At the beginning, it seemed to me that Doctor Li—my dad wasn’t exactly a good one.

My dad works every day, sometimes even forgetting to eat dinner, and gets up early as well. Even when he is at home, he always thinks about his ________ and hardly ever spends any time with my mother and me.

As a doctor who ever ________ in Peking University and got his degree (学位) of medicine, he could make lots of money and only do half of the work he is doing now, but he chose to do more ________ and heavy work. ________ he makes a good salary (薪水), he spends little money. He always wears worn (破旧的) and cheap clothes, saying they are comfortable and suit ________ well and refuses to change. I sometimes get angry with him for not ________ his appearance (外貌), but he just smiles and says, “Daddy has more important uses for the money, all right?”

I never stopped being curious (好奇的) about how he spent his ________. Then one day when I was reading the newspaper, a piece of news caught my eyes: “Doctor Li has ________ 100,000 yuan to help ________ children in flood-stricken areas go back to school.” At that moment I suddenly understood what my dad had done.

My father’s love for others has touched me ________. I start to admire the great spirit and decide to pass it on.

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The Palace Museum is in the heart of Beijing. Visitors will be excited to find a lot of parks, shopping malls, museums and theaters nearby.

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I think the students in our school should wear uniforms. Many schools already have them. Uniforms will help our families save money, since we would have to buy only one or two uniforms for the whole year. Uniforms could also give us more pride in our school. And best of all, if we all wear uniforms, students wouldn’t tease (取笑) each other about their clothes.

I know some students think uniforms are ugly and uncomfortable. But maybe we can pick a uniform that everyone likes. I think this is a wonderful idea for our school.

Sincerely,

Justin Jones

I like to run. It helps to take away my stress (压力). Running also makes my heart beat faster and helps me to burn calories (卡路里). After I run, I have more energy and feel better about myself.

Yasmine

Hiking (远足) is my way to exercise. I go hiking every Saturday. It is so helpful to me. In fact, I’d say it helps to keep both my mind and body healthy. Like most people, I deal with stress, but when I am out in nature, I feel relaxed and energetic.

Lily

A lot of things may make exercise seem hard. However, they aren’t that bad if I don’t think about them. For example, when I play basketball, I care about the game instead of how tired I feel. Playing basketball is also a great way to make friends. My best friend John and I got to know each other in a basketball game.

Miles

It was Monday. I walked into school happily. I love having Ms. Park as my teacher.

“I am Ms. Lund,” a woman said. “I will give you a class today. Ms. Park broke her arm. She will be back next week.”

At lunch, I said to my friend Nell, “Ms. Park is always happy. I think she is not happy now. How is Ms. Park going to teach us?” “Don’t worry,” said Nell. “She can still speak.” Then I had an idea. After class, Nell and I wrote a list (清单) of all the ways we could help out.

The next week, Ms. Park walked into the classroom with a cast (石膏) on her arm. Ms. Park said, “I will have this cast for six weeks! So things will be different here.” “No, they will not,” I said. I gave the list to Ms. Park. “Just let us know when you need help.”

Ms. Park read the list, and then she said, “Thank you all! School will be just as fun as always. For me and for you.”

Every year on April 22nd, it is the Earth Day. It’s a day that reminds people to protect the planet. The main idea of this year’s Earth Day is climate change (气候变化). You might ask: how can climate change be bad for our health?

Increase of disease-carrying insects (昆虫)

Climate change will lead to higher temperatures and more rain. It means more insects. This will increase (增加) the spread of diseases.

Animals lose homes

Many trees are being cut down around the world. Lots of bats (蝙蝠) are losing their homes. They have to live in places that are closer to humans. But since bats carry many viruses (病毒), they increase the risk of other diseases.

Other problems

Heat waves (酷热) can make people sick. Children and old people are affected more easily. Around the world, many people who don’t have air conditioners (空调) may die from heat.

Last winter holiday, I was so crazy about watching videos on the Internet that I spent too much time on it. “Betty, why don’t you read books?” My mother advised,     51     I refused.

One day, my mother said to me, “Betty, you are interested in     52     (dance). Each dance needs perfecting moves and you make it. Can you teach me     53     to dance? I agreed and we     54     (begin) to dance at home. We stayed together for     55     (hour). At that time, I was away from my phone. My mother shared some feelings with me, which filled me with great satisfaction. I     56     (real) love it.

The next day, we had a talk. I realized although a phone     57     (provide) me with information and connection, long-time use of it is bad for my eyes and even my brain. To make sure I can pay more attention     58     my study, I should control myself. With my mother’s help, I spent     59     (little) time on the phone than before. It’s very important for us to learn to control     60     (our). Let’s put down our phones and do what we need to do.

You said in your last letter you want to know something about traditional Chinese culture. I’m glad to introduce Hanfu and Chinese lanterns to you.

Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han Chinese. It     66     a history of over 4,000 years. And it is an important symbol of Chinese culture. Hanfu had a great influence on clothing in the world. For example, some     67     clothes of East Asian countries were developed from Hanfu, such as kimonos (和服) and hanboks (韩服). Now more and more Chinese people fall in love with Hanfu. Some young people     68     wear Hanfu in their adult ceremonies.

As we all know, it is a tradition to watch lanterns at the Lantern Festival. Do you know when Chinese lanterns appeared? Chinese lanterns were first     69     by people in the Western Han Dynasty, which is     70     2,000 years ago. Later in the Eastern Han Dynasty, people started to make lanterns with paper. Of course, other materials were also used to make lanterns,     71     bamboo, wood and silk.

At first, people hung lanterns in front of their doors to drive away     72     spirits. Soon the lantern started to play an important role in celebrations. Nowadays, as one of the forms of traditional art, the lantern has become a symbol     73     China.

I’m glad to hear that you’ll come to our school for a visit next month. Now I’ll introduce something about the activities. You’ll have a chance to make and taste dumplings     74     are the most traditional Chinese food. Since ping-pong is the most popular sport in China. we will have a ping-pong game for you and the students. I think you will enjoy     75     time here.

I’m looking forward to your coming.

Yours

Li Ming

Many young people have trouble communicating with their parents. There are some suggestions to help solve this problem.

First, make a list of the things you and your parents disagree about most. With each of these things, try to find an answer acceptable (认可的) to both you and your parents. It is no good for you to require everything to go your way. You have to be ready to change a little if you want them to change.

Second, talk to your parents when it is convenient for them. Remember that your parents may have to work long hours and this can make them tired, so be patient with them.

Third, listen to what your parents have to say. How can you expect them to listen to you if you are not ready to listen to them? In addition (另外), your parents were once young like you, so they understand your situation better than you expect.

Finally, if you do not get a satisfactory (令人满意的) result, try not to get too angry. Talk with your parents and find out their reasons. .

With a little hard work you can learn to communicate better with your parents.

81. 从小到大，你度过了许许多多假期。有的假期让你充实快乐，有的假期让你无聊疲倦……在你心中，什么样的假期才是理想的假期呢？寒假即将到来，请以 My Dream Holiday为题，写一篇 80 词左右的英语短文描述你心中的理想假期。

My Dream Holiday

The winter vacation is coming. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________