The Blacks are American tourists(游客). They are visiting Beijing now. This is their first visit to China. They are going to stay in China for three months. They want to visit some big cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.

    Mr. Black is a taxi driver. He likes to drive in Beijing. Mrs. Black is a school teacher. She is visiting a city school today. Their daughter is a middle school student.

    Mrs. Black is going to meet some Chinese students. They are taking a lot of pictures in China. When they return(回到)to America, they are going to show the pictures to their friends. They want the American people to know more about China.

Hello, everyone!

I'm very glad to tell you something about myself.

That's all. Thank you!

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More and more people around the world are joining in dangerous sports. Some people climbed the highest mountains; some traveled into unknown parts of the world; some sailed small boats across the largest sea. Now some people begin to look for new excitement.

Bungee jumping(蹦极) and motorcycle racing(摩托车赛) are quite dangerous sports. Bungee jumping only lasts(持续) a few minutes or even seconds. You jump from a high place, 200 meters above the ground, and there is a rubber band(橡胶带子)on your legs. When you jump down, the rubber band pulls you up. About 2, 000, 000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping.

Why do people join in these dangerous sports? Some scientists say that it is because modern life has become safe and it is not interesting. In the past, people lived in danger. They had to go out and look for food, and life was like a fight but was interesting.

Many people think that there is little excitement in life. They live and work in safe places, buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.

It's hard to find a true friend. For most of the time, you may think you can believe someone, later he may let you down(失望), When you have some difficult times, a

 t friend will always be there for you. Through good times or hard times they will try to help you and make you (laugh). They will understand you i you do something wrong. True friends will keep your secrets(秘密)and they believe you can also keep (they) secrets. When you talk to a true friend, you don't have to worry a what you may say. You can enjoy this freedom(自由) only with friends.

However, Friendship is like a two-way street. To find a true friend, you may do the s thing as your friend does, too. Help your friends when they have(problem)and share the good things them. Sometimes friendship breaks very quickly if only one person is giving and trying to keep it. There is an old (say), "Friendship makes the hearts of all the world together". You will fine that there is nothing (good)than having a true friend by your side to share life with.

—That's too bad. May be another time.