·Grandma‘s BirthdayIt was Father , Mother and I went to visit her. She lives with my uncle in a village not too far away. Early in the morning we bought some presents and took the bus to get there. Grandma and Uncle were so glad to see us. We gave the presents to Grandma and she was very happy. Then we sat down to talk, while Uncle went to prepare lunch . The meal was so nice that we all enjoyed it very much. At 4 o’clock, we said goodbye and set off for home.……
·Sun ShuweiSun Shuwei, a world champion in diving, is a boy of 14 from Guangdong. He loved swimming when he was a small boy and at eight he became a member of the diving team in Guangdong Province. He studied hard at school and trained hard for five years before he came to the national team. A year later in 1990, he won a gold medal at the 11th Asian Games and became a world champion at the 6th World Swimming Championships early this year.……
·A passage about MathildeOn the way home, Mathilde found that the necklace was gone. She was frightened to death because it was too expensive for her. She and her husband hurriedly returned and looked wherever she had been that night, but couldnt find it at all. What would they do? They had to buy a diamond necklace exactly like the one she borrowed from Jeanne and returned it to her. It cost them 36,000 francs. In order to pay off the debts, they suffered hunger and cold day and night. Ten years……
·To Be A Helpful ManI was walking along the street when a stranger stopped me and asked me the way to a new restaurant. I answered and told him the route and direction carefully. As soon as I finished, the stranger thanked me and started off. To my surprise, he went in wrong direction. Then I stopped him at once and told him what wrong he had made. Unexpectedly, he smiled and told me the truth that he didnt really want to ask the way, but, instead, he was just trying to know whether everyone knew……
·An Instructive DayToday is March 12, our national Tree Planting Day. Our Class observed the day by planting trees. In high spirits we talked and smiled all the way. As soon as we got to a piece of wasteland far from the school, we began to work. Some were engaged in digging holes; some were busying themselves in covering the roots of the young trees with earth and watering the trees one by one. We worked so hard that soon each of us was wet in sweat. On the way home we kept on singing up, becaus……
·Add Feet to His SnakeOne day three men got a bottle of wine. But the wine was not enough for the three and each of them wanted to drink the wine alone. Then they all agreed that they each would draw a snake on the ground and the one who first finished drawing would be given the wine. So they began to draw on the ground with sticks. It was not long before one of the three finished drawing his snake. He took up the bottle of wine with pride. He was about to drink when he found the other two were s……
·About TreesLadies and gentlemen, I want to say something about trees. As we know now trees are very important to human beings. First of all, they benefit our health. They send out oxygen for us to breathe. We cant live without trees.Secondly, trees can beautify our environment. As trees are so important, we must do our best to protect them. We must enforce the tree protection laws. We must plant as many trees as possible.Only in this way can we live happily in the beautiful world.……
·Respecting Parents ProgrammeShowing respect to parents is one of the Chinese traditional moral values.As most of the students today are “the only child” in their family, they often regard themselves as the“centre”of the family, without caring much about their parents. Our school started a programme when the new year came.It is “Respecting parents programme”. Ten“Dos”have been worked out for the students to follow clearly and easily, including: “Remember your parents birthdays and express your be……
·How to Protect Your EyesightIt is important for everyone to keep good eyesight. But do you know how to protect your eyesight? First, dont keep your eyes working for a long time. Youd better have a rest by looking in the long distance after you have studied an hour or so. Second, pay attention to the following: Dont read in the sun or in a poor light; dont read in bed or in a moving bus. And when you read you should keep the book away from your eyes for about a foot. And third, do eye-exercises e……
·A LetterDear Anna, How glad I am to hear from you and to know that you are getting on well with your Chinese study at Beijing University. To learn a foreign language, one should not only study the language itself, but also study the everyday life of the native speakers of the language. Youve been in China for only half a year. I dont think you have known much about our life at home. Why not come to my place and spend the Spring Festival with my family? My parents and I are looking forward to see……
·TimeTime is important to everyone. Lost time will never come back. We must keep this in mind in our daily life and make the best use of our time. Only in this way can we succeed in life. How can we make full use of our time? First of all, wed better make a plan. We should arrange our study, work and rest. We can know what we should do next so that we can save as much time as possible when we study or work, we should put our hearts into it. We should spend every minute on it.After a period of tim……
·Is Watching TV a Good Thing?Television has changed peoples life much since it was invented. Now it has become one important part of modern life. People enjoy themselves after hard work by watching TV. They can see some plays, some stories, some sports matches without going out of home, and without spending much money in buying tickets. TV programmes make peoples life more interesting. People learn much from TV, students can study by watching some educational programmes. People can see news, weat……