1 . When spring is in the air, everyone looks forward to seeing the beautiful and eye-pleasing flowers and plants. The following flowers and plants might not be so eye-pleasing, but are certainly eye-catching!

2 . Do you know what an e-friend is? You make a friend with him or her by sending e-mails. Having e-friends is good for you. You can tell them your family, problems and good things. They can teach you many things and help you get out of problems. Some of them may send you e-cards on your birthday.

If your e-friends come from English-speaking countries, they will help you learn English. Writing to them in English is good for your English learning. Some of them may invite you to their countries, and take you to visit their countries.

Where can you make e-friends? You can visit some websites. There are many boys and girls, and you can make friends with some of them.

3 . Type in “A cat wants to go to space” and ask the robot to write a bedtime story. Just one second later, you’ll get the story of a cat called Max. He goes through many difficulties to sing among the stars.

This robot writer is real. It’s called ChatGPT. US company OpenAI made it. It can talk with people, write songs, poems and even jokes. It’s one of the most powerful (强大的) AI writers.

ChatGPT can write things really fast. We may spend hours researching, understanding and writing an article on the theory of evolution (进化论). But ChatGPT can write a good one in seconds. But if you ask harmful questions, such as how to make weapons (武器), it will not give you an answer.

ChatGPT comes along at a time when AI can do many creative (有创意的) tasks. The things they create are difficult to tell from those made by humans. This brings many problems, such as the definition (定义) of art. The robot is trained (训练) using words from the Internet, so it can also pick up on the Internet’s biases (偏见) about certain groups. These are all the things that humans need to solve.

4 . We talk every day. When we have good news, we like to share it with our good friends and when something terrible happens, we will let others know soon. But do you know that a tree can talk and share news? It sounds strange, but it’s true that some trees can also communicate with each other. Of course, no tree moves lips and says words just as people do.

Willow trees (柳树) are the best-known of these trees. When insects (昆虫) begin eating a willow tree, the tree gives out a special smell at once. This smell tells the other willow trees that insects are coming near. All of them quickly make a chemical (化学物质) in their leaves. This chemical is bad for the insects. The insects do not like it and they fly away soon. In this way, the willow trees keep themselves away from the insect.

Next time when you take a walk near the trees, maybe the trees are “talking” to each other quietly. And when someone says that trees cannot “talk”, please tell them that even trees can “talk” to each other, too.

a. The willow tree gives out a smell.

b. The willow trees make a chemical in their leaves.

c. Insects fly away because of the chemical.

d. Insects begin eating a willow tree.

5 . If you have a pet, do you know how to take care of it? Actually, don’t worry. It’s not as difficult as most people think. You can do it if you follow these ideas.

Food

☆You need to be sure that you know when and what to feed your new pet.

☆Most animals need to be fed once or twice a day. Sometimes baby animals need to be fed more.

☆ Don’t give chocolate to your pet because it can make most animals sick.

Water

☆ Make sure that your pet has enough clean, fresh water. Make sure that you change the water twice a day.

☆ If your pet is a fish or a turtle, be sure to clean the tank at least once a week.

Exercise

☆ Pets, like dogs, need plenty of exercise. It helps them to keep healthy and happy. Don’t forget to take them for a walk. Play with your dog every day. The exercise is good for you, too.

6 . Round eyes, round head, round ears, round body! What is this lovely little animal? He looks like a bear. But he is not a bear. He’s a KOALA.

People in Australia love koalas and take care of them. They have set up places for them to live safely. No one can kill them for their pretty fur (毛皮). When a koala is born, he has no fur. And he is not as big as your little toe (脚趾)! The mother koala has a pocket in the front of her body. The baby koala goes into this warm pocket. There he stays for six months.

The koala could not live without a special kind of tree. The tree gives him both his home and his food. For most of the day the koala sleeps in the tree.

At night the koala looks for food. He may go miles to find it. He only likes the bark (树皮) and the leaves of the tree. He eats nothing else. And he eats more than two pounds each night!

How lovely the koalas really are!

7 . How to Make a New Year Card

New Year cards are a great way to show your friends a happy New Year. Here are the steps (步骤) to make one.

8 . Animals are our friends. Now a lot of people like to keep small animals as pets in their houses, such as cats, dogs.

People like to keep dogs best, next is the cats, and the last is the birds. Because these pets are very cute and friendly. Old people have these animals as their family members (成员). They are like people’s children. People give these pets nice names and buy nice food for them. They let them wear beautiful clothes, too. People keep these pets clean every day. They love them very much.

Children also like to keep these pets. They are like their friends, brothers and sisters. Children can play, sleep and take a walk with these pets. Sometimes when children are unhappy, pets are their best friends. They love them very much.

Pets are all very happy. They have houses and beds. They have much nice food to eat. They can walk with people in the park or go out to relax.

Do you think pets are important in our life? Would you like to keep a pet in your family?

9 . China has a long history. There are many places of interest (名胜). Some of them are great mountains, long rivers and beautiful lakes.

Many mountains are very famous, such as Mount Tai, Mount Emei and Mount Hua. People go to Mount Tai to see the sunrise (日出).

The Yangtze River is the longest river and the second longest one is the Yellow River in China.

Do you know the love story about Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen? It took place (发生) near the West Lake. The West Lake is in the south of China. It is in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. There are a lot of beautiful poems about it. Some of the poems were written by Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo. The West Lake is also the home of the famous tea Dragon Well.

China is a great country. Many people come to China from all over the world every year.