Nadia Comaneci, a famous gymnast (体操运动员) , was born in Romania in 1961.

    When she was doing cartwheels (侧手翻) on the playground at the age of 6, a PE teacher saw her. He told her family that she was very good and advised Nadia to train in the capital of Romania. Although it was a long way from her home, Nadia went because she loved gymnastics (体操).

    After that, she trained hard and took part in lots of competitions. In 1975, she was named as one of the Athletes of the 20th Century.

    In 1976, Nadia went to the Olympics in Canada. She was so fantastic in the competition that everyone waited for the score, a high score. But the scoreboard showed 1.00!

    Everyone was surprised. There wasn't a sound for a moment. Then a voice came, "Ladies and gentlemen, Nadia Comaneci…10!"

    The audience (观众) cheered very loudly. So what happened? Well, when the scoreboard was built, no one thought a score of 10. 00 was possible. The decimal point (小数点) was in the wrong place! In fact, the scoreboard only had three digits (数位) to show scores, such as 9. 50 or 9. 85 at that time.

    In the 1976 Summer Olympics, Nadia Comaneci scored a perfect 10, which was thought impossible before. From then on, she was looked as a hero. In 1984, she got retired (退休的).

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

When Emma woke up, she knew it was going to be one of those days. She felt under the weather - a cold had taken hold of her. 1 , she needed to brave the storm to work. Emma2 herself out of bed and got ready for work. Then she put on her raincoat and rushed out into the 3 rain.

As she walked, she fought 4 the terrible weather. Emma's umbrella was almost useless as it was raining cats and dogs. 5 , the wind blew it inside out. She was immediately 6 from head to foot. She said to herself, "What a day to forget my rain boots!"

At the office, the day was as 7 as the weather. She had a large number of tasks. 8 endless emails and phone calls should have been easy. But before long, she felt so tired and had to take a 9 so she could continue her work.

Then, just at the right time, her coworker (同事) Alex came to 10 her. Alex was always ready to lend a hand. With a warm smile, he 11 to help Emma. Having Alex help her was like a ray of sunshine on a rainy day. Their laughter as they worked made the hours pass 12 .

On her way home, Emma reflected on the day. She 13 that every cloud did indeed have a silver lining. Today, that silver lining had been her wonderful coworker, Alex.

 14 Emma arrived home, she decided to send Alex a heartfelt message of thankfulness. She wrote, "Thanks for being my ray of sunshine on this rainy day!" It was a simple 15 , but it carried a lot of meaning.

 People have told stories about Robin Hood for more than 700 years. Nobody knows if he was a real person or an invented character. In the legends(传说), Robin was quite smart and had a playful sense of humour. He loved playing jokes and tricks on people.

"Pick a card, any card!"

 The stories say that Robin Hood was a skilled archer(弓箭手) and he always carried a bow and arrow.

"Ha ha, too easy!"

 He wore green clothes and a hat with a green feather. He lived in Sherwood Forest with a group of outlaws(逃犯), known as his‘Happy Men'. The group included Friar Tuck, "Mmm. yummy!" Little John, who was unusually tall, "Little is just my nickname!", and Robin's true love, Maid Marian. "Take that!"

 Sherwood Forest was a royal(皇家的) hunting forest near Nottingham in England. Most people thought that forests were dangerous places to go. People travelling through the forests were often robbed by outlaws.

"Your money, please, my Lord!"

"Oh no, it's Robin Hood!"

 The stories say that Robin Hood only took money from rich people so that he could give it to people who needed it. So he became famous for‘robbing from the rich and giving to the poor'.

"Here you are, my dear."

"Oh, thank you, Robin!"

 The Sheriff(郡长) of Nottingham was Robin's arch-enemy. It was the sheriff's job to keep the woods safe and to make sure that nobody stole the king's deer.

"What's that? Is that Robin Hood?"

 The Sherlff of Nottingham tried to catch Robin Hood, but never succeeded.

"Oh no, not again!"

 Centuries ago people loved to tell each other stories of Robin Hood. Later he became a famous character in books, and nowadays Robin is still a well-loved hero in books, theatre, TV and films.