Many people drive their cars to school or work now. So there are lots of cars on the streets. Sometimes, it's not easy for you to get to school or work on time(准时). Then you want to take a plane to school or work. Can your dream come true? Yes!

Four people in Germany(德国) make a new plane—Lilium Jet. It doesn't look like a plane but an egg. Many people think it looks funny. The nice "egg" can take two people and "run" about three hundred kilometers an hour.

    The Lilium Jet is not very big. So it doesn't need an airport(机场). A small place is OK.

    Some people also call the Lilium Jet "a flying car". It's not difficult for you to learn to drive it. You can drive it like driving a car.

    Maybe you can buy one in 2018 if you like it. I'm sure your trip to school or work will be great.

    Hello. We are students from Thailand, and we want{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(save) the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand's symbols. Our first flag{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(have) a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck. Elephants{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(be) smart animals. They can play soccer or music. They can also{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(draw) very well. People say that "an elephant never{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(forget)". Elephants can walk for a long time and never get{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(lose). They can also remember places with food and water. This{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(help) them to live. But elephants are in great danger. People cut down many trees, so elephants{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(lose) their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before). We must save them and not buy things{#blank#}9{#/blank#}( make) of ivory. Let's{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(remember) that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.

写作要点：(1) 健康生活(不少于两点做法)；(2) 拓展眼界(不少于两点做法)；(3) 志愿服务。

写作要求：(1) 短文须包含以上要点，可适当增加内容，不得出现真实姓名可地名；(2) 卷面整洁，书写工整，语言表达准确，语意通顺连贯；(3) 全文词数不少于80。文章开头已给出，不计入总词数

My Preparations for Senior High School

With junior high school days coming to an end, I will start a well journey and face great challenges in two months.

 As a book lover, I' ve tried both paper books and e- books. While both give you the pleasure of reading, the experience can be quite d{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. 

 Many people p{#blank#}2{#/blank#} reading paper books because they are easy to buy and comfortable to read. Paper books also allow readers to take n{#blank#}3{#/blank#} conveniently. However, some books, such as dictionaries, can be heavy and are not easy to carry around. 

E- books can be stored in a lighter reader. Many e- book readers also have a dictionary for you   to look up new words quickly! However, you can only get e- books online. And you must read  e- books on an e- book reader, a computer, or a smartphone. Moreover, our eyes can get tirede{#blank#}4{#/blank#} when we read e- books on the screen for a long time. 

 In my opinion, t{#blank#}5{#/blank#} more people will try e- books, paper books will not disappear. It doesn't matter which you use as long as it allows you to enjoy reading. 

Here are the New Year's resolutions of my four friends.

My name is Dave and I am from the United Kingdom. I'm going to drink more water and less cola. I'm also going to brush my teeth before breakfast and after dinner, and wash my hands before eating.

My name is Tina and I am from the United States. I want to make more friends this year. I'm going to be nicer to the other children in my class. I'm going to be friendly to children who need friends－like someone who is shy or new to my school.

I'm Selina and I am from the United States. I'm going to work harder this year. I'm going to do all the homework that our teachers ask us to do. If I have any problems with my subjects, I'm going to ask my teachers for help.

My name is Toby and I am from Singapore. I'm never going to play computer games. When I feel angry or stressed, I'm going to find better ways to relax, like exercising, reading or discussing my problems with my friends.

You don't have to be a scientist to solve big environmental problems. One Dutch designer is finding creative ways to make a change - and he's inviting bikers to join him. 

Daan Ronscgaarde. 38, is a designer from Holland. He uses creative ideas to improve city life. For his Smog（雾霾）Free Project, he designed a special tower that cleans air in Chinese parks. In Holland, he designed a shining bicycle path. 

Now Daan and his team are working with engineers at Chinese bike - sharing company Ofo to create a new product for public use. It's an air - cleaning machine connected to a bicycle and is part of the Smog Free Project. In smoggy weather, the machine would breathe in the air in front of the bike and blow out a stream of clean air toward the biker's face. 

It's no secret that air pollution is a big problem for China. In winter, it's common for thick clouds of haze（霾）, caused largely by factory production, burning of coal and car emissions（排放物） to cover areas of China. 

In 2016, only one - fourth of Chinese cities met the country's air quality standards, according to a survey of 338 cities nationwide from the Ministry of Environmental Protection " 

Of course one tower and a few bikes won't solve China's air pollution problem, " Daan said. " But smog - free bikes are an exciting idea that will hopefully inspire communities to create greener cities. "