The Earth is a beautiful place. There are forests and rivers, mountains and fields. Some places are very hot, and some are very cold.

There are many different plants. Some are large. Some are small. All plants need light and water. There are different animals on Earth too. Some live on the land. Some fly in the sky. Some live under the water.

There are also many people like you and me on Earth. The Earth provides us with air, water and food. It is our home.

Today, there is a lot of pollution. We burn things to make energy. This pollutes the air. We put our rubbish into the sea and under the ground. This pollutes the Earth and kills animals and plants.

We must stop doing these things. It is important for us to protect the Earth for our future.

【推荐3】I love nature and I am very worried that a lot of people are polluting or damaging (损害) the earth without realizing it. Pollution is made when somebody puts harmful things into the air, water or land. People should not pollute. Damage is made when somebody removes good things from the earth. People should not damage. When people pollute or damage, it hurts the people, the animal and the plant.

When people put chemicals into the land, they go into our soil and into our water. When people and animals drink the water it makes them sick. They may not realize it right away but finally they feel it. When chemicals get into the ground it affects the whole food chain (食物链)—The insect, the animal, the plant and the people are affected.

When people cut down trees, they reduce the amount of oxygen and they take away homes for animals. Most people don’t realize how cutting down trees hurts people and animals.

If I could make laws, no one could put garbage into the water or on the land and all cars would run on fuel (燃料) made from beans. When I grow up, I want to live on a clean earth with lots of tall trees full of animals. Please don’t pollute or damage.

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Every year, in late March or early April, a boat race takes place on the Thames River, England. This boat race is an event between the two most famous and also the oldest universities in Britain—the Oxford and the Cambridge.

The idea for the boat race between the universities came from two friends—Charles Merivale, a student at Cambridge, and his friend Charles Wordsworth who was at Oxford. They decided to set up a boat race between the two universities. On March 12, 1829, Cambridge sent a challenge to Oxford first.

When the first boat race took place in a small town by Thames, eight students from each university became the competitors. Crowds of twenty thousand traveled to watch. It was so exciting. And the Oxford was clear winners. Later on, not only did the students from the two universities take part, but also some social groups attended the event. By 1845, with the small town becoming too crowded, the boat race had moved six miles up to the village-Putney. From 1856 on, the race has been held every year except war years. This boat race is considered to be “the world’s oldest sporting challenge”.

The race is four and a quarter miles in just 20 minutes and the competitors often face difficulties. It usually takes six months for the two teams to prepare for the big days. In the past, the Oxford was mostly the winners. But things have changed from 1993 on. The Cambridge has won more.

Look at the picture on the right. What is it? Yeah, it’s a special(特殊的) robot car, ROPITS. Japan made it this year. It’s a new kind of car. The car can drive itself(它自己). It is very easy for people to use it.

ROPITS is short for Robot for Personal Intelligent Transport System (个人智能交通系统机器人). ROPITS has only one seat. The Japanese made it for old and disabled (残疾的) people in Japan.

What makes the ROPITS special? One can ask it to pick him or her up from a computer or a smart-phone(智能手机). After he or she gets in the car and tells the ROPITS where to go, it will begin to drive itself and let the driver enjoy the ride.

The ROPITS will not have traffic accidents (事故) because it drives very slowly, not more than 7 kilometers an hour.

【推荐3】My name is Wang Lin. I’m a student from Guangming Middle School. I have a big happy family.

My mother is a teacher. She teaches Chinese. My father is a teacher, too. But he teaches English. They are both teachers. They both work very hard. They like their students, and their students love them, too. I have two sisters. They are twins. Their names are Wang Nan and Wang Bei. They study in Peking University(北京大学).

Wang Fei is my little brother. He is only five. He is at home. We all love our family.