O. Henry was a great writer. His pen name was O. Henry and his real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. When he was about 20, he went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, some people thought he was the thief, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years there, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of the prison, he went to New York and went on writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor people there. And people liked his stories very much.

    On March 10, 2019, eight-year-old Tani won the New York Chess Championship (纽约象棋冠军赛) of his age group. But the boy, who was homeless at the time, began learning the game less than a year ago.

    Tani and his family arrived in New York City from Africa in 2017. A church helped him enter the primary school, P. S, 116. Here the gifted boy was first introduced to chess by a part-time teacher Makofsky, owner of a chess club. Interested in the game, the seven-year-old asked his mother to allow him to join the club. Not able to afford the chess classes, she emailed Makofsky. To her surprise and joy, Makofsky agreed that Tani could learn it for free.

    Though the chess club helps, it's largely believed that Tani's success lies in his hard work. The boy practices the game for many hours a day on the floor with his board. Every Saturday, Tani goes to a free 3-hour class to improve his game skills.

    Not surprisingly, Tani's story, first reported by The New York Times, has brought him great support from the American public. Soon after the young boy won the New York Championship, Makofsky began a GoFundMe activity for Tani and his family so that he could continue his chess journey. It raised $ 200,000 in just ten days, far more than they expected. And the money keeps coming, But the family donates (捐赠) most of the money to the church and to those poor families.

    Tani has also received offers from three famous private schools in New York. However, the family have politely refused all of them and chosen to continue Tani's education at P. S. 116.

    The young boy's story also caught the eye of Bill Clinton, the 42nd US President. "Tani, you're an example of a winning spirit - in chess and in life. I'd love to meet you," he said on his Facebook.

    While excited about his new life, Tani is ready to meet great challenges (挑战). He is busy preparing for the 2019 National Primary Championships. Winning the competition will bring the chess player closer to his dream of becoming the world's youngest chess grandmaster (大师). The record has been kept for 17 years by the Russian chess player Karjakin, who won the title at the age of 12.

On March 9, Kiska died（去世） at 47. She lived in a park in Canada for more than ten years. When she was three（冰岛水域） in 1979. Then they went to Canada. They lived there together for a few years. In 1985, Keiko went to Mexico. He even played a role in the movie Free Willy in 1993. After that, he went back to the ocean.

Kiska was not that lucky. She did not go anywhere. In her lifetime, she had five babies, but all of them died very young. This made her very sad. If whales live in the wild（野外）（水箱） went back to the United States in 2011. From then on, she was there on her own. 

About 4 years ago, a bill（议案） passed in Canada. The bill banned（禁止） the whole country from raising whales. But it was too late for Kiska. The bill could not protect her because she was already in  th tank.

China is a country with many colourful days and festivals. The Dragon Head- Raising Day is one of them. This special day is on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} The dragon is important in Chinese culture. We Chinese people call ourselves " the descendants(后代) of the dragon". {#blank#}2{#/blank#} On the day in ancient times, people put ashes in the kitchen. This was to" lead the dragon into the house". People believed that with the help of the dragon, they could have a good harvest(收成) in autumn. 

Also, people eat special food on that day. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} For example, people eat "dragon's beard" noodles and dumplings called "dragon's ears". 

Today, many customs have disappeared. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to the uncles of a family — mother's brothers. So many people have their hair cut on the Dragon Head-Raising Day. 

Why do people celebrate the Dragon Head-Raising Day?(不超过20个词) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}