There was an island where all the feelings lived. One day, the island would sink, so they_____the island quickly. But Love decided to stay. When the island was sinking, Love asked_____help.

Love asked Richness, “Can you bring me with you?” Richness answered, “No. There is a lot of gold in my boat. There is no_____for you.”

Love asked Vanity(虚荣), “Vanity, please help me!” “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might make my boat___” Vanity answered.

Love asked____, “Please let me go with you.” “Oh, I am_____sad that I need to be alone!”

Happiness passed by, but she was too_____to hear Love’s voice!

Suddenly, there was a voice, “Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love felt so excited that he___to ask his name.

When they arrived at a safe place, the elder____Love asked Knowledge, “Who helped me?”

“It was Time,” Knowledge answered. “But_____did Time help me?” Knowledge smiled and answered, “Because only Time can understand how great you are.”

If you have problems with your schoolwork, who can you get help from?

Teachers are important persons for you because they can give you useful advice (建议) on your problems. They can also give you some useful ideas about how to finish schoolwork better. Helping children learn is their job, so be sure to ask them for advice!

Many places have after-school care for children. Homework help is part of it. There, you can get some help from adults and other children as well.

You might also try a local homework help line (热线) . It can help you by phone. In this way, teachers, older students, and other experts (专家) in school subjects can give you some help.

You can also use the Internet to visit online homework help sites (网站). These sites can give you much knowledge. But sometimes you can’t stop copying information from a site. It isn’t right. So knowing how to use information right is necessary.

Another choice is a tutor (指导老师). The tutor can spend time going over schoolwork with you, but you should pay for him or her. If the price is high, you can share a tutor with a small group of children.

Do you know what “pay it forward” means? It’s not paying for (为……而付钱) something before you buy it. “Pay it forward” is to do something nice for another person for no reason. Then that person can do something nice for someone else.

You may think it doesn’t seem like much. But this kind act can spread(传播) really fast.

Last December, a woman was buying McDonald’s in Florida, US. She also bought the next person’s meal. Well, that person did the same thing, and the next person did too. Soon, 250 people bought meals for another person!

You can “pay it forward” by doing some other nice things for anyone around you. Just look for little things, like helping your mom clean the house without her asking. It can make a person’s day. Then, tell them to do three kind things for someone else. This way, anyone can make the world a better place.

Harry did not stop his car at some traffic lights when they were red, and he hit another car. Harry jumped out and went to it. There was an old man in the car. He was very frightened and said to Harry. “What are you doing? You nearly killed me!”

“Yes,” Harry answered, “I’m very sorry.” He took a bottle out of his car and said, “Drink some of this. Then you’ll feel better.” He gave the man some wine (酒) and the man drank it, but then he shouted again.” “You nearly killed me!”

Harry gave him the bottle again, and the old man drank a lot of the wine. Then he smiled and said to Harry, “Thank you. I feel much better now. But why don’t you drink? “Oh, well,” Harry answered, “I don’t want any wine now. I’m going to sit here and wait for the police.”

It is hard to make friends if you stay at home alone (独自) all the time. Get out of the house and do things that will put you in touch with (使……保持联系) other people. It’s easier to make friends around you in your neighbourhood if you have the same interests.

Don’t be afraid to show yourself. Talk about the things you like and do best. People will be interested in you if you show yourself clearly and freely.

Look at people in the eyes when you talk to them. In this way, they will find it easy to talk to you. Otherwise (否则), people may think you are not interested in them and may stop talking to you.

Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about “me, me, me”. Ask a lot of questions. Show interest in their answers.

Try to meet new people. Make friends with the kind of people you really like – not just with those who are easy to meet. Be kind to lots of people. If so, you will have a bigger group of people from whom you can choose (选择) to be your friends.

93. 假如你是Simon, 想推荐Mary获今年的最佳学生奖 (the Best Student Award), 根据下面的要点，写一封信给王老师。

1. Mary对人友好，乐于助人，经常帮助我们打扫教室；

2. 学习努力，各门功课都很优秀，尤其对中国历史了解很多；

3. 她擅长游泳，有时教其他人游泳；

4. 上星期回家的路上，从河里救出一个四岁的小女孩，最后自己受凉住院了。但她觉得……(发挥1-2句)

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