【推荐2】Hi, I am Mary. I am a little mouse. I love my family. My parents, my brother and I are in my family. Every day, we have to go out to look for food and water. There are too many rules in my family and I feel unhappy! I don’t like the rules. But I have to follow them. Here are the rules.

【推荐3】Dad gets a little nervous when he talks in front of a crowd. He doesn’t like to socialize with other people. And he is short and shy. But in my eyes, he is the best dad a kid could dream of.

It was a long night, raining. I was alone in my room and bored out of my mind. Just when I was about to play a new computer game, I heard a quick heavy knock on my bedroom door. It was Dad.

“Come on, Andrew,” he said to me. “You can play the game later. Now you have to see something.”

Then we were in the car. I had no idea what was going on, but I was a little intrigued because I knew we were onto something interesting. Otherwise (否则), Dad would never drag (拽) me out of my room and take me for a car ride on a dark rainy night.

The next thing I knew was that we were on an empty street, staring (盯着) at some silly, childish toys in a tiny store.

“What are we doing here, Dad?” I asked. “Why are we staring at these toys?”

“How can you not remember?” Dad looked at me in excitement. “You cried for one of these on your fifth birthday—you wouldn’t talk to me for two whole days because I couldn’t get you one,” he continued. “And guess what? I found them! Finally! Quick, tell me, which one do you like?”

I froze, then cried. I was fourteen then.

I hugged Dad. That night made him the best dad in the world and me the luckiest child.

【推荐1】It is the year 2050. The dream of enjoying holidays in space has come true. Do you want to become a space traveler? Here, some middle school students share their ideas.

People come in all shapes(体型) and sizes. When you describe people, you talk about their height, weight, eye color, hair color and hair length. You can also describe the clothes that they're wearing.

Sometimes, when many people from one country have similar(相似的) features, people may think that everybody in that country looks the same. For example, all Germans are tall and have blue eyes, and people from Africa have dark skin and very curly hair. But such descriptions are not true. We should be careful about being too general(大概的) about people's appearances(外貌). For example, most Chinese people may be short, but what about Yao Ming? He isn't short at all.

【推荐1】Students love sports. At school, we play sports every Friday. It’s like a festival.

We take off our school uniforms and wear sports shoes. Though we still have classes, everyone should go to play sports too. After lunchtime, we run to the stadium (体育馆) together.

The stadium has two parts, indoor and outdoor. Because of the changing weather in summer, we usually use the indoor part. We can play basketball, badminton (羽毛球), table tennis and other ball games. There is professional equipment (专业器材) such as scoreboards (计分板) and nets. However, we don’t really use those things. When we have a test, teachers use them to keep the scores.

My friends and I like playing basketball most. We enjoy our time playing together. Sometimes our teachers join us too. It’s different from playing in competitions. We often play sports just for fun. We learn how interesting sports can be. And we take the time to relax. Most importantly, sports make us healthy and strong.

Dear students, welcome to our school. We have some interesting things for you this term. We have two clubs (俱乐部), Sports Club and Art Club. We have ten sports teachers and five art teachers.     1    . I hope (希望) you like them.     2     Because we have some things to do. On October 5th, we have a trip in the morning. And on October 20th, we have two games, a tennis game and a basketball game.     3     On October 25th, we have an Art Festival. It is very interesting.     4    .

In our school, we have a food store.     5     Come and have a good time here!

【推荐1】I’m the mother of a five-year-old boy. “Mommy, where are you going?” Dave asks me when I am putting on my running shoes on a cold Sunday morning. “Go running.” I say. “Why?” He asks me in surprise. He is only five, but it is a question that I can’t easily answer. I often ask myself, “Cathy, why are you go running?” I don’t know, but something lets me go. So I say to Dave, “Something lets me go.”

The truth is that just before you run, it’s still difficult to explain(解释) to someone why you run. Of course, some people run to lose weight or to be healthy, and these are good reasons.

Running is difficult, that’s because you need to persist every day. However, running is also easy to do. It’s cheap, and you can do it whenever you want. There are over two million(百万) people in England running at least once a week. I’m one of those two million runners. I go running not to lose weight or to be healthy. I run five kilometers every morning. After that I feel great, and it’s easy for me to do the other things. After my busy work, I usually go out to run, and I think it is the most wonderful time in a day. I love running and I will continue to run. I hope more people love to run every day.

【推荐2】One day, the employees of a company returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said, "Yesterday, the person who had stood in your way to success passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the hall."

At first, everyone was sad to hear that one of their workmates had died, but after a while, they started feeling curious about who this person might be. The excitement grew as they arrived at the hall to pay their last respect. Everyone wondered, "Who is this person that was in my way? Well, at least he's no longer here!"

One by one, the employees got closer to the coffin. When they looked inside it. they speechless. 'They stood by the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.

There was a mirror inside the coffin, Everyone who looked inside it could see himself or herself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said, "There is only one person who can stop you from succeeding: it is YOURSELE."

You are the only person who can change your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness and your success .You are the only person who can help yourself.

Your life Your life does not change when your family changes, when your friends change, when your boss changes, and your company changes. Your life changes when you change, and when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.

【推荐3】Each team has three players and a coach(教练). The basketball players are running and jumping in the hot sun. Music is all around. In just twelve minutes, the game is over. But a new one starts right away. How exciting!

This is street-ball. It’s much like basketball. But it’s faster. People play it outside and it’s interesting. Usually, children play street-ball on an open court. They use only half of the court. What they need is a basketball goal (球框). Children love lots of things about the game. “It’s very nice to be outside in the sun. And the music is great”, said Jane, fourteen, a girl in Beijing.

Some say street-ball was from Europe (欧洲), others say it came from America. But now, boys and girls in many countries like to play it. Street-ball is a game for all.