A teacher decided to honor her students by telling them the difference they each made. She called each student to the front of the class and told them how they made a difference to her and the _______. Then the teacher gave each student three blue ribbons（绶带）with gold letters on them, “Who I Am Makes a Difference.” She asked the students to find _______ to honor and gave him a ribbon. Then the person would give another two ribbons to a third person to keep the honor going.

One boy went to a manager in a nearby company and gave him a ribbon for helping him _______ his career planning. Later that day, the manager with the other two ribbons went to see his boss. He told the boss that he deeply admired him for being a creative talent. He gave the _______ boss a ribbon and asked him to find someone else to honor with the last ribbon.

That night the boss went home. He told his son _______ had happened and said, “I want to honor you, son. My days are really busy and when I come home, I don’t pay a lot of attention to you. Sometimes I _______ you for not getting good enough grades at school and for your bedroom being a mess, but somehow tonight, I _______ want to let you know that you do make a difference to me. Besides your mother, you are the most important person in _______ life. You’ re a great kid and I love you!”

Hearing this, the boy started to _______ and couldn’t stop. He looked up at his father and said through his tears, “I was planning to leave home tomorrow, Dad, ________ I didn’t think you loved me. Now I don’t need to.”

Robbie looks out of the window. It’s still snowing heavily and there is ice on the window. It is another day. Robbie is told to do the cleaning. And he does it. The family are getting home. So after he turns the heat on, he begins to cook supper for the family. All of the housework is easy for Robbie, but a hard one for its master, Helen. Robbie really saves the family a lot of work.

ASIMO is a clever robot created by the Honda Motor Company. He is about 120 centimeters tall and looks like a kid in a spacesuit. Tiny computers are used to control the things ASIMO can do. He can shake hands with people, give and receive objects. He can walk and run forward or backward on two legs. Besides, he can also talk and understand many voice commands（指令）. When something is in his way, he can change directions.

Mr. Green is a fourth grade robot teacher. He never forgets details and he makes no mistakes. He even knows each child’s pets and hobbies. He has his lessons in an orderly way, and he never feels tired. The children like Mr. Green very much. They feel happy and relaxed in his class. When they make a mistake, they don’t feel upset. They have a lot of fun with a robot teacher.

Robots are smart because they have computer brains. Some of them have explored other planets. These machines also do many jobs in factories and other places. For example, robots are used to make cars. People also use robots to do dangerous work such as exploring volcanoes（火山）or the ocean floor. Robots are also used to give directions in shopping centers and amusement parks.

Scientists keep finding more ways for robots to help us.

A little stream (小溪) ran down from a high mountain far, far away through many villages and forests, until she reached a desert. The stream then thought, “I’ve been through countless difficulties, I should have no problem crossing this desert!” But as she started her journey, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed and was very unhappy, “Maybe I can’t reach the ocean in the end,” she said sadly to herself.

At this time, a voice came, “If a breeze (微风) can cross the desert, so can a stream.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream replied, “That’s because a breeze can fly, but I cannot.” “That’s because you can’t give up what you are. If you like to do it, and let yourself evaporate (蒸发) into the breeze, it can take you across, and you can reach the ocean.” said the desert.

“Give up what I am now and disappear into the breeze? No! No!” The little stream could not accept this idea. After all, she had never experienced anything like it before.

“The breeze can carry the vapor (蒸气) across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a stream again to continue its course.” explained the desert very patiently.

“And whether you’re a stream or vapor, your nature never changes,” continued the desert. Hearing this, the little stream rushed into the open arms of the breeze, which carried her to the next stage of her life.

The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to overcome the difficulties in your life to get success, you should also change the way you used to be.