When things went wrong, Freddy always had something nice to say.

When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned, Freddy said, “Don’t worry. It’ll still taste good.” And he was ________. The pizza edges were dark, but the middle wasn’t half bad.

When his teacher, Mr. Hall, knocked into a bookshelf in the ________, Freddy said, “Don’t worry. Mrs. Bog won’t upset.” The librarian just laughed and helped ________ the books.

Freddy looked on the bright side. And everyone liked that about ________ .

Everyone, that is, except Hazel.

Hazel was the ________ kid in class. On her first day, Freddy said, “Nice to meet you, Hazel. I think you’ll like it before.”

“I ________ it,” she talked back. Freddy had never met anyone like her.

When Mr. Hall said they’d have a break inside ________ it was raining, Freddy said, “Every cloud has a silver lining.”

“A silver lining?” Hazel shook her head. “Bad things come in ________.”

Greta was carrying paints in ________ class. She fell over, and paints went flying.

“That was the second bad thing. What will the third thing be?” Hazel seemed so ________ about the Rule of Three Bad Things.

“It’s beautiful!” Emma picked up Freddy’s pointed, not realizing she had paint on her fingers.

“Freddy’s picture is ________!” Hazel pointed, “There’s number three.”

Emma looked sad. “I’m sorry, Freddy.”

“It’s OK... If you add ________, the fingerprints could look like butterflies（蝴蝶）,” said Freddy.

________ refused to put a finger on Freddy’s paper. Only Hazel did.

“Want to add one?” Freddy asked.

Hazel thought about it, then nodded. She put her finger into paint, gently（温柔地）pressed it onto Freddy’s painting and ________ added wings.

“It looks great.” said Freddy.

Hazel ________. “You know, I don’t really there’s a Rule of Three Bad Things.”

Sometimes, there are good things hiding where you don’t expect them.

   Do you like to solve problems for children? Listed below are probably three of the best answers.

I want to stay a kid forever. I love my birthday, but I don’t want to be older. —Haddie, Washington The great thing about growing up is that it doesn’t happen all at once. Day after day, you’ll have new experiences which can be scary, but it can also be fun. When we feel sad about growing up, try thinking of all the things you hope to happen when you’re older. It’s good to enjoy being a kid, but you should know that some adults say they still feel like kids!

I like fantastic books, and I’m thinking of writing one. But I don’t know how to begin. Please help! —Liam, Pennsylvania One idea is to list “top five” memories, such as your top five trips, funny things that happened at school and so on. Choose one of these for a story. Another idea is to imagine what book you’d like to write. As words pop into your mind, write them down. Then challenge yourself to write s story using all of those words. Good luck writing.

Kids tease（嘲笑）me because I’m the slowest runner in my class. What can I do? —Tiona, Oregon We’re sorry to hear that. These kids may be looking for attention, and if you don’t give it to them, they may stop. If that doesn’t work, you could try replying with kindness. Sometimes kind words are the best answer to them. If the teasing continues, be sure to talk to someone who can help. If improving your running speed is something you’d like to work on, you could also ask your gym teacher for advice.

At just 17 years old, Pakistan’s Malala is the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Malala came to international attention when she spoke up for the rights of all children to have an education. Malala’s father was a teacher who ran a school. For her early life, her family lived in the school, so she was used to sitting in the classrooms before her school age. Now, she can speak three languages and loves learning.

She grew up in Pakistan. The living conditions in her area were very poor and unsafe. Many people were hurt and many schools were closed. Especially girls were not allowed to go to school.

Reporters from Britain told the world what was happening with the help of Malala. In 2009, 12-year-old Malala wrote 35 diaries on the Internet. She wrote about the difficulties of her life, and about her strong hope for education. Soon after that, Malala’s family was chosen to be in a TV program to show ordinary children’s education because both father and daughter spoke good English, and they cared about children getting an education.

From then on, a few people hated her and hurt her. Though terribly wounded, Malala became a courageous fighter for the education rights of millions of girls worldwide. “I don’t want to be remembered as the girl who was hurt, I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up,” she said.

She has now written a book about her life called I am Malala. The book shows that one person’s voice has the power to inspire change in the world. In her speech, she spoke warmly about her aims for education and peace. One sentence she said one day became famous: One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can greatly change the world.

Here are three toys on the 2016 US hot toy list.

Why? It has something to do with the quality of the toys. Companies are not allowed to lie. But they can try to make you believe that you want something. Keeping your eyes open for these marketing tricks（策略）.

Showing Famous Faces

Why is Simone Bile’s picture on your breakfast box? Why does Taylor Swift drink Diet Coke? They may love those products. But they’re also paid by those companies. Companies invite stars, and even cartoon characters to stand up for the products.

