SHANDONG

 Capital：Jinan

 Population：About 90 million

What to see：Springs(泉水)(Jinan)；

    Mountain Tai(Tai'an)；

    Kongfu(Qufu)；

    The coastal cities—Qingda0，Weihai，Yantai，etc．

  Shandong is a nice province in the east of China．It has many places of great interest．

    Jinan is the capital city．(A)济南因它的泉水而闻名。

    Mountain Tai is about 60 kilometres from Jinan．It's a very beautiful mountain．It's named" the cultural heritage(文化遗产)"by the UN．You can get to know a lot of stories while watching the scenery of natural environment．

    Qufu was the hometown of the great man--Confucius who lived in ancient China．You can see Kongfu，Kongmiao and Konglin there．

    There are many other beautiful places in Shandong--Qingdao，Weihai, Yantai，Weifang，etc．

    Warmly welcome to Shandong!

     Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Noise pollution makes us talk more loudly and become angry more easily. Water pollution makes our rivers and lakes very dirty. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. Both water pollution and air pollution are not only dangerous to our health, but also dangerous to animals and plants.

     Many countries are making new laws to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before they throw it away. They can not let out dirty smoke into the air, either. More and more cars are now using a new kind of fuel(燃料) which does not pollute the air.

     Laws are not enough. We must all help. We can use paper bags, not plastic ones. We can keep old cans and plant flowers in them. Everybody must help to fight pollution because we can keep our country clean.

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    A group of people organized a reading party in Fujian province, on March 29. More than40 reading lovers gathered together.

    "It is the first time to organize a reading party like this, and I hope more reading lovers can join us and share the joy of reading." said one of the organizers.

    They set up a chat group on mobile messenger app We Chat, and anyone can apply to be member of the group through the platform(平台Club members are encouraged to read at home and share their reading experiences at reading parties. They hold the party every two weeks. The organizers make a list of recommended(推荐)books ion the chub member

For the group's first reading party, another organizer of the reading party recommend Authentic Happiness by Marin Seligman, an American psychologist educator and author of

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    It is widely accepted that television is playing an important part in people's lives. But, there is a heated discussion as to whether television does good or harm.

    Television keeps one learning more about present events, allows one to follow the most re­cent developments in politics and science, and offers various programs which are .both instructive and exciting. The most distant countries, the strangest customs and the most attractive scenes of nature are brought right into one's room or house.

    However, some people insist that television is bad rather than good. They argue that it has brought about many serious problems. The major one is its effects on young people. Children are now so used to getting their information and entertainment from television that their ability to read and write as well as physical ability has been greatly weakened. Even worse than that, vulgar(庸俗的) advertisements and poor programs may develop their bad tastes, shape their view points badly towards human life to such a degree that their minds might be destroyed.

    In a word, television has both advantages and disadvantages. Whatever effects it has, one point is certain, television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society.

    Some people from the country think that city life is the most interesting. They come to visit friends or go to a hotel in the city. They may stay for a few days or as long as a week.

    Some visitors think that foreign restaurants are the best part of city life. Others have the nicest time in museums. But many people think that movies or concerts are the most important attractions of the city. And most visitors like to go shopping for clothes or presents.

    In the city there are also many parks, different types of people, tall buildings, and other interesting things to see. Cities have the busiest streets and city life seems very busy, too.

    After a few days in the city, the visitors begin to think about the country. They remember the trees and flowers. Suddenly they do not want to be near the tallest buildings or the busiest streets. Now they want to return home in the country.

    Patrick doesn't like school. He thinks doing homework is too boring. He likes to play baseball and basketball after class.

    One day his cat is playing with a little elf (精灵). The elf says, "Help me! Don't give me back to that cat. If you help me, I can grant（承认you a wish." So Patrick says, "Help me do all my homework for 35 days."

    The elf doesn't always know what to do and he needs help. "Help me! Help me!" he says. And Patrick has to help. "I don't know this word," the elf asks. "Get me a dictionary. Look up the word." When it comes to math, the elf says," I know nothing about math. Here, sit down beside me and help me." The elf doesn't know anything about history, he says, "Go to the library. I need books. And you can help me read them, too."

    Patrick works hard every day. Patrick gets A at each subject. But I tell you a secret. In fact Patrick does the homework by himself.