One night I saw something on the news that made me sad.It was1a group of homeless people sleeping outside in the cold.
So I decided to start a2to raise money for the homeless.I called it the Rock Club.At the beginning，there were only five members in it，but that quickly grew to about twenty.I3had to ask anyone if they wanted to be a member.In fact，they came up to me and asked me if they could4the club!
We spent all of our free time on rock painting.We painted animals, flowers and even the names of sports teams on our rocks.We'd go around the school to5people who would buy them.By Christmas, we had raised thirty—three dollars and
then we gave the money to a homeless shelter(收容所) in town. We all felt6mat we could do something to help the homeless.
A few days later, a newspaper reporter came to our school to7with us about our club and took a photo of us.The photo and article8in the newspaper the next day.Later,9school，joined by three other schools，started a program(方案)for
kids to help homeless shelters.
Something as10 as some painted rocks and a few caring kids made me realize that I don't need much to make a difference.
B
Martin Glenn is fifteen years old and he likes sports very much．There's nothing unusual about that，but Martin's family is a bit different．They all like sports and they run a family sports business(生意)．
Martin's mom and dad set up the business ten years ago，when Martin was five．His dad Worked in a bank before that，but he hated it．He wanted a job that had to do with his love for sports．At first，they had a small shop and only sold sports clothes．But the business soon grew．Now they have a big shop and it sells different kinds of sports equipment (器材)．
Martin can't really remember life before the business．“I have an early memory of helping my mom and dad in the shop．”he said．Now, Martin is very interested in the shop and the things they sell．“I am responsible(负责)for choosing what to sell each year．I love seeing all the new designs(设计)．And of course each year I get my new football shoes at a really good price!”
Martin's sister Amy helps with the business，too．She serves customers(顾客) in the shop on the weekend．She says,“It isn't easy, especially when customers aren 't happy about something !”But she enjoys being part of the family team．
Martin's mom organizes online orders．She started selling online about five years ago and it's now an important part of the business．Both Martin and Amy want to work in the family business in the future．“It is hard work．But I know that if Martin and I work together, we'll make the business even better!”said Amy．
B
“Can I take your order?”Night after night．I had to say this as l worked in my family's restaurant．My father was a fantastic cook．He wanted me to cook with him．but I didn't like cooking．Because of the restaurant, my father was always busy．He never had time to play soccer with me．
During my high school and college years，I worked with my family at night．But I always avoided the kitchen．I couldn't wait to graduate (毕业),so I could move away from the family business(生意)．Several days before my graduation day, my father and I started looking at new cars．Finally, we found the right car．I was sure that my father would give it to me as my graduation gift．
On my graduation day, my father gave me a book as a gift．It was his old cookbook．I was so angry that I gave it back to him and ran out of the house．I soon moved away and started my own business．Although I often saw my father during holidays，we never talked about the graduation gift．Then one day, I got a call that my father was sick．I went to see him because l was very worried．
That night, I looked through my father's books and saw the cookbook that he had given me years before．I carefully opened the cookbook and went through it．Then I found something that made me cry．It was a check(支票)for$30，000 dated(注有日期)the day of my graduation．And the price of the car my father and I chose all those years ago was $30,000．
A
Bernadette
On June 30, my class went to a beautiful nature park about an hour away from our school．I talked to some of mv classmates on the bus．When we got there, we went to the Nature Center and learned about me different animals in our area．Our teacher brought some cameras so we took lots of photos．When we came back to school our teacher put the photos on the classroom wall．We also made a class book about the trip．I was really happy with my photos，and now I hope to be a photographer(摄影师)one day．
Eshan
A few weeks ago，my English class went to Althorpe House．The gardens(花园)were very big with a lot of flowers and the house was old and beautiful．We saw a lot of paintings and a nice woman called Cindy told us the history of the house．It had a beautiful library with quite a lot of books．At lunchtime we had a picnic(野餐)outside．Luckily it was a sunny day. This was my first school trip， and I was worried about my English and understanding Cindy but she spoke slowly and I understood a lot．I would like to go back mere and show this place to my family．Maybe I'll take them next summer．
Ahmed
This term l went to the aquarium (水族馆) in our city．There I saw many kinds of amazing and colorful fish．I was very excited when my teacher told us that we were going to visit this place．You know, I love fish and I have a lot of fish at home．I'm always borrowing books about fish from the library．At the aquarium．I saw a lot of fish and other creatures(生物) that I had never seen before．We had to answer some questions at the aquarium，and then write about the trip before the next class．
A：This office is in a mess! I'm a little embarrassed(尴尬的)．
B：Don't be．Today is cleaning day!
A：I don't like cleaning day．But we need it every year．
B：Dirt(灰尘)gets into small places．
A：I know．Would you like to help?
B：Yes．Today will be fun．
A：So，where do we start?
B：You can clean out these old boxes of papers．
A：Some of these papers are really old．What can I do with them?
B：
A：That's a good idea．
A．I like to clean. B．You could sell them． C．I never do chores． D．We should clean them． E．I think it's boring． F．Everybody's office is in a mess． G．I can clean your desk． |
