It was more than 80 years ago, when an army quietly passed across the Yudu River in Ganzhou, Jiangxi. They were the Chinese Central Red Army. They decided to start a 1 and hard march. It was 2 known as the Long March. This year is the 83"' year of the victory of the famous march. Let's learn something about it.

    During the Long March, the Chinese Central Red Army passed many places. They 3from Jiangxi, passed through several provinces and finally arrived in Shaanxi. It is said that they 4 about 25,000 li (about 12,500 kilometers) during the Long March.

    At school, you may have learned in books that soldiers 5 many difficulties. They lived a 6 life and fought against the enemies. They crossed Chishuihe for four times, 7 many kinds of difficulties. In Sichuan, soldiers spent a hard time creeping(匍匐)across Luding Chain Bridge, which was 8 13 iron chains(铁链), in the middle of gun fire. They also climbed 9 the snowy Jiajin Mountain, which was 4,930 meters high. They didn't have enough food to eat, so they often went 10 for days. And they didn't have enough 11 to stay away from the cold. Many soldiers 12. About 86,000 people took part in the march, 13 only about 7,000 were left when they arrived in Shaanxi.

    Today, we can visit the places that they once passed through. This way, we may truly understand the 14 of the Long March：Never be 15 of difficulties and never give up hope.

Two months ago, my husband's hand was badly hurt after an accident at work. Then we had to, drive to the hospital to do the physical therapy(治疗)for his hand three times a week.

Today while we were driving to the hospital. We saw a young man standing in the strong and cold winds. We stopped and asked if he needed a ride. He gladly accepted and jumped into the back seat. His name was Dan and he wasn't going far.

As we dropped him off, we noticed he had many large piles (堆) of cut wood in his yard. We asked if he was interested in selling any. He said," Oh, you can just come by anytime, even if I'm not here and take all you want." We asked how much it would cost for a trunk load (一箱). He answered," It's free. We have more than we'll ever use. So just come by and get it anytime. Thanks for the ride and have a great day!"

We still wanted to pay for it and would only get it when someone was home, but he just kept saying what he already told us.

Dan just wanted to repay (回报) us with the wood, never knowing how much that would mean to us because my husband isn't able to chop any wood for us this winter.

As a country with a history of over 5,000 years, China is the home of tea. Last summer, I took a trip to Huangshan Mountain in Anhui, China with my parents. I will never 1 the Chinese tea culture there.

On a sunny afternoon, we arrived at the foot of the mountain, tired 2 excited. After a short rest, the 3 took us to a big farm and we learned about tea processing there. He told us that Sheng Nong found out 4 as a drink in old times. In the evening, we paid a visit to a tea house. We watched a tea art show and 5 the local（当地的）green tea. We saw a young woman in a beautiful Chinese dress showed us 6 a cup of tea is made with tea sets. We really enjoyed it and 7 ourselves when we were listening to the traditional folk music. We are sure that the 8 are the ones who best understand the nature of tea.

Time went fast there. I learned a lot about tea culture 9 . Through this journey, I knew something new about the country. I am 10 to the next trip to China!

It's Jimmy's birthday and he is 9 years old. He gets a lot of presents from his family and one of them is a big drum（鼓）. His grandfather buys it for him

Jimmy likes it very much. He plays with it every day and he often makes a terrible noise (可怕的声音), His father works in the day and Jimmy is in bed when he gets home in the evening. So his father doesn't hear the noise.

But Mrs. Black doesn't like the noise, so one morning she takes a sharp knife and goes to Jimmy's room when he hits his drum. She says to him, "Hello! Jimmy. Do you know there is something very nice in your drum? Here is a knife. Please open the drum and let's find it. "

When I got the driving license last summer, Mom and I took our first trip around an empty car park. Then I found that my mother was not the best 1 for me. It wasn't because she shouted at me, or told me that I was doing2 . As you can imagine, my mother's "helpful instructions" only managed to make me more nervous. 

Since I could no longer3 with her, the job was placed in the hands of my father. I loved him,4 I just did not see Dad as someone I could be comfortable learning from. He almost never talked. We shared a（n）5 father-daughter relationship. He'd ask how school was, and I'd say it was fine. Unluckily, that was the most of our conversations. It was just like spending hours with a 6 silently. 

As we got into the car for the first time, I was not 7 at what happened. Dad and I drove around, saying almost 8 , besides a few instructions on how to turn. As my lessons went on, however, things began to change. Dad would 9 the radio so I could enjoy his favorite Stones music. And he gradually began talking. I was soon hearing about his first meeting with Mom, "basic body" gym class, and other 10 from his past. 

Dad's sudden talk was shocking until I thought about 11 he was telling me so much. In all the years, I always 12 why my father never spoke that much. I never considered it was because I had never spent time 13 . Homework, friends, and even TV had all called me away from him, and I never thought my 14 father had anything to say. 

Since I began driving with him, my driving ability has greatly improved. More importantly, the 15 between my father and I has also improved. Just living with him wasn't enough—it took driving with him for me to get to know someone who was a mystery. 

Steve Jobs (24 Feb. 1955-5 Oct. 2011) was 1 co- founder of Apple Inc., one of 2 companies in the world, and he invented many of the digital products that are part of everyday life for so many people today.

Steve Jobs's life was not without difficulties, however. He 3 soon after his birth and only met his birth mother and sister when he grew up. As a child, Steve was very smart but formal schooling didn't suit him. He went to college for a short time, but dropped out soon because he had no idea 4 he wanted to do. Since Steve dropped out and didn't have to take the normal classes, he got a chance 5 a calligraphy class. There he learned about serif and sans- serif typefaces(字体) and how to make typography beautiful. It didn't show 6 practical value at that time, but Steve designed it all into his first Macintosh computer ten years later, making it the first computer 7 beautiful typography.

In 1976, Steve founded Apple Computer Inc. with two friends. They designed a series of user- friendly personal computers and the company became famous in 8 years. However, the sales of its following products were not good. In 1985, Steve was fired from Apple. It was a huge blow to Steve at first. Later, however, the heaviness of being successful was replaced by the 9 of being a beginner again. He 10 one of his most creative stages in his life. During the next five years, Steve started 11 company named Pixar and created the world's first computer- animated feature film," Toy Story". In 1997, Jobs returned to his post as Apple's CEO. Once again, he created Apple's success in the 1990s.

Steve Jobs was a leader who knew how to make teams 12 great results but he also had another side. He became 13 easily and was often impatient. He usually stated his opinions straight and 14 not agree with anything that he didn't think was perfect.

15 Steve wasn't a perfect man, he is recognized by many as the father of the digital revolution. His inventions and creativity have changed our way of life.