Tony is seven years old. He begins to go to school this term. He works very hard. He is polite and has lots of friends. They all like him very much.

It is Saturday today. Tony, his sister Kate and their mother are at home. His mother does some housework and he watches TV. Kate does her homework. At ten o’clock, his father comes back with a bag of apples for the family. Tony likes apples very much and wants to eat one. His mother gives four apples and says, “Go and wash them.”

Tony washes the apples and then gives them back to his mother. His mother asks him, “Which apple do you want, Tony?” “The biggest one,” Tony answers quickly. “What?” says his mother, “You should want the smallest one, Tony. You should be a polite boy!”

“Should I tell a lie(说谎) just to be polite, Mum?”

【推荐2】I’m Lisa. I am American. I study at an international school in Beijing now. I usually get up at 6:30 in the morning and then I take a shower. I go to school at 7:30. We have the first class at 8:10 in the morning. At 12:00, I eat lunch at school. Hamburgers are my favorite food. We finish school at 3:30 in the afternoon. After school, I either go to the library or play tennis with my friends. I never watch TV on school days. I go to bed at 9:00 in the evening.

Tony is my father. He gets up early every day, at about 5:30. And then he runs for half an hour. After a quick breakfast, he goes to work. He works on the computer at home. He usually works until about 12:00. He always has a big lunch. After lunch, he continues (继续) to work on the computer until about 6:00 in the afternoon. In the evening, he always takes a walk after dinner.

How are you in America（美国）? I’m fine in Shanghai, China. I have（有）two friends here. Who are they? One is Lin Xing. His English name is Jerry. His phone number is 255-7654. He is from Taizhou, Zhenjiang. But his mom, his dad and he are in Shanghai now（现在）.

Chen Hao is my friend in China, too, Hao is her given name and Chen is her family name. Her English name is Wendy. What’s her phone number? It’s 678-9988. She is from Shandong. Her dad is a doctor（医生）, he works（工作）in Shandong. But her mom is with her in Shanghai now.

【推荐1】It’s sunny and cool in my city now. I’m studying at home. How’s the weather in your city? And what are you doing, my friends?

【推荐2】The students used to be afraid of Nick. Sometimes he was really rude. He pushed students in line and said, “Get out of the way and let me in front.”

One day, a new student called Jake came. He was short and thin with black hair. Jake was in front of Nick in the line. Nick said, “Let me in front.” But Jake just smiled at Nick and said no. Nick was very angry. The students never said no to him.

At lunchtime, Jake went to play soccer. “You’re too thin to play soccer. We don’t need you,” Nick shouted. Jake just smiled and said, “You will.” Jake could play soccer really well and stop every ball. He kicked the ball to Nick. “Stop this!” he shouted. But Nick failed and fell over in the mud (淤泥). The students laughed but Jake didn’t. Instead, he showed Nick how to play soccer very patiently.

After that, Nick and Jake became friends. Now, no one is afraid of Nick because Jake showed Nick how to be a friend.

【推荐2】Liu Cixin's Works

【推荐3】On a cold winter morning, a poor boy called Howard Kelly was on his way to school. He was so hungry that he decided to beg (乞讨) for a meal at the next house.

A lovely young lady opened the door and she brought him a large glass of milk. He had it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe (欠) you?”

“You owe me nothing,” she replied. “Mother has taught me never to refuse to show your kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

Years later, the woman became seriously ill. The local doctors sent her to the big city, where specialists (专家) can study her illness. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in for the consultation ( 会 诊 ). When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went to her room. He recognized her at once and decided to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her and   her illness.

After a long time, the lady was well again at last. Dr. Kelly asked the hospital office to pass the final bill to him. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she had thought that it would take the rest   of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side caught her attention. “Paid in full with a glass of milk.”

【推荐1】After work, you go back home, open an app, place your order, and wait for your food to be delivered to your home. This is how lots of young people eat in China these days. According to the latest report from the China Internet Network Information Center, more than 50% of the Internet users in China are using online food delivery services.

Which group of people is ordering food online the most? For sure, it is mainly young people. A recent report showed that 86. 3 percent of the service’s users are between 20 and 34 years old.

Small families rely largely on food delivery services. Chinese families have changed in size over the past twenty years. In 2002, only 7. 7 percent of families have only one person. But this number gradually increased to over 25 percent in 2021. For small families, cooking always takes a lot of time and energy, so ordering food online has become more popular.

Now, many delivery platforms (平台) are offering more services, and delivering more kinds of products such as fruit, vegetables, medicine and even flowers. As their services continue to improve, it’s certain that the food delivery industry will keep growing in the future.