Hi, my name is Eason. I am English because I was born in England, but I am also British because England is 1 of the UK.

    I live in a typical(典型的) English family. I have a father, a mother and a sister.

    We all live together in a house in a town in the south east corner of England. At the back of our house we have our 2 where I play with my sister. My family has a car, a computer, a colour TV with a DVD, a washing machine, a dishwasher and a cat. Mum and Dad both have mobile phones. I am hoping to get one soon. My favourite subjects at school are Science and History. My favourite topic in history is the ancient Egypt(古埃及). I also enjoy 3 lessons- we play football, netball, cricket and sometimes we go cross-country running.

    Every Saturday my family and I go into town to the open 4 . People sell vegetables, clothes, toys, posters, and nearly(几乎) 5 else out on the street. Mum buys her fruit and vegetables there. I enjoy just wandering(闲逛) looking at all the things for sale, hoping my parents will buy me something. Sometimes I am lucky. I love my family very much.

    We should not use more water than we actually need. If we do, we will not have enough water in the future.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}It is not a difficult question to answer. If we remove more fresh water than nature replaces, we have taken too much.

    Many cities run campaigns (运动) to get people to stop wasting water. They show them ways they can cut back on water use.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}What's more, they carry out programs that offer money to reduce water use. For example, they give people shower heads and toilets that use less water.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

    Another threat (威胁) to our water supply is pollution. When our sources of fresh water get polluted, we can no longer use this water. This also endangers (危及) the animals that depend on the water.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}We can save lots of water by not letting taps (水龙头) run while we brush our teeth or by turning off taps right after washing hands. By collecting cold water when we're taking warm showers, we can also save water.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}In this way, we can make full use of water.

    Hangzhou won its bid (申办) for the 2022 Asian Games on September 16th, 2015. It will be the third time that the Games are held in a Chinese city after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010.

    The well-known capital city of Zhejiang Province in the southeast part of the country has a population of 9. 47 million. It is a beautiful city with a long history and it has been developing rapidly in recent years. Hosting the Asian Games will give the city another chance to grow.

    "We have seen here the strong wish and the great effort of Hangzhou to host the 19th Asian Games." The OCA (亚奥理事会) President praised.

    The Games are set to include 34 sports. Some venues (场馆) have already been completed, while several others are still being built and will be put into use one year before the Games. The Asian Games will be held from September 10 to 25, when the temperature is around 20℃.

    "There is no doubt that the event will attract more visitors to experience the beauty and charm of this amazing city. At the same time, more roads will be built and the underground will be added, reducing heavy traffic. But the best part is that it will give us the chance to watch world-class competitions close to our homes." Shao Lin, a local person, told the reporter excitedly.

    With the Asian Games in Hangzhou in September and the World Cup in Qatar (卡塔尔) in November, 2022 will be an exciting year for Asians, especially Chinese sports fans.

    Hangzhou is trying its best to get ready for the big sports show. Hangzhou is waiting to see you in 2022!

As an only child, Nicole Renae often felt lonely in her youth. But that all 1 when she was ten. For her birthday, Renae's grandmother surprised her with a lovely 2 , Chloe.

"She was my best friend,"Renae says."She'd keep licking (舔) your face 3 you didn't stop her."

But soon the family had to send Chloe away because of her father's new job."I was just a little girl, so I had no 4 but to accept that. I felt so sick and sad," Renae says.

In time, Renae grew up, got married and had a child of her own. Remembering the 5 of having a dog, Renae wanted her 6 to experience the same. Then one day she saw a post online about an old dog that needed a new home. The dog 7 Chloe. Without thinking much, she decided to adopt(收养) it.

When she met the dog, it appeared 8 ."She ran up to me and started licking me,"she says."I 9 knew in my heart that it was her, my old Chloe."But several years had passed, so the idea just seemed to be 10 .

"My whole family thought 11 was mad,"Renae says.

Her mom realized there was a way to 12 the idea: Their Chloe had a microchip (芯片) with an ID number. Renae then took the new Chloe to be scanned (扫描).

{#blank#}1{#/blank#} 13 , the numbers were a match!

Renae had never thought she would see Chloe again, and she was really happy to have her14 . "As for Chloe, she's made herself right at home," Renae says."And 15 shouldn't she? She knows that she'll be with me forever."

Sandy and Ellie are from the same city. Sandy used to be a doctor and Ellie was1 international photographer. They2 while they were traveling many years ago. Now the two old3 are eighty years old. In 2021, they started planning an adventure(冒险) — "Around the World at Eighty". They got the idea from the novel Around the World in 80 Days. They were going to visit eighteen countries and see some wonders of the world4 two and a half months. Unluckily, Sandy got sick at the end of 2021,5 they had to put off the plan. They finally made it in 2023.6 excited they were! 

So far, they've seen the Northern Lights and stood in front of the Pyramids. Everywhere they go, 7 talk with the people that they meet and make new friends. "For me, one of8 things of the journey is meeting people," said Ellie. Sandy and Ellie record the journey on the Internet. They quickly become popular. They hope9 others to keep moving in their wonderful years! "Don't sit in a chair and waste time," Sandy says. "If you don't use it, you10 it. "

When it rains, we often use an umbrella. When the sun shines brightly in summer, we often use an umbrella. But do you know 1  the umbrella was invented? It is said that the umbrella was made by Lu Ban and his wife over two thousand 2  ago. 

Lu Ban was a famous carpenter(木匠). He 3  went out to work. One morning, when Lu Ban's wife was 4  her way to take the lunch to her husband, it was raining harder and harder, and she had to enter a small 5  nearby. She thought, " How wonderful it will be if the small temple(寺院) can move with me!"

As soon as it stopped 6 , she left the temple and walked on. After a while, it began to rain again. She 7 , but there was no house nearby. She had to lift her 8  to stop the rain from dropping to her head and her clothes. She held the handle(把手) of the basket and walked in the rain. She found the basket looked like a light small moving 9 . 

Suddenly she had an idea, "I'll 10  a small, light, moveable house, then I can take it with me when I am away from my house. "

As soon as she 11  home, she began to make"a moveable house" with bamboo. She worked hard for the whole 12 , but she failed. In the evening, Lu Ban came home. His wife told him her idea. Lu Ban was very 13  to hear that. 

As a carpenter, Lu Ban was very good at his job. He quickly set to work. He and his wife worked on it until midnight. 14 , a small, light, moveable" house" was successfully invented! It was made of wood, bamboo and silk. Lu Ban and his wife 15  it" umbrella", And today there are all kinds of beautiful umbrellas all over the world.