Today,roller skating (滑旱冰)is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1743, peoplenever tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named John JosephMerlin. Merlin's work was making instruments. In his free time he liked to playthe violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called hima dreamer.

    One dayMerlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleasedand a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think.He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin hadan idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skateinto the room.

    Merlintried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put twowheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin wasvery proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into theroom while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be verysurprised.

    On thenight of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyonewas really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no wayto stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with alleyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke intomany pieces with a very loud noise. But nobody forgot Merlin's wonderfulentrance after that.

Shandong Province held the 36th Weifang International Kite Festival on the third Saturday of April in2019. A lot of kite fans from all over the world went there to join in the interesting festival on that day. Different kinds of beautiful kites flew in the sky.

Over 2, 000 years ago, a man named Gongshu Ban from Shandong Province invented a kite. It was made of bamboo. In the following centuries, kite-making developed well in China.

The first Weifang International Kite Festival was celebrated in 1984. In 1983, the Chairman of the Seattle Kite Association David Checkley took part in a kite show and later he visited several kite manufacturers(制造商). He found that kites made in Weifang were the best. He suggested holding the first Weifang International Kite Festival there. After that, Weifang began to hold it in April every year.

At the fifth festival, Weifang became known as the" Kite Capital of the World". Today, Weifang is home to over 300 kite factories. People in Weifang sell their products to about 40 countries and regions(地区) , making up 85 %of the domestic(国内的)markets and 65 %of the foreign markets.

However, there are also some problems. "Few people would like to learn about traditional kite-making," said Yang Hongwei. Yang's grandfather was once one of the best kite makers in Weifang. Nowadays, Yang still uses traditional ways and skills to make kites. In her opinion, only traditional things can last for a long time. Since the1990s, she has travelled to many countries to teach and take part in kite shows. "I won't stop teaching the ways of making kites as long as someone wants to learn. Meanwhile, the government should hold more kite festivals in China or even overseas, "she said.

Molly Brown, a middle school student, is not happy every day {#blank#}1{#/blank#} there are too many rules. Every morning, she must get up early and make {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(she) bed. After that, she usually {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(run) to school because she can't be late. After school, she can't play basketball because she has to {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(have) a lot of classes. She can play only on {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(weekend). After dinner, she has to finish her homework {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(one). She likes watching TV, but she must read {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(book) before she can watch TV. And she must go to bed before 10:

00. She never has fun. So she asks her friend Tina {#blank#}8{#/blank#} help."Your parents are too strict {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you,"says Tina,"but they make rules to help you, so you should follow {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(they)."

The top﹣selling album（唱片），Songs of the Humpback Whale，was made public in 1970. This collection of nature recordings changed the way many people thought about whales，and it helped save thousands of wha les. 

The album might never have been made without a sound engineer named Frank Watlington. In the 1960s，Watlington was making underwater recordings when he noticed some strange，deep sounds. He realized they were coming from whales. Watlington played the recordings for a pair of scientists named Roger Payne and Katy Payne. When they listened，they fell in love with these beautiful voices at once. 

Katy Payne studied music as well as animals，and she was greatly surprised by how the whales communicated using sounds like an opera singer. She also noticed another interesting fact：the sounds had clear patterns. According to scientists，an animal sound with a repeating pattern is called a song. Some scientists even compared these singing animals to musicians. 

The Paynes thought that other people should also hear the beauty of the whales' songs. So Roger made the recordings into an album. The time when the album came out，whales were often caught，killed and traded for money. Some kinds were even in danger of dying out. Most people had never thought that whales could communicate through songs. But after hearing the album，they began to think differently. 

The album led people to take action to save whales. Musicians began using whale songs in their music，and whales were included in movies and television shows. In 1982，a ban to stop deep﹣sea whaling was made. Before it，in the 1950s and 1960s，more than fifty thousand whales per year were killed. After it，the number went down below two thousand. 

It might seem impossible that just one album could help save the lives of so many whales. But this album told people secrets about whales that had long been hidden under the sea. It allowed whales to finally share their songs with the human world. 

外观：又大又漂亮，有6栋建筑，学校中间有一个大操场。

教学：有八科科目，最喜欢英语。老师们很严格（strict）,同学们很友好。

感受：新学校不一样，喜欢新学校，交了新朋友。

要求：1.不能照抄上文，词数70词左右；2.适当使用一些连接词使文章流畅。

Dear Mike:

How are you? I am glad to tell you my new school.

What about your school? I am looking forward to your emails. 

Yours 

Li Hua

Friends are very important in people's lives. Just as a saying goes, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I think it's very easy to make friends with other people and build a friendship between each other. However, it is not easy to get true friendship, I think. So what is true friendship? In my opinion, true friendship includes:

 First of all, true friendship must treat their friends loyally and help each other. In other words, you must not take advantage of your friends, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} For example, some unfriendly people make friends in order to cheat money and feelings, or get a certain secret. I don't think these are true friendships.

Second, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} For example, if a friend is really in need of money to escape(逃避) from some troubles, true friends might lend it and help him or her.

Third, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} One of the greatest men once said," If you tell your happiness to your friend, you will get double happiness . If you tell your sadness to your friend, you will get half."

How do you keep a true friendship with your friends?(不超过 15个词) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}