13．Father Gives All for Daughter
　　One day, an 11-year-old girl asked her dad, "What are you going to get me for my15th birthday?"The father answered, "Don't worry about that. You still have plenty of time."
　　But on a day after her 14th birthday, she was seriously ill and her parents took her to the (1)      . The family learned that the girl had a serious heart disease and that she might die.
　　At night, she asked her dad, "Daddy, have they told you I'm going to (2)      ?"
　　The father answered, "No, you will live as (3)       as anyone else."
　　She was surprised, "How can you be sure?"
　　He (4)       at her and said, "I just know it."
　　When the girl was 15, she had a heart transplant (移植手术). After recovering, she came home to find a letter on her bed and it said, "My dearest daughter, if you are (5)       this, it means that everything went as I told you it would. One day you asked me what I would (6)       you for your 15th birthday. I wasn't sure then. But now you know that my (7)      to you is my heart."
　　Parents often make great sacrifices (牺性) to make their children happy. Keep this in mind when you feel angry toward your parents. They're just doing what they think is (8)       for you.

14．　　Crazy about stories?Come and join our Reading Club. Here are some stories to enjoy next week.

15．　　Passing through the Atlanta airport one morning, I caught one of those trains that take travelers to their boarding gates. The free trains run back and forth all day. Not many people think it is fun, but I heard them laughing. At the front of the first train were a man and his son who was about five years old.
　　"Here we go!" the father said. "Look out there!See that pilot?I'm sure he's walking to his plane." The son stretched his neck to look.
　　As I got off, I remembered something I'd wanted to buy. I was early for my flight, so I decided to go back. When I was about to go back to the train for the gate, I saw that the man and his son had returned, too.
　　"I want to ride some more!"
　　"More?" the father asked. "You're not tired?"
　　"This is fun!" his son answered.
　　"All right," the father replied, and when a door opened we all got on. I realized that the father and his son were just riding this train, making it exciting, sharing each other's company (陪伴).
　　There are parents who can afford to send their children to Europe or Disneyland, but the children turn out to be bad. There are parents who live in million-dollar houses and give their children cars and swimming pools, but something goes wrong. Why?
　　The answer is so simple. Parents should care enough to spend time, to pay attention and to try their best. It doesn't cost a cent, but it is the most valuable thing in the world.

16．　　Do you know there is a connection (关联) between music and language? You may not believe it. But recent studies show that music can improve certain language abilities in the brain. Now, let's look at two examples.
　　Recently, researcher Kris has done a research. In his study, he divided the people into two groups. The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the other group had no musical training. He asked these people to listen to a person talking in a noisy room.
　　As a result, the musicians were able to hear the talking person more clearly. You may wonder why. The answer is that musicians can hear better because they learn to pay a certain sounds. Think about violinists. When they play with the group, they hear their own instrument and others', too. But they must listen closely to what they are playing, and pay no attention to the other sounds. In this way, musicians are able to concentrate (全神贯注) on certain sounds, even in a room with lots of noise.
　　A doctor at Harvard Medical School works with stroke (中风) patients. These people cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally because of their illness. However, they can still sing. He was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak. Why does this work?The doctor isn't sure. Music seems to make different parts of the brain work.
　　Music can improve concentration, memory, listening skills and language abilities. It can even help sick people get better. Playing an instrument or singing can help us do better in school and keep our brain alive as we get older. Music is not only enjoyable but also good for us in many other ways.

17．　　What subject do you worry about the most at school? Many students worry about math. Some students can't sleep well the day before a math exam. Others may feel very nervous during the exam itself. But there might be a way to make you less nervous.
　　"For students who feel like a deer in the headlights before taking a math test, a simple change in posture(姿势) could make a big difference," said Professor of Health Education Erik Peper. "The slumped-over position shuts them down and their brains do not work as well. They cannot think as clearly. While the right-sitting up straight can help them do better on math exams. "
　　Scientists tested 125 college students. They asked them to do a simple math test while sitting in a slumped-over position, or sitting up straight. After the test, 56% of students said the exam was easier to do if they were sitting up straight.
　　According to co-author Associate Professor of Health Education Richard Harvey, slumping over is a defensive posture. It can bring bad memories in the body and brain. This stop you from thinking clearly.
　　Students who were not nervous about taking the math exam did not necessarily get help from better posture. But they did find that doing math while slumped over was more difficult.
　　Peper and Harvey say these findings about body position can help people prepare for many different types of performance under stress (精神压力), not just math tests. So when you feel stressed out, you can also try to sit up straight or stand tall. It can help you feel more positive and focus better.

18．Solving Hunger
　　October 16 is World Food Day. The United Nations set this date as World Food Day in 1979. They wanted to tell people to value food and care more about hunger problems.
　　Right now, there are over 1 billion (十亿) hungry people in the world, according to the United Nations (UN). Many children go to sleep hungry, and 15 million of them die from hunger each year. There are many reasons for this problem. Argentine reporter Martin Caparros wrote a book called Hunger. He said that we're making too much food — not too little. There are enough crops to feed 10 billion people. So why do some people still not have enough food?
　　The first reason is food waste. About 1. 3 billion tons of food goes to waste each year, according to the UN. That is more than one-third of all the world's food. Second, we're not the only ones who eat food. According to animal protection organization Humane Society International, around 80 percent of all soybeans in the world go to farm animals. And we have used a lot of corn to make biofuel (生物燃料). In some places, people are still hungry because they don't have enough farmland.
　　Smart farm on water
　　Two Spanish engineers designed a "smart" floating farm. They built the farm on water. People can turn lakes and even ocean areas into "farmland". It has three floors. Fish live on the lower floor and people can grow plants and vegetates on the middle floor. They don't need soil. The water has enough nutrition for the plants and vegetates to grow. The top floor uses solar energy to keep the farm warm.

20．他五岁时就能拉小提琴．
      

21．我每天放学后帮爸爸喂鱼．
      

22．Jack在医院度过了很长时间．
      

23．每个人都要清楚自己的角色, 并且要与其他所有的队员合作．
      

24．根据中文和英文提示, 用英文写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的文段．所给提示词语仅供选用．请不要写出你的校名和姓名．
现在每个学校都有很多学生社团, 学生在社团活动中学到了很多东西．某英语报社正在以"My Favorite Club at School"为题进行征文活动, 请你用英语给报社写一篇征文, 谈谈你最喜欢哪个社团, 你在这个社团里通常做什么．
提示词语:English club, listen, read, learn
提示问题:
● What is your favourite club at school?
● Why do you like it best?
● What do you usually do in the club?

My Favorite Club at School
There are many kinds of clubs in our school. _____________