Florida teen band The Garbage-Men is performing on the stage. The band has five members. They are Jack Berry, Ollie Gray, Harrison Paparatto, Austin Siegel and Evan Tucker. The five teens are making music from waste. The Garbage-Men band's instruments are made from recycled things. The guitars are boxes. A horn(号) is made from pipes. The keyboard is formed from old bottles.

    The band started about two years ago. Jack Berry who was in eighth grade at the time decided to make a playable, home-made guitar. After some trial-and-error(反复试验),                he ended up building it from a cereal box,  a yardstick and toothpicks. After Jack showed his creation to his friend Ollie Gray, Ollie had the idea to form a band using other home-made instruments as a way to improve recycling. “We want to show people there is more to recycling than throwing things away in the bin.” Jack, 16, told TFK. “You can actually reuse materials.”

Last year, the Garbage-Men played at local events, including festivals, farmer's markets. Typically， the teens set up on the street and performed popular songs from the 1960s， including classic Beatles and crowd favorite “Wipe Out”. They talked about recycling and offered tips for how to improve the environment. While they were performing, Jack's little brother Trent, 11, gave out leaflets about recycling and helped sell the band's CDs and other musical products.

The band donated the money from sales to charity. They have raised more than $2,500 for Heifer International. The organization gives farm animals, seeds and agricultural training to people in poor countries to help end poverty and hunger. “It's a good, sustainable-development (持续发展的)charity,” Jack says, “By donating one animal, you help the whole community.”

The band, all tenth graders, tries to play a show every week. They've also played on a Florida radio station. The teens hope to take their shows on the road by touring in other states. “Music is a really good way to get a good message across to people because it's really close.” Jack says. Their instruments may be rubbish, but their message isn't.

    Peter lived in a village. He was sad recently because he thought that he had nothing left. One day, Peter went to ask a wise man for help. He said to the wise man, "I have nothing left, so I don't want to live." The wise man smiled sympathetically(同情地).

    The wise man took out a piece of paper and drew a straight line down the middle. He explained that he would write down the things Peter had lost on the left side and the things Peter still had on the right side.

    The wise man asked, "When did your family leave you?"

    "What do you mean? They haven't left me. They love me!"

    "That's great!" said the wise man. "Then that will be the first thing on the right side -Family haven't left. Now, do you have freedom(自由)?"

    "That's a silly question. Of course I do!"

    "Good! That's the second one on the right side-You have freedom!" said the wise man, writing it down.

    After Peter was asked some more questions in the same way, he finally understood and smiled. "Things will change when you think of them in a different way!" he said.

    As a matter of fact, change your attitude and you will change your world. It's necessary to have a positive(积极的)attitude to life.

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    Oh no, not this now. I thought to myself. But even as the thought entered my brain. I felt the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} hot drop of salty water coming down my face. I put my head down, hoping that I could go on reading.

    In fact, the harder I tried, the more tears pushed their way out of my eyes. You could guess how surprised the man next to me looked.

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    I've been that girl who has spent so much time trying to make sure people didn't think f was crazy. But now I don't want to be that girl any more —that bored and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} girl. I'd rather {#blank#}8{#/blank#} this girl who is able to forgive (原谅), love and act, even if it means being disappointed or being hurt again and again.

 Welcome to my new school! It is beautiful with many buildings in it. My classroom is not big but special. It is d{#blank#}1{#/blank#} from other classrooms. There are some desks but no chairs in it. So we can only s{#blank#}2{#/blank#} on some colourful big balls when having lessons. In f{#blank#}3{#/blank#} of the classroom building is the science building. It's my favourite place because I can have science lessons there. Next to the science building is a bigl{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. There are many kinds of books in it. In the center of the school is a big playground. Students o{#blank#}5{#/blank#} play basketball there after school. I really love my school!

Jaime Deigh is a teacher at R. E. Baker Elementary School. On March 3，it was the last day of Spirit Week in this school. And all the students must 1 as their favorite superhero （超级英雄）. When Jaime arrived at the 2 ，she was happy to see fun characters （人物） like Wonder Woman and Spider﹣Man. But one student was 3 . It was her student，Caroline Carlson. Caroline wore the same clothes as her. 

"She gave me a big 4 ，" Jaime said， "She was wearing the same clothes just as mine，a T﹣shirt5 ，jeans，and tennis shoes. " It was 6 for the young student to decide who her favorite superhero is. 

"Heroes don't need superpower. They're just trying to make the world a better place，" Carlson says. "Ms. Jaime is a 7 teacher. She doesn't only teach us "teacher stuff"，but also teaches us how to be kind and responsible，and how to be a good person. "

According to Ms. Jaime，this is the first time in her 19 years of 8 that one of her students has honored （尊敬） her in this way. She was so touched that she wanted to walk around the school. She also said that this kind act was telling her not to take her small. "You never know the influence （影响） that your 9 might have on a 10 . " she said. 

For the students at Heping Primary School, their school feels like a second home.

Some students in this school are "left-behind". Their parents go to big cities and find better job1 . Because of this, they usually don't get enough (足够的) care and 2 .

3 , the teachers act like parents and take good care of them. As a result, they are 4 to share their daily lives with their teachers.

The school also builds a garden for the students. Every week, the students have a 5 class. They can work their own 6 at school. In the garden, students plant melons and other fruits. This class not only helps them to 7 farm culture, but also makes their school life more fun. What's more, students are developing a strong interest in 8 and crops.

"Our students enjoy their school life9 they can feel the love of their teachers. Some even 10 when they have to leave school on weekends." said one of the teachers.