1 . We all live on Earth and enjoy our life every day. Do you know all the interesting facts about the Earth?

The Earth is not round.

Do you think the Earth is round? Well, the Earth is not completely round.

The Earth is really old.

Grandmas and grandpas are old, but the Earth is much older. Scientists think that the Earth is about 4. 5 to 5 billion years old.

Much of the Earth is water.

About 70% of Earth is water, and only about 30% of Earth is land.

Earthquakes happen all the time.

Earthquakes(地震) take place all the time. But most of the time, they are very small and human beings cannot even feel them.

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There are many mountains on Earth. Mount Everest is the most famous one because its peak is five and one-half miles above sea level. It is the highest.

There are more interesting facts about the Earth. Can you tell us some?

China is a country with a very long history and it has pretty rich and valuable culture.

Chinese Food

Food plays an important role in Chinese culture. Different foods have special meanings. The most obvious (明显的) difference is that Chinese people eat their meals with chopsticks. One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice. Tea is a favorite drink and is popular in the market.

Chinese New Year

The Chinese calendar is called a lunar calendar (阴历). It is not the same as the one used in other countries. New Year’s Day is in late winter. It is also called the Spring Festival. It has a big celebration of letting go of the old and bringing in the new. It has special food and traditions. For example, sweeping the floor before New Year’s Day sweeps away all the old year’s bad luck.

Chinese Zodiac (生肖)

The Chinese zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, follows a twelve-year cycle (循环). Each year is named after an animal. These animal signs are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, cock, dog and pig. For example, the year 2022 is the Year of the Tiger.

Chinese Language

Chinese is a complex (复杂的) language. Chinese writing developed almost 4, 000 years ago and might even be older. Chinese writing has thousands of characters. A character stands for a word and also meaning. Unlike English, there are no spaces in Chinese writing. Besides Standard Chinese, or Putonghua, Chinese people speak six other forms of the language, and there are many kinds of dialects (方言).

Bing Dwen Dwen is the mascot（吉祥物）for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming popular all over the world. Here is some information about this cute mascot.

The time it became the mascot

In 2019

The designer

Cao Xue

How the idea came out

It came from the traditional Chinese snack bingtanghulu. However, a simple snack couldn’t stand for a country by itself. Cao’s team tried many animals and plants and finally decided on a panda. “We don’t need to explain anything to, have it understood across different cultures,” said Cao.

What it looks like

The helmet（头盔）made of ice makes the mascot look fashionable. It looks like a spaceman. It waves its hands with two red hearts to show its kindness and love. The colorful lines around its head stand for both the ice tracks（冰道）and the fast 5 G signals. Bing Dwen Dwen wears a full body “shell”（壳）made of ice. It looks like an astronaut in a space suit, showing a perfect mix of winter sports and modern technology.

5 . Most students do not enjoy doing housework. Some of them think that cleaning the bathroom or cooking dinner for their family is boring. However, if you try the following ways, you will find that housework is not as boring as you think.

◆Learn to do small things

You should learn to do small things, for example, you can do the dishes, sweep the floor or make the bed. Part of growing up is to be able to take care of yourself. Doing some small things around the house shows that you are becoming responsible (有责任感的).

◆Divide (划分) housework among the family

In fact, it’s too tiring for one person to do all the housework alone. It’s good to divide housework into different parts. All the family members will do the housework together. Dividing housework among all the family members will make everyone’s job much easier.

◆Make it fun

Cooking is one part of housework. Cooking can be fun if you put your heart into it. If you learn how to cook your favorite food, you will also get a feeling of satisfaction.

8 . In Canada, you can find dogs, cats and horses in every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and they think pets are their good friends.

Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（针剂）so that the pets won’t be sick or make people ill. Then they go to the animal food shops to buy food for the pets. Some people spend（花费）about $200 a month on animal food.

When you visit people’s homes, they can be very glad to show you their pets and talk about their pets happily. People welcome all kinds of birds to come and have a good meal in their gardens. The birds can come and go, fly here and there. Nobody can kill（杀）animals. If you kill an animal, the law（法律）will punish you.

People in Canada have many reasons（理由）to like animals. When children grow up, they have to leave their parents and live by themselves. Then the old feel lonely. But pets won’t leave home. They can be friends and never leave people alone.

9 . What problems do the teenagers probably have? Here is a survey showing their main problems.

10 . Jogging is good for us and helps us live longer and healthier lives. It’s easy to do and free. You do not have to spend money jogging. You can do it in a park or even in your home. But many people find it boring after jogging for a while. Then how can we keep jogging fun? Here are some ideas to make your jogging more interesting.

First, you should choose to wear your favourite sports clothes and shoes when you jog. They make you more comfortable and more likely to run.

Always jog outdoors (户外). By changing your route and choosing another street, you will always have something interesting to enjoy when you jog.

Take along (随身携带) your MP3 player and listen to your favourite songs when you jog. The music can make you excited and run farther without feeling bored.

It’s always more enjoyable with a friend. Make friends while jogging. Join a running club, find a new running partner, or invite an old friend to go jogging. It’s better to find a friend who runs a little faster than you. Then you can try to catch up with(追上) him or her.