Dream House in California is not a house for only one or two children. It's a house for many {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (kid). It's a family. It's the future.

    Imagine {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (live) in a hospital for many years because of illness. Imagine that one stays in a cold street {#blank#}3{#/blank#} there is no other place to stay. These children need help. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (them) need Dream House. Many years ago, a little girl named Collin Rose {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (decide) that when she grew up, she would offer a warm home {#blank#}6{#/blank#} those sick and homeless children. When she grew up, she became {#blank#}7{#/blank#} nurse and made her dream come true. In November, 2003, Collin Rose set up Dream House.

    Collin Rose's efforts have {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (encourage) many people to help sick, and homeless children.

    "Every child should have a happy childhood. We may help make these children's lives {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (good) than before. Your small help may {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (great) change their lives. No help is too small," Collin Rose said.

I am a book lover. So my house is forever full of1. I have new ones, old ones, hard covers, paperbacks,2and non-stories. I have three boxes of books in my closet, two boxes of books on the floor of my bedroom, and a box of children's books3 for my future grandchildren. I have even more books4the two I wrote on my desk. I try to keep the books5 building up by donating as many as I can to the local6, but as soon as I donate a few, I find myself buying a few more.

   Books Iread keep my mind young, and my heart7,and soul bright. They bring me knowledge, laughter, and joy. They connect me withthe wisdom of the past and the new ideas of the8.They keep me moving on the right path as a journey through life.

    I havelearned that people are a lot like books as well. Some have bright and shiny covers9  don't have very much to say inside of them. Otherslook old and plain but so full of10and light that reading them can11yourwhole life. One difference between books and people, though, is that while a bookhas an ending, the writing inside of us12forever.

Take care when writing the book of your own life. Fill it with love for yourself, others and this world. Fill it with all the wisdom you have learned, goodness you have done,13you have shared, and joy you have14. Keep writing it every day, too. Make it everything you are and everything you want to be, and then15it to everyone. I know it will be a wonderful and fantastic book.

It's Monday afternoon. Amy comes back home from school. Mom asks," How is your day, Amy?"

" It's not 1 , Mom. Math is always difficult for me and math lessons are so 2 ," Amy says.

" Have a rest(休息一下), Amy. We need some 3 for dinner. How about going to Mr. Green's food store 4 me?" Mom says.

"OK," Amy says.

 Then at the 5 store, Mom says," Amy, we need three pounds(磅) of potatoes (土豆) and four pounds of carrots. Can you 6 them?"

" Sure," Amy says and goes to take them.

 Then Amy looks at the 7 of the vegetables and reads," Polatoes are two dollars for one pound and carrots are three dollars for two pounds."

 Mom asks,"8 do we need to pay(支付)?"

" Twelve dollars!" Amy says.

" You' re 9 . Math can be easy, and it's part of our life(我们生活的一部分)," Mom says.

"I see. Thanks, Mom. I take an interesting 10 lesson today," Amy says.

Hello! I'm Zhang Heping. Zhang is my1 name. Heping is my 2 name. 1'm a 3 boy. I'm4 . My English 5 is Paul. I'm6 Class One, Grade Seven. Oh. I find7 eraser in my classroom. It's8 . Now it is in the lost 9 found case. You can10 658-6535.

Jing Baoshan is 69 years old. He lives a quite special life in Pinglu, Shanxi. Jing's given name, "Baoshan", means "protecting (保护) the mountains".

In 1970, 18-year-old Jing joined the People's Liberation Army of China, and then he worked in the Tanggula Mountains for 17 years. In 1987, Jing returned to his hometown in Pinglu and became a forest ranger (护林员). He loved the forest and said the trees were all his children.

Jing patrolled (巡查) the forest once a week. He took a hatchet (手斧) to protect himself from dangerous animals during the 30-km walking. At the lookout tower (塔), he also used a telescope (望远镜) to watch the forest once an hour and reported to his workmates every three days. He wrote his diary under a candle and talked to stars when he felt lonely (孤独的).

Jing retired (退休) in 2012. During his 25 years of service, Jing helped fight forest fires many times. There was a forest fire in 2000. Unluckily, four villagers died. He cried (哭) sadly and decided to protect the forest for the rest (剩下的) of his life. Jing didn't leave the forest after he retired. He kept protecting it as a volunteer (志愿者).

Surprise plays an important role in our lives. Last term my classmates and I gave our teacher a big 1 . Our teacher had a bad 2 and coughed a lot. She could hardly speak a sentence. When we looked at her pale face, we 3 the warmth she always gave us. So we decided to do 4 for her. Since Christmas was coming at that time, we planned a surprise for her. I made a postcard and wrote, "I hope you get5 soon". 

During class break, there were some other things on her desk, like candies and cakes. They all came from my classmates. A note was also lying there saying, "Take care, our 6 teacher. " My classmates and I hid where our teacher couldn't7 us, waiting for her appearance. 

Finally, our teacher came. Seeing the presents on her desk, she smiled.8 we were not right by her side, we could feel her happiness. Tears ran down her face. And when she looked up again. In front of9 were three shining faces smiling back at her. "Thank you!" she whispered , holding our hands tightly. 

Every one of us10 needs help. And to me, the best thing to do is to surprise them and cheer them up.