She's New York's hottest, highest-paid child model, making $250, 000 a year, starring in movies and advertisements and even making penfriends with First Lady Michelle Obama！And by the way, she's only 9.  

    Life of Anne is very busy. She gets up early every day at 6 a. m. to  for school-Academy for Intellectually Gifted Children (资优儿童学院). At least three times a week, she leaves school  with her mum to do acting or modeling jobs. She finishes her homework in the car on her way to a gym. She  three hours' training three or four nights a week. Anne finally arrives home at about 10 p. m.  are eaten up by horse riding and five hours of Mandarin(普通话)classes on Saturdays.  

—I like the Monkey King best.

    Are you going to high school to go on with your study？What will you do if you can't？Don't worry, Vocational(职业的)schools are open for you because our country is in need of people with special skills.

    Vocational schools have many advantages(优势).Firstly, in order to promote(促进)the development of vocational education, our country spends a lot of money on it. So you need to pay only a smaller half of the school fee(学费).Secondly, here you can start learning practical skills. But some other students may still worry about how to spend the long three years at high schools. Why？Because they didn't choose the school that suits(适合)them, And finally, you can live on your own hands proudly. And perhaps it won't be long before you are on the road to success.

    Different students should choose different schools. Go to high school if you think that you can go farther on that road. Choose a key high school if you ate lucky enough to have the chance. Enter a vocational school if you are interested in the lessons there and you are better at making things with your hands.

    In a word, think carefully and see what kind of person you are. Remember, always choose things that suit you.

    I didn't think I had a passion(激情). I would sit in front of the TV all day, thinking about nothing but the next show.

    Not long ago, I first learned h important a passion is.

    On that day I met with my mum to pick up my sister at the gym. I was bored as my mum stopped at a red light, s on the other side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed in rags(破旧衣服). He was homeless. That didn't interest me, because I had seen many people l him before.

    But in some way he was d .This man was not sitting down with a sad expression. He had a radio in his hand and was dancing h to the music. The radio seemed to be the best thing he had.

    "Mum, why does that man have a radio even though he's homeless?" I asked.

    "He bought it," she replied.

    "But if he's homeless, why doesn't he use the money to buy food or clothes?

He wasted it on something he doesn't need."

    "Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren't the most important things. We need h , too."

    That man must care enough about music to buy a radio i of food or clothes. I soon realized that happiness is the key to life. Without it, there's nothing to look forward to. A passion always gives a person the happiness they need to keep going.

    A forest fire that burned 55 square kilometres was finally brought under control on Wednesday morning. The fire started on Sunday in Black Bear State Park and quickly spread to nearby areas.

    On Monday, police evacuated(疏散)the small town of Lawson and ordered the people to leave their homes. The fire destroyed 20 homes in the area and caused heavy damage to 40 others. Nobody was hurt. Officials said the damage to homes and cars was between $ 1 million and $ 2 million. The government declared the town a disaster(灾难)area.

    The fire spread quickly in the hot, dry weather. Fire fighting was difficult because of strong winds. Firemen from 55 fire departments in the state joined the National Fire Service to put out the fire. Some kept fighting for 24 hours. Fire engines and helicopters dropped water onto the fire. In order to control the fire, firemen cleared a way around the fire.

    Police closed King Road to traffic on Tuesday because of heavy smoke. Thousands of tourists had to drive an hour north to Queen Road to pass the fire area.

    Some people did not follow the police order. Paul Grayson sent his wife and two children to safety, but he stayed. As the fire came within 50 feet of his house, he started thinking, "Am I foolish？Did I stay here too long, just for a house?”