Xiao Qiang, a 12-year-old Chinese boy, has too many activities. His father 1 him away from school four afternoons a week and drives him across town to practice. " I do most of my 2 in the car when we are 3 to practice, and I have to do the rest(剩余的) when I get home. I am too tired, and I just want to sleep." he said.

    "More and more kids aren't 4 because(因为)they have too many activities to do," said Mr Wang, an expert(专家)of Children Development, "41% of the children aged 9-13 said they felt 5 most of the time, and more than 75% of them said that they wished they had more 6 to play."

    "Over-scheduling(过量的课程安排)is a growing problem for Chinese families," said Mr Wang. It is not good for both kids and their parents. More families eat dinner 7 or often eat fast food 8 their way to drawing or music lessons. We all know it is important for kids to learn how to relax(放松).If they don't learn that now, it will be more difficult to learn when they get 9 . Kids need time to relax. Parents should 10 about what is right for kids.

    I was 16 when one morning my father told me I could drive him into a village, about 18 miles away, on the condition that I take the car in to be serviced（保养）at a nearby garage（汽车修理厂）. Having just learned to drive and hardly ever having the 1  to use the car, I happily accepted. I drove Dad into the village and promised to  2 at 4 pm, and then drove to a nearby garage. Because I had a few free hours, I 3 to catch a couple of movies at a theater near the garage. When the last movie had finished, it was six o'clock. I was 4  hours late!

    I knew Dad would be 5 if he found out I'd been watching movies. I decided to tell him that the car had needed some repairs and that 6 had taken longer than expected, I drove up to the place where we had planned to meet and saw Dad waiting patiently. I said  7 and told him that I'd come as quickly as I could, but the car had needed some major repairs.

    "I'm disappointed that you feel you have to  8 to me, Jason."

    "What do you mean? I'm telling the truth."

    Dad looked at me again. "When you did not show up, I called the 9 .

    They told me that you had not yet picked up the car. So you see, I know there were no problems with the car." I had to confess (交代) to my trip to the movie theatre. Dad listened as a 10 passed through him.

    "I'm angry, not with you but with myself. I have failed 11 I have brought up a son who cannot even tell the truth to his own father. I'm going to walk home now and consider 12 I have gone wrong all these years."

    "But Dad, it's 18 miles to home. It's dark. You can't walk home." My words were 13 . Dad began walking along the dusty roads, silently, thoughtfully and 14. For 18 miles I drove behind him.

This was the saddest experience that I have ever had. It was also the most successful lesson. I 15 lied to my father after that.

The twins were filled with excitement as they were planning a surprise for Mother's Day. They planned to make French toast (吐司) and chicken porridge. They had watched their mother in the kitchen. When the big1 came, the pair went to the kitchen quietly early in the morning. They put some rice into a pot (锅) and left it to boil while they made the French toast. Jeff broke two eggs into a plate and added in some milk. Jenny put two pieces of bread into the egg mixture. Everything was going smoothly2 Jeff started frying (煎) the bread. The pan was too3 and the bread turned black within seconds. Jenny threw the burnt piece, put in the other piece and4 the fire so it cooked slowly. Then Jeff noticed the porridge boiled over. Jenny felt scared.5 , Jeff stayed calm and turned off the gas quickly. Just then, they caught the smell of burning. The other piece of bread in the pan had turned6 as well. As the twins looked around them in disappointment, their father7 . "Don't be worried!" He helped them clean the mess quickly. After that, Jeff told their father their plan. "Sounds great! I can8 you to cook," their father said. Hearing this, Jenny and Jeff9 with joy in eyes. With their father's help, it didn't take long10 the French toast and chicken porridge were ready. When11 was ready, their father left the kitchen, promising to keep their12 . The twins carried the breakfast upstairs and woke their mother up. "Happy Mother's Day!" "It is unbelievable! You can cook! It's the biggest13 I have received," seeing the breakfast, their mother said excitedly. Her face shone with14 . Their father winked (眨眼) at Jenny and Jeff and said, "They have known how to15 others." It was a secret only shared between them.

These days, a woman in Chengdu, Sichuan, is much welcomed on the Internet. Her name is Xie Hongying. She is 50 years old and people call her Auntie Xie kindly. You may want to 1 why so many people like her. Now you can find the reasons(原因) from her 2 . 

Auntie Xie sells 3 at the Chengdu Giant Panda Base. Her apples and figs are 4 and she sells them at very good prices. But these are not the only reasons. The Chengdu Giant Panda Base is a popular place to visit. Every day, Auntie Xie 5 many foreign(外国的) people come and go. And she finds it's 6 for them to buy things from the near stores. Because they can't speak Chinese. Then she thinks if she speaks 7 well, she can talk with them better. Also, she may sell more fruit. So she studies English hard when she is 8 . And when she has difficulty with a new word (单词), she opens her 9 and looks it up. Now, she can talk with the foreign visitors easily and her fruit sells much better than before. 

To have a better life, the 50-year-old Auntie Xie is brave enough(足够勇敢的) to 10 , study and try. That's the most important reason why so many people like her.

A young boy had many bad habits. His father was so 1 . He asked an old teacher for help. The teacher took the boy for a walk in the woods. While walking, he suddenly stopped and told the boy to pull out a small plant. 

The boy held the plant and pulled it out 2 . The old man then asked him to pull out a little bigger one. The boy 3 hard and the plant came out, roots (根) and all. "Now pull that one out. said the old man, looking at a small tree. The boy had to use all his strength to pull the 4 out. "Now pull this one out." said the old man, 5 a big tree. The boy held the trunk (树干) and tried to pull it out. But it didn't move at all. "It's 6 " said the boy, out of breath. 

"So they 7 bad habits," said the teacher, "When they are small, it is easy 8 them out, but when they grow bigger, they cannot be pulled out." The old man's words made a great difference to the boy's life. 

What we can learn from the story is: Don't wait 9 bad habits to grow in you. 10 when you have control over them, or they will control you

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