13．Bus Driver and Passengers Saved an Old Man
　　At 9. 00 a.m. yesterday, bus No. 26 was going along Zhonghua Road when the driver saw an old man lying on the side of the road. A woman next to him (1)             (shout) for help.
　　The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping, stopped the bus without thinking twice. He got off and asked the woman what happened. She said that the man had a heart problem and should go to the hospital. Mr. Wang knew he had to act quickly.
　　He told the passengers that he must take the man to the hospital. He expected most or all of the passengers (2)             (get) off and wait for the next bus.
　　But to his surprise, they all agreed to go with him. Some (3)             (passenger) helped Mr. Wang to move the man onto the bus.
　　Thanks to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the man was saved by the doctors in time.
　　"It's sad that many people don't want to help others (4)             they don't want any trouble," says one passenger. "But the driver didn't think about himself. He only thought about saving a life."
　　 Do You Remember What You Were Doing?
　　People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In America, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. Although some people may not remember (5)             killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.
　　Robert Allen was a school pupil at that time. "I was at home with my parents," Robert remembers. "We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio. The news reporter said, 'Dr. King (6)             (die) just 10 minutes ago.' My parents were completely shocked! We finished the rest of our dinner in silence."
　　More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was (7)             (take) down by terrorists. Even the date—September 11. 2001—has meaning to most Americans.
　　This was a day Kate Smith will never forget. She remembers working in her office near the two towers. "My friend shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didn't believe him at first, but then I looked out of the window and realized that it was true. I was so (8)             (scary) that I could hardly think clearly after that."

14．Take a choice
　　Jerry was a natural motivator. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say, which really made me (1)      . One day I went up to ask him how he did that. "Well, life is all about (2)      . It's your option how you live your life," Jerry replied.
　　Soon I moved to another city. Several months later, I heard that Jerry was seriously injured in the chest while skiing. (3)      , he was found quickly and rushed to the hospital. After 8 hours of operation and weeks of care, he was allowed to go out of the hospital.
　　Later, when we met again, I asked Jerry what had gone through his mind during the accident. "As I lay in the snow, I knew I had two choices: One was to live, the other was to die. I chose to live," Jerry said. "The paramedics (急救人员) were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they (4)       me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors, I got really (5)      . In their eyes, I read, 'He's a dead man.' I knew I needed to take action. I told them, 'Operate on me as if I'm alive, not (6)      . You see, I just tried to inspire their confidence." Finally, Jerry lived. Thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his strong (7)       to live.
　　Jerry has taught me a lot. I learn from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Your (8)      , after all, is everything.

15．　　Here are two letters to George and his replies.
Dear George,
　　I'm fourteen and I'm much shorter for my age. What's worse, I'm very fat. I want to be 55 kg and to be taller and then I can go to the school basketball team and enjoy myself. Can you help me?
Bob

Dear George,
　　I'm learning French but I don't get good marks. I don't know why. Sometimes I want to give up, but I know I shouldn't because languages are going to be very important. What should I do?
Alice

Dear Bob,
　　Don't worry if you're shorter than your friends. Teenagers grow at different times. It doesn't matter how heavy you are. You are still the same person. Plan your meals with your mum, and she can help you lose weight. Also, try taking more exercise.
George

Dear Alice,
　　You're right. You should never give up, and I'm sure that you've made more progress than you think. You can talk to your teacher and ask her what you should do to get a better grade. Talk to your friends who are good at French. Find something that helps you.
George

16．　　Before I started school, people felt that I was not going to be successful. At the age of four, I started speech lessons because I could not speak well enough for anyone to understand me.
　　The first grade was a struggle. I had difficulty speaking. I also couldn't learn to read. The second grade was not much better. I still struggled with the inability to read. In the third grade, a new school was built. It was near my home. I went there with my parents and helped to get the school ready so that we could move to the new one. However, things didn't get better for the next two years.
　　It was in the fifth grade. Mrs. Wakefield was my teacher, and she was a good teacher. She did not make me feel unconfident. Instead, she did her best to let me know that I could be whatever I wanted to be. And that's just what I did.
　　For the past 22 years, I have been a fifth grade teacher. Because of Mrs. Wakefield's influence on my life, I am now encouraging students who have had difficulties in their lives to believe that they can deal with any difficulty successfully and become someone. I have won many awards up to now, such as "Teacher of the Year". I think I should thank my fifth grade teacher. She believed in me and helped me to be all that I could be.

