On the way back from work every evening, more often than not there would be a homeless man standing at the exit of the freeway(快车道). He looked to be in his late 40s but was probably a lot younger. He had shoulder length straight black hair and a short beard.

    Every day after work I would remember to gather any spare change, and put it aside to give to him if I saw him. A feeling of joy would come over me every time I saw him, while coming off the ramp(坡道). So did he. Sometimes the red light would be on for a minute and we would ask each other about our day. His answer would always be the same, "I'm blessed!"

    Then one day I was called into my boss's office and was told that I was being laid off. For the rest of that day all I could think of was "how am I going to provide for my kids as a mother, how am I going to pay rent?"

    Needless to say that on my way home that day I was very sad and upset. I didn't remember to look for my spare change and keep it ready like I usually did. Yet there he was as always, as I turned the ramp. He set his eyes on me, while still smiling and waving at others as usual.

    While I was waiting for the red light to turn, he strolled(闲逛) over to my car. He had a big smile. He looked at me straight in the eyes and said, "Today I will give you a dollar." He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a dollar bill.

    You see that day he taught me a valuable lesson more than a dollar bill. No matter what material things are taken from you, no one can take away your choice to be joyful. Every time I'm faced with challenges, I think of the homeless man's valuable lesson and remember that I am blessed.

    One afternoon, Kate and her brother, Bob, went out to play. Kate was eight, and Bob was ten. "Let's go to the bridge and we can see fish in the river," said Kate.

    "I don't know..." Bob said. "Mum told us, 'Don't go on the bridge.' She said it's dangerous."

    Kate said, "I am not afraid. Are you?" They walked onto the bridge and began looking for fish in the river. The bridge was a train bridge. Trains went over the bridge three times a day.

    The children were standing in the middle of the bridge when they heard a loud noise. "A train is coming!" Bob shouted. "Run!" He ran to the end of the bridge. He was safe.

    Kate ran, too, but she fell. The train was coming fast. Kate ran towards Bob. She fell again right on the train tracks (铁轨). There was no time to leave. She had to lie down between the tracks. A few seconds later, the train went over the girl, but she was not hurt at all. She stood up and said to Bob, "Don't tell Mum! Don't tell Mum!"

    At last their mother found out about the story. She was angry because they went on the bridge. But she was happy that Kate was all right.

A little stream(小溪) ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert(沙漠)."I went through so many {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(difficulty). I should have no problem {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(cross) the desert,"she thought. As she started, she found  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(her) slowly vanishing(消失)into the sand. After many tries, she still failed."Maybe I can't reach the ocean,"she said {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(sad) to herself.

At this time, a deep voice said, "{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the wind can cross the desert, a river can also do it."It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered,"That's because the wind can fly, but I can't.""That's because you can't give up {#blank#}6{#/blank#} you are. Let yourself evaporate(蒸发) into the wind and it can take you across me,"said the desert."Give up what I am now? No! No!"The little stream could not accept that."The wind can carry the vapor(水蒸气) across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,"said the desert."And whether you're a river or vapor, your nature never changes."{#blank#}7{#/blank#}hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the wind. It {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(carry) her to the next stage of her life.

The course of our lives is just like {#blank#}9{#/blank#} experience of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (become) successful, you should also change the way you are.

Last weekend, my friends and I went on a picnic. On the way there, my friend Mike and I broke our {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(自行车), so we had to walk and were a little late.

When I arrived, I saw everyone {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(有) a good time. Tom was telling a funny story, and it made us all laugh {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(开心). We were very {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(饥饿的), so we had a lot of fruit and bread. They were delicious!

During our picnic, we talked about our free time {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(活动). I said that I often help my parents with {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(家务) and do exercise when I am free. Lucy said she enjoys practicing singing every week.

After eating, we played some games. Tom jumped {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(高) than me in the jumping game. It was fun to see everyone so happy.

{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(然而), as the day went on, the sky started to get dark. We {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(决定) to go back home because it seemed {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(下雨). Though the weather changed, we all thought it was a wonderful day. I think it's necessary for us to spend fun time with friends!

 Nancy is a ten-year-old girl. She 1 the UK. She studies in Center Primary School. Her favourite subject is art because she loves drawing. She 2 Friday because she has two art lessons on that day. She is good at drawing people, but she doesn't 3 how to draw animals."It is time to learn," she says to herself.

 How does she learn to draw4 ? She searches for(搜索) information online. She reads books 5 drawing animals in the school library. She asks 6 art teacher for help. The teacher asks Nancy to see some photos of animals. Then Nancy begins to draw. She 7 with something easy. She first draws a bird. She spends a lot of time drawing it. She finally makes it. She is very 8 .

 Tomorrow she wants to learn to draw a bear. It is difficult,9 she believes in(相信) herself. And she wants to show her10 to her family and friends after finishing drawing.

Helen is a good student at school. Her {#blank#}1{#/blank#} subjects are science and math. The teachers ask{#blank#}2{#/blank#} , "What do you want to be in the future(未来)?" She always says, "I love science and I want to be a scientist(科学家) like Albert Einstein."

 Helen has a friend at school. Her name is Anna. They are in the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} class, so they are classmates, too. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, the two girls have science and math. They are easy for Helen, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Anna isn't good at them. So Helen helps Anna with science and math for a(n) {#blank#}5{#/blank#} every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

 Helen has a computer. It is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} her uncle. She really likes studying(学习) science and math on the computer. She can learn a lot of new {#blank#}7{#/blank#} about the two subjects from the computer.

 In fact, Helen does {#blank#}8{#/blank#} in all school subjects. Everyday when she gets home from school, she always{#blank#}9{#/blank#} her homework first. She says, "Studying science and math on the computer is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} . But homework is more important(更重要的)."