Good afternoon. Welcome to England. We hope that your visit will be a pleasant one. Today I'd like to tell you something about a few of our laws(法律).

The first one is about drinking. You may not buy alcohol (酒) in this country, if you are under eighteen years old. Nor may your friends buy it for you.

The second one, noise. Enjoy yourself by yourself, but don't make unnecessary noise, especially at night. Respect(尊重) other people that may wish you to be quiet.

The third one, crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use crosswalk and don't take any chances when crossing the road.

My next point is about rubbish. It isn't allowed to litter in the street. When you have something to throwaway, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a dustbin.

Finally, smoking. It is against the law to buy cigarettes (香烟), if you are less than sixteen years old.

I'd like to finish by saying that if you need any kinds of help, you should get in touch with the police. They will be very glad to help you. Now, any questions?

One day, Justin decided to spend the holiday with his old friend Andrew in Australia. Their plane arrived in Sydney at ten in the morning. They had a good rest in a hotel. The next morning they rented(租) a car and began their travel. Justin found a river and they drove the car there quickly. Soon they got to the river. Before they jumped into the water, Andrew saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked, "Are there any crocodiles(鳄鱼)in the river?"" No, there aren't," answered the boy. So they began to swim in the river. After a while, Justin felt something hit against(撞击)his leg. He told Andrew about it. They were scared and stopped swimming. Andrew asked the boy loudly, "Is it true that there aren't any crocodiles in the river?"

"Yes, sir, "said the boy, "But there are many sharks（鲨鱼)in the river. "

Australia is a very big country. It also has many big attractions (旅游景点).

The Big Banana

The Big Banana is in Coffs Harbour. It was made in 1964 by John Landy. John

Wanted something to make people come to his fruit shop, so he built the Big Banana. The idea worked. Many people visited his fruit shop and took pictures of the Big Banana. Soon people all over Australia began making big things.

The Big Merino(美利奴羊)

The Big Merino is in the city of Goulburn. Merinos are a type of sheep. They can live in dry weather. Some places in Australia are very dry, so these sheep are very important to the farmers there. Inside the Big Merino, there is a small museum about the history of wool in Australia. Visitors can also climb up to the Big Merino's head and look at the view through its eyes.

Sam is my friend and he is a (法国的) boy. He can speak English very well. I heard from him yesterday. He told me lots of (绝妙的) things in the email. He visited the US with his family last week. They (花费) four days in New York and three days in Los Angeles. In New York, they went to the (举世闻名的) Metropolitan Museum of Art. They took lots of (照片) there. Ln Los Angeles, they went to Disneyland first. Sam was (兴奋的)to see his favourite Mickey Mouse. The next day they (放松) in the hotel during the daytime. In the evening, they went for a walk when all the (灯) were on the street. On the last day, they went to Hollywood. They (遇到)some movie stars there. After that they went home (乘) plane. It was a really fantastic trip.

Today is my birthday. I'm 16 years old. I'm not a little boy running in the hallways at school. I wanted to know who would1my birthday. I really wanted to have a birthday cake because I wanted to2. But I got up and found my3didn't do anything. My father was 4a newspaper on the sofa. My mother went out to buy some things for lunch. I 5my computer and went online. There were just some people online. No one said 6about my birthday. After thirty 7, my mum came back. She went into the 8and cooked. It seemed that the world forgot me and I wasn't 9at all. I said to myself," You are 16 now. You're not a child. Forget it's your birthday. "

But when I was doing my maths homework, my10 came to me and asked," What kind of cake do you want?" What a 11! At that time, I didn't know12to say. I chose a chocolate cake in the end. I knew that the whole world may forget mc,13my mum wouldn't.

Also, when I went online in the evening, I talked to my friends. Many of them said happy birthday to 14. And my phone was full of text messages (短信) saying" Happy birthday".

It was a(n) 15day after all!

Dear Jim.

I'm in Hangzhou now. I will spend the next three years here. I'm in No. 6 Middle School. It's a good school. The people here are very friendly. My best friend is Li Lei, and my favourite food is Dong po Pork(东坡肉).

Now I'm writing to you in my bedroom. We have a new home here in China. It's different from our old hone in America. Our new house is white, and the old one is red. The walls of my bedroom are blue. My mother is watering some flowers. My father is repairing his car. I'm going to do my homework. Please write back soon.

Yours,

Tom

A father and his son went out for fun. The son was very happy when he saw so many (kite) the sky. He wanted (fly) a kite too. The father then bought a kite him Several minutes later, the kite (be) high up in the sky. The son said," Dad, the string(线) is stopping kite from flying higher. Can we cut it?" The father did so and the kite (start) to go higher. This made the boy excited. But soon, the kite began to come down and (final) fell (落下) to the ground. The son asked, ""Dad, does it fall down?" The father said, "The string doesn't stop the kite from going higher, but helps stay in the sky. When you cut the string, it cannot support(支持)the kite any more. "

Sometimes we may think something stops (we) from moving forward. But in fact(事实上), it might be the thing that supports us the most.

When you go on a vacation, the hotel you choose and the room you stay in are important. There are many cool theme(主题)hotel rooms around the world. Here are some of them.

The Harry Potter Room

The George Castle Hotel in England gives its guests the experience of staying in Harry Potter's world.

This 19th-century castle hotel is beside Harry Potter tour bus stop. The bus will take you to the Making of Harry Potter studio tour.

lce Theme Room

An ice theme can be found at Hotel de Glace in Canada. In winter, you can get a fireplace and a private spa in the rooms.

The ice hotel has new rooms each year. This winter, it will build a room with the theme of Disney's movie Frozen.

Pirate(海盗) Theme Room

If you want a more attractive theme room, the Adventure Island Hotel in America is the best choice.

In their pirate theme rooms, you'll feel like you're on a pirate ship in a world of sea adventures.

Night at the Movie Room

At the Wensley Hotel in Australia, guests are crazy about the Night at the Movie Room. There they can see different things of Hollywood, such as Hollywood signs over the door, and hand-painted actors' pictures above the bed.

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