Daniel comes from Sydney. He is now staying in Beijing with his family. He usually gets up at about 6:30 am and has breakfast at 7:00 am. Then he leaves home at 7:15 am.

    He gets to school at 7:45 am. His first class begins at 8:00 am. There are four lessons in the morning. Morning classes are over at 11:50 am, and he has lunch 10 minutes later.

    Afternoon classes begin at 1:30 pm. There are two lessons in the afternoon. They are over at 3:10 pm. Daniel usually stays at school for another hour to play soccer, and then goes home.

    Miss Grey lived in a small house. She was old and did not like noise at all, so she was very pleased when her noisy neighbor moved out. A young man moved in and Miss Grey thought the man seemed to be quiet.

    But at three o'clock the next morning, the noise of a dog woke her up. She thought she had never heard a dog there before. It must be the young man's dog. So she telephoned the young man, said something bad about the dog and then hung up the telephone before he could answer. Nothing more happened until three o'clock the next morning. Then Miss Grey's telephone rang, and when she answered, a voice said, "You telephoned me twenty-four hours ago, now I ring you up to say that I don't have a dog."

With only one yuan, could you live in a city for one day? It may sound impossible.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

On April 10th, more than 60 students from a middle school took part in the One Yuan Metropolis Survival(一元城市生存). A charity organization(慈善组织) for teenagers held this activity.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} And it is going to four others, including Beijing.

In the activity, students had to live and deal with difficult tasks. To make money, many students looked for part-time jobs and saw how hard life was. A 14-year-old girl asked more than 10 restaurants for a job and finally got one. "{#blank#}3{#/blank#} But gradually, we got used to it," she said. After being a waiter for an hour, she got 25 yuan.

Living was hard, but finishing the tasks wasn't any easier. The students went to different places to finish tasks in a short time. The most amazing one was when they had to exchange things worth a thousand yuan with only a piece of paper in half an hour. "{#blank#}4{#/blank#} From a balloon to a cake to a bottle of yogurt...after almost 20 tries, we got an expensive ring," a student said. "We will give all of the money we have raised to poor schools in Tibet."

I still remember when I was a little boy, I would always draw pictures on books and walls. It's my favourite 1 , and art has always been my favorite subject.

But now in middle school, there is only one art lesson each week, which is far from enough for me. How I wish the school could 2 the number of art lessons for students like me! I always get completely 3 in my artwork, and the 45 minutes for each lesson passes quickly. It is as if 4 takes me to another world.

I enjoy drawing so much. Even between classes, I always find myself drawing something. I have spent so much time 5 drawing that even my classmates will praise (赞扬) my works. But I've never been 6 . I just keep on drawing my pictures.

I especially enjoy drawing 7 . I have cartoons of all the teachers I know. Letting my creativity run freely, I sometimes draw things that even 8 myself. I don't even know how to describe some of them to you.

I always feel 9 when I am drawing something—I just let my feelings guide my hand. For me, drawing is a natural way to show myself and it 10 me to follow my heart. And the result (结果) is always a good one.

One man was walking on the street with his worker. They saw a1 horse. The man liked it very much. So, he went to the owner and told him that he wanted to buy it.

The owner agreed and sold the horse at a good 2 . When the man went back home, he asked his worker to take the saddle（马鞍）away. To their surprise, there was a 3 bag under the saddle. After the worker opened the bag, he found some diamonds（钻石）inside. The worker was very 4 and shouted, "Look, sir! The horse you bought has diamonds with it!" But the man said to the worker, "I bought a horse. I only5 the horse, not for the diamonds. I must 6 the diamonds." Then the man went back to the street. He saw the horse seller was still there. He gave the small bag to him. The horse seller was7 surprised and said, "Thank you so much, sir. I hid the bag under that horse's saddle and I forgot it. Please choose a diamond from the bag as my8 for you."

The man replied, "I don't need any 9 for returning this. In fact, when I decided to bring back the bag, I already 10 two diamonds! They're my honesty and integrity（诚实和正直）."

Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people will think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28. Although he lived over 2, 000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today. 

Confucius lived in the State of Lu, which is located in present-day Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn't give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports. 

Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3, 000 students in his lifetime. 

Today, people still follow Confucius' lessons. He told us that we all should learn something. "When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some aspects. I choose their good qualities and follow them. "

He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. "All study but no thinking makes people puzzled. All thinking but no study makes people lazy. "

Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. "A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others. " he said. 

People use his ideas to help themselves and society. At present, more than 100 Internet websites are telling people about him, and his ideas have gone far into East and South Asia.