Hello! I'm an America girl. My first name is Lucy. My last name is White. I'm in No.3 Middle School. My father and mother are in No.3 Middle School, too. They are English teacher. My brother is in NanKai University(大学). His name is Tony. I have a Chinese teacher. Her name is Wang Yan. She can speak(说) very good English. She is a good teacher.

    George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. On holidays, he often took one engine into pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.

    He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young teacher.

    On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man—George Stephenson.

There are some snack shops inside schools in China. These shops sell snacks1a lot of salt and sugar. Many young students like 2 snacks. Because they think snacks taste good. They often go there3 some after class. But eating 4 snacks is not good for 5 health. 6 the Chinese government( 政 府 ) said there would be 7 snack shops in the schools from April 1st.

There is also a new 8 on students' food safety. The government is asking schools to keep an eye on students' 9. It asks teachers to 10 with students at school together at the lunch time.

    In Britain you're allowed to drive a car when you're seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you start. When you're learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren't allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don't have to go to a driving school—a friend can teach you. The person with you isn't allowed to take money for the lessons unless he's got a teacher's license. 

    Before you're allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test, you have to drive round for half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don't pass the test, you're allowed to take it again a few weeks later. In 1970, a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you've passed your test, you're allowed to go on driving if you like, and you must be healthy. Britain's oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100. 

    Before 1904, everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn't have to take a test until 1935. In the early days of car driving, before 1978, cars weren't allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.

As summer comes around, outdoor activities are getting more and more popular. One of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is bike riding, or biking. The biking craze (热潮) is now sweeping through China.

Wang Jing is a student from Hangzhou. She {#blank#}2{#/blank#} exercised before because she didn't like sports much. But since her hometown hosted the Asian Games in 2023, her interest in sports has {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a lot. She has realized the benefits of sports {#blank#}4{#/blank#} is now a big fan of biking.

"I feel free and peaceful {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I ride," Wang said. "Biking allows me to experience the beauty along the road and the world seems to slow down," she added. Wang is only one of those who are deeply in love with biking. In {#blank#}6{#/blank#} like Chengdu and Beijing, thousands of people have started to join in the biking craze.

Will the craze in China last for a long time? The {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is "Yes." Thanks to the craze, there have been events like group rides and bike festivals. These create a sense of community {#blank#}8{#/blank#} bikers. They share road information, biking experience and sometimes even meals. They are just like a{#blank#}9{#/blank#} family. As biking has become a lifestyle, experts {#blank#}10{#/blank#} that this biking craze will continue. They expect a sharp increase in the number of bike riders.