Hello! My name is Carl Smith. I am a junior high school student. I come from England, but l'm in Beijing now. I live with my parents and my two sisters. My parents are English teachers in No. 8 Junior High School. I am in the same school. I like my new school very much. It is nice and my classmates are very kind to me. They like to play with me. I look different from them. I have blue eyes and long brown hair. I speak English well, so many students like talking with me. I am happy here.

Dear Cheng Xiaoyu,

    I'm Betty White. I'm from Boston, America. My parents are "teachers at Harvard University(哈佛大学). My brother Dave and I are students at Dale School. I'm in Class One Grade Five. Dave is in Class One Grade Six. Dave likes English and I like PE(体育). After school, I play basketball with Dave at Harvard University. I know your name from "the Internet(因特网). I want to be your friend. My telephone number is 654 098.

Yours,

Betty

Bex Lindsay's dream was to be a host. From a young age, she was very 1 in radio. In her childhood she often pretended (假装) to host her own shows on Bex Radio while 2 her parents' CDs. At that time Lindsay wanted very much to work at Fun Kids, a radio station 3 young listeners, so she sent them a strange recording, hoping to be accepted.

"In the old host-to-be performance, the final thing you were 4 to do was to jump on a trampoline (蹦床) while interviewing 5, "she told the reporter, "I didn't have a trampoline and I didn't want to do it in front of anyone else, so I interviewed myself while jumping on my bed, having the recording made. "

Lindsay's recording really 6 and she was asked to host the Sunday breakfast show. Now she hosts a popular program and she loves radio more than ever. She says, "My 7 as the host is kind of to be a listener, so I will ask questions that other people would want to ask."

When she is asked how she has been 8, Lindsay says, "First of all, keep the dream in your mind and 9 give up. "She adds, "Hosting isn't about how high up in the world you are; its about having a good 10 and a good idea. Go and do it."

My name is Sam. I joined a club called "passing help" last month. Now let me tell you why I joined it.

One evening this May, on my way home my old car broke down (出故障). It was 25 miles from my home. I wanted to get a ride (搭便车), but there was no car. It was also hard to take a taxi. I decided to take a bus home. I went to a bus stop nearby.

After a while, a bus came, but it did not go to my town. The bus driver was a young woman. She was kind and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes, but no bus came. At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car. She was just the bus driver.

"When I reached the bus station, I got to know that the bus to your town couldn't come, so I returned here. I just can't leave you here," she said. "Get in my car and I will take you back to your home." "It is a long way." I said. "Come on, sir," she said. "Let's go."

On the way she told me a story. A few days ago, there wasn't gas (汽油) in her car. An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.

When we got to my home, I wanted to give her some money to thank her, but she didn't accept it. "I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along," she said.

On the first day of school, Socrates told his students, "Today, we'll only learn one thing, that is to stretch(伸展)your 1 , then try to swing them backward." He showed them and as a 2 , all the students laughed. "Sir, is it necessary to learn this?"one of the students laughed.

"Of course," Socrates replied 3 . "You think this is a simple thing, but it is very difficult." Hearing this, the students 4 even harder.

Without being a bit 5 , Socrates said, "In this class, I'll teach you how to learn this action well. Then after the class, from today on, you will do it 100 times a 6 ."

Ten days later, Socrates asked, "Who still 7 to swinging his arms?" About 80% of the students raised their hands. Twenty days later, Socrates asked, "Who still insists(坚持)on swinging his arms?" About 50% of the students 8 their hands. Three months later, Socrates asked, "Who still insists on that 9 action of swinging?" This time, only one student raised his 10 . He was Plato.

Perseverance(坚持不懈)is the simplest yet the most difficult thing in the world, because everyone can do it but not everyone will do it. Only the one who can stick the simple thing out may make it.