1My ideal school starts at 8 am. and finishes at 3 p.m.I love sports and computers, so we have PE and computer studies every day. The classes are quite small. There are about 20 students in each class.There is a big dining hall, where we can eat and chat with our friends. There is a park on one side of our school and a shopping mall on the other. We have a big library. We also have a tennis court and a swimming pool.There are lots of clubs and after-school activities. Every month, we go on a school trip to a museum or a theatre.2One day, when Tom came home from work, he found a diamond necklace outside his door. Tom wondered where it came from.Tom thought that the necklace must belong to someone, so he planned to take it to the police. He thought they would be able to find the owner. Just then, the police came to Toms home and saw the necklace in his hand. Tom was shocked when he was charged with robbery. A policeman told him about a robbery at the jewellery shop. A witness said she saw someone run from the shop into Toms building.Tom was not guilty, but how could he prove it?3Dear EditorIm a reader of your magazine and I need help.Im in the eighth grade. I just moved to Beijing with my parents two months ago. Now Im studying at a new school.I dont know the school very well and I dont have any friends here. Im not sure how to talk to my classmates. Sometimes, I am nervous and I cant answer their questions. I feel really uncomfortable when they talk to me.I miss my classmates from my old school. I dont know what I should do. I hope you can give me some advice.Wang Hai4Zhalong Nature Reserve is in north-east China. It has an area of more than 210,000 hectares. It is one of the worlds most important wetlands. Zhalong is the home of a lot of plants and animals, including different kinds of birds. It provides food and shelter for the birds. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but there are some in Zhalong. It is a very good place for people to go birdwatching. Wetlands are important because they provide food and shelter for endangered birds, and they also help prevent floods. We must protect the home of plants, fish and birds in Zhalong.5If you want to live to be 100 years old, you need healthy food and regular exercise.In the morning, cereal and congee are good for breakfast. For lunch and dinner, you can have rice, vegetables and some meat. You can have an orange or an apple after each meal.You need regular exercise too. You can exercise for about 30 minutes every day. You can swim, run and play basketball. However, do not play computer games or chat with friends on the Internet for hours every day. This is not exercise.Get out of your chair, everyone! Change your diet and lifestyle today!6I think Wang Jian is the most suitable person to be the chairperson of the Students Union. She has many excellent qualities. First, Wang Jian is outgoing: she really enjoys talking to people. Second, she knows team work is important: she can work easily with people and she works very hard. Third, Wang Jian is very clever. She does well in exams and often helps us with our work. Finally, Wang Jian is very organized. She arranges badminton practices after school and she is captain of the school team. I think Wang Jian would be an excellent chairperson. I hope that you will vote for her.7I have to choose a new colour for my bedroom. It is a very important decision, because colour can change a persons mood. I like orange, because its a happy, warm colour. It can make people feel comfortable. My best friend Jack doesnt agree though. He thinks green is better. Jack says that green represents nature and that it can make you feel energetic. I remind Jack that green is also the colour of envy. My mother recommends blue. She thinks blue creates a feeling of harmony, so it will make me less stressed and help me relax after school. Perhaps she is right.8Dear MillieThank you for your letter. I hope I can offer you some useful advice.You said you do not have enough time to do your homework. Plan your day carefully. Make a list of all the homework you have to do. Then work out how much time you need to finish it.This will give you an idea of how much free time you have.You also said that you do not have enough time for your hobbies. Perhaps you can choose one hobby to do each day, or just focus on your favourite hobby, painting.I hope my advice will be useful to you.Best wishesHelen9Dear Mr PrincipalI have found a good place for our charity walk. It is called South Hill. It is 5 kilometres south of Sunny Street. It is about 900 metres high and is the only hill in Sunshine Town. We can walk there.On the way, we can enjoy the beautiful countryside. It is a good place for walking because of the open space and fresh air. If we go there early enough, we may even hear the birds singing. On South Hill, we can play hide-and-seek, fly k