Mr. Smith had a small supermarket in a small town. All the people who lived nearby ________ to go to his supermarket and buy things there. But three years ago, a big chained (连锁的) store   ________ in that place and it sold all kinds of the things from the toothbrush to TV and the price was pretty ________. So a lot of small shops ________, but Mr. Smith’s was still open. The manager (经理) of the chained store wanted to find out ________ was hidden behind Mr. Smith’s success so he decided to go to Mr. Smith’s supermarket and he saw a lady buying things there. He ________ her and asked, “Madam, why don’t you go to the big chained store?”

With a smile, the lady told him it was because of a pair of shoes. She told him a story. Three years ago, ________ her divorce (离婚), she worked hard to raise her family and one day, when she bought things in the supermarket, Tom, one of her little children, ________ the supermarket and asked her to buy him a new pair of shoes. He cried, “Today I had a basketball match, but all the people ________ me because of the shoes.” She wanted to buy him a pair of shoes but the money was ________ enough for a bottle of milk. “I am sorry but I ________ when we have money,” the mother said. Seeing that there was no hope, Tom ran away. The woman stood there crying. Later she found that ________ was patting (轻拍) her on the back. ________ she found it was Mr. Smith. He took a pair of shoes that the son wanted to buy.

“Take them,” he said.

“But I don’t have enough money,” the woman shook her head.

“Take them. Your son can’t wait. You can pay me later,” Mr. Smith told her. Now the manager of the chained store knew the ________ for Mr. Smith’s success. He decided that he should take Mr. Smith as an example, putting his heart into what he did in the hope of attracting (吸引) more people. And after years of hard work, the manager really ________ it.

The swing

How do you like to go upon a swing.

Up in the air so _________?

Oh. I do think it the happiest thing,

Ever a child can do!

Up in the air and over the wall,

Till I can see so wide.

Rivers and trees and sheep and all,

over the countryside.

Till I look down on the garden green,

Down on the roof so brown.

Up in the air I go flying again,

Up in the air and down!

Jason’s friend had a new haircut. It looked so cool. When he got home, he asked his mom for a haircut, and he told her clearly how he wanted it.

Sadly, Mom was busy. “First, you have to take a bath so that your hair is wet. Then, you have to brush it out really well. Finally, when you cut, you have to use special scissors (剪刀),” said she, “You need to be very careful and get it just right. If you make a mistake, you can’t glue the hair back on. Maybe I can cut it for you on the weekend.”

Jason looked at his hair in the mirror. It was too long. He didn’t want to go to school looking like that. So he got his school scissors out of his desk. Mom’s words “you can’t glue the hair back on” made him worry a little. He decided to cut just a little hair off.

Snip. Snip. Snip. He watched some hair fall slowly to the floor. He looked in the mirror, and one side was shorter than the other.

Snip. Snip. Snip. He looked again, but now the other side was shorter!

Snip. Snip. Snip. It was still wrong.

Snip. Snip. Snip. He kept trying to fix things, but the more he cut, the worse his hair looked! He started to cry.

Mom walked in. She shook her head and didn’t say anything.

“Are you angry because it looks terrible?” he asked.

“No, I’m disappointed (失望的) because you were not patient (耐心的),” Mom replied.

The boy went into the bathroom and took a bath. Mom brushed his hair out, and cut carefully with her special scissors. It wasn’t perfect (完美的), but it was much better.

“All good things come to those who wait.” she said.

In Missouri, a group of students are changing many people’s lives around the world. How are they doing this? They’re buying farm animals!

Tens of thousands of people live with little food and money, so the gift of an animal can save lives. More than 10 years ago, the second-graders at Forsyth School learned about how Heifer International helps people. They decided they wanted to help, too.

Almost 70 years ago, the organization (组织) Heifer started to bring hope for the hungry and poor people. It does this by giving farm animals to the poor and teaching them how to use the animals to improve their lives. Aheifer is a young cow, and it has become the symbol of Heifer’s work. That’s because families with a cow can get milk to drink and sell. Animals save lives in other ways, too. Strong animals, such as water buffaloes (水牛), can plow (犁) land. Families with a water buffalo can grow more food to eat and sell Heifer also gives such animals as horses, sheep, and even bees to families.

Each second-grade class at the school decides which animals to buy and how much to give. The students’ favorite part of working with Heifer is that they can help others. They don’t want these people to be homeless or hungry.

Just like these students, anyone can do many things to help others. Your class might want to raise (筹集) money for Heifer, too. You might also want to give your money or your time to a group in your neighborhood. Why not talk with your classmates about how your school can help others?

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In China, there are some new innovations (创新) that have changed people’s lives. They make our lives easy and convenient (便利的). High-speed (高速) trains, bike sharing and cashless payment (无现金支付) are among such innovations.

Nowadays, there are more than one thousand high-speed trains running across China. More and more people in China choose to take them to travel around. Chinese companies have also built many high-speed railways (铁路) in Europe, Southeast Asia and South America. They have become a new name card for China.

Although bike sharing is not new itself, China has made it much more convenient and popular. When the Chinese bike sharing companies reached Singapore and the UK, users there were excited and couldn’t wait to share photos of themselves riding the bikes with others.

Cashless payment has become a new lifestyle in China. It is common that people in China go shopping with no cash. Many people just pay with their smartphones by scanning a QR code (扫描二码) from the seller. Even a person selling vegetables has a QR code.

China is now in a great time, leading (引领) the world in some ways. It seems that we still have many more great ideas to look forward to. So, what’s next for China?

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