you hold your school sports meeting?

    Milk is a favorite drink of people all around the world. Not only is it a popular drink, it is also used as an ingredient in cakes, puddings, sauces, and many other foods. Milk is very important for your health, but it takes many steps to bring milk from the farm to your table at home. Where does milk come from？

    Goats, camels, all llamas (美洲脆)produce milk that people drink. So do reindeer, sheep, and water buffalo. The type of milk you drink depends on where in the world you live. Most people drink milk that comes from special cows called dairy cattle. Most dairy cattle are black and white and they are raised in very sanitary(卫生的)conditions. People used to squeeze milk from cows by hand, but now milking machines are used. After milk leaves the cow, it has to be kept clean and cool, or else dangerous bacteria will grow quickly.

    Milk goes through many stages before you can drink it. First, it is put in a large tank where many tests are done. Next, it is cleaned in order to remove any dust, hair or dirt that is found.

    The milk production goes through five more important steps. First, milk is divided for different uses. Milk will become either regular milk, cream, butter, or other dairy produces. Milk is then heated to a very high temperature to kill any bacteria. This process, called pasteurization, is named for Louis Pasteur, the doctor who invented it.

    Next, any fat that may be in the milk is broken up evenly. This prevents the fat tram rising to the top. In the fourth step, important nutrients, such as vitamins and proteins, are added to the milk.

    Drinking milk is important for the good health of adults and children. Milk helps your body grow and develop and gives you energy. Drinking milk also helps prevent certain diseases. Important vitamins and minerals in milk make your bones stronger. Do you drink enough milk?

    "Wild Man of Shennongjia (神农架)"has long been a mystery(神秘)to people Since the 1970s, many local people have claimed(声称)to have sighted the wild man in the area. From 1976 to 1981, the Chinese scientists had made three scientific expeditions(科学考察)during which they only found some indirect evidence. But recently Chinese scientists are again becoming excited the fact that a large hairy animal may live in central China, Now they hope it won't be too long before they are able to its existence(存在), Their confidence is the result of a new discovery of the mystery animal in Hubei Province.

    Ten Chinese engineers, enjoying a holiday in a National Forest Park, were driving down a road. As their bus turned a corner, the men were amazed by what they saw. Three tall animals, covered with long black hair, were crossing the road. On seeing the animals, the engineers immediately stopped and ran after them. However, when they saw how the animals movedwith great speed and strength, they did not dare to follow any further. The men did not take any photos.

Suggested points：

* What is your favorite way of traveling?

* Why do you prefer this way?

My Favorite Way of Traveling

    The train was winding its way. All the other passengers were sleeping soundly, but I didn't fall asleep at that morning. I wanted to have a look at our West with my own eyes. Looking out of the window, I couldn't see green for miles. What I saw was ranges of mountains with few or no trees on them.

    At that time I remembered and really understood a famous writer's words, "The West of China used to be the beginning of Chinese culture. But now it is sleeping. "Maybe, we, who live in the East, have never thought that we will come to the West one day. Maybe, some Easterners have a sense of superiority, but did they know if it were not for the soiled lands, there would not have been the richness in the East？If it were not for the deep wrinkles(皱纹)on the Westerners 'faces, there would not have been the comfortable life of the handsome boys and pretty girls in the East, In a way, we can say, the West of China is great!

    For tens of hundreds of years, our mother river, the Yellow River has been flowing from the West to the East, carrying rich food all the way. As a result, the East is getting more and more beautiful, and the West is becoming poorer and poorer. Now lots of people are entering the West. Wake up, the West of China！Here is the chance for you to develop yourself.

    We are sure that a few years later more and more people will come to the West, to develop or to visit it, The West of China will become rich and beautiful sooner or later. We are waiting for that day!

Damin on his bamboo raft with his birds.