Look at this. What's this in English, do you know? Ah, it's a photo. Who's that in the photo? It's Li Yan. Li Yan is my good friend. She is a beautiful girl. Who's that? The boy in black? It's Jim. He is an English boy. He is very cool. He is my friend, too. We are all in Class 3,Grade 7. I like Jim and Li Yan.

    Catherine Banner is becoming the next J. K. Rowling. She started1her book sitting at the back of the2at the age of 14.

    Miss Banner published her first work, The Eyes of a King, which was a best seller.

    "Growing up, I always3stories and writing," she said. "When I was4, one of my favourite games was to staple(用订书钉装订) together pieces of paper and make5into a book with stories and pictures. And later I spent hours after school writing6."

    "I wrote whenever I had any7time. Sometimes I even wrote down a few sentences at the end of the class or between lessons so as not to8them. It was just a bit of fun."

    "I am really excited. It means so9to me. Now I'm looking forward to10what people think of the book."

    Miss Banner began her study in English literature(文学) at Cambridge University in October 2008. The sequel(续集) to The Eyes of a King, Voices in the Dark, was published on September 22, 2009. Then she wrote a third part of her series, The Heart at War. The series were completed in 2012.

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Healthy lifestyle

As we all know, a healthy lifestyle is good for our bodies.

The most meaningful club I joined in

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The traditional Chinese Lunar Calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Great Heat (大暑), the 12th solar term of the year, begins this year on July 22 and ends on August 7. During Great Heat, most parts of China enter the hottest season of the year. The following are some things you should know about Great Heat.

A season of harvesting and planting

During Great Heat, the sunshine, high temperatures, and heavy rainfall are good for agricultural crops. But like Slight Heat, many natural calamities such as floods, droughts (干旱) and typhoons also happen during Great Heat. Therefore, it's important to harvest and plant in time to avoid setbacks (挫折) caused by natural disasters.

Sending the Great Heat ship in Zhejiang

The ship is filled with various animals for sacrifice (祭祀) such as pigs, sheep, chickens, fish and shrimps. More than 50 fishermen take turns carrying the ship as they march through the streets. The drums are played and fireworks are lit. Both sides of the streets are filled with people praying for blessings. After a series of ceremonies, the ship is finally carried to the wharf (码头). Then, the ship is pulled out of the fishing port and burned at sea. People carry out this ritual (典礼) to pray for good harvests (收成) and health.

Eating litchi and Mizao in Fujian

On the day of Great Heat, there is a custom of eating litchi and Mizao in Putian, Fujian Province, as a celebration of Great Heat. Litchi is a nutritious fruit. People usually soak litchi in cold well water first and eat it. Mizao is made of fermented (已发酵的) rice. On the day of Great Heat, people cook it with brown sugar.