Ma Hua graduated from Fudan University. He had a good career in IT and a great life in Shanghai, but he felt there was something missing from his life. He wanted to help others to improve their lives, so in March 2013 he gave up his job. Then he moved to south-west China to do voluntary work in a village primary school.

    He soon became an important member of the local people. In his class, he painted pictures on the walls to help students remember English words. He also spent his money building a playground for the children.

Ma Hua quickly got used to his new life. He got great satisfaction(满意) from his work and felt very happy, even though life there was hard—he had to melt(融化) ice for water and grow vegetables for food. When he was free, he wrote poems describing the peace and beauty around him. Sometimes he would go walking in the mountains and enjoy the beautiful view. Sadly Ma Hua was killed in a car accident in July 2014 at the age of 31. His death was a great loss to all those who knew him, but it is a comfort to know that he lived happily, doing what he loved and enriching the lives of others.

A: Next Saturday is my birthday. Would you like to come to my birthday party?

B: I'd love to. But how can I get there?

A: From your home, you can take the No. 3 bus. Get off the bus at the post office. The bus stop is just in front of the post office. Turn right into Xinhua Street. Then you can see a cinema on your left and a bank on the right. Walk on and turn left at the third street. There is a tall building opposite Tianyuan Hotel. It's a library. My house is next to the library. It's easy to find it.

B: Thank you for inviting me. Bye.

A: Bye.

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    There are some skills for students to listen to the teacher in class, which means you're going to have to practice it. Just as you would have to practice basketball to be a better player, you also have to practice listening. How to listen in school?  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    One of the things you need to do is to make sure that your mind doesn't wander (漫游). It's easy to start thinking about other things, especially when you're not interested in the subject. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    Next, listen for the main ideas. If you want to catch every little piece of information, you'll feel tired and bored.

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    Listening isn't always easy, but if you follow these simple steps, you'll be much more successful in your classes.

A. Here are some suggestions.

B. You'll also need to look at the teacher.

C. So make yourself pay attention to what the teacher is saying.

D. Taking notes also makes you pay attention to the class.

E. It might be a friend who is trying to pass you a note.

    Today is Sunday. Mrs. Smith wants to go shopping. She needs to buy many things for her family. She wants to buy bread, milk, vegetables and fruit. Chicken is her family's favourite, so she also wants to buy some. Mr. Smith likes to play basketball best. Mrs. Smith needs to buy a basketball for him. Their daughter(女儿)Lynn needs a new skirt for school. Red is Lynn's favourite colour. John is Lynn's brother. He is only four years old. He likes toy cars. Mrs. Smith wants to buy one for him. Oh, Mrs. Smith will be so busy today.

    Tom went to a beautiful beach on Monday with his friends on vacation. It was sunny and hot. ①So they had great fun playing in the water. In the afternoon, they went shopping. But the shops were crowded, they didn't really enjoy it.

    The next day, it was rainy, so he went to a museum. It was boring. Tom found a small boy crying in the corner. The boy was lost. He helped the boy find his father. Tom was very happy. ②But the had no money for a taxi. So he had to walk back to the hotel. That made him very tired.

On Wednesday, the weather was very cool. So he played tennis. He played all morning. It was really fun.