Last week, I had to travel by air. I was carrying two large1and a medium-sized one(yes, I know I was not traveling2. I had to take a bus and a train before getting to the3.It was not an easy task 4 I took it easy. Because I left with more than enough5.

    I arrived at the bus stop and there were a few other people 6. The bus came and one by one I tried 7to put the suitcases inside the bus. Then I began to think, "Why doesn't anyone offer to8?" I sat on the bus and kept thinking, "Many passengers are9and strong enough, and most of them are my neighbors. How unkind, typical of this country！That's why I want to 10 as soon as I can. "

    I 11 stopped myself and decided to think in another way. I changed my12. I had been trying especially lately to "turn" as soon as I saw negativity (消极性) coming into my head, so I went for: "I'm 13 that I managed to take those suitcases on the bus；I'm 14 enough; I look forward to the challenges of this 15; I will meet people I love. "

    The bus arrived at my destination(目的地) and I waited for everyone to 16 so I could patiently take out my suitcases one by one. And a man in his 70's whom I would least have 17 to help came back up and offered to give me a hand! He 18 the last one for me! I was so pleased and surprised, giving him a big 19. He smiled back and we both went our separate ways. He seemed pretty pleased with himself.

    I then thought, "I should have hugged him. "Hope I will 20 him again.

    Studying longer does not necessarily mean studying better. Below are some great ways of learning as much as you can without getting too stressed.

    Find the right place to study.

    The first thing you need to do is avoid distractions (分散注意力的事物) while studying. You should keep away from television sets and phone calls. Get all of your study materials together, so you will not be interrupted in the middle of your session.

    Break down the tasks into smaller parts.

    When you have gotten everything ready, list the items you need to study, and arrange them across several hours or days, depending on how big your load is. As a general rule, assign (分配) at least one hour to each subject. By doing this, you will be able to know more easily how long you need for each topic.

    Schedule study breaks.

    When you have listed all of your tasks and made a schedule, you should arrange (安排) study breaks. This will give your eyes some time to rest, and yourself a chance to go to the bathroom or have some coffee. Scheduled breaks will reduce the need for you to interrupt yourself to the lowest level during the study session.

    Put your tasks in order of importance.

    Just in case you run out of time to study, or if you think you do not have enough time to cover all topics, you should study in an order.

A. Each break may take about 15 minutes every two hours.

B. Learn to arrange the subjects in order of importance.

C. This means going to one place that will give you peace and quiet.

D. The key to efficient studying is following the schedule strictly.

E. You can find a way to test your knowledge by having a study partner.

F. If you have a broad subject, you will need to break it down into smaller parts.

G. To make the best use of your time, you need to learn how to study efficiently (高效地).

地点：海南岛

时间：7月15日—21日

主要活动：远足、爬山、游泳、篝火晚会和潜水等

注意事项：带好泳衣和护照

注意：1）词数80 左右(开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数)；

2）可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；

3）篝火晚会：campfire party；护照：passport

Dear David,

    How is everything going?……

……

    I'm looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Ming

    In a time when ivory poaching(偷猎)has gotten so bad that it threatens to wipe out several animal species, a young Dutch designer is creating "egalitarian(平等主义)jewelry" made of our very own ivory—teeth.

    Lucie Majerus got the idea for her "human ivory" collection after having her wisdom teeth removed. She kept them and soon realized they would make great material for a jewelry collection. "Why wouldn't we value our own material instead of the precious material from other species? And what if we mine our own ivory and turn it into pearls?" she asks.

    Her own teeth became a ring, but in order to create a whole collection, she needed more material, and since having more of her teeth removed wasn't a very pleasant choice, she asked her dentist to save his patients' unwanted teeth. Most people choose not to keep their pulled teeth, so they are usually donated to dentistry schools. Majerus also received the lost teeth of two of her teachers at Design Academy Eindhoven, so she had a nice supply of human ivory to experiment with.

    To turn human teeth into attractive pieces of jewelry, Lucie Majerus first bleaches(漂白)them, and then uses a stone polishing machine to shape the teeth into various shapes.

