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	I’m from England, but now I’m in Beijing with my parents. I can do many things. I can do kung fu, play the piano, draw, sing and dance. Of all the things, kung fu is my favorite. So I want to join a kung fu club.
	I’m in Grade Seven. I’m busy from Monday to Friday. On weekends, I like to play ping-pong. It’s fun. I always play it with my sister, Ann. I want to join a ping-pong club.
	I’m a middle school student. My sister Betty and I like music very much. We can play the piano. She is in our school’s music club. I want to join it, too. These days, my school needs some pianist（钢琴演奏者）for the school music festival. I want to play at the festival.

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【推荐3】I have a friend. His name is Thomas. He is healthy because he plays sports. He runs every day. He runs to his school in the morning and he runs home after school in the afternoon. He can run fast. He likes playing soccer, volleyball, tennis, basketball, and ping-pong. He has three soccer balls, four volleyballs, six tennis rackets, five basketballs and many ping-pong balls. They are in his room. He plays sports with his friends every day. He likes many sports stars and he often watches them on TV.

【推荐1】The Plain of Jars(石缸平原) is a great man-made wonder(奇观) in Laos, a country in Southeast Asia. It is made up of thousands of stone jars. More than 90 jar sites have been found there. Each site has from 1 to 400 stone jars. The jars come in different sizes from 1 to 3 meters tall. Scientists have long been perplexed about their original(最初的) use.

Not long ago, scientists found ancient things and burial practices at the Plain of Jars. “This will be the first major effort to try to understand the purpose of the jars and find out who created them,” Dougald O’Reilly from the Australian National University said. “The jars are empty now, but it is possible that they were once used to hold bodies.”

Only a few simple objects, such as a handful of glass beads(玻璃珠),   have been found at the burial sites. And scientists think they are from about 500 or 600 BC to 550 AD.

An Australia-Laos research team spent a month collecting data(资料) at the sites. The Plain of Jars still remains a mystery. And it has been a World Heritage Site(世界遗产地).

【推荐2】Bike-sharing (共享单车）is a new and great idea for short trips in the city. It can also help to keep the city clean and green.

A new report finds that shared bikes in China make people interested in riding bikes again. Now more and more Chinese people would like to ride shared bikes to take short trips. On the one hand, it’s easy to find them on the streets. On the other hand, riding a bike is also a kind of exercise, so it is good for the rider’s health.

The report says that after they appear, fewer and fewer people take short trips by car. Now not only young people love shared bikes, but also people over sixty do! At weekends, the number of riders Shenzhen reaches the top of all cities in China. On weekdays, the number of people who use shared bikes to go to work is going up in Shanghai.

Someone thinks that bike-sharing will help to improve the cities’ environment. It helps to solve the traffic problems. Also, it will help to make better use of space in cities. The most important thing is that it can help protect the Earth from pollution. So would you like to try to ride a shared bike to travel, too?

【推荐1】Ice Fishing

I’m excited about this Sunday’s ice fishing. We are to meet at 9:00 a.m. and then walk to the lake. Please arrive on time. Before you start, here is some advice about ice fishing for you:

•Stay warm. Be sure to wear warm clothes and take a hot drink. You should move around to stay warm.

•Check the ice. The ice must be 10 cm or thicker (厚的). Thick ice is safe for ice fishing.

•Take the right tools. Be sure to take your fish hooks (钩) and fishing rod (竿)! Take your phone. You might need to call us if you are dangerous. Remember to take a chair to sit on.

Have a great time!

Brain from the ice fishing club

【推荐2】Hello! My name is Han Rui. I'm 14. I'm a student in Class 16 Grade 7. There are 16 boys and 12 girls in my class. Here are three students from our class. They want to make friends with you!

Hi! My name is Li Hua. I'm a boy from Shanghai. My hobby is playing basketball. My telephone number is NINE-FIVE—ONE, NINE-ONE-SEVEN-SIX. Call me if you want to play basketball with me.

My last name is Miller. My first name is Mike, I am an English boy. I am from London. My Chinese name is Lin Bohao. I am in China now. I like Chinese food very much. My phone is NINE-FIVE-EIGHT,FIVE-ONE-TWO-NINE.

I am Wu Ting. My English name is Cindy. Purple is my favorite color. Look! My cap is purple. My best friend is Han Rui. My phone number is NINE-FIVE-ONE, THREE-THREE-NINE-SEVEN.

How are you? Thanks for telling me something about your school life. I’m glad to tell you something about my family.

There are four people in my family—my father, my mother, my little brother and I. I like listening to music very much. My little brother is only six years old. He likes playing computer games. We don’t like sports at all. So we are kind of fat. My parents often tell us to do more exercise.

My father likes playing basketball very much. He also likes reading newspapers. My mother likes watching TV very much. She likes doing the housework, too. They don’t like playing cards. My parents love us. I have a happy family!

Hope to get your letter soon!

Yours,

Sally