Hello, everyone! I am {#blank#}1{#/blank#} student in Class 4, Grade Seven. We have some good monitors in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (we) class. Lucy is the class monitor. She can get on {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (good) with everybody and help others. There {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) a good PE monitor and he is good at {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (run). Daming is the English monitor because his English is very good. We all like them very much!

    The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest wonders of the world. With a history of more than 2,000 years, some parts of the Great Wall have disappeared. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, it isstill a very popular place of interest.

It is the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (long) wall ever built. It's from Shanhaiguan on the east coast to Gansu Province {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the northwest of China, It is about 8 meters high. The top is 8 meters wide {#blank#}4{#/blank#} it gets even wider towards the bottom where it is 15 meters. It is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (make) of stone and brick. The top is hard enough for men on horseback to ride on. The wall was built by hand and it took {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (hundred) of years to finish.

No one knows {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (exact) when the building of the Great Wall was started. It is believed that the wall was built {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (protect) parts of the country during the Zhou Dynasty. Emperor Qin Shi Huang joined the separate walls built by the Qin, Yan and Zhao Kingdoms. The wall was not only for protection in the north, it was also a symbol of {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (China) ancient civilization(文明).

    Today, many of the visitors go to see the wall. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} they stand on top of a tower and look down on this wall, they can't help (禁不住) saying," Wow, that's fantastic!"

    How much pocket money do you get from your parents every month—200 yuan? Some may need more to buy birthday presents, fast food lunches, ice cream or cartoon books. But for Zhou Li, 30 yuan a month is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} /ɪˈnʌf/.The only thing she buys is lunch—1.5 yuan each day. "My favorite is fried potato slices and rice," said Zhou, "meat is too expensive {#blank#}2{#/blank#} me."

    Zhou, 14, is a Junior 1 student at Hongzhi Experimental School in Beijing. Her parents {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) migrant workers(外来务工人员). They {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (come) to Beijing from a village in Luohe of Henan two years ago. Her father now works as a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (clean)and earns 500 yuan every month. Her mother has no job. Every day, Zhou gets up at 5: 30 a.m. and rides 20 minutes to school. She studies {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, and even reads books during breaktime. Like many teens, Zhou has a lot of homework. It usually {#blank#}7{#/blank#} /teɪks/ her at least one hour to do it every day. But that is not all her work. She helps her mom cook. On weekends, she helps wash clothes. "I could cook when I was eight. Father said sometimes I cooked {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (good)than mom!"

    She is afraid of having to leave school. Zhou didn't go to school for one year {#blank#}9{#/blank#} her family had no money. "I hope I will {#blank#}10{#/blank#} /ˈɔːlweɪz/ be in school," said Zhou. She says she wants to be a doctor when she grows up.