    Majerus displayed her human ivory jewelry collection at this year's Dutch Design Week, and claims that people's reaction was mostly positive." Surprisingly, most people aren't frightened at the sight of the jewelry, but really like the idea, "Majerus told Fast Co Design." Some regret that they didn't keep their tooth at the dentist and some, who will have teeth taken out soon, are now looking forward to it. "

    Before accepting a job offer, you should consider seriously the job is really what you want to do. Why are you interested in this position?

    The reasons for (take) a job mainly depend on your desires and your ability. It may be okay to take a job that is not something you (real) want to do right now, if it allows you to get into a (good) position in the future.

    Furthermore, you should consider the company offers you the position. Is it a good company (work) for? Do they share your values? If not, does this matter you?

    One of the most (satisfy) parts of a job for many people is that the job (challenge) them. It allows them to think and focus on (problem). It's more than just a desk job.

    On Sunday, the second day of Spring Festival, a man was killed after he fell into the tiger enclosure while trying to get into the zoo in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province, without paying for a ticket.

    The tragedy cost two lives, as the tiger was shot dead when zoo employees tried to rescue the man.

    As news of the incident spread, the majority of voices online blamed the dead man for the animal's death. Some said this was a sign that people are becoming more cold­hearted. But they are wrong. People have been displaying increasingly more enthusiasm for helping those in need and participating in charity work. In 2016, the China Charity Federation received donations of 18. 8 billion yuan ($2. 7 billion)in total, 46 percent more than the donations received in 2015, and they sent helping hands to one tragedy after another.

    People are just tired of forgiving those in the wrong. While sympathy is right, it has been abused too much. When somebody commits a crime, no matter how cruel the crime is, media outlets explain the criminal's miserable childhood and there are calls for forgiveness. When someone smokes in public, there are always people calling for tolerance.

    People are fed up and angry with lawbreakers escaping their due punishments in the name of forgiveness and tolerance.

    But going back to the tragedy at the wildlife park in Ningbo, the tiger's death shows the park was not well prepared for such emergencies. They did not have any tranquilizer guns that could sedate the tiger immediately and save the lives of both the man and the endangered animal.

    In the meantime, it is necessary to raise people's awareness that the animals in zoos and wildlife parks are not domesticated pets, and of the need for visitors to observe rules for their own safety.

    The man in the Ningbo incident paid for his fault with his life, but the tiger was killed for his fault, too. We sincerely hope no more tigers or humans will pay for such fault.

    It's hard to avoid looking like a fool on April Fool's Day. On April 1 each year, people play tricks on each other. These tricks are usually silly rather than mean. Classmates sometimes tie each other's shoelaces to their chairs. Teachers might hand out an impossibly difficult surprise test that scares students before they realize it's only a joke. Newspapers announce fake contests (such as "Win an elephant!") and report on fake stories (like "UFO" lands in New York City)．

    Forget gifts, songs and special foods—those are for the other holidays of the year. On April Fool's Day, the only tradition is to laugh (and maybe to cause a little bit of trouble)．

    One April Fool's Day, when I was in high school, a group of students in my class played a very clever and funny trick on the teachers. They bought some chickens and set them free in our school cafeteria. The chickens ran all round the school, in and out of classrooms and under our feet. Feathers were flying everywhere.

    Teachers began running after the chickens, trying to catch them. Finally, they caught four of them. But the chickens were wearing numbered tags (商标) around their necks, and the teachers discovered that they had only caught chickens NO. 1, 2, 3, and 5. Where was chicken No. 4?

    The teachers looked and looked. They couldn't find another chicken. After a few hours, they realized that the students had played another joke on them: There were only four chickens in the first place! They've been tricked by the numbers on the chickens.

    It's been a long time since I was in high school, but that April Fool's Day remains one of my favorite memories from those years.

    English Teacher Needed

    We are one of the biggest English teacher agencies in China; we prefer lots of foreign teachers/employees to universities or companies daily. We provide this service for teachers for free.

