Everyone Can Change the World

A friend wrote me a letter a few weeks ago. He felt hopeless at the time. He ended his letter with the question: “  (1)  ” I replied to him and started my own letter with these words: “Yes, we most certainly can!”

I can still remember someone who changed my world. She was the music teacher at my primary school.   (2)  . I really wanted to impress（给人印象）her. However, I did not know how to play any instruments.

One day, she let me try playing her guitar. I did my best, but could only stumble along. （断断续续地弹奏）. When I was finished, I put my head down. “  (3)  ,” I told her. She looked at me with her kind eyes, smiled at me and said, “We are all good at something. You just need to find out what you are good at. Then, you can share it with the whole world.”

  (4)  . They planted a seed （种子）in my soul which continues to grow to this day. They made me realize that I had something good inside of me. I just had to find it and share it. 

Shi Peng won the top prize in a college, students' start-up(创业) competition for setting up a website to help children find playmates(玩伴). 

Shi was brought up by his grandparents in a village in Hubei Province.  (1)    Later, the 22-year-old student at a university in Wuhan decided to set up a special website for children. He hoped that his website could help children meet new friends of the same age and feel less lonely.

  (2)  According to (根据) his research one about 6,000 children in cities like Guangzhou, Wuhan and Suzhou, most of them don't have brothers or sisters and they are in need of playmates. “From my own experience, I think it's a great idea to have such a website on which children can find playmates," Shi said.

The website is set up mainly for pre-school children in kindergarten(幼儿园) and their parents. All the users of the website must use their real names.  (3)  Through the website, parents who are busy during the day can get in touch with other parents who are free and willing to find some playmates for their children.

    As it gets more and more popular among children and parents, the website now holds many colorful online activities.  (4)  The website also provides parents with valuable chances to communicate with each other.

     Ni Wufan is one of the professors in Shi's university. He said,”  (5)  “He also agrees that our society needs more creative ideas like Shi's to deal with children's problems.

I’m sure you will have a good time.

Li Peng is a good student.  (1)  He has breakfast at home. Then he reads English from 6:30 to 7:00.He goes to school at seven.  (2)  He has lunch at school,  (3)  He has three classes in the afternoon.  (4)  He often has dinner at home.

In the evening he sometimes watches TV.  (5)  He goes to bed at ten oˈclock every night.

A: Hi, Lily. Where did you go this Spring Festival?

B: I went to Xiamen.

A:   (1)  

B: I went there with my friend, Liu Ying.

A: Did you go to Xiamen University?

B:   (2)   It was really nice.

A: What was the weather like there?

B:   (3)  

A: Did you try any sea food there?

B: Yes. And I even bought some for my family.

A:   (4)  

B: It's a beautiful seaside city and it's worth traveling around.

_______(1)______ Summer means high temperature, more outdoor activities and all kinds of fruit and vegetables. How can we stay fit in this exciting season? Here are some good ideas:

Eat and drink properly

What is healthy to eat in summer? Fresh and light food. Fish can be a good choice. It can keep your body energetic. _______(2)______They not only please your eyes, but are full of healthy chemicals(化学物质). Tomatoes can help protect your skin against sunburn. Blueberries are good for your brain and eyes. The more color, the better!

With all those summertime activities you will be thirsty. What to drink? Water. _______(3)______ Try not to drink too many energy drinks, sports drinks and soda drinks which have lots of sugar and caffeine in them.

Stay active and cool

Summer is a great season to enjoy outdoor activities and play. It’s also a good time to lose weight. If you are lucky enough to be near a body of water, try water sports like swimming, surfing, water skiing and so on. _______(4)______You’ll have no problem beating the heat and keeping fit as well.

Be careful of the sun

A problem is only a problem until there is a solution. We find solutions by thinking creatively.  (1)   In other words, we think outside the box. Sometimes thinking outside the box solves not just one, but two problems.

Amsterdam is one of the most crowded cities in Europe. As a result, housing is very expensive, especially for students.   (2)   However, finding this type of apartments was almost impossible until recently.

While the colleges in Amsterdam were trying to solve the housing problem, thousands of shipping containers (集装箱) were lying quietly in ports around the world. These huge steel containers carry products from one counry to another. The life of each container is about 10 years.   (3)   Yet they can’t recycle all of them because there are so many.

Back in Amsterdam, a company came up with an amazing idea. Why not reuse these shipping containers as student apartments?   (4)   They are all the same size and fit together perfectly. The steel is strong. Moreover, these containers are so widely available that they are quite cheap to buy. For all these reasons, they can be used to build apartments quickly andvcheaply. Building began in 2005, and after only a few weeks, hundreds of Amsterdam students had new homes.

When students hears about this idea, they thought the container apartment would be small, noisy and cold.   (5)   Each container apartment has a kitchen, a bedroom with a study area, and a bathroom. The apartments are warm and quiet. They even have a high-speed Internet connection. Living in a shipping container has become popular. Today, over 3000 Amsterdam students live in the container village.

A:Hello, what are you doing here?

 B:   (1)   

A: What is it for?   (2)   

B: Oh, no it’s not for that. It’s about “ A Student Volunteer Project.”

 A: That’s a good idea.   (3)   

B: Some students think the old should be looked after often.   (4)   And others care about the disabled.

A: I think many students must hope to take part in the activity.   (5)   We all can help you.

B: I am so glad to hear that. Let’s do it together. 

Encourage Exercises

Entrance Examination (中考)，said Li Liangjing, 15, a junior 3 student from Xiamen.