Before the day I stepped into junior high school, I had always thought that as long as I could read, speak, and listen well, English will be a "no problem" 1 for me, and that English grammar was a piece of cake. My father 2 to tell me the importance of grammar but I just wouldn't listen. I didn't understand what's so important about the whole "grammar" thing.

    This misunderstanding didn't last long. Something unexpected happened. It was only 3that day, and I would never forget that day. I was just a young and seventh grader when our English teacher 4 to give us a quiz on English grammar. We had to fill in blanks. After I read the sentence in question number one, different kinds of answers which I thought were possible came into my mind. All of them seemed right and made sense to me, but there was only one 5 answer to it, but I didn't know which one exactly. I was shocked, but I said to myself "never mind", and went on to question number two. Unexpectedly, the same trouble that just happened, appeared right in front of me again, and it just kept happening again and again until I heard our teacher say 6"Time's up." I had to turn in my answer sheet 7 so many unsure answers on it.

    I was really sad about the whole thing. And since then, I've 8 that in English, writing grammar is quite different from spoken grammar. My father had been trying to tell me the important role grammar plays in learning English. Well, it's 9 too late to learn anything, including ENGLISH! So, I started to work on my grammar skills, and thanks to that bad 10, I really learned a lot from it! Now, I'm still on my journey of learning grammar, and I am enjoying it.

Every year, wildfires destroy millions of hectares of forest land. Homes are damaged, and thousands of people die. Smokejumpers help to stop this. 

Smokejumpers are a special type of firefighter. They jump from planes or are lowered by helicopters into areas that are 1 to reach by car or on foot, such as the middle of a mountain forest. They race to put out fires as fast as they can. 

At a fire site, smokejumpers first examine the land and decide 2 to fight the fire. Their main goal is to stop a fire from spreading or to slow its progress  3 ground—based firefighters arrive. Using basic equipment such as shovels (铲子) and axes(斧头), smokejumpers clear land of burnable material, like dry grass and dead trees. They carry water with them, too, but only a limited amount. 

Most smokejumpers are men. The most important factors are your height and  4 .Smokejumpers employed in the United States must be between 54 and 91 kilograms so they don't get blown away by the strong winds or get 5 when they land. 

The work is dangerous, and the hours are long. But for these firefighters, smoke jumping isn't just a job. They6 being able to jump out of planes, fight fires, and live in the forest. As 28-year-old Russian smokejumper Alexi says, "This is the best job for tough guys. "

The Country fair (集市) is a common form of trading in China.

In my hometown, Chifeng, there {#blank#}1{#/blank#} fairs early in the morning. They are very popular. Foods, fruits, vegetables, clothes and daily necessities are displayed along both sides {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the road. The fairs are open for just 2 or 3 hours, so people often get {#blank#}3{#/blank#} very early. They are very excited to do this kind of shopping.

In {#blank#}4{#/blank#} last month of the lunar year, the fairs are busier than usual. Goods for the Spring Festival are found there. Families often do the shopping together. They buy delicious food, pictures, duilian and so on. It is the happiest moment for kids. Their parents often buy some fireworks for {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. This is what happiness is about.

Dear Mary, 

How are you? I'm happy to be your friend. My name is Jim Smith. I'm in China now. I have a 1 . He is my aunt's son. His name is Peter Miller. He is a tidy boy, and his room is 2 , too. 

This is a photo of his room. Some books are in the bookcase. His clock and tape player are on the table. His schoolbag is on the 3 . His pencil box is on the desk, too. His schoolbag is green. What 4 is his pencil box? Oh, it's yellow. Some pens are in the pencil box. A set of keys 5 in it, too. 6 is under the desk? Oh, it's a baseball, 7 it's not his. It's his brother Alan's. Peter has a computer. It's 8 the table. On the wall, there is a photo of his 9 . There are four people in his family. 

This is my cousin's room. What about 10 ? Is your room tidy, too?

Yours, 

Jim

主题征文活动，旨在让更多同学爱上运动。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文投稿。

内容包括：

1. 你喜欢的运动项目和平常的运动情况；

2. 体育锻炼给你带来的好处： ①强身健体； ②……；

3. 你对体育锻炼的建议： ①规律运动； ②……

要求：

1. 词数 100 左右 (开头和结尾已给出， 不计入总词数)；

2. 须包含所有要点提示，并可适当补充， 以使语句通顺，行文连贯； 

3. 邮件中不得出现个人真实姓名和校名；

4. 条理清楚， 语句通顺， 意义连贯， 书写规范

提示词: 规律地 regularly

Exercise one hour a day, keep us happy every day! In my daily life,