—I'm not surprised at all. She is       on time!

—Oh, we had a dance party and enjoyed ourselves.

—Don't worry. Bob will give us a ride there.

 —Oh, he       in the library.

—      . It' s educational and I like the main characters.

—Sorry, but the traffic is so heavy now.

—     . Students in our school aren't allowed to bring them.

When four-year-old Derek Paravicini heard the sound of the piano, he ran towards it. Although he was blind, he 1 to reach the instrument. He pushed the piano player off her   chair, 2and started to play. Adam Ockelford, a piano teacher, said, "It was3. He was hitting the notes (音键) with his hands, his feet, his nose, even his elbows."Paravicini4 play the music he had just heard and at that moment Ockelford5the boy was a genius (天才).

Paravicini was born blind and autistic (自闭症的) on July 26, 1979. He had great learning difficulties as a child.6today, he can't count to ten, and he isn't able to dress or feed himself. But Paravicini has a great7for music. Like Mozart, he can remember every piece of music he hears.

It8 when his parents gave him a plastic organ (风琴) when he was eighteen months old. He couldn't see the notes,9 he could play music on it. By the time he was four, he could play many pieces on the piano. With Ockelford's help, Paravicini developed his10 and played his first big concert at the Barbican Hall in London, aged nine. He has performed all over Europe and the US and in 2006 he recorded his first CD.

One afternoon I was cycling and saw a person about 250 meters away in front of me.

I could tell he was cycling a little slower than me and I decided to try to catch up with him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road before turning off (拐弯). I started cycling faster and faster. Two minutes later, I was only about 100 meters behind him, so I really picked up the speed.

Finally, I caught up with him and passed by. I felt so good. "I beat him!" But after I passed him, I found that I had missed my turn. I had cycled six blocks past it! So I had to go all the way back.

Isn't that what happens in life when we race with others, trying to show that we're more successful? We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss out on our own paths.

The problem with unhealthy competition is that it's a never-ending cycle. There will always be somebody in front of you in one way or another. What you should do is just run your own race and wish others well.

At the age of six weeks, Lilo seemed to be a perfect family pet. But as he grew up, he became aggressive ( 富于攻击性的). One day, as his 9-year-old owner went close, Lilo jumped at her angrily. The girl's arm got hurt badly. It's unusual for a family pet to hurt its loving owner. But Lilo should never have been anyone's pet. He was actually a tiger.

There are thousands of tigers, lions and other big cats kept as pets in American homes. "People love the idea of owning something wild and special," says Nicole Paquette of the Animal Protection Institute. "But they have no idea how hard it is to take care of them."

Tigers like Lilo can grow to weigh 650 pounds. They are strong and powerful. Each year many people are hurt or killed by pet tigers and other big cats.

The situation can also be deadly for the big cats themselves. They often end up in small and dirty cages. Living in dirty conditions, the cats become sick and often more aggressive. Many of them die. Others are sold to roadside zoos or to hunting ranches (狩猎牧场).

Shirley Minshew works to help send some big cats to sanctuaries ( 鸟兽保护区). But as

Minshew says, "Most of these sanctuaries are already full." So are big city zoos.

The only way to solve the problem is for people to stop buying these animals. "Although they can be kept in cages, they will never be like a dog or a cat, "says Paquette." They are wild — and they should be allowed to stay that way."

Each October 15, millions of people around the world take part in Global Handwashing Day.Well, research shows that not enough people around the world often wash their hands with soap.

It has been proved that washing your hands with soap can have a huge influence on reducing the flu and the spread of other diseases. It prevents people from getting sick and keeps them healthy.

This is partly because of lack of resources in some poor countries, but it's also because for many people, handwashing is simply not part of their daily habits.

In 2008, the Indian cricket team joined around 100 million Indian schoolchildren in washing their hands to  celebrate the  first-ever  Global  Handwashing Day.In 2014, Global Handwashing Day was used to fight against Ebola (埃博拉病毒) in some African countries.

Let's hope that handwashing can become a common part of people's lives and make a difference to the health of millions around the world.

Some people think of zoos as exciting places to see wild animals up close. Others, however, consider them as prisons for animals.

Those in support of zoos say that they provide environments which are /'sImələr/ to the animals' natural living environments. They also believe that zoos prevent the animals from (die) out and help the endangered animals produce (繁育) babies. If these animals are (leave) in the wild, they may not be able to stay alive. Lastly, zoos educate people.  more  people learn about  animals, the more they want to protect them. Others don't agree. They say  it's (possible) for animals to  feel completely at home in zoos.example, in the wild,  elephants  typically walk thirty to fifty kilometers a day in large(group). How can a zoo provide that kind of environment to the elephants? And zoos may say their goal is animal safety and protection, many have been found treating their animals badly.

There isn't a simple /'ænsər/ to this problem, yet that doesn't /mi:n/ we shouldn't have a discussion about it. What are your thoughts?

注意事项：⒈必须包含所提示的信息，可适当发挥，格式、开头和结尾 已给出，不计入总词数；

⒉意思清楚，表达通顺，行文连贯，书写规范；

⒊ 请勿在文中使用真实的姓名、校名及地名。

Dear Jack,

    I'm glad to hear from you. Let me tell you something about my school life.

    My school life is colorful. What about yours? Write to me soon.

Yours,

Li Hua