I was small for my age. I was shy and sometimes it was hard for me to make friends with others. However, learning came fairly (相当地) easy for me. I was the best in most of my classes, but PE class was my nightmare (噩梦) and made me feel that I was not as good as the others. Miss Forsythe was our PE teacher. She was young and energetic. Everyone liked her. She said that we all had to come to her classes. No one could hide from Miss Forsythe!

    One day she told me that she wanted me to play a game with another girl in a PE show. I was rather worried that I wouldn't do a good job as she explained her idea, but she was excited. With her encouragement, I had no choice but to agree.

    It was a "boy meets girl" game. I played the boy and my classmate, Margaret Ann. played the girl. We were dressed in evening clothes and danced around the floor. According to Miss Forsythe. I had to pick up Margaret Ann when we finished the dance. Since I was not strong enough to pick the tallest girl up, it was she who picked me up. I suddenly felt ten feet tall! It was a huge success and everybody applauded (鼓掌) for our excellent performance. What a wonderful ending! Afterwards. I smiled confidently. Miss Forsythe's understanding and willingness to create a place for me in her show (which certainly did not need me) gave me some much needed confidence. She was and always will be my favorite teacher.

A crow wanted to drink, but he couldn't find water. He looked here and there. At last he cried, "I can see a jar and there is some water in it." He tried to get the water, but he couldn't. "How can I get the water?" he cried, "I can put my beak (鸟嘴) quite close to it. "But still he couldn't drink." What can I do? 1want to drink," said the crow.

He looked around. And then he picked up a small stone(石头)in his beak, carried it to the jar anddroppedit into the jar. "Soon the water will be high in the jar, and I can drink, "said the crow.

So he began to do that until the water was high enough for him to drink.

A little girl heard her parents talking about her brother. He was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation (手术) could save him.

"Only a miracle(奇迹) can save him now," said her father. The little girl took out her money and counted (数) it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore(药店) with the money.

"What do you want?" asked the salesman. "I want to buy a miracle." "Pardon?" said the salesman.

"My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?" "We don't sell a miracle here, Child. I'm sorry," the salesman said with a smile.

"Listen! If it isn't enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs."

A well-dressed man heard it and asked, "What kind of miracle does your brother need?"

"I don't know," she answered. "He's really sick and Mom says he needs an operation. But my daddy can't pay for it, so I have brought all my money."

"How much do you have?" asked the man. "$

1.11, but I can try and get some more," she answered.

"Well, what luck," smiled the man. He took up the girl's hand and said, "Take me to where you live. Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need."

That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn't long before Andrew was home again.

"Poor Grandma! I wish we could do something to cheer her up," Amy said to her brother, Mark. Grandma had fallen and broken her 1 . The doctor said she would be in bed for six weeks. 

Grandma was very active and loved to 2 in her garden, so she would not like sitting in her chair 3 her leg became well again. "I have a(n) 4 ," said Mark. "I saw some pictures of terrariums(栽培盒) in a magazine. Terrariums are little indoor gardens that can be 5 in glass bottles(玻璃瓶). Let's make a terrarium for Grandma, so she can enjoy a garden in her house." Amy agreed, 6 the two of them found the magazine which told them how to make a terrarium. And they showed it to 7 mother. She said that a terrarium would be a perfect 8 for Grandma. She helped Amy and Mark find a large, clear glass bottle. 

After a trip to the garden shop to buy the materials(材料), they began to 9 the terrarium. First, they put some drainage material (排水材料) at the bottom of the bottle. This would stop the soil(土壤) from getting too 10 . Next, they added some dark, rich soil. Now they were ready to add the plants. Amy had chosen 11 plants at the garden shop. One was tall with long, thin, green leaves. The other was short with bright pink flowers. To make the terrarium even more 12 . Amy placed rocks of different colors and bright green moss (苔藓) around the plants. 13 , they watered the plants. When Amy and Mark showed Grandma her new terrarium, she was so 14 . Now she had a beautiful little 15 to enjoy right inside her home.

Hello, I'm Anna Green. Sally is my 1 and John is my uncle. My cousin David is their son. My aunt is very 2 . Her things are always in the right3 . But my uncle and David aren't tidy. My uncle4 playing computer games. It's great 5 for him. His computer games are everywhere in the study(书房).In David's room, you can also see his 6 everywhere.

My aunt always 7 David put away (收拾)his things. 8 my uncle never(从不) does that. David can't find his things and always asks,"9 are my keys? Where's my bottle?" My uncle always says, "I don't10 . Ask your mother for help. She puts away your things, so 11 knows where they are."

One day, my uncle plays 12 games in the study. David 13 a map. He can't find his school on the map. He asks my uncle, "Where's my 14 ?"My uncle says, "I don't know. Go to 15 your mother. She puts it away."

 When did you last say"I love you"to your father? If you can't remember, then you can get the chance this Father's Day in June.

 Generally compared to a mother, a father represents (代表) qualities like independence, confidence, courage and adventure. Also, a caring father can help their children get along with others, according to a study on Live Science. Fathers not only lead their children into their social circle but also teach them how to act and control(控制) their feelings.

 For example, Microsoft founder Bill Gates was quiet and didn't like to talk with others when he was a little kid. So his father often held family parties and let Bill play games with family members. "Games like soccer and swimming seemed to be silly at that time but they improved my ability of leading and getting along with others, " Gates once said in an interview.

 The US actor Will Smith learnt important lessons from small things taught by his father. His father once planned to pull down a wall of their shop and rebuild it. But little Will thought it was impossible. After a year and a half, they did it. "You say,'I'm going to lay this brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid.' You do that every single day. And soon you have a wall, "he said on a TV show.

"One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters, "the British poet George Herbert(1593—1633) once said. Do you agree?