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    Hainan Island

Hainan Island is a wonderful place of sun, sand and sea. It is in the south of China. It's famous for its underwater beauty. Tianyahaijiao is also very famous. It attracts lots of tourists around the world every year.

    Thailand

Thailand is in the heart of Southeast Asia. Its capital Bangkok has some of Thailand's greatest buildings, like the Grand Palace(大皇宫). Chiang Mai(清迈) is a big city in Thailand. There are many historic temples(寺庙)there, such as Wat Phra Singh. The temple has a history of over 650 years.

Australia

This country is the land of beauty and diversity(多样性). It is famous for the Sydney Opera House and Ayers Rock(艾尔斯岩). Ayers Rock is 3, 600 meters long and 348 meters high. What's more, children can also see many animals here like koalas, kangaroos and sheep.

    South Korea's Jeju Island(韩国济州岛)

As a volcanic(火山) island, Jeju once was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders(奇迹)of Nature. Besides that Jeju attracts children with its Teddy Bear Museum. There, people show historical events with teddy bears.

High school does not encouragestudents to know about the new things in life, but college sets the stage for it.I myself went through this1process (过程) and found something that haschanged my experience at college for the better: I discovered ASL﹣American SignLanguage.

I never felt it necessary tolearn any sign language before. All of my family members can hear, and so are allmy friends. The 2 language was enough. Little by little, I discoveredmy 3 for ASL.

The4began during my first week atcollege. I watched it carefully when the ASL club performed their translation ofa song. Both the hand movements and the idea of communicating without speaking attractedme. What I saw was completely different from anything I had experienced in the past.This new form of communication just made me want more.

After that, feeling the needto5 further, I decided to join one of ASL clubs. Ionly learned how to express my feelings6 my hands about the letters that day. Although myprocess was7, I wasn't disappointed aboutit. I then tried my best to take part in those club's meetings and learned all Icould.

The following term, I decidedto be a member of an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking wasn't8. I soon realized that silencewas not unpleasant.9, if there had been any talking,it would have caused to learn less. Now, I enjoy the silence and the10 way of communication.

I am David. My home town, Bao Loc, is just a small town in Vietnam (越南). But for me, it's really a paradise (天堂). 

The weather is very comfortable. It's not very hot or cold. In the centre of the town, there is a beautiful lake. You can lie on the bank (河岸) and see the white clouds in the blue sky or count (数) the stars at night. You can go there just to relax when you have a lot of things to think about. One of the most famous places is Dambri Waterfall (瀑布). You can enjoy this beautiful waterfall if you come. Don't forget to take some pictures with your camera. 

Bao Loc is very small. It will take you 45 minutes or 1 hour to go around this town. It's so small that people here know each other. They are very friendly. 

Tea and coffee are Bao Loc's local food. I think you will like them very much. 

Why does Bao Loc become a paradise? Because my family are here and they always make me feel warm and safe.

Grace has a large glass jar(罐) and she got it from her grandfather. The girl 1 it half full with clean water. The water shone 2 in the sunlight. Each drop was proud of its own purity(纯净).

One day, Grace's cousin, Bob, came for a 3 . While Grace was away, the boy saw the jar and thought, "What will happen 4 I put some ink(墨水) in the water?"

Bob searched Grace's desk and found a crayon. Just as he was going to put a few drops of ink in the jar, Grace walked in. "Bob, what are you doing?" She asked. But it was already too 5 . Grace watched in anger as the ink slowly mixed in, 6 the water blue.

"Don't you know that once a jar of water gets 7 , it's very hard to get it clean again?" Grace sounded 8 .

"I'm sorry," Bob replied in a low 9 . "I was just curious（好奇）."

Grace 10 to get the water clean, but the jar was too heavy for the two of them to lift up. 11 could only pour some pure water into it. The jar of water would 12 be as clean as it was before.

The world's oceans(海洋) are just like this jar of water. Once we 13 them, it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to make them clean again. Unluckily, some people and countries don't seem to 14 this. They've poured many dirty or even toxic(有毒的) drops into the world's "jar". But 15 Bob, they are not curious.

Have you ever lived in a school dormitory (宿舍)? Some students think living at school is a piece of cake. Well, it's not as 1 as you might imagine.

Last year, my parents decided to let me live at school. I was 2 to hear this decision because I hadn't thought about it before. But I 3 this idea after they told me that they would be too busy to look after me for the following year.

However, when I first arrived, I got nervous about the strict 4 . We have to study from 7 a.m to10 p.m. every day. We are not allowed to play with cellphones or go back to the dormitory to take showers during this time. Also, I 5 one of my roommates. These things made me feel upset and homesick. I just wanted to go back home.

On weekends, I went back home. My mother comforted me, "Don't be afraid. Try to think about how to improve the 6 ." My mother's words cheered me up. None of my roommates had such problems. So I needed to solve them by myself.

The next week, I tried my best to calm myself down and focus on my work. And it did not seem too 7 . I talked with my roommates more 8 and made more friends. I realized the good or bad of things depends on 9 own attitudes (态度). I began to enjoy the dormitory life.

Every time I struggle (挣扎) with difficulties, I always think about this special 10 . It gives me the courage to overcome them. Perhaps I have grown up through this.

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