—It's reported that it will be sunny; let's go camping on the Fenghuang mountain.

    Recently, a foreign student in China gave a very touching answer to the question: What should China be proud of? It was (wide) spread online.

    Emma is from Canada. She came to China four years ago. Now she is University student in Ningbo. The following is China in her eyes.

    ＂ (find) a job in China can be really simple. There are more job (chance) here than any other country in the world. "

    ＂Its public security is great. I (travel) many countries so far, and I think China is really safe. ＂

    ＂About 400 million Chinese are studying English. China has become the country has the greatest number of English speakers in non-English speaking countries. "

    ＂The speed of Chinese trains is high. On my (three) visit to my friend in Beijing. I took a train there. From Ningbo Beijing. The train runs 1,365 kilometers for only seven hours. "

    ＂I think there (be) many more things China should be proud of. I believe China must be much (good) than other countries. "

    There were many plants in a forest. When spring came, a pine tree saw a red rose nearby and said, "What a beautiful flower! I wish I were that lovely. "

    The rose proudly said, "It seems that I am the most beautiful flower in this forest. "Then the rose looked at a cactus (仙人掌) and said, "Look at that ugly plant full of thorns（刺）!"

    "What a proud flower!" Thought the trees.

    As the days passed. The red rose often looked at the cactus and said bad words about it, like "This plant is useless. How sorry I am to be his neighbor!"

    The cactus never got angry and even tried to advise the rose, saying, "God did not create any form of life without a purpose."

    Spring passed, and the weather became very hot. As there was no rain, the red rose began to wilt（枯萎）.

    One day the rose saw birds put their beaks (喙) into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked the pine tree what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds were getting water from the cactus.

    "The cactus has water?" asked the rose.

    Yes, you can also drink some from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. "

    The red rose felt too ashamed to ask for water from the cactus. But finally it did ask for help. The cactus kindly agreed.

    The rose learned a lesson and never judged (评价) anyone by their appearance again.

—Sorry, Mum. It ________ yesterday. I forgot to do it.

    When I was in middle school, I felt I was always letting people down. Once I brought my 1 Daisy to my home. I noticed that all my family members seemed to 2 Daisy better than me.

    I felt very 3. I even thought they didn't love me. I wondered whether they would miss me if I died some day. 4 I told my mum, ＂Daisy is more patient than I have ever been. You must want her to be your daughter instead of me. ＂

    My mum explained that Daisy was a lovely girl, but 5 could replace(代替) me in the family. She said I was the only person who could fill my role. She made me realize that even if I made 6, I was a beloved member of the family who could never be replaced.

    From then on, I tried to 7 out who I was and what made me special. I look at 8 in a new way. Then I started to be positive(积极的) towards my life, and I was happy about who I 9 was. I came to feel much better as I knew that no one could ever replace me.

    Each of us holds a special place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So 10 that you will be replaced. You can't be.

    There was a player named Jerry in the soccer team; his father died. Returning from the funeral（葬礼）, an important match was going to begin. He found the coach at once, asking to attend the match. Jerry was not good at the skill, so the coach should not allow him to attend the match. But now, as he relented, he agreed to let Jerry play for three minutes. When the time was up, Jerry would be changed by others.

    On the court, Jerry played very well. Three minutes passed. The coach made Jerry keep staying on the court. Jerry played an important role, leading the team to win the match.

    The coach said excitedly, "Kid，you have never been so fast, so strong and so skilled. What happened."

    Jerry said, "My father is blind, so he has never watched my match. Now, he has gone to the heaven（天堂）and finally can watch my match. As soon as I think of my father watching me, I have everything……"

    The coach understood: Love can drive everything!

Dear Li Ming,

    I am happy to hear that you would like to become an architect(建筑师)! Your aunt tells me that you are a good student and a hard worker, so I 1 know that you'll be able to realize whatever you put your mind to.

    You have 2 a difficult but great job. Architecture is unusual because it is a mixture of both art and science. You need to be 3 to think of new and interesting designs(设计). You also need to be good at math and science so that you can translate your creative ideas into buildings that are safe and 4. Even language is important to an architect. You need to be able to express your ideas 5 so that other people can understand them.

    Think about all the different kinds of 6 people need: houses, apartments, schools, office buildings, grocery stores, churches, malls, hotels, factories, gyms, airports, hospitals. Architects think up the 7 way to build each building so that it is interesting to look at, safe, and easy to use.

    First, the architect usually creates a proposal(提案) that shows the customer his or her idea for the building. 8 the customer likes it, then the architect keeps working. He or she 9 a plan that shows all the details of how the building will be constructed(建造). The architect does not actually build the structure. But questions often come up during the construction, 10 the architect always needs to be found easily.

    11 the idea in my mind becomes a real building is my favorite. That is always12for me!

    Please let me know if you have any other questions. You are also welcome to visit me anytime.

Uncle Wang

—Yes, we must cross the street to draw some money from it.

—How about playing basketball after class?