Do you love pandas？ Do you have an interest in looking after them？ We 1 some volunteers （志愿者） to help us.
Who You Are Working With：
You need to look after them. You can get 2 to baby pandas. They are only about 0.22 lbs （磅） when they are very 3 . Then they grow up to 60 lbs in their second year of 4 . You'll also work with their 5 . The parent pandas are about 250-350 lbs.
What You Should Do
Clean the pandas' living places.
Prepare the food and 6 the pandas. 99% of their food is bamboo. 7 ， they also eat some other food to keep healthy， such as rice soup， carrots， apples and potatoes.
You also need to do some 8 on their habits （习惯） and health. Then you can learn more about how to look after them.
Working Time： For 1 to 2 weeks. You can decide your 9 .
Working Place： Wolong Nature Reserve， in Sichuan， China.
Others： We will 10 you a room to live in and three meals a day.
If you have an interest， please click here for more information.
One morning， my Dad asked me to drive him to a faraway village and pick him up at 4 p.m. I parked our car at a nearby garage （修车厂）. With several hours in between， I to a 1 . However， when the movie finished， it was already six. I was 2 I late!
I guessed Dad would be really angry if he 3 that I was late because I watching a movie. So I 4 not to tell him the truth. When I picked him up， I said for being late， and told him that the car had some 5 . I'll never forget the look he me. "I'm disappointed （失望的） that you feel you have to lie to me， Jason." Dad looked a 6 . "When you didn't come， I called the garage to ask if there were any problems， told me that you hadn't been there." I felt ashamed as I told him the real 7 . After listened to me， Dad said， "I realize I've failed as a father. I'm going to walk home now think about where I've gone 8 all these years to make you lie to me."
"But Dad， it's 18 miles!" My apologies （道歉） were 9 ， Dad walked home that I drove while following him， begging him all the way， but he walked anyway. Seeing Dad so much pain was an unforgettable experience. 10 ， it also taught me an important lesson. Since that time， I have never lied to anyone.
A subway is not just an important form of transport. It is also a window for other people to learn about local cultures.
Beijing， China
The Beijing Subway was opened in 1969 and is the oldest subway system in China. It has added some modern technologies. All stations now have touch-screen maps. In some stations， people can also see traditional Chinese cultures. On the walls of a few stations of Line 8， there are some pictures of blue and white porcelain （青花瓷）.
Stockholm， Sweden
The system of the Stockholm Subway has 100 stations in use， of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. The first subway line for Stockholm was opened in 1950. The Stockholm Subway is well-known for its decoration of the stations. It is called the longest art gallery in the world. Over 90% of its stations are decorated with paintings. A few stations are decorated with red bedrocks （岩床）. This makes you feel as if you are in a cave.
London， UK
The London Underground or the Tube is the oldest subway in the world. It was opened in 1863. During World War Ⅱ， it was used to protect people from German plane attacks （袭击） on London. Now， it is a symbol of the city. There is no air conditioning （空调） in the trains， so it is very hot in summer.
New York， US
The New York City Subway has the largest public transportation system in the world， with 469 stations. It is also one of the world's oldest public systems. The New York City Subway runs 24 hours a day. It has a higher-speed express train on almost every line. You can get to your destination （目的地） promptly. The trains themselves are full of fun； you will see people doing moonwalk dances like Michael Jackson， playing the guitar and singing.
It was Friday morning. Ana hurried through her breakfast and then ran to get dressed. It was dark in her bedroom. She put on a dress and ran to say goodbye to her mom.
Her mother looked surprised， but Ana didn't have time to ask why. She got to the bus stop just in time to catch the school bus.
As she got on， she noticed her reflection （影像） in the window. "Oh， no!" she thought. "Whose dress is this？ How did I put it on？" She went to sit with two of her friends at the back of the bus.
"Hi， Ana. What are you wearing？" asked Mel.
Ana looked down at her dress and said， "Well， you see…I was rushing because I was late and the room was still quite dark. It must be my mom's， I guess."
The dress was very bright. Dark colours like black， grey and dark blue were fashionable. It was sky blue. It had big orange flowers all over it.
"I can't go to school looking like this!" cried Ana.
