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    One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. "Cindy, my company wants to promote (升职) me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling you that you've done well and allowing you to skip (跳) a grade, but you'll have to leave your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?" She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was lost in thought. The question kept me wondering for the rest of the night. I had said "yes" but for the first time, I realized the difficult decisions adults had to make.

    For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I'd eagerly wait for the phone to ring and then tell her everything happened during the day. A phone call, however, could never take her place and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.

    During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large empty apartment,   ▲    It was then I started to understand the difficult choices she had to make. She needed to think about both family and work. Faced with difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn't know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with a positive attitude.

    Back home, I reminded myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she managed to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be independent. I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable goals.

    My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the experience has really taught me. I've learned a lot because of this separation. There are lots of difficult decisions that we have to face in our life. We need to have a positive attitude no matter what happens.

    On October5, Tu Youyou, 84, became the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in natural science. She is only the12th woman in history to be awarded the honor.

    Tu was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China on 30 December 1930. She once studied at Xiaoshi Middle School and Ningbo Middle School. Her teacher said that Tu liked reading books and she was very hard-working. From 1951 to 1955, she attended Beijing Medical College. Later Tu was trained for two and a half years in traditional Chinese medicine.

    Tu was given the award for her discovery of artemisinin(青蒿素), which has been developed to fight against malaria(疟疾). When Tu started her search in the late 1960s, over 240,000 compounds(化合物) around the world had already been tested, without any success. Her interest in traditional Chinese medicine drew her to ancient texts and finally found the sweet wormwood(青蒿),which had been used to treat malaria in China around 400 A.D. After more than190 failures, she invented the right drug in 1971.

    Tu Youyou doesn't have a Ph.D., neither has she ever studied or worked overseas. One former colleague, Liao Fuming, who has worked with Tu for more than 40 years, describes her as a "tough and stubborn(固执) woman."

    Tu is stubborn enough to spend many years putting ancient texts together and use them in modern scientific practices. The result is millions of lives saved.

    "She has done wonderful contribution to the world with her work, she really deserves it! It's a blessing for the Chinese people, as it is for the world!" Mats Wahlgren, member of the Nobel Assembly said.

Gina and Harry are good friends. They live in Shanghai with their parents. They all love China very much.

 It's a Sunday morning. Gina 1 021-66134523 and Harry's father gets the phone. She asks," Uncle Joe, is Harry. in?" Uncle Joe says 2 and asks Harry to get the phone. Gina says on the phone," Harry, 3 dad and I are in Beijing. Now we are in a museum(博物馆). It sells model planes at good 4 . Do you want one?"

 Harry is very happy." Yes," he says." That's very'5 of you, Gina."

" Well, I can buy one for you, but can you let me have a look at your 6 homework?" Gina says."I must 7 it next week, but history is too difficult8 me."

 Harry says," Gina, I 9 model planes. But I think copying(抄袭) homework is a bad 10 ."

 Gina is unhappy, but she knows Harry is right. She says,"I'm sorry. Forget it. I will buy one for you. Bye, Harry!"

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 Hello! My name is Millie. This is a picture of me and my friends. My friends' names are Fred, Sandra and Jim. 

 Fred is 11. His first name is Frederick but we always call him Fred. Oranges are his favorite food. 

 Sandra is 10. We are the same age. Jim is her brother. He is 12. They have a dog. You can see it in the picture. It is small and its name is Bobbie. 

 My friends and I are in the same school. Our school is next to a park. After school, we often play baseball in the park. It is our favorite game. 

# Friendship #MyFriends @ Frederick @ Jim @ Sandra

 Ava had been out of school for a long time because of the holiday break. School was just two days away. She was 1 about all the new things she had to learn and the new friends she had to make.

 Ava's mum saw her change and 2 what was wrong. Ava told her mum about her mood. Her mum had a(n)3 . She could bring her stuffed bear(毛绒熊) Teddy with her to school.

 On the first day of school, Ava put Teddy in her 4 and headed off to school. After getting into the classroom, she was a little nervous. Then she 5 Teddy. She took him out of her backpack and hugged(拥抱) him,6 soon she felt a lot better.

Throughout the day, Ava held Teddy whenever she felt worried. Teddy always made her feel better.

 One day, Ava saw another child playing with a stuffed dog. He was Lucas, and Bingo was the dog's name. Lucas said Bingo helped 7 feel calm and brave, just like Teddy did for Ava. The two 8 playing together, and they became good friends.

9 Teddy and Bingo, Ava and Lucas made new friends and felt more confident and comfortable at school. They even started the Stuff Animal Club to10 those like them.