My father was 44 and knew he wasn't going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.

    Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. "Right now, you are pretending to be a time killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best." Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. "You will do something great." He didn't know what would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I've felt proud of myself , I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask, "Is this what you were talking about , Dad ? Should I keep going ?"

A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though, I've come to believe he would want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of , and believe in , somebody else. It's time to start writing my own letters to my children . Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don't hold back because they're afraid to fail. They're only afraid of failing us. They don't worry about being disappointed. Their fear —as mine was until my father's letter —is of being a disappointment .

    Give your children permission to succeed. They're waiting for you to believe in them. I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me：That belief will be more complete , that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts："Don't worry; you'll do something great ." Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.

Pandas are one of China's treasures. They are so lovely that many foreign tourists come to China to see them every year. 

Some of the foreigners even choose to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} pandas. Abe Nobuko from Japan, is one of them. She came to Sichuan many years ago and worked {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a panda keeper. When Abe Nobuko was three years old, her grandmother bought {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a toy panda. The little girl {#blank#}4{#/blank#} it very much. She went everywhere with it. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Abe grew up, she learned a lot about pandas. 

One day, her mother {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to her, "You like pandas so much, Why don't you find a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} that has something to do with pandas?" Abe thought it was a great idea. In order to work in the panda zoo, Abe learned {#blank#}8{#/blank#} in college. After graduation, she came to China to study about the animal protection. Three years later, she started working at a panda base in Sichuan. 

Abe does her best to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the pandas at the base are healthy and happy. The job is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} , but Abe never complains (抱怨). "I love pandas and I love this job," she says. 

Do you like pandas? If you do, then try to learn as much about pandas as you can!

 It's 2: 30 in the afternoon. The house is quiet(安静的)." Tom?" Mom says. No one answers.

 Mom comes to Tom's room. He is not on the bed, but his model plane is on the desk." He is not in his room, and he is not in the yard, " Mom thinks. Then Mom comes to his grandparents' room. Tom likes to play with his grandpa's tape player, but he is not there.

 Mom looks for Tom everywhere. Where is Tom? Mom is worried. She wants to call Dad. She comes to the living room to get the phone.

" What's that? " Mom sees something black under the sofa. Oh, it's Eric, Tom's dog. It loves sleeping there. What is next to Eric? It's Tom!

Do you want to be a businessman(商人)? What should a good businessman be 1 ?

Once in a 2 , there is a businessman. He sells 3 at very high prices to make lots of money, but he still wants more.

So, he starts doing some"4 " things.

When people come to 5 fruit in his shop, he' ll 6 away 

0.15k g from every basket of fruit. It's 7 for people to know this when they buy a lot of fruit. This way, he 8 make more money.

One day, his friend comes to buy two kilos( kg) of oranges. The 9 does the same to him. When the friend comes out of the shop, he starts to 10 the oranges." Do I get enough of them?"11 he goes to another shop to weigh(称重) them. He 12 that the oranges only weigh 1.85kg. Angry with 13 friend, he goes back to the shop and tells everyone about it.

Soon, all villagers know it and they don't want to buy fruit from the businessman. He makes14 more money ever after.

Being honest(诚实的) is the right way to do things. To be a good businessman, one should follow the 15 . Never do things like the businessman.

"Act your age," said Aunt Augusta sharply(严厉地). Frances had been blowing bubbles(气泡) in her bedtime milk. But it seemed that Aunt Augusta was 1 anyway.

 Frances was quiet. She felt better when Aunt Augusta had 2 visiting them and gone home.

 The next day, Frances was playing ring-around-the-rosy with her five-year-old sister, Grace. Just then Frances's friend Julie 3 . "You'd Was Frances getting better act your age," said Julie. "What will our friends 4 ?"

 The next day was Saturday. Frances wasn't feeling as excited as she 5 did about going to Grandma's house for dinner 6 Aunt Augusta was invited as well.

 When they sat down to eat, Aunt Augusta started talking about her 7 with her next-door neighbor.

"... and yesterday I came home to find his dog burying(埋葬)a 8 right in the middle of my flower bed!" she said. "Do you know what I did next?"

9 answered her question, so she answered it herself. "After the little beast left, I dug up the bone, gift-wrapped(用礼品纸包装) it, and put it in that man's mailbox."

"Oh, for heaven's sake, Augusta," said Frances's mom. "You should learn to act your age."

 At the thought of 10 Aunt Augusta being told to act her age, Frances started to laugh. Then she started to sputter(喷). The more she tried to stop, the 11 she laughed and sputtered. Finally even Aunt Augusta managed a small. 12 and murmured(低语), "I guess I should."

 Grandma chuckled(轻声笑) and said, "That's the first time I' ve heard Frances laugh all evening. I'm glad she remembers 13 to smile."

 The next afternoon Frances was playing hopscotch(跳房子游戏) with Grace when Julie came over.

"Hopscotch?" asked Julie. "You 14 play a baby game like hopscotch?"

"Yes,I do, "said Frances firmly.

 There didn't seem to be anything left for Julie to say. For a while she watched Frances and Grace hopping and giggling(咯咯笑) and playing. Then 15 she asked, "May I play, too?"