passage 1 When I was a child, I hoped to live in the city. I think I would be happy there. Now I am living in a city，but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean or the mountains are green. Unfortunately, on the development of industrialization，the environment has been polluted . Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem. The airs we breathe in is getting dirtier and dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out. We must found ways to protect your environment. If we fail to do so, well live to regret it. passage 2One day，1ittle Tony went to a shopping center with his parent. It was very crowded. Tony saw a toy on a shop window. He liked it so very much that he quickly walked into the shop. After looks at the toy for some time，he turned around and found where his parents were missing. Tony was scared and begun to cry. A woman saw him crying and telling him to wait outside a shop. Five minutes later, Tony saw parents. Mom said，“How nice to see you again! Dad and I were terrible worried. Tony promised her that this would never happen again. passage 3My soccer coach retired in last week. I wanted to do anything special for him at his retirement party. My mum makes the better biscuits in the world，so I decide to ask her for help. Mum taught me some basic step of baking. I insisted on doing most of the baking myself. I thought the biscuits were really well. My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor after I was packing them up. At a party，my coach，with a biscuit in his mouth，asked surprisingly who made them and joked，“I might have to retire again next year just get some more of these biscuits. My favorite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter! passage 4My old classroom was interesting because three side of the classroom were made from glass. I enjoyed sit close to the windows and looking at the view. On the left-hand side of the class，I could easy see the football field. In the mornings，it was full of students exercising. The view fromthe back of the classroom is also splendid. Close to the school there was a beautiful park with many trees around them. Farther in the distance，I could not enjoy the view of snowy mountains. On the right side of the class was the road. I was always interested to see the drivers in hurry in themorning. The position of the classroom with its view made me felt like I was dreaming. If I was only a child when I studied in that classroom, I will never forget it. passage 5Hi, Janice, Its been a month since I came to this new school and I really want share with you some ofthe problems I have been experiencing. As I tell you last time，I made three new friend here. We hang out together during lunch and after school. Weve been spending a lot of time sing in karaoke bars. Its been three Saturdays now and it really costs me many. And I started to see this as a time-wasting activity! In fact, I dont like to go anymore，so Im afraid Ill lose their friendship. How do you think I should do? If you are me, would you talk to him? Please help with me and give me some advice. Grace passage 6Nearly five years before, and with the help by our father, my sister and I planted some cherry tomatoes(圣女果)in our back garden. Since thenfor all these yearwe had been allowing tomatoes to self-seed where they please. As result, the plants are growing somewhere. The fruits are small in size，but Juicy and taste. There are so much that we often share them with our neighbors. Although we allow tomato plants to grow in the same place year after year，but we have never had any disease or insect attack problems. We are growing wonderfully tomatoes at no cost! passage 7My dream school starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. They are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We didnt need to do so many homework. Therefore, we have more time with after-school activities. For example，we can do reading for one and a half hour and play sports for one hour every day. My dream school look like a big garden. There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the classroom buildings. We can lie on the grass for a rest, or sat by the lake listening music. The teachers here are kind and helpfully. They are not only our teachers but also our friends. passage 8My father took me out camping for the first time when I was seven. He wanted teach me about animals，insects and trees. My uncles all come along with bows and arrows for hunting. One evening at sunset，we sat by the fire，have our barbecue. Just then a bird was flying over us. My uncles immediate jumped up and shot their arrows on the bird. Neither of the arrows hit the target. Suddenly the arrows was flying down at us from the sky they were looked like rain! We ran to escape bu