Mark is my brother's good friend．He is a student in a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}school．He is clever．When he was six，he{#blank#}2{#/blank#}to go to school．At school he is good at all his subjects．He can speak two{#blank#}3{#/blank#}，Chinese and English．And he speaks them very well．He likes making {#blank#}4{#/blank#}．And he likes flying them．One week ago， he，my brother and I went{#blank#}5{#/blank#}in the mountains．That day we had a great time there．

    I'm Amy Black．I have never seen sharks in the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}．But as a(n){#blank#}2{#/blank#}，I have seen sharks in an aquarium(水族馆)．

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}，there are between 200and 250 kinds of sharks of different sizes．Sharks are much{#blank#}4{#/blank#}than other fishes．The largest carl be as long as 15{#blank#}5{#/blank#} largest shark{#blank#}6{#/blank#}about 3，200 kilos．Usually sharks don't attack(攻击)people．Sometimes they attack people{#blank#}7{#/blank#}themselves．One of{#blank#}8{#/blank#}sharks is the Great White Shark．They attacked a lot of people on the beaches of America．

    Hi, friends! Do your parents {#blank#}1{#/blank#}you to travel? Greg's dream was to travel around Asia．He got the idea after he finished a long bike {#blank#}2{#/blank#}．

     At first，he {#blank#}3{#/blank#}his parents wouldn't agree to let him go．He didn't tell his parents his idea．He {#blank#}4{#/blank#}told his friend Brooks about it．Brooks also liked riding a bike．They made a plan—to travel from Tokyo to Mumbai(孟买)by bike．

    To pay for the trip，Greg and Brooks tried to {#blank#}5{#/blank#}some money．Before setting out(出发)，they told their parents about their plan．It was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} that their parents agreed．And they got two new {#blank#}7{#/blank#}from their parents．

    On their way, they saw deserts．rainforests and mountains．They visited modem cities and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}villages．And they made many friends．They also learned two new languages一 {#blank#}9{#/blank#}and Japanese．

    Here are some pieces of Greg's advice．

    To have a(n) {#blank#}10{#/blank#}vacation，you shouldn't carry too many things with you．

Be flexible(灵活的)．Don't plan everything．Then you'll be more relaxed and happier．Be polite(有礼貌的), on the way, people will be more likely to help you．

    According to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming. He sent them out to ask for {#blank#}1{#/blank#}when in trouble. Today, sky lanterns are used at{#blank#}2{#/blank#}and other celebrations. They are made of bamboo and covered with paper. When the lanterns are lit, they slowly {#blank#}3{#/blank#} into the air like small hot-air balloons for all to see. They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.

    Paper cutting has been around for over 1,500 years. Paper cutting sounds very easy but it can be {#blank#}4{#/blank#}to do. The paper, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}red, is folded before it is cut with scissors. The most common pictures are flowers, animals, and things about Chinese history. During the Spring Festival, they are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good {#blank#}6{#/blank#} and a happy new year.

    Chinese clay art is famous {#blank#}7{#/blank#}the clay pieces are so small but they look very real. The pieces are usually cute children or {#blank#}8{#/blank#}characters from a Chinese fairy tale or historical story. The pieces are carefully shaped by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry. After{#blank#}9{#/blank#}, they are fried at a very high heat. They are then polished and painted. It takes {#blank#}10{#/blank#}weeks to complete everything. These small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty.