Today is Sunday. Mr. Smith drives the car to the zoo with his family. They want to see animals. They get to the zoo at 9:00 in the morning.

    They see smart elephants, cute pandas and many other animals. Mrs. Smith's favorite animals are elephants. They are very friendly and they have long noses (鼻子). The elephants from Thailand can draw very well. They're one of Thailand's symbols. Look at the small panda. He looks unhappy. He can't find his mother. The visitors(游客) can see the animals, but they can't give them food. Too much food isn't good for them.

    Welcome to the zoo and play with them.

    Dean felt his arms and legs were burning. With each breath, Dean wondered if he should be done, but as he touched the wall at the end of the pool he turned for another lap (圈). "I can do one more. This is for Kevin," Dean told himself. He was starting his seventh lap.

    Dean and the other members of his swim team were swimming to raise money for Dean's best friend, Kevin Hawking. Earlier in the year, Kevin fell ill. He needed expensive medical care that his family couldn't afford. After Kevin's friends learned what was happening, they started brainstorming ways to help. Several of Kevin's friends were on the swim team, which led to the idea of swimming.

    For a month, Dean and the other swim team members had asked for pledges (承诺) from anyone who would help: family members, friends, and neighbours. Most people pledged a dollar or two each lap. Dean's grandmother said she would offer $ 10 for each lap Dean swam!

    Finally, as Dean completed his tenth lap, he knew he was too tired to keep going. If I try another lap. I'll end up lying in the middle of the pool, waiting for someone to come and get me, he thought. Dean pulled himself up onto the edge of the pool and sat breathing quickly for a couple of minutes, quietly resting before he tried to stand.

    Dean's father came over and said, "Wow, Dean," shaking his head in amazement, "I am so proud of you. That's farther than anyone else has swum today, and I know it's farther than you've ever swum before."

    Dean stood up and slowly walked with his father back to the seats where the other swimmers sat next to Kevin. "Thank you," Kevin said.

    "It's no big deal. I know you'd do the same for me," Dean said.

Is your food and drink healthy? A lot of ice-cream, hamburgers and cola are unhealthy（不健康的）. Meat is healthy but too much meat is not good for children. Cola and candy are very sweet, and too much sugar is bad for you. Eat the right food and be healthy. Carrots, eggs and sweet potatoes are good for your eyes. Milk, cheese and fish are good for your teeth. A bit tired? Have lots of delicious chicken soup! It is important to remember: eat well, stay healthy, and don't get fat!

The following are some suggestions on healthy eating.

● Eat noodles or rice, not hamburgers.

● Have a good breakfast every morning.

● Drink juice, water, tea and milk, not cola.

● Eat lots of fruit and vegetables, not candy or ice-cream.

During the summer vacation, some boys came to a tall tree. They wanted to play a game to see who could climb to the top of the tree first. Their mothers sat there, looking at the children. 

David was one of the boys. He was young and short. No one thought he would win the game. When the game started, all of the boys tried to climb as high as they could. They all made it halfway (在中途) up the tree before David got to the top of the tree first in the end. 

His mother was amazed to see it. She asked, "David, how did you get to the top so quickly? "

David said, "The other boys kept looking down as they climbed. When they learned how high they were, they got scared and were afraid of falling down. But I only looked up. When I saw how close I was, I kept climbing. " It's true in life that if we keep moving forward (向前) without looking back, we will get close to our dreams. 

Guangnian, a 5- year- old boy, moved lots of Chinese Internet users these days. In a video, Guang 1 his more than 30- centimeter- long hair.

Why didn't he cut his hair? 2 he wanted to help children with cancer(癌症). This3 came to him when Guang was watching a video. He saw girls with cancer lose their hair quickly after treatment(治疗). Then he 4 to grow his hair long and give them away to those girls. But he was only 3 years old, so nobody took his words 5 and thought Guang would give up halfway.

" On my first day of school, others mistook me for a girl. 6 I told them I was a boy, they still called me a girl and 7 me. It made me feel 8 ," Guang said." Sometimes I wish to have short hair so that people could tell I'm a boy from my 9 . But my father told me to keep going," he added.

This summer, he can give away his hair. How 10 it is for such a little child to keep doing such a challenging(有挑战性的) and meaningful thing. What a br ave little boy!

My name is Lily.  I like collecting stamps very much. 

At the age of five, I started to collect stamps.  My uncle, John, gave me a nice stamp and showed his stamp album to me.  The stamps in his stamp album were so beautiful that I was deeply attracted.  I became interested in stamps from that day on.  I put my first stamp in my notebook.  Later, I bought a stamp album and started collecting stamps by category (类别). 

My family helped to buy stamps for me.  After my friends and classmates knew my hobby, they started to help me collect stamps.  Sometimes I traded with them, too.  Gradually, I collected over one thousand stamps from different countries around the world when I was ten. 

I gain knowledge (获得知识) by collecting stamps.  I learn about the history, geography and customs of the world.  It also cultivates (培养) my sentiment (情操).  I often enjoy them in my spare time.  My friends and classmates all like them, too.