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    I have a lot of friends. My best friend is Mai. She is 16 years old. She is 2 years older than me. We live in the same town and we began to know each other when we were very young. Now we are classmates. Mai is tall and thin, with long black hair. She has an oval face (椭圆的脸) with big eyes, a high nose and a small mouth. Mai is helpful (乐于助人的). When her friends have difficulties, she always tries her best to help them. Mai is one of the best students in our class. I like studying with her. She always helps me with my studies. Although we have the same hobbies and interests, we also have some differences. I am sociable and enjoy telling jokes. Mai, however, is serious and quiet. We believe in each other, so we are good friends. I hope we can keep our friendship forever (永远).

    I am Frank. In our western countries, there are four seasons or 365 days in a year. Usually, we sleep 8 hours every day. So we have 122 days for sleeping. Then our study or work time is only 243 days left. But there are 52 weekends in a year. Each weekend is two days. We lose another 104 days a year for work. It takes up about one hour to have breakfast and supper. This comes to 15 days over a year. Four free hours each evening takes up 61 days. But we can't work all the time, so we need holidays. We have to remember that we get 2 days' holiday at Easter, 3 at Christmas and 1at the New Year. There are also 4 Bank holidays. Take those 10 days away and we have 32 days for work. But then we have one and a half hours' lunch every day, and half an hour's coffee break. That comes to 30 days a year. This means that we have only a few days left for study or work every year. What about you in China?

In her grandparents' old house, Maya discovered an old family calendar, with each page filled out carefully.

On June 6, 1892: "Helped Mr Thompson repair his house." On November 14, 1907: "1 my time at an old people's home."

Curious, she asked her grandmother about it.

"That is the tradition of our family," her grandmother explained. "Every day, for generations, we complete one act of kindness and take it down. No matter how 2 it is."

Maya was interested. "Why?"

Her grandmother smiled, "It's a belief that through continuous kind actions, we can create a life of 3 . Every day, we find a moment of light through offering help to others, even when the world around us is dark."

With admiration, Maya decided to keep the tradition. Every night, she would record her act of kindness for the day. As the years went by, Maya's entries of her kind act 4 . from comforting a distressed stranger on the bus to organizing community clean-ups.

One day, as she sat at a café, a young woman came to her. "Are you Maya?" She asked politely.

Maya nodded, feeling 5 .

The woman went on, "Years ago, you taught me for free when my family couldn't afford lessons. Because of you, I graduated top of my class. Today, I 6 an organization providing help for students from poor families."

Maya was moved and proud. She realized her actions were creating ripples（涟漪） in ways she had never imagined.

The calendar became a community legend. Inspired by Maya, the town started a "Calendar Day", encouraging everyone to do good.

When Maya was old, she often sat with her grandchildren, turning the 7 pages. "This was when your grandpa and I met. I helped him find his lost dog."

One day, her oldest grandchild, Sophie, looked up from the calendar. "I want to 8 this, Grandma."

Maya 9 the calendar over. She knew the tradition would live on.

Years after Maya passed, the town built a statue in her honor, with the words on its base:

In memory of Maya and the generations before her who believed in the power of everyday 10 .

Hello! I'm Zhang Heping. Zhang is my1 name. Heping is my 2 name. 1'm a 3 boy. I'm4 . My English 5 is Paul. I'm6 Class One, Grade Seven. Oh. I find7 eraser in my classroom. It's8 . Now it is in the lost 9 found case. You can10 658-6535.

Both Mr and Mrs Liu are teachers at a high school in Hangzhou. They are always so 1  that they almost have no chance to travel. National Day is coming. They  2  to take their children to Beijing. But3 ? By car, by high- speed (高速的) train or by plane?

"We can drive there. It is the 4  because highways are toll- free (免付费的) during National Day holidays, "Mr Liu says. "But Beijing is 5 Hangzhou. A long drive will make you very 6 ," Mrs Liu disagrees. "And there is always too much traffic on the road."

7  daughter Liu Fang says, "How about taking a high- speed train? I looked for some information online last night. We can 8  take a taxi to Hangzhou East Railway Station, and then take a train to Beijing South Railway Station. The lowest price of a ticket 9  about 560 yuan. If you all think it is OK, I can 10  the tickets on my phone now."

"Sounds 11  a nice choice, my girl! I think maybe Liu Wei wants to say something. Let's 12  him," Mr Liu says. 

Liu Wei is Liu Fang's brother and he is five years younger than her. "I have no  13 which is the best way to Beijing. I just hope to 14  Beijing Daxing Airport. I saw it on TV. It is really beautiful and large," Liu Wei says. 

"I also want to visit the airport,15  it is the most expensive," his sister says. 

Finally, they decide to take a plane to Beijing.