My name is Jack. I am a pupil of Grade One. I'm in No.1 Middle School. On weekdays I get up at six o'clock. I have breakfast at seven and then I go to school by bike. We begin our class at eight o'clock in the morning. We have four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon.

      At noon, I have lunch at home. Classes are over at four fifteen in the afternoon. After class, we often play football in the afternoon. I go home at about five. I have supper at about six thirty in the evening. I do my homework at seven thirty. At weekends, I watch TV. I often go to bed at ten. I'm very happy.

When we are talking about animals in China, the most precious (珍贵的) animal we would think of is the panda. In fact, we have one kind of bird as precious as the panda,1many people don't know much about it. The bird is called crested ibis (朱鹮) . It is as2as snow with a red face and looks very beautiful. It is also in danger like the panda.

Crested ibises3in tall trees by small rivers or rice fields. They look for small fish and4small animals for food. About one hundred years ago,5crested ibises lived in China, Russia and Japan. Later, as they lost their homes,6them was getting smaller and smaller. Between 1965 and 1980, people didn't see any of them living in the wild. Luckily, on May 23, 1981, scientists7seven of them in the south of Shanxi Province. 8protect crested ibises in the wild, the Chinese government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans. Now scientists are doing a lot of research to help them to9more babies. Today there are about 1,500 crested ibises living in the wild. Zoos and research centres10after about 500 crested ibises.

Everyone wants to be successful, but failure (失败) is a common thing for us to meet with.1, sometimes we fail the exams; sometimes in the sports meeting, others2 but we fail. So almost3 meets with the failure in his life.

However, different people have different4 to deal with(处理)the failure. Some people lose hope when they fail. They seem to think that it is the5 of the world. But others don't take failure6. They seem to think that failure is the first step(步骤)to success. They will7 and try their best to get the final success.

Now let's imagine( 猜想)the ends of the two ways. If we are afraid of the failure and always feel sad, and don't try our best to change ourselves, we may meet with more and more failures. But as8 as we are hopeful and brave to face the failure, and never give up, we will become9 and our dreams will come true some day.

So, please remember: Life doesn't give us the pleasure we want. But if we never give up and10do little by little, it will make a big difference.

Jingxi Taiping Drum is a traditional folk dance that is popular in Mentougou of Beijing. It was included in China's national intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in 2006.

This art dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period (770- -221 B.C) and it was originally (最初) used to wish for good luck. The art was first called the Taiping Drum during the Northern Song Dynasty (960- -1127). At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), it started to be popular in and around the capital, and then by the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was introduced to Mentougou area of Beijing.

Jingxi Taiping Drum is usually made up of a shell, a cloth skin, and a handle. And this single-sided drum is usually played with a wooden hammer. The instrument is in the shape of a fan, as this design suits the performance better.

Jingxi Taiping Drum dance has been performed in local villages as well as on national and international stages. It has been performed in lots of cultural events, including the opening ceremony of the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing and the 2011 China's Cultural Heritage Day. In 2006 and 2007, it was also performed in Olympic activities in Australia and the United States.

Today, the folk art of the Jingxi Taiping Drum is being taken up by the young and is showing its lively artistic beauty all over the world.

Recently, a video game named Black Myth:Wukong has been a great hit all over the world. Black Myth is China's first AAA video game. Why is it so popular? It is the Chinese culture inside it.

Wukong is a main character from Journey to the West, a Chinese classic god- evil novel written 500 years ago." Chinese god- evil stories are fantastic themselves. No one would dislike them once they start to learn about them. And my game just opens a window." Said Feng Ji, the game's producer. For this reason, although players from other countries were not fans of Chinese culture, they are now" hard- working" on every detail of the novel. For almost the first time, the world tries actively to understand Chinese culture.

The beautiful scenes in the game are also attractive. Among the 36 places that appear in the game, 27 are real in Shanxi Province. Take the Hanging Temple for example. It was built nearly 1,600 years ago and truly hangs on a steep cliff(峭壁). Players are amazed when they realize it is a true attraction.

An American player said," China is rich in culture and stories. I hope we can get more like this. I would love to go to China some day."