass by and give him a hand.

    Just at that moment, a man riding a 4came up to him. But the farmer felt5when he saw who he was. It was the great man who lived nearby. He thought the great man6help him, and hoped another farmer would come up. But the man got 7his horse right away and said, "I think you need help." Then he took one end of the bag and the farmer took 8. They lifted it together and put it on the cart.

    "Sir," asked the farmer, "how much should I 9you?"

    "Don't mention it," the great man answered. "When you see10else in trouble, do the same for him."

    When I was a boy, I used to love walking in the 1 around my house. My mom warned me several times2 to travel so far or I would lose the way. Being a naughty(淘气的)boy, however, I soon found 3 walking further and further away, testing4 I could go into the woods without getting lost. But once after losing my way for two hours, I decided to leave a mark the next time I went for a walk.

    The next day I decided to try it. I walked into the woods5 the house couldn't be seen. Then I broke a small branch(树枝)to mark my place. I walked further and broke many branches. After a while I got tired and decided to return. When I turned around, I6 found my way home, but I felt7 rather than being proud. I could see the mark of destruction(破坏)that I left in the woods. I promised never to do that again. Instead, I started to value my time alone in the woods. I'd sit by the streams(小溪)and 8 their beautiful singing. I'd bend down(弯下腰)to 9 the flowers.

    I've tried to leave marks of kindness and goodness since then. I've tried to show others 10 they can do the same. May you always leave marks of joy in your life.