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1（新）

EverybodythinksIhavearealgiftforpainting.However,Ioncedidnotlikeartlessons

becauseIcouldnotdrawverywell.Oneday,IwasplayingwithsomepaintasusualinMsLou's

artlesson.Imixedthepaintwithwater.AsItookthebrushaway,Idroppedsomepaintontothe

paper.Lookingatthemark,Idecidedtoblowit.Thepaintbegantorun,soIblewharder.The

paintraninalldirectionsandmadeaveryinterestingpicture!"That'saverygoodpicture,

SandyMsLuoencouragedmetokeeptrying.Sincethen,Ihavebeencrazyaboutcrayonsand

paints.

2（新）

Winterismyfavouriteseason.Itisverycoldandeveryonehastowearthickwarmclothes,

butIalwaysenjoythewinterhereinHarbin.

Thetemperatureisusuallybelowzeroanditisoftensnowy.Everythingiscoveredindeep

whitesnow,andthelakesandriversarefrozen.

Duringthisseason,youcannotseebeautifulflowersorgreentrees,butthelandisquiet

andbeautiful.

MyfriendsandIloveplayingoutsideinwinter.Itisexcitingtohavebigsnowballfights.

WealsomakesnowmenandusecaiTotsfortheirnoses.Theylookfunny.

Winterisgreat!

3（新）

Myfartherhasworkedinalocalfactoryforyears.Youwillnotfindanythingunusual

abouthimuntilyouleammore.

Myfatherhasalwaysbeenkindandhelpful.Hehasdonatedbloodmanytimessince1990.

Thebloodhehasdonatedisenoughtosaveover70lives.Hehasalsodonatedbloodcellsto

peoplewithbloodcancer.Tomysurprise,hehasdecidedtodonatehisbodyformedicalresearch

afterhisdeath.

WhenIwasalittlegirl,1couldnotunderstandwhymyfatheralwaysseemedtobekinder

toothersthantohisownfamily.NowIrealizethathehasaheartfulloflove.

4

ZhalongNatureReserveisinNorth-eastChina.Itisoneoftheworld'smostimportantwetlands.

Theareaprovidesfoodandcoverforalotofwildlife.Itisaperfectplaceforsomerarebirds.

Somepeoplewanttomakethewetlandssmallerinordertohavemorespaceforfarmsand

buildings.Thiswillleadtolessandlessspaceforwildlife.NowtheChinesegovernmenthas

madelawstoprotectZhalong.

Wetlandsareimportantbecausetheyprovidefoodandshelterforwildlifeincludingsome

endangeredbirds,andtheyalsohelppreventfloods.Wemustprotectthehomeofplants,fishand

birdsinZhalong.

5（16年29）

Twentyyearsago,mobilephoneswereratherexpensive.Onlyimportantorrichpeoplehadthem.

However,thesedaysmorepeoplehavethemintheirhands,evenhighschoolstudents.

Itistruethatmobilephonescanbeveryuseful.Theyareaneasywaytokeepintouchwith

friendsandfamilymembersanywhereandatanytime.Butwealsohearmobilephonesringin

placeslikeclassrooms,cinemasandmuseums.Thesoundisveryloudandcandisturbpeople.

Somedrivershaveaccidentsbecausetheyusetheirmobilephoneswhiledriving.So,aremobile

phonesreallyagoodthing?

6（16年2）

DearMillie,

Thankyouverymuchforyourletter.IhopeIcanofferyousomeusefuladvice.

Yousaidyouoftenstayuplatetofinishallyourhomework.Planyourdaycarefully.Makealist

ofallthehomeworkyouhave.Thenworkouthowmuchtimeyouneedtofinishitall.Thiswill

giveyouanideaofhowmuchsparetimeyouhave.

Youalsosaidthatyoudonothaveenoughtimeforyourhobbies.Whataboutchoosingyour

hobbyaccordingtothetimeyouhave?

Ihopeyouthinkmyadviceisworthtaking.

Bestwishes,

Helen

7（16年13）

Today,wearegoingtomakepotatostamps.Potatostampsareveryeasytomake.First,you

shouldgetalargepotato.Don'tuseasmallone,asit'llbetoodifficulttohold.Next,washit.You

wanttobesuretogetitreallyclean.Nowcutitinhalfwithaknife.Becareful!Idon'twant

anyonetogethurt.Next,youshoulddrawadesignontheendofthepotatowithapen.Then

carefullycutthedesignoutwiththetipofyourknife.Whenyou'redone,poursomepaintontothe

plate.Nowputthecutendofyourpotatointothepaint.Finally,putthepotatoontoapieceof

paper.Wasn'tthatfun?

