I had a great time on my trip to Canada．I went with two t and all my classmates．I mmy family at first but at the end of the holiday,I didn't want to go home!
On my favourite day,we went off a really long walk in the mountains．We had to call our things in bags on our backs(背)．It was hard work but we never got bbecause we chatted(聊天)all the way．We had a rock climbing lesson before our lunch and later that afternoon we aat a lake．There we camped for the night．I helped build the fire．The teachers and two of the older students cdinner．After dinner，we sat ame fire and sang songs and made wishes in me dark．
Some of us girls decided to sleep outdoors(在户外）bwe wanted to look at the stars．Several boys made"tiger" noises trying to make uafraid，but we just laughed because we were having so much fun．I'll nforget that day．
There is a Chinese s about an old famer who had an old horse for farming. One day the horse escaped into the hills and, when all the other neighbors took p on the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, “Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?”
A week later, the horse returned w a lot of wild horses from the hills. This time the neighbors congratulated the farmer on his good l His reply was still, “Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?”
Then when the f son was going to train one of the wild horses, he f off its back and broke his leg. Everyone t this was very bad luck, but n the farmer, whose only reaction was, “Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?”
Some weeks later, the army came into the village and made every healthy man j the army. When they saw the farmer's son with his b leg, they let him off. Now was that good luck? Who knows?
“When is the best time to visit Australia?" Many people ask me very often. A it seems easy, it is hard to answer it actually.
It probably depends on(取决于) w you want to go. Someone says the best time to visit Australia m be in October or November, because the w is not very hot or cold at that time. H ，Australia is quite large from northwest t southeast and it lies in several climate zones(气候带). It's about thousands of miles from east to west, so you should t about it before you decide where to go.
It also depends on what kind of activities you are i in. The weather will be more important if you want to go ice s or if you h to go swimming.
In my opinion, any time is a good time to visit Australia.
Do you believe that a man can change the desert into green land? Guo Chengwang is such a great man. Guo Chengwang is (著名的) for his work in planting trees in Shaanxi Province. He is great because not only he plants so many trees but also he has (已经) worked there for over30 years.
When he was a child, he had to go to the farmland (喂养) pigs. After he grew up, looking at the endless desert he thought he should do something. In 1986, he came up with the idea of planting trees. So he (卖掉) the pigs and began his plan . At first, the (形势，情况) was difficult. He had to carry water from a place far away to water the small trees he planted He worked day and night to grow as many trees as possible. He has planted two (百万) trees now. He hopes to live in peace with the (自然).
Guo Chengwang once told a reporter from CCTV, "Nothing is (令人愉快的) than seeing the trees grow well. They are just like my own (婴儿). "He is one of (普通的) farmers in China. What he did makes our country more beautiful.
As middle school students, we should not only know how to protect (我们自己), but how to (提供)a hand to people who are in trouble. Zhang Qiang is just the boy who can help himself and others. Zhang Qiang is a (残疾的)student. There is something (有毛病) with his left leg, but he never thinks life is unfair, (反而）, he never gives up.
He often (志愿)to help others on weekends. For example, he tells stories to those(孤独的)old people in the old people's home. He(募集)money for poor people. He buys toys for sick children to cheer them up. Although it's difficult for him to walk, he keeps on doing so to be (强壮的). He always tries his best to (依靠)on himself and help others.
Bob and Mary had a happy family. They had a son named Tony and a daughter named Lisa. They lived in a big house in (德国). Bob had a great (兴趣) in football. And Mary loved roses very much. She had a quite big (私人的) garden in her house. She planted a lot of blue roses in it. They were pretty nice and (有价值的).
One day, Bob and Tony had a football match near the rose garden. The match was really wonderful! Suddenly, the football was kicked into the garden and as a (结果), it destroyed many lovely roses. The (凌乱) in the garden looked really terrible. Certainly, it made Mary (发疯的), she couldn't help shouting at her husband and her son. Bob and Tony felt sorry, so they tried a lot to (使满意) Mary but they failed. When seeing the garden, Mary always felt her (心) broken. In the end, the daughter had an idea. She asked a famous (艺术家) to paint a picture of blue roses for her mother. The roses were so beautiful just like those in the garden before. The mother smiled.
It's important for us to show our feelings with someone else. It's wrong not to talk to anyone when you're feeling sad, worried or (孤独的). If you keep your feelings inside, it can make you feel (生病的).
But if you talk with someone, like your mom or dad, you will begin to feel better (比) before. Now you are not all alone with your trouble (不再). It doesn't mean it will disappear magically, but at least, someone else (理解) what's the matter with you and can help you find (几个) different ways to solve your problems.
Although your parents really expect you to (发展) your independence in your growing up, they still hope you can (打开) your heart to them in (为了) to help you make a better (决定) and have a better future. And we will surely feel better if we share our feelings with someone else.
Dear Dad,
Father's Day is coming. Although I am busy getting (准备好的) for the final examination, I want to (庆祝) it for you because you are my hero. I'd like to say, "I love you, Dad!" I do think you are the most patient father in the world. Every time I have (苦恼), you always give me (建议) and help me out. I remember once I failed in a competition, and I felt terrible. (代替) of complaining, you just said to me (轻柔地), "A real man must learn to face many failures in life bravely. (振奋起来) up!" I repeated your words many times and finally knew what its (意义) was.
Dad, I am going to buy you a postcard as a present. I hope you will like it although I don't think it can express all of my thanks to you. I believe you can (理解) me. Love you (永远), Dad!
Best wishes!
Yours,
Mike
Lucy is a very(善良)girl. She is always willing to help people who have（困难）. Now Lucy is (学习)in the University of Texas. At the same time, she is（志愿）to teach at Heart House in her free time. Heart House is a local after-school program for children. It (提供)some extra for those children who are not doing well in their studies.
Lucy goes to Heart House to teach the children twice a week. She also(建立) up a website for Heart House. In this way, more people will have more chances(机会) to learn about Heart House and help the children there.
Because of Lucy's website, every week 125 volunteers spend about four hours(和) the children at Heart House now. "(没有) Lucy's website, Heart House would be(不能) to have enough volunteers. I get such a strong feeling of(满意)." The program leader says.
"I feel happy to teach those kids how to study. The happiest thing is that I can also learn a lot from them, too. I won't give up volunteering after I leave school. I hope to keep teaching kids who need help. "Lucy says.
Dear Sally,
How time flies! I miss you very much.
I'm new here, so I want to ask you for help. When I have a chance to this new city, I was really （兴奋的）to have my new life. It's such a big city that I have never （看见）before. And the traffic is much （更繁忙）, so I often get lost in the street. It is （真实的）. Second, my parents don't （允许）me to go out at night. I have to follow the rule. Now I have few friends here because of living （单独地）. I am afraid of the darkness. I can't fall （睡着的）during the night. Besides this, English is my biggest problem. Last week I didn't （通过）the English exam. I feel （焦虑的）every day. I don't know what will happen in the future. But I want to live as happily as before. So would you like to give me some （建议）? I'll try to get over these problems.
Yours,
Lingling
