I told my parents that I wanted to visit my grandparents alone. I didn’t see them for a long time and I________ them a lot. Although my parents agreed, they were still worried about my ________. So they told me something that would happen on the way ________ my grandparents’ and encouraged me to solve the problems by myself.

When the ________ came, my parents came to the train station to see me off. While we were waiting for the train, my father gave me a letter. He told me I could read it if I felt afraid on the way. With the train moving slowly, I said ________ to them.

I looked out of the window and saw green farms and beautiful villages along the way. And I was very ________. At one station, a tall and heavy man got on the train and sat next to me. I got a little nervous. Suddenly, I ________ what my father gave me and told me at the station. I opened the letter. It said, “Never be afraid. I’m together with you in this train.” Seeing this, I began to feel relaxed. I tried to speak with the man and he talked with me so ________. We both felt quite happy all the way.

In our life, there are many times when we need to do something ________. We needn’t be afraid because our parents are always with us. Remember we should try ________ best to solve all the problems by ourselves.

My dad is very interested in history and the Silk Road attracts him. He told me that the Silk Road had been a bridge between East and West for more than 2, 000 years.① it, from, was, kilometers, Xi’an, 6500, to, Rome（.） It played an important role in the development of the world. My family went to some famous places along the road for a holiday last summer. We started from Lanzhou to Wuwei. In ancient times, Wuwei was also a capital. Although it’s now a modern city, you can still get a strong feeling of history here. ② People are proud of its history.

The next stop was Jiayuguan, an important city on the edge of the desert. It was a busy place with a lot of business people coming and going. The western end of Ming Great Wall was built here. Even today, it’s a city that many people travel through. Along the road, we also visited Yumenguan, which reminded me of the famous poem written by Wang Zhihuan.

Finally, we arrived in Dunhuang. It is a city with a long history and colorful culture. Ancient people created fantastic artworks, such is Mogao Grottoes. It was influenced by many different cultures over time. It was also the center of trade between China and its western neighbors. Today, millions of tourists around the world come here every year.

The trip helped me know about the history and culture of the special road. Besides, I can better understand how people from different places influenced each other.

Rubbish Sorting Starts With Me

Nowadays, more and more people have     62     the importance of rubbish sorting. It is     63     for us to create an environmentally friendly society. Rubbish sorting has made a great contribution to environmental protection. At the same time, it can reduce rubbish and recycle rubbish.

Here are some     64     for rubbish sorting.

First of all, we can learn the knowledge of rubbish sorting through books and the Internet. Second, we can take part     65     volunteer service to help people     66     their rubbish into different kinds.     67    , we put different kinds of rubbish into different colored trash cans (垃圾桶). Besides, we can make old clothes into shopping bags. The most important thing is to reduce the use of     68     bags.        

If all of us try     69     best to sort rubbish, we’ll have a better life. All of us can do our part to protect the environment and encourage others     70     their rubbish. Let’s pull together and take     71     from now on.

87. 假如你是李明，你的朋友Peter即将面临中考，然而他却倍感压力，寝食不安，情绪低落，学习效率低下。请你写一封信，给他一些建议，帮助他调整心态，提高学习效率，轻松迎考。重点如下：

2. 不得出现真实的人名与校名。

Don’t worry about your study too much…

I hope you can stay in good spirits and study better.

Yours,

Li Ming