We go to school every day to become better people. How can we start to make big changes in our lives? Perhaps we can get tips from former US First Lady Michelle Obama. During a visit to China from March 20 to 26 in 2015, Obama shared her views on education and youth empowerment with students.

    The first lady encouraged Chinese students to aim high and get a good education. At Chengdu No 7 High School, she told students that having humble roots doesn't matter as long as you have perseverance (毅力). Obama said her family was not rich. Like many Chinese students, her parents had big dreams for her. She felt the weight of her parents' sacrifices (牺牲) on her shoulders and worked hard to make them proud. Persevering was not easy, though. Sometimes she had to wake up at 4:30 am and study late into the night. "But whenever I got tired or discouraged… I would remember something my mother always told me. She said: A good education is something that no one can take away from you.'"

    Mrs Obama also encouraged Chinese students to study abroad to broaden their horizons (开阔视野) in a speech at Peking University. "As the Chinese saying goes: It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books," she said. It's not enough to get good grades in school. It's also important to have real experience with languages, cultures and societies that are different from your own, she noted. Studying overseas can also benefit future international relations. It can help young people from different countries work together to deal with shared problems like climate change, Obama said.

Last Saturday was a great day. We felt the 1 of the world that day. 

While Bob and I went across a bridge, something caught our 2 . On a large rock (岩石) in the centre of a small river, something was3 . 

"What's that little thing?" Bob asked. 

4 , a father and son went onto the bridge. 

"Dad, that's a baby bird!" he called to 5 father. 

The baby bird 6 on the large rock in the fast- moving water. It sat there, wet and shaking. It felt 7 . 

"We've got to save it though it may take some 8 !" the boy cried. 

Bob and I also 9 to save the bird. While climbing down the bank (河岸), we saw the father already standing in the water10 holding his son's hand. Bob also stepped into the water while the boy nearly fell. 

The river is a little deep. What's 11 , mud (泥) round the river rocks made walking more difficult. The father helped his son back up. 

"Maybe I can get it," Bob said. He was 12 there when an underwater rock stopped him.

Then the father was back in the water 13 . He held Bob's hand and Bob got the baby bird finally. The boy 14 and the two men walked hand in hand. Getting to the river bank, they took the little wet bird to a 15 place. It jumped several times. This is the first time I have saved a bird. I feel good!

I'm Lisa. Good news! Good news! We have a new house. The rooms are small but they are all nice. There are many rooms in our new house. 

My bedroom is my favorite room in our house. I make the room full of green color because I like green best. First, I paint the wall green. Then I put some pictures on the wall. The pictures are all about plants, flowers and the sky. I put a big red bed in the middle of the room. The quilt is like a big tree. You can see a bird sleeping in the tree. There is a green table on the left side of the bed. And there is a green desk on the right side of the bed. I am so happy because there are many storybooks on it. I love reading very much. Reading makes me wise. There is a big orange bookcase in the room. I also put my things in the bookcase: my schoolbag, CDs, history books, and the model plane. 

My second favorite room is the kitchen because I like cooking. My mother is a good cook, so l want to be a cook. 

I love my new house. Welcome to my new house.