Emily is a music teacher. She has always made some money by giving piano lessons. She had a student named Robby. He was 11 years old when his mother took him to his first piano lesson. Emily thinks that students should begin at an earlier age, which she explained to Robby. But Robby said that it had always been his mother's wish to hear him play the piano, so she took him as a student. But from the beginning Emily thought he was a hopeless learner. He was not talented in playing the piano. But Emily had to say he tried hard. One day, Robby stopped coming back and told her that he wanted to play in public. He said his mother had been ill, so he had to practice at home. Emily hesitated(犹豫) because she thought he couldn't play the piano well enough, but finally she agreed.

    The night for the public show came. The high school hall was full of parents and friends. When Robby began playing, Emily was surprised at what she heard. He played so well that everyone in the hall was moved. Emily ran up to him when he ended. "I've never heard you play like that, Robby! How could you do it?" "Well, Miss Emily … do you remember that I told you my mom was sick? Well, in fact, she was so sick that she died this morning. And well … she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make it special."

    When Emily heard this, she felt that he was the teacher and she was the student. For it was he that taught her the meaning of love and believing in yourself.

    Ender Wiggin is a 6-year-old army general(将军), and a gaming genius（天才). Sometime in Earth's future, humans will have a war with bug-like alien species, the "Buggers". They use computers to control battles(战争).To prepare for the war, all talented children study in a special school to become generals. Wiggin is one of them.

    Students play games to practise their commanding (指挥的) skills. Wiggin is the best of them. At last, Wiggin comes to his final test. The fleet(舰队) he commands in the game is the real human army. Wiggin is actually "playing" the final battle between humans and Buggers. Will he win? What will happen to humans after the battle? Let's find out in the book Ender's Game, by the American writer Orson Scott Card.

Wilbur the pig woke up and looked for Charlotte the spider. Wilbur wanted to thank Charlotte for her help yesterday. He found her sitting in the corner. An egg sac(卵囊)was next to her on the web. 

"What is that thing next to you, Charlotte?"

Charlotte looked very proud of herself and said "I made it myself. This egg sac is the best work I have ever made. "

Wilbur had to agree that it was truly beautiful, but he still did not know what was on the inside. Charlotte told him that there were five hundred and fourteen eggs in the sac. Wilbur could not believe his ears. Charlotte said she was not kidding because she counted it herself. 

Wilbur saw Charlotte was not in the mood and asked, "It is really pretty, but why are you sad?"

"I an just sad that I will not see my children come out of their eggs next spring, " Charlotte said in a soft voice. "I just have a feeling that I will not be around to see that happen. I'm feeling my age. I'm not young anymore, Wilbur. But I don't want you to worry about me. This is your big day today. Look at the web I made. Doesn't it show up well with the dew(露水)on it?"

Wilbur was surprised that although Charlotte needed to make the egg sac, she still made the web for him while she was aging fast. Charlotte's web never looked more beautiful than it looked this morning. 

Tom sat at his desk, looking out of the window for a long time. He had to finish his class project (课题) tomorrow. Everyone in his class had to write about their own special talent(才能). His friends finished 1 , but Tom still had a problem with what to write about. Earlier that month, Tom helped his2 with their projects. 

Betty came to ask for help and enjoyed Tom's wonderful 3 . Tom advised that she should write about drawing because Betty drew wonderful pictures. Betty went home 4 . 

A few days ago when Tom5 with Scott in the library, Scott was worried about his project. Tom advised him to write about swimming because he was a very good 6 . Scott hurried home to work on his project. 

Tom still couldn't 7 what his special talent was. He thought about his friend Ellie. Last week when they were 8 their way to school, she danced along beside him. Suddenly, Ellie stopped9 she was worried about her project. Tom told her to write about dancing. Ellie was so happy that she jumped into the air and danced the rest(剩余的) of the10 . 

However, Tom still couldn't decide on his special talent. 11 , he had an idea. The next day, everyone including Tom presented(呈现) their projects. "It 12 me a long time to decide, so I started to think I didn't have one. But… I do have a special talent. " 

"I'm good at 13 my friends, " he said, "All of the things I do are great fun because I do them with my friends. " 

The whole class clapped (鼓掌). His friends clapped14 than everyone else. 

"You forgot something15 , Tom, " said Betty, "You make the best drinks. " 

"Thank you, " said Tom. 

Lion dance is a traditional Chinese art form. It 1 during festivals and is believed to bring good luck. 

Many young people start 2 lion dance because of a strong interest in it. Liu Jianyong, born in Foshan, decided to learn lion dance at the age of 10. Now he is the 3 performer in a famous group. In order to follow 4 dream, he trains so hard that he spends almost all his time in training. Although it's easy to get hurt, he never thinks 5 giving up. Finally, his hard work paid off. He won 6 prize with his partner in a national competition. 

Li Xiaorong also 7 lion dance and runs after her dreams. She is one of the 8 of lion dance. Though she doesn't perform the difficult movements, she can still play the drums during a performance.

The young lion dancers also put short videos online to let more people know 9 lion dance is like. These videos give the world a fuller picture of lion dance. 

The young dancers are proud: of what they are doing. As they dance 10 , the young dancers themselves are writing up their own stories of bravery and growth. 

It was last winter. My wife Ella, our little dog Floopy and I were driving home. We had a holiday with our parents in Cambridge. We had to spend eight hours {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (drive) home. Floopy was not happy because she had to stay in the car all day. She jumped here and there. "Put her in the back seat and give her something {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (drink)." I said to Ella. Just then she jumped on my right arm and there was big bang at once. Our car crashed into a truck in front and caught fire. A moment later, the police arrived and they got us out of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} car. "Oh, poor Floopy is still in the car!" Ella cried and ran back to the burning car before the police could stop {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (she). She opened the door but found Floopy wasn't there. While she was running back to us, there was a big sound. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} dangerous it is! We looked everywhere but didn't find Floopy, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} we had to start again for home, feeling sad.

Two {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (month) passed. It was about half past two in the morning and Ella was lying awake in bed. She had dreamed about Floopy. Suddenly she {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (hear) a strange sound. She woke me up and said to me {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (quiet). "Listen! Isn't that a thief (小偷)?" We came downstairs with a stick in the hand. There! The sound was coming {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the back door. Then I opened the door. To our great surprise, it was Floopy!