Boys and girls, do you like shopping? When and where do you like to shop? Let's meet Millie, Kitty and Amy together and listen to their ideas.

    My name is Millie. I'm 25 years old. I'm a volleyball player. I like shopping very much, but shopping with my husband (丈夫) is not fun. When I'm free, I go shopping with my friends. I like to shop in some big shopping malls. I think they look very modern, and there are many kinds of wonderful things in them.

    I'm Kitty. I'm 20 years old. I'm an actress(演员). Because of my job, I often go shopping to buy some nice clothes. I never go shopping at the weekend because there are always too many people in shopping malls. I like shopping in some shops. There are many different styles of clothes in them.

    My name is Amy. I'm 14. I'm a middle school student. I seldom go to shopping malls because I have much homework to do every day. And I dislike to wait for a long time to pay the money. If I need something, my mother buys it for me. So I have more time to study. But I like shopping online. It's easy and interesting. Sometimes I buy some books online.

A. Because I can make a snowman.

B. That's OK.

C. Canada.

D. Spring.

E. Class Eight, Grade Seven.

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    An earthquake is very harmful, （1）how to protect ourselves when earthquakes happen? I think if we are inside, we should keep calm. Don't jump out of high buildings. （2）我们可以藏在桌子下面。Stay away from windows and heavy furniture.     （3）    the fire. When the ground stops shaking, leave the building quickly but do not use the lift. If you are outside, stay away from bridges, trees, street lights or under lines. And move away from buildings, （4）parts, of, because, may, fall, us, a building, on. In short, follow what we learnt in school. We can    （5）    safe and we can also help save others.

    Alice and John are in the music club at their school. Alice plays the violin and John plays the drums. There are two groups in the school music club: the training (训练) group and the concert(音乐会) group. Everyone starts in the training group!

     "When I first started to play the violin it sounded terrible!" Alice said. "My family asked me to practice outside."

    After a year's practice, Alice and John play much better now. They are both in the concert group and they are learning more difficult music. "We're learning the music from the film Pirates of the Caribbean. It sounds fantastic!" John said. "Playing in the club with other kids is a lot of fun."

    Playing an instrument (乐器) is not only fun. It also helps children learn to concentrate (集中注意力). "I have to concentrate when I'm practicing," Alice said. "And now it's easier for me to concentrate on my schoolwork."

    Playing an instrument can also help children become more confident (自信的). As John said, "I was scared when I played in front of a lot of people for the first time. But now I really enjoy it."

    Over the last few centuries, there have been many changes in our lives.

    To start with, people were not able to travel such a long distance in such a short time in the past. Planes were not very popular at that time because they used to be a very expensive way to travel. Nowadays, we have fast, comfortable cars, and more and more people can travel by plane.

    Secondly, in the past, people had to work much harder because they did not have the tools that we have today. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is done by computers and machines.

    Thirdly, in the past, the living conditionswere not as good as they are now. There were no bathrooms or running water in many houses, and many people could not buy things like fridges, TV sets or washing machines. Now, most families have several of these things.

    Finally, nowadays, more and more people have the chance to get a good education. In the past, there were fewer schools and the quality of education was much poorer. Also, it is much easier to find the educational materials that you need on the Internet now. 

    The scientific and technological development in the world is amazing. Life now is much faster and busier than it used to be. And we are still creating new things to make our lives better and easier.

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    Yesterday was a big day or my grandfather. My parents and I made a big dinner for my grandfather, we also gave him a cute dog as a birthday gift. My grandfather was very happy yesterday.

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    Dabai is 6 years old. Apples oranges and watermelons are his favorite fruit. He is happy in the zoo. The yard (院子) is his favorite place. He can draw pictures and play soccer. Lots people come to the zoo to see him, he is a star in the zoo

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    Eric is a 12-year-old boy. He likes lots of fruit and vegetables. He gets enough sleep every day. He never forgets his breakfast. He does sports every day. He is tall and strong (强壮的) so he is the PE monitor(班长) of his class.

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    Tony is a middle school student. Yesterday the weather was sunny. He walked to the lake with his dog Max. The Jake is about 4 kilometers away from his home. Tony played with Max near the lake. They went back home at 4: 00 pm. They had a happy day.

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    Hello, everybody. My name is Cinderella. Look! This is a photo of my good friends. Jack is short and heavy. His nose is big. Emma is a beautiful girl. She has big eyes. Ray is tall. His legs are long. Herbie is his dog. Its ears are Jong. I took this photo last year. It is my favorite.