8（16年12）

Wearegoingtoholdatalkongoodtablemannersthisafternoon.Thepurposeistoteachstudents

rulesforeating.

Therewillbealotofadviceontablemanners.Aboveall,whenyouaresittingatthetable,you

shouldnotstarteatinguntileveryoneisready,anditisimpolitetomaketoomuchnoisewhileyou

areeatingordrinking.Youshouldnoteatwithyourmouthopenortalkwithfoodinyourmouth.

Beforeyouleavethetable,waitforeveiyonetofinish.

Theserulesareimportantbecauseweshouldmakesurethatbothguestsandhostsarecomfortable

atthetable.

9

NewYork,London,Parisandmanyothercitiesareexcitingplacestolive.Therearelotsof

interestingthingstoseeanddo.

Butthereareseriousproblemsinbigcitiestoo.Itisexpensivetolivethere,andtherearetoo

manypeople.Everyyearmanypeoplemovetothecitiestofindwork,studyatgoodschoolsand

receivehigh-qualitymedicalcare.Butsometimesthesepeoplecan'tfindworkorgoodplacesto

live.Alsoitishardtokeepbigcitiessafeandclean.

So,beforepeoplemovetoabigcity,theyshouldthinkabouttheseproblemstheymighthaveto

dealwiththere.

10（16年1）

HalloweenisonOctober31.Peoplecelebrateitinmanyways.Childrenwearspecialcostumes

andmasksatHalloween.Manychildrenplayagamecalled“trickortreat，z.Theyknockontheir

neighbours5doorsandshout“trickortreat”.Theirneighboursusuallygivethemsomecandyasa

“treat”.Ifthechildrendonotgetanycandy,theycanplayatrickontheirneighbours.Some

peoplealsomakelantemsoutofbigorangepumpkins.Theycutouttheeyes,thenoseandthe

sharpteeth.Theyputcandlesinthemsothelightshinesthroughtheeyes,thenoseandtheteeth.

11

DinosaurslivedontheEarthalongtimeago.Wenowknowthatthefirstdinosaursappeared

about230millionyearsago.

Therewerehundredsofdifferentkindsofdinosaurs,buttheydidn'tliveatthesametime.Some

dinosaurswerereallysmall.Oneofthesmallestdinosaurswasaboutonemetrelongandweighed

aboutthreekilograms.Otherswerereallybig.Someverylargeonesweighedover100,000

kilogramsandsomewereabout40metreslong.

Somedinosaursateplantsandothersatemeat,buttheydidn'teatgrass.Alldinosaurshadfour

legsandlivedonland.

12（16年8）

Ourenvironmentischangingfortheworse,soitistimeforustogogreen.Herearesomesimple

stepstotakeathome.

Wecansavewaterbytakingshortershowersandturningoffthetapwhenwebrushourteeth.In

ordertosavepower,weshouldturnoffthelightswhenweleavearoom.

Someothergoodhabitscanhelpreducepollutiontoo.Weshouldnotuseplasticbagswhen

shopping.Recyclingisalsoagoodwaytohelpreducepollution.Weshouldseparatewasteinto

differentgroupssothatitcanberecycled.

Followthesesmallsteps,andyoucanmakeabigdifferencetotheEarth!

13（增加了一个yours,要重新录音）

DearSir,

IwouldliketorecommendDanielforthisyear'sYoungStarAward.

Danielisacleverboy.Helearnsthingsquickly.Healwaysthinkscarefullywhenheworks.He

planseverythingwell.

Danielisreallykind.Lastweek,afive-year-oldboylosthiswayandwascryinginthestreet.

Danielsawhimandtookhimtothepolicestation.Hestayedwiththeboyandplayedwithhimfor

twohoursbeforetheboy'sparentscame.

AllthemembersattheHelpingHandsClubthinkthatDanielshouldgettheaward.Welook

forwardtohearingfromyousoon.

Yours,

Sandy

14

Hello,everyone!

I'vegotsomegreatnewsforyoutoday.Ourschoolbasketballteamisinthefinalroundofthe

basketballcompetition!ThematchwillbeonSunday,the7thofNovember,atSouthHillSchool.

