Dear everyone, this is a picture of our class. We are in Class 1. The name of our school is Bewsay Road Secondary School. Our English teacher's name is Mrs.

    Tanner. Can you see her in the picture? Our names are Sara, Emma, Tom, Ben, Nick, Peter and Mike. Can you see us in the picture? Sara wears a nice skirt and she can draw very well. Emma is her best friend. She plays the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} best in the class. Nick and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} are twins. They look the same! Sometimes we cannot tell which is Nick and which is Peter. Tom loves to play {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. He is No. 9 on the school football team. Ben stands next to Emma. He is a shy boy. But he can speak {#blank#}4{#/blank#} very well. Do you know why? He has a Russian mother! Send us a picture of your class and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} us about your group.

    I always knew that I depended way too much on my phone, but I didn't know how much. So I decided to do this challenge(挑战) to find out.

     Every morning since I got a smartphone, I've used The Weather Channel App to find out what to wear. On the first morning I had to dress without guidance, but thankfully I was able to guess that the day would be cold and foggy by looking out of my window.

    I couldn't tell what time it was. I haven't worn a watch for more than a year, because my phone showed the time. So I was late for picking up friends who had been on the bus for two hours from Santa Monica to Palos Verdes. I was also late for my part-time job. And even worse, I couldn't call people to tell them that I was running late.

    Getting to places was harder, too. I got lost because I couldn't use the GPS(导航系统) on my phone. My driving, though, got a lot safer because I no longer had my phone in one hand checking directions while driving with the other.

    But the number one trouble was not having my contact list (联络簿). I forgot to write down my friends' and family members' phone numbers before I started the challenge. It was sad to realize that I couldn't remember my brother's and my mom's cellphone numbers. Oh, how I wished to turn on the phone for just a second to look up phone numbers!

    Even with all the problems, however, I found peace not worrying about missing a text message or an email.

    This challenge was a great learning experience. It surprised me how I'd taken no notice of even the simplest things like remembering phone numbers. We all should take some time to think about how we can depend less on our cellphon

We arrived at our new house in the city. I took my dog Max with me. Grandpa offered to keep Max on his farm, but I refused. Although I would visit Grandpa every weekend, I couldn't give up Max for five days a week! Dad and Mom started cleaning the new house right away, and I took a chain (链条), tied it to Max's collar (颈圈) and walked him to the yard. I felt sorry as he looked at me with sad eyes. He wanted to run freely.

At last Friday came, and we packed to go to the farm. "Let's walk Max to the car," Mom said, tying the chain to his collar.

As soon as Mom opened the door, Max ran away. Mom and I jumped into the car and caught up to him, who was running beside the road with his tongue sticking out. Then he rushed into the road. A coming car came to a sudden stop. Mom shouted "Sorry" to the driver. We ran after Max all the way to the park before he was ready to get in the car.

Finally, we got back to Grandpa's farm. Returning to this old place, Max seemed to be back to his happy days. He ran across the field, leaving the vegetables in a mess. He barked at the chickens and scared them to fly in every direction and ran after the birds. "He loves the life on the farm, doesn't he?" laughed Grandpa. I pretended (假装) not to hear it.

When we got ready to leave on Sunday, Max's eyes no longer shone. As we walked him to our car, he tried to run away. This time, I held the chain tightly (紧紧地). However, my heart tightened at his sad sounds-he was begging! ____▲____. As I watched Max run to the farm, I couldn't help crying. Mom said, "Dear, this is what love is all about."

My name is Bill. I love animals. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}The Dog is black and the cat is white. They both look beautiful. My dog's name is Heihei. He is very smart. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}He likes running around me. I take him to play sports in the park every morning，Mimi is the name of my cat. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}She often sleeps in the day. So she is very fat. She likes playing with balls.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}I give them something to eat and then play with them. They are good friends，but sometimes they fight. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}I like them very much.

Last month, Li Ya had a seven-day vacation. His family planned a three-day trip to Beijing and Xi'an. They decided to go to Beijing by train first. 

On the first day morning, they took a bus for a tour of Tian'anmen Square. There were many visitors there. Then they paid a visit to the Palace Museum. It was great. For lunch, they ate some vegetables, beef and rice. After lunch, they visited the Summer Palace. They took a boat ride on Kunming Lake there. It was fun. In the evening, they ate Beijing Duck in Quanjude, a very famous restaurant. It was delicious. 

The next day they visited the Great Wall. When Li Ya was standing the Great Wall, he felt as if he was in ancient days. he could see many laborers (劳工) working very hard to build this wall. He wondered how they finished this extremely difficult work by hand.

On the third morning, they flew to Xi'an. They visited the Xi'an Circumvallation(西安城墙) and took quite a lot of photos there. They had mutton noodles for lunch. In the afternoon, they visited the Terracotta Army(兵马俑). Li Ya was surprised to know that each warrior of the Terracotta Army is about 1.8 meters tall, and none of them looks the same. In the evening, they enjoyed a wonderful dance show. 

 Five young girl students at Shanghai Theatre Academy have become famous online by singing pop songs to the tunes (曲调) of Beijing Opera. 

 Li Wei, a young man, likes to watch the students' videos. He said, "Thanks to them, I have got a better understanding of my parents' deep love for Beijing Opera. 

 The students, mainly roommates from Room 416 at the academv are known on the Internet as the"416 girls". They have put their singing on short - video platforms (平台) since 2019. 

Over the past three years, the students have gradually won a large number of fans. In one of their videos, which has been watched more than 50 million times and received 2. 5 million"likes", they sing the pop song Tan Chuang to a Beijing Opera tune. 

 Young people such as the"416 girls"have increased audience (观众) numbers for Beijing Opera, which has a history of more than 200 years. 

 Guo Jing, 27, a primary school teacher, has about 2. 5 million followers on the Douyin short - video platform. In her videos, she performs ancient songs while dancing to Beijing Opera movements, or discusses interesting stories about the art form. 

"I want to be one of the best art vloggers, and I see it as my task to shorten the distance between art and life. "Guo said. 

 Pan Yan, a leader of the China Performance Industry Association, said, "Beijing Opera has a special charm (魅力) that people can sense without having to understand it. Audience experience the art form's beauty by watching short videos, and they also spread news and knowledge about Beijing Opera after watching videos. "