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    Kyle walked up and down as he waited for his turn at the back stage. This would be his most important piano performance yet. At ten years old, he was the youngest performer in the Christmas concert. Although his teacher Ms. Neal said he was good enough at the song he would play, he still practiced it more than 30 times that week. When he closed his eyes at night, the music played over and over again in his mind

    Now, the day finally arrived, but Kyle was not sure he was ready. He kicked a small ball which was picked up from a Christmas tree, and then looked himself in a mirror—trying to make his bow tie more smooth and beautiful. He thought of his mom who bought him the new suit with this bow tie. He would make her feel proud of him. He noticed that his hands were shaking. How could he play the notes of the song if his hands were shaking? He took a deep breath and tried to calm down, but his hands shook more.

At this time, Ms. Neal walked up to speak to him. “I have something for you,” she said, putting a smooth black stone into Kyle's hand. “It's a special stone. There's no other one like it in the world. You've practiced so much, so you don't need anything else.”

    The stage lights reflected on it. “Thank you.” Kyle said.

When Kyle's name was called, he rubbed the stone, stepped onto the stage, and played better than ever. After his performance, he noticed that Ms. Neal had a whole bag of black stones. “Why did you say this one was so special?” he asked.

His teacher smiled, “Like your talent, it is special because it belongs only to you.''

The ancient Chinese educator Confucius (孔子) often traveled through all the stales, teaching. 

One day, he took his carriage (四轮马车) and went out on one of these journeys. Seeing a child in the middle of the road, he asked the driver to stop. Confucius said to the child, "Could you please give way to my carriage?" The child didn't answer. Confucius asked again and the child pointed at a small castle (城堡) made of mud (泥) on his own behind himself, saying, "Can't you see that there is a castle here? I only heard of carriages going around castles. I've never heard of castles giving way to traffic." Confucius was really surprised and said, "At such a young age, you seem to know quite a lot."

The child raised his head and looked directly at Confucius. He said, "I heard fish can swim as soon as they are born. Rabbits can run on the third day after birth. You see, age doesn't make a difference." Hearing this, Confucius felt the child's words were right and said, "Oh, young people today are really fantastic." Then he asked the carriage driver to go around the child's castle. 

Later, people use "Hou Sheng Ke Wei" to mean that young people should be considered with respect (尊重) because they are full of new and creative ideas. Sometimes they will often be better than the old. 

Every year the students at Harry's school put on a concert. Their friends and parents go to the concert. Some students sing and dance. Others act in plays.

Harry likes to act. He also likes to write plays. For one concert he wrote a play about a spaceman. He called it Lost in Space. He acted in his play. He was the spaceman.

Harry made his own costume. It was a spacesuit. He used plastic bags to make the pants. He wore a shirt that belonged to his mother. It was an old shirt. It was made of silk. She did not want it anymore.

His shoes were an old pair of his father's. He didn't want them anymore either. They were made of leather.

Harry's helmet was an old motorcycle helmet. 

Harry painted his costume with silver paint. He looked like a spaceman. 

There was only one problem. No one could hear what he said! 

There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy son. The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labor. 

One day, he told his son, "Today, I want you to earn something. If you fail, you won't have your meal tonight. "

The boy didn't want to find a job, so he asked his mother for help. She gave him a gold coin. In the evening, when the father asked his son what he had earned, the son showed him the gold coin. The father then asked him to throw it into the well (水井). The son did as he was told. 

The father guessed that the gold was from the boy's mother. The next day, he sent his wife to her parents' home and asked his son to earn something. Since no one helped him, the son had to go to the market to look for a job. A shopkeeper told him that he would pay him a coin if he carried heavy tools for him. The son accepted. As he returned home and gave the coin to his father. he was asked to throw it into the well. The boy cried, "Dad! My body is aching. I'm tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-earned coin into a well?"

The businessman smiled. He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labor are wasted. The son realized the value of hard work. He promised not to be lazy any more. 

 Liam Garner likes adventures and had some experiences with long-distance biking. He had once ridden 750 km from Los Angeles to San Francisco. He thought he could {#blank#}1{#/blank#}( easy) ride from Alaska, one of the northernmost places in North America, to Argentina, one of the southernmost {#blank#}2{#/blank#}( city) in South America. So, as soon as he finished high school, Garner began preparing for his adventure. 

 On August 1, 2021, Garner started his journey. Garner rode through Mexico, Colombia and ten other countries. He was especially surprised by El Salvador. The boy thought it was"one of the most peaceful countries in the world. "

 However, while he {#blank#}3{#/blank#}( ride) through Colombia, Garner also met much trouble along the way. He was robbed at least five different times. Yet the boy faced an even {#blank#}4{#/blank#}( big) challenge on his way. In Mexico, he experienced extreme heat. He {#blank#}5{#/blank#}( fall) off his bike, landed on his head and had to spend a month in the hospital. 

 Garner first began cycling because he didn't have a car. But now, he considers it to be the best way to travel, "Since you go slow, you have the chances {#blank#}6{#/blank#}( smell) and touch things, " he says. "You develop a special fondness for the little towns along the way. "

 Over the course of 527 days, he had cycled 32, 000 kilometers. When he gets home, he hopes to write {#blank#}7{#/blank#} book about his journey. He hopes his ride will encourage others to start out on their own adventure.