One rainy evening I went to fill up at the gas station. A poor boy came up to my car and asked me for money to help him and his mother{#blank#}1{#/blank#}in their hotel for another week. They had to leave{#blank#}2{#/blank#}they did not come up with $25. Having worked in social services before, and being a little skeptical (怀疑的) , I asked why his mother hadn't asked social{#blank#}3{#/blank#}for help. The boy said that they needed to{#blank#}4{#/blank#}in their hotel for one more week until his grandmother, who lived out of town, could take them in. I gave the boy what I had—$5. He thanked me and continued to ask{#blank#}5{#/blank#}for help. I got my gas and drove{#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Weeks before, a boy asked me for money and I told him I didn't have any though I did because I didn't believe him.{#blank#}7{#/blank#}, I knew the boy was really poor. "This time," I thought, "I'll do it{#blank#}8{#/blank#}." I went to my bank and got $20, then I returned to the gas station. The boy was {#blank#}9{#/blank#}there. I handed him the $20 bill. He reached through my car window and gave me a{#blank#}10{#/blank#}hug. His hug told me all I needed to know was that finally this kid could get out of the rain.

    Mason has seen the future—and it's fun. Mason likes thinking about how machines can make our life easier by doing the work we hate, such as cleaning. He shows a floor cleaning machine that's built into the wall. It can clean up the floor.

    When it comes to the kitchen, Bruce, an expert at Whirlpool, is sure that in a few years, robots will be doing most of the boring work, freeing us to relax. "More than just fun, future kitchens will be environmentally friendly," he says. A new system will be built in the house which can recycle energy lost from your kitchen to make the whole home warm.

    "The fridge will be the centre of the home," says Daniel, a market expert. The fridge will have a touch screen (触摸屏幕) where you can watch TV, surf the Internet, check your emails, keep a shopping list and order vegetables. "Your fridge is the first place you go to in the morning and the last place at night," says Daniel.

    "I wonder why a 1.9-metre man and 1.6-metre woman have to cook meals on counters (柜台) of the same height," Jane Langmuir, an expert of cooking machines, says. "But times have changed. We have made a new counter where you can press a button and it moves to whatever height you want."

    Ted Selker has made the dish maker which lets you make dishes and bowls out of plastics at home. After each meal, the dishes are changed straight back into plastics.

    GavinThomas, an 8-year-old American boy, is an online star in China. Chinese fans knowhim as "fake(假的) smile boy".

    Gavinfirst came to people's attention when he was only two years old. His uncle, NickMastodon, posted a few shot videos of him on Vine, a popular video-sharing sitein the US. In one of the videos, Nick put a gecko(壁虎) on Gavin's head. His nervous yet funny reaction soon won him a lotof fans online.

    Gavinis in primary school right now. "We take a lot of photos. My uncle Nick andI make videos together. My family thinks it is really cool for me to have many fansonline and my friends in class know that I make videos and take photos," Gavinsaid.

    On July12, 2018, Gavin opened an account (账户) on Sina Weibo. In less than four hours, he got more than 400 thousandfollowers. One day later, it reached 1 million. 4 months later, the number doubledagain.

    "Isaw Gavin's smiling photo about one year ago when one of my friends sent it to me.My friend was working on the weekends and used the photo tocomplain abouthis boss," said Tian Qian, a primary school teacher in Beijing. Gavin's smileexpressed her friend's feeling at that moment.

    "Welive in afast-paced(快节奏的) city and are under a lot of pressure. Gavin's smile makes us feel relaxed,"Tian said. I have been following him on Weibo and it's very enjoyable to watch hisvideos. We are happy that he is bringing joy to our lives."

Rick Hoyt was born unable to use his voice, arms or legs in 1962. Doctors advised his parents to send him away, but they chose to raise Rick themselves.

With great effort, Rick learned to write his thoughts with computer at the age of 12. One day in 1977, Rick told his father, Dick Hoyt, that he wanted to run in a 5-mile race to raise money to help a schoolmate. Though Dick never ran more than a mile at a time, he still tried. They completed (完成) the race with father pushing the wheelchair(轮椅), finishing next to last. But that changed Rick's life. "Dad, when we were running, I feel like I wasn't disabled anymore!"

And that sentence changed Dick. He continued to give Rick that feeling as often as possible. In 1980, he and Rick joined in Boston Marathon(马拉松) and together they completed 32 Boston Marathons, they also participated in more than 1,000 other races. In 1992 they completed a run and bike race across the US that covered 3,735 miles in 45 days.

In March 2021, Dick Hoyt passed away. In May 2023, Rick died. Rick, along with Dick, inspired(激励) millions of people with disabilities to believe in themselves, set goals and complete something unexpected.

Cinderella's mother died when she was young. Later her father {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (marry)a woman who had two daughters. But her stepmother and two {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (stepsister)weren't kind to her. She had to work like a servant. She made the meals {#blank#}3{#/blank#}swept the floor. She washed the clothes for{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(they), too

One day, the price had {#blank#}5{#/blank#} party and invited all the girls to come. The {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  (stepmother)daughters went to the party. But she didn't allow Cinderella {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(go). 

Cinderella felt sad and began to cry.{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (sudden), a fairy(仙子)appeared. She turned Cinderella's old clothes a beautiful new dress. She also gave Cinderell old clothes{#blank#}9{#/blank#}a beautiful glass slippers (水晶鞋) . The fairy said, "Cinderella, the magic will be  {#blank#}11{#/blank#}(help) until midnight!You must reach home before 12:00, or you  {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(lose)your new clothes and shoes. "

The prince saw Cinderella at the party and fell in love  {#blank#}12{#/blank#} the girl. He danced with her all night. And he made a{#blank#}13{#/blank#}(decide)to marry her. Nobody knew the beautiful girl. They all thought Cinderella was the {#blank#}14{#/blank#}(beautiful)of all the girls at the party. Cinderella was {#blank#}15{#/blank#} happy that she forgot the time. What would happen?Read the story Cinderella to find out.