Peter's story is a good example for those people who are in trouble. When Peter was a little boy, he had difficulty1because something was wrong with his mouth2the age of two, his family's house was burned down in a big fire. Peter was hurt3and his legs needed to be cut. Six years later, his mother died and he had to live on the streets for years before he4to the orphanage（孤儿院）.
In the orphanage, many people encouraged him to face the difficulty by himself. Later, he began to teach5to play the guitar. He showed great interest in it. He kept practicing for some years. He joined6music group and began his performance with some famous musicians. His group went to Chicago. There Peter was paid much attention by many people who wondered7they could do to help him.
A hospital offered him free care and a rich man8to pay for his train tickets to and from his hometown. While he was in hospital, Peter began writing music and wanted to record his own album（专辑）. At the end of that year, he went to a Chicago club to play his new music9the strangers and the friends who had helped him.
It was amazing that Peter could come into good luck10he had so many years' hard time. "We had a saying in my hometown." Suffer first, then enjoy!" I guess that's about me, "he said with a happy smile.
This winter Bing Dwen Dwen became one of the most popular toys in the world. It's a panda in an ice shell.
Two years ago, Bing Dwen Dwen was chosen1the mascot（吉祥物）for the Beijing2022 Winter Olympics. The design was2from 5, 816 works from 38 areas and3around the world. Cao Xue is the chief designer of Bing Dwen Dwen. He said the idea4came from the traditional Chinese snack bingtanghulu. But a simple5couldn't stand for a country by itself. Cao's team tried many animals and plants and finally decided on a6. "We don't need to explain7to have it understood across different cultures, "said Cao.
However, there were already too many cartoon characters of pandas. The mascot needed to be original and8. Cao first decided that it should be a baby panda instead of an adult9. This decided the body shape of Bing Dwen Dwen its body has the same length as its head.
Cao's team looked all around the world to collect all the pandas they could find. They wanted to make sure their panda looked different. Through their hard work, they 10in winning. people's hearts.
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China-Laos Railway Welcome to take the train of China-Laos Railway! As a very important project of China's Belt and Road Initiative（BRI“一带一路"倡议）, the railway was put into use on Dec. 3, 2021. Presidents of the two countries saw the opening of the railway by video. Let's take a look! From: Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province To: Vientiane, capital city of Laos |
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Total length（长度）：1, 035km Length in Laos：422km Train speed：160 km-200 km per hour China-Laos Railway crosses areas rich in wildlife including wild Asian elephants. Developers set up protective fences（栅栏）to reduce the project's influence on them. As a symbol of friendship between China and Laos, China-Laos Railway could provide Laos with a connection with the world, which could make the country more attractive to investors（投资者）, create new jobs, and quicken economic（经济）growth. It will cut the travel time between the two cities to about 10 hours. The railway created more than 110, 00 jobs for people in Laos during its constitution（建设）. Construction of the Las part started in December 2016, and construction of the China part linking Yuxi and the border（边境）town of Mohan started in December 2015. |
We have been used to wearing masks in public since CoVID-19 outbreak. About 300 million masks are used and then thrown away every day in China. Where do these used masks go？You might think that they just go into a garbage bin. But that's just the first stop on the masks' journey.
After the masks are thrown into bins. garbage trucks empty the bins and take the garbage to landfills（垃圾填理场）, Then, the masks will be poured into garbage incinerators（焚化炉）and burned. Burning masks might not seem to be very good for the environment. Will it cause any pollution？
According to People's Daily, the answer is "NO"! That's because most masks are made of non woven fabrics（无纺布）which is friendly to the environment. It can break down easily. After burning, it turns into water and carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）. As long as we deal with the emissions（排放）correctly, burning the masks won't cause pollution.
In fact, burning the masks can bring some benefits. For example, when the garbage is burning electricity can be made at the same time. Burning one ton of garbage can produce more than 400 kilowat（千瓦）hours of electricity. It is said that there will be 162, 000 tons of used masks in China this year. That means, burning them all can produce 64 million kilowatt hours of electricity. This is enough to allow an electric car to drive 370 million kilometers, which is 9, 250 times around the earth.
So burning the masks is environmentally friendly.
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Mr. Jack Frank（the father）is a scientist. He is doing research on Chinese solar terms（节气）. Mrs. Frank（the mother）is a housewife. She likes cooking and she cooks for the family every day. Alice（the daughter）is learning painting in a university. She hopes to be an artist in the future. Adam（the son）is studying in a primary school. He loves Tang poems so much that he learns one every day. Mr. Kelvin Frank(the grandfather) used to be a sportsman. Now he practices Taiji every morning. |
A. Chinese traditional sports and activities are the cultural heritage（文化遗产）of China. Most of them not only are good for health but also have high artistic value. B. Food and drink has a special meaning to Chinese people. Eating does not just mean filling the stomach. What and how to eat is more important. C. Traditional festivals play an important part in Chinese cultural heritage. There are a large number of traditional festivals in China. They carry rich information about the life of Chinese. D. The art of paper cutting was first developed in China. Chinese paper-cuts have been a traditional form of decoration（装饰）at the Chinese New Year for thousands of years. E. Chinese painting is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world. The artists paint on rice paper or thin silk with brushes. F. In the past 3, 500 years, China has developed its own form of cultural traditions, values and tastes. Tang poems are said to be the finest of Chinese literature（文学）. G. The twenty-four solar terms have a history of thousands of years in China. They are still useful today in people's life. |
Feb. 24th was a meaningful day. 18-year-old Su Yiming received very special letter from President Xi Jinping. He couldn't believe it at first. excited he was!
In the letter, President Xi congratulated Su and other on their wonderful achievements at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Su still remembered Xi's visit to the National Winter Sports Training Center in Beijing
2019. Xi hoped that young Chinese people always keep the mother and in their hearts and stay grounded（脚踏实地的）. Su Yiming was by Xi's encouragement.
He decided to believe in . He knew he must give his all to realize his dream.
Su Yiming won the gold medal, he couldn't help writing a letter to President Xi.
He really wanted to thank President Xi Jinping from the bottom of his heart. In his letter to Xi, Su said he would work even and serve the nation better in the future.
Let's learn from Su Yiming is the Olympic snowboarding（单板滑雪）gold medalist（奖牌得主）.
Recently, volunteering is more and more popular in our daily lives. It is becoming a common thing among people of all ages. We believe that being helpful is one of the most important qualities（品质）. In some Chinese high schools, the students need to volunteer for at least 40 hours to graduate. There are many kinds of voluntary work, such as organizing books in libraries, taking care of children in hospital, delivering food to the old and so on.
Tom once volunteered in a primary school. His job was to help students. When he first started, he was nervous. Then, as time went on, he became more and more interested in his job. He worked as a volunteer in the school for 2 months. He got along well with the students. When the voluntary work was over, he felt happy and excited.
内容包括：
1）想成为一名社区志愿者的原因。
2）你的特长，你擅长做什么？
3）你会为社区做些什么？（至少三点）
要求：
1）必须包含所给的内容，可适当发挥。
2）文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名。
3）词数：80词左右。开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数。
Dear Sir,
I'm a junior student from Xinhua Middle School. I'd like to become one of your volunteers.
Thank you!
Yours,
Li Hua
