Hi, I'm a middle school student. I'm Judy. In my class there are thirty-eight students. How do they go to school every day? Seventeen of them take the bus because they live far from the school. Six students walk. They think walking is good exercise. Fifteen students ride their bikes to school because they like riding bikes very much and their homes are not far from the school. No one goes to school by car. How do you go to school? Haha, I'm one of the fifteen.

Situation：Suppose your class are having a discussion about what kind of pen friend you would like to have. Please write about your opinion(s) and give reasons. (假设你们班里正在进行一项讨论，主题是关于希望拥有怎样的笔友，请谈谈你的想法和理由)

I found it hard to communicate with my mother. Relations between us became difficult. 

One day I ran away from home and stayed outside for a few hours. When I returned home at night, I saw all the pain, anger and disappointment on my mother's face. We knew that we were in great need of talk. We agreed to havebreakfast together the next morning. In the end, we decided to go to a restaurant.

On our way to the restaurant, I noticed my mother had two notebooks in her hands. I asked her what they were used for. She explained to me that sometimes it was easier to write our own feelings than talking about them. We should write down our feelings.

Our first topic was"Why am I so angry?" I wrote a half page, and my mom filled up nearly three pages. I saw the tears run down her face while she was writing. I never realized anyone could hide so much anger. After we finished writing, we exchanged our notebooks. As soon as I started reading my mother's words. I began to cry and so did she. When we finished reading, we discussed our feelings. Finally, it felt like all the anger inside me went away from my body. Our talk helped me realize so many things I had never thought of before, not only about my mother but also about other people.

My mother and I continue using our notebooks as a way of communicating. We know that no matter how we feel about each other, our notebooks are a safe place to express our feelings. We have come to an agreement that we write"I love you" at the end of each other.

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Every morning, my grandmother goes out with {#blank#}4{#/blank#} friends. They go to the park to sing  {#blank#}5{#/blank#} dance. In the park, they talk and laugh happily. After coming back from the park, she has a  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} breakfast and then she goes to the Home of Old People. She learns to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} photos there. In the afternoon, she plays the violin or draws {#blank#}8{#/blank#} at home. After supper, she watches TV and learns about the world. She goes to bed {#blank#}9{#/blank#} eight o' clock. She never stay s up. She likes to share her ways of keeping {#blank#}10{#/blank#} with others. She lives a healthy and happy life.

Knowing the City by Walking

From July 2022 to July 2023, city walkers in China together covered over 320,000 kilometers. That's like circling Earth 8 times.