Mario Green and Mary Brown are from HopeHigh School. These two students volunteer their time to help1people.The volunteer work takes them several hours a week.
Mario loves2andwants to be an animal doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital everySaturday morning. Mario believes it can help to3hisfuture dream job. "It's hard work," he says, "but I want tolearn more about how to4animals. I get such a strong feeling ofsatisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on theirowners'5."
Mary is6old people. Last year,she worked as a volunteer in an old people's home. She helped out with thingslike7the newspaper to the old people, or justtalking to them. They told8stories about the past and how thingsused to be. She still works there once a week to help the old people there. "Alot of old people are lonely. We should listen to them and care for them. We'reall going to be9one day, too."
Volunteering is a dream having10forboth Mario and Mary. They can do what they love to do and help others at thesame time.
My grandmother is a fifty-three-year oldwoman. She loves gardening and plants a lot of flowers. She likes animalsbecause she thinks they are cute. And she really enjoys cooking but the dishesdon't taste good.
My grandmother has two pretty big eyes andlong brown hair. She really looks beautiful. She always has a bright smile onher face. We all think she's alsogenerous and likes to help others. Mygrandmother is very popular with her friends and her grandchildren. She oftentells stories to us. She gives us a lot of happy time. But sometimes she isstrict with me. She said she couldn't go to school when she was young. So shehopes that I can get into a better university. I love my grandmother and hopeshe will be healthy and happy forever.
Welcome to Nanchong, a beautiful city with a long history. You will have a wonderful time here. There are many places of interest. Now let's look through some of them.
Langzhong Ancient City There are many old houses like Lee's Courtyard. You can also enjoy Zhang Fei Temple, Huaguang Tower and so on. Location: Langzhong City Opening time: 9:00 a. m.～4:30p. m. on weekdays 8:30 a. m.～5:30p. m. on weekends Price: ￥120 Telephone number: 0817—6587391 | Zhu De Memorial Hall Zhu De is a great person. Here you can learn about his whole life. You can also visit his old house about 2 kilometers away from the Hall. Location: Ma'an Town, Yilong Opening time: 9:00a. m.～4:30p.m. Price: Free Telephone number:0817—8162563 |
Yuping Park Here you can know the famous historical person named Chen Shou and his book Records of the Three Kingdoms. You can also enjoy beautiful scenery here. Location: Jialing District Opening time: 9:00a m.~5:30p. m Price: Adults:￥10 Old people over 60: ￥5 Children: ￥7 (Children under 6: Free) Telephone number: 0817—3650928 | Zhang Lan Old House Zhang Lan is a great educator. You can learn about his achievements in Chinese education in this memorial hall. Also, you can visit his old house. Location: Lianchi Town, Xichong Opening time: 9:00a. m~5:00p. m Price: Free Telephone number:0817—4224984 |
Wang Yan, a 15-year-old Chinese girl, likeseating snacks very much. She prefers cream biscuits, McDonald's hamburgers andKFC chicken. As a result, she has become overweight.
Today in China, there are many childrenlike Wang Yan. Health experts say children should have healthy eating habits.First, they must eat regular meals and begin with a healthy breakfast. Second,they should have different kinds of foods such as fruit, vegetables, grain,eggs, milk and meat. Third, children shouldn't eat too much junk food. It isdelicious, but eating too much of it is bad for their health. If children do asthe experts say, they won't become overweight. They will be healthier. Studentswon't become tired at school, and they will have enough energy to study hard.
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different kinds of safe and clean place of big cities enjoy living all over the world |
New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go tomuseums. You can also buy things from.
But there are serious problems in big cities too. It's expensive to live there, but there are many people living in some . Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and to receive good medical care. But sometimes these people cannot find work or good places to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities.
Some peoplein big cities, but others do not. Before you move to a big city, think about the problems of living there.
Liao Yifeng, a police officer working in a small village in Wuhan, is a father to thirty-nine "left-behind" children, whose parents are working far away from home and seldom spend time with them.
Chenchen, an eight-year-old boy, was the first to call Liao "Dad". Chenchen's parents divorced (离婚) when he was only six months old. He never saw his mother again and his father later disappeared after getting into debt (债务) . When Liao (A) learned that the boy couldn't even afford the 100 yuan monthly school living fees, he felt sad (B) ________began going to his home every month, bringing 100 yuan.
During last year's MidAutumn Festival, Liao carried a kilo of meat and pig's feet to his home. After dinner, the boy put his arms around Liao's neck and asked sweetly, "Uncle Liao, can I (C) __________you Daddy?" Liao was deeply moved, and he (D) _________made up his mind to be a good "father".
(E) With a two-year old son of his own, Liao said he knew how important a father's love was to a child.
In Chenchen's school, there are 407 left-behind children. With the help of teachers, Liao knows clearly each child's home conditions and pays more attention to the 39 children whose families are the poorest.
Liao built a special room named "family love room" in the police station, where liao helped these left-behind children with their homework and taught (F) them about safety in his spare time.
Moreover, a computer in the "family love room" plays an important role because it offers Liao a good chance to help children whose parents are working far way (G) 和他们在网上聊天.
