A 12-year-old boy got lost on the subway after going out alone on Sunday. The boy came to Shanghai to visit his parents during the summer holiday. Although his parents were happy to see him, they {#blank#}1{#/blank#} little time with him. The boy did his homework for two {#blank#}2{#/blank#} and felt bored, so he went out to play on the subway. He had fun playing there. But when he felt tired and hungry, and wanted to go home, he didn't know at which station he should get off. The police found the boy {#blank#}3{#/blank#} on the subway and took him to the office. They bought him something to eat and asked him some questions. The boy's parents couldn't find him after arriving home. They felt {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and called the police right away. They got to the police office and saw {#blank#}5{#/blank#} son. They were very happy and thanked the police.

    Do you often throw away things you don't need anymore? Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use? Nothing is a waste if you have a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} mind.

    You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes, but she is a most {#blank#}2{#/blank#} woman. She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish. The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that were pulled down. The top of the house is an old boat {#blank#}3{#/blank#} upside down. And the gate in front of her house is made of rocks and old glass bottles. Amy recently won a prize {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the Help Save Our Planet {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. The president said, "Amy is an inspiration to us all."

    Amy isn't the only one who is good at {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Jessica Wong from Hong Kong uses old clothes that people don't wear anymore to make bags. She has been {#blank#}7{#/blank#} this for a few years now. She opened a small shop where she sells her bags, and she has {#blank#}8{#/blank#} set up a website to sell them online. She {#blank#}9{#/blank#} likes to use old jeans to make handbags. Her bags are cute and {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. "I plan to write a book about new ways to use old clothes," she said. "I hope people can read my book and enjoy it!"

    Wang Ping is a cleaner. He has {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in a park for 5 years. He is also a good father. Nothing can make him {#blank#}2{#/blank#} than playing with his little daughter in his free time.

    Last Tuesday afternoon, while he was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the park, suddenly, he heard a woman crying for help. He ran up {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to see what happened. The woman's 15-month-old baby girl choked(窒息) on a small piece of fruit and her face {#blank#}5{#/blank#} purple. The baby was too young to save herself, and the mother was so nervous that she didn't know how to save her daughter properly. Luckily, Wang Ping knew what to do. He took the baby in his {#blank#}6{#/blank#} without thinking twice. With the mother's help, Wang Ping held the baby upside down and gave her a few pats (轻拍) on the back. After a short while, he succeeded in getting the piece out of her mouth and the baby began to cry. Her mom was so thankful because her daughter was {#blank#}7{#/blank#}.

    Wang Ping tried his best and saved the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} life. In his mind, helping others is just helping. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. He hoped more people could {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to help the people in need if possible.

    Why do you think people who live in some hot countries eat very spicy(辛辣的)food？Is it because the spices(调味品)make the food taste better？Is it just because their parents and grandparents and great-grandparents liked hot food, or is there some{#blank#}1{#/blank#}between spices and healthy food？

    Researchers from Cornell University think that it is because spice plants have some important chemicals. These chemicals can kill bacteria which spoil food.

    "Most common spices can kill 75 to 100{#blank#}2{#/blank#}of the bacteria in food, "explains one of the scientists. The bacteria grow more{#blank#}3{#/blank#}and spoil food more quickly at higher temperatures. For this reason, it is more difficult to keep food from spoiling in hot climates.

    Do you like your food spicy？You answer probably tells something about the country you come from. If you like spicy food, it is possible that hundreds of years ago, when there were no fridge, people in your country started using spices to keep the food from spoiling. The traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live{#blank#}4{#/blank#}, healthier lives. Today, in a time of fridges, the spices just make the food taste good.