It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home. When he walked by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind. “I'll send Mum some roses (玫瑰).”
   While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?” he asked. The shop assistant told him that roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen (一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨). She told him they were a lot cheaper than roses.
   “No, I have to have red roses," he said, "My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses, as the rose is her favorite.”
   After hearing this, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the shop assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you two." Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air. He thanked John, and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the shop assistant to send them to his mother.
   As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon he realized it was not a park but a cemetery (墓地). Crying, the young man carefully laid the roses, "Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”
   Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked back to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.

    A beautiful and very successful actress played the lead role in a new musical show. Her home was in the countryside, but she did not want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the centre of the city, she got some beautiful furniture(家具) and had a man to paint the rooms in new colours.

    It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter's bill (帐单). At the bottom of it were these words: “Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance : 3 pounds,” with this note: “ After 5 p.m. I get 15 shillings (先令) an hour instead of 10 shillings.”

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Dear Matthew,

I'm really thankful that I have had your class for a year.

Times really change! When I heard that the Sunshine Bookstore was closing. I was so sad. The bookstore was in the neighborhood for about 50 years, and it was a great place where people could read the books they love. 

When I met Old Peter, the store's owner, he told me it was difficult to run a traditional (传统) bookstore. Most young people now would like to read e-books and more people bought books online. 

Childhood memories came back to me so clearly. A group of us kids often went to the stere. We looked at the new books, or just talked with Peter. We spent hours reading there. Peter encouraged us to share our ideas by writing them on a large board. 

A few months later, I was back and was surprised to see that the Sunshine Bookstore was still open for business. It was still old outside, but when I went into it, it was quite a different world. A book reading was going on. Nearby, some readers were sharing their ideas on a screen instead of the large board. Some were reading on computers. It even had a coffee shop selling nice food. Clearly, the Sunshine Bookstore was in good, creative hands.

Peter told me that there were more activities in the coffee shop such as book readings and even music shows and movie nights. The bookstore was turned into a place where the book lovers got together and shared ideas and experiences. 

"Well, as you can see, technology (科技) and creativity have brought my old bookstore into the 21^st century! I'm so glad to see that everything I wanted it to offer (提供) to the neighborhood is still here," said Peter. 

No matter how times change, there are always people who love reading. Traditional bookstores are also changing in a creative way. 

When Emily Cummins was a teenager, her grandfather had an illness — a lot of pain in his hands and fingers. One day, Emily saw that he had difficulty getting toothpaste(牙膏) out of the tube(管). She made an invention that helped him with this, and won the Young Engineer for Britain Award for her toothpaste dispenser(自动取物器). 

A few years later, Emily learnt that some African countries are short of water. The women and children there often walk many kilometres a day to get water for their villages. They usually put the buckets(桶) on their heads. They have to walk carefully so as not to waste the water. Emily's invention is a simple water carrier. It makes it possible for the women to transport up to five buckets of water each time. 

Her latest project is a simple fridge that runs without electricity, but only needs the energy that comes from the sun. There are now thousands of families in villages in Zambia, Namibia and South Africa who use it. 

Emily has already won several prizes for her inventions and was named one of the world's top ten young people. And Emily often visits schools and talks to teenagers. She wants to encourage them to come up with new ideas that make the world a better place. 

On my 35th birthday, I gave myself my first skateboard (滑板). Most of my friends and family thought the girl was crazy, but only I knew why.

Two years ago, I accidentally fell down a 12-meter waterfall and broke the pelvis (骨盆). I used to be thought of using the wheelchair for good, but one year's professional training made it possible for me to walk miles. Therefore, physical activities became even more important in my life. So why not make it enjoyable? I've wanted to learn to skateboard since I was a kid, but all of my time went into dancing. 

One day, I met some of the members of GRLSWIRL, a skateboarding club. This club was amazing. Even though everyone there was better than me, they were happy to help and excited to see me overcome (克服) challenges. For me, the biggest challenge was overcoming my PTSD (创伤后应激障碍). Falling is a huge part of skateboarding, but because of that accident, it was really hard for me to make it. However, when I tried again and again, I was not afraid of falling any more. The more I skateboarded, the better my body and mind felt. Although I started it for treatment, I never imagined it would open up a new world for me.