A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's disappointment, his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers met his mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance. There was a serious scar (伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.

    At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness of his mother with the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. However, he could hear clearly the conversation between his mother and the teacher.

    "How did you get the scar on your face?" the teacher asked.

    The mother replied, "When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire.

    Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running towards his bed, I saw a burning wood falling down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked to be unconscious (无知觉的), but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us." She touched the burned side of her face. "This scar will be forever, but until today, I have never regretted doing what I did."

    When the little boy heard this, he couldn't help running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt his mother was greater than anyone. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.

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One day, Wald went to the supermarket to buy some groceries (杂货) for his wife Layla. On the way home, he stopped at an art gallery where people were holding a pop-art exhibition.

Then, being so moved by what he saw, he left the bag of groceries on the floor and went home. When Wald rushed back to the gallery, the groceries had been awarded the first prize in the exhibition.

"We've been looking everywhere for you," the gallery owner said. "Why didn't you sign your name of art?"

"What? It's not a work of art. It's my dinner for tonight!" Wald replied.

The gallery was suddenly full of laughter. "He's not only a great artist, but has humour as well." A judge said. "You can see that in his work," another judge cheered, "How the bottle of tomato ketchup is leaning against the pork and beans! He is a genius (天才)! Notice the way the bottle of peach is lying on its side! Even Artist Andy Warhol wouldn't have thought of it!"

"Did you notice the way that he pressed the cheesecake on the bottom of the bag? I think that's why he can win the first prize. It makes Artist Picasso feel ashamed." A lady said excitedly.

"Look," Wald said. "I'm very thankful for all these praises, but my wife is waiting for these groceries, and I have to get it home."

"Get it home?" The gallery owner said surprisingly, "I've just sold it to that couple over there for 1,500 dollars."

"But the groceries cost me only 18 dollars," Wald said.

"It isn't a bag of groceries. It's what you did with them. The thought you expressed in your art is even more meaningful than Artist Auguste Rodin showed through his "Thinker"! You have said what Artist Rembrandt tried to say in 1,000 paintings with this bag of groceries!" The gallery owner said, "Here is your money!"

With a burning face, Wald stood still and could not say a word. Finally, he accepted the money and that night he took his wife out for dinner.

The next day, he went to the supermarket and bought another bag of groceries, much more expensive. He immediately took the bag to the gallery. But the reviews were terrible to him. Some leading critics even said that success had gone to his head but his talent was gone, and all that was left was a bag of tasteless groceries.

Hello, friends! My name is Susan. I'm twelve years old and I live in Alton. I would like to talk about my future ideas. When I grow up, I want to be a vet(兽医). Because I like animals. I have two cats, one dog and some fish at home. They are very cute. My favorite TV show is about nature. I often go to the zoo with my parents. There's a museum of nature near my home. I go there every weekend. 

When I leave school, I think I'll go to university and I'll learn how to look after animals. Later I think I'll work at a zoo. I don't want to get married(结婚) too soon, so I think I'll wait until I'm thirty. I don't want to be rich or famous, but I want to be happy. I hope my husband will be a friendly and handsome man. I hope I'll have two lovely girls, too. 

I think that the world will be hardly the same. Most of us will probably drive electric(电动的) cars and there will be very smart robots in our life. I think I'll live in a big city. 

I think life will be easier and people will live longer. We'll care more about nature and animals. 

What about you? What are your plans and predictions for the future?

During the National Day holiday of 2023, I had an unforgettable trip to Beijing. My family and I watched the flag-raising ceremony(升旗仪式) in Tian'anmen Square (广场).

That was a 1 important moment for us Chinese. It was 2 for us to get up very early because the ceremony started at sunrise(日出). 3 spent three days getting a chance(机会) to watch the ceremony. On the first day, 4 we got up at 5 a. m, we still missed the ceremony. The following day, we got up a little bit 5 in the morning. But when we got to the square, the street was already so 6 that we couldn't move. At last we could not get closer to the ceremony. So on the 7 day, we got up at around 3: 30 a. m. When we 8 the Tian'an Men Square,t he ceremony began. One hour later, we had a close and 9 view(看) of the flag raising ceremony. Seeing it gave me a sense of pride(自豪) and it really 10 my heart.

I was lucky to see it in Beijing because most people could only see that on TV. I am proud of being a Chinese student, and I hope our country will be stronger and stronger.