When I was a boy of twelve, I lived in South Carolina with my family. Every morning many 1 would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn't any sound that can be 2 than the song of the birds. I decided to 3 a young bird and keep it in a cage so that I could have my own musician. I finally caught one and put it in a cage. The bird was 4 and cried loudly, but finally it became quiet in its new home. I felt happy and 5 my little musician carefully, giving it food and water.

    The next day, the bird's mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird 6 up everything she brought. But the following morning, I found it lying on the bottom of the cage, dead. I was very 7! What had happened?

    Arthur Wayne, a famous scientist, happened to hear me crying over the death of my bird. He told me the 8. "A mother bird, finding her young child in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous food. She thinks it's better for her young to 9 than to live in a cage."

    Since then, I never catch any birds or put them in a cage. All the birds have the right to 10 in the sky.

    Resi and I walked to school together every morning. We linked up with some of the other village children. It was 1945 in Germany, and this was a1thing because of the war.

    Sometimes Resi and I took a shortcut, a little path 2a meadow(草地). One day, we saw a young stranger, chopping wood in the side yard of a house. We walked away quickly, 3 who he was.

    The next morning, there he was. He didn't seem to notice us,4we were only a few feet away. Again we stared, then ran away.

    Resi said that he was one of a small group of Americans being captured(俘虏) by the German army .We weren't afraid, just5. He looked nice.

    One morning some days later, the American 6from his woodpile. He smiled and said, "Hi."

    We didn't know any English. So, as usual, we ran away.

From then on, 7 we passed by, we would find the American working in the yard, almost as if he was 8 us. Every day, he waved and repeated his "Hi." We waved back and said "Hi" 9.

    After another week, another 10 English word "Bye-bye". We laughed and parroted it back: "Bye-bye."

    Later, the man came closer to the fence, and said, "Frankie."

    Resi and I became quite 11with our "Hi, Frankie; byebye, Frankie" morning routine.

    Sometimes he would be singing. "You are my sunshine ..." he sang over and over,12, until we could sing the whole song.

    One morning, Resi and I arrived, but there was no Frankie. We looked 13. No Frankie. We never saw him again.

    Years later, at a picnic with our American relatives, 14 started singing, "You are my sunshine…" Of course I remembered the words, and I 15joined in. I told them about Frankie. And to this day, whenever I hear the song, I remember Frankie and the wonderful legacy he left us: our first English lesson and many happy memories.

Sam, a foreign student, often shares his experiences of Chinese culture on his vlog.

In one video, for example, Sam shared how he had learned the Chinese word "dongxi", he translated each part separately into "east west". And he introduced how "dongxi" came to mean "things". He told people that all marketplaces in ancient Chinese cities were set up along a single road that ran from east to west. So when you would say "qu mai dongxi", you'd be saying, "I'm going to buy things."

He posted some other videos of reading Chinese poems and performing Kungfu in Chinese traditional custom. They were quite welcomed by more than 40,000 followers.

"Many of my followers are learning Chinese", Sam said. "But sadly, they know little about Chinese culture and the country." Like many foreigners, Sam once believed that all Chinese could perform Kungfu, flying onto roofs and walking over walls. He thought the country was not developed. But after he got a scholarship to study in China in 2019, his view about China changed. "China has entered a new period, but many people's impressions of China are still stuck in the 1970s," Sam said. "That's why I started to shoot vlogs to share Chinese culture in 2019."

Until now, Sam has posted more than 40 Chinese culture vlogs online. Though shooting these vlogs is not easy and takes lots of time, the young man feels proud. Sam said that he wanted to continue bridging the differences between two cultures. "This goal may not be achieved easily, but I will spare no efforts to do my part."

Mrs Ball had a son. His name was Mick. She1 him very much and as he was not a2 child,she was always3 that he might be ill.4 she used to take him to see the best5 in the town four times a year to be looked over.  During one of these visits, the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests and then said to him," Have you had any6 with your nose or ears recently ?" Mick7 for a second and then answered . " Yes,I8 . " Mrs Ball was very9 . "But I'm sure you have never told me that, Mick !" She said worriedly. " Oh, really ?" said the doctor10 " And what trouble have you with your nose and ears, my boy ?" "Well," answered Mick, "I always have trouble with them when I'm taking my sweater off, because the collar (衣领)is very tight（紧的）. " 

In the final of the men's 100m freestyle at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Chinese athlete Pan Zhanle achieved an unbelievable time of 46.40 seconds, breaking the world record and {#blank#}1{#/blank#}( success) winning the gold medal. This is the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}( nine) gold medal for the Chinese delegation(代表团) {#blank#}3{#/blank#} this Olympics. It's also the first time that a Chinese athlete has won {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Olympic championship(冠军) in the men's 100m freestyle event.

 Foreign reporters {#blank#}5{#/blank#} ( give) high praise to Pan Zhanle since he won the first place. He has become {#blank#}6{#/blank#} ( fast) man in the world now and the most shining Asian star in the swimming pool. After the competition, Pan Zhanle was very proud of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} ( he). He said that this gold medal was of great importance to the country {#blank#}8{#/blank#} it was the first time that a Chinese had created history in this event. Facing the disregard(漠视) of foreign athletes, he responded(回应) with result of breaking the world record {#blank#}9{#/blank#}( answer) everything and winning the recognition (认可) of foreign audiences and athletes. His great achievement {#blank#}10{#/blank#} ( encourage) more and more Chinese kids to learn swimming in the future.

It's many people's dream to travel around the world, and Cory Lee has already done it. 

Cory's traveling journey started early in his life. 1 he had to stay in a wheelchair because of his illness，Cory went on his first trip to Disney World when he was four.  At the age of 15, he traveled abroad for the first time with his mother, and since then he 2 great interest in traveling. 

The fearless young man never lets his wheelchair stop him from 3 what he can do. After visiting 37 countries all over the world, Cory just became 4 traveler in a wheelchair to visit every continent(洲)!"I understand that not 5 is sure to be possible, " he said. "But if you have made up 6 mind to do something and keep positive, you'll make it. "

It took 7 research and planning for Cory to prepare for his trips, and he said it was plenty of work.  That's what made him begin Curb Freewith Cory Lee， 8 website where he shares ideas with other disabled travelers. He also wrote a book for 9 -Let's Explore with Cor Cor. It tells a story about a boy who travels to different countries in his wheelchair. As you can imagine, many children 10 by his story. Just in his own way, Cory shows the world that where there's a will, there's a way.