Hi, my name is Alex. This is my school schedule. I have to wake up every morning at about 6:30. First, I have breakfast. Then I ride my bike to school. It takes me 20 minutes to get there.

I have four classes in the morning. I like history the most. Mr. Rudolph is really cool because he knows everything about history, and he tells us lots of interesting stories. We also get a 15 minute break in the morning. I usually talk to Seth and Franklin at that time. We also share our snack together, near the football pitch. To tell the truth, I am not good at sports. However, Mrs. Lee, our PE teacher, is still very strict with us.

The afternoon is easier, since I have only two classes. Chemistry is my favourite. We get to do fun experiments. I want to be a doctor one day. Art and craft is also fun. Our teacher, Mrs. Lester, is nice. She encourages us even if drawing is bad.

After class, I ride my bike home. I spend about an hour doing my homework and then, I go out with friends for a while.

A generation gap has become a serious problem. I read a report about it in the newspaper. Some children have killed themselves after quarrels with parents. I think this is because they don’t often have a talk with each other. Parents now ________ more time in the office, so they don’t have much time to stay with their children. As time passes, they both feel that they don’t have the ________ topics to talk about. I want to tell parents to be more with your children, get to know them and ________ them. And for children, show your ________ to your parents. They are the people who love you. So ________ them your thoughts. In this way, you can have a better understanding of each other.

Is there a real flame mountain? Yes! It’s in the central part of Xinjiang. The mountain is nearly 200 km away from Urumqi. It rests in a basin w    50     many high mountains around it. It’s much hotter than nearby places too. If you want to e    51     the feeling of a sauna（桑拿）in summer, it’s the right place to go.

On hot summer days, it can get hotter than 80 degrees Celsius. Try to c    52     eggs or cakes in the sand and they will be ready in a few minutes!

Does rain help make it cooler? People h    53     see any rain in 10 months in a year. Why? For most of the time, the rain drops dry in the hot air before they r    54     the ground.

No plants can be seen on the top of the mountain, only the red rocks. In hot air and strong sunshine, the mountain l    55     like a burning flame.

Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is even more important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is gone, it’ll never return. That is why we mustn’t waste time.

It goes without saying that time is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do something useful.

But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who don’t know the importance of time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking and playing cards. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own life.

In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t leave today’s work for tomorrow.

Remember: We have no time to lose.