On my first day of junior high school, I was attracted to Elizabeth’s beautiful, shining eyes. Later, when she was seated in front of me, I _____ her long ponytail. What a lovely girl!

We have many things _____, such as sharing the same ideas, shopping together and reading novels. We also complement each other. I tend to be a _____ person who often forgets important things, but Elizabeth helps me out. One day, I forgot to bring my ruler for a Maths _____, and I felt very worried. At that moment, Elizabeth _____ and said, “I guessed this might happen, so I brought two.” I felt relieved and got excellent grades in that exam.

What _____ me most was something that happened during our military training. One cold night, I ate so many potato chips that I got a painful stomachache, I was so _____ and I cried. To my great comfort, Elizabeth put me on her back and rushed to the doctor’s at once. She had to _____ me downstairs and upstairs. The doctor checked me and gave me some medicine. If she didn’t help me, I wouldn’t have been able to sleep that night.

Whenever I want to buy clothes, Elizabeth goes with me and _____ helps me choose which clothes look best. She has a good eye for fashion.

It’s a _____ that we are not in the same school now. But we often communicate with each other on QQ or WeChat. I sincerely hope that our friendship will last forever.

As we all know, if a person isn’t in good health, he or she can’t study or work well, or live comfortably. Staying healthy is one of the most important goals in everyone’s life.

During the past one and a half years, the COVID-19 pandemic has led many people to pay more attention to their health. Exercising is an excellent way to keep healthy. So what are the most popular activities? What are different people’s favourites? And what are some factors(因素) holding people back from physical fitness? Here’s the result of a recent survey on people’s exercise.

Top 6 popular activities	Different favourites		What’s stopping people from exercise
Running                              57.3% Walking                              51.5% Cycling                                36.6% Playing ball games                 25.8% Swimming                           25.0% Hiking                                21.6%	Born after 2000 Ball games	Born in 1990s Yoga	No professional training 42.9% No time 33.2% Not exercise facilities 23.9%
	Born in 1980s Swimming	Born in 1970s Walking

(adapted from A Fish on the Baseball Field)

Wetlands—lakes, rivers, marshes and coasts, can maintain biodiversity(保护生物多样性), control floods and remove pollutants. They are also helpful to rice and fish production, transportation and so on. They are important and necessary feeding and breeding grounds for migratory birds. They are the most threatened ecosystem(受到威胁的生态系统).

World Wetlands Day came from the Convention on Wetlands(湿地公约) signed in Iran, China joined the convention on July 31, 1992. By the end of 2019, our country had 57 wetland nature reserves listed as major wetlands for protection under the convention, covering a total of nearly 7 million hectares. ______________________, as China has wetlands with 65.9 million hectares, 10 percent of the world’s wetland areas, which comes fourth in the world. China also has some of Asia’s most important wetlands, such as Poyang Lake and Asia’s longest river, Yangtze River.

However, a WWF research showed China’s wetlands were seriously threatened by degradation because of pollution, climate change and over-exploitation. So our government has been taking actions to return farmland to wetland and remove some fish farms.

It was reported the 57 key Chinese wetlands increased by 2,479 hectares from 2018 to 2019. Li Yan, an official from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, said at a news conference, “The area of wetlands in China has become larger over the past five years, growing by 202,600 hectares and making a great contribution to water quality and environmental protection. Between 2016 and 2020, China created 201 national wetland parks. China had 899 national wetland parks by the end of 2020, and nearly half of the country’s wetlands are protected by some level of government.”

China is carrying through on the convention for a continuous development and will make continuing efforts to perfect the laws on wetland protection. Several major projects on wetland protection will be carried out in some major areas, such as Yangtze River and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei province cluster.

One of the founders of the Communist Party of China once wrote about youth. The youth like the early spring, like the morning sun, like the budding flowers, like the sharp blade fresh off the grinding stone. Youth is the most v    46     time of life.

Youth is a relatively (相对地) short p    47     in one’s life. During this time, habits and interests are formed for the r    48     of your life. So it’s important to have a good start.

But what is the s    49     of youth? It’s a time to begin the process of self-reliance and self-motivation. Sure, you might have parents and friends help you now, but f    50    , you must depend on yourself. W    51     needing help or advice, your character and confidence can be built by yourself. No one can f    52     you to get good grades or get the perfect job — those responsibilities (责任) are yours. O    53     you can be the master of your life.

When you are in trouble, continue trying. T    54     yourself to be strong. Tell yourself that difficulties are not always problems. You can do the work that others can’t. Anything w    55     doing isn’t easy — it’s best to learn that lesson early. Never complain and always work hard to achieve your dreams.

While dogs are the most popular household pet, cats run a close second. Cats are not often noticed by people choosing a new four-legged friend. An animal expert explains why they make fantastic pets.

Cats VS Dogs It seems that many people prefer dogs to cats. Often people who grew up with dogs find it difficult to imagine owning and loving cats. But they can be surprised to learn how friendly and responsive cats are.

Good points of keeping cats Cats are always in small size. They can be a great pet choice for people with limited space and busy lifestyles. They don’t have the exercise requirements like dogs. Besides, they are quiet and clean. In a word, cats are low maintenance and happy to be left alone indoors. Cats can be very playful and interactive with children and offer them chances to learn to care for another, living being.

Keeping dogs and cats together Dogs and cats become great companions(伙伴), especially if they are raised at the same time. They can become friends with each other, the younger, the better.

Help to decide If you’ve never actually owned a cat, but are thinking of it, talk to cat owners, or offer to house-sit for a cat owner. You could visit an animal centre and interact with cats. It helps decide whether you might enjoy their companionship. You may be surprised to discover how wonderful cats really are.

Though it seems that there are more dog lovers than cat lovers, an animal expert tells some     56     of keeping cats. If people keep cats as pets, they must be surprised to find they are friendly and responsive. Compared with dogs, cats have some     57    . They are quiet and clean. Also they need less space and are     58     to look after, while dogs always need to be walked. Dog lovers can also raise cats as dogs’ companions when they are young. Besides, keeping cats can     59     children’s sense of caring for other living beings: The     60     of the following activities help you decide to keep cats, like talking to cat owners or visiting an animal centre and interacting with cats.

Smart phones have become an essential part of our daily lives. This is worrying, as long-time use of smart phones harms children’s eyesight, cervical vertebrae(颈椎) and even the brain. It was reported China had 175 million Internet users under the age of 18, with 74 percent having their own mobile phones.

It’s already common practice in some countries to limit students’ use of mobile phones, France passed a law banning the use of mobile phones on school grounds for children under the age of 15. Other countries, including the United States, Italy and Japan, have also passed laws banning students from bringing phones to schools or classrooms.

The Ministry of Education in China released a notice that restricts primary and middle school students from bringing mobile phones to school. Those who require their phones for some need must get their parents’ and teachers’ approval and must hand their phones over during class time.

An English teacher from Beijing noticed that many students lost themselves in their phones. She said, “Most students are short of self-control. Spending too much time on the phone prevents them from learning.” A parent from Shanghai said, “The rules are good for children and limiting phone use is the right way to put their focus back on studies.”

A 16-year-old student said, “It is unwise to stop all the students taking their phones to school.” He thinks adults can’t simply cut them off from the Internet in the digital era and it’s more important to cultivate students’ ability to manage themselves.

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How time flies! It’s time to say goodbye to my dear school. I would like to say something about ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________