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P33aBusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldManAt9:

00a、m、yesterday,busNo、26wasgoingalongZhonghuaRoadwhenthedriversawanoldmanlyingonthesideoftheroad、Awomanwasnexttohim,shoutingforhelp、Thebusdriver,24-year-oldWangPing,stoppedthebuswithoutthinkingtwice、Hegotoffandaskedthewomanwhathappened、Shesaidthatthemanhadaheartproblemandshouldgotothehospital、Mr、Wangknewhehadtoactquickly、Hetoldthepassengersthathemusttakethemantothehospital、Heexpectedmostorallofthepassengerstogetoffandwaitforthenextbus、Buttohissurprise,theyallagreedtogowithhim、SomepassengershelpedMr、Wangtomovethemanonathebus、ThankstoMr、Wangandthepassengers,thedoctorssavedthemanintime、"Itssadthatmanypeopledontwanttohelpothersbecausetheydon’twantanytrouble,"saysonepassenger、"Butthedriverdidntthinkabouthimself、Heonlythoughtaboutsavingalife、"P62bHeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbingAronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing、Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks、Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports、ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents、OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtahOnthatday,Aronsarmwascaughtundera2,000-kilorockthatfellonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimselfinthemountains、Becausehecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewouldfindhim、Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehisownlife、Hewasnotreadytodiethatday、Soheusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm、Then,withhisleftarm,hebandagedhimselfsothathewouldnotlosetoomuchblood、Afterthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp、Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace、Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof、Inthisbook,Arontellsoftheimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andofbeingincontrolofoneslife、Hisloseformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience、DowehavethesamespiritasAron?

Letsthinkaboutitbeforewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”,andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath、Unit2IllhelptocleanupthecityparksP113aStudentsWhoVolunteerMarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers、Mariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctor、HevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning、Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob、“Itshardwork,”hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocareforanimals、IgetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirownersfaces、”Maryisabooklover、Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour、Lastyearshedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadingprogram、shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread、Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,butyoucanseeintheireyesthatthey’regoingonadifferentjourneywitheachnewbook、Volunteeringhereisadreamcometrueforme、IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersatthesametime、helpmovedomakevisitspendP124bMostpeopletodayareonlyworriedaboutgettinggoodjobslotsofmoney、Intheirfreetime,Theythinkaboutwhatforfunorrelaxation、However,fewpeoplethinkaboutwhattheycandoothers、Therearemanypeoplewhoarelessluckythanus、Volunteeringourtimetohelpthesepeopleisagoodwayourfreetime、Forexample,wecanmakeplanssickchildreninthehospitalorraisemoneyforhomelesspeople、Somepeopleevenstopdoingtheirjobsforafewmonthstoayeartoanothercountry,likeAfrica,andhelppeoplethere、P142bI’llSendYouaPhotoofLuckyDearMissLi,I’dliketothankyouforsendingmoneytoAnimalHelpers、I’msureyouknowthatthisgroupwassetuptohelpdisabledpeoplelikeme、YouhelpedtomakeitpossibleformetohaveLucky、Luckymakesabigdifferencetomylife、Letmetellyoumystory、Whatwoulditbeliketobeblindordeaf?

Orimagineyoucan’twalkouuseyourhandseasily、Mostpeoplewouldneverthinkaboutthis,butmanypeoplehavethesedifficulties、Ican’tusemyarmsorlegswell,sonormalthingslikeansweringthetelephone,openingandclosingdoors,orcarryingthingsaredifficultforme、Thenonedaylastyear,afriendofminehelpedmeout、ShetalkedtoAnimalHelpersaboutgettingmeaspecialtraineddog、Shealsothoughtadogmightcheermeup、IloveanimalsandIwasexcitedabouttheideaofhavingadog、AftersixmonthsoftrainingwithadogatAnimalHelpers,Iwasabletobringhimhome、Mydog’snameisLucky—agoodnameforhimbecauseIfeelveryluckytohavehim、Yousee,I’monlyabletohavea“dog-helper”becauseofyourkindness!

