I love to write! Ever since I was a five-year-old girl, I wrote stories in my notebooks and on small pieces of paper. I told stories to my friends. As a grown-up, I have written over 100 books! That's a lot! As a teacher, it's my goal to encourage all of my students to love to write.

    Writing is easy if you're careful enough, I told them. Everyone I meet is a possible character.

    Everything I see or do is a possible scene in a book. Start looking around you. You'll be amazed at what you discover.

    Anyone can be a writer. You just put your pencil on your paper and write what you like to read, step by step:

    ● Create great characters. If you know your characters well, they'll write the story for you.

    ● Interest the reader right at the beginning. You can start your stories with dialogue or action. If you can make the reader ask questions, then he has to keep reading to find out the answers.

    ● Follow the steps. The steps for every story are almost the same: Introduce the characters and the conflict(争端);things get worse; all seems lost; the hero saves the day!

    ● Balance is the key.

    Remember, when writing, it doesn't hurt to add some humor(幽默).

Do you know what American students do in class? Here are 1 . American classroom customs.

If the teacher asks you a question, you should give the 2 immediately. If you do not understand the question, you should 3 you hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. If you do not know the answer, it is all right 4 the teacher that you do not know.

Be 5 time! It is 6 to be late. If you are late, be sure to enter the classroom 7 .Have your books and papers out of your bag before you come 8 the classroom. Then go to your seat and sit quietly. In America, it is not necessary to knock 9 you enter the classroom. Most teachers will give you a low grade if you are often late.

In America, you should call your teacher by his or her last name, not "teacher". Also you should use Mr, Miss, Ms or Mrs. before the 10. This is polite. The teacher will tell you the title that he or she likes.

Hi, I'm Hu Bin, a student of Class l, Grade 7. At school,My teachers and my classmates very1to me. My school life is very2.I like it very Classes begin3 8:00a. m. I have four classes in the morning and two classes in the afternoon. Istudy Chinese, English, math, politics and4 othersubjects. English is my favorite subject, and I often5Englishwith my classmates. I also like P. E. and music.6 Idon't like math. I think it's7 difficultand boring. What do you think?

After school, I often play8 basketballwith my classmates. It is my favorite outdoor activity. Sometimes I swim in theswimming pool. Sometimes I9 withmy friends in the park. I go to the school library every Tuesday and Thursday. Ithink my school life is very interesting? What about10? Can you tell me something about it?

When I was young, Mother's Day was as special as Christmas. 

It was exciting being in the house at this time. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} He made sure that his kids showed much love for their mother. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} He told us to do things for our mother, even very small things like cooking breakfast. 

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} She could have her breakfast in bed in the morning and just relax. In the evening, we went to a restaurant for a nice Mother's Day dinner. 

From this, I learned a thing or two about how to love. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} He loved her and always told her so. 

You see, it goes both ways. The love you have for your mother comes back to you in a special way one day if you have children. Even if you are not living together, you will feel close to each other. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

I used to have little passion （激情） in my life. But what happened the other day changed my mind. It was then that I learned how1 it is to have a passion in life. 

That day I went home in Mom's car. When Mom2 at a red light，someone on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed3 rags（破旧衣服）. He was homeless. That didn't interest me，4 I had seen many people like him before. Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless. But this man was5 in some way. He was not sitting down with a6 expression. Instead，he had a7 in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious thing he had. "Mom，why does that man have a radio though he's8 ? " I asked

"He9 it，" she replied. 

"But why doesn't he use the money to buy food or clothes? He10 something that he didn't need. " "Well，Sarah，sometimes food and clothes aren't the most important. "

That man must care so11 about music that he bought a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that12 is the key to life. 

Since then，I am always thinking of13 is truly important in life. A home，a meal，clothes — these things are only14 of the life. What we often forget is that we all need a joy，a light in a15 day. We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going. 

Mia is a student of junior high school. She {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (live) with her parents and three sisters. But her family is different from most {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (family). Emily and her sisters Anna, Mary and Grace are identical quads (四胞胎). They were all born{#blank#}3{#/blank#} 16 February 2012. The four girls have fair hair and blue eyes, but they are very different in some ways. Emily loves horse-riding. Grace is friendly and kind. Mary likes {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (write) and Anna is interested in science. "Our house is very busy," says Emily, "so my parents want us {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (help) with housework at home. I am happy with my life."