The sun was falling behind the hills. Andrea （drive） back home to Brockboune. Then she saw old lady standing by the road, with a sign saying "Brockboune" in her hand.

Andrea stopped the car. When the old lady got in, Andrea could see that she was in a long dress and had a hat pulled down low over （she） eyes. She put her bag down onto the floor.

"Do you live in Brockboune?" asked Andrea. "No, dear,"（answer） the old lady in a low voice," I'm just going to visit a friend, but my car won't start， I decided to hitchhike."

The way the lady spoke made Andrea uneasy. Andrea （secret） studied the half-covered face and the arms thick black hairs. Thick black hairs? Andrea's blood froze（凝固）. This wasn't a woman, but a man!

Her heart was beating wildly. Then suddenly, an idea came up to her. She stopped the car. "Oh, no! A child! I think I hit a child!" she shouted. "I didn't see （something）," the old "lady" said. "I'm sure was a child! Could you just get out and have a look?" asked Andrea. The "old lady" slowly opened the car door, leaving her bag inside. As soon as "she" was out of the car, Andrea drove away as soon as possible.

Several minutes （late）, Andrea thought of the "old lady's" bag and opened it carefully. There was only one thing in it —a shining knife.

    A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls, and nobody liked her. So she was always unhappy and didn't like to talk to others. However, one day, her mother gave her  beautiful hair clip（发卡）. When she wore it, she looked much  （pretty）than before. She decided to wear it to school.

On her way to school, she found that everyone who  （see）her smiled at her. Most of her  （schoolmate）said hello to her, and this was the  （one）time they did so. She thought that the beautiful hair clip had brought  （she）them.

In the evening she went back home  （happy）, her mother asked her, "Did you know you  （drop）your hair clip? I found it by the door this morning".

She understood that she hadn't worn the hair clip to school at all.

It is not important  we wear or how we look. The most important is how we think  ourselves.

One day a teacher walked into the classroom with a glass of water in her hand. Her students   (ask) to tell her the weight of the glass of water she was holding. They shouted out dinerent answers. of water doesn't matter. It all  (depend) on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a few minutes, it's quite light. If I hold it for an hour,  weight might make my arm ache (疼痛). If I hold it for a day, my ann will feel very painful, forcing me  (drop) the glass to the floor. The weight of the glass of water doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the  (heavy) it becomes.''

Seeing the surprised look on her students' fhccs, she continued, a smile on her face, the teacher replied. "Actually, the exact weight of this glass. The thingsmake you feel stressed are just like this glass of water. Think about them for  while and nothing happens. Think about them a little longer and you begin to ache. Think about them all day long, and you will feel (terrible) painful — unable to do anything else until you drop your problems and  (worry). If you still feel the weight of yesterday's stress, it's time to put the 'glass' down.

﹣Remember            it three or four times at least.

The Chinese government raised the protection level of Chinese pangolins(穿山甲) to the top level on World Environment Day -- June 5th. Pangolins used to be at the second level under national protection. This act makes people pay more attention to ecological civilization(生态文明). It also shows our great determination to fight against the illegal hunting(非法捕猎) and the trading of wild animals and other things made from them.

According to a national wildlife study in the 1990s, there were about 60,000 Chinese pangolins in 11 provinces, including Yunnan, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan and Zhejiang. Until now, pangolins have become fewer and fewer because of the living places that are being destroyed, crazy hunting and smuggling. In 2017, Chinese pangolins were placed on the Red List of Threatened Species after a team of experts believed their number had dropped by 90 percent in the past years.

"The value of pangolins to the ecosystem is much more than the value of their meat or scales(鳞).There is a long way to go in protecting them, but we can start by saying no to things made from them," said Zhou Fei, chief program officer of the World Wildlife Fund of China.

What's more, the pangolin has a very strong response(反应) to stress, which means that it easily becomes nervous when it is caught.

Pangolin scales have been taken away from the Chinese Pharmacopeia(药典). It means the scales will no longer be used as a kind of medicine.

My pen friend is Allison. She is a lovely Australian girl big blue eyes. Like me, Alison loves singing and dancing, we both like travelling to different places for our holidays.

Do you want to know our friendship started? By travelling! Three years ago, I paid a visit to my (uncle) home in Sydney. One Saturday my cousin and I went to the Blue Mountains Scenic World and I (meet) Allison on the bus. She was sitting just next to me. At first, we were both a bit shy. We sat (silent) all the way until we got near the foot of the mountains. I was surprised by the amazing views and opened the window (take) photos. That's when Allison turned to (I) and said, "It's beautiful, isn't it?" Then she began to explain why the mountains looked blue.

For the rest of the day, three of us travelled together. We saw many koalas and were happy to see that they (protect) well in the forest. What a great experience! Back home, I started writing to Allison and we've been friends ever since.

When I was a child, I loved to visit my grandparents' farm. There was always something new to do,  (see) and to enjoy.

One day, I, together with my brothers and sisters, went to my grandparents' farm to celebrate my birthday. We all liked eating strawberries and we went to pick  (they). We each took a basket. But I was lazy. I took the  (small) basket. While the others were picking strawberries, I had a rest. Before we  (return), I put a lot of grass in my basket and then I put a few strawberries on top. The basket looked full. My grandfather said he was proud  my hard work.

The next morning my grandmother made many  (pie). There was a big pie which  (make) just for me. It looked nice! But when I began to eat it, I found there was nothing but grass under the top strawberries! You can guess  surprised I was.

My grandfather looked at me  (calm) and said, "When you cheat others, you cheat yourself." He didn't need to say more but taught me  good lesson.

Lance almost ran home after school. His older brother Nathan had promised to take (he) to the new skate park today. Lance was so excited, he got everything ready when Nathan got home. "Who's that?" Nathan (ask), pointing out the window. Lance looked out and found his friend Haley waiting (quiet) in front of the mailbox. "What is she doing here?" Lance thought a while and remembered that he promised Haley to work on their science project today, before Nathan's promise. Skating with Nathan was certainly, a (good) offer than, working on the project. He could learn some new (skill) with the help of Nathan. It would be exciting experience. But if be canceled on Haley, he could imagine how disappointed she would be. Lance decided to work on the project Haley and told Nathan everything. "Good for you," his brother said. "And ask Haley if she wants (go) to the skate park after you two finish the project." Lance couldn't believe his ears, "Really? You'd take us?" "Of course, I promised," Nathan nodded. "And a promise is a promise."