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     Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. On May 29.1953, he climbed and measured  highest mountain then known to man-29,000 feet straight up. He was spoken  of for his efforts when he came back. He even made advertisements for big companies. However,  we read his book—High Adventure, we don't understand that Hillary had to grow into this success.

     You see, in 1952 he tried to climb Mount Everest, but  . A few weeks later a group in England asked him to give a  to its members. Hillary was given a warm welcome  walking on stage. People there thought him as a hero, but Edmund Hillary saw  as a failure. He moved away from the microphone and walked to the side of the stage.

     He lifted one hand and pointed at a picture of the mountain. He said in a  voice, "Mount Everest, you beat me the  time, but I'll beat you the next time because you've  all you are going to grow. But I'm still growing!"

Growing up is hard for everyone. We all face lots of stress as teenagers. Now1facing all of that stress while being in the spotlight (聚光灯).

That's2Canadian singer Justin Bieber had to deal with as he grew up. He was first3by a music producer when he was just 13 years old. He became a superstar within just a few years, selling millions of albums and touring the world. But at the time of his success, he is also fighting with mental (精神上的) illness and drug abuse (药物滥用).

However, it seems that he has put these troubles4him. Bieber recently wrote a post (帖子) on Instagram, saying that growing up in the spotlight was indeed quite5.

"I went from a 13-year-old boy from a small town6being praised left and right by the world …I made every bad decision you could have thought of and went from one of the most loved people …to the most 7 person in the world, " he wrote. He said it was his wife8 helped him turn his life around.

Bieber is not the only one who has faced stress from becoming9at a young age. Actors Edward Furlong and Macaulay Culkin saw their lives take a downward turn after they succeeded in Hollywood during their childhoods.

Why did they experience this？ "Childhood is about finding out who you are and being able to relate to (与……相处) others, and those things are harder to learn when you're famous. That amount of public watch makes10hard for kids to do that, "scientist Eileen Kennedy-Moore told USA Today.

    Polly Cooper is a mom of two girls named Debbie and Millie. Here is what she says about them.

    "Debbie and Millie are so1. Debbie is a shy girl. She enjoys doing things by2, and doesn't like to talk or play with others. Also, she is3 selfish than Millie. It is4 to ask her to share her things with others. But Debbie has her good5. Schoolwork is easier for Debbie, so her exam results are better. She is also good at 6 and wants to be a dancer in the future.

    Millie has bigger7 with her homework. She doesn't like studying and doesn't 8 enough time on it, so her exam results are usually worse. 9, Millie is much more 10than Debbie. Maybe because Millie is two years older than Debbie, she is a little more mature.

    "I 11about Millie because she isn't sure about her future. She doesn't know what she 12to do when she leaves school. But I'm more worried about Debbie13 she isn't as happy as Millie. I don't think parents 14stop worrying about their15 and I'll miss them both when they leave home."

    F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was sent to Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.

    His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: "My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary."

    This side of Paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to spend more time on his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Tales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest successful novel, The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quickly brought him praise from the literary (文学) world. Yet it failed to give him enough money to live. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.

    However, Fitzgerald's problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first mental breakdown and went to a Swiss hospital. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol (酗酒). Fitzgerald died in 1940, before he could complete the novel The Love of the Last Tycoon.

Li Xue is 14 years old, and she studies at Grade 71a small town far away from Guangzhou. She is a left-behind child(留守儿童). Ten years ago his parents2to Guangzhou for work. Now she3with her grandmother. Her grandmother is so4, that she can't do anything. So Li Xue has to do5herself, such as learning to cook, doing some washing and6care of her grandmother who is nearly 70 years old.

Li Xue is quite7and good at her lessons. Her parents send her some money and she uses most of the money8food. Li Xue misses them very much. She wants to live with her parents at home, 9she knows that her parents make money for their better10. She hopes to get a good job, so she can take good care of her grandmother and her parents when she grows up.

    Do you know Jenny Lind? She was a famous opera singer1the world. People2her "Swedish Nightingale (瑞典夜莺)". Jenny Lind 3born on October 6, 1820. She4to sing on the stage (舞台) when she was ten. At the age of 18, she became5after her performance (表演). In 1850, Jenny Lind went to America and693 big concerts. They were very popular,7she got more than $350,000 from these concerts. She spent all the8building free schools in her home town.9there could get a good education (教育). Jenny Lind left America and10to Europe in 1852.

How do students spend their spare time after finishing their homework? Watch TV, play computer games, or go outside to relax? Here's a good example.

Tim and Kerry Meek are both teachers. They live in the UK with their two daughters: eleven-year-old Amy and nine-year-old Ella. Recently, the Meek family has become the focus of the whole country after they completed 100 different outdoor activities in one year.

The Meek couple didn't want their children to spend all their free time in front of the TV and become "couch potatoes". So about one year ago, the Meeks decided that watching TV and playing computer games were not permitted. Instead, they set 100 tasks for the two girls to do outside. Although Mr. and Mrs. Meek are not outdoor activity fans, they took part in all the activities to encourage their daughters. It turned out that the two Shad a good time joining the activities.

