Do you know "World Reading Day"? It is on April 23rd. It is the eighteenth "World Reading Day". As we know books are very important for us.

    In Germany, more than 70% of the people like reading: They often read. They read in their homes. They read in libraries. They read in parks. They even read in hospitals. Parents often read books for kids.

    It is easy to buy books in Germany. There are many bookshops in Germany. They are in big cities and small town. A bookshop can sell many books every day. Germans also like to buy books on the Internet. More and more people buy books on the Internet.

    In Germany, people often have reading parties. They are happy at the parties.

    Do you love reading? Hope you enjoy it!

    In England, usually people don't talk very much. You can go on a bus, or on a train, and everyone sits looking out of the window. Often they read. They read books and newspapers, but they don't talk much. When you meet English people, they often talk about one thing—the weather. So when you meet someone in England, you can say, "Nice weather at the time of the year!"

    "But it's a little cold," someone may answer. "But it'll be warmer later!" you can say.

    The English will think, "How friendly you are!"

A. Ina word, it's good for us students to join school clubs to develop ourselves in an all round(全面的) way. I Why not choose a club right now and go for it?

B. Nowadays, some students think joining school clubs is not good for their studies. But I don't think so. I think it's important for us students to choose our favorite club and join it.

C. Li Hong from Class 3 was once a shy girl. But after joining the club, she works on her abilities by helping others in study and organizing activities. She now becomes more outgoing. "As students, we should not always get buried' in our books," said Zhang Xuan, my desk mate, I am now in an English drama(戏剧) club. I can both practice my English and improve my acting skills.

D. School clubs play an important part in our school lives. They can make our lives better, and improve us as well. In the clubs, we can develop our hobbies and interests. By joining clubs, we can get skills, knowledge and friendship.

    Great white sharks in the Pacific Ocean. Wildebeest (角马)in Africa. Arctic terns(北极燕鸥) in the Atlantic. At first, these animals seem quite different. One swims, one walks, and the other flies. But they all have one thing in common, They all migrate(迁徙).

    Some migrating animals move to a place with a better temperature. Some go to find food or water. The groups travel as one, but during the trip, they face many different challenges.

    One challenge is distance. Some migrating animals take very long trips. For example, one great white shark swam from Australia to South Africa and back. In nine months, it swam about 20, 000 kilometers!

    Another challenge is finding enough food and water during the journey. For example, each Mali elephant needs over 200 liters of water each day. To get this, they need to go from one waterhole to another.

    Besides, migrating animals have to keep away from other animals that want to eat them. The zebra (斑马) has to avoid lions. Traveling as a group helps keep them safe. When one zebra is in trouble, the other members make a circle around it.

    By working as a group, migrating animals travel to live better lives.

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    I am an English boy. My first name is Eric. Miller is my last name. What's this in English? It's a kite. It's blue. It's my kite. I like it very much. Look! That's my jacket. It's black and white. Where is my family photo? Oh, it's on the wall(墙). In the photo, you can see my parents, my sister Jane, my brother Tom and me.

    Dear Mike,

    I am so grateful you are coming to see my father at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Here is how you can find North Street Hospital.

    After coming to the People's Square, you walk northwards at the traffic lights and then come to the gate of East Street Park. Turn right and walk along the road. You'll find the Police Station. And then turn left and go along the road and take the second crossing on the right. Go on until you reach the end. You'll find North Street Hospital in front of you.

    I'll meet you at the gate of the hospital. I'm sure you'll have no trouble coming here.

Yours,

Wang Ping