【推荐2】Sally didn’t know what was wrong with her grandma. She was always forgetting things, like where she put the sugar and what time to have dinner.

“She might have Alzheimer’s disease (阿尔茨海默症),” her mother said. “We might have to put her in a nursing home (养老院) so that she can get proper care.

“Oh, that’s terrible! She’ll miss her own house!” Sally said.

“Maybe, but we can see her on weekends,” her mother answered. “We can bring her presents.”

“Like ice cream? Grandma loves strawberry ice cream!” Sally said.

The first time they visited Grandma, Sally wanted to cry. Grandma sat all by herself in the corner of the room.

Sally hugged Grandma. “Look,” she said, “we brought you strawberry ice cream!”

Grandma took it and began to eat without saying a word.

“She doesn’t seem to know us.” Sally was unhappy. “You have to give her time.” her mother said. But the next time it was the same. Grandma ate the ice cream, but didn’t say anything.

“Grandma, do you know who I am?” Sally asked.

“You’re the girl who brings me the ice cream.” Grandma said.

“Yes, but I’m Sally, your granddaughter. Don’t you remember me?”

“Sure. You’re the girl who brings me ice cream.” Suddenly, Sally knew that Grandma would never remember her.

“Oh, how I love you, Grandma!” she said. Just then she saw a tear roll down Grandma’s cheek (脸颊), “Love,” she said. “I remember love.”

“You see, dear, that’s all she wants,” her mother said. “Love.”

“I’ll bring her ice cream every weekend then, and hug her even if she doesn’t remember me.” Sally said.

After all, remembering love is more important than just being able to remember a name.

【推荐3】My name is Nancy. I'm sixteen years old. I am from Canada. My parent(父母) are teachers in a middle school. They work from Monday to Friday. I have a sister. Her name is Jenny. She is seventeen. We are in the same school. We go to school together(一起). We have four classes(课) in the morning and two in the afternoon. We go home(家) at four in the afternoon. We don't do our homework in the afternoon. On Saturdays and Sundays we don't go to school. On Saturdays my parent(父母) like to have dumplings for supper. But my sister and I don't. We like bread and cakes. We often go to a restaurant for supper on Sundays.

【推荐2】It was quite late at night. I was reading a newspaper in my room when I heard someone knocking at the door. I opened it and saw a young man with glasses standing there. Of course, I didn’t know him. He said that he was a friend of my sister’s and wanted to have a talk with her. I wanted to know if my sister had such a friend，but I had to let him in.

As he talked, I found that he knew nothing about my sister. Then I came to know that his words were not true. Suddenly my sister came back and the young man was so surprised that he didn’t know what to do for a moment. I caught the man by the arm at once while my sister was calling the police.

【推荐3】Tom has a happy family.There are some rules in his family.

Keep healthy.

Being healthy is important.Tom's family do sports for one hour every day. Tom is in the school swimming club. And his parents run every morning.

Evening time is family time.

They can't watch TV or play computer games after dinner. The family usually sit on the sofa and talk.Tom always talks about his school and friends. Sometimes they take a walk together.

Always say"I love you"and"Thank you”.

Tom says“I love you"to his parents in the morning before he goes to school,and in the evening before he goes to bed. His parents say it to him, too.When Tom helps his mother,she says"Thank you”.They show their love and thanks all the time.

【推荐2】As the weather becomes warmer, Wang Xiguang, 50, a store owner from Xingyang in Henan province, becomes more watchful as he walks along the Yellow River in front of his small shop. Growing up along the Yellow River, Wang almost drowned in it when he was 12, but luckily a villager saved him. Soon after that, he started learning how to swim.

Playing along the river is dangerous but it happens all the time, resulting in drowning. Wang says school children are the main victims(受害者). Now Wang is famous for saving many people, about one in a year, from drowning in the river over the past 32 years.

He said he has come to know the river well over the years and that it can become even more dangerous in summer. “My main wish is for people not to play by the river, especially along the dangerous sections where water runs fast,” he said.

In August, 2011, two pupils fell into the river during the summer. Hearing their cries for help, Wang ran out of his shop and jumped into the water. After saving one child, Wang found the other was moving away in the fast-running water. But he managed to save both pupils even though the water was becoming much deeper and faster.

With the children in their arms, their parents thanked Wang continuously. He just said, “It was just something I could do.”

【推荐3】I asked my dad if I’d ever made him cry (哭) before because I couldn’t remember ever seeing him cry.

“There was once,” he said.

He told me that when I was one year old, he put a pen, a piece of paper money, and a toy in front of me. He wanted to see which one I would pick. It’s a tradition that a lot of Chinese people do when their kids are one year old. According to this tradition, it shows what the kid will value (重视) most when they grow up. For example, if the kid takes the pen, it means he or she will be an intelligent (有知识的) person in the future. If the kid takes the money, it means he or she will value money more than others and will become very rich. If the kid takes the toy, it means he or she will like fun things and play a lot.

My father was just doing it out of curiosity (好奇). It was interesting for him to see which one I’d pick anyway. He said that I just sat there and stared at the three things. He sat across from me and waited to see the result.

According to him, I moved toward him and he held his breath (屏住呼吸). Then I        . He didn’t realize that he was one of the choices.

Pliny the Elder (老普林尼) wrote the first encyclopaedia with the help of his nephew. This work was made up of 37 books and had many subjects such as anthropology(人类学) and painting. Through the following few centuries, encyclopaedias were connected to religion (宗教). The first Christian edition appeared in 560 AD, and the first Muslim volume came to light soon after.

What’s this? It’s letter(字母)P. What colour is it? It’s green. What’s this and what colour is it? It’s letter E. It’s brown. What’s this letter? It’s letter N. It’s red. P-E-N. Is it“pen”? Yes, it is.

I have a blue pen in my pencil case(铅笔盒). My pencil case is orange. This is my book. It’s my Chinese book. It’ s in my bag. My bag is black. Look! The bag is on the chair. The chair is yellow. It’s my chair. It’s nice. I like it.