Give water, save lives

A bottle of water may not seem like much to you, but thousands of bottles will be of great help for people who live in drought-hit(遭受旱灾) areas in China.

Since last autumn, there has been very little rain in Southwest China. Some places, especially in Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, have experienced a serious drought. Crops (庄稼) died, the land cracked(裂开), and wells (井) and rivers dried up. More than 20 million people are having difficulty in finding safe drinking water.

After learning about the drought, many people around the country helped by giving water, money and other things.

Last week, every member of the Communist Youth League (共青团员) and Young Pioneers(少先队员) were encouraged to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit areas. Students in primary schools and middle schools quickly joined the activity. In Yuhua Primary School in Xi' an, 900 students bought over 1,000 bottles of water with their pocket money. They also wrote their wishes on the bottles.

The serious drought has also made students realize the importance of saving water. Students from Nanshan Middle School in Huizhou, Guangdong went on the street to tell people to take part in water-saving activities.

"I've heard that some children in drought-hit areas don't have enough drinking water. They have to drink muddy ( 含有泥土的 ) water. I feel really sad about that," said one student. "I decide to take a shower twice a week instead of every day to save water," he said.

Andy doesn't like cleaning his room. This morning, when Andy is lying in bed, Mum walks into his room. She finds there are many clothes on the floor. Mum gets angry and says, "Look at your room, Andy! I don't want to come into your room at all. Today your brother Ryan wants to go to the zoo. Get up and put your clothes on quickly if you would like to go with us. "

Andy gets out of his bed and finds his coat, jeans and scarf on the floor, but he only finds one of his shoes. "Can you help me find the other one, Mum? "Andy asks. His mum says, "No, Andy. I don't know where it is. It's your fault(错误)to put your things everywhere. Now,  ▲  . l will check it after we come back. And you can't ask your grandpa for help. "

Then Mum leaves for the zoo with Dad and Ryan. Andy has to clean his room at home and it takes him a morning to do the cleaning. Finally, he finds his shoe on the bed! When Mum comes back, she sees Andy's room is very tidy. She says, "Good job, Andy! Here is some ice cream for you. "

In the busy city center streets in Shanghai，you can sometimes see something very unusual—a man who is dressed as a sunflower. He calls{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Xiao Gang. He is a street artist. He always smiles （微笑）{#blank#}2{#/blank#} and tries to make people feel happy. For example，people can{#blank#}3{#/blank#} the flower，or simply take a photo with him. Many people of{#blank#}4{#/blank#} ages and personalities （性格） like Xiao's actions. One grandfather even called on young people around him to join in. "Even at my age，I'm{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the fun，" he said. 

66. 假如你是李华。你刚刚进入新学校学习，你的美国好友Tom想了解你的学校。请根据表格信息提示，给他写一封70词左右的邮件介绍你的学校。

作文要求：（1）不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现真实校名和考生的真实姓名；（2）语句连贯，词数70个左右。作文的开头已给出，不计入总词数，也不必抄写在答题卡上。

Dear Tom,

I am very happy to tell you something about my new school.

……

Welcome to my new school.

Yours,

Li Hua

Even though I have lived in Taiwan， English has always been {#blank#}1{#/blank#} important part of my life. 

When I was a little girl， my family {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （move） to Houston， USA， because some of our close relatives（亲戚） lived there. English made its way into my life. It connected me {#blank#}3{#/blank#}the outside world. 

After entering a local school， I didn't really know how to have {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（conversation） with my foreign classmates at first. And I felt sad and nervous. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（lucky）， my classmates were very friendly and patient with me. They taught me {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （pronounce） all the time. Very soon， English became a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （two） language to me. When I couldn't 
show correct {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（express） in Chinese， I had another useful tool. 

After I learned some English， I read many English books. They helped to open up  {#blank#}9{#/blank#} （I） eyes and made my life full of fun. 

All in all， English has given me another tool to communicate with others. I find myself very lucky to have learned English，{#blank#}10{#/blank#} it has helped me shape（塑造） my view of the world.