17．　　Children's lives have changed greatly over the last 50 years. But do they have a happier childhood than you or I did?
　　It's difficult to look back on one's own childhood. I have four brothers and sisters, and many memories are all about being with them, playing board games on the living room floor, spending days in the street with the other neighborhood children, racing up and down on our bikes, or exploring the nearby woods. My parents hardly appear in these memories, except as providers of meals or blame after some risky adventure.
　　These days, in the UK at least, the nature of childhood has changed quickly. Firstly, families are smaller, and there are far more only children. It is common for both parents to work outside the home and there just isn't time to bring up a large family, or that no one could possibly afford to have more than one child. As a result, today's boys and girls spend much of their time alone. Another main change is that youngsters today tend to spend a huge amount of their free time at home, inside. This is due to the fact that parents worry far more than they used to about real or imagined dangers, so they wouldn't dream of letting their children play outside by themselves.
　　Finally, the kind of toys children have and the way they play are totally different. Computer and video games have taken the place of the board games and more interesting activities of my childhood. The funny thing is that so many ways of playing games are called "interactive", because children can work together or communicate with others in games or the information can be passed between the computer and the person who uses it. It seems like they have friends to play with. But the fact that you can play electronic games on your own at home increases the sense of loneliness felt by many young people today.
　　Do these changes mean that children today have a less relaxing childhood than I had? I personally believe that they do, but perhaps every generation feels exactly the same.

18．　　In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a list of stressful events. They liked the tricky point that any big change can be stressful. Negative events like "serious illness of a family member" were high on the list, but so were some positive events, like marriage. When you take the Holmes test, you must remember that the score does not reflect how you deal with stress—it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you deal with these events affects your chances of staying healthy.
　　In the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried about the reports. Somehow, the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women's magazines ran headlines like "Stress causes illness!" "If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, avoid stressful events." the articles said.
　　But such simple advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous, many—like the death of a loved one—are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events means staying away from good chances as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry, never have a child, never take a new job or move.
　　The idea that all stress makes you sick also ignores a lot of what we know about people. It accepts that we're all easily hurt and passive in the face of difficulties. But what about human initiative (主动性) and creativity? Many who come through periods of stress have more physical and mental energy than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom, and physical and mental strain.

19．　　Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you've known them half your life. These people have something in common. And after we learn about it, we can try to do it ourselves.
　　Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you use these skills, they will help you make friends with people quickly.
　　First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost everyone will answer a question. One famous businessman said, "At business lunches, I always ask people what they did in the morning. It's a common question, but it will be helpful." From there you can move on to other things, sometimes to really personal questions.
　　Second, after good talkers ask questions, they listen for the answer. They usually listen carefully so that they can tell what kind of person they are talking to.
　　Third, real listening means many things. First, it means not to change the topic of the conversation. If someone keeps talking about one topic, you can tell that he is really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to the tones of voice. If the voice sounds boring, it's time for you to change the topic.
　　Finally, good talkers know how to deal with the occasion of parting. If you're saying goodbye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, "I've really enjoyed meeting you." If you want to see that person again, don't keep it secret. Let people know how you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they've known you half their life.

20．假如你是李华，你的交换生朋友Mike热心志愿服务，你们约好本周六一起去敬老院，为那里的老人提供一些帮助。请写一封信告诉他你们集合的时间和地点，你们可以做什么来帮助那些老人，以及Mike需要做哪些准备。
提示词语：volunteer, the Old People's Home, cheer up, sing songs, read books, tell stories
提示问题：
When and where will you meet?
What can you do to help the old there?
What do you advise Mike to prepare for it?

Dear Mike,
　　How is everything going? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
　　See you then!
Yours,
Li Hua