It was two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bike. Her Snow White bike was just too old to ride, and it needed repairing as well.

As Christmas came closer, her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, for she didn't mention it again. We were busy buying some beautiful storybooks, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys.

Then much to our surprise, on the evening of December 24, she said she terribly wanted a bike more than anything else.

Then we didn't know what to do. It was just too late for us to make her dream come true. So there was no time to buy the "right bike" for our little girl. Thinking that we were parents who would make their child unhappy, we tried to deal with the problem.

Suddenly my husband came up with an idea. "What if I make a little bike out of clay and write a note that she could trade in the model bike for a real one?" "Perfect!" I shouted. So he spent the next five hours carefully working with clay to make a small bike.

On Christmas morning, we were so excited to wait for our daughter to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened it and read the note loudly. She looked at me and her father, and said, "So, does it mean I can trade in this bike for a real one?" Smiling, I said, "Yes." Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied, "What a wonderful surprise I have! I will never trade in this beautiful bike that Daddy made me. I prefer to keep it rather than get a real bike." At that moment, we would have bought her every bike on the earth.

    Hello, everyone. My name is Jane. Let me tell you something about my trip. I took the plane to Dalian with my parents last winter. We stayed there for five days. The beach there was clean and the sea was blue. During the trip, we swam every day in the sea. The seafood there was delicious, so we also had lots of seafood during our trip. We had a great time.

    I was unhappy about only one thing during the trip. When I went shopping. I found the things there were too expensive. So if you want to go shopping there, you should take much money with you. Then you can buy enough gifts for your family and friends. I spent about 300 yuan buying gifts for my cousin and friends.

Do you enjoy good health? Miss Chen, a famous doctor, gives some rules for keep healthy.

Eat different kinds of foods, especially fruit and vegetables. If you eat different foods, you more likely to get what your body needs.

Drink water and milk often. Your body about 70% water, so you need lots of water keep healthy. You should drink six to eight glasses of water every day. Don't drink lots of sweet drinks because sugar is bad for your teeth. Milk important for your health too.

Get enough sleep. Your body needs to r every day. Adults(成人) need seven to nine hours of sleep every night, and students aged between14 and 17 need eight to ten hours of sleep. And students aged between 6 and 13 need nine to eleven hours of sleep.

Do some exercise every day. You can go for a walk, go swimming or play football. You need exercise because it can make you fit and strong. And it makes you happy too!

Limit(限制) screen time. You may spent a lot of time watching TV, playing video games using the computer. The more time you spend on these activities, the less time you will have for doing outdoor activities. Try to spend no more than two hours a day on you screen.

Every year, millions of birds are killed or hurt when they fly into buildings. Why does this happen?  Birds are flying into windows and tall buildings that are all covered by glass.

Many birds fly from one place to another. Most of the time, they live in the wild, such as forests and wetlands.  They might see small trees and flowers inside a window and want to rest on these plants. The birds do not know there is glass between them and the plants.  

Some birds fly at night. They use the moon and stars to help guide them in the right direction. Tall buildings with lights on at night can confuse（迷惑）the birds.  The birds see the light, but they cannot tell that the light is coming from inside a building. They fly toward the light and crash into a building. On many mornings, there might be several dead birds lying on the ground.

  Many office buildings now turn off their lights at night. This helps reduce the number of birds that fly into buildings and it also helps save energy.

Making your school a better place will make everyone around you happier and will get you more exited to go every day. Besides, a better place will also make you more productive. The following are some of the ways to make your school a better place.

♦  Do not stay silent when you see another student getting hurt by others. Speak up confidently and tell them to stop. This will help create a better atmosphere (气氛) at school.

♦Try to deal with arguments between other kids. When you see other students in an argument, you can help deal with the problem.After all, many arguments in school are just misunderstandings between two people.

♦   If you know that other students have difficulty learning a subject that you're good at, you can help them by teaching them in that subject. Helping other students to improve their grades will help create a positive atmosphere in school.

♦Make friends with lonely students. If you notice a student who doesn't have many friends or sits alone at lunch, make it a point to become their friend.   So why not encourage other people to become friends with them?

What else would you like to do to make your school better? (回答不少于5个单词)

Brainstorming is the practice of coining up with ideas or solutions. But we do have some rules to follow for successful brainstorming.

Focus on quantity （数量）over quality. When it comes to brainstorming, the more ideas, the better.

Don't worry about the quality of your ideas for now. Remember that your goal is to come up with as many ideas as possible. Even if none of them are perfect, you'll still have many creative ideas to use for your final plan.

Encourage big or unusual ideas. Although unusual ideas may not be immediately practical, just creating those ideas gives your brain training. It can also help to produce creative solutions that are hard to come up with.

Don't say no to the ideas of others. You can put together the best parts of different ideas to create new, even better ones. Even if you're not brainstorming as a group, you should still think about sharing your ideas with others and asking them for their advice.

You don't have to regard yourself as a very creative person to come up with excellent ideas and solutions at once. Even if you don't find the perfect solution, just practicing it can help to improve your creativity. Put these tips together and you are sure to come up with some great ideas.