My sister is than me.

 he go to the party?

—No, never.

    William Hanna and Joseph Barbara created the cartoon series "Tom and Jerry" in the 1940s. The are about a cat called Tom and a mouse called Jerry. They  all the time and seem to hate each other. Tom tries to lead Jerry to  places or catch him. But Jerry is too clever and he always manages to run away. I discovered this funny show when I was  years old. and I still laugh when I  "Tom and Jerry" today. Why don't you try it? Expect you will enjoy it too!

I had my first chocolate bar at five years old. I'll never forget the delicious, comforting taste. It was World war I'll I lived with my family in the Lithuanian town of Taurage when the Russian armyswept west toward Nazi Germany.

A month later, I ran away from Taurage and took a train to Hamburg alone. 1 lived on the streets, like thousands of other children in the city. I survived by stealing food. Still, there was never enough.

Then the American army arrived. They looked so big and healthy. Stealing food from them was easy. I'd go into the mess hall quietly, hide under a table and leave with some fresh bread. 

One afternoon as I waited around a mess tent secretly in search of food, a huge hand lifted me up by the collar. An American soldier. "Got you" He shouted.

I was scared, and I could see it upset him. "It's okay, kid," he said. He reached into his fatigue jacket and handed me a chocolate bar. "Here, have some of this." I unwrapped it and took a small bite. I thought I'd gone to heaven.

The soldier took me and some other homeless children to an orphanage run by the Red Cross. Four years later I was sent to an orphanage in Seattle, America. Soon after, I lived with an American family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Again, as with that first taste of chocolate, it was as if I'd gone to heaven. Later, I joined the Army, then attended college under the GI Bill. Finally I earned a master's degree in clinical social work. I want to pay back all the people who were so good to me.

In 1983 I went to work for the Department of Veteran Affairs as a clinical counselor, treating the troubled soldiers who suffer from wartime posttraumatic syndrome.

The troubled soldiers sit in my office and wonder how I can possibly understand them or help ease their pain. That is when I tell them my story, and about the soldier who saved my life. 

"I never did learn his name, but I remember his kindness," I say. And then I open a drawer in my desk that is always full and offer them some chocolate. 

    It's interesting and sometimes exciting to visit a friend's house. But do you know how to be a polite visitor? Here are some tips.  Arrive on time. It's quite important. If your friend tells you to come at about 4:00, you'd better arrive at his home from 3:55 to 4:05. It will make both you and your friend embarrassed(尴尬)if you arrive too early or too late.

    Bring a little gift. It's often great to bring something cheap but nice to your friend's house. A box of chocolates, a CD or some flowers would be fine. It's a good way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his home.

    Show enough respect(尊敬). Sometimes you may meet your friend's parents. You should greet them and introduce yourself. Don't call your friend's parents by their first names as you call your friend at any time. Calling them Mr. or Mrs. plus their family names would show your politeness(礼貌) and respect.

    Be polite to your friend and his family, you'll be welcome again.

    One day, an l1-year -old girl asked her dad," What are you going to get me for my 15^th birthday?" The father replied," Don't worry about that. You still have lots of time "But on a day after her 14th birthday, she passed out and was rushed to the hospital. The family learned that the girl had a serious heart problem and that she might die. At night, she asked her dad, "Daddy, have they told you that I am going to die?" The father replied, "No, you will live as long as anyone else."

    She was curious (好奇的). "How can you be sure? He turned to her and said "I just know it."

    After he girl turned 15, she had a heart tapa(心脏移植手术).After recovering(恢复), she came home to find a letter on her bed.

    It said," My dearest daughter, if you are reading this, it means that everything went as I told you it would. One day you asked me what I would give you for your 15th birthday. I wasn't sure then. But now you know that my present to you is my heart. The father had donated(捐赠) his heart to his daughter.

    Parents are selfless(无私的). They often make great sacrifices (牺牲) to make their children happy. Keep this in mind when you feel angry toward your parents. Oftentimes, they're just doing what they think is best for you.

There is in August.

—Yes, you        

In 1996, 1I-year-old Richie Stachowski went on a trip to Hawaii with his family. "I was surfing with my Dad. When we dove underwater, there were so many beautiful things to see. I wished we could talk underwater," said Stachowski. After finding out that there were no inventions for this kind of communication, Stachowski tried out prototypes (雏形) in the family pool. At last, he came up with an idea about the Water Talkie-- a thing that enables swimmers to talk each other underwater from as far as 15 feet away.

With the help of his Mom, Stachowski started a company called Short Stack LLC and went on to invent other pool toys. Then in 1999, the company was sold.

There are many young inventors like Stachowski in the world. They are hard-working and try to find solutions to problems. If you learn from them, you may be the next young inventor.