I work as a volunteer for the poor in Haiti. I decided to take my son Brain there for a week, hoping to educate(教育) him.

Before getting out, I told Brain this trip would be tiring and hard. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. Then on the third day, when we were climbing over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and smiled, “Really hard.”

    After that, a five-year-old girl, wearing a too large dress and broken shoes, followed Brain around. Later he said regretfully(遗憾地), “I wish I could speak French.” I was surprised that this was from a boy. He always hated French classes.

    One day, I was interviewing(采访) a woman villager for an article. By working hard, she had learned to read and write and became part of the leadership(领导层) of the village. That really touched my heart.

    Learning her story, Brain was greatly touched. His eyes were wet and there was love and respect(尊重) on his face. He finally understood the importance of my work. When leaving for home, Brain even offered(提供) to stay in as a volunteer. This trip was very meaningful.

Mr Brown saw a sweaterin a shop. It was very cheap, so he bought it. When he got home, he put it on. Itwas all right and he was pleased with it.

In the afternoon, hewent to work in his garden. It soon began to rain and Mr Brown had to run into thehouse. He ran quickly, but he still got wet. Then his sweater started toshrink(收缩). It got smaller and smaller.Mr Brown tried to take it of but he couldn't.

In the end with thehelp of his wife, he got out of the sweater. Mrs Brown laughed, "You see, youbought a cheap thing, But…"

Do you know what a long friendship is like? Let's have a look at the following examples.

I met my best friend fifteen years ago in my middle school. Now we work in different cities. Besides preparing a gift for him, I also write a letter to him on his birthday every year. And we send wishes to each other every holiday. Although we are very busy with our work, we never forget the important days. —Peter

I've known my best friend for ten years. I always keep in touch with her in my life. It doesn't mean that we talk to each other every day. In fact, I only call her up once a week. But it helps me make sure everything is okay in her life. I think it's important because she can know I'm always there for her. —Amy

I met my best friend twenty years ago in my primary school. In our lives, we have conflicts sometimes. But we usually speak out our ideas and make compromises to reach an agreement (协定). I think proper communication plays an important part in our friendship. And we never cover up our care for each other. —David

At the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, people cheered when China's Tong Xin finished her taijijian moves. On Sept 24, she won the women's raijiquan and taijijian all-round gold. The Asian Games have more events than the Olympic Games. These events, like raijijian, are from different countries and cultures across Asia. This makes the Asian Games interesting. Here are some of the special sports.

In 1942,a boy named Stephen was born in England. He liked discovering things and it was a1 for him to take clocks apart.

 He could keep reading books at meals, but he found school 2 and didn't try very hard."He 3 finishes his homework!" said one. "Also, his handwriting is really messy!" Most of the other kids considered him strange, but Stephen didn't 4 being thought of as different. He made friends with other boys who shared the same 5 with him. They liked to have big discussions about the universe.

 One day, Stephen read about a new kind of machine called"computer" in a newspaper."With one of those, I could 6 the rules of the universe!" he thought. At that time, computers were very big and 7 . There was no way a schoolboy could afford one, so Stephen and his friends decided to 8 their own computer. They got the parts from clocks and old electronic devices. The other kids were all amazed when they presented it in class!

 When Stephen was 21, he got a special 9 so he was unable to walk or talk. However, he did not let this stop him from 10 the important theories about the universe. Stephen Hawking became famous as one of the most important scientists of all time!

Xi' an, the capital city of Shaanxi Province, is thought to be the most ancient（古老的）{#blank#}1{#/blank#}（luck）, I {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（get）a chance this summer. My mum agreed to take me there. 

We went to Xi' an by plane. As we know, Xi' an is famous {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Dayan Pagoda（大雁塔） , so we went there on the{#blank#}4{#/blank#} （one） day. It was fantastic!People living there told us that it was more beautiful on sunny {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（day）. But we weren't sure about that. So {#blank#}6{#/blank#} you are in Xi' an, you can enjoy the beautiful sights by yourself. 

As one of the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （old） cities in China, Xi' an has a history of more than 2（面食故乡） and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（it） noodles are well﹣known all over the world. So the next day we went to the old streets and{#blank#}9{#/blank#} （buy） three different kinds of noodles for lunch. We really had {#blank#}10{#/blank#} good time there. I hope to visit Xi' an again.