"You have to， Ana. There's a math test， remember." said Susan.
When Ana walked into the classroom， Monica saw her and started laughing. Monica was the most popular girl in school and always dressed in the latest fashion.
"Hey， Ana， where did you get that？" She shouted and all the other kids turned to look at Ana.
The question made Ana angry. "In fact，" Ana said， "I got it in the city. It's the new fashion. I'm surprised you didn't know that， Monica."
Monica didn't say anything else. And the class began.
When Ana went back home， she asked her mom about the dress. Her mother said with a smile， "It's an old dress I wore in the 1980s， long before you were born. That was the style back then."
"Well， it isn't the style now. Everyone laughed at me today. I'm never going to school again."
"I'm sorry you were embarrassed （尴尬的）. But you have to go to school on Monday. No one will remember what you wore today."
On Monday morning， when Ana got to school， she noticed some girls were wearing brightly coloured dresses， including Monica.
A．In North China， Han people are used to living in Siheyuan. People built the Siheyun along with Hutong. B．If you are going to rent a house in Australia， you must first decide where to live. Australia has six areas. C．Houses in Canada are always expensive， though prices in many other countries fall. D．Italian houses are different in style. They are just as rich as the country's culture. E．England has many kinds of houses. In the large cities， people often live in apartments. In most towns， there are streets of houses joined together. F．In a Japanese house， some of the walls are made of ricepaper. Because there is so little land to live on， houses are usually small. G．Most houses in Germany don't come with kitchens or lights. Sounds crazy， doesn't it？ |
Jack lives in Japan. Like most Japanese， he sleeps on the floor for most of the time.
Jim comes from Africa. He is studying in Canada. He wants to rent a house.
Anne likes the Australian lifestyle. She is living in Queensland.
Are you thinking of making Germany your home？ Alice hopes you can do like her.
When Tom moved to England， he rented a house with others. Later， he rented his own apartment.
I have traveled to many different countries， both for pleasure and work， but none has given me such a special or an unforgettable experience as my time spent in South Africa.
I had thought of South Africa a nice and beautiful country， but what I thought and what I got were . After my flight was landed， I took a long-trip bus and got to a small rural （农村的） town. When I went into a （classroom）， I saw broken walls， glasses， desks and chairs， I felt really and wanted to leave soon.
I （teach） English in Grade eight. My English was different from their African English. We experienced a few difficult （week） before their African English could get on well with my English. Then I could start to teach them something， and they liked my lesson （slow）.
In my English class， they had prepared a song for me， and they sang in true African style. They didn't want to say goodbye to （I）! I gave these children so many things they hadn't gotten before， while in return I was given so much.
They will never forget me， as I will never forget them. If I have a to go there again， I certainly will go!
A TV programme has become popular in China recently. It has made people all over China become interested in writing Chinese characters （汉字）.
The increasing use of computers and smartphones has left most young people hardly able to write by hand. Many of them are even unable to remember the 1，000 characters used in daily life without the help of electronic equipment.
CCTV started Dictation Assembly of Chinese Characters to improve the population's handwriting skills. Contestants （参与者） on the show were school pupils， but it was found that 70% of the adults in the audience were unable to remember how to write the word "chanchu".
Because computers allow people to type characters simply by entering pinyin ， they don't need to remember how to write them. "The keyboard age has had a big influence on the handwriting of Chinese characters，" Guan Zhengwen， who designed and directed the show， said. He added that he hoped to encourage people to keep it alive as an art form.
Hao Mingjian， an editor of a magazine， putting his heart into Chinese characters， said： "Learning Chinese characters goes on throughout your life. If you stop using them for a long time， it is very likely that you will forget them."
写作要点：1. 表达自己外出心情（高兴）。2. 介绍今天的活动安排：（1）地点：博物馆、公园；（2）活动：看电影、参加美食节……等。3. 表达你想参加今天活动的 1~2 个原因。（如：结交新朋友，了解美国人的日常生活等）
写作要求： 1. 不得使用真实的姓名和学校名。2. 可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯。3. 字迹工整，语言精练、表达准确，条理清晰。4. 至少 60 词。
Dear Mrs. Smith，
My friend Jim asks me to go out with his family this afternoon.
……
Li Lei
