Dear Mike,

    Thanks for your family photo. This is a photo of my family. I have a happy family. There are five people（人） in my family. They are my grandmother, my parents, my sister and I. The old（年老的） woman（女人） is my grandmother. The man（男人） is my father. His name is David. He is a teacher. And what about the woman? She is my mother. Her name is Linda. She is very nice. Look at the girl. That's my sister. She is in a middle school. Her name is Lucy.Do you know the boy ? It's me.

Yours,

Tony

Dear Sue,

    I'm having a good time in Beijing. Now it's 12:00 at noon. I'm in a 1. The restaurant is big and clean. There are 2 in it. And many people are eating meals here.

    I 3 a small bowl of beef noodles, some tofu and some vegetables. Beef soup 4 potatoes here looks good, and I want to order some next time. As for drinks, I order some 5. The meal will cost me 50 yuan. I think it is cheap.

    The 6 is very good. The noodles and the 7 are delicious, and the vegetables are great, but the tea isn't very good.

The people in the restaurant use 8 to have meals. I can't use them and I'm learning how to use 9. It's very interesting. I think it will take me a 10 time to finish the meal.

    I will go back to New York next week. See you soon.

Jane

    NO matter what happens,I'll always be there for you!

    In 1989, an8.2earthquake almost destroyed America, killing over 30,000 people in less thanfour minutes. In the midst of utter devastation and chaos, a father left hiswife safely at home and rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.

    After the unforgettablyscare, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: "No matter what,I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to fill his eyes. As helooked at the badly damaged building that once was the school, it lookedhopeless, but he kept remembering his promise to his son

    He began to direct hisattention to where he walked his son to class at school each morning.Remembering his son's classroom would be in the back right comer of thebuilding, he rushed there and started digging through the ruins, As he wasdigging, other helpless parents tried to pull him off what was left of theschool, saying," It's too late! They're all dead! You can't help! Co home!Come on! Face reality. Here's nothing you can do!

    To each parent hereplied with one line, "Are you going to help me now?" And then hecontinued to dig for his son, stone by stone. The firefighter leader showed upand tried to pull him off the school's ruins saying, "Fires are breakingout. Explosions are happening everywhere. You are in danger. We'll take care ofit. Go home." To which this loving, caring American father asked,"Are you going to help me now?" The police came and said, "You'reangry, worried and it's over. You're making others in danger. Go home. We'llhandle it!" To which he replied, "Are you going to help me now?"No one replied.

    He went on alone becausehe needed to know for himself "is my boy alive or is he dead?" He dugfor eight hours … 12 hours ... 24 hours … 36 hours … then, in the 38th hour, hepulled back a large stone and heard his son's voice. He screamed his son'sname, "Armand!" He heard back, "Dad? It's me, Dad! I told theother kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you would save meand when you saved me, they'd be saved. You promised, no matter what happens,you'll always be there for me. You did it, Dad!" "What's going on inthere? How is it?" the father asked, "There are 14 of us left out of33, Dad. We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When thebuilding fell down, it made a triangle, and it saved us."

    "Come out,boy!" "No, Dad! Let the other kids out first because I know you'llget me! No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!"

①Almost everyone has a question or two about living in space. What is life really like in space? And what do astronauts do there?

②Astronauts living in space have the same hygiene needs as people do on Earth. They wash their hair, brush their teeth and go to the bathroom as well when they wake up. However, because of micro-gravity (微重力), astronauts take care of themselves in different ways. For example, they use a kind of special tool to wash their hair and use leg restraints (腿部固定装置) to set themselves when they use the washing room. 

③Astronauts eat three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Some food can be eaten in the natural form, such as fruit. There are no fridges in space, so space food must be kept in a good way to avoid going bad. 

④Besides morning routine (常规) and eating in space, astronauts also need to do many tasks, such as checking the machines, updating (更新) computer information and so on. At the same time, the control center on Earth sends messages to the astronauts through voice or email to help them in their daily routines. 

⑤What's more, living in space is not just all work and no play. A popular way of relaxation is looking out of the window. And they can also enjoy themselves by watching movies, reading books, playing cards and talking to their families during their free time. 

A wildlife photographer(野外摄影师）

When it comes to Xizang, many people first think of its blue sky, white clouds, and snow-covered mountains. But for Mr. Luo, there is a more colourful and amazing world in Xizang. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

Mr. Luo is a photographer. He is in his late 50s and grew up in Xizang. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} So in 2010, he brought together a team of experts, photographers and volunteers to travel around Xizang to take photos of its amazing plants and animals and show them to others.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Mr. Luo thinks that if we cannot stop those plants and animals from dying out over time, taking photos of them will be helpful for future research. And future generations (后代) will also be able to see that those beautiful plants and animals once lived in Xizang.When travelling around and taking photos, Mr. Luo and his team faced many difficulties and dangers from terrible natural conditions to dangerous animals. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} So far, they have taken hundreds of thousands of photos of Xizang's natural world and published 11 books. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

A. But they never gave up.

B. This world is made up of wild plants and animals.

C. Xizang is so wonderful that it is worth visiting.

D. He loves the wildlife there and wants to share it with others.

E. So many people like travelling around Xizang.

F. Through their photos and books, more and more people are getting to know the wildlife in Xizang.

G. At the same time, the terrible natural conditions in Xizang make it hard for many plants and animals to live.

Amy was a sweet little girl，but she often wasted time preparing instead of acting. In the village，Mr. Smith owned a store that sold {#blank#}1{#/blank#}fruits，including seasonal berries. One morning，he told Amy，I saw some blackberries on Mr. Green's {#blank#}2{#/blank#} today. He said anyone could have them. I will {#blank#}3{#/blank#}you 13 cents per kilogram for all you pick for me. "

Amy was excited about the idea of earning {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to help her mom. She ran home to get a basket {#blank#}5{#/blank#}，thinking about how much money she would earn if she picked 5 kilograms. After finding out that she would earn 65 cents，she {#blank#}6{#/blank#}to dream bigger. She imagined{#blank#}7{#/blank#} she would do with a dollar and fifty﹣six cents if she picked a dozen kilograms. It took her a while to dream bigger. Then，it was almost lunchtime，so she didn't leave home{#blank#}8{#/blank#} the afternoon. 

As soon as lunch was over，she took her basket and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to the farm. Some boys were there before lunch and picked all the blackberries. She could not find half a kilogram to fill her basket. Then she thought {#blank#}10{#/blank#} her teacher's advice："Do your task at once；then think about it. One doer is worth 100 dreamers. "