We need animals. Every animal has its place in the balance(平衡) of nature. We should try to help save the animals.

    Some people think zoos are good places. The zoos give the animals the comfortable and safe living places. If the animals get hurt or ill, people will take care of them. The zoo is a good place to know the rules in the wild world. We can be much closer to nature. We can know more about the animals in the zoos by watching, listening even smelling instead of just looking at the pictures in books.

    Some people don't think animals feel happy in the zoos. Animals like pandas, wolves and bears usually live in the wild. They play and find food by themselves. They are free and happy in the wild. If they are in the zoos, food is enough and rooms are comfortable. They do not need to do their best to find food to eat or places to stay in. They just walk around, sleep day and night, but they are not free at all.

    I think we should build national parks as wild life nature reserves to protect animals. If we do nothing, animals will get fewer and fewer.

    Recently, a very simple question became widely spread online: What should China be proud of ?{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Lanlan, whose real name is Negar Kordi, is from Canada. She came to China five years ago and is a student at Ningbo University, Now she has 120, 000 fans on the Internet and the number is still growing.

    Lanlan loves China and Chinese.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}And that's why she is so well received among Chinese net friends. The following is China in her eyes.

    “It is the easiest country in which to find a job. If you are not too lazy, it is really very simple to find a job in China. I believe there're more job chances here than that in any other country in the world.”

    “{#blank#}3{#/blank#}About 400 million Chinese are studying English. If they can speak good English in the future, China will have the greatest number of English speakers of any non-English speaking country.”

    “The speed of Chinese trains is fast. From Ningbo to Beijing, the train runs 1,365 kilometers for seven hours and the ticket fare is only 596 yuan.”

    “Its public security is great.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}I have traveled in many countries, and I think China really is very safe.”

    “There are much more things China should be proud of. Many Chinese people often criticize (批评) China. At first, I believed that they didn't like China or that loved Western countries. But later, I realized that they just set a very high standard for China.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}” China must be much better than

other countries.”

A. The foreign language level is surprising.

B. This country of 1.4 billion people makes me feel safe.

C. A foreign girl living in China gave a very touching answer.

D. They believe that it's not enough to be number one in the world.

E. She believes China will be the strongest country in the world in future.

    About one hundred years ago many educated people learned and spoke French when they met people from other countries. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} It has become the new international language. There are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak English as a first language. Why is this?

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} One of them is that English has become the language of business. Another important reason is that popular American culture (like movies, music, and McDonald's) has quickly spread all over the world. It has brought its language with it.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I don't know. It's important to have a language that the people of the earth have in common. Our world has become very global(全球性的) and we need to communicate with one another. On the other hand, English is quite a difficult language to learn and it brings its culture with it. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    Scientists have already tried to create an artificial(人造的) language that isn't too difficult and doesn't include any one group's culture. It is called Esperanto. But it hasn't become popular. But maybe the popularity of English won't last that long either. Who knows? There are more people in the world who speak Chinese than any other language. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

A. Do we really need that?

B. So it is important for people to learn French.

C. There are many reasons why English has become so popular.

D. Today most people speak English when they meet foreigners.

E. Maybe someday Chinese will be the new international language.

F. More than six thousand languages are spoken in the world today.

G. Is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly?

    Hi! My name is Jack. I am a middle school student. There are four people in my family. I live with my dad, my mom, and my sister, Irene. Irene is only two years old, so I usually play with my cousin, Kevin.

    Kevin is the only son of Uncle Frank and Aunt Dolly. He is in a middle school, too. He gets up at 6: 30 every day. Kevin's home is not far from his school. He usually takes the bus to school. It only takes him 15 minutes. Sometimes he walks to school. It's a 30-minute walk. But he thinks it's good exercise. In his free time, he likes dancing, singing, playing the piano and playing soccer. He dances very well. He gets some awards (奖) in dancing. Every day he dances and does sports.

    However, Kevin doesn't forget his lessons. He does his homework first after school. He is very busy, but he is one of the best students in his class. His classmates and teachers love him very much. He usually teaches me to dance. Kevin often says, "I want to be a great dancer one day." Can his dream come true?

Dear Joe,

    This is a picture of my family. That's me on the right, standing. As you can see, I have a big family. There's my mother, my father and my two brothers: Paul - he has a ball, and Robert — he has a football shirt on. Then these are my sisters: the big one is Jane, and she is at university in America now. My sister Kelly is next to her, and she is twelve.

    My parents each have a sister and a brother. My four aunts and uncles are on the left. I have grandparents, too: My grandmothers and grandfathers are sitting in the front.

    How many people are there in your family?

Love,

Charlie

Dear Bill:

    I'm glad to receive your letter, thank you 9 for i your caring for the weather and my health. Now I'd like to tell you something about fog and haze.

    Since the winter last year, fog and haze has happened a lot of times, it has done great harm to our daily life, many traffic accidents happened just because of the heavy smog weather, more and more people have to go to see the doctor because the serious disease caused by fog and haze, quite a lot of flights have to be put off, a great number of people have to stay at home for fear of the poisonous air caused by fog and haze.

    People have realized the| great harm caused by fog and haze and the importance of protecting the environment. people all over the country are taking measures(方法) to reduce fog and I haze weather. The government suggests people go to work or school with the public traffic, such as the bus and the underground. Also we should plant more trees.

    According to me, I will go to school by bike or on foot, and I won't throw the waste anywhere in addition, I will tell the people I meet to protect the environment as possible as they can would you like to tell me some good ideas? I'm looking forward to your reply.

Your sincerely

Mike