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BusDriverandPassengersSaveanOldmanAt9:00a.m.yesterday,busNo.26wasgoingalongZhonghuaRoadwhenthedriversawanoldmanlyingonthesideoftheroad.Awomannexttohimwasshoutingforhelp.Thebusdriver,24-year-oldWangPing,stoppedthebuswithoutthinkingtwice.Hegotoffandaskedthewomanwhathappened.Shesaidthatthemanhadaheartproblemandshouldgotothehospital.Mr.Wangknewhehadtoactquickly.Hetoldthepassengersthathemusttakethemantothehospital.Heexpectedmostorallagreedtogowithhim.SomepassengershelpedMr.Wangtomovethemanontothebus.ThankstoMr.Wangandthepassengers,thedoctorssavedthemanintime.“It’ssadthatmanypeopledon’twanttohelpothersbecausetheydon’twantanytrouble,”saysonepassenger.“Butthedriverdidn’tthinkabouthimself.Heonlythoughtaboutsavingalife.”HeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbngAronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aroninusedtotakingrisks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports.ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents.OnApil26,2003hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtah.Onthatday,Aron’sarmwascaughtundera360-kilorockthatfellonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimselfinthemountains.Becausehecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewouldfindhim.Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehisownlife.Hewasnotreadytodiethatday.Soheusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.Then,withhisleftarm,hebandagedhimselfsothathewouldnotlosttoomuchblood.Afterthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp.FindingtheOrderofEventsWritersdescribeeventsinacertainorder.FindingtheorderoftheeventswillhelpyouunderstandwhatyouarereadingAfterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof.Inthisbook,Arontellsoftheimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andofbeingincontrolofone’slife.Hisloveformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.DowehavethesamespiritasAron?Let’sthinkaboutitbeforewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”,andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath.StudentsWhoVolunteerMarioGreenandMaryBrownfromRiversideHighSchoolgiveupseveralhourseachweektohelpothers.MariolovesanimalsandwantstobeananimaldoctorHevolunteersatananimalhospitaleverySaturdaymorning.Mariobelievesitcanhelphimtogethisfuturedreamjob.“It’shardwork,”hesays,“butIwanttolearnmoreabouthowtocareforanimals.IgetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionwhenIseetheanimalsgetbetterandthelookofjoyontheirowners’faces.”Maryisabooklover.Shecouldreadbyherselfattheageoffour.Lastyear,shedecidedtotryoutforavolunteerafter-schoolreadingprogram.Shestillworksthereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread.“Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,butyoucanseeintheireyesthatthey’regoingonadifferentjourneywitheachnewbook.Volunteeringhereisadreamcometrueforme.IcandowhatIlovetodoandhelpothersatthesametime.DearSir,Idonotunderstandwaysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydonothavetimetostudyanddohouseworktoo.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksothereisnoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idonotminddoingthem.Ms.MillerDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.Itisnotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomach.Theyarealwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighbors’songotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.Mr.SmithSkimmingThismeanslookingquicklythroughapieceofwritingtofindthemainideawithoutreadingeverywordItisstillagoodideatoreadthefirstsentenceineachparagraphalittlemorecarefully.DearMr.Hunt,MyproblemisthatIcan’tgetonwithmyfamily.Relationsbetweenmyparentshavebecomedifficult.Theyfightalot,andIreallydon’tlikeit.It’stheonlycommunicationtheyhave.Idon’tknowifIshouldsayanythingtothemaboutthis.Whentheyargue,it’slikeabig,blackcloudhangingoverourhome.Also,myelderbrotherisnotverynicetome.HealwaysrefusestoletmewatchmyfavoriteTVshow.Insteadhewatcheswhateverhewantsuntillateatnight.Idon’tthinkthisisfair.AthomeIalwaysfeellonelyandnervous.Isthatnormal?WhatcanIdo?SadandThirteen__________________________________________DearSadandThirteen,It’snoteasybeingyourage,andit’snormaltohavethesefeelings.Waydon’tyoutalkaboutthesefeelingswithyourfamily?Ifyourparentsarehavingproblem,youshouldoffertohelp.Maybeyoucoulddomorejobsaroundthehousesothattheyhavemor