Steve's activity on Sunday | |
In the past | He spent most of the time 1. He learnt it from his 2 and he is good at it. |
Now | He spends at least 3 hours collecting rubbish. He would like to protect the beach. |
These days computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy 1 have changed into computer game houses in order to get more 2. These places are always filled with people.
In the computer game houses, people 3 a lot of money matching on the machines. It's 4 for one to beat(战胜) a computer, but one can do well after trying again and again. People want to 5 when they play computer games. The more they 6, the more they want to win, and at last they even can't 7 without it.
The result is that some people don't want to 8 and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school-boys, things are even 9. They don't want to have 10. When school is over, they rush to the computer game houses near their 11.
Some of them can get enough money from their 12. Some of them are not 13enough to get the money. So they have to steal or rob(盗窃或抢劫)others' and become 14.
Computer game addiction(上瘾)is a(n) 15 problem in our lives. Something has to be done to stop it.
O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.
When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen(偷)it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.
He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.
Look for Volunteers | |
Toys for Tots | The organization, located in Shanghai, aims to collect old toys, which will be donated to children in need. The work of volunteers is to collect toys, communicate with people who donate toys and give out toys properly. Contact by telephone 025-54568482 or email toys-forkids@126. com. |
Red Cross | The organization, located in Beijing, has a program Red Cross Holiday Mail Heroes. The program is collecting hand written cards to send heroes in the list. Every volunteer needs a pen and a piece of paper. Contact by telephone 010-341568752 or email redcross-beijing@163.com |
Pet Centre | The organization, located in Beijing, is to help people cure their sick pets. Volunteers should be trained before working. Contact by telephone 010-563428791 or email helping-pet@163. com. |
Hope for Blind | The organization, located in Beijing, wants to help people read books. Two kinds of volunteers are needed. One is to read books for the blind, the other who is professional(专业的) will teach the blind Braille. Contact by telephone 010-568794252 or email blindcen-tre@sina.com. |
Do you still get free plastic bags from the supermarkets? Things have changed.
China has banned(禁止) free plastic bags in shops and supermarkets, and people have to pay for using plastic bags. The rule started on June 1st. It came because our country tried to make less litter. Making super-thin plastic bags has also been banned.
The Chinese once used about 3,000,000,000 plastic shopping bags a day, and they have caused the pollution of the environment. The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution because they are easy to break and people throw them away here and there. So the Chinese people are encouraged to bring their own bags for shopping.
What kind of shopping bag is the best to bring? Some students in Chongqing have a good idea. They make their own shopping bags. They use old clothes to make cloth bags, and send them to their parents as presents. They also ask their parents and friends to use cloth bags instead of plastic ones. They think it is their duty to protect the environment.
Li Bo is one of my best friends. He lives a health life and he has a strong body. He is a excellent student and he is good at all subjects. He likes basketball and he jumped very high. He trains hard, so he plays it quite good. He has already won many basketball match. Last week, he got his five gold medal. We were all pride of him. I went to the match although it rained. It was a great game and I enjoyed ourselves so much. Li Bo is kind and he is friendly for everyone. I think you won't like him if you meet him.
