We had a really interesting class this morning. We talked about detectives. Detectives are a special type of police officer. Their job is to investigate serious crimes like murder. 

"My sister used to1 a detective,"said Mr Thomas. "Wow!" I said. "2 she enjoy the job?" "Yes, she did," said Mr Thomas, "but it3 easy." Then he told us all about his sister's job. She used to work at night and used to work long hours. She had to

4 clues. She had to interview suspects. She had to work really hard to solve the murders.

Later, Mr. Thomas told5 to make up a story about a detective from the past. He didn't want a real detective, we had to create one! We had to give our detective a name and tell about their daily life. I6 my detective Inspector Bach. Here's how I described him: Inspector Bach didn't have hair, but he had a beard and a mustache. There was a scar on the end of his nose, and he liked touching it. Inspector Bach used to solve crimes, especially murders. He did it in a different way—by listening to music."I7 get my best ideas then,"he said. Inspector Bach liked working alone because"I like to be quiet, it helps me think."It was a fun task!

Flowers are a wonderful present in the world. Everyone likes them. Flowers stand for love, happiness, fun and all the other good feelings. Sending flower presents is popular for Mother's Day. We can see more people 1 flowers in arms on Mother's Day than on Father's Day. Traditional presents 2 ties and shirts are often for fathers, grandfathers and uncles. But

 3 not send Dad some spring flowers, a green plant or another flower present for Father's Day? It is true that men also have a soft side to them. Present your father some flowers on Father's Day and he is sure to be very happy, or even excited.

Men love bright and hot 4 like yellows, oranges, purples and reds. They also love the natural flowers. Beautiful red roses and yellow ones are loved by most men. You can make flowers nice presents on Father's Day.

If you know your dad's 5 flower or colour, you can buy your Father's Day flowers to meet his likes.

Many parents believe that students wearing school uniforms look nicer. Children come to school in school uniforms rather than their own clothes so that they can pay more attention（关注） to their s{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. But some students have turned school time into a fashion show（时装表演）. This distracts（分心）them from learning because they {#blank#}2{#/blank#} more time on their own clothes than homework. So wearing school uniforms is much 
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Most of school uniforms are e{#blank#}4{#/blank#} than many other kinds of clothes.Some parents say school uniforms last longer because they can be washed many times. Students can g{#blank#}5{#/blank#} used school uniforms from their brothers, sisters or c{#blank#}6{#/blank#} and they are free. These are all advantages （优点） of wearing school uniforms.

Would you like to visit Britain(英国)one day? Our country would like to welcome you!

Overseas travel can be expensive. But there are ways of visiting Britain cheaply. We hope that we can give you some good ideas.

When to come?

If you can avoid(避免)the busy months----July and August, your visit will becheaper.

There will be smaller numbers of visitors. British weather is pleasant from April to the end of September. Ofcourse,you can visit it in winter, but it is often dark by 4 p.m. Many places, such as large houses and castles(城堡),are closed early in winter. However, if you want to visitmuseums,or theaters,winter may be a good time to visit.

Be prepared.

If you are a student, it's a good idea to have an International Student Id Card(国际学生身份证).With this card, you can save a lot of money. You can get the card from your local student traveloffice,and you can also call(44)-08708-41324 to get it. To get the card, you need to show that you are a student, get a passport photo, and pay a little money.

"Miss Smith! Mary has rough hands!" says Daisy, as she walks with her teacher.

Miss Smith says: "In my eyes, Daisy, Mary's hands are very beautiful in our class."

"Why? Miss Smith, they are too red and hard. How can she play the piano with her hands?" Daisy asks. 

Miss Smith takes Daisy's hands and says, "Your hands are very soft and white. They look beautiful on a piano. But they are not as beautiful as Mary's hands. Let me tell you why."

"Yes, please. Miss Smith." Daisy looks at Miss Smith.

"Well, Daisy, Mary's hands are very busy. They wash dishes, they make fires, they wash clothes, too. They are always trying to help her hard-working mother."

Miss Smith says, "They wash and dress the children, they clean the toys and dress the dolls."

"They do good things to everyone. The hands help the homeless dogs in the street. They are always ready to help those who need help."

"Sorry, I shouldn't say that Mary's hands are ugly, Miss Smith." Daisy says that with tears in eyes.

"I am glad to hear you say that, Daisy. And I must tell you that they are beautiful because they help others a lot." Miss Smith says.

My name is Zhang Li. I have many friends. Amy has four red balloons. Sam has a green umbrella. Lingling has three pictures. Daming has ten erasers. Yueyue has four black pencils.