A: What are you doing {#blank#}1{#/blank#} vacation, Sandy?

B: I'm going to Tibet for a week.

A: That {#blank#}2{#/blank#} interesting！What are you {#blank#}3{#/blank#} ?

B: I'm going hiking in the mountains. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} about you, Tony?{#blank#}5{#/blank#} are you doing for your vacation?

A: I'm {#blank#}6{#/blank#} my friend in Hong Kong.

B: Oh yeah? How {#blank#}7{#/blank#}are you staying?

A: {#blank#}8{#/blank#}for four days. I don't like going away {#blank#}9{#/blank#}too long.

B: Well, have a good time. Show me your photo {#blank#}10{#/blank#}   we get back to school.

    Michelle, a famous lady, has found that more than 25% students are too fat in her country. It is a very serious problem. So she starts a health program to deal with it. The health program is to reduce the amount(数量)of fat students today and in the future.

    The program will get families, schools, newspapers, magazines and TVs to join together and deal with the students' obesity so that students will be at a healthier weight. The program includes: food stores should sell healthier food: schools should serve healthier meals with less fat and should also offer gym classes.

    The lady is trying to fight the students' obesity all over the country because it can cause illnesses and higher health cost. She wants the students to eat right, exercise more and control their weight. She also wants the students to understand it is important to have less sweet food, and drink water, milk and fresh juices, but not to choose cokes. At the same time, she has also set a good example by planting a vegetable garden. She hopes that the garden will encourage more people to plant one, too.

    The health program is really helpful to the students today and in the future. As she says, we cannot always build the future for youth, but we can build our youth for the future.

Last year in early summer, I was walking up the hill to my house when I saw two birds, each about 60 centimeters tall, standing on the path. They didn't seem to 1 me until I was right in front of them and then they at once moved 2 into the bushes.

I was quite excited by the idea of two birds making a nest (巢) in my front yard, although I didn't really expect it 3 wild birds don't usually nest so close.

A few weeks later, the birds 4 again. I found them crouching (蜷缩) beside a tree off to the side of the path. As I moved nearer to them, I imagined that they would 5 like they did last time. But 6 they stuck out their heads and made a threatening (威胁的) croaking (呱呱叫) sound. It seemed to warn me not to go any 7 .

I didn't know 8 they were croaking at me until a short time later I made an amazing discovery — they had 9 small baby birds. 

As I moved quietly towards the birds, 10 not to make any sudden movements, they started their croaking again. They straightened their necks forward so they seemed 11 and more threatening. The mother carefully crouched down over the two chicks, and 12 them well in her feathers. 

I was watching them with 13 when I suddenly tripped and fell to the ground. The birds took this as a threat and the father raced towards me, 14 his wings to protect the mother and the chicks while making himself appear larger. 

I was 15 to have surprised them and left quickly. I was amazed by their fearless actions. Their parental natural ability kicked in and made them so brave. It is hard not to respect nature. 

 Liam Garner likes adventures and had some experiences with long-distance biking. He had once ridden 750 km from Los Angeles to San Francisco. He thought he could {#blank#}1{#/blank#}( easy) ride from Alaska, one of the northernmost places in North America, to Argentina, one of the southernmost {#blank#}2{#/blank#}( city) in South America. So, as soon as he finished high school, Garner began preparing for his adventure. 

 On August 1, 2021, Garner started his journey. Garner rode through Mexico, Colombia and ten other countries. He was especially surprised by El Salvador. The boy thought it was"one of the most peaceful countries in the world. "

 However, while he {#blank#}3{#/blank#}( ride) through Colombia, Garner also met much trouble along the way. He was robbed at least five different times. Yet the boy faced an even {#blank#}4{#/blank#}( big) challenge on his way. In Mexico, he experienced extreme heat. He {#blank#}5{#/blank#}( fall) off his bike, landed on his head and had to spend a month in the hospital. 

 Garner first began cycling because he didn't have a car. But now, he considers it to be the best way to travel, "Since you go slow, you have the chances {#blank#}6{#/blank#}( smell) and touch things, " he says. "You develop a special fondness for the little towns along the way. "

 Over the course of 527 days, he had cycled 32, 000 kilometers. When he gets home, he hopes to write {#blank#}7{#/blank#} book about his journey. He hopes his ride will encourage others to start out on their own adventure.