In an English writing competition, a girl named Sarah won the first prize. She is a special winner. Because she is the only (compete) who doesn't have hands.

Sarah was born her hands. Her family didn't like her, so they left her in front of a welfare house. (luck), an American couple liked Sarah very much. They brought her back to America. There was another girl in the family. She is two years (old) than Sarah, she likes Sara, .

Sarah was shy at first. But all the family encouraged her to open the heart. They taught her to speak English and treated (对待) her a common person. As time went by, Sarah became more and more active and outgoing. She was so smart she could speak English in just one year.

Last year, there was an English writing competition in her school. She decided (take) part in it. She began to learn to write, holding the pen between her arms. The pen (fall) down from her arms again and again. However, she did not give . After two months, she could write very well. And finally, she won the prize. All her family and friends were proud of her.

Musical Elephants

In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand, there is an unusual group of musicians. They play many different kinds of music from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven. Both children and adults love this group. What makes them so popular? Is it their music? Their looks? Yes, it's both of these things, but it's also something else: they're elephants.

These musical elephants are from the Thai Elephant Conservation (保护) Center in Lampang. The TECC protects elephants. It teaches people to understand and care for these huge, but gentle, animals. And, like many zoos around the world, the TECC encourages (鼓励) elephants to paint. Richard Lair works with the TECC. He knew that elephants hear better than they see. So he had an idea: if elephants are smart and they have good hearing, maybe they can play music. To test his idea, Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra (管弦乐队). During a show, the elephants play different instruments, including the drums. They also use their voices and trucks (象鼻) to make sounds.

But can elephants really make music properly? Yes, says Lair. They're very creative. Humans may encourage the animals to play instruments, but the elephants make their own songs; they don't just copy other trainers or other people. There are now CDs of the group's music, which make money for the TECC. And the music these artists create is pretty amazing.

Last month, I took my son Tom to see his grandparents in the countryside. His grandpa took him to the yard to play. Tom was curious about everything.

At lunch, Tom told me, "Dad, I saw a hen flying."

"Impossible!" I said without thinking. "How can a hen fly?"

"Dad the dog ran after the hen in the yard. The hen was tapped (被困) in a corner. When the hen saw no other way out, she suddenly flapped her wings and flew up to the roof (房顶). The hen escaped. Dad, I didn't know hens could fly. How can she fly?" my child asked.

I thought for a while and said, "Maybe because of love. The hen loves her own life and that helps her fly!"

Tom nodded (点头). He seemed to have understood.

Last weekend, we visited Tom's grandparents again. This time I heard Tom shouting from the yard, "Dad! The dog is chasing the hen again! Come and see!"

I ran out of the house. The hen was running after a group of chickens, followed closely by the dog. Then the hen suddenly stopped and turned around-she raised up wings and clucked at the dog.

I ran over and got between the dog and the hen, shouting at the dog to drive it away.

"Dad, why didn't the hen fly away? She knows she can't fight the dog." Tom asked.

I thought for a while and said, "Maybe because of love. She loves her babies more than anything in the world."

Tom thought for a long time and nodded. He seemed to have understood.

(不久前，最近), a report showed that young people and their parents often argued with each other about some small problems. (关系) between young people and their parents become difficult. We think it's of great (重要性) for both young people and their parents to (理解) each other.

For example, young people always feel (焦虑的) when they and their parents have different ideas about something. Also they think their parents are too strict with them because their parents always don't (允许) them to do this or that and make their own (决定). They may feel (寂寞的) when they are at home. As a result, some children can't get along well with their parents. And parents find it difficult to earn their children's trust. So (沟通) becomes so necessary and it is useful to children's (发展).

注意：1）短文必须包括表中所有内容，可适当增加细节

2）你的理由至少两条；

3）词数：80；

4）短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数。参考词汇：fairy tales童话故事

短文首句 Nowadays, our class has had a discussion about whether teenagers can watch cartoons about fairy tales at their age.

Long long ago, there was a king. He loved animals very much. One day he got1nice falcons from his son. He had never seen such2falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer（猎鹰者）to 3them to fly.

After several months, the king came to see4the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while5was staying on the branch（树枝）o fa tree quietly.

The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to6every way they could to make the other falcon fly. But none of them7. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest. an idea came to his 8. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could9this problem. Then he invited a   10who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.

The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying in the sky freely. He felt very surprised.

"It is unbelievable!" shouted the king. "How could you11it happen?"

The farmer replied, "It is very12. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested. It had no place to rest. Then it had to13. "

It is always the same to human beings. We all have "two flying wings" in our hearts as well. But it seems that we don't notice them and stay in a place where we just feel14and comfortable. We won't realize we can fly so high and freely until the branches we are resting on15. Do you think so?

An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart（马车）after a day's hard work. When he was not far away from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not repair（修理）it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old man.

"Where is your light?" asked the policeman. "No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law." "I had a light, but it has just gone out," said the old man.

"I don't believe that story. What's your name and where do you live?" asked the policeman.

"Please don't write down my name," said the old man. "My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. "

"You came all the way without a light. What's your name?"

The old man quickly took the policeman's hand and put it down on the top of the light. The light was still hot and burned the policeman's hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry.

"Now, what do you think?" said the old man. "Did I come all the way without a light?"

When I was a junior high school student years ago, God gave me a gift, and it was happiness.

One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside. On my way home a car ran over me and cut off my arms because it rushed so fast. Several days later when I woke up at the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life without arms. How sad I felt at that lime! Even I was full of fears, but slowly I knew I had to face the fact and get over it. I couldn't get my arms back even though I cried every day.

However, it's easier saying than doing. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness completely. I got so much from my past story.

From then on, I could treat my life with a normal mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmates get worried about little things: They get a bad grade on a test; their bus comes late; they don't have a mobile phone, but others have, and so on. But I only enjoy life. I was lucky to realize from an accident. It is not a good idea to keep thinking about what you don't have. We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say, "My whole life would improve if I have a new car." But when you get the new car and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.

Happiness depends on what we have. It's in our heart. It's a state of mind. Even though you own the whole world, you may still feel unhappy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating（感激）and taking pleasure in what you really have.