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　　I went to school in China for four years and for another six years in Canada．There are two teachers from these countries that really impressed(给予某人深刻印象)me even though they are very 　　1　　．

　　When I moved to Canada, I couldn’t even 　　2　　 food on the flight．After two months on an ESL(English as a Second Language)course, I got my first 　　3　　 card．My mark in English was 65．I was very upset．I couldn’t 　　4　　 what would be said at the parent-teacher interview．

　　“Hello!” Mrs Franceschini welcomed my parents．“Richard just came to Canada a few months ago．I am amazed at how his English has 　　5　　 so fast,” she said．“On his first day, he was very shy and only used simple words．Now he can answer and ask questions using whole sentences．”

　　　　6　　 many other Chinese parents, my mom asked if she could give me 　　7　　 homework．“Don’t worry．Richard is already working very hard,” Mrs Franceschini laughed．Then she shook my hand．“Richard, you did a good job．I am 　　8　　 of you!” she said．

　　Back in Shanghai, my teacher Miss Li was very 　　9　　．In a test, my average(平均分)was 97, top of the class．I was proud to take parents to the 　　10　　．

　　Miss Li told my parents：“Feng Yu is doing pretty well．But because of his 　　11　　 he lost 3 points in math．　　12　　, he would be the top of the school．”

　　I thought she was being 　　13　　 to me．But when I was about to leave, I realized Miss Li was very nice．She hosted a party for me and gave me a big card．Her phone number and e-mail address were on the card．“Feng Yu, you are my best student．I 　　14　　 you a successful life,” she wrote．“If you want to talk or need any help, I am always here for you．”

　　Miss Li and Mrs Franceschini are both great teachers, just in different ways．One built up my learning abilities．　　15　　 gave me tons of confidence and made learning enjoyable．I’m proud to have had them as my teachers．

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　　The morning was a bit cold, but Li Yanbo quickly got out of his warm bed when it was 7∶30．He picked up two plastic buckets(塑料桶)and rushed to the center of the village, where a fire truck arrives once a day to provide water for them．

　　Li, a 24-year-old farmer, lives in Liguan village, Songming－about 60km away from Kunming．For the last three months, he has risen early to meet the fire truck because the village's only reservoir(水库)has dried up．Rain hasn't fallen for six months．

　　The queue is very long by the time Li arrives．About 4,000 thirsty villagers come with their empty buckets and stand behind the truck．

　　“My family gets two or three buckets of water every day．We use them for drinking, washing and cooking,”said Li．“If we save a little every day, then once a week we can have a short bath．”

　　Li planted two mu of broad beans(蚕豆)last autumn, but he has earned nothing because of the drought(干旱)．As usual, he would plant rice after getting in the beans．But the field is so dry that he can't even plough(耕田)it．

　　“The rice is food for my family－my parents and younger brother．We have no more money to buy rice from the market,”said Li．

　　Like most people in his village, growing tobacco(烟草)provides the family's meal ticket．Usually, Li's three mu of tobacco earns him near 10,000 yuan．But now…Luckily, local governments are trying to help families like Li's by hunting for new water resources(资源)．

　　How important it is to save water!Li says“It has taught me that, if we use water correctly, two buckets a day should be enough for four family members．We can recycle(循环利用)the water for many different uses,”said Li．“Every drop of water is worth a lot of money．I hope people realize this．”