—I'm not surprised at all. She is       on time!

—Oh, we had a dance party and enjoyed ourselves.

—Don't worry. Bob will give us a ride there.

 —Oh, he       in the library.

—      . It' s educational and I like the main characters.

—Sorry, but the traffic is so heavy now.

—     . Students in our school aren't allowed to bring them.

Whenfour-year-old Derek Paravicini heard the sound of the piano, he ran towards it.Although he was blind, he1 to reach the instrument. He pushed the pianoplayer off her   chair,2andstarted to play. Adam Ockelford, a piano teacher, said, "It was3.He was hitting the notes (音键) withhis hands, his feet, his nose, even his elbows."Paravicini4 play the music he had just heard and at that momentOckelford5the boy was a genius (天才).

Paravicini was born blind and autistic(自闭症的) on July 26, 1979. He had great learningdifficulties as a child.6today, he can't count to ten, and he isn'table to dress or feed himself. But Paravicini has a great7formusic. Like Mozart, he can remember every piece of music he hears.

It8 when his parents gave him a plastic organ (风琴)when he was eighteen months old.He couldn't see the notes,9 he could play music on it. By the time he wasfour, he could play many pieces on the piano. With Ockelford's help, Paravicinideveloped his10 and played his first big concert at theBarbican Hall in London, aged nine. He has performed all over Europe and the USand in 2006 he recorded his first CD.

Oneafternoon I was cycling and saw a person about 250 meters away in front of me.

Icould tell he was cycling a little slower than me and I decided to try to catchup with him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road before turning off (拐弯).I started cycling faster and faster. Two minutes later, I was only about 100meters behind him, so I really picked up the speed.

Finally,I caught up with him and passed by. I felt so good. "I beat him!" Butafter I passed him, I found that I had missed my turn. I had cycled six blockspast it! So I had to go all the way back.

Isn'tthat what happens in life when we race with others, trying to show that we'remore successful? We spend our time and energy running after them and we missout on our own paths.

Theproblem with unhealthy competition is that it'sa never-ending cycle. There will always be somebody in frontof you in one way or another. What you should do is just run your own race andwish others well.

Atthe age of six weeks, Lilo seemed to be a perfect family pet. But as he grewup, he became aggressive ( 富于攻击性的).One day, as his 9-year-old owner went close, Lilo jumpedat her angrily. The girl's arm got hurt badly. It's unusual for a family pet to hurt itsloving owner. But Lilo should never have been anyone's pet. He was actually a tiger.

Thereare thousands of tigers, lions and other big cats kept as pets in Americanhomes. "People love the idea of owning something wild and special," saysNicole Paquette of the Animal Protection Institute. "But they have no ideahow hard it is to take care of them."

Tigerslike Lilo can grow to weigh 650 pounds. They are strong and powerful. Each yearmany people are hurt or killed by pet tigers and other big cats.

Thesituation can also be deadly for the big cats themselves. They often end up insmall and dirty cages. Living in dirty conditions, the cats become sick andoften more aggressive. Many of them die. Others are sold to roadside zoos or tohunting ranches (狩猎牧场).

ShirleyMinshew works to help send some big cats to sanctuaries ( 鸟兽保护区). But as

Minshewsays, "Most of these sanctuaries are already full." So are big cityzoos.

Theonly way to solve the problem is for people to stop buying these animals. "Althoughthey can be kept in cages, they will never be like a dog or a cat, "saysPaquette." They are wild — and they should be allowed to staythat way."

Each October 15, millions of people around the world take part in Global Handwashing Day.Well, research shows that not enough people around the world often wash their hands with soap.

It has been proved that washing your hands with soap can have a huge influence on reducing the flu and the spread of other diseases. It prevents people from getting sick and keeps them healthy.

This is partly because of lack of resources in some poor countries, but it's also because for many people, handwashing is simply not part of their daily habits.

In 2008, the Indian cricket team joined around 100 million Indian schoolchildren in washing their hands to  celebrate the  first-ever  Global  Handwashing Day.In 2014, Global Handwashing Day was used to fight against Ebola (埃博拉病毒) in some African countries.

Let's hope that handwashing can become a common part of people's lives and make a difference to the health of millions around the world.

Some people think of zoos as exciting places to see wild animals up close. Others, however, consider them as prisons for animals.

Those in support of zoos say that they provide environments which are /'sImələr/ to the animals' natural living environments. They also believe that zoos prevent the animals from (die) out and help the endangered animals produce (繁育) babies. If these animals are (leave) in the wild, they may not be able to stay alive. Lastly, zoos educate people.  more  people learn about  animals, the more they want to protect them. Others don't agree. They say  it's (possible) for animals to  feel completely at home in zoos.example, in the wild,  elephants  typically walk thirty to fifty kilometers a day in large(group). How can a zoo provide that kind of environment to the elephants? And zoos may say their goal is animal safety and protection, many have been found treating their animals badly.

There isn't a simple /'ænsər/ to this problem, yet that doesn't /mi:n/ we shouldn't have a discussion about it. What are your thoughts?

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Dear Jack,

    I'm glad to hear from you. Let me tell you something about my school life.

    My school life is colorful. What about yours? Write to me soon.

Yours,

Li Hua