When the man's wife died，their youngest baby was 2 years old．They had six other children一three boys and three girls．aged from 4 t0 16．

    The man's parents and his wife's parents came to visit them．

‘‘We've been talking about how to make this work，"they said．"There's no way you can take care of all these children and work to make a living．So，we've decided to place each child with a different uncle and aunt．"

     The man refused．Over the next few weeks，he moved the family to a tiny town and his business developed quickly．People came from far away to do business with him．And the children helped him both at home and at work．

The children grew up and got married．Five of the seven went off to college．The children's success was a source of pride to the father．

    Finally，the youngest daughter，who was 2 years old when the mother died，got married．With his life's work done，the father died．

This man's work had been the lonely but joyful task of raising his family．This man was my father．I was the 1 6-year-old，the oldest of seven．

    Davy wants to join the pet (宠物) club of his school, but he doesn't have a pet. What can he take to the club? It isn't easy for him to find a pet. One day, he sees a caterpillar (毛毛虫) in front of the classroom. It's small and green. Davy loves the caterpillar very much. "I will call you Caty，" says Davy. Davy takes his caterpillar to the pet club. Some children are talking about their pets.

    "My dog can swim," says Bob.

    "My cat can dance," says Jane.

    "My bird (鸟) can sing with me," says Ray.

    "My caterpillar can walk," says Davy.

    But he can't find Caty. He looks for it everywhere. Where does Caty go? Davy doesn't look very happy. One day, he plays with his friends in the school. A butterfly (蝴蝶) stands on his head. Oh, it is Caty and it is back. It's now a butterfly.

    More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that's why there are about 1.4 billion bicycles and only about 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!

    Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighbourhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don't even have to ride all the way.

    Folding (可折叠的) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by accessing on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travellers.

    Health Benefits of Bicycling:

    It helps to prevent heart diseases.

    Bicycling helps to control your weight.

    A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year. Bicycling can improve your mood (心情).

    Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident. Bicycling is healthier than driving.

I looked into the mirror and checked if I was dressed up properly, YES! My hair was clean and my tie was straight. So I confidently(自信地) went to the stage(舞台), imagining how proud my parents would be of their son! That evening, I was the pianist playing in the school concert for the first time. When the concert was over, I couldn't wait to share my joy with my family. However, only my mother was there. She explained, "Son, your dad is called out to work."

I was a little unhappy, though not very surprised. Because it was not the first time that my father was absent. As a manager in a big telecommunications(电信) company, my father was very busy with his work all year around. In fact, I didn't have much time with him. Every time when I complained about it, my father always said, "Everyone has his responsibility, and I have mine."

Later, I had a chance to visit father's company. He pointed to a big iron(铁) tower and said, "Son, that is a base station. Do you know that 25 percent of the calls in our country are through the network(网络) we built?" "Wow! But it's hard work. You know, China started late in many ways. We have to work hard and sometimes even give up time with family."

Now, more and more people are amazed at the Chinese miracle(奇迹). If any foreign friend asks me who makes the Chinese miracle, I want to tell that behind the miracle there are always a lot of people like my father. 

Cai Xuzhe dreamed of flying high when he was young. He was a new face on the Shenzhou-14 team. He spent 12 years as an astronaut（宇航员） getting ready for his first trip to space.

"I am happy and proud but feel more about my duty（责任）," Cai told reporters. Cai and other two team members, Chen Dong and Liu Yang, left the earth on board the Shenzhou-14 spaceship in June of 2022, for a six - month stay in space. They finished the work of building the Tiangong space station.

Cai was born in 1976 in the countryside of Shenzhou City, Hebei Province. He showed interest in planes as a child. When he heard a plane flying past, he ran out and looked at it till it flew away.

Cai went to an Air Force flight college（空军飞行学院）. After finishing college, he began to work at an airport. The airport was in poor condition. However, he studied and trained his flying skills there carefully. InMay 2010, Cai became a Chinese astronaut and underwent（接受） hard training. He did best in his training and finally became a Shenzhou-14 team member. He tried his best to make his dream come true.

It was Sunday. Tom went to the City Stadium for a basketball match. Tom was worried because there was a traffic jam and he might be late for the match. He got off the bus and ran as fast as he could. He {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the team shirt and his number was eleven. 

Tom was not a player in the match, but a fan. He retired (退役) last year and went back home. This time he had a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to watch a match of his former (以前的) teammates in his home town. He was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to meet them again. After running for over twenty minutes, he arrived at the stadium on time. His former teammates played {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a stronger team, but they did better. Finally they won the match. Tom {#blank#}5{#/blank#} for them loudly. After the match, Tom waited at the gate of the stadium so that he could meet his old friends as soon as they came out. It was an exciting day.