Now,listencarefullytotheplanfortheday.

At9a.m.,we'llmeetattheschoolgate.We'llarriveatSouthHillSchoolat10a.m.Thematch

willstartat10:30a.m.Afterthematchfinishes,therewillbethepresentationofthecupand

medals.Thebuswillleaveat12noonfromSouthHillSchoolandbringyoubacktoschool.

Pleasecomeandsupportourteam.

15（16年16）

Thisyear'sBeijingMusicAwardswillbecoveredlivethisSaturday.Allthebigpopstarswill

attend.Beforetheawardsstart,wewillinterviewsomeofthemostfamousstars.Twothousand

fanshavevotedonlinefortheirfavouritesongs,singersandmusicvideos.Theresultswillbe

announcedduringtheprogrammeandthehostwillaskquestionsfortheviewerstoanswer.As

youarewatchingtheawards,writedownyouranswersandsendtextmessagesto1396.Ifyouare

luckyenough,youcouldwintwofreeconcerttickets.

16（16年23）

Everyoneneedsfriends.Thereisanoldsaying,"FriendsareGod'swayoftakingcareofus.”

Buthowdoyoufindrealfriendshipandkeepit?

First,youshouldchooseafriend.Agoodfriendshouldbekindandhelpful.Forexample,ifyou

haveabadday,agoodfriendshouldlistentoyourcomplaintsanddohisorherbesttohelp.

Butfriendshipsarenotalwaysperfect.Evenbestfriendshavefights.Whenyouhaveafightwith

yourfriend,trytotalktohimorher.Ifheorshedoesn'twanttotalk,don'tbesad.Youcould

writealetterinstead.

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Weneedtodosomethingforgiantpandas.Theyarenowindanger.Forexample,giantpandasdo

nothavemanybabiesduringtheirlives,andit'seasyforbabypandastogetsickanddiewhen

theyareveryyoung.Also,giantpandasmainlyliveonaspecialkindofbamboo,sothebamboo

forestsareveryimportanttothem.However,thebambooforestsarebecomingsmallerandsmaller.

Asaresult,giantpandasmaynothaveaplacetoliveorfoodtoeat.Therearenowonlyabout

1,600pandasinthewild.Weshouldtakeactiontoprotectthemrightaway.

18（16年22）

Ilovereading.Ispendoversevenhoursaweekreadingdifferenttypesofbooks.Onweekdays,I

usuallyreadforabouthalfanhourbeforegoingtobed.Ireadalotattheweekend.Iaminterested

inhistorybooks,butIlikenovelsbest.ThefourgreatclassicalChinesenovelsaremyfavourite.

IgetmostofmybooksfromSunshineLibrary——itisjustoppositemyhome.Myfriendsgiveme

lotsofadviceonbooks.Weoftenmeettogetheranddiscusswhattoread.

Readingisalwaysawonderfultime.Goodbooksaregoodfriends.Theyalsoopenupawhole

newworldtome.

19

Ihavetochooseanewcolourfbrmybedroom.It\averyimportantdecision,becausecolourcan

changeaperson'smood.Ilikeorange,becauseit'sahappy,warmcolour.Itcanmakepeoplefeel

comfortable.MybestfriendJackdoesn'tagreethough.Hethinksgreenisbetter.Jacksaysthat

greenrepresentsnatureandthatitcanmakeyoufeelenergetic.IremindJackthatgreenisalsothe

colourofenvy.Mymotherrecommendsblue.Shethinksblueisacalmandpeacefulcolour,soit

willmakemelessstressedandhelpmerelaxafterschool.Perhapssheisright.

20（16年6）

Allaroundtheworld,peopledrinktea.Butteadoesnotmeanthesamethingtoeveryone.In

differentcountriespeoplehaveverydifferentideasaboutdrinkingtea.

InChinapeopleliketohaveteatogetherwiththeirfriends.Theydrinkteaatanytimeoftheday.

Theyputonlytealeavesintheircups.Theypreferteawithnothinginit.

TeaisalsopopularinJapan.Peoplehaveteaeveryday.Butthewaytheydrinkitisdifferentfrom

thatinChina.

IntheUSApeopledrinkteaatbreakfastoraftermeals.Theyusuallyuseteabagstomaketheir

tea.

