Mrs. King is a 26-year old woman. She comes from Australia. She has long blonde 1, a straight nose and blue eyes. She is thin and of medium 2. Mrs. King looks much 3 than other women of the same age. Some people think she is only about 20 years old.

    Mrs. King is our English teacher. 4 she only teaches us twice a week, she is a very responsible(负责的) teacher. She is very 5 with us in class. But after class she is friendly and kind 6 us. She always works very hard. I remember one winter morning, she didn't feel 7, but she went on giving us a lesson. We were moved(感动的) and all listened to her 8more carefully than before.

    Mrs. King teaches us very well. Her classes are 9 funny and interesting. She often tells us to be10. So we can learn English well. All of us love her.

    A girl went to her father and told him that her life was too hard. She said she couldn't work all the difficulties out 1. She just wanted to give up.

Her father said, "I think I know 2 I can help you. 3 me." They went into the 4. Her father put a potato, an egg and some coffee beans into three different bowls of water. Then, he started to boil (煮沸) the water on the stove.

After some time, he turned the stove 5 and took out the potato, the egg and the beans. He then showed each of them to his daughter.

"Look. The potato was hard before I boiled it, but now, it is 6 and weak. The egg was fragile (易碎的) until I put it in the water—now, it is hard inside. But the coffee beans were different. When they met the boiling water, they changed and became delicious 7."

Life 8 problems to us all. The potato, egg and coffee beans were all met with the same problem. But they each solve the problem in their own way. It is up to you to take the difficulties you face and find something good in 9. By making a(n) 10, the father taught his daughter a life lesson.

My name is Andy. My best friends are John {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Ann. John {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (live) near my house and we are in {#blank#}3{#/blank#} same class. He's tall and thin, and he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (have) blond hair and blue eyes. He is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (friend) and very clever. His parents are always strict {#blank#}6{#/blank#} him. John usually wears jeans and a blue T-shirt.

Ann is short and thin. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (she) hair is long and straight. She usually wears a pair of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} ( glass ). I like Ann because she's {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (real) kind. She wants to be a {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (sing) when she grows up(长大).

Katie Booser is a third-grade teacher at Franklin Elementary School in California, USA. Every day she says inspirational (鼓舞人心的) words together with her 1 . For example, she says "I believe in 2 ", "I am strong", and "I am smart". She has done this with every 3 for the past 10 years.

Katie got the 4 from her teachers. They taught her how to believe in herself 5 she was studying in school. "As a student, I was a worried kid. I was always 6 before a competition or a big exam," Katie said. "Those ‘I am' words from my teachers 7 me a lot. By saying these words, I became more confident (自信的). That was good for my 8 ."

Katie wants to help her students in the 9 way. She believes these words can play a 10 in helping them build up their confidence. Every day, she 11 them to say many inspirational words both inside and outside the classroom. "It is really 12 , especially (尤其) during COVID-19, with so much out of our control," said Katie. "The words we say are great in class, and 13 they're great out in the real world."

Thanks to the inspiring work of Katie, her students' confidence 14 . She is happy to be able to make a difference in the kids' lives. And she 15 her students can also make a difference in the world in the future.

Over the past 19 years. Gong Xiuze has used his skills to help others—providing free haircuts for nearly 10, 000 people. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} They are mainly the old the disabled and sanitation workers (环卫工人) . 

Gong, 82 years old, used to be a policeman in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} He began to provide free haircuts many years ago. From 1964 to 1968, he stayed in the army. There, he helped others cut their hair. After leaving the army, he became a policeman in Taiyuan and continued (继续) to cut hair for others. 

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} When he walked around in the parks in the city, he often found sanitation workers doing cleaning work in the early morning. He thought that they worked really hard, and he wanted to do something for them. 

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} With these cards, he told them about his free haircut service. He also gave cards to the disabled. They had difficulty moving, so Gong visited them and helped cut their hair at their homes. 

Now, many people look forward to meeting Gong every month. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} "I can feel my value (价值) of life at an old age while helping others, "he said. I will continue the service as long as I can. "

I used to be very shy, so I usually just listened to other people's conversations. My teacher Mrs. Smith always encouraged me to communicate with others.

 One day, she told us that our class would put on a play she had written. "I need someone to play the lead role. Does anyone want to try?" she asked. A few excited hands were raised up— mine wasn't one of them. Mrs. Smith walked up to me and said," I think you' re perfect for it."

Me, the lead? Mrs. Smith continued," I was thinking of you for the role when I wrote the play!" Suddenly, I thought it was time to throw away my shyness and show the world who I really was. I looked at Mrs. Smith and said," OK, I'll try."

After five months of practicing, the big day finally arrived. I felt so nervous. My knees shook and my heart beat like I'd just run a mile." It doesn't matter how you do tonight," said Mrs. Smith, as if reading my thoughts." You've already shown yourself how wonderful you are. That's the most important thing for you."

Mrs. Smith was right. When I stepped on the stage(舞台), I showed that I could take chances(机会) and be brave enough to make a big change for myself — a girl with new- found confidence(信心). I thanked Mrs. Smith a lot. She helped me to change by encouraging me to act the lead role of the play. It was a great experience and I'll never forget it.