—              . It has rained for four days. It's too wet everywhere.

    What do your parents do? What do you think of them? Let's learn something about the following students' parents and their jobs.

Alice

    My father is a driver. He drives and works hard every day. He loves his job and never gets bored with it. I'm going to go to university soon. I will miss him.

Vicky

    I think my mother is the  person. A lot of people come to see her in the hospital every day. She spends most of her time  sick people. She is great and kind.

Jack

    My father is a knowledgeable(有知识的) scientist. It seems that he knows  in the world. I like my father very much. I want to be like him when I grow up.

    Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right? When Rence Butts was little, her dream was to become a volunteer firefighter because her father was one. Sadly, when she was 14, her father died and she was never able to volunteer with him. Rence's story doesn't end there, however, which is why I think of her as a true hero ice. She was strong-minded and never gave up, which makes her a good firefighter. Some days she must be ready to deal with any emergency, like fighting a fire, dealing with a car accident or helping someone who's sick. Other days she is in the driver's seat. Sometimes Rence works nine to eleven days a month on 24 hour shifts. She also has a family to take care of. Her husband is a firefighter, too.

    Rence remembers the first time she fought a fire. She was awoken early in the morning by the alarm. She said she was very nervous but did what she had to do. When I asked Rence what the best part of her job is, she replied, "Helping people and saving their lives. " I think that shows signs of being a true heroine. She's always glad to do anything for anyone in need. With 140 people in her station, Rence is one of the only three women.

    I think she's great. We could never live without people like her who is glad to help others. Rence's deed helps me believe that I can do anything.  1 hope someday to be just like her: to wake up and help people every day.