Brian was a funny student. He loved watching comedies best and hoped to become a comedy actor one day.

    When he heard about the talent show to be held at this school, Brian decided to take part in. He had never acted on stage before, and he was very1. But some students2 him. "You are not funny but silly," Ken, one of his classmates, said to his face. "No one will like what you do," another boy also said to him,3.

    Brian couldn't understand4they were so unkind to him. But he decided to prepare for the show. Brian did a great job at the talent show. 5loved his performance, and he won the first prize! Even so, Ken told Brian that he was not funny. Brian didn't understand why Ken said that, 6he realized that it had nothing to do with him. He tried to make his dream come true.

    As the years went on, Brian met more people7Ken. "You'll do a terrible job," they said to him. Luckily, most people encouraged(鼓励) him and some helped him to become even funnier. He got lots of opportunities(机会) to perform in8. He was even asked to be on television. His fans9him because his comedies made them feel good when they were unhappy.

    Now Brian is a big10! He is doing what he loves best. He never feels stressed(紧张的), and he laughs all day long!

    Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to make money for my schooling.

    One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(缝被子). I silently sat beside her.

    "Mum, is there love between you and dad?" I asked in a very low voice.

    With surprise in her eyes, she stopped her work for a while. Then she said, "Susan, look at this thread(线). It can hardly be seen, but it's really there. It makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, love should be a thread. Love is inside."

    I couldn't understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.

    After they were back, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day.

    They were so kind to each other and it seemed they were the happiest couple.

    After two months my father still couldn't walk by himself.

    "Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day.

    "Susan, don't worry about me," he said. "I just like walking with your mum. I like this kind of life." Reading his eyes, I knew he loves my mother deeply.

    Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

    Joseph Sekar is 62 years old and he is in India(印度). He feeds thousands of parrots(鹦鹉) every day. And he has got himself another new and interesting name "birdman".

    Joseph always left small number of rice on the top of his house. The neighborhood parrots often came to eat them. One day two parrots flew in and Joseph fed them some rice. The birds not only returned the following day, but also brought along other hungry friends. Today between 2,000~4,000 beautiful parrots visit the birdman twice a day.

    Joseph does not feed the birds raw(生的) rice. He cooks the rice! This means that the amazing man usually gets up at 4:30 am every morning and spends over an hour making the breakfast for birds. He then puts the rice on 14 boards on the top of his house carefully.

The breakfast rush begins at about 6:00 am when the beautiful parrots fly in and continues until every last piece of the delicious rice is gone! The similar situation happens in the evening when the birds arrive at around 4:00 pm and stay for almost two hours. Not only the superman feeds them, but also takes in sick and hurt birds and nurses them back to health.

    Of course, feeding so many birds is not a cheap job. Joseph spends 40% of his income(收入) of $13 as a camera repairman on the meals every day. The superman says all of his actions come out of a feeling of love.

    Though Joseph has no plans to stop the action now, he does worry about what will happen to the beautiful birds as he gets older and is unable to go on.

    Different countries have different customs(风俗) in the world. It's very important for us to know about them.

    When you go to the US, someone often says to you "give me five". What should you do? Do not get five dollars from your pocket! It will make others laugh! The person is not asking for your money, but your fingers.

    In the US, "give me five" or "give me the high five" is a popular gesture. You can see it often in films or on TV. It means hitting(敲打) each other's right hands together.

    People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student good grades in exams. If a football teams wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.

    This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the empor. This showed the person raising his arm did not have a knife in his hand.

    Why not try to give the high five to your friends?

    When you are under studying stress, it's easy to forget to take care of the most important thing: ourselves!

    Staying healthy plays a       (作用) in dealing with all kinds of stress. Here are some important tips:

    Get       (足够的) sleep. Being tired or staying up late to study can make you have less stress and a good night's sleep is very       (必须的). Make sure you go to bed on time and try to get at       (最少) eight hours (or more) of sleep at night.

    Eat right. Keep a healthy balanced diet. Your brain(大脑) does its best work when it gets something from good food. Eat       (相当) a few of fruits, vegetables, and grains. They can help you think more       (清楚地), study better, and be a better       (表演者) better on any kind of test.

    Have some fun. As an old       (谚语) goes that all work and no play makes Jake a dull boy.

    So make time to do whatever relaxes you, watch a movie or play with your dog.

    Say it out loud. Your parents always expect you to have a strong body and a good       (头脑). Sit down and tell them you       (感受) a bit tired because of studying stress. Remember, they love you and want only the best for you.

    Chelsea Fearce is seventeen years old. There are five       (person) in her family. They are poor and they live in a shelter(收容所). "       (get) a shower, food and clean clothes was not easy for me," Fearce said. "I'm worried       my family and my home life. I know I have to become much stronger,       I study hard."

    When she was in high school, Fearce often       (stay) up late. She wanted to live a       (good) life than before. She just told       (her) to keep working.

    Fearce overcame(克服) all the problems. She got high grades and she became       college student. "Never give up! Do what you       (true) have to do right now so that you can have a future that you really need       (have)." Fearce told everyone.

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