An old woman from the United States is helping develop a small Chinese village．She lived there when she was a child．

　　In the early 20th century, Eunice Moe Brokck's parents came to Shandong Province and they gave birth to her there．As she grew up, Brock saw the poverty(贫困), illness and war in China．So when she left China at the age of 13, she decided to come back to help the poor people there．

　　After her husband died, the old woman sold her house, her car, her forest and other things and moved to China in 1999．She lived in Liumiao Village in Liaocheng of Shandong Province to help the villagers there．

　　Though she is now in her nineties, she is still busy helping them．In the past few years Brock built a computer room for the village school with her own money, and bought desks, chairs and books for students．She also has been trying to improve the medical care conditions in a number of villages．In Liumiao, every child can play with toys in Brock's home．At Christmas she always buys a lot of candies and takes them to schools for students．

　　“I'm an American, but I love China,”she said．

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Dear Changde Teacher Friends,

　　In my last email I forgot to mention one of the most important days of the year．National Teacher Appreciation(感恩)Day!It is May 6 and kids all over America will bring a gift to their teachers on that day．Traditionally, the little kids would bring a red apple for the teacher．Now, however, they bring all kinds of gifts－flowers, fruit, candy, gift cards, and general appreciation cards．I’d like to say a BIG“Thank you!”for all you do for your students．You have one of the most important jobs－influencing the minds of young people．I am sure that all of you have done much to your students!Keep up your good work!

　　Here I give you a gift(Look at the picture)．I wish I could give you a real one．

　　Happy Teacher Appreciation Day!

Sincerely,

David Karber

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Through some efforts, rescuers(救援人员)cleaned up the ruins carefully which covered the mum．Under her body lay her baby．The baby was in a small red quilt(被子)with yellow flowers．He was about 3 or 4 months’ old．Since the baby was well protected by his mother's body, he was totally safe．He was sleeping well when the rescuer carried him out, and his lovely and peaceful face warmed everyone around him．The rescuer found there was a mobile phone in the quilt．When he looked at the screen, a message was already there．“My dear baby, if you could live, don’t forget how much I love you．”Everyone who saw this message burst into tears．

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　　South Korean singer and actress Jang Nara has a third album(专辑)．It is called Dream of Asia．

　　The album has 26 songs．They are in five languages－Mandarin(普通话), Cantonese(广东话), Korean, Japanese and English．

　　Jang Nara says the Cantonese songs are the hardest to sing．On the album, she sings a well-known Chinese love song－The Moon Represents My Heart both in Mandarin and in Cantonese．

　　She also sings Our Dream．The song is to show her best wishes for the Beijing Olympic Games．

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　　Sally was a student．It was going to be her mother's birthday．She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not expensive．

　　She went shopping after a quick and simple lunch．After she looked for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and she decided to take a black one．

　　She thought,“Mom can carry it when she is wearing clothes of any color．”So she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it to school with her until her class finished．

　　On her way home on the train she felt hungry because she had so little for lunch．So she went to the buffet car(餐车)．She left the umbrella on her seat．But when she got back, it had gone!

　　Sally began to cry．The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was．She told them the black umbrella she bought for her mother had gone, and she had to get off at the next station．After the three passengers heard this, they asked her for her mother's address so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone took it by mistake and brought it back．

　　And now a week passed．Sally got a letter from her mother．It said“Thank you very much for your lovely gifts, but why do you send me three black umbrellas?”

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　　Are you carrying too much on your back at school?You’re not alone．Back experts(专家)in the USA are worried about that young students are having back and neck problems because they are carrying too much in their backpacks．

　　“It hurts my back when I run,”said Ebelin Reyes, a student in Virginia．“It’s hard to get up the stairs with my backpack because it’s too heavy．”Students have to carry heavy backpacks on their backs for a whole week’s study．Ebelin is one of them．They have regular(固定的)backpacks with two straps(带子)to carry them, but a number of students with heavy loads(负担)have switched to rolling backpacks．The backpacks have wheels and can roll on the ground．Shirley Park’s backpack weighs 10 kilos, and she said,“I’ll change to a rolling backpack because I am starting to have back pain．”

　　How much is too much?Experts say that students should carry no more than 10％ to 15％ of their own body weight．A few students have had a good idea to lighten(减轻)the load：less homework．

　　Doctor’s suggestions：

(1)Lighten the load．Take home only the books the students need that day．

(2)Wide straps are better．They can send out weight over your shoulders(肩)and be sure to wear backpacks with two straps．

(3)The heaviest things should be packed closest to the back．

(4)Bend(弯曲)both knees when you pick up the pack, don’t just bend over the waist(腰)．

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　　October 16 is World Food Day．This day is also the anniversary(纪念日)of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO)(联合国粮农组织)．More than 100 countries are holding special events．All of these aim to celebrate the establishment of the FAO in 1945．The theme chosen for this year’s World Food Day is“Water：Source(资源)of Food Security”．

　　A UN report says that over 6 million people have died from hunger and related diseases so far this year alone．More than 850 million people, or about one in seven, around the world do not get enough food, and the need for food will increase as the world’s population grows．The UN also reports that by year 2030, the world may need 60％ more food．Most of that increase will have to come from agriculture supported by water irrigation(灌溉)．However, fresh water is already in short supply in many countries．

　　Jacques Diouf, the director of the FAO, says that there are 20 countries that do not have enough water to produce enough food for their populations．Ten nations use more than 40％ of their total fresh water for agriculture．He fears that the problem will only become worse as the need for water by people and by industry grows．So water is one of the most important things in the world today．

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