My name is Lisa. Because of my job, I often went to the United States. I often felt worried during my trip because I didn't speak English well. So I decided to learn English.

    I went to Mrs Brown's English class. Before I came to the class, I always walked away when I met any Americans. But now I try to talk to Americans in English. And I like going to supermarkets, cafes and restaurants to talk with local people.

    I learn English in four ways. First , I listen to the teacher carefully and keep speaking in class. Second, I do my homework after I get home. I learn at least five words every day. Third, I listen to American radio and watch American TV programs. Finally, I surf the Internet to talk with different people in English.

     To learn English well, I think you must learn to open your mouth. For me that is the key to opening the door of learning English.

    Who were your best friends five years ago? Is there anyone you would really like to see again? In 1999, Julie Pankhurst, a computer programmer from London, was thinking about her past-and especially the people she used to go to school with.

    Julie looked on the Internet for a website to help her find her old school friends. But there was nothing. So Julie and her husband, Steve, started their own website. They called it Friends Reunited.

    The site grew slowly at first, but soon they received their first "thank you" email. The man wrote, "Thank you so much. Using your website, I found an old friend from thirty years ago！"Julie and Steve were very excited about this and continued to improve their website. By the end of 2000, there were 3,000 members.

    The next year was really hard work for the couple.

    In January, a national radio station mentioned their website. Their membership doubled in one week! People were talking about the website all over the country, and it became a full-time job for Julie and Steve. In a year, they had four million members!

    Now, over fifteen million people in lots of different countries use Friends Reunited to find old school friends, work colleagues and neighbors. Some of the stories which people tell Julie and Steve are amazing. For example, David Webster lost his memory in a car crash. He used the website to find old school friends, and they helped him remember his past.

    Julie's simple idea gave us a national obsession（痴迷）-getting in touch with old friends and hearing their news. And it made her and Steve very rich in 2005, they sold Friends Reunited for ￡120 million!

    One afternoon, on my way home, I saw a car accident (事故)!

    I asked people for help, but no one stopped. When the car driver and his wife saw this, they quickly closed the window of the car and drove away. "What shall I do? The old man needs help," I thought.

    At that time, a truck stopped and the driver came out. "What's wrong with the old man? What can I do?" the driver asked me. "Sir, please help the old man. A car hit him and he is badly hurt!" I said. "well, don't worry. Let me take him to the hospital first," the driver said.

    A few minutes later, the driver took the old man to the hospital and I called the police. I told the whole story to the police and I also told them the number of the car. The police said to me, "Well done, boy! Leave it to us, We will punish (惩罚) them!"

    When I got home, it was 7: 30. I thought I was great.

When he was a teenager, Hunter Adams was very unhappy and he spent many years in a special hospital for people with mental (精神的) health problems. 

When he left the hospital, Adams decided to become a doctor, so he went to a medical school in Virginia, the USA. But when he was there, he did things in a different way. For example, he didn't like the doctors' white coats, so he wore shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients and he tried to make them laugh. The doctors at the medical school didn't like Adams because he was too different. 

But Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine. He saw unhappy and lonely people, and he tried to help them. He spent a lot of time with children in hospital and often dressed up like a clown to make the children laugh. When he finished medical school and became a doctor, Adams opened his own hospital, called "The Gesundheit Institute", together with some other doctors. They wanted it to be a place with a different way of working with sick people. 

Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s, and in 1998, Universal Pictures made a film about his life. It was very successful. In the film (called Patch Adams), Robin Williams played Adams. Williams said, "Adams is a really warm person, who believes that patients need a doctor who is a friend. I enjoyed playing him."

My grandfather often said "I won't" to show his dislike of dishonesty. When he was young, he worked as a furniture maker. One day, a neighbor invited him to make some furniture. When arriving, he noticed the wood provided was a little 1 , so he said, "I won't start right away. " He chose to let the wood dry for a month. He knew working with wet wood could cause 2 later on. 

Around the same time, another furniture maker was also asked to do a 3 job by a different family. Unlike my grandfather, he 4 working right away. As a result, the neighbor started doubting my grandfather, thinking he was trying to make more money by5 the work. However, my grandfather waited 6 . He wanted the best quality for the furniture he was making. 

A month later, the other furniture maker received his money and went back home. My grandfather began to make strong and beautiful furniture when the wood was completely dry. A few months passed and the furniture made by that other maker began to break. The neighbor then regretted 7 my grandfather and said sorry to him. People came to understand his 8 and skill, spreading his fame far and wide. 

Influenced by my grandfather, my father also follows the 9 of "I won't". He always provides the freshest food, which makes his restaurant very popular in town. Once, when a trade r wanted to sell some cheap but smelly seafood to my father, he said "No!" and stopped the business. 

Now, my brother and I 10 in mind what our grandfather and father taught us. Through ups and downs in life, we've come to deeply understand our family value behind this saying—— to be truthful and honest. 

Is living with your classmates good or bad? Listen to what some students say: 

Shen Xinbai: Living with our classmates is good for us. We can make more friends and do fun things together. We won't watch as much TV as we do at home. 

Chen Rujian: I want to live at school. That would help me in many ways. It would give me a stronger heart. I would also have more chances to decide things by myself. Living at school can help us get ready for future life outside school. 

Xia Mingyuan: It's a good idea to live at school. Students can learn how to take care of themselves. I'd like to learn to wash clothes by myself. 

Gu Xuan: I'd like to live with my parents. When I have problems, I can get help from them, and I'll never be lonely or unhappy. 

Xu Wenjia: If four or six people live in our room, there could be a lot of problems. I can't fall asleep if someone snores. I'd like to stay at home and sleep well.