My family came to America from China many years ago. I was born in Oakland in 1989. Many young Chinese Americans don't learn much1because our parents2us to learn English very well.

    Chinese is a difficult language. If we don't speak it3, it's easy to forget. Writing is hard, too. We have to remember lots of words and thousands of characters (汉字). In English, there are only 26 4.

    At home, I5English with my family. But now, we speak some Cantonese (广东话) because we watch films 6 that language.

    My mom has come to love F4, a Chinese boy band (组合). They are in the film Meteor Garden (《流星花园》). We all7the TV series, and we learn Cantonese8 saying some funny words from the TV series to each other.

    It's fun to speak Cantonese with my Chinese friends. It 9funny because we can't say the words just right.

    Young Chinese Americans know that our culture (文化) is getting lost, so we try to10something.

    It was a sunny Saturday afternoon. A father was taking his two little sons to a1. It is a popular place for kids as they can see many animals there. He walked up to the assistant at the ticket counter and said, "2is it to get in?"

    The young man replied, "Three dollars for you and three dollars for any kids who is3 than six. We will let them in free4they are six or younger. How old are your sons?"

    The father said," One is three and the other is seven. So I guess I need to pay   5dollars, right?"

    "Hey, sir, did you just win something? You could6yourself three dollars." said the man," I wouldn't know the7 between six and seven years old. "

    The father replied," Yes, that's may be8. But my kids would know the difference. "

    I was9moved by the father. As he taught us an important lesson that we should always be10. And as parents, we should always set a good example for our kids.

Dear Meimei,

I am happy to receive your last letter. You asked me what my favorite dream job is. To tell you the truth, I am going to be a {#blank#}1{#/blank#}because I like meeting interesting people. I will {#blank#}2{#/blank#}to Beijing. Beijing is a big and fantastic place. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}my free time, I will spend time with my best friends. Maybe I will keep a cat {#blank#}4{#/blank#}a pet.

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Write soon.

Wonderful Park has finally reopened after nearly three months of repair! Since my sister Julia's birthday is coming, yesterday my parents took us to the park to have some fun. Julia was very excited as she had never been to Wonderful Park before.

We arrived at the park early in the morning. While we were buying tickets at the ticket office, Julia was told that she could enjoy free admission during her birthday month. She could also get some pin s and stickers for free. Julia was over the moon with her birthday presents. After buying our tickets, Julia wanted to ride the Ferris wheel. However, Mum suggested going to the King's Theatre first as a musical was about to begin.

We were attracted by the delicious smell of popcorn while we were on the way to the King's Theatre. We bought two bags of chocolate popcorn and it tasted good. Before we entered the theatre, there were two cartoon characters standing at the entrance. They were lovable so Julia and I took some photos with them. The show began at ten forty-five. Though I am not a big fan of musicals, it was really great. All the performers sang and danced well. There was a huge round of applause (掌声) when the show ended. Then, we went to the ride. It was the last stop and also the most enjoyable part of our trip.

Here are the photos we took. The first one shows the chocolate popcorn. It was yummy! Next are the photos we took at the entrance of the King's Theatre. The cartoon characters are giving me and Julia a big hug! Here comes the photo that J like best. We took this after we rode on the Ferris wheel. Dad is putting his arm around Mum's shoulders. Julia is making a V sign with her fingers and I am making a silly face. It is a nice family photo. We all look forward to visiting the park again!

Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people will think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28. Although he lived over 2, 000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today. 

Confucius lived in the State of Lu, which is located in present-day Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn't give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports. 

Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3, 000 students in his lifetime. 

Today, people still follow Confucius' lessons. He told us that we all should learn something. "When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some aspects. I choose their good qualities and follow them. "

He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. "All study but no thinking makes people puzzled. All thinking but no study makes people lazy. "

Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. "A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others. " he said. 

People use his ideas to help themselves and society. At present, more than 100 Internet websites are telling people about him, and his ideas have gone far into East and South Asia. 

There is a farm. A boy is on the farm. His name is Bingo. Many animals are on the farm. They are five pigs, seven cows, ten chickens, four cats, three dogs, and five rabbits. Dogs can swim. They're white. Horses can run. Rabbits can jump. Where are the chickens? They are under the tree. What happened? A pig is stuck.