Is there anything strange on the top of the world's highest mountains? If so, is it a bear? Is it a monkey? Or is it a kind of man?

    No one 1. The world has tried their best to know more about this mystery (神秘) for years. In 1887, 2 mountain climber found very big footprints of a very large man. 3 man doesn't walk barefoot（光脚）in the snow. In 1906, 4 climber saw more than footprints. To his surprise, he saw a great hairy animal 5 on two legs. As he watched, it ran out of sight（视线）.

    Fifteen years later, there were 6 about the thing in the newspapers. A mountain climber said that he had seen the “snowman”   7 slowly across the snow, far below him. He said it looked like a very large hairy man.

    From that time on, more and more people had stories to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back 8 of giant (巨大的) footprints. The picture showed 9 that the snowman walked on two legs. So it was not a bear or a monkey. Could it be an ape man? The mystery grew!

    And the mystery keeps on growing. 10 men still hunt the snowman in the high mountains. Some day we may find out just what it is that makes the giant footprints.

    Ashley Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter. She was moving into her house in Atlanta, Georgia early on the morning of March 12, when a man 1 her to her door, and put a gun(枪) to her side." I started walking to my door, and I felt really, really 2," she said in a TV interview(采访) last week. The man was Brian Nichols, 33 years old. He 3 at an Atlanta courthouse on March 11. The police were 4him. Nichols tied Smith up with tape, but set her free after she begged him not to take her 5 again and again." I told him 6he hurt me, my little girl wouldn't have a mum my," she said with tears.

   "I just talked to him and tried to 7believe me," Smith said.

    She asked Nichols 8 he chose her. He said he thought I was an angel 9 from God, and God asked him to do so."

    Smith even 10for the man before he allowed her to leave. Nichols was 11 when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched TV, seeing 12looking for him." I cannot 13that's me on the TV!" Nichols told the woman.

    Then, Nichols asked Smith what she thought he 14 do. She said," I think you should turn yourself in.  If you don't, lots more people are going to get 15."

    Finally, he let her go. Then she called the police.

    It was very cold, Amaya was warm in her house, thinking about an article she'd read at school. The article was about kids who 1 out their communities, and she thought it would be really cool to help her own town, Harvard.

    The only2 was that she wasn't sure how to help. In the article, the kids had grown food for people who needed food, but it was winter. She couldn't start a garden. Amaya was deep in thought when her mom said it was time to go shopping.

    As they drove along the road, Amaya saw a family wearing only light jackets. The cold wind blew 3 outside. How cold they must be! That gave her an idea! She could 4  winter coats, hats and gloves for people who needed them.

    She shared her idea with her mom, who thought it was great. But how would they 5 the idea to get plenty of winter clothing? Amaya decided to talk to her teacher, because then she could share her idea with her classmates at least.

    Ms. Monroe agreed when Amaya talked about her idea. They decided to call the 6  Hats in Harvard. Then they wrote a letter explaining the project. They also met with the headmaster during lunch time. He was excited about the idea, and said he would make sure copies (复印件) of the letter went home with all the students.

    They collected enough winter clothing in only one week. Then they left the clothes around two parks, so families who needed clothes could get them there. Three days later, Amaya and her mom went shopping again. She saw the same family that had given her the7for Hats in Harvard.  This time, though, the family wore some new coats, hats and gloves. Amaya felt 8 in her heart, and was very glad she could help others.

I can't forget that day. It was a cold snowy morning. The {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(天空) was gray and dark. I got up early and went to a new school, which is the most {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(著名的) one in the foreign city. I was walking alone and worried about lots of things because it was the first time for me to stay {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(在国外).

It was early, so it was {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(寂静的) outside. Suddenly a girl who was riding her bike got into trouble. She fell off the bike and tried to get up. But she failed. Without thinking, I went over and {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(设法完成) to help her to stand up. She said" Thank you" with a smile and then {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(离开). Her words warmed me a lot.

Finally, I got to school. The teacher introduced me to the whole class. Then he asked me to sit {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(在······旁边) a girl. I felt so nervous. Soon the bell rang for the geography class. Their textbooks were different! Just when I wanted to ask the teacher for help, a geography book with a national {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(旗帜) on its cover was in front of me." Let's share," the friendly girl next to me said." Hi, I'm Carrie. I'm {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(加拿大人)." To my surprise, it was the girl that I helped this morning. Later on, we became good friends.

From that I learned: to help others is actually to help {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(我们自己). What life teaches us is not only knowledge but also experience.

Can you imagine going to university at age 14? This year, Jia Zijun, from Henan, did just that. He became the 1 freshman (大一新生) at Beihang University and plans to study aircraft design. 

"I didn't know I was the youngest 2 I got here, and it feels quite cool!" Jia told The Paper. 

Jia took part in the college entrance exam in June and got a total score of 642. People often think students like him must be geniuses (天才). But Jia owes (归功于) his 3 mainly to curiosity(好奇心) and good study habits. 

"When I was in Grade 1, I was 4 about what we were going to learn next. So I borrowed Grade 2 5 and learned the lessons in my summer holidays. I enjoyed exploring new information, " he said. Because of this, Jia skipped (跳过) Grade 2, and then Grade 4. 

As he went to high school, he found things were getting 6 to learn. So he started to make plans every day and 7 goals for himself. "I would 8 follow the plan, and little by little I'd see my 9 . "

Jia would also 10 what he learned each day before going to bed. If there was something he couldn't remember well, he'd take a look at it the next morning. 

"I was not good at English in high school, 11 I printed the vocabulary list and stuck it onto my bed. Every morning when I woke up, I 12 through them, and it's a good way to remember things. "

When Jia felt stressful, he had a 13 way to relax: working on math problems. "I'd find difficult problems to 14 myself, and when I worked it out, I felt really happy. "

As he told The Paper, he hopes he can 15 his curiosity and study habits in university, and keep challenging himself to become a better person. 

 On my 35th birthday, I gave myself my first skateboard. Most of my friends and family thought I was crazy, but only I knew why.

 Two years ago, I accidentally foll down a 12-meter waterfall and broke my pelvis(盆骨). I went from using a wheelchair to using crutches(拐杖), then to trying to walk a block, and finally walking miles. Physical activity became even more important in my life. So why not make it enjoyable? I' ve wanted to learn to skateboard since I was a kid, but most of my time and energy went into dancing. In my opinion, skating was actually very similar to dancing.

 For a long time, I tried to learn skating on my own. I had no idea what I was doing and always felt awkward when many strangers saw me skating or simply trying to keep my balance. That fear of being judged often stopped me from just getting out there for practice.

 One day, my friend Monica and I met some of the members of GRLSWIRL,a skateboarding club. They were so friendly that we wanted to be part of it. This club was amazing. Even though everyone there was better than me, they were happy to help and excited to see me overcome challenges. There, I gradually became more confident.

 For me, a big part of skating was overcoming my PTSD(创伤后应激障碍). Falling is a huge part of skating, but because of that accident, it was really hard for me to overcome it. However, the more I learned from every little fall-allowing my body to understand that it was OK, and that I could drop and get up again-the less my PTSD took over. The more I skated, the better my body and mind felt. Although I started skating for therapy(治疗), I never imagined it would open up a new world of excitement and possibilities for me.