How would you use a radio or a telephone if you had no electricity or batteries? This1bothered(使烦恼) British inventor Trevor Baylis. He2 a wind-up(装有发条的) radio. It doesn't need electricity or batteries. You wind it up3hand. It plays for about an hour. Then, you wind it up4.

Later, Baylis invented a mobile phone that is by5. The shoes contain (含有) a small battery that is powered when you6This battery is connected to a mobile phone. These two simple inventions can bring modern7to all parts of the world.

    Baylis doesn't have a university degree in engineering. In8, he left high school before graduating(毕业). He just loves9things to help people. He never knows10ideas will come to him. The idea for the phone came to him in a dream.

    Toby's family often goes on ski (滑雪) vacations. They are great fun. The snow is cold and wet, but the sun is warm. Toby loves the 1 of skiing down a mountain. It's always great.

    But there is one thing that Toby doesn't 2about skiing. There are so many things to 3. The most important things are the skis and ski boots (滑雪板和滑雪靴), of course. He also has to wear big socks to keep his feet 4and long underwear (内衣) for his legs. And he can't 5his hat and mittens (连指手套).

    Toby didn't like ski lessons before. He knew it was 6to learn, but he didn't like his teachers. They always gave very boring lessons. Also, the lessons always took very long 7they had to wait for everyone to get ready.

    However, this year Toby was glad to have the8. One time Toby's hat flew off while he was going down the mountain. One of the teachers went and got it9him. The teachers also showed him10to stop faster and turn better. Lessons were not so bad after all!

Once a wise man and his student traveled on the horses to a mountain village which even couldn't be found in a map. They were well 1 at a small house by a family of five. The wise man asked, "How do you live in such a lonely place?

"That's what keeps us going," said the host, pointing to a thin and tired cow. "She gives us 2 , some of which we drink and some we make into cheese. When there is extra (额外的), we 3 the milk and cheese for other food."

The wise man thanked them and left the village. When he reached the first turning in the road, he said to his student, "Go back and get the cow, take it to the cliff (悬) and 4 it off." Although the student was shocked and angry, he followed his master's order.

Years later, the student still felt a sense of 5 about what he had done, so he returned to the poor family to find out what he could do. 6 , in place of the small house there turned into a large one with trees all around. He recognize (辨认) the host standing on the opposite who once treated him. He went over to the man and asked, "What happened?"

The man replied with a smile, "Our cow fell off the cliff and died. Firstly, we lost heart and didn't know 7 to live our life. Later, we accepted the fact and tried to come up with new ways of doing things and develop new skills. And so, we are now much 8 ."

Sometimes our dependence on something small and limited (有限的) is the biggest obstacle (障碍) to our growth. 9 you free yourself of the thought "it's little but it's certain and comfortable", then your life will really change. I hope you have the wisdom to recognize your "10 " this new year, and the courage to push it off the cliff.

Kate is both my neighbour and my best friend. I first met her five years ago. 

Kate is tall and slim(苗条的). She has long hair. She has big eyes and a small nose. I like her smiling face best. It makes her look really pretty and kind. Kate is a friendly girl. She always has a smile on her face and looks happy. She likes to help people. She helps me with my homework and she is very patient. When I feel bored or unhappy, I often go to her. She will talk to me and tell me interesting things. 

Kate wants to work with children. She would like to be a teacher when she grows up. I think she will be a great teacher. 

When I was a little boy,I was very shy. After class,I often stayed in the playground by myself and watched my 1 plying games.On weekends, I 2 went out to play with other children. 

One day, some of my classmates asked me to play basketball with them. I wanted to 3 them.But I worried that the ball might hit(击中) me on the head and I couldn't play basketball at all.So I said to them,"Sorry, 4 next time."

That evening I 5 that with my father.He said,"My boy，playing basketball is not a(n) 6 thing.I'm sure you'll have fun 7 the activity."However, I was 8 worried. I was very short and thin. I couldn't 9 fast. My father said, " If you believe in (相信)yourself, you can do it well."

The next day,my father took me to a 10 and taught me how to play basketball.At first,I was a slow learner. After hours of practice,I felt that I loved the sport.

Later,some boys in the park asked me to play basketball 11 .I thought the game should be interesting, so I said yes.

We worked well 12 we didn't know each other.I ran after the ball and played hard. In the end,13 got points,so we were all happy and excited.

After that,I became interested in different 14 .I also made many friends 15 those fun activities. More importantly,I've learned that nothing is difficult if we believe in ourselves.

 An aquanaut(潜水员) called Fabien Cousteau drew many people's eyes. He helps to build the world's {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(large) underwater research(研究) station. He wants the building {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) an underwater form of the international Space Station (ISS). And it can be used by astronauts from different countries. It's not {#blank#}3{#/blank#} easy thing to do, but the idea receives much support(支持).

 The station, named Proteus, will be at the bottom(底部) of the sea. It will be a place for{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(scientist) to study the ocean.

 Inside the station, there will be bedrooms, laboratories, medical facilities(设施) and the{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(one) underwater greenhouse for growing food. Cousteau says that it will {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(take) three years to build.

{#blank#}7{#/blank#} he is short of money to develop the project, he is trying to raise money.

 Cousteau says that underwater research is even {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(important) than doing research in space, So far, people have known only about one fifth of the ocean floor {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(clear). There are still many possible things waiting {#blank#}10{#/blank#} people to find out. So Cousteau hopes the base will lead to many exciting discoveries.