Most people have heard of the Great Wall, but not many people outside China know about the Grand Canal. This man-made waterway is known to the Chinese as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand. Canal. It is the longest as well as one of the oldest canals in the world and a place of interest. It's 1,797 kilometres long and some parts of it are more than 2,000 years old. Starting from Beijing, it passes through Tianjin and the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the city of Hangzhou. The Grand Canal links the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.

    It was built as a way to transport grain from the rich agricultural land in China's south to cities in the north. In fact, it's not one canal, but a system of canals and rivers linked together. It's still an important part of the transport system in China. Thousands of ships use it every day to transport grain and many other types of goods.

    The Chinese government has done new work on the Grand Canal. It has made Darts of it deeper, so bigger ships can use it. The canal also helps to move water. There is a lot of rain in the south of China, but not as much in the north. The canal can carry millions of liters (公升) of water from the south to the north.

    The Grand Canal is much less famous than the Great Wall, and not very many tourists visit it. But it's possible to go on a cruise (乘船游览) along some of the oldest parts of the canal. Passengers on these cruises can see beautiful parts of China that other visitors don't see.

Do you know how many bones are there in your body? When you were a baby you had more than 300 bones, and now you have just over 200 bones. The number reduces because some bones join together as you g{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Your wonderful bones work together to protect you and support your body. 

Many uses

Many bones protect your body. For example, the bone that makes up your head is called the skull. The skull surrounds your brain and protects it. 

Other bones are used to support the body. The bones in your feet allow you to w{#blank#}2{#/blank#}, and stand on your tiptoes. Your hands and feet have more than half of the bones in your body!

Biggest Bone

The longest and strongest bone in your body is in your leg. It is called the femur and it goes from your hip (臀部) to your knee. It is a very i{#blank#}3{#/blank#} bone because it carries all of your weight and helps you move from place to place. 

Smallest Bone

Would you believe the smallest bone in your body is in your ear? It is about the s{#blank#}4{#/blank#} of a grain (粒) of rice and is called the stirrup. When sound waves come into your ear the stirrup shakes back and forth, allowing the sound waves to reach your brain. When the waves reach your brain you h{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the sound. 

"Funny" Bone

Hah! The funny bone isn't really a bone at all. It is a{#blank#}6{#/blank#} a nerve (神经). When you hit the nerve that is near your elbow (肘部), it really hurts or tingles. The funny bone probably got its n{#blank#}7{#/blank#} from the bone that is above your elbow. That bone is called the humerus, which sounds like the word "humorous", meaning "funny". 

The opening ceremony(开幕式) of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou was held on September 23ⁿd,

2023. People could see the electronic fireworks (烟花) in the night sky above the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium. It showed us beautiful pictures, the latest technologies and environmental thoughts.

" The electronic fireworks paid attention to environmental protection," said Sha Xiaolan, the director of the opening ceremony." As long as fireworks are set off, there will be smoke in the air. It will cause pollution. Compared with normal fireworks which we usually set off, electronic fireworks never produce smoke and noise."

Why did they use this kind of fireworks? Because they were ' green', and Sha Xiaolan hoped to show environmental protection to the world. It did not mean there would be less excitement of the opening ceremony. According to the digital technology, 3D pictures, AR technology and more, the electronic fireworks have left a deep thinking on the people." People have rich feelings while they are watching the fireworks. Today is the first time I have seen electronic fireworks, and they are very eye- catching." He told China News reporters.

" High technologies helped produce environmental- friendly fireworks," Sha said." The research team designed fireworks with 3D technology. Then they did many experiments so that the fireworks had the best show without pollution."

Friends are very important in people's lives. Just as a saving goes, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I think it's very easy to make friends with other people and build a friendship between each other. However, it is not easy to get true friendship, I think. So what is true friendship (友谊)? In my opinion, true friendship includes:

First of all, true friendship must treat their friends loyally and help each other. In other words, you must not take advantage of your friends,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} For example, some unfriendly people make friends in order to cheat money and feelings, or get a certain secret. I don't think these are true friendships.

Second,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} For example, if a friend is really in need of money to escape (逃避) from some troubles, true friends might lend it and help him or her.

Third,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} One of the greatest men once said, " If you tell your happiness to your friend, you will get double happiness I f you tell your sadness to your friend, you will get half."

How do you keep a true friendship with your friends?(不超过15个词) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

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 Hi, everyone! Last week, Miss Li asked me to find out what we usually do after school. Here are the results of the survey.