Tom and Mike are good friends. They are kind to children.

    They want to find summer jobs. One day Tom tells Mike that Beidaihe Kids Summer Camp needs help with sports, music and computers. They are both very glad to hear(听说) this. Tom can play basketball and volleyball and he can swim, too. Mike can play the violin, the trumpet, the drums and the guitar. Tom and Mike like computers very much. Can they join the Summer Camp?

    Zheng He was an amazing man. He was born in 1371. Eleven years later, he was caught by the army of a rich young man called Zhu Di and made to work for him. Over time the rich man saw that Zheng He was very clever and strong and they became close friends. In 1403 Zhu Di became the emperor of China and he asked Zheng He to join his government.

    The emperor wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power. He ordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He their leader. Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led seven sea trips to different parts of the world. He certainly travelled to India, Africa and the Middle East. A few people think his ships have even reached South America and Australia.

    Each trip lasted between two and four years and it is believed that he sailed more than 50,000 kilometres during the years of his travels. Zheng He led a fleet with about 28,000 men and over 300 ships, such as boats for food, water and even soldiers' horses.

    On these trips he brought with him many Chinese goods like silk and medicine to give to foreign kings or to sell for local goods. He returned from each trip with boats which were filled with expensive things such as gold and treasure, foreign guests and strange animals like a giraffe.

    It is a pity that we may never learn everything about Zheng He's travels. The Columbus of the East, Zheng He, died in 1433. After that, the new emperor had these trips stopped and he burned almost all the books about Zheng He's travels, because he believed the trips were unlucky and too expensive. It is only in the last 50 years that historians have begun to carefully study the adventures of great Zheng He.

Once upon a time there was a happy paper doll that had no face. His whole body was perfectly cut out and painted, except for his face. However, he had a pencil so he could choose whatever face he wanted to have. How lucky! He then spent all day asking everyone he met, "What's a perfect face like?"

" One with a big beak (鸟嘴)." answered the birds.

" No. Not one with a beak," said the trees. " The perfect face is full of leaves."

" Forget the beak and the leaves," said the flowers. " If you want a perfect face, you fill it with colors."

The doll followed their advice. However, it turned out that nobody liked it. And now he couldn't erase it! " I only wanted a face that everyone would like," he cried. "And now look, what a disaster (灾难)!"

A small cloud heard his cries and came to him, " I think I can help you. As I'm a cloud, I can make any face you like. What do you think about me changing faces until there's one that you like? I'm sure we can fix you a little bit."

The doll again felt hopeful. The cloud made all kinds of faces for him. But none of them was perfect enough.

"Never mind," said the doll. " you've been a great friend." He gave her a big hug and the cloud smiled from ear to ear, happy at having helped. Just then the doll cried excitedly, " That's it! That's the face I want! It's a perfect face!"

"Which one?" asked the cloud. "But I haven't done anything."

"Yes, yes you have! It's that face you make when I hug you!"

The cloud finally realized that he was talking about her big smile. And together they took the pencil and drew the paper doll a big smile, ten times better than beaks, colors and leaves. And that face was indeed the only one that everyone liked because it had the secret ingredient (成分) for perfect faces: a big smile that could never be erased.

I received a phone call from my friend the night before yesterday.  We talked for more than 40 1 .  But I spent 30 minutes listening to her.  Her 2 were full of complaints (抱怨) about the work, the society and other things.  Later I stopped her and 3 her, "Firstly, what are you trying to tell me after repeating all that? Secondly, how do you feel after 4 these complaints.  I think 5 can be changed unless you make up your mind to change it. " In the following communication, we talked much better.  We talked about the progress she had made on her6 , and I also gave her some advice on her work. 

We all have problems with our work, our friends, our families, or within ourselves.  We should do something to 7 the problem instead of complaining all the time.  What is the use of complaining? No use at all.  The goal of changing the world is too 8 .  We cannot achieve that big goal in one go.  Try to start with yourself, face to life actively and change your world.  Changing your world is an important part of changing the world.  And remember to be9 to others.  Be thankful, so you don't complain.  Then everything will change, 10 get better and better!

Change yourself, start by stopping complaining, and the world will really start to change. 

I'm Tom. I am very busy every day, but I make a plan for my study because I want to be a   good student. I get up at six o' clock every morning. After washing my face and brushing my teeth,  I begin to review(温习) my lessons, Chinese, math, English and so on. I go to school at seven  o' clock. I have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. My favorite subject is math because it is useful and fun, and I am good at it.

 After school, I don't have much homework, but there are a lot of after-school activities, such as(比如) music, art and English. I often have dinner at seven o' clock at home, then start my homework. I must finish it before I go to bed. On the weekends, I usually watch TV. Sometimes,I play Chinese chess with my grandpa.

I think having a routine helps me keep healthy and be a good student.