One day a poor farmer1 taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell off his cart (马车) onto the road. He didn't know2 he could do about it because it was too3 for him to lift (举起)alone. He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and give him a hand.
Just at this moment, a man riding a4 came up to him. But the farmer felt5 when he saw who he was. It was the great man who lived nearby. He thought the great man6 help him, and hoped another farmer would come up. But the man got7 his horse right away and said, "I think you need help." Then he took one end of the bag and the farmer took8 . They lifted it together and put it on the cart. "Sir, " asked the farmer, "how much should I9 for you?" "Don't mention it, " the great man answered. "when you see10 else in trouble, do the same for him."
My son David is about 7 years old. Last month he told me there was a new child in his class. The boy was1Russia and very shy, and he couldn't speak an English word. My son felt very sad2he thought that the boy was quite lonely. He didn't bring3up to me again, and I just supposed that the teacher had given the boy the help he needed.
About three weeks later, I went into my4room and found that he was using Google Translate. He was trying hard to translate his English into Russian so that he could communicate with5boy. And then he would translate the boy's responses(回应) from Russian to English. Though it was not 6, he kept trying.
He had found a way7on well with the boy because he didn't want him to be alone. When I asked him what he8, all my son said was "I'm writing a note to my friend".
It was the first time that I had seen 9 kind and merciful my son was. That's when I found exactly who he was. I think my son10up. He can think of others. I am very proud of him.
For some teenagers, being an adult is the 1 thing in the world. Adults don't need to do homework or take exams. They do what they like and make money. How 2 ! But is it true?
Last month,Grade Seven students at Sunshine School had a taste of the adult world. The teachers asked them 3 a piece of special homework called "Working with your parents for one day".
Wujing's mother works as 4 ticket collector in a park. At 6 am,the 14-year-old girl set out for work with her mother. It was dark and cold. Before the park opened, they did some cleaning and prepared for the 5 coming. When the visitors came, they greeted with a smile. After standing for the whole day, Wu felt worn out.
"She is busier and more tired than what I thought. I should help her more. "said Wu.
Li Shiyi, 14 , spent the whole day helping in a car. 6 father is a taxi driver. She had to pick calls and 7 change back. Li thought it would be easy to work in a car. 8 soon she found that they didn't even have time 9 lunch.
"Now I know how 10 it is to make money," Li said. "We should care for our parents more and never waste money.
Every child likes cartoons，and so do I. When I was young，1 cartoons on Saturday morning was the most exciting thing. I used to wake up before the cartoons started at 7：30. At that time，no matter what was on TV would make me impatient. But soon，I would be cheered up by my favourite Mighty Mouse，Bugs Bunny and so on. The happiness usually lasted for about 3 hours till lunchtime. And among them，I liked Astro Boy （阿童木）2 .
Astro Boy is a famous Japanese cartoon character3 a long history. He4 as a comic book character in 1951 and was the first cartoon character on Japanese television in 1963.
Astro Boy's story began when Dr. Boyton's son Toby died in5 car accident. Dr. Boyton，a scientist，created Astro Boy6 his son. When Astro Boy was first built，Dr. Boyton wanted to keep it a secret. But the secret was finally out. People got to know Astro Boy and he became popular soon.
7 Astro Boy is a robot，he has many amazing powers. His eyes can turn into powerful searchlights and his ears can make his hearing stronger by one thousand times. The light from his fingers is8 to destroy everything. And his legs can turn into rockets，so he can fly higher and9 . Like a superman，he saves people in trouble and fights against bad men bravely. His stories have continued for more than 50 years in comic books and on television. This cartoon is really a great10 .
