In Australia there is a famous island called Fraser Island. A great many visitors come here for holidays every year. Why? The reason is that it is special.     1     . In fact, it is the largest sand island in the world. It's about 200 kilometers long and 240 kilometers wide.

Though the island is a popular place of interest, there is no airport on the island. The long beach along the east coast works as the airport.     2     .

On the island there are sand hills without any plants, but there are forests with old trees, beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes, too.     3     .

Every year, visitors come to enjoy the island's natural beauty. People like camping and hiking there.     4     . Animals were killed for food and this made them in danger of extinction (灭绝). They threw rubbish everywhere, and the lakes were seriously polluted.

    5     . Rules have been set up. For example, visitors are not allowed to use motorboats (摩托艇) or go fishing in the lakes, and they mustn't leave any rubbish.

【推荐1】Tom is a junior high school student. He is from the USA. He is in Xiamen International School now. He’s fourteen. This is his schoolbag (书包) . Three books and four pencils are in his schoolbag. That is his box. You can see a toy, two apples and an egg in the box. His mom is Helen. She is in Fuzhou now. She is a teacher. She has (有) a nice car. The car’s number is BK1164. Tom and his mom are good friends.

【推荐2】“About half the students in regular Beijing schools have been bullied(欺负),” a report said. I’m not surprised at all.

I have to say that in my school years I was always bullied. My earliest memory was from third grade, when two older boys held a knife to my throat(喉咙) after school. I stood very still(不动)，and they soon left me alone.

In sixth grade, I was walking alone in my neighbourhood when another boy ran toward me. As I turned to greet him, he hit me in the face and gave me a bloody nose. I never understood why.

In seventh grade I learned to give the bullies(恃强凌弱的人) my lunch money before they asked me for it. I never told anyone because I was afraid they would beat me harder.

Then came high school, where a bully named Shuey decided he didn’t like me. He spoke ill of me and laughed at me for months. He even challenged me to meet him after school, but I refused. So he called me a “cowardly boy” in front of my classmates. One day I had enough. When Shuey blocked(堵住) my way into class, I exploded(发怒) and knocked him down. He got up and we had a fight. At last I won and Shuey couldn’t lay a hand on me any more.

News of the fight got around the school soon. Nobody bullied me again. It was not good to fight, but something big changed in my life: I was not afraid any longer.

【推荐3】Now four students are talking about their favorite seasons.

【推荐1】My name is Cathy. There are three photos of my good friends on my desk.

In the first photo you can see Jerry. He is a tall and cool boy with short and straight hair. He is the captain of our basketball team. He is very popular. All my classmates like him very much.

In the second photo, you can see a boy with glasses. His name is Jack. He is short and a little bit heavy. But he is very clever and funny. He often tells us funny stories and makes us happy.

In the third photo, you can see two girls. They are reading a book. The girl on the left is Lucy. She is a beautiful girl from London. She has long blonde hair and big eyes. She can sing very well, and she can also speak a little Chinese. The girl on the right is Li Xiaoyun. She is a Chinese girl with beautiful black hair. She likes singing. She says she wants to be a singer.

【推荐3】Christmas is my favorite festival. I want to have a great Christmas party at home. So I make a big plan (计划) for it.

For a good Christmas party, I need not only some food, but also a tidy and nice home. So I plan to clean and decorate (装饰) my home a month before (在……以前) Christmas.

In the first week, my parents and I clean our own (自己的) rooms. We make all the things in the right places in our rooms. The next week, we clean the kitchen and the living room (厨房和客厅). After two weeks' cleaning, we buy some things to make our home look nice.

In the last week, we go to buy some food and gifts (礼物) for our friends and family. We do our best to make sure it can be a good Christmas. On the day of the Christmas party, all our family and friends come to our home. We sing, dance and play games at the party. We all have a good time.

One day, I’m on my way to work. Then I saw a little girl carrying a small Cambridge schoolbag. Businessmen(商人) in Britain make the bag for students. It can hold a lot of things, such as textbooks, pens, snacks and water! So it is very popular among students in the UK.

My first bag was a green cloth bag. It was a present from my mum. My mum made it for me by herself. It wasn’t that pretty, but strong. At that time I was short, so my mum made the rope shorter. After eating all the meals prepared by my mum, I ran to school with my classmates. At that time, this schoolbag was so light. When I jumped, it jumped. All things in this bag had a collision(碰撞). They gave out many sounds all the way along. At that time I was so happy.

As I grew older, my green schoolbag became heavier and older. The mouth of the bag was opened, and it came to an end. My mum bought me another bag. The bag was big and pretty. I was happy to go out every day with the new bag. The long trip to school seemed quite close. That year I was 12 years old. Though my first schoolbag wasn't made in the UK, it was still a real Cambridge schoolbag in my mind.

【推荐2】How much do you know about Albert Einstein?

Albert Einstein, born on March 14, 1879 in Germany, was a great scientist in the world. He was strange because he hated haircuts and new clothes. He believed in peace. All his life, he hated war. However, his most famous idea, E=me², helped create the world’s most dangerous weapon（武器）. Many people think he was the smartest person in the world. But Einstein said that he thought like a child with many questions and unusual ideas.

What did he like?

Einstein liked learning sailing. He sailed in small boats all his life. He once joked, “Sailing is the sport that takes the least energy!”

When Einstein was a child, his mother made him take violin lessons. At first, he didn’t like the violin. But then he learned to love music and became a good violinist. Later, he said, “Love is the best teacher.”

Why is the sky blue?

In 1910, Einstein asked a question which many children often ask, “Why is the sky blue?” After his careful research, he answered the question like this: “It’s because light is made up of many colors, including blue. When light travels to Earth, gas particles（气体微粒）spread the blue light all over the sky.” His answer is true in physics.

【推荐3】When you are interested in something and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to find interesting answers. The following steps can guide you during the study.

Step 1 Write down the subject(主题) that you are interested in on a piece of paper. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write:

Find out more about robots(机器人).

Step 2 Stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about you subject. List what you have already known like the sentences below:

1. The first robot came out in the USA in 1959.

2. A robot can do housework and act as a teacher.

3. Sometimes a robot catches viruses(病毒)and causes a lot of problems.

Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions, start writing down questions about the robots on the paper:

1. What might robots be like in the future?

2. What other things can robots do for people?

3. What kind of power will robots possibly use in five years?

Step 4 Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your study. As you learn more about your subject, you'll probably find out some new questions.

For example, you might find that robots can help scientists work in dangerous place, like the sea and outer space. How? What happened? Asking new questions can help you study your subject more widely.

The next time you find something interesting to study, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember that learning more always brings more questions.