A Calendar as a Schedule（计划表）

 Some schedules are actually calendars. The schedule below shows all the important things that are happening on each day at Fairview High School during the month of May. The days on this schedule are listed across the top, and each day of the month has a number.

 Once upon a time there was a boy who liked drawing, but he was too poor to buy a brush. One night he said to himself,"If only I had a brush, I could draw pictures for the poor people in my village."

 Suddenly an old man with a long white beard(胡须）appeared. He said, "Here is a brush for you. But you must only draw prictures for poor people with it."

 Ma Liang began to draw a hen, and as he did so, it changed into a real hen. "Wow!"he said, "this brush must be magic!" Then he drew an axe（斧头) for a poor woman and it changed into a real one.

Soon the king heard about Ma Liang's magic brush. He asked Ma Liang to draw him a tree with gold coins hanging on it, but Ma Liang refused. The king was so angry that he threw Ma Liang in prison（监牢）."If I had a key, I could unlock the door,"Ma Liang said. So he drew a key and it changed into a real key. He opened the door quietly and escaped(逃跑). When the king got on his horse and chased him with his guards, Ma Liang drew a horse and it changed into a real horse. He rode the horse and ran away.

 Judge the following sentences true(T) or false (F) according to what you read.

Dear Sally,

    How are you? It's Saturday today. My sister Rose, my brother Bill and I don't go to school. My parents don't go to work, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （也）. We are all at {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （家）. Now what are we doing? Mom and Rose are in the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （厨房）. Mom is making dinner. Rose is helping her {#blank#}4{#/blank#} （洗） the vegetables. Dad is in the living room. He is reading {#blank#}5{#/blank#} （报纸）. Where is Bill? He is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （听）to music in his room. Bill loves music and he plays the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （吉他） well. What about me? Ha, I'm using the computer. I'm {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （写） an e-mail to you. What are you doing now? Are you having a good time in {#blank#}9{#/blank#} （澳大利亚）? Please send an e-mail to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} （告诉） me.

    Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right? When Rence Butts was little, her dream was to become a volunteer firewoman because her father was a fireman. Sadly, when she was fourteen, her father died(死)and she was never able to volunteer with him. Rence's story doesn't end there. She was strong and never gave up, at last she became a good firewoman.

    I think she's great. She's always glad to do anything for anyone in need. With 140 people in her station, Rence is one of the only three women. What's more, she is always glad to help others.

    What Rence did helps me believe that I can do anything. I hope someday to be just like her:

    To wake up and help people every day.

Being happy

    One thing is for sure that money cannot always make a person happy. What can make you happy?

    Some people seem to be born happy. Nothing seems to get them down. They can always see the best of every situation and they seem to smile their way through life. Some people seem to have everything going well but they still do not seem to be happy. No matter what kind of person you are, you can do something to build happiness into your life.

    Listening to music

    Music can be a great way to make you feel happy. You can listen to it, or even take up playing an instrument.

    Keeping pets

    You may not have a pet of your own, but pets are so good at making people happy. Pets help people feel happy by being lovely, needing to be looked after, and maybe needing exercise, which is good for you, too.

    Staying fit and healthy

    Try to keep fit and healthy by exercising every day. There are lots of things that you can do to keep your body feeling fit. The great thing about exercise is that it releases chemicals called serotonin(复合胺) into your brain and these chemicals make you feel happy！

    Being kind and smiling at others

    Often it is the small thing that makes people happy. Try to be kind and smile at people. You will help them to feel happy and will build happiness for yourself.

    Running away is a serious problem. There are lots of runaway and homeless kids living in the streets around the world.

    孩子们为什么想离家出走呢?

    Some kids run away because they're afraid to tell their parents the bad things that they did at school or in society.

    Some kids run away because there is violence(暴力)in the family.

    Some kids run away because their parents' divorce(离婚) or marry again.

    Some kids run away because they have problems at school.

    What will you do if your friend wants to run away from home?

    If your friend is thinking about running away, tell him or her that it is difficult to survive (幸存) in the streets. Try to help your friend fee less alone.

    Whatever the problem is there are other ways to solve it .Maybe you can't think of the ways right now. but an adult (成年人) will know how to help you. You should tell an adult that your friend plans to run away as soon as possible. Being a real friend doesn't mean keeping a secret that may hurt someone. And running away isn't a solution for either of you. It only makes more problems and danger.