LuckyisverycleverandunderstandsmanyEnglishwords、HecanunderstandmewhenIgivehimorders、Forexample,Isay,“Lucky!

Getmybook,”andhedoesitatonce、Luckyisafantasticdog、I’llsendyouaphotoofhimifyoulike,andIcouldshowyouhowhehelpsme、Thankyouagainforchangingmylife、Bestwishes,BenSmithP16Self-check2Lastweek,everyonewastryingupJimmy,theBikeboy、Hewasunhappybecauseheofmoneyoldbikes、Hesomesignsaskingforoldbikesandallhisfriendsonthephonethemabouttheproblem、Heevennoticesatthesupermarket、Thenhetoldtheteachersatschoolabouthisproblemandtheyacall-incenterforparents、Theideasthathewithworkedoutfine、Henowhas16bikesupandtochildrenwhodon’thavebikes、Unit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?

P193aLastmonth,ourdogwelcomedmewhenIcamehomefromschool、Hewantedawalk,butIwastootired、Ithrewdownmybagandwenttothelivingroom、TheminuteIsatdowninfrontoftheTV,mymomcameover、“Couldyoupleasetakethedogforawalk?

”sheasked、“CouldIwatchoneshowfirst?

”Iasked、“NO!

”sherepliedangrily、“YouwatchTVallthetimeandneverhelpoutaroundthehouse!

Ican’tworkalldayanddohouseworkallevening、”“Well,Iworkalldayatschool,too!

I’mjustastiredasyouare!

”Ishoutedback、Mymomdidnotsayanythingandwalkedaway、Foroneweek,shedidnotdoanyhouseworkandneitherdidI、Finally,Icouldnotfindacleandishoracleanshirt、Thenextday,mymomcamehomefromworktofindthehousecleanandtidy、“Whathappened?

”sheaskedinsurprise、“I’msosorry,Mom、Ifinallyunderstandthatweneedtosharethehouseworktohaveacleanandcomfortablehome,”Ireplied、P222bDearSir,Idon’tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome、Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool、Theydon’thavetimetostudyanddohousework,too、Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime、Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?

Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity、Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksothere’snoneedforthemtodoitnow、Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren、Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult、Idon’tminddoingthem、Mr、SmithDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework、It’snotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool、Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch、They’realwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?

”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?

”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves、Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness、Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy、Ourneighbor’ssongotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself、Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped、Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture、Ms、MillerUnit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?

P273aDearMr、Hunt,MyproblemisIcan’tgetonwithmyfamily、Relationsbetweenmyparentshavebecomedifficult、Theyfightalot,andIreallydon’tlikeit、It’stheonlycommunicationtheyhave、Idon’tknowifIshouldsayanythingtothemaboutthis、Whentheyargue,it’slikeabig,blackcloudhangingoverourhome、Also,myelderbrotherisnotverynicetome、HealwaysrefusestoletmewatchmyfavoriteTVshow、Insteadhewatcheswhateverhewantsuntillateatnight、Idon’tthinkthisisfair、AthomeIalwaysfeellonelyandnervous、Isthatnormal?

WhatcanIdo?

SadandThirteenDearSadandThirteen,It’snoteasybeingyourage,andit’snormaltohavethesefeelings、Whydon’tyoutalkaboutthesefeelingswithyourfamily?

Ifyourparentsarehavingproblems,youshouldoffertohelp、Maybeyoucoulddomorejobsaroundthehousesothattheyhavemoretimeforpropercommunication、Secondly,whydon’tyousitdownandcommunicatewithyourbrother?

Youshouldexplainthatyoudon’tmindhimwatchingTVallthetime、However,heshouldletyouwatchyourfavoriteshow、Ihopeyou’llfeelbetteraboutyourselfinfuture、RobertHuntP302bMaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!

Thesedays,Chinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheytotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses、Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity、Othersarepracticingsportssot