John played cards at home going to work.

If I enough money, I travel around the world.

    Ron, a teacher at the skydiving school, was surprised when he saw the grey haired man drive up to the airfield. He was more surprised when the man said that his name was Walter and asked if he could take skydiving lessons. Ron asked Walter how old he was and Walter replied that he was 60. Ron explained to Walter that anyone over 50 had to be checked by a doctor before he could learn to jump from a plane.

    "I'm afraid you should have thought about that before coming here." Ron said, "I'm sorry, but I can't let you start learning without a letter from your doctor.

    Walter smiled, "Here's a letter from my doctor. He asked me to take lots of tests and he said that I was fine. "

    So Walter was able to join the skydiving school. He came to all the lessons and worked very hard, although the other students were much younger than him, mostly about 30. Soon it was time for him to make his first jump. Ron asked him if he was feeling OK. Walter replied that he had never felt better. However, he added that there was something he should have told Ron earlier. Ron asked what it was and Walter smiled. Then, just before he jumped, he told Ron that he wasn't 60. Ron asked how old Walter really was and Walter told him he was 75!

    Walter's first jump from a plane was six years ago and yesterday he made his eighteenth jump. "I should have started skydiving a long time ago!" he said.

    Walter has lots of other hobbies. He enjoys riding fast motorbikes and climbing mountains. Last year he was saved by a police helicopter in Wales.

    Walter's daughter Betty worries about him, "I think he should stop all these activities. But my mother says that as long as he's happy, it's OK."

    Most of the movies show our relationships and our society. What's more important is that people love to watch highs and lows of the relationships in movies. Friendship has been the fsubject of movