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My grandpa，once a strong man，is getting older and needs more help.However，as my parents and I work far away from him，we have difficulty looking after him.We can only visit him once a week.Although we call him every day，we are still worried about him.
Luckily，a group of volunteers are helping us with our problem.They help look after my grandpa.They visit him regularly（定期地）.They do some cleaning for him.They also make sure that he takes his medicine on time.
The volunteers do not just give my grandpa physical help.They're like good friends to him.They spend a lot of time talking with him.They play chess and go for a walk with him.Sometimes they even cook meals with him.When he isn't happy，they always do something to lift his spirits.
The help from these kind﹣hearted volunteers means a lot to my family.It lets us know my grandpa is fine.▲He often talks about what the volunteers do together with him.When we hear my grandpa's laughter（笑声），we are happy，too.
It's a wonderful thing when people come together to help each other.It makes you know that you are not alone，and there's always someone ready to give a helping hand.
Teachers are important.They can make or break a class.A great teacher can make a boring subject interesting while an exciting subject can be killed by a teacher who isn't good at teaching.
Of all the subjects，math is probably the hardest.However，a math teacher Matthew Weathers made himself famous on the Internet because he brought excitement into his class successfully.
Matthew likes to play jokes on his students.He also likes to make prank videos（恶作剧视频）when he is not busy.Then he puts them on the Internet.Each one is interesting and creative.His most popular video was made on April Fool's Day.In the video，he pretended to clean up a stain（污点）on the screen.In fact.he was interacting with（互动）a video that he recorded earlier.It made him popular in his school.His students all say thanks to him for trying to make the classes fun.
Jocelyn didn't have many friends，but she had lots of books．She thought books were better than friends sometimes． ．And books didn't feel sad when you didn't come to see them for a while．
Jocelyn liked detective（侦探）stories．when she read a detective story，she felt like she was a part of it so she could experience all the adventures in that way． ．Sometimes she liked history books，too．It was interesting for her to see how people lived their lives in the past． ．She liked books about animals and far﹣away places especially．It made her want to travel around and see new animals living in the strange places． ．She didn't care about how people fall in love with each other．She was just into the serious stories．
Jocelyn didn't have many friends，but the friends she had also liked books． ．Books were great，but they were better with friends to talk to about them!
A．It was a great feeling to read about detective stories B．However，she didn't like reading love stories C．They often talked about books together D．Jocelyn also Iiked science books E．Books didn't get angry at you |
Yu Xiaoli is a teacher in Zongshujiao village in Hunan Province.She has been here for many years.Yu 1 a teacher in 1981.That year，she was 18 years old.
In her 2 ，there is a kindergarten and two grades，grade I and grade 3 there are only four teachers.So she is 4 very busy.
Yu teaches her students 5 love and patience.And about 70% of the students are left﹣behind children.They need love and care.For these children，Yu is not only the teacher but also their dearest"6 ".All the parents and children 7 her.
The village is far away from the city and it is very8 to get to the village.However，Yu never thought of9 here.She stays here to teach the kids and help 10 as much as possible.She likes to take care of these kids.
I think it is important for children （learn） how to do chores and help their parents housework.It is not enough to just get good grades at school.Children these days d on their parents too much.They are always asking，"Could you （get） this for me？"or "Could you help me with that？" （do）chores helps to develop children's independence and teaches them to look after themselves.It also helps them to understand the idea of （fair）.Since they live in one house with their parents，they should know that everyone should do their part in （keep） it clean and tidy.Our neighbors' son got into a good college but during his （one）year he had no idea how to take care of himself.As a result，he often fell ill and his grades dropped.The earlier kids learn to be independent，the （good） it is for their future.
Most people today are only worried about getting good jobs to make lots of money.In their free time，they think about what to do for fun.However，few people think about what they can do to help others.There are many people who are less lucky than us.Volunteering our time to help others is a good way to spend our free time.For example，（A）我们能够看望生病的孩子们。（B）We can raise money for homeless people.Some people even stop doing their jobs for a few months to a year to move to another place，like one of the countries in Africa，and help people there.
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Dear Mr Li，
My name is Li Hua，I'm a 14﹣year﹣old students.
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Yours，
Li Hua
