We always look forward to World Book Day—it's a chance to share our love of books and reading with even more people! Here are some of the activities in different countries and places to celebrate the World Book Day, April 23rd every year.

    School Children's Books

    School Children's Books are happy that best-selling writer Holly Webb is their World Book Day writer for 2012. Holly has written a large number of books for children and she has written a special Magic Molly story just for this year's World Book Day!

    Reading Package

    On the World Book Day, every primary school student in Britain will receive a package from their school. Inside, there is a story book, a beautiful card and a reading list. Besides these three things, they will also receive a special note, which is worth one pound. Children can use it to buy their favorite books. And they can also enjoy a special price-20% cheaper.

    Share of Reading

    It is an interesting on-line activity which is for one week. People can share their opinions of a book on line. There are also many reading-aloud activities in libraries. For example, in 2010's World book Day the former US first lady Michelle Obama read aloud a book called The Cat in The Hat for more than 200 children in a library.

    Information Card

    Now and then we all get ill. Then we usually go to see a doctor. Doctors know a lot about what makes us ill. They may give us something to take. The medicine often makes us well again.

    But sometimes the doctor's medicine doesn't work. A sick person does not get well. The pain(痛), or hurt(伤), will not go away. This happened to a man named Walter. He was in hospital, but he was not getting well. Then he found a new "doctor" inside himself. This "doctor" was his own sense of humor(幽默感). He saw funny films. He read funny books. And something wonderful happened. Laughing took away his pain. Then he was able to sleep and rest. His own happy feeling helped him to feel well again. And he told his story in a book. He said laughing was his best "medicine". His doctor thought so, too.

    Another man called James was ill, and he had a terrible pain in his back. The doctor could not stop it from hurting. So the man began to "picture" his pain. In his head he "drew" a picture of a dog. He imagined(想象) it as a real dog. And he made friends with the dog. And his pain went away!

    These stories may surprise you. But more and more people are getting well in this way. So call on the "doctor" inside your own head. Stay happy and well.

Hi, everybody. Here we're in front of the South Gate. Go straight on, and you'll find the Panda House. Pandas are cute. They like to eat bamboo and lie down all day long. Every year, lots of visitors come here to see them. 

Walk along the road. To the north of the Panda House, you'll find the lions. Lions are the kings of the animal world. Remember that they're dangerous. Never go near them. 

Turn left, and to the west of the Lions' Area, you'll find the World of Birds. Birds make beautiful sounds when they sing. To the north of the World of Birds is the Monkeys' Forest. Monkeys are clever and funny. They jump around and make people laugh. 

Then turn right, and to the east of the Monkeys' Forest, you'll see the giraffes(长颈鹿). They're quite tall. Their long necks help them eat the leaves from trees. 

Northeast of the giraffes there's a bridge. Cross the bridge, and you'll see the elephants. Their large ears are like open fans. 

Here you can see all kinds of animals. Have a nice trip!

注意：（1）可在思维导图内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息。（2）不能照抄原文：不得在作文中出现真实校名、地名和考生的真实姓名。（3）语句连贯，词数 80 左右。作文的标题和开头已经给出，不计入总词数

Shunde，the place I live in.

Dear readers，let me tell you something about Shunde，the place I live in.

……

内容提示问题：1. What's his name, where is he from and something about his family. 

2. What can we see in his tidy room? 

3. What sports does he like to do in his free time and why? 

4. Something more about Paul. 

要求：1.文中不得透露真实的姓名和学校。

2. 内容连贯得体。

3. 词数60-80字，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Good morning, everyone! Today, I'd like to introduce my new friend Paul. 

……

I hope you can be his friend one day.

提示：1. 你的爱好是什么?

2. 为什么有这个爱好?

3. 这个爱好对你有什么帮助?

要求：1. 参考提示内容，可适当发挥；

2. 语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；

3. 文中不得出现你的任何真实信息；

4. 词数：不少于60词(开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。

Dear Teddy, 

Different people have different hobbies. As for me, I like dancing and playing basketball. I think dancing is interesting. I often spend half an hour a day dancing. It is a way to show my feelings and relax myself. When I am dancing, I feel like I am in a different world. It is also a great way to keep healthy. Besides dancing, I also like playing basketball. I often play basketball with my friends in the school playground from nine to eleven on Sunday morning. These two hobbies not only make me happy, but also help me make a lot of friends. 

Best wishes!

Yours, 

Li Hua