Charlotte Simmonds is a 17-year-old student from Sydney, Australia. Charlotte spends most of her free time on the beach{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (连词) she is a surf （冲浪) life Saver. Her job is to save {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (life) on the beach or in the water, but she doesn't get any money for this. When she grows up she {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (hope) to work as a life Saver on some of the most famous surf beaches in the world.

    Charlotte joined a surf life savers' club{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (介词) her older brother and sister when she was only five years old. "We lived near the beach but my parents were very busy in their shop, so they didn't have time {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (play) with us. Joining {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(冠词) club was a great way to meet other children, keep healthy and most importantly, we could spend hours on the beach. We{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (learn) to swim and surf at an early age. At the age of 15, I {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (become) a surf life saver and soon after that I saved someone in the water."

    Charlotte loves helping people on the beach. "Everybody can see{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (we) on the beach because we wear red and yellow~ hats, shirts and shorts. If you can't see us, that {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (mean) we can't see you, so maybe you aren't safe," she said.

    It is well-known that the English go out with {#blank#}1{#/blank#} umbrella or a raincoat. Why? Because the weather in Britain often changes{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(quick). It is not very usual for the same kind of weather {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(stay) long. Spring can be {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(rain) or windy, but the weather is getting warmer and you can hope for more sunny days. In fact, there can be as much sunshine in spring {#blank#}5{#/blank#}in summer. Summer is the best time for {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(visit) to go to the seaside and other places of interest. The weather can be nice. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} trees in the woods and parks changing colours. During autumn it is still nice {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(be) outside too. In winter, it gets colder. It might snow, especially on highlands and in the north. There are also very strong winds in this season. January and February are the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(cold) months of a year, while the warmest are often July and August. The difference in temperature {#blank#}10{#/blank#}winter and summer is not so great in Britain. The average(平均的) temperature for winter is about 4.5℃ and for summer is about 15.5℃.

    My family makes the best chicken salad. Dad prepares all of the ingredients and Mom makes the relish. There {#blank#}1{#/blank#} a few things that make this chicken salad different from other chicken {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (salad). First, we use fruit jam(果酱) in the relish, You can buy any fruit jam, like banana jam or orange jam But we have {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (bottle) of strawberry jam that my mother made, so we use the strawberry jam.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (two), we put some green olives (橄榄). Green olives give the salad an{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (interest) taste and make a big difference. Now let me tell you how {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (make) the salad.

    First, mix {#blank#}7{#/blank#} all of the salad ingredients in a large bowl. The ingredients are {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (chicken), tomatoes, green olives, onions and apples. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you like lettuce, you can also put some. Next, make the relish. Please mix the jam, the juice and the salt. Finally, mix the relish with the salad ingredients.

    Do you have a favorite chicken salad recipe? Please tell {#blank#}10{#/blank#} about it, You can write to greensalad@yahoo.com.