The world is full of amazing things. Today, I'm going to talk about something amazing.

    We have lots of things to do every day, so many of us will be tired after a busy day. They all choose sleeping to have a rest. But do you know that sleeping can consume（消耗） many calories. The energy consumed is even more than watching TV. If you want to have a good health, I think you can't sleep too much.

    Do you like animals? There are a lot of surprising things they can do. Goldfish are a lovely kind of fish. Most goldfish have quite a short life — only 6 to 7 years. Once, the goldfish called Freb had a very long life. It lived up to 41 years. It was the oldest goldfish in the world. Now if people take good care of the goldfish, they can live more than 10 years. Animals are our friends. We should know more about them and give them a good home. Do you have any interesting stories about amazing things? If so, tell us. Let's share them together.

    It is believed in some ways that the daughter is father's lover. But my experience has taught me in a different way. For a long time my father has been a very vague figure(模糊形象)to me. He was a man of few words, tall but slim and nothing else.

    When I was in primary school, my father was never there to pick me up, and he never came to any of my parent-teacher meetings. He was always busy doing projects. I remember when I was in middle school and my head was badly hurt in a PE class. During my operation my father was nowhere to be found. This hurt me most. At that moment, I considered my father as a cold-blooded man who did not care about me at all.

    But things seemed different at my high school graduation ceremony where I was chosen to represent my class and give a speech. My father, once again, told me he had a business trip in a place outside the city and would be unable to show up(露面), "Don't come. I will be very nervous if I see you. "I told him.

    I remember my speech went smoothly. After the ceremony was over and I was about to leave, I suddenly noticed a familiar looking man sitting in a corner of the hall. It was my father！I was so surprised that I rushed to him with tears running down my face. "Well done," he said. His eyes were also filled with tears.

    Later, I found out that my father had managed to finish his work by staying up late, and he drove for eight hours to get back. He had been sitting in the corner because he didn't want me to see him. My father remembered every word in my speech.

    For much of my life I described my father was a cold-blooded man who only cared about his work. But when I thought deeply about this, it was obviously not true. At my graduation ceremony, I could feel my father's deep love. The fact is that seeing is not believing, and seeing may not be the fact if we don't perceive(感知)the world with our hearts and minds. There's no doubt that life doesn't lack(缺少)love, but sometimes our eyes have trouble seeing it.

When 1949 meets 2023

Hi, I'm Hanhan, a student from Beijing. I was born in 2008. In the past 15 years, everyone's life changed a lot. My grandfather Jianguo feels (感觉) the same. He was born in1949. "When I was your age, life was very different," he said to me. But how was it different? I'm going to talk to him.

Jianguo: When I was born, many families were poor (贫穷的). Most people could spend only about 50 yuan a year.

Hanhan: In 2023, most people spent about 30,000 yuan a year. It increased a lot. I have some pocket money (零花钱). I use it to buy my favourite toys.

Jianguo: In 1949, about 75% of Chinese people could not read or write. Going to school was a dream (梦想) for many people.

Hanhan: Now almost everyone can go to primary and junior high schools. In some poor places, students can enjoy free meals after class. We have good chances to make our dreams come true.

Jianguo: I used to (过去) live in a hutong with my family. My brother and I shared a small room.

Hanhan: My family lives in a tall building. I have my own bedroom, but life in the hutong sounds (听起来) so interesting.

①Do you like potatoes? These days, in the city Harbin, Heilongjiang, "little potatoes" are not a vegetable, but a cute name for visitors from the south(南方). This winter, the city has many interesting new things for them to have fun! 

②The 25th Harbin Ice and Snow World  In the park of 810 km², visitors can not only see about 1,000 beautiful ice artworks but also have fun in the ice maze(迷宫) or on the ice slide(滑梯)! 

③The Frozen Pears  In the south, we see yellow or green pears everywhere. But the frozen pears in the north are black! What do black pears taste like? Come and take a bite! 

④The Oroqen(鄂伦春族) Parade(巡游)  The Orogen people live in the mountains with reindeer(驯鹿) for many years. This winter, for the "little potatoes", they are coming to the city and have a parade with their reindeer! 

⑤The Free Pick-up(免费搭载)  To welcome the visitors, many local (当地的) people will drive their cars and pick up the visitors for free! The city won't let any "little potato" get lost. 

⑥So, do you want to start the trip now? The winter in the north is cold. But you will feel very warm there. This new year, you will see people from the north and south have fun together like a big family!

Last weekend, my parents and I went snowboarding in a village. Early in the morning, we were standing on the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} of a mountain." I can't wait {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. See you later at the hotel!" shouted Mom, and she quickly went down the mountain. Dad and I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} carefully for many times before we get started. But when we got to the hotel, we found Mom wasn't there. Dad said {#blank#}4{#/blank#} but took out his phone and called Mom, only to find Mom has hurt her foot and can't walk.

In the end, Dad and I found Mom at the foot of the hill. She was cold and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} she was in the Arctic(北极) .

" Sorry, but I know: We must walk before we run," said Mom.

This is a photo of Zhao Lan. She is 13 years old. She lives in Guangzhou, China. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} She is a quiet and smart girl. She likes reading books and watching films. 

This is her family tree. These are her grandparents. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Her grandmother is 70 years old. Her grandfather likes cooking and her grandmother likes playing the erhu. Those are her uncle and aunt. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Her aunt has long hair and big eyes. On the left is Zhao Lan's parents. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Her mother is an English teacher. Her father is a music teacher. They are in the same school with Zhao Lan. Zhao Lan is her parents' only child. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} They are her uncle's sons. They are handsome and funny.