Mr. Brown is an old man. Every morning he goes for a walk in the park. And he comes home at twelve thirty for his lunch in the middle of the day.

But today a car stopped at his house at twelve 0'clock. Two policemen helped him get out. One of them said to Mr. Brown's daughter, "He can't find his way home in the park and ask us to take him home in the car."

    The daughter thanked the policemen and they leave. Then she asked her father, "Dad, you go to the park every day. But today you can't find the way. What's wrong?" The old man smiled like a child and said, "I can find my way home. But I don't want to walk home."

Father gives all for daughter

    One day, an 11-year-old girl asked her dad, "What are you going to get me for my 15th birthday."

    The father replied, "Don't worry about that. You still have lots of time."

    But on a day after her 14th birthday, she passed out and was rushed to the hospital.

    The family learned that the girl had a serious heart disease (疾病)and that she might die.

    At night, she asked her dad "Daddy, have they told you that I am going to die."

    The father replied. "No, you will live as long as anyone else."

    She was surprised. "How can you be sure?"

    He turned to her and said, "I just know it."

    After the girl turned15, he had a heart transplant(心胜移植手术). After recovering(恢复), she came home to find a letter on her bed.

    It said, "My dearest daughter, if you are reading this, it means that everything went as I told you it would. One day you asked me what I would give you for your 15th birthday. I wasn't sure then. But now you know that my gift to you is my heart. "The father had donated(捐赠) his heart to his daughter.

    Parents are selfless（无私的). They often make great sacrifices(牺牲) to make their children happy. Keep this in mind when you feel angry toward your parents. They're just what they think is best for you.

    He was a poet (诗人) known for the nostalgia(思乡之情) he expressed in his poems. Now, it's time for us to express our nostalgia for this great writer. On December 14, famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

    Born in 1928 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, Yu and his family moved to Taiwan in the 1950s.He lived and worked there until his death.

    Nostalgia(《乡愁》) is Yu's famous poem in which he expressed his homesickness for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan. Published in 1971, the poem was popular among Chinese all around the world. Even those who little about literature(文学) are familiar with lines from the poem. The poem is chosen in Chinese high school textbooks.

    Besides his achievement in poetry, Yu was also a successful essay writer, and translator. He once translated English poet Siegfried Sassoon's poem In Me, Past, Present, Future Meet into Chinese. It is regard as an accurate and powerful translation, in which the most famous line is "心有猛虎，细嗅蔷薇" for "In me the tiger sniffs the roses". Yu spent his whole life writing.

①Eleuthera is a great place for people to enjoy pineapples. There is a big festival—— Eleuthera Pineapple Festival. It has a history of over 30 years. It is in early June on the Island of Eleuthera. The festival of 2024 is from 7 June to 8 June. Every year people from all over the Bahamas and other places come here to enjoy this festival. Delicious foods and drinks are everywhere at the festival. Everyone can find something to enjoy.

②Not only the foods and drinks, there are also many interesting activities(活动) for visitors to enjoy. One fun activity is the pineapple- eating race. People must eat a pineapple without using their hands. The one who eats up the pineapple first wins.

③Visitors can also make different kinds of foods like cakes, salads, juices and ice cream by using pineapples. Some people try the dishes and find the best one as the winner. Another cool activity is the music show. Some musicians sing and play music there. You can watch them sing and dance to the music together.

④For the people who live in the Island of Eleuthera, the festival is also a big thing. They show and se ll beautiful things that are made with their hands. Some people sell food and drinks. Some even ask the visitors to have meals with them.

⑤The Eleuthera Pineapple Festival is a big party for everyone. Do you know other fruit festivals around the world?

If you' re into sports, you' ve seen it happen — tennis players jump over the net to shake hands after a hard match; football players exchange jerseys(运动衣) after ninety minutes of knocking each other around; even boxers touch gloves at the beginning of each round. Players in every event, from spelling bees to golf, act in this way. It's all part of sportsmanship(体育精神), a great tradition in sports and competition. It means playing and being calm all through the match.

 Everyone feels great when they win. In the last few years, you might see some players celebrate a goal with a long victory dance or talk big about their ability. However, it's always hard for people to say in public that they made a bad play. Good sportsmanship is what they really need. It's the golden rule of sports.

Good sportsmanship means that you play by the rules, talk politely to everyone during games and stay cool even when you lose the game. At the school sports meeting, for example, it's more important for you to know how to work as part of a team and cheer your teammates on. That may help you enjoy more success at your future work. In competition— as in life— you may not always win, but believe me, sportsmanship will help you get through, and there is always the next match.