I had spent an hour in the bank with my dad to transfer some money (转账). I ask him, "Dad, why not use online banking?" "Why would I do that?" He replied.

    "Well, then you won't have to spend an hour here to transfer your money. You can also do your shopping online. Everything will be easier!" I said in excitement. He asked, "If I do that, I won't have to go out of the house?"

    "Yes!" I said. I told him how groceries (杂货) can be delivered to our doors now. And we can buy everything we need by just staying at home.

    However, he said, "Since I walked into this bank today, I have met four of my friends. I have much free time, so I like to come to the bank and meet different people. Two years ago, when I was in hospital, the store owner from whom I bought fruit came to see me. And when your mom fell down a few days ago, the bank manager saw her and helped her get to the hospital."

    He went on, "why would I want to look at my computer all the time? I like to know the person around me. Does Amazon send bonds (情感纽带) and relationships, too?"

    I didn't know what to say after hearing his words. My dad was right, of course. It's better for us to spend time with real people than computers.

    The cartoon series Boonie Bears is popular with children in China. Logger Vick, a logging(伐木) team worker, came to the beautiful Heilongjiang forest to harvest logs with Boss Li's trust. But there were two hidden terrible rivals(对手) in the forest-the owner of the forest, bear brothers-Briar and Bramble!

    Seeing the forest being destroyed, bear brothers decided to fight with Logger Vick to protect the forest. Briar was so clever that he could beat Logger Vick easily. Bramble was not as clever as his brother but sometimes could also defeat Logger Vick with his brute force(蛮力) . But the cunning(狡猾的) head wouldn't leave so easily. The home defense lasted a long time and Logger Vick tried various ways to defeat bear brothers and cut down logs, but every time he failed. Finally Logger Vick lost Boss Li's trust and gained nothing. As the saying goes, "Doing good will be repaid and doing evil will be punished."

    The cartoon story shows us an active topic in laughter. The two bears facing the failure always feel hopeful. It tells us to protect forests, protect the environment and protect ecological balance in our everyday life.

Learn to rise again

    It is not always easy to discover yourself.From a(/an)1age, I had a strong sense of who I wouldbecome—but an accident changed everything.

    To me, skating was more2thananything else in the world. Nothing else filled my heart with so much3.I spent 24 hours a week developing my skills. I had no social life or interestsother than4.But I was rewarded (回报) with first place medals in nearly every competition.

   5,during one competition, I fell and was badly injured. The doctor told me that Icouldn't skate any more. The pain in my back was6tobear (忍受) and even basic daily tasks became difficult.

    My passion (激情) had been7.I lost heart and had no idea what I would become. After eight months of suffering,something had to8. Instead of sitting around and wasting mydays, I began to work with local community service projects. By volunteering asa swimming teacher and summer reading assistant (助教) for kids, I gotan idea of whom I wanted to become. After a few months, I9anew interest. Little by little, I stepped out of the shadow and rebuilt my confidence.

    Sometimes, challenges in life will get in theway. We can choose to stay behind or try to get past these challenges.  My10was a challenge that failedto stop me from reaching success. Today, I'm a very confident and optimistic (乐观的) person.

Hello, I'm Lily. I am a student of No.6 Middle School. I like singing and dancing. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I like eating meat, because I think it's very delicious. I am good at English, because I like it very much.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} She likes listening to Zhang Xueyou's songs. She always goes shopping with me. She's good at English. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} My father is a manager. He always goes to the park with me. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} My sister is a student of fourteen years old. She's a famous child singer in the city. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} She can sing very well.
 

One day, a young man went to a farm. He lost his job a few days ago, so he was going to 1 a new job there. 

An old farmer 2 him in his living room. 3 the old farmer asked what he could do to help on the farm, the young man just said, "I can sleep well when the storm comes." This short answer made the farmer feel 4 , but he liked the young man very much. Finally the young man got the job and lived 5 the farm. The weather was fine until there was a heavy storm one night. The old farmer and his wife (妻子) got up 6 and began to watch the situation on the farm. They wanted to see whether the things were 7 or not. 

They 8 all the things on their farm. They found the farm tools were safe in the storehouse (仓库). The 9 of the farmhouses were already closed. They were happy that 10 was OK. 

After that, they walked to the young man's11 . They were surprised to see that he was 12 on his bed. The farmer and his wife then understood the 13 of the young man's words. They said that the young man really did a good 14 . 

In fact, the young man got everything 15 when the sky was clear. He was not afraid at all, so he could sleep well when the storm came. 

My father died when I was five. It was hard on us all. My brother，who is eight years older than me，began to watch over my mother and me. 

Because of my father's death，my mother was forced to get a full-time job. My brother would get me up for school，and make me breakfast. While I was eating，he would lay out my clothes，and gather my school books up. Hand in hand，we would walk to the bus stop. As we waited，he would play games my father used to play with me. He did his best to make me happy，and he succeeded every time. 

When we arrived home from school，we were alone for about half an hour，until mom was home from work. He would sit me down with three cookies and find something for dinner，having everything ready for mom，so she could start cooking. 

It was a Saturday in June a couple of years later. My mother and I were at the store. They had the Father's Day cards out. I looked at the cards. My mom said，"Honey，I know this is a hard time for you. "I said，"No，mom，that's not it. Why don't they have Brother's Day cards？" 

She smiled and said，"You're right，your brother has certainly been a father to you. Go ahead and choose a card. " 

So I did. On Father's Day，my mother and I sat my brother down and gave him the card. 

As he read it，I saw his eyes watering. My mom said，"Son，your father is proud of you. You do your best to fill his shoes. We love you，and thank you. "