1I always wanted to be great scientist. I had these dreams of inventing a new drug that would save the life of hundreds of people. Unfortunate, I was never very good at chemistry at school and the teacher used to getting very angry with me. After a while, I decided I would become an inventor and designed an amazing new product would become a household name. My parents were quite encouraged, but told me to be a little more realistic. A few weeks late, I had a clever idea for a pen that would write with upside down. To my disappointment, a friend of me pointed out it was not a new discovery.2Like many teenagers in China, most of my spare time was spent doing my homework. As a result, I dont have enough time to do what Im interested in even on weekends or at holiday. The first thing I enjoy it when I have a few spare minutes is to listen to music. Its the best way for me to release stress of my study. When I listen to music, it is like go into another world. Sometimes, the word of the songs seem to express exact how Im feeling. However, Im also interested in fashion and Im always looking for something special can reflect my personality. What I want most is to be giving more free time to develop my interests and hobbies.3When I firstly learned to write in English, I ran into many mistakes. The main problem was in that 1 always thought in Chinese and tried to translate anything into English.My teacher advised me to keep my diary. I followed her advice and should put down 100 words or so each day. Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was learning to express me in simple English. One day I wrote a little story and showed to my teacher. She liked it very much and read one to the class. All said the story was a good one. Their word were a great encouragement to me.4.Mr. Green was inviting to give lectures all over the United States as soon as he becomes famous. So he got famiIiar on his driver. One day, his driver asked Mr. Green let him give the lecture instead of Mr. Green. Mr. Green agreed because nobody there had been seen him before. When the driver appeared on the platform, he accepted a warm welcome. The driver performed wonderful. But when the drive, was about to leave, the young man asked him a very difficult question. The driver was very clever. He smiled at Mr. Green or said it was such easy that his driver could answer it.5A vacation is a time when families had much time off from work and school and can spend time with each another. There are many vacation ideas to choose from. Visit Disneyland or a famous city. So why not spend time in a special place with no one surrounding you and nothing is getting in your way ? Camping is a great way to he on your family. Rather than being surrounded by traffic, hundred of people and tall buildings, you can enjoy beauty of nature around you in a warm place. The birds, trees, rivers or plants are beautiful during the night time of the year and can make you feel comfortably and relaxed. So, why not to prepare such a special vacation with your family during this summer vacation?6Most students study English hardly at school hut they only use the time study the ruIes of the language and new words. They spend a lot of time on exercise. They dont like reading EngIish much. Actually, reading for pleasure is the easier way to learn English well. Many experts say reading for pleasure help students to learn from many important things about English. For example, students can learn more about the cultures of the English-spoken countries. However, they can learn what to use English more properly.7One night, whiJe Xiao Ming and his father were sleeping. a thief which face was covered with a piece of cloth entered into the room quietly, held a knife in his hand. Although he tried to walk as quietIy as possibly, Xiao Ming and his father were woken up. Realizing what had happened. they fight braveIy against the thief. Suddenly Xiao Ming came up an idea. He threw a drawing pin on the floor where the thief might pass. Like expected, the thief stepped on a pin and was badly hurt. Screaming in great pain, the thieves fell down. Xiao Ming and his father took the chance to tie the thief up. With Xiao Mings clever, they finally won the unexpected battle.8One rainy day while I was walking home with one of my friend, a truck came to a stop besides us. The driver put the window down and offered us a umbrella because he found we were wet through. I stood there and couldnt believe in that a complete stranger is so thoughtful. The man insisted, so I grateful accepted the offer, thanked him and watched the truck disappear down the road. This man might need the umbrella himself, and he preferred to give it to everyone else. It was a Iesson to us that is was possible give without expect anything in return.9The day before yesterday, I went to the bookstore which is near our school to buy the reference book. It was Saturday, so there was m