The Amalfi Coast(阿玛尔菲海岸) is a beautiful place with rich culture. It has high mountains and great beaches. Amalfi is on the west(西部的) coast of Italy(意大利)，and it takes about 3. 5 hours to drive there from Rome. You'll love it the minute you arrive there!
▲ You can swim in the sea. You can also play games on the beach. A boat trip is a good way to spend the day, and you may see ducks and other birds sitting on the water. Fishing is also a popular activity. There are many villages on the Amalfi Coast, and you can visit one of them to see what life is like there. If you are friendly enough, you may even get invited into someone's house to enjoy home-cooked Italian food!
Italy is famous for its pizzas(比萨饼). The Amalfi Coast is also famous for fish. Pastries(油酥糕点) are a popular breakfast food on the Amalfi Coast.
August is the best month to visit the Amalfi Coast because the weather is warm. It's easy to spend a week traveling around the coast. And don't forget to take some photos. We are sure you will agree that it is a great place!
I know my brother better than anyone else in the world. Since he was born, I've been part of his life. I had spent seven happy years in the world with the attention (关心) of those around me. But when Rohan was born, life changed. I had to share a lot with him.
Finally, I hated this small boy. Rohan had no idea what had made me so unhappy. Whatever I did, he loved following me around. However, I seldom talked to him and always asked him to leave me alone.
Then all that changed. One day, about six years ago, I was feeling very angry. Then I found myself in my brother's room. I couldn't help (忍不住) reaching my hand through the bars (栏杆) of his bed. At once, he reached his small hand and softly touched mine. And that was all I needed. I didn't feel angry anymore at that very moment. For the first time, I saw my brother through the eyes of a sister. Suddenly I realized love from my family was always with me.
To this day, I can't imagine life without my brother. Above all, Rohan has taught me that one should not only care for himself or herself.
Why are people talking about the streetlamps (路灯) in a Chinese city online? It all started with a message.
My mother is a road cleaner. She starts to work at 4: 30 every morning. The problem is that the streetlamps go out at 5: 25 when it's sailing dark outside. May I ask to keep the lights on for another 15 minutes? My mother will finish her work at 5:40.
This is a letter the government(政府) in Dongguan, Guangdong got days ago.
The officers found the son at once and learned everything he said in the letter was true. At the same time, they realized that enough light would mean the mother could work more safely. The officers then decided to turn on streetlamps at 7:15 in the evening, and they wouldn't turn them off until 5: 45 the next morning.
____They think the boy is a very caring son and the government is helpful, "Thank you for what you have done for our city," one says.
Most 6-year-olds like candy. Not very many of them have a candy store.
Mollie Price, 6, doesn't just have a candy store, but she has a chain (连锁店) of them. The little girl just opened her third Mollie's shop—with a little help from her mom, Becky. And she would like to open more candy stores in the future.
"It might sound crazy but believe me. It was Mollie's idea to open up the shop. It is Mollie who runs the candy stores. It's great learning experience for her. " Becky told the Shropshire Star.
"She works in one of the stores on Saturday and wakes up at 5 a. m. every Sunday to go to our suppliers (供应商) in Birmingham to restock (补充货源). " Becky added.
One of Mollie's business ideas is to make ice cream cheaper on cold days. "If it's really cold, we sell our ice creams more cheaply than when it's hot outside," Becky said. She also asks her friends to test the sweets to decide which ones are good.
Another of Mollie's ideas is to have to large tin soldiers (锡制的士兵) standing at the door of the shops.
Mollie believes that her ideas help make people of all ages like her shop. "Children have the best ideas. I tell my mom what I think and she always says I have good ideas. It's just that I know what other children like," she told the Shropshire Star.
When I first came to America, I lived with a local family. In the family there were Mr. Brown. Mrs. Brown and their three little kids. Of the three kids, two went to the school close to their house and one little baby stayed at home with Mrs. Brown. I helped them do some housework for 15 hours from Monday to Friday and I got free meals and a room to live in.
My job was to walk the kids to school in the morning, and pick up the kids from school in the afternoon, and do some work around the house. Most of the time I worked inside the house, doing some cleaning and washing. I did help with garden work, but only when Mr. Brown and Mrs. Brown got very busy in the garden.
One day, they were busy with the new swimming pool in the garden. I was on the second floor cleaning the floor when I heard a loud call from the end of the swimming pool. I ran out of the door with the mop（拖把）still in my hand and heard Mr. Brown say, "Jane, do you have time?" "They must need a hand," I said to myself. Then I ran quickly to the end of the swimming pool and asked, Mr. Brown, how can I help? Then Mr. Brown said, "Do you have the time?" I told him the time and started laughing at myself. I didn't hear the word "the" and didn't get what he said at the beginning.
Now I am meticulous about whether people are saying "have time" or "have the time". Then I can give the right answer.
It was sunny last Friday. I arrived at the railway station at three in the afternoon. I would take the 1 to Shanghai to see my old friend Jack. But it was two hours 2 my train left. I thought it was the perfect time and place to look 3 an act of kindness to do.
Outside the station, there was a girl having 4 for sale. I told her that I'd like to buy flowers for someone else, and that she could 5 who she will give the flowers to. She looked a little puzzled (困惑的), 6 I suggested that perhaps she could give the flowers to someone who looked a little 7 . That was because the flowers might cheer him or her up.
"That's a crazy idea!" said the girl. But then I explained a little more about the idea of doing something for a 8 , and she understood.
"I'm leaving for Shanghai and then I'll 9 know how it turns out," I said. "But you will have a good 10 to make someone happy. 11 good deeds (善举) we do, they always come back to us. " At that time, she started to seem excited about it.
She went to 12 the flowers out of the water, and I explained, "You'd better leave the flowers there until the person 13 . "
At that time, I thought she was 14 surprised and happy, because it might be her first time to meet a customer like me. I 15 for the flowers, said goodbye, and walked into the station.
How wonderful the day was!
—I think so. It's necessary for us to grow up.
—. I prefer chicken.
—Sorry, I . I'm busy now.
The Storm Brought People Closer Together
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama
Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area社区里的每个人都很忙碌. Ben's dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
起初，Ben睡不着. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a. m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
Doing housework is part of our life. Do middle school students do housework? Recently a survey was made among 100 students. We can get some information from the survey. Only ten percent of the students often do housework. About twenty-five percent students do housework sometimes. And the rest of students seldom or never do housework. This result takes me by surprise. According to the survey, forty percent of students dislike doing housework and eighteen percent of them say that their parents don't allow them to do housework. I think sharing the housework is helpful for parents. As for students, we can get a lot of practice by sharing the housework. And we can take care of ourselves better when we grow up. So I think that students should often share the housework in our daily life.
内容包括：
1. 谈谈你在家经常帮父母做哪些家务；
2. 有什么心得体会；
3. 打算在暑假期间在家里做什么家务等等。
作文要求：
1. 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2. 语句连贯，词数80左右。