21

DearSandy,

Ihavejustlistenedtoaprogrammeontheradio.ItwasaboutanewCD-ROMpackcalled“Daily

English.ItisanewcoursefromAustralia.ThepackincludesabookandfiveCD-ROMs.Itis

verygoodfbrtouristsandstudents.Tmsurewecanlearnalotfromit.Wecanlearnabouthowto

usethetelephoneandhowtoaskandanswerquestions.Wecanalsolearntotalkaboutthe

weatherandthetime.Thecoursecoversmanytopics,suchastravelandhotels,foodanddrink,

andshoppingandmoney.

Iamgoingtoorderapackonline.Doyouwantmetoorderoneforyoutoo?

Regards,

Millie

22（16年18）

YesterdaywevisitedtheSummerPalaceandspentaboutthreehoursinit.Thepalaceisalarge

Chinesegardensetinanaturallandscapeandmainlyincludesahillandalake.Thelakeisvery

big—ittakesupthreequartersofthearea.Itwasfrozen,sowecouldnotrowaboatthere.Itwas

reallyapity.Acrossthelakeisa17-holebridge.Thereareover50stonelionsonbothsidesofit.

Thelionsarealldifferentfromeachother.Isn'titamazing?TheSummerPalacewasonceanice

placefortheemperorstospendthesummeranditiswellworthavisit.

23（16年15）

Myneighboursarekindandhelpful.Someofthemarevolunteers.Theyhavedifferentskillsand

oftenhelpuswithallkindsofproblems.

Usuallythereisa"helpinghands"meetingattheweekend.Peoplegotherewhentheyneedhelp

withtheirproblems.Computerengineersarepopular.Theyhelppeoplechecktheircomputers.

Youcanalsofindsomeonetofixthingslikebrokenbicycles.Studentscangethelpwiththeir

homework.Therearesomecollegestudentsamongthevolunteers,andtheyarealwaysreadyto

help.

Weareluckytoliveinaneighbourhoodlikethat.Peopleherearelikeabigfamily.

24（16年24）

KiteshavealonghistoryinChina.TheChinesebegantomakekitesover2,000yearsago.The

firstkiteinhistorywasmadeoutofwoodbyMozi.HisstudentLuBanusedbambootomake

kites.IntheEasternHandynasty,CaiLunfoundanewwaytomakepaper,andthenpeoplebegan

tousepapertomakekites.Inthe13thcentury,anItalianmancalledMarcoPolovisitedChina.He

toldpeopleintheWestallaboutkites.IntheMingandQingdynasties,kiteflyingbecameavery

popularoutdooractivity.Peoplelikedtoflykitesonsunny,windydaysinspring.

25（16年3）

Myidealschoolstartsat8a.m.andfinishesat3p.m.Ilovesportsandcomputers,sowehavePE

andcomputerlessonseveryday.Theclassesarequitesmall.Thereareabout20studentsineach

class.

Thereisabigdininghall.Therewecaneatandchatwithourfriends.Thereisaparkononeside

ofourschoolandashoppingmallontheother.Wehaveabiglibrary.Wealsohaveatenniscourt

andaswimmingpool.

Therearelotsofclubsandafter-schoolactivities.Everymonth,wegoonaschooltriptoa

museumoratheatre.

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YaoMingwasborninShanghaiin1980.Hegothisfirstbasketballwhenhewasonlyfouryears

old,buthedidnotbecomeseriousaboutbasketballuntilhewas12.YaojoinedtheHouston

Rocketsin2002andbecamethebestChineseplayertohaveeverplayedintheNBA.

WhenYaoMinglivedintheUSA,hereturnedtoChinawheneverhewasneeded.Hetookpartin

theOlympicsin2004andin2023asoneoftheChineseathletes.Sinceheendedhisbasketball

career,Yaohasdonealotofcharitywork,especiallyforpoorChineseteenagers.

27

UNICEFwassetupin1946tohelpchildrenafterthewarinEurope.Now,UNICEFhelps

childrenallovertheworld.Itworksin158countries.Ithelpsgovernmentsandfamiliesmakethe

worldabetterplaceforchildren.

UNICEFgetsitsmoneyfromdonations.ItraisesmoneybysellingChristmascardsand

organizingotherfund-raisingactivities.PeoplecanhelpUNICEFbydoingvoluntarywork.

UNICEFbelievesthatailchildrenshouldhavecleanwaterandfoodsothattheycanbehealthy.It

alsobelievesthat