Tom began to learn to cook when he was six years old. At that time,he was ill in hospital．During the first three days there,Tom1a lot of TV cartoons and felt bored with them．Then he visited the Internet for fun．He 2an interesting website(网站)．It taught people how to cook．Tom was very3the pictures on the website and fell in love with(爱上)cooking．4he got better,Tom went back home and tried to learn to cook by himself．Tom spent most of his free time learning5to cook．He tried a lot of recipes(食谱)．

    Now after five years of6 ． Tom is a famous cook in his town．He also uses his cooking to make money7poor children in his town．He's already given them more than 10,000 dollars．He8has his own book to teach people to cook food．The book is quite popular．"When you9to do something，try your best to do it．Then you will be10one day!"said Tom．

    Patricia is a pianist and music teacher in California.She wanted to1money for music scholarships at her local community college.One day she had an idea.She thought，"I'm going to ride my2across the United State this summer.I'm going to ask people to give money3 every mile I ride."She talked to the people in the community about4idea. They all liked the idea and strongly supported her.So she felt very5for it.

    Patricia joined about forty other6who were all from California.They began the long 7 across the US in Astoria，Oregon.Patricia went up and down huge hills.She saw beautiful countryside and8friendly people.9there were problems，too.The 10was sometimes very hot，windy or cold.Patricia was tired and sore every night.

    One day she11an accident.She12her bike and her toes were badly hurt.But she continued to ride.She overcame many difficulties and spent two13on the whole ride.She raised more than $10，000 for music scholarship.Patricia was happy and14of it. She did it!

    People don't 15her when she tells them her age.Patricia looks very young and  acts very young.Can you imagine that she is 67 years old? The 67-year-old woman rode across the US in sixty days !

    Hello！My 1 is David. I am in No.12 Middle School. Here 2a photo of a pen. Is it mine？3. It is not my pen. It is my good friend Anna's. She lost 4 pen in the school library this morning. It is black. Now she can 5 it. I can e-mail her about it 6 anna808@tom.com.

    I found a 7 of keys in Classroom 7C this afternoon.8 yours？My phone number is 798－5546. Please 9 me. You can 10 the teacher for them, too. Thank you!

    Young Scottish brothers take on a list of 500 adventures

    For Ollie and Harry Ferguson, life is an adventure. For the past four years, the brothers have been working to1a list of 500 challenges and experiences.

    "The idea came about actually from the boys," their father, MacNeill Ferguson, said. "The boys were just asked one day if they could2 some cool things for us to do as a family. They put forward some impossible ideas firstly, like going on a trip to Mars, International Sausage Day and all kinds of3 kids requests. They built the list to a hundred, then kept finding new things we wanted to go and try ... until it got up to 500." They're all listed on the brothers' Facebook page.

    So far they have built an igloo, explored the wilderness, and sent their Lego men to the depths of the ocean and into outer space. Perhaps their biggest 4is playing out right now on the high seas. Last year, Ollie and Harry launched(使下水) a toy ship from the Scottish coast. The ship named "Adventure" sailed across the North Sea to Scandinavia. It then began a ride on a Norwegian boat and was launched 5, this time off the coast of west Africa. It's equipped with a tracking device(跟踪器), allowing the brothers to6every step of the sailing.  But the battery(电池) on the tracking device is becoming weak, so Harry and Ollie hope a passing ship 7 their boat and is able to recharge(充电) its battery, allowing the adventure to continue.

    "Harry, where would you like the boat to go?" Ferguson asked. "Without (a) 8 , that would be China because we all love China." Harry answered. He thought that even there are so many difficulties, the boat will reach China.

    My kids and I decided to go to the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we saw a man holding a piece of paper that said, " 1 my job. Family to feed."

    At this store, a 2 like this was not normal. My 10-year-old kid noticed him and said it must be awful to have to stand 3 in the cold wind.

    In the store, I asked each of my kids to4 something they thought our "friend" there would appreciate(感激). They got 5 , a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old kid suggested giving him a 6 . All the other kids and I thought it was a good idea.

    When we handed him the bag of 7 , he lit up and thanked us with watery 8. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for9his family might need, he burst into tears.

    This has been a wonderful 10 for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can 11 ! Things would have played out so 12 if I had simply said, "No, we really don't have 13 to give more. "Stepping out not only helped a father in 14 , it also gave my kids the15 taste of helping others. It'll go a long way with them.