Teenager Jake Deham was skiing with his family in the USA when he fell over and lost one of his skis. His family didn't know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no sign of Jake.

    Jake couldn't find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn't work out the right way to go.

    It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures. But Jake kept calm. At home, Jake watched a lot of programs about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programs and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn't blow into it. Outside his hole, the temperature fell to a dangerous-15℃ that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.

    But he had to get down the mountain. The TV programs always said," If you are lost, you should find someone else's tracks(足迹) through the snow and follow them." "I wanted to live my life." remembers Jake." So I got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those." He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours after he lost his ski, he found a team of worker who came to save him. He was safe!

    His mum was very happy when she heard the news. Amazingly, Jake didn't even have to go to hospital. He got through the terrible experience without any injuries.

    So, the next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TV can save your life!

How late is too late to return a book to the library? For a library in California, the USA, the answer is never. After a historical book was checked out 96 years ago, it was returned to the library by a man this May.

According to Chris Kreiden, director of the library, the name of the book is A History of the United States and it was written by Benson Lossing.

So how did this book make its way back to the library nearly a century later? It started with a mystery: A man returned the book without leaving any information. In the book, a library worker found a library note with the date "February 21, 1927".

What places had the book been to? Who had it been with? These questions didn't stay unanswered for long. The mystery was solved after Jim Perry shared the story with the local newspaper.

"I didn't know how special it was," said Jim. He explained that he found the book while cleaning old boxes in his house. He said the book had been in his family for five generations (代) and was probably checked out by his grandfather-in-law.

Now the book is kept inside a display case (展柜) at the library, reminding people of a simple yet important message: It's never too late to return your library book.

Lydia likes running a lot. She always runs, and picks up rubbish along the way. This activity{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (call) "plogging", an activity combining collecting rubbish with running. Last June, she first learned the idea of plogging{#blank#}2{#/blank#} the Internet and decided to plog. 

Lydia runs four or five times a week and takes{#blank#}3{#/blank#}walk with her two dogs every day. She often wears her{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (glove) and takes several bags when she goes out. Sometimes she spends half an hour{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (collect) rubbish. She says she{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (waste) the last few years of her running life.  Now she feels{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (good) to do plogging than just running by the litter. 

"It takes just a moment to stop and pick something up off the ground. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, it makes a big difference to my community. Now my husband also joins me. " Lydia says{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (proud). "It doesn't matter{#blank#}10{#/blank#} much rubbish I pick up. It's a good way to protect our planet. "

Dame Daphne Sheldrick did a great job -she protected and returned orphaned (孤儿的) elephant babies to the wild. In 1977, Sheldrick and her team David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust began to save and raise hundreds of orphaned elephant babies in Kenya. Here is what she shared with us in an interview. 

Question: Can you tell us about your first interaction (互动) with an elephant?

Sheldrick: My first close interaction with elephants was that with my husband's two elephant orphans. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

Question: Why did you set up David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust?

Sheldrick: {#blank#}2{#/blank#}David was, at the time, the finest wildlife warden (看守人) in Africa. After my husband died, there were many orphaned elephant babies that needed to be saved, so I came to help. That is how it all began.

Question: {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

Sheldrick: The orphans often come back to see their human family and the other orphans... Elephants never forget. They love their keepers for life.

Question: What can children do to protect wildlife?

Sheldrick: Children can help keep the environment clean and safe for wildlife. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}They can also raise money to help those working with wildlife.

Do you want to save and raise orphaned elephant babies like Sheldrick when you grow up? Why or why not? (答案不超过15个单词){#blank#}5{#/blank#}

Kevin and Chloe's anniversary(纪念日) is on16th May. Kevin doesn't know how to 1 it. 

After thinking it over, Kevin 2 to have a nice dinner at an Italian restaurant. He calls the only two Italian restaurants in town to book(预订) a table, 3 there are no tables available(可用的) on that day. 

Kevin knows that Italian food is Chloe's favourite. Having Italian food is the best way to make 4 happy. Now there are no tables available. 5 can he do?

Suddenly, Kevin has a(n)6 . What if he cooks Chloe an Italian meal?

He is sure that Chloe will be 7 . But there is one 8 — Kevin isn't a 9 cook. Then Kevin thinks he can go to an Italian restaurant and take the food home. 

The big day comes. Chloe is 10 work when Kevin orders the food and brings it back. As he puts the food on the table and puts the music on, Chloe 11 . 

Kevin 12 her the dinner. "Happy Anniversary!"

Chloe looks at Kevin. " Do you know what 13 it is today, Kevin? Our anniversary is tomorrow. "

"What? Is it 14 May today?" Kevin thinks. He looks at the calendar(日历). It turns out that Chloe is 15 . He looks back at her. "Well, I guess it's always good to practise. "