I believe you all have seen Marvel movies before. But do you know who created those superheroes? It's Stan Lee, the father of Marvel. People of all ages love him.

    Stan Lee was born in America in 1922. His real name is Stanley Lieber but his pen name is much more famous. With the help of his uncle, Lee became an assistant* in Marvel in 1939. During that time, he was paid only 8 dollars a month. In 1941, his first work Captain America came out and later he became the main comic book writer and editor. He created more than 80% of Marvel's characters, such as Iron Man and Spiderman, so he became as well-known as those characters.

    Lee carefully designed the Marvel world so that we can see most of the superheroes in it together. And he even became a character in his stories and played a role of his comic book heroes.

    The following is what he once said, "I was embarrassed* before, because I thought I was just a comic book writer while other people were doing great things. But then I began to realize that entertainment is one of the most important things in people's lives. I feel that if you are able to entertain, you are doing a good thing. Without it, they might go off the deep end."

    Lee died in 2018 at the age of 95. Though he has left, his superheroes will keep living on.

    Everyone faces challenges in their life, but some are more important than others. Daniel Kish had serious problems with his eyes when he was born. And doctors took away both of his eyes before he was fourteen months old.

    Soon after, however, he started to do an amazing thing. He started to make clicking(咔嗒) sounds with his tongue(舌头) to help him move around. Much like a bat(蝙蝠), he now moves about using sonar(声呐). He is so good at it that he can ride a bicycle in traffic. He and his group, World Access for the Blind, teach others how to use sonar. In this interview with National Geographic, Kish explains how the process works.

    How does sonar work?

    "When I make a clicking sound, it makes sound waves. These waves reflect(反射) off surfaces all around and return to my ears. My brain then processes the sounds into images(图像). It's like having a conversation with the environment

    When you click, what do you see in your mind?

    "Each click is like a camera flash. I make a 3D image of the things around me for hundreds of feet in every direction

    What is it like riding a bike using sonar?

    "It's exciting and enjoyable but requires a lot of focus. I click up to two times per second, much more than I usually do."

    Is it dangerous to move around the world in this way?

"Much of the world lives in fear of things that we mostly imagine. I have a habit of climbing anything and everything, but I never broke a bone (骨头) as a kid."

    How challenging is it to teach people to use sonar?

    "Many students are surprised how quickly results come. Seeing isn't in the eyes, it's in the mind."

    I'm Sally. I was a shy girl. Bu this term, I decided to do a brave(勇敢)thing. In this term, we had a new subject to learn— physics. When our teacher asked someone to be the physics monitor(物理课代表), I put up my hand and got the role. But it was not as easy as I thought.

    At the beginning, I found that many students did not hand in(上交)their homework, so I was a little worried. I shouted at the students. It made the students angry. One girl asked: "Why are you shouting at me? You're making it seem like it is all my mistake(错误)." Then I found that, it was my mistake in fact. I should talk to my classmates in a kind way and not get so angry.

    After this, I changed(改变)how I spoke. "Excuse me. Could you please finish your homework?" I said. Later, I was surprised that many students understood me a lot better and finished their homework quickly.

    I found the best way to do this job is to talk with my classmates in a friendly way. Now, I am getting better and better with my classmates. This job makes me feel like I am growing up like a little tree day by day.

    Charlotte's Web (《夏洛特的网》) is a classic children's novel written by an American author, E.B. White. The novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a spider (蜘蛛) named Charlotte.

    Wilbur is the 11th baby of his mother. Since his mother can only feed ten babies at one time, the farmer plans to kill Wilbur. Kind-hearted little Fern saves him and scents him to a nearby farm. Animals on the farm refuse to befriend Wilbur, so Wilbur feels lonely. However, Charlotte welcomes this new member and is glad to make friends with him.

    Knowing what is going to happen to Wilbur (as the farm owner plans to kill him for sale), Charlotte promises to make a plan to save his life. She writes a lot of good things about Wilbur on her web and makes him famous. Charlotte succeeds in saving Wilbur's life, but she dies as she is too old. Luckily, she leaves three baby spiders. More and more generations of spiders continue to be with Wilbur.

 Hi, I'm Zhang Wen. My English name is Amy. I'm 13. I'm a middle school student.

I want to have lunch with Maria now. But she isn't in the classroom. Where is she? Oh, she may go to the school library(图书馆). This morning, she tells me she needs to return (归还) some books to the library today. You may ask, "Who is Maria?" Well, she is my classmate. And she is also my good friend.

 Maria is the same age as me. She is tall and thin. She likes to wear white dresses.

 Maria's dad is from Canada and her mum is from China. Maria can speak English and Chinese very well. She often helps me with my English.

 Maria likes playing basketball. I like playing basketball too. On Fridays, we play basketball together after school. We always have a great time.

 Maria often helps me when I'm in need. I'm happy to have her as my good friend.