Rose was born on February 29th, 2004. By 2010, her parents had 6 birthday parties for her. But most(大多数) of them were on February 28th. One day, she knew that only February 29th was her real (真实的) birthday. It comes every four years, so she didn;t want to have birthday parties on February 28th any more. After that, she had only one party. That was in the year 2012. On that day her grandparents, all her uncles, aunts and cousins came to her home to celebrate her birthday. She got so many presents. She thinks it's much more interesting to have a birthday party every four years.

We Both Like Music

    My name is Frank White. I'm fourteen years old. I was born on May 13th, 1999. Mike is my good friend. His birthday is May 15th. He is only twelve years old now. Every year on May 14th, we have a birthday party together(一起) at our school. Many friends come to our party. We all have a good time at the party. We both like music. We often have a pop concert. I play the guitar. He plays the drums. Mike often sends me some CDs and I often send him tickets for concerts.

    We need animals. Every animal has its place in the balance(平衡) of nature. We should try to help save the animals.

    Some people think zoos are good places. The zoos give the animals the comfortable and safe living places. If the animals get hurt or ill, people will take care of them. The zoo is a good place to know the rules in the wild world. We can be much closer to nature. We can know more about the animals in the zoos by watching, listening even smelling instead of just looking at the pictures in books.

    Some people don't think animals feel happy in the zoos. Animals like pandas, wolves and bears usually live in the wild. They play and find food by themselves. They are free and happy in the wild. If they are in the zoos, food is enough and rooms are comfortable. They do not need to do their best to find food to eat or places to stay in. They just walk around, sleep day and night, but they are not free at all.

    I think we should build national parks as wild life nature reserves to protect animals. If we do nothing, animals will get fewer and fewer.

    Everyone likes to listen to stories.下面是一个有趣的故事。

    Henry goes to his friend Sam's house. There is a big party there in the evening. It starts at 7:00" I can eat delicious food and meet my old friends there," says Henry. And he is happy. Henry starts from his home at 5:30 pm. When he comes to a big tree, he sees a box of apples under it. "I don't want these apples. I want the party" And then Henry comes to a river (河). But there aren't any boats (船). What a bad day! Henry can't go to Sam's house. So he decides (决定) to go back home. ~d then he is happy to see the apples under the tree on ~s way home. He eats

them for dinner before he gets home. They are delicious.

A. Wisdom Club(俱乐部) 

    Do you like ping pong? It's a great game to train your body and eyes.

Time:15:00～16:30

B. Airman Club

    Do you like basketball? Come to us! We have many games.

    Time: 15:00~17:00

C. Sunny Club

    Do you like to relax and make more friends? Let's play volleyball!

    Time: 12:30~14:00

D. Jack Wilson Club

   Join(参加）us soon! We have a good baseball player, Jack Wilson. Let him help you!

    Time: 16:00~17:00

E Power Club

    Tennis! That's an interesting game. Welcome to our club!

    Time: 12:00~14:00

    More than one million international students are studying in the United States. Many of them find it helpful to have a smart phone and an American credit card(信用卡).

    These things make it easy to pay for many kinds of goods and services. But getting a credit card as an international student is not a simple process. Normal US lenders ask for a social security number(社会保障号码). In addition, they ask to see a person's credit history. This helps the lenders fully believe that someone is responsible and make timely payments. These are the things most international students do not have.

    But one company is trying to make the process easier and fairer for them.

    Jack Guo is from China. He now studies at a university in California. He says having an American credit card makes it easier for students to get around town. And, he says, credit cards are important for international students who hope to live in the country in the future.

    Kalpesh Kapadia came from India to study at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He faced the same difficulties that many international students face when trying to get an American credit card. He decided to open SelfScore(万事达信用卡).

    Without asking for credit history and a social security number, SelfScore looks at materials such as passports，visas, and acceptance letters to American schools. The company also considers a student's ability to pay.

    About 10, 000 international students from more than 66 countries now have credit cards through SelfScore. Kalpesh says less than one percent of SelfScore's credit card holders are late for their payments because of different kinds of reasons.