My father to work when I got up.

Teenager Jake Denham was skiing (滑雪) with his family in the USA when he fell over and lost one of his skis. His family didn't know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no sign of Jake.

Jake couldn't find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn't work out the right way to go.

It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures. But Jake kept calm (镇定的). At home, Jake watched a lot of TV programmes about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programmes and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn't blow into it. Outside his hole the temperature fell to-15℃ that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.

But he had to get down the mountain. The TV programmes always said, "If you are lost, you should find someone else's -tracks (轨迹) through the snow and follow them. ""I wanted to live my life, "remembers Jake.

"So I got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those. "He walked and walked and finally he saw lights.

Nine hours after he lost his ski, he found a team of workers who came to save him. He was safe!

His mum was very happy when she heard the news. Amazingly, Jake didn't even have to go to hospital. He got through the terrible experience without any injuries.

So, the next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TV can save your life!

"The only constant (不变) in life is change, "Heraclitus said in about 500 B. C. That could be more true today. Technology is out of date almost by the time you buy it. We get plenty of information every day. Francis Bacon said, "Knowledge is power." In fact, there is more information in a newspaper than he would have experienced in his whole life.

Why are we afraid of change? After all, who knows what new dangers might appear? However, change is also the only way of development. Nobody can stop it in life. Luckily, our brains become stronger when meeting the unknown. To be more imaginative and creative, you should look for and find environments you have no experience with.

For example, try a new restaurant, or go to a play or a concert you normally wouldn't attend. Small changes can help you gradually get used to uncertainty (不确定). So when bigger things happen, you'll be more fully prepared for them.

People who fear change often stick to a certain lifestyle. They believe they can control the future by doing so. lf you can move from just accepting it to actively finding it out and dealing with it, you will be successful.

With a round face, short hair and a big nose, my dad is a hard-working worker in a factory in Beijing. He likes playing soccer, just like me. We always talk about soccer and play it together on weekends. He is very , but I know that everything he does is for the benefit (利益) of our family.

A few days ago, something interesting at home. It was a sunny Sunday and my dad didn't go to work. After lunch, my dad took a nap (小睡) and I felt a little bit bored. , I had a funny idea. I decided to draw on my dad's face he was sleeping to surprise him and make him laugh.

I took four colored pens and crept into (偷偷溜进)my father's room, trying not to make a sound. Then, I drew on his face with my yellow, blue, red and green pens. It took me about 10 minutes to finish my dad's" makeup", but it didn't wake up.

Then I went back the living room and pretended (假装)to watch TV. About half an hour , my dad woke up, looked at himself in the mirror and yelled (叫喊). He was shocked at how he looked, but he wasn't angry. It really made me .

As the old goes," Father's love is like a mountain. "But fathers don't necessarily (必要地) have to be serious all the time. They can have a sense of humor, too.

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A special day

Kate woke up, her mother had gone to work this morning.

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