I was sitting on a plane next to a woman who was very active.I was1and wanted to take a short sleep，but she touched me on the shoulder to2herself."Hi，my name's Helga."

    As we talked, it came up that I had started a(n)3in high school，which is expected to encourage people to spend time helping others.As I4what we did during these years，Helga got very5and told me in this world there's nothing more important than6.I became interested when she told me a story about the last time she had flown.She was going back to look after her father7he had become very ill three years ago.Just as the8was about to leave，her father's doctor called to tell her that the old man had suddenly passed away.Without a word for three hours，she sat9.After arriving at the airport in her hometown, she began to 10in the waiting room while thousands of people just walked on by."11of them stopped and asked if I was OK that day." she said "it was on that day I realized kindness isn't normal."

    Helga's story kept in my mind for all these years.For many of us，we don't12other people's needs for kindness and we don't often show our kindness to13 ， either.So I've decided to make kindness "normal" through my organization.Now, I travel to schools all across the US to14my stories with students.Providing young people useful ways to exercise kindness makes nay job more 15.And when I give my talks，I always think about my conversation with Helga.

A

    Earning(赚)money isn't just for grown-ups．Kids can do it，too．

    Earning gives you more than money．It's also a learning process．By earning your own money．you'll learn how to be successful in the world．This includes dealing with money，understanding and getting along with other people，using what you've learnt from textbooks and using your time wisely．

Li Yanhai，15，Liaoning

    Last year,I decided to sell used things on Alibaba's online flea market．I created an account and put pictures of my used pencil bags and notebooks online．Soon, a buyer sent a message to ask me for some details about my notebooks and finally took them．I've sold some other items as well．I have got over 50 yuan from my sales．

Zhao Yujie，16，Jiangsu

    In our school，if someone gets good grades，he can get a scholarship(奖金)．Last year,I placed 20^th in our final exam and got 2,500 yuan．This made me work harder．I already have a good plan for my scholarship：some will go for my parents' birthdays and the rest for an electronic keyboard, something I have been dreaming about．

Chen Huan，15，Beijing

    My friends and I decided to give money to poor people in Africa．We came up with a way to make money．We were allowed to buy a big box of ice cream from the supermarket and sold it at school after lunch．We've made 1，000 yuan．We will contact The International Committee of the Red Cross(红十字会)to give the money．

B

    Recently，there was a report about a special app called "notOK"．A 13-year-old girl Hannah Lucas and her brother Charlie put their heads together to create this app last year．

    Hannah has been suffering from an illness that causes her to pass out since she was little．This is very dangerous if there is no one around．She was also being bullied(欺凌)by some students at school．So she searched for an app that would allow her to press a button so that a friend or a family member would know immediately that she needed help．After realizing there was no such thing，Hannah and her brother decided to do something about it．After some research，Hannah made some early drawings of what the app might look like．Then，after taking a programming class，Charlie began to think about the best way for the app to work．

    They wanted something that would send a text message to up to five contacts that reads："Hey，I'm not OK．Please call me，text me，or come and find me"，along with a link to the user's current GPS location．

    They started looking for someone to help them make the app．And when Hannah shared her dream with people in a summer business class which she attended two years ago，they were really excited about the app．They thought of many different marketing ideas．By mid—December last year, "notOK" app was finished as a birthday present for Hannah from Charlie．"It was exactly what we wanted，"Charlie said．

    In today's age，most people will agree that apps like these are great．Whether you're suffering from illness，or anything emergent(紧急的)，writing a text message or making a phone call to get the help you need can be difficult．

    Hannah is happy to know that her app will help more people．"It's like I went through my dark times so I could help people through theirs，"she said．

C

    When Matty Sallin，34，was working on a degree in art and technology at New York University，he got interesting homework in electronics class．He decided to create an alarm clock(闹钟)．

    "Everybody has to deal with these every day，and they are really unpleasant!"he says．He asked different people what they would like to wake up to instead of a noisy alarm．A lot of them said，"The smell of bacon(培根肉)"．

    So Sallin and two classmates invented a new kind of alarm clock：a wooden box with a pig face and a digital clock that uses the smell of cooking bacon instead of the sound to wake someone up．He explains．"There's no danger of burning，because I built it carefully．It uses halogen light bulbs(卤素灯)instead of a fire for cooking and turns off automatically after ten minutes．Yes,the clock itself can do it．Just a few easy steps are needed to set the alarm．"

    "What you do is to put some frozen bacon in the night before and set the alarm，"says Sallin．

    "If you set the alarm for 8：00,it will turn on at 7：50 and slow cook for ten minutes under the halogen bulbs．"he says，Then the bulbs turn off and a fan blows the smell out through the nose of the pig．

    "So instead of an alarm，  ▲，"says Sallin．"Then you can open the door on the side and pull the bacon out and eat it．"

    When Sallin was a kid，he spent a lot of time making drawing of inventions．"I wanted to make an lift in my backyard and a special tree house．"he says．"But I never really thought I'd be called an inventor!"