Every holiday and weekend, whether it's sunny, rainy or snowy, the Meeks would set off to try the activities on their list, including hiking, sailing, climbing, skiing, and so on. The two little girls not only had a wonderful time, but also learned a lot of skills from the activities. They were even able to stand up in front of their school to give a talk for charity.

Come and meet my best friend, Lisa. Lisa is a beautiful girl. Many people like her because her good look. So do I. As my best friend, she likes to do same things as me. We like singing and reading books. There are also some (different) between us. I am shy and I always like to stay by myself.  Lisa is much outgoing than me. She is (talent) in telling jokes. She often makes me (laugh). She is good at sports, too. She plays sports every day to keep healthy. She thinks it is not necessary for friends (be) the same. Her favorite (say) is, "A true friend reaches for your hand and .

(touch) your heart. "What do you think of my best friend?

It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework,1newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see 2 do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful 3 she is over seventy. Last week, a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked 4 she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:

I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite5. Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world 6 you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as7 as you can. Don't think you are too old to go back to 8 . I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at 9 tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact，no matter how old you are, you can make it.

Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to10 the lady's example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.

Many people believe that light bulbs were invented by Thomas Edison. Is that true? Edison was born in 1847 in Milan, Ohio, USA. In school, Edison was often absent-minded, and his teacher did not think that he was very smart. In 1854 his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, where young Edison sold candy and newspapers on trains from Port Huron to Detroit. These early sales experiences led Edison to discover his talents as a businessman and eventually(最后) to found fourteen companies, including General Electric', which still exists today.

Edison started his career as an inventor in Newark, New Jersey. In 1878 Edison formed the Edison Electric Light Company. During his first public demonstration(展示）of his incandescent light(白炽灯) bulb on December 31,1879, he said, "We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles." Light bulbs were not the only things Edison worked on. He also built the first industrial research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. There, Edison and his assistant, William J. Hammer, worked on the telephone, phonograph(留声机), electric railway, and electric lighting.

However, Edison did not invent many of the things he is said to have invented; he only improved them so that they could be sold to the public. He did not invent the electric light bulb, either. He did, however, start the first company that made and sold electric light bulbs. The only major invention that he actually did invent was the phonograph. It was his invention of the phonograph in 1877 that made him famous, and he became known as The Wizard of Menio Park(门洛帕克的奇才), New Jersey.

    Sitienei, a 90-year-old Kenyan grandmother, has become the world's oldest primary school student. She is studying at the local primary school to learn to read and write. She is from a small1in Kenya. She has spent Most of her life2as a midwife (接生婆), helping women to give birth to babies. She wants to pass on her midwife skills to the young. She said she didn't have a chance to go to school when she was3. So she wants all the children in her village to4.

    The head teacher at the school said, "I'm proud5her. She is loved by every pupil. They all want to learn and play with6. "He also said, "She is doing well considering her7. I can say I have seen a big difference in this school8she came. "

Sitienei often said, "I want to tell children, 9 girls in poor areas, that10will be your wealth. " She added, "With education, you can be whatever you want to be- a doctor, a teacher, a scientist and so on. "

What things do you do well? Julian Lage plays the guitar. He plays better than most people his age.

Some people say Julian is truly a guitar whiz. When he was 13 years old, he already played with some of the top guitar players in the country. He also made recordings with them and performed at a number of music festivals. He even appeared live on television for the 2000 Grammy Awards Show, which gives prizes to the country's excellent musicians.

Julian was five when his father brought home a guitar. Just one year later Julian astonished people with his amazing talent. He played the guitar very well. A movie about Julian's special skills was made in 1997. It was called Jules at Eight. Julian works hard to play even better. He practices five to eight hours each day. Julian also works on his music with a guitar teacher.

When does Julian have time for school? Instead of going to school, he is taught at home. He does his schoolwork first in the morning so that he can spend the rest of the day on his music.

Julian is not sure what he will do when he grows up. For now he is happy just to play his guitar.

    Mr. and Mrs. White are from London. They work in Nantong now. They teach English in a middle school. They like their work very much. They have two children, Tony and Mary. They both study in the middle school.

    Mr. White can't speak Chinese, but his wife can speak it very well and she teaches her children to speak Chinese. So Tony and Mary can speak Chinese well too. Mr. White likes swimming and his wife likes reading. At the week-end, Mr. White usually goes swimming. Mrs. White usually goes to the school library. Sometimes, she takes her children to the parks in Nantong. Tony and Mary have many Chinese friends, because they can speak Chinese well. Tony and Mary's uncle John has a bookshop in London. He also wants to work in China, but he can't speak Chinese. So he is learning Chinese now. He hopes he can come to China as soon as possible(尽快地).

    Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. A short video about seven people wearing prosthetic devices (人造装置) who have t a desert race challenge has become popular.

    The seven disabled people jin the 108 - kilometer desert race from May 11 to14 in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu Province. Six of the seven had one leg amputated (截肢),and ohad two legs amputated.

