Dean felt his arms and legs were burning. With each breath, Dean wondered if he should be done, but as he touched the wall at the end of the pool he turned for another lap (圈). "I can do one more. This is for Kevin," Dean told himself. He was starting his seventh lap.

    Dean and the other members of his swim team were swimming to raise money for Dean's best friend, Kevin Hawking. Earlier in the year, Kevin fell ill. He needed expensive medical care that his family couldn't afford. After Kevin's friends learned what was happening, they started brainstorming ways to help. Several of Kevin's friends were on the swim team, which led to the idea of swimming.

    For a month, Dean and the other swim team members had asked for pledges (承诺) from anyone who would help: family members, friends, and neighbours. Most people pledged a dollar or two each lap. Dean's grandmother said she would offer $ 10 for each lap Dean swam!

    Finally, as Dean completed his tenth lap, he knew he was too tired to keep going. If I try another lap. I'll end up lying in the middle of the pool, waiting for someone to come and get me, he thought. Dean pulled himself up onto the edge of the pool and sat breathing quickly for a couple of minutes, quietly resting before he tried to stand.

    Dean's father came over and said, "Wow, Dean," shaking his head in amazement, "I am so proud of you. That's farther than anyone else has swum today, and I know it's farther than you've ever swum before."

    Dean stood up and slowly walked with his father back to the seats where the other swimmers sat next to Kevin. "Thank you," Kevin said.

    "It's no big deal. I know you'd do the same for me," Dean said.

My name is Jack. Let me tell you something about myself. Here is a photo 1 my room. My room is really tidy. And many things are in 2 room, like pens, books, shoes and so on. Look! My books 3 on the bookshelf. My shoes are under the bed. 4 are my pens? They are in my pencil box.

There 5 a bag and a tennis racket on the wall. You can see two pictures on the wall, 6 . I have a good eating habit. For breakfast, I eat some 7 and drink some milk. I eat some chicken and vegetables for 8 lunch. I never eat junk food 9 it's bad for our health. I often eat some salad and rice for dinner. After dinner, I usually 10 a walk with my parents. At ten o'clock, I go to bed.

Two years ago, Tom was 14 years old. He often played computer games after school. On weekends, he watched TV all day and he never 1 any exercise. What's more, he ate lots of junk food, such as hamburgers, French fries, cola. 2 that time, he often had a fever and couldn't sleep 3 . One year ago, There was something wrong with his heart. His parents worried about 4 . And they wanted 5 him to see a doctor. After 6 doctor examined (检查) carefully, he said, "If you go on like this, you will have to stay in hospital. You 7 eat more vegetables and less junk food. You also need to do exercise regularly (有规律地), 8 it is good for your health." From then on, Tom changed his habits. Now He often spends some time 9 sports with his classmates after school. And he also eats 10 food. He is becoming healthier and healthier. How happy his parents are!

Many people are trying to learn a new language. ①Some of them consider it as a hobby, while others learn it    because it is required by their jobs or study. As a foreigner who is really interested in Chinese culture, I like learning Chinese.

It is reported that a person needs to know at least 3,000 Chinese characters (汉字)to understand most Chinese newspapers.

②However, some foreigners think it is so hard that they give up halfway. It's the most difficult part for me, too. But I manage to write each character by watching videos online. Whenever I see a character I don't know, ③我会把它写下来并且查阅它。Slowly I can learn more and more characters that are common in daily life.

As for listening, I usually download (下载)a lot of listening materials and listen to them on the way to school, work and even dates with my friends. ④I also practice listening by watching Chinese TV shows and films, in this way, l am able to learn how to express myself like a Chinese.

⑤尽可能多地说中文也很重要。I practice talking about different topics in Chinese when I am cycling around, effectively talking to myself or in my head, thinking through different conversations and scenarios(扬).For example, if I go to a shop, l will think how to say that in Chinese. It helps me to think in a Chinese way, which is really important.

Learning a language is never easy. Basically, l just use every tool on hand and take my learning step by step, and I'm still learning new things to this day!

良好的运动习惯是生活的重要组成部分。假设你是李华，你们学校正在举行"Sports make me strong and confident（自信的）"为主题的征文比赛。请你写一篇短文介绍与分享自己的运动与生活，可以适当发挥。

[写作要点]

1. 每天早晨6:30起床，做半个小时运动，晚饭后散步1小时左右；

2. 骑车或步行上学；

3. 喜欢上体育课，积极参加课外活动，从不迟到；

4. 从自己的角度说说运动的好处，或者如何保持良好的运动习惯(1—2点)。

[作文要求]

1. 80—90词，开头部分已给出，但不计入总词数；

2. 内容合理，要点齐全，句子和篇章结构完整，书写规范；

3. 不得出现校名和姓名等真实个人信息。

Sports make me strong and confident

Everybody, men or women, young or old, should have a good habit of doing sports. So do I. 

19- year- old Guo Wei comes from Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province. Now she is 1 in London as an exchange (交换) student. She lives with the Smiths. Mr and Mrs Smith are 2 to Guo Wei. Mr Smith is a teacher. He likes to tell her about 3 history and culture after dinner. Mrs Smith is good at 4 . She can also make some Chinese food for Guo Wei.5 , Guo Wei couldn't get used to (习惯) the English way of life. Now she gets to 6 the differences. She finds British people also have the 7 of drinking tea— afternoon tea. 

In fact, the tradition of afternoon tea is8 of British culture. Drinking tea became popular in England 9 the1660s. In the early 19th century, the idea of "afternoon tea" first 410 . By the1880s, afternoon tea became very popular with rich ladies in Britain. Afternoon tea is in the mid- afternoon, between 11 and dinner. It is not just a drink but a light meal. To her 12 , British people usually drink tea with milk. Guo Wei,13 , doesn't like drinking tea in that way. Now she is telling Mr and Mrs Smith about tea culture in her home town. 

"Chinese people began drinking tea over5, 000 years ago. And Hangzhou is 14 as the capital of tea. As one of China's top 10 famous teas, the West Lake Longjing tea from Hangzhou 15 a history of more than 1, 200 years. To most people in Hangzhou, tea is an important part of their way of life."

After hearing what Guo said, the Smiths hope to visit Hangzhou some day.