    Sallin got an A in the class and went on to other things—but people continue to hear about his invention and email him every day asking where they can buy his alarm clock．

D

    Are you an artist interested in selling your crafts(手工艺品)through arts and crafts shows in your area? Are you wondering whether you should get a booth(摊位)at the next big event in your city or if you should start at a small show?

    If you are wondering whether big arts and crafts shows mean you will make more money,you may be in for a big surprise．Generally speaking，a big show does not mean you're going to make a lot of money．In fact，many artists are left with an empty pocket after big arts and crafts events，so you want to consider a few important things before making a decision．

    First of all，consider the subject of the event and whether the product you are selling matches this subject．For example，if you sell modern superhero T-shirts，you're probably not going to do very well at a renaissance(文艺复兴)festival．Your product should match the festival's topic．

    Secondly，ask the festival's organizers how many people are expected to show up．Are your products fit for this market?Will these people be interested in buying your products?These are questions that are important to answer before entering the big show．

    Then always keep in mind that one of the most important things that you can get from a big arts and crafts show is a fan base．Turn each visitor into a fan．Ask them to follow you on your social media accounts like facebook account, so you can continue to sell to them in the future, well after the event ends．

    A lot of artists do not realize they have this valuable and useful condition in their hands．They only focus on selling more products，without seeing that these people could buy more from them in the future if their contact information is collected．After all, sales are about making friends．

    Cape Town is the second largest city in South Africa．And it is home to four       (百万)people．However，it may also be the first major city in the world to run out of water．The city's water       (主要地)comes from six reservoirs(水库)．They hold about 870，000 cubic meters of water．But in the last three years，the city has        (面临)the worst problem in a century．These reservoirs now have just 26％of the water, according to National Geographic．

    A government      (官员)in Cape Town is telling people to save water．Or, the city will have to cut off water to homes and businesses．Tile day of that cutoff is being called "Day Zero"．The city said "Day Zero" could fall on      (七月)9^th ， the New York Times reported．But the date may      (改变)according to the water levels of the city's reservoirs．On "Day Zero"，people will only be      (有能力的)to get water from 200 water-collection points across the city．Every person will only be allowed about 0.02 cubic meters of water a day．

    The city's government is rushing to      (解决)the problem．It has set up      (工厂)to turn seawater into drinkable water．It is also       (再同收)more used water in the hope that "Day Zero" will come later．Or it will not appear at all．

    As a well-known Chinese TV hostess，Dong Qing hosted two cultural shows，Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers．The two shows were encouraging people      (love) traditional culture and find the beauty of life．

    Dong was born into a       (high)educated family in 1973．She had a great love for traditional literature(文学)from      early age．In 2015 when she was about to study in the US，Dong received an      (invite)from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess．Because of her love for traditional literature，Dong      (accept)the job．

    "The competition       (interest)me very much．Hosting it is a way of learning about poetry and performing．"said Dong．To her great joy, the show became more and more popular．Under the slogan "Reading touches      (people)hearts"，the new TV show Readers has become a success．It invites famous guests from all walks of life to read something．Dong works      both a hostess and a producer．

    Readers became a       (turn)point in Dong's 21 years of hosting．She said it brought her "quite a huge challenge"．

    "There is no shortcut in this world．      you want to be a good host，you need to make great preparations," said the beautiful hostess．"The charm of life lies in its unknown，so we just have to try and keep going．"

Service robot superstars shine at conference，aim to make life easier

    At the 2017 World Robot Conference, service robots were the stars．They work most closely with people．They help to do different jobs in daily life．

    Teotronice

    Teotronice is a music teacher．He looks like the famous ET, but his 53 fingers make him play the piano well．He played John Lennon's song Imagine at the conference．

    The supermarket robot

    Are you tired of shopping in the supermarket? Now，it becomes much easier with the help of the robot．You just talk to it，and then it will lead you to the things you need to buy．You can also use the robot to pay for your items．

    Bestic

    Bestic acts as a human arm to feed people with a spoon．This robot can be a good helper for kids，the elderly and those with difficulty using their hands．

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