My father was sick badly,so he needed a lot of help to do the everyday things.

    Dad was sitting in his old armchair and listening to the radio when I arrived.He 1and smiled.

    “What's new,Jim?”he said,2 I sat down on the sofa.

    I wanted to tell him all about my problems at work,3I couldn't seem to find the works.4 he think that I was a failure,out of work at 58?”Nothing much,”I said,finally.He told me lots of family news.He was in 5 spirits.Then it was time for Dad to 6 his medicine.

    “I'll get it,”I said.I went into the kitchen and7a glass of water from the fridge.I found a red apple in the kitchen.I cut it into small slices,put them on a plate.He was very 8 and looked as if he were going to cry.

    “Dad?What's the matter?”I asked.

    “9 has cut me an apple like that since your mother died,”he said.”it's just like what she used to do.”I shut and opened my eyes quickly to bring 10 the tears.I couldn't let myself cry in front of him.

    One cold winter day a little girl and her father arrived in London. Sara Crewe was seven years old. She sat in the taxi next to her father and looked out of the window.

    "What are you thinking about, Sara?" Mr. Crewe asked. "You are very 1." He put his arm round his daughter. "I am thinking about our2in India," said Sara. "I don't think I like 3very much, Father." "But you must go to school in London, and I must go back to India and leave." said the father.

    "Yes, Father, I know," said Sara. "But please come to school with me! I can help you with your lessons."Mr. Crewe smiled, but he was not4. He loved his little Sara very much. Sara's mother was dead, and Sara was his only child.

    Soon they arrived at Miss Minchin's School5Girls and went into the big house. Miss Minchin was a tall woman6a black dress. She looked at Sara, and then gave a very big smile. "What a7child!" she said. Sara stood8and watched Miss Minchin. She thought. "I am not beautiful, so why does she say it?" Sara was not beautiful,9her father was rich. And Miss Minchin liked girls with rich fathers,10it was good for the school. "Sara is a good girl," Mr. Crewe said to Miss Minchin. "Her mother was French, so she speaks French well, and she reads books all the time. But she must11with the other girls and make new friends, too." "Of course," said Miss Minchin. She12again. "Sara is going to be very happy here, Mr. Crewe."

    Mr. Crewe13in London for a week. He bought many beautiful, expensive dresses for his daughter. He bought books, and flowers, and a big14with beautiful dresses, too.

    When Mr. Crewe 15from London, Sara was very sad, but she did not cry. She sat in her room and thought about her father on the ship back to India.

    "Father wants me to be happy," She said to her new doll. "I want to be a good daughter, so I must be happy." It was a very big, and beautiful doll, but of course it couldn't answer. Sara soon made new friends in the school.

    Imagineyou are taking a walk on the beautiful beach. Just then, your feet step oversomething and you hear a crack (噼啪声) —an empty plastic bottle. Things like thisare happening more often because of sea rubbish.

    Studiesshow that 80%of all the waste is from the land. The waste is mainly plastics (塑料制品) which are really hard todegrade (降解). So the rubbish will remain there for along time. Some of the pollution is caused accidentally. For example, about10,000 product-filled boxes are lost at sea every year from business ships.Sometimes people just throw things into the water from boats or land. Manylarge rubbish areas are formed in the North Pacific Ocean.

   Thankfully, the situation isn't ignored (忽视). Groups like the National Oceanic and AtmosphericAssociation (NOAA) are taking action to help clean the sea. Since 2006, 76projects have cleared out 3,814 metric tons (公吨) ofrubbish from the sea. Methods of rubbish cleaning include using machines toremove (移除) the waste away from the surface of seawater. Besides, special nets are set by the mouths of rivers to stop therubbish before it reaches the sea. If everyone does his part, sea rubbish seemslike a problem that can be solved.

Hello, everyone!

……

This is a nice room. I like my room very much.

"Be yourself. " You may often hear people say this to you, but you' re not really sure what it means. In fact, being yourself means being true to yourself. There's no need for you to try to be someone else and you shouldn't worry about what others think of you. Then, what can you do to be yourself?

 Get to know yourself.To be yourself, though, you have to learn about yourself. You have to learn who you are, what matters to you and what you believe (and don't believe) in. 

 Please(使……高兴) yourself.Doing things to please others is nice, but it shouldn't be your first priority(首要任务). If you always want others pleased, you will forget about yourself and what you really want. So, if you find yourself doing this, ask yourself why. Don't always go along with the crowd(大众), but stop to ask yourself if this is right for you. 

 Learn to love yourself.This is important because nobody can love you as much as you can love yourself. Loving yourself means loving everything in you, your voice, your looks and even your mistakes. Remember, you don't have to be the same as anyone else. 

 Dear Alice,

 In your letter, you say you don't know the daily life of Chinese students. Now I'm writing to tell you more about myself and my school life.

I am a1 girl. I live in a town in Gaozhou. It's not very far from the city center. There is a small forest near my house.2 forest is very beautiful with many trees and flowers. In the evening, I often take my dog Happy there for a walk.

 Our school is just one street across my house. Sometimes 3 I'm having breakfast, I can see my friends going to school. Then my mother often 4 , "Hurry up, or you will be late for school."

 Our school starts at eight o' clock 5 Monday to Friday. My favourite subjects 6 English, science and biology. Some scientific experiments(实验) are really 7 . To be honest, however, I'm not good 8 maths, but I will keep working on it.

 After class, we often talk with each other about today's classes or play in the playground.

 In the evening, I often have dinner with my parents. Sometimes they help me9 my homework.10 happy my family is!

 This is my daily life. What about yours?

Yours,

Anna