The summer vacation is the best time for students. They can go outdoors and have fun. They can go to big cities to 1, or go to the countryside to enjoy the beauty of 2.

    Peter is an American middle school student and he loves 3 very much. He always travels in his country.

    This summer vacation he did 4. He was interested in Chinese history. 5 he flew to Beijing and Xi'an for the summer vacation. He left New York on July 12th and 6 New York on the last day of August. He wanted 7 a great vacation, and in fact he did have a wonderful time. During the 8, he visited places of interest and bought something. And at night, he took walks 9 the beautiful night. It's really a 10 summer holiday.

    Benjamin is the unluckiest boy in the world. He 1 falls ill(生病), but if he falls ill, it is on the weekend. He is a good student, but when he takes a test, his pen 2 . His bird sings very well, but when he asks 3 to listen to it, the bird becomes silent(沉默的).

    But Benjamin thinks he is 4 boy in the world. He has wonderful parents and a lovely sister. He has a singing bird. His classmates are friendly to 5 . Benjamin is always happy and he is kind.

    One day his mother 6 him some money to buy an ice-cream. When he 7 the ice-cream shop, he saw an old man outside it. He had old clothes, terrible glasses, and he looked 8 . Benjamin thought he was poor. He decided 9 the ice-cream and gave the money to the man.

    "Thank you. You are a kind boy. But I' m not poor. Keep your money, I'm the richest man in town and sometimes I wear old clothes to see 10 people do," the man said and gave the money 11 to him.

    The man took Benjamin to the biggest 12 in town and said, "Choose 13 you like. I can buy you the most expensive one." Benjamin asked, "Can I choose 14 ? "Of course," answered the man.

    Benjamin chose the newest radio because when his bird keeps silent, he can at least listen to it with his friends. He then bought a new pair of glasses 15 the man.

    Some people believe that dreams can tell them what will happen in the future. 1 knows why this is so, but there are many stories about people who had dreams that came true. One of these people was a man 2John Chapman, who lived in Swaffham in England many years ago.

    John Chapman dreamt that he was standing on London Bridge and a man told him how to become rich. John Chapman was a poor man and he needed 3 the next day he decided to leave for London. It was 100 miles from Swaffham to London. He walked for a few days and at last he 4 London Bridge. There were many people on the bridge, but they weren't 5 in John Chapman. No one6him. After three days, John Chapman decided to go home,7 before he could do this, a shopkeeper came up to him.

    "I've been watching you," he said. "Are you 8 someone?"

    "Yes," said John. "I had a dream about a man here. He would help me to get much money. "

    "Oh," said the shopkeeper. "You shouldn't believe in dreams. 9believe in dreams, I'd be in Swaffham right now. I had a dream a few days ago about a man called John Chapman from Swaffham. He had 10 in his garden, near an old apple tree. "

    John Chapman was   11 what the shopkeeper said. At once he went home and dug near an old apple tree. He soon found many pieces of gold. He was so happy 12he gave some of the gold to his church. For the rest of his life, he was a rich man.

There is a story behind the idiom tuibi sanshe. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Prince Chong'er of the Jin State ran away from his home state because of a conflict(冲突). He1 from the state of Jin and lived in exile(流亡生活) for years.

After many hardships, Chong'er came to the state of Chu. The king of Chu believed that he must 2 in the future. So he regarded him as an important guest and 3 him a feast(盛宴). The two drank and talked, and the atmosphere was very harmonious(和谐的). Suddenly,the king asked Chong'er, "If you rule the state of Jin one day, 4 would you thank me?" "It seems the state of Chu has various treasures you want. I have 5 valuable to offer you," Chong'er said. The king said, "You're too modest. But thanks should be given." Chong'er thought for a while and said,"If I could be a king one day, I'd like to have good 6 with you. And I'll ask my soldiers to retreat( 撤退) sanshe if we ever fight."

Four years later, Chong'er 7 to his home state and became its ruler. Under his rule, the state of Jin grew stronger and stronger. Unfortunately, both of the two went to war with each other in 633 BC.

Jin Wengong didn't break his 8 , and he ordered his soldiers to retreat sanshe in Chengpu. The Chu soldiers thought that the Jin solders were 9 to fight, so they followed them. The Jin soldiers took advantages of the Chu soldiers' weakness in looking down upon enemies, and surrounded(包围)them. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}         10 , Jin won the war. This was the famous Battle of Chengpu. After this war, people used tuibi sansheto mean retreating avoid a conflict.

My name is Jessica Meir. I am a flight engineer on the International Space Station(ISS)(国际空间站). Today, I will tell you something about what life is like on the ISS.

The ISS has over 425 cubic meters(立方) of living space. I work here with astronauts from the United States, Russia, Japan, Canada and some other countries.

When we are on the ISS, we have to follow an everyday schedule. It tells us when to get up, eat, exercise, work, relax and go to sleep. We spend about two hours each day exercising. Without enough exercise, we would lose an amount of muscle(肌肉) because of the microgravity(微重力) environment in space.

When we are on the ISS, we eat food that is specially made. We eat some foods, such as cakes, in space in the same way as we do on the Earth. But some other foods are real challenges. For example, when we' re in space, we can't shake salt onto food, because the salt would float away(飘走). As a result, we have to use special salt.

When we are not busy working on the ISS, we can relax and have fun in different ways. We also love to listen to music, read books, play cards, watch movies and talk with our family members.

As you can see, the microgravity environment in space brings many challenges that you don't face on the Earth. Would you like to live for some time on the ISS.

Hi! This is my first post(帖子). I'm Mary. I'm fourteen and I live in New York. I have two brothers. Mark is twelve and Stephen is sixteen. My father is a teacher, but not at my school. My mother is from Canada and she works in New York. She's a photographer(摄影师). 

My grandfather, grandmother, aunts, uncles and cousins are also in New York. My mother's family are in Canada— her parents, her brother and sister. So I have family there, too. 

Our house isn't big, but I have my own small bedroom. I have photos, posters, two chairs and a bed in my room. And I have a desk for my computer. Mark and Stephen's bedroom is big with two beds and a TV. They have a bookcase for their books and video games. 

We also have a cat called Smokey. She's six months old and she sleeps too much. Well, that's it for today. Please write down your comments(评论) and questions.