Noah is only 13 years old, and he’s a hero. He has helped his ________ out of a fire.

On 10th May, Noah was at home alone. Suddenly he heard someone ________ “Fire! Fire!” He ran ________. He saw a lot of smoke from next door. He went in and saw his neighbor, the 79-year-old Mrs. Smith, in the kitchen. She could not get out ________ she had hurt her leg. Anything could happen to her at that moment.

Noah ________ ran back to his house and poured water over his jacket. Then he rushed into Mrs. Smith’s kitchen to ________ her. There was a lot of smoke and the fire was very hot. But he was not scared. He ________ the fire with a blanket and helped Mrs. Smith out.

The fire burnt (燃烧) Noah’s neck, arms and face. As a result, he was ________ for a month. Many people visited him and ________ him flowers and presents. “What a brave young man!” they said.

Noah was ________ that he helped Mrs. Smith. “We should help each other,” he said. Noah also said, “Fire can be very dangerous. It is important to be careful with fire.”

You feel tired and you have no energy (精力). You can’t breathe out of your nose and your throat hurts. Don’t be afraid—you have probably just got a ________. Every year, many kids experience this sick feeling. Some kids have up to eight colds every year. So, ________ is a cold?

Well, a cold is an infection (传染病). It affects (影响) ________ nose, ears and throat and makes you feel sick and weak. It’s very easy to ________ a cold. When someone sneezes (打喷嚏) or coughs near you, bacteria (细菌) travel through the air and quickly come into your body and then make you sick. Also, if you touch your nose or eyes after touching something with bacteria on it, ________ a door or your desk at school, you can get sick.

Some of the symptoms (症状) of a cold include (包括) a fever, a sore throat and a cough. If you sneeze, or if your nose is running and your ________ are full of water, you’ve probably got a cold. Most people who have got a cold feel very tired and don’t have much energy to do anything.

A cold is not a pleasant thing to ________. However, there are some things you can do to feel better. You can eat healthy food and get a lot of rest so your body can be ________ enough to fight your cold. You should have hot drinks if you’ve got a sore throat and cough. If you’ve got a fever, ________ if you aren’t feeling better within a few days, you should visit your doctor and take some medicine.

A cold can be terrible, but just ________ that there are many things you can do to feel better and get stronger. Take care of your body and stay healthy.

After a long week at work, I could finally go to the beach by myself. It was a lovely time watching families come and go for a warm weekend here in California.

After a few hours, I noticed a little girl playing by herself. It looked like she built a sandcastle (沙堡) and was now trying to fill it with water. The sandcastle looked beautiful in the summer sunshine.

Unluckily, there was no container around to carry water. She would go to the waves, cup her hands and then walk back to her little castle. Sadly, not much of the water was making it to the castle. But she kept trying and was still smiling and hopeful. So I wished I could help her out.

As I was standing there watching her, I suddenly realized I had a bottle of water in my bag. I quickly dug in, took it out, and walked over to hand it to her.

Uncertain of what to do first, she shook her head shyly, saying no. I reassured (安慰) her it would make getting the water faster. She smiled widely and finally took it. Not wanting her to feel uncomfortable, I walked off the beach right away.

Looking back at her running to the sea with the same big smile, I know when she notices someone needs help in her life, she will recall this little act of kindness by a stranger. And then a gentle world will be around her.

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In every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out. Many join organizations run by their governments. For example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain. Since the powerful earthquake took place in Sichuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across China have been helping there! They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life. Some offer their professional skills for free. Others have no qualifications (资历), but they love to work hard to help.

One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother Teresa. She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of Calcutta. She helped the homeless, cared for the sick, gave out food, and became the mother of those without families.

Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities, too. They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something. They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher. As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life.

All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways. They might read books to the blind, fix up broken houses, and find ways to get water for villages. Could you be a volunteer? What kind of volunteer work could you do? There is someone in the world who needs you.

In China, safety education is becoming more and more important now. The last Monday in March is for students to learn it at school. It helps students learn more about what they should do to keep themselves safe. What are the accidents at school? Take a look.

A stampede (踩踏) always happens in crowded places. When students around you begin to push, just stand there and try to hold onto something. If you fall down in the crowd, move to one side and protect (保护) your head with your hands around.

When earthquakes happen, you can get under a desk quickly and hold on. It’ll protect you from falling things. If you are outdoors, find a place away from buildings, trees, and power lines.

When there’s a fire, leave the classroom quickly. It’s better to put something wet over your mouth and nose. In this way, you won’t breathe in smoke. Many people die in a fire, not because of the fire but smoke. It makes them cough and they can’t breathe. That’s very dangerous! So when you want to get out, you should make yourself close to the floor. Then you can breathe some fresh air.

Stampedes, earthquakes and fires are the main accidents at school. And next time, if something terrible happens, we are sure you can protect yourself successfully as the above says.

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Helen Keller was an American writer. When she was around one and a half years old she had a serious illness, which made her blind and deaf.

Helen tried to express herself to the people around her. However, it was difficult to let others know what she needed. Her parents realized that she needed some special help. They found Annie Sullivan. She began to teach Helen words and how to read. Helen also learned how to talk from Sarah Fuller, a teacher for the deaf. Helen was so happy that she could read books and say words. A new world opened up for her.

At sixteen years old Helen went to college. During college she began to write about her experiences being blind and deaf. She wrote a number of articles for a magazine and they later came out together in a book called The Story of My Life.

As Helen grew older she wanted to help other people like herself. She joined the American Foundation for the Blind and travelled the country giving speeches and raising money for the foundation. Helen spent much of her life working to raise money and help with the disabled people, especially the deaf and the blind.

61. 帮助别人，快乐自己。乐于助人可以愉悦我们的身心，可以升华我们的品行。你也曾经帮助过别人（When? Where? Who? What? Why? How?），你的切身感受是什么？请以“Helping others makes me happy”为题，写一篇英语短文。可适当发挥，字数80—100词。

Helping others makes me happy

Everyone needs others’ help. I think