Cheng Baojun, a man from Luohe, Central China's Henan Province, the double amputee, said he never i he could take part in the desert race. "It is great. I can do it, and you can also." "It is easy to say, but walking it is h." Cheng said. On the first day, they finished a complete section of 27 kilometers of the race, and on the second day, they finished 20 kilometers.

    "My legs were painful while I was walking. We also met with a very big sandstorm on the way. But s it was a challenge, we could not g up. We all encouraged each other to continue." he said. After getting t, they rested on the third day and walked on the fourth.

    Lao Tongyi walked the longest of the group, a distance of more than 70 kilometers. Team leader Sun Naicheng said that they had to pass through depopulated (人烟稀少的)areas of the Gobi Desert. He also added that team members challenged themselves and realized their d.

    They are good efor everyone to learn from. It's up to you how far you go. If you don't try, you will never know.

I have two older brothers, Matt and Martin. They love me very much. Perhaps it is because I am the 1 child and the only sister they have.

Both Matt and Martin have thick and dark hair. They look alike (相像) with 2 short hairdos (发型) and big eyes. They are also very tan (晒黑的) because they enjoy outdoor 3. For example, Matt likes football and Martin is a tennis player. They are much taller than me and I always have to look up when I 4 to them. They both love to 5, so Mum often says that they could eat a horse.

Their personalities (性格) are very 6. Matt is very active and lively. He often takes part in club activities and gets along 7 with people. He also likes to play jokes on others, especially Martin! Sometimes Mum is not very 8 with Matt because he plays so much and does not listen to his teachers carefully when he is in class.

Martin, on the other hand (另一方面), is the quiet one. He is less active than Matt, 9 he has a really close group of friends. He also does well in his 10 because he works very hard on his studies. Mum never has to worry about Martin.

Thomas Edison didn't take much school （教育）. He only stayed in school for three months. During that time, he asked his teacher many questions. His teacher couldn't （解释）them to him. His teacher thought he was （愚蠢的）and asked his mum to take him out of school. Edison's mum brought him home and began to teach him in （亲自）. With Mum's help, Edison learned how to read and write. His mum's （目的）was to improve his basic reading and writing skills However, （随着）Edison grew older, his mum found he had many ideas and he liked doing （研究）on science. It （似乎）that he was more interested in science than （任何事情）else. His mum （鼓励）him to try out his ideas.

Dale Smith is thirty—two years old. He works at a radio station. His home is in the center of the city. He walks to his workplace every day. From Monday to Friday, he gets up early, usually at six o'clock. He needs to have a quick breakfast and then goes to the radio station before seven. People always listen to his program at that time. He works at the station for five years and he is never late for work.

    Dale Smith likes his job and he also likes doing sports. On weekdays he usually runs for a quarter after work. On weekends he always joins his friends to play basketball in the afternoon. It's his favorite sport. Sometimes he goes swimming with his family. He does a lot of exercise, so he is really healthy. As for food, he likes vegetables with rice best. He also likes chicken and he says it tastes good. He doesn't like ice—cream. He thinks it is bad for his teeth. At night Dale often goes to bed early. He really has a happy life.

Florence Nightingale was a nurse who saved many people in the 19th century. She was named after the city of Florence in Italy.

Florence was unusual young woman for her time, because she didn't want to go to parties and get married. She wanted to be a nurse and help people. Her family (not) want her to become a nurse because hospitals back then were dirty, horrible places. age of 31, Florence went to Germany and learned all about nursing. It was hard work. (not) she loved it. In 1854, lots of British soldiers went to fight in Crimean War. Army hospitals were filled with injured people, but there (be) no nurses and many soldiers died. Florence and a team of nurses went to help. Florence worked 20 hours a day to make the hospital a (clean) and safer place. She brought fresh food, she cleaned the beds and she used clean bandages on wounded soldiers. Soon, fewer (man) were dying.

At night, Florence talked to the injured soldiers and helped them (write) letters to their families. They called her" the lady with lamp",, she always carried a lamp.

When Florence returned to England, people called her a heroine. Queen Victoria wrote her a letter to say thanks. She was given the honor(荣誉)—Order of Merit, becoming the (one) woman to receive it.

Once there was a poor old man called Colonel Harland Sanders. He lived in a small house and had an old car. He was living off the social security (社会保障金). In his sixties, he thought things had to change, so he thought about what he had to do. His friends liked his chicken recipe (食谱) very much. He thought that it might help him to make a change.

He left Kentucky and traveled to different states. He told restaurant owners that he had a mouth-watering chicken recipe and asked them if they would like to buy it. He would like to give the recipe to them for free, just asking for a small percentage

(提成) in return. Sounds like a good idea, right?

Unluckily, those restaurant owners didn't think so. As a result, the old man heard "NO" over 1. 000 times, Even' after all of those rejections (拒绝), he didn't give up He believed his chicken recipe was something special. He heard"NO1, 009Ltimiesbefore he heard his first Yes.

With that one success, Colonel Harland Sanders changed the way Americans ate chicken. Kentucky Fried Chicken，also known as KFC, was born. Now it is the world's second largest restaurant chain.

After all, nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.