【推荐1】When I was 14, my dad and I took a bike trip in the countryside. My dad chose a 16-mile section of the road for us to ride. Part of it included an old tunnel (隧道) called West Hill. This old tunnel is over a mile long!

To prepare, we checked our tires (轮胎) and bike lights. My mom made us some food. She also gave us fruit and plenty of water. In the morning, we put our bikes into the car and set off.

After a two-hour drive, we reached the road. It was a cool afternoon in early fall. But we were both wet and tired because our trip started with a long uphill climb! As we reached the West Hill Tunnel, I felt nervous as it was very dark inside! But my dad encouraged me. He said he would be right beside me. He reminded me to stay careful and keep my light on!

When we entered the tunnel, the sound of our bikes echoed through the darkness. I turned on my flashlight and saw walls covered by drawings. The air smelled like wet mud (泥土). And I felt like I was being watched! I was pretty scared, but paying attention to following my dad helped me relax. After riding half-way through, I could see light coming from the other end of the tunnel. That gave me courage to keep going. And I was so happy to ride out into the bright afternoon!

Whenever I go through hardships in life, I remember this trip. It reminds me that hope is always ahead of me. It turns on the light of hope in my heart, and it gives me courage to keep riding through life's dark tunnels.

I got here after 18 hours on the train at last! It is hot here in Chongqing. I miss the cool weather in our town. Today, I went to have a look at the city. I took the subway to the city center and did some shopping in a big supermarket. Things in the supermarket were expensive. When I walked out, I found I got lost. I was a little frightened. I asked a woman for help. She tried to tell me something, but I couldn't understand her Chongqing dialect(方言). In the end, a boy took me to the subway station. He was so kind and I have to stop here. I feel tired and I want to sleep early tonight. I will call you and Mom tomorrow night.

Yours,

Mei

【推荐1】Useful Information in Australia

If you watch the sky for about an hour after the sun goes down, you may see some “moving stars”. But they’re not real stars. They’re man –made satellites (人造卫星). And the biggest of all is the International Space Station (ISS). From May to July is the best season to watch the ISS flying over the earth. And people can see it with their eyes.

The ISS is the biggest satellite and scientists want to live on it. They think that the best way to learn more about space is to live there.

When the space station is finished, it will be like a city in space. People will stay and study there with many of the things they have at home. Laboratories (实验室), living rooms and power stations are being built. The ISS is the most expensive space program. Billions of dollars are being spent on it every year.

Scientists hope that the ISS will be a stepping stone for future space exploration (探测). “The ISS will help us understand the human body better, explore space and study the earth. It can help us make life on the earth better.” said Kathryn Clark, an ISS scientist.

The US, Russia, Canada, Japan, Brazil and 11 European countries are parts of the program. China isn’t an ISS country, but it has helped with some of the experiments. In 2003, China sent some rice up to the ISS to find out what space would do to it.

【推荐1】In 2021, President Xi Jinping gave China’s top science award (奖) to Gu Songfen and Wang Dazhong for their excellent achievements in science and technology (sci-tech).

Gu Songfen is an airplane designer (设计师). Born in 1930, Gu was responsible for the research and development of many airplanes, including JJ-1, CJ-6, J-8 and J-8- II and served as the main designer of J-8 and J-8-II.

Wang Dazhong,born in 1935,is a world-famous nuclear (核能) scientist. He has spent all his life on the study of nuclear energy technology. He made great efforts to improve the safety of nuclear energy, and helped China achieve high levels of nuclear energy technology.

Premier Li Keqiang expressed congratulations to them. Li said that our country pays much attention to sci-tech development and sci-tech workers. He also mentioned that sci-tech workers have made great achievements, especially in dealing with the COVID-19 and protecting people’s lives and health.

Sci-tech workers are expected to follow the examples set by these great scientists and help the country achieve a high level in science and technology. As students, we are also supposed to study hard and learn from the great scientists.

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【推荐2】①Everyone has a family name. In China, the family name is the first name, but in English countries the family name is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do they mean? English people usually get their family names in these ways.

②Some family names come from the places (地点) of their homes. If a man lives 居住) on or near a hill (小山), people’s names may be Wood or Lake because they live near the wood (树林) or the lake (湖泊).

③Some family names come from jobs (工作). If a person is a cook (厨师), his family name may be Cook.

④And many people get their family names from their fathers’ family names. If you hear the name “Jackson”, you can know that he is the son of Jack.

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