My friend Mary came to school wearing a brand-new pair of Zee jeans. “Your new Zee jeans are so cute!” I said.

    “My grandma took me clothes shopping last weekend,” Mary said. “The Zee jeans were on sale. They have cool pockets and are unbelievably comfortable. When you're at my house after school, try them on and see for yourself.”

    “Hmm.” I didn't think so. But when I tried them on, I couldn't help agreeing. “I'm totally taking these!” I said. As soon as I got home, I told my mom that I had to get some Zee jeans.

    Mom said, “You already have three pairs of perfectly good jeans. There is no way Dad and I are paying that much for a pair of pants. If you want to buy them with your own money, I would be happy to make a long list of extra chores you can do.”

    “I'll start this minute,” I said.

It took me three weeks to save enough money. I changed kitty litter, watched my little brother and sister, and cleaned refrigerator. The refrigerator cleaning was the worst because one of the shelves fell while I was taking everything out. Food and milk splashed all over the floor. It took me one and a half hour to clean it up!

    Anyway, I finally bought my Zee jeans, and I loved them even more than I thought I would. I loved them half because they had cool pockets and super comfortable, and half because I had worked so hard to earn the money to buy them myself.

    I did something wrong today.

    While at the beach this afternoon, I met a boy called Bob. We talked a lot. He said that it was fun playing on the cliffs(悬崖). I told him that I was not allowed to go near that place. Mum and Dad had always told me it was dangerous to play there. He called me a coward. I wanted to prove to him that I was just as brave, so I agreed to go with him.

    We wanted to make our way down to explore(探索) the area, so Bob started to climb down and I followed him. Unluckily, some rocks came down after us. One of them nearly hit my head. We could not get back up. We shouted and shouted for help, but for a long time no help came. I was really scared. I wanted to cry. Then, we heard some sounds. Someone had heard us. A woman tied (系) a rope around herself while a man at the cliff top held the rope. She made her way down to save us.

    My parents were relieved(宽慰) that I was unhurt , but they were angry that I had done such a risky thing. I apologized and promised that I would not do anything like that again.

My name is Eric and I am a ninth grader now. When I was in Grade 8, I met one of my classmates, Susan, one day. I greeted her "Hello" at once. However, she didn't answer me and still went on her way. I ran and caught her, "Hello, Susan." But she looked very surprised. Just then, a girl who looked similar to her came over to me, "Hello, Eric." I realized I made a mistake and knew she was Sally. They looked the same a lot.

I'm Linda and I'm about 1.71m tall. When my mother took me to the zoo at my seventh grade, she forgot to buy a ticket for me. As a result, the doorkeeper certainly didn't allow me to get in. Till then, Mom realized my height was so high that I should buy a ticket. In her memory, I'm still a little girl. After that, Mom often laughs, "My little daughter isn't little."

I'm Helen and I like drawing very much. Last year, while I was drawing a bird in a tree in a mountain, my cousin Maria came. She wanted to make fun of me and drew away the bird in the tree. When she ran to the tree, she realized it's not a real tree. It's a picture of mine. Till now, I often laugh with her when we think of it. She says I'm so good at drawing.

Hello! My name is Henry Smith. I'm 13 years old. I am a student in No.1 Middle School. I love reading and playing ball games, such as tennis and basketball. And I can play them well. They are easy and interesting for me. I have three tennis balls and two basketballs in my room. I often play them with my classmates after school.

I have a good friend. Her name is Suzy. Suzy is an English girl. We are in the same school, but we are not in the same class. She loves listening to music and watching table tennis games on TV. She has 10 table tennis balls and 6 table tennis bats! But she can't play table tennis. She thinks it is difficult.

Every week I have a two-day holiday. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}So every weekend I have a good time. 

 {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I sometimes go to the countryside with my classmates by bus to breathe
（呼吸）the fresh air, climb the hills and enjoy the beauty of nature. Sometimes I go for 
a picnic in the open air with my friends by bike. There we draw pictures and take photos. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

Last Saturday, I went on a trip with my parents. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} We sat around it, singing and dancing happily. When we felt tired, we sat together, looked at the stars and chatted（聊天）for a long time, and then went to sleep in the tent. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}