    What you need to do is log on our website www. languageteaching. com. cn and register. We will put your resume (简历) on the website except contact details. There are thousands of potential clients who will view your information daily. Once they choose you we will contact you. For more details you can also send an email to admin @languageteaching. com. cn.

    Part-time English Tutor Wanted

    We are looking for a part-time English teacher, and the teacher should come from the USA, Canada, the UK, New Zealand or Australia. We would like to have 2 lessons a week, 2 hours each lesson.

    Please send me your resume with a photo if you are interested. Email：admin@languageteaching. com. cn.

    Private English Tutor Wanted

    A senior Chinese manager is looking for a one-to-one English tutor for several hours per week. He would like to learn British pronunciation, so UK natives will be preferred. The tutor should be fairly flexible (灵活的) to suit his busy schedule and be of professional appearance. The pay is to be discussed directly and will be very high for the right candidate. Teaching experience is not a must.

    If you are interested, please send an email with your background information, pay expectations and a recent picture to dhanyatk@hotmail. com.

    CALLING—Teacher/Librarian!

    We are a small kindergarten attached to an international school in Beijing. We need a teacher/librarian. The teacher we are looking for will be a Chinese and English speaking librarian.

    Qualifications：

    Be self-starters, active team players.

    Have a positive attitude and love to work with kids.

    Be able to provide an exciting and innovative library program for students.

    If you meet the above qualifications, please send your resume and a current picture to principalinchina @yahoo. com.

Warley Woods Community (社区) Trust

    Welcome to our third newsletter of the year!

    Our main activity for March is our Walk for the Woods fundraising event on Saturday, 17th March, starting any time between 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. We will be walking the distance between Warley Woods and Tipperary. It is indeed a long way—80 miles. The more people that you can get to sponsor you, the more money we can raise to help look after our beautiful woodland. More information is available on our website.

    The Sunday volunteers planted two beeches and an oak last week. This was thanks to the money from the Big Tree Plant and to Lisa and Gordon Whitaker, whose friends gave money for the big trees instead of for their wedding presents. Thanks to everyone who took part.

    There were 15 volunteers at the Oral History Training Day which was led very ably by Julia Letts. The group will be meeting again and will start to interview the local people who have offered to tell their stories. We are happy to hear from others who would like to be interviewed about their memories of the Woods for the project. If you or anyone you know is interested, please call Viv Cole at the office. This project is financed by Heritage Lottery Fund.

    There was a huge response to the Forest School activities held at half term. These will be held again during the Easter holidays on the following dates:4th April from 10 a. m.  to 3 p. m.  for over 8s. On 12th April form 10 a. m.  to 12 noon, there will be a Teddy Bears' Picnic for the under 8s. All these must be booked in advance.

    Finally, don't forget the Easter Egg Roll on Bank Holiday, 9th April, starting at 11 a. m.  Bring your own hard-boiled and decorated egg to roll down the hill in the woods. The first past the finishing line will win a large chocolate egg! This year, due to popular demand, there will also be an Adults' Easter Egg Roll following the children's competition.

    We look forward to seeing you all soon, at one of our many events!

   People were born in all shapes and sizes, colors and races. Some speak differently while others act differently.

My mother is in a wheelchair. I would like to say something about this special woman I call "Mommy".

   My mom does what a mom needs to do every day. She picks me up from school, drives me to meetings, cooks dinner, and helps me with my homework. This is just part of what makes her great, though.

   She is my best friend and can immediately notice when I am unhappy. She helps me solve problems that my friends do not understand. Mommy makes me laugh when times are tough. I look forward to coming home because I know there is someone there who cares about what I have done.

   Mommy has always tried to be like a "normal" mom. But I think my mother is a wonderful woman and she doesn't need to change. She teaches me life lessons that no teachers or friends can. She shows me how to accept everyone for what is inside, rather than what is on the outside.

   You may have realized that all the qualities I admire have nothing to do with what she looks like. Everyone could be the way she is, but most are not.

   I want everyone to look beyond the surface and see what is inside others. You may fail to notice someone who is very special like my mom because you cannot accept their outside features.