Roger was new in town, and he had no friends here. His birthday was coming. He wanted to have a big party, but he was1that other kids would not come to his party.

    One week2the birthday party, Roger and his3went to Benny's Pizza Store. It had the best pizza in the town. Roger wanted a large pizza. He4it very much.

    5, Roger got a great idea. “Will you teach me to cook pizza?” he asked Benny.

    “Benny is very 6. He may not have time to teach you,” said Roger's father.

    “But7loves his pizza!” said Roger. “8I can cook pizza like him, I'll be the most popular boy in school.”

    “I will help you,” said Benny. “Come here after school every day and you can learn to make it 9!”

    Roger decided to have a10. After that he went to Benny's Pizza Store every day after school. Benny11him how to make pizza. At last, he could make very good pizza.

    Roger told the kids at school that his party would have pizza from Benny's. Everyone was

12 But when they came to Roger's13, Benny wasn't there. However, they saw Roger

14pizza himself. The kids didn't believe that Roger could make pizza. But when Roger took the pizza out of the oven(烤箱), everyone agreed the pizza15just like Benny's. It might be a little bit better.

    Twenty-five-year-old South African DJ Mandla Maseko has been chosen as one of 23 people who will get to go to space! Maseko, a 1 African, can't wait to become the first black South African to go to 2!

    He and 22 others were some of over one million who 3 the Lynx Apollo Space Academy competition to win a ticket to space. When he was 4 why he wanted to go to space, Maseko's answer was 5, "want to fight against the rules of gravity(引力)."

    He will start to do so on a Lynx mark II space ship in 2015, not only fighting against gravity but also realising his childhood 6 of becoming an astronaut when he grew up.

    "We blacks also 7 with dreams. You dreamed of being a policeman or a teacher but you know you won't get as far as a pilot or an astronaut. Then I went to the space camp and I told 8 that I could be an astronaut," said Maseko.

    During the first week of December, Maseko, two other South Africans, 9 more than 100 international contestants(选手) went to the space camp in Orlando, Florida to test if they are 10 enough to go to space.

    Maseko knows there is a long way to go before he finally goes into space. "I'll be the first black South African and the first black African to go into space. When I think of the firsts, the first black presidents—Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, I tell myself to try my best."

I'm Tom. Look! This is my schoolbag. And this is a pencil box. Is it purple? No, it's orange. It's my pencil box. What's in the pencil box? A ruler is in the pencil box. It is my ruler. The ruler is blue and red.

That is a pencil. It is black and white. It is not my pencil. Look! That girl is Lucy. It is her pencil. That boy is Tim. I find his green pen in my pencil box. His telephone number is 789-6677.

For most human history, the stars sh one brightly in a dark night sky. But today, with many man- made lights, it is difficult for us to watch some wonderful sights: stars, planets and even galaxies(星系). This is in fact a kind of light pollution.

According to scientific research, you can see about 2,500 stars without using any special tools. But because of light pollution, you can only see 200 to 300 stars from the countryside, and no more than 10 stars from a city. In most big cities, people cannot see stars like they did in their childhood.

The main reasons of more brightness of the night sky are industrialization(工业化) and the growing use of outdoor LEDs, which are much brighter than traditional lighting. It brings a lot of bad results. Scientists find it hard to see the stars and planets. And too much light might make birds lose their ways at night. Some insects(昆虫) often fly towards light and may knock into buildings and lose lives. Sometimes light pollution makes us have sleeping problems.

Small actions, big changes. To stop things from going worse, we should use the right amount(数量) of light, in the right place and at the right time. Using yellow- colored light instead of white light, shining lights down at the ground instead of up into the sky are also helpful. We'd better remind people around us to help cut down light pollution as well.

Hopefully, in the near future, humans can enjoy the beauty of the night sky again and all wildlife will live a peaceful life!

If you are happy and you know it, celebrate it on the International Day of Happiness on March 20^th every year! And if you are not happy, here are some quick ways to make you feel happier. 

Smile! When you are happy, you smile. But believe it or not, smiling makes you happy. Try smiling even when you don't like it. 

Exercise! Exercise is good for not only your body, but also your mind. It doesn't matter what kind of sport you do, as long as you stick to your exercise habit. Try going for a long walk, dancing in your bedroom, or running with your dog. 

Listen to music! Music is always a wonderful way to bring your happiness into your life. There are so many good songs and playlists out there, and they surely make you feel happy. 

Enjoy nature! If you are feeling down, spending time outdoors can always cheer you up. A simple walk in the park, visiting a nearby town, or even taking your lunch break outside can work wonders. 

Do what you love! When it comes to being happy, you have to stay with people and things that make you feel good. For example, if you love dancing, then just do that! Doing what you love can make you feel good!