Several days ago, I was walking home from school and saw some writing on the fence of a house I was passing by. It said, “Happiness is a direction, not a destination (终点).” I had been having a bad day and just reading this brightened my day a little. I also took out a pen and wrote one of my favorite quotes (格言) down.

    When I came back to the fence, I saw another quote under mine in the handwriting as the first one. I added another, and we kept at this pattern for quite a while. One day, I was writing another quote on the fence and the old man, one of my neighbors, who owned the fence, saw me. He came out and I was afraid he would be mad at me for writing on his fence; he was not known to be very friendly. He gave me a sharp glance and then read the quotes on the fence. Without saying a word, he said something to himself and then went back inside. I was a bit terrified for a while, afraid to go back to the fence, but when I did, I noticed not more quotes but two words in entirely different handwriting had been added, “Thank you.”

    Later, I saw the old man in his front yard. He beckoned (召唤) me over and told me how my quotes had been inspiring him, how he thanked me and how he was glad to see young people still have “values”. We are now good friend and I talk to him a lot. This experience has changed my life. I still don't know who wrote that very first quote, but if he is out there, I'd like to say “thanks” to that unknown friend.

In 1826, a Frenchman named Nieple needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.

The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. The kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype. Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all over the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.

Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were life like. 

Photography also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed the author's ideas and feelings, like other kinds of art.

After traveling over 18 hours, we finally arrived at Baige Primary School in Yunnan Province. We came here to be volunteer teachers during the summer holiday. Located in the mountains, the school had over 400 children aged from 6 to 13 but only four teachers. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} To enrich their lessons, we wanted to introduce different courses. 

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Before starting my first class, I spent several days reviewing key points and practicing often. In my first class, I poured out everything I had learned. However, the students weren't interested and didn't act well in my class. 

 After that, I changed my teaching plan. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} For example, when I taught the culture in the Tang Dynasty, I began the class with stories from Journey to the West. This time the students actively took part in the discussion. Even after class, some of them were still talking about what they had learned in the lesson. 

I knew that I had succeeded. Thanks to my teaching style, the students easily understood and remembered the history. History class was not boring to them anymore. 

After classes, we spent most of our time talking and playing games with the kids. Because of the location of the mountains, many children never went out. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} We often told fun stories from the cities and encouraged students to study hard and visit these cities by themselves in the future. 

It was an unforgettable experience. We felt proud that we could enlighten(启发) the kids and bring joy to these young minds. 

After reading the passage, what do you think of the writer? Why?( no more than 30 words) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

"Stay-at home" Astronaut's Dream

Deng Qingming is a Chinese astronaut. He finally entered Tiangong Space Station by Shenzhou-15 in November, 2022 after 25 years' hard work. He is working with his teammates to carry out {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (task) in space. 

The hard-working student {#blank#}2{#/blank#}was born in a poor village has become an astronaut finally. When he was young, he used every minute {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (study) in his daily life. As a hard-working student, Deng joined the PLA Air Force in June 1984 and started to train {#blank#}4{#/blank#}a pilot(飞行员) at a flight college in Hebei Province. At the age of 31, Deng {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (choose) as one of the 14 first members of the PLA Astronaut Division. Deng kept {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (train) hard for a chance to fly into space until he had kidney stones(肾结石) in 2013. It was serious for astronauts because the standard for their health is high. He had to stop training to have operations. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} he suffered from the illness, he continued working for his dream. Whatever happened to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (he), he never gave up. 

In 2022, Deng's dream finally came true. At the time, he was 56 years old and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}last person of China's first astronauts to be sent into space. He had fought for his space dream all the time. He is a hero and so far, his story {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (influence) many Chinese people.