“Save the whales!”, That’s what the picture on Jake Smith’s bedroom wall said. Jake liked having a picture that said something important: that showed he cared. He just never expected to get a chance to save a real whale, one right in his own neighbourhood.

It was a Saturday morning when the newspaper first reported the whales coming. A group of the animals were swimming close to the beach in Jake’s hometown. All the local people rushed out to the beach to see them. They were expecting a beautiful show, better than a movie, but nothing they’d have to do anything about.

Then one whale swam in the direction, directly towards land. It came in with the waves, and when the waves receded. Its huge body rested on the sand. Suddenly, Jake and his family and all the others were no longer sightseers. They had to become rescuers. A few people ran towards the animal. They pushed and tried to force the whale back into the water, but it was no use.

An animal rescue(救援) service team soon arrived in a truck with heavy lifting machinery, to help move the animal. Jack and his family couldn’t do much on the beach, so they went back to their house and made sandwiches and hot tea for the rescuers. At least, Jake thought, they could help in some way.

Back at the beach, they offered the food to the rescuers and were happy to see that it was needed. It was getting dark. Some people lined up their cars along the beach and shined the headlights on the sand. The rescuers would not give up. After trying many times they were finally able to lift the whale into the water. Everyone cheered when it headed out to sea. It swam out about a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea. Then, in what looked like a jump of joy, it rose high above the water-a thank-you to those who had worked so hard to save his life.

Teenagers these days have a lot of worries. Sometimes you have problems with your schoolwork, and sometimes with your friends.     46    . When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, here are six ways to make you feel good about yourself.

◆    47    , “I am a special person and there’s no one in the world like me. I can do anything!” It may not sound so good, but it really works!

◆Do something nice for someone.     48    .

◆Smile! Be friendly to people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family.

◆Learn something new! Have you always wanted to decorate (装饰) your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it!     49    .

◆Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination fly! Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to express (表达) your feelings.

◆Stay with your family. We all need our family time.     50    .

Ernest Hemingway, the son of a doctor and a music teacher, was born in 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. Hemingway’s father     61     ([tiːtʃ]) him early on how to hunt and fish, two activities Hemingway loved throughout his life. Instead of     62     (go) to college, Hemingway became a reporter for the Kansas City Star.

Later, in Europe, he worked as a driver     63     the Italian army until he was wounded and shipped home, where he again wrote for newspapers. Two years     64    , he moved to Paris, where he hoped to improve his writing. There he became friends with other     65     (America) writers, including Gertrude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Hemingway developed     66     style of writing that was simple and direct. He chose words sparingly (俭省地), avoided using adjectives, and trusted the reader to understand the     67     ([ˈmiːnɪŋ]) of his writing. As he put it, “I always try     68     (write) on the principle (原则) of the iceberg (冰山). There is seven eighths of it under water for every part that shows. “This style continues to influence writers today. In his career (生涯), which lasted some 40 years, Hemingway earned the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize. He was one of the finest writers of the     69     (twenty) century.

For a while Emest Hemingway lived in Key West, Florida, where he had nearly 50 cats. One of them was a cat with six toes (脚趾), which a ship’s captain had given him. Today his Key West home is a museum, and many cats still live there. Some of them are     70     (child) of Hemingway’s six-toed cat. Hemingway was married four times and had three sons. He died in 1961.