Tom hated school and was always looking for excuses not to go. If he sneezed(打喷嚏), he asked his mother1a note saying he had a cold.

    If he had a2, he asked his mother to take him to the3during school hours.

    He4more time at home than he did at school.

    On the5that he did go to school, he looked for excuses to come home early.

    One day he came home from school6the morning. His father was surprised.

    "You're home early, "he said." Is the school7today?"

    "No. Dad" Tom said "It's open. I came home early."

    "8did you do that?" his father asked him. "What did you say to your teacher?"

    "I told her that I had a new baby brother and I 9come home and help you."

    "But your mother has had10." his father said, "a boy and a girl. You've got a baby brother and a baby sister."

    "Yes, I know, Dad." Tom said, "I'm saving up(积攒)my baby sister for next week."

    Velma, a US high school student, is busy with her studies every day. But after school, she puts down her books and goes off to 1. She takes care of cats, helps teachers at school and cleans up the beach. Why? Because students in US public schools are 2 to do at least 20 hours of community service in order to graduate.

    "This project is to give students a 3 of the real world, create a habit of volunteering and perhaps 4a career." said Bob Parks, an official at school.

    5 volunteering takes time, Velma enjoys it. "I learn so much from it." she said She plans to keep volunteering even after she has finished her required hours of work. Velma is now on her way towards 250 hours to get a silver medal at graduation. She hopes the medal will help her6 her dream university.

    But some have 7 about the project. Phil, a single parent of four, has to drive his children from one activity to another every weekend. "I have no time to work and rest," he said, "But I know some kids finish their 20—hour volunteering by just sleeping in their father's office !"

    Mike Roland, a volunteering manager, has heard those complaints. He said," We keep telling people,' Volunteer hours are 8than for graduation; they are life lessons."

    Unlike Phil, some parents agree with the project and want their children to 9 more time volunteering. Michael, a junior, spends Saturdays at JFK Medical Centre guiding patients and bringing them newspapers and meals. He's at 258 hours. Michael's father said, "Twenty hours isn't 10. Children should have more contact with the world."

A TV programme has become popular in China recently. It has made people all over China become interested in writing Chinese characters （汉字）.

The increasing use of computers and smartphones has left most young people hardly able to write by hand. Many of them are even unable to remember the 1，000 characters used in daily life without the help of electronic equipment.

CCTV started Dictation Assembly of Chinese Characters to improve the population's handwriting skills. Contestants （参与者） on the show were school pupils， but it was found that 70% of the adults in the audience were unable to remember how to write the word "chanchu".

Because computers allow people to type characters simply by entering pinyin ，  they don't need to remember how to write them. "The keyboard age has had a big influence on the handwriting of Chinese characters，" Guan Zhengwen， who designed and directed the show， said. He added that he hoped to encourage people to keep it alive as an art form.

Hao Mingjian， an editor of a magazine， putting his heart into Chinese characters， said： "Learning Chinese characters goes on throughout your life. If you stop using them for a long time， it is very likely that you will forget them."

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Thanks, ▲

Everyone must meet a special person who makes them feel warm in life. 

When I was 7 years old, I went to the USA with my mom. I can still1 the first Halloween holiday I had in the USA.

2 the morning of Halloween, we visited a pumpkin farm. I used the pumpkin to make a lantern which had two big eyes and a scary mouth. In the afternoon we 3 the Halloween costumes(服装) and went on parade(游行) in school. Some of the costumes were nice,4 some of them looked scary. I chose to wear a suit of Superman's clothes.

I did a lot of 5 that day, but the part I liked best was" trick or treat" in the evening. After dinner,I went outside with an empty bag. I hoped 6 a lot of candies from people.

At first, I was a bit nervous, so when I knocked at the door, my heart was 7 very fast. A lady came out, and I said carefully to 8 ," Trick or treat". My voice was very low, so low that I couldn't hear myself speak. To my 9 , the lady was so kind that she gave me two candy bars, and I was so cheerful. I thanked the lady and moved on. I couldn't remember how many houses I visited, but I could remember how many candies I got, I got 91 pieces of candy.

10 happy Halloween I had !

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1. 需包含思维导图所示信息， 可适当发挥；

2. 不得在文中出现学校真实的名称和学生的真实姓名；

3.语句连贯，词数60左右。作文开头已给出，不计入总词数， 也不必抄写在答题卡上。

My Friend

This term is so great. I meet a very good friend.