Forcing FOMO

FOMO stands for Fear of Missing Out. If you think you won’t be able to get a product because it’s selling quickly, you’re more likely to rush to buy it. That’s why you see “limited edition（限量版）” products. Apple, for example, uses this rule when it gives out limited numbers of new photos to create shopping excitement.

Creating Collections

Think Shopkins. The company creates groups of products, like ice cream balls and teacups. Then it tries to advise you to buy them all to complete your collection. Many products have found success this way. Then they ended up in a box in your house. Ask yourself: Do I want this because I like it? Or am I just trying to collect more than my friends?

Playing Mind Games

Marketers want you to think that buying their product will change you in some way. They want you to think “buying this brand（品牌）is going to make you cool, happy, or popular,” says Professor Ahern. Marketers try to control your view of the brand by using a story, imagery, music, or people. Then, whenever you’re about to buy something, they hope that image will pop into your mind, making you choose their product over another.

So now you know. This Black Friday, be sure to shop smart.

   The way we spend our time can be divided into three “bottles”. These are the necessary tasks(任务) bottle, the voluntary(自愿的) tasks bottle and the happiness bottle.

Every day, we spend time filling the necessary tasks bottle with useful things, like making money, doing housework, buying food and paying bills. We then fill another bottle with voluntary tasks. These are things that we do for others, but we may not enjoy them. This bottle gets filled with tasks like taking children to activities, cooking family meals, and doing laundry. Those bottles are very important. If we don’t fill them each day, our family won’t run properly.

However, we often forget to fill the third bottle — the happiness bottle that we fill with activities that make us happy. Is your happiness bottle sometimes empty at the end of the day? Between doing all the necessary and voluntary tasks, time flies by, and before we know it, it is time for bed. We all have days like that.

This is why each day we have to make an effort to fill our happiness bottle. I fill mine by going to the dancing class. And I always leave classes more happily than when I enter. This week, I had the pleasure of taking part in a guitar practice in my neighborhood. We show our musical talent and practice music for charity. It was a time of fun, friendship and music-making. At the end of the evening, my happiness bottle was filled to top.

   ▲   Will your activities bring joy to your life? Or are the other two tasks eating up all your time? Try to find ways to achieve a balance between how you fill your three bottles. At the end of the day, hopefully we’ve done all we can to make sure that our happiness bottle is filled.

A neighborhood party is a great way to raise money for a charity. You can also celebrate a
36． (假期) or get to know each other in your neighborhood.

Before you begin, you first need to work out where to have the party. Community centers or
37． (教堂) are often available for it. If the weather is nice, many people
38． (更喜欢) to have the party outside. It could be a
39． (公共的) place like a park or a street.

Next, ask your friends and neighbors who are
40． (有耐心的) to help. Volunteers are important for making sure the party runs successfully. Get plenty of people to help tell others about the party, set up the party, and
41． (最后) clean up after the party.

42． (在……期间) the party, many activities are organized for kids so that they can enjoy
43． (他们自己). At most parties, food and drinks are served. The best parties are when everyone brings something to
44． (分享). There’s no better way to bring the community together and
45． (传播) love and joy than to throw a party! After all, that’s what being part of a neighborhood is about.

Two simple words "thank you" have made a big difference to thousands of firemen in New York City.

Savannah is
46． girl from Texas. "I was trying to think
47． I could help them out," she says. After hearing about sacrifices（牺牲）made by firemen, she
48．（move）by the risks they face.
49． Savannah made 200 thank-you cards for them. "I want to show how much I care about them."

"I told the firemen thank you," Savannah recalls. "They're always there to help you."

Savannah decided
50．（keep）making cards. For the next seven months, she woke up early to paint and color and cut. In that time, she
51．（send）1, 600 cards with bite- sized candy while meeting her
52．（hero）. Soon, fire stations started thanking her.

Once too shy to give a speech at school,
53． is now easy for Savannah to speak regularly to firemen and school students. She is quite different
54． what she used to be.

"She's saying how
55．（thank）she is for them!" Savannah's mom, Debbie, says, "Savannah sees that stepping out and doing something can really make a difference."

Welcome, new students, to Maple Knoll High School Library! Here is an introduction of our school library. The
56． on the left of the map helps you best understand it.

The computer lab is just on the
57． of the main entrance. You can enter computers by putting into the
58． of your student ID card. There are
59． copy machines in the library. The circulation desk on the left of the main entrance is a place to borrow and return books from general stacks. The reading area is in the middle of the library. A water fountain is between the
60． and the cellphone area. They’re all on the right.

If you want to ask for more help, you can go to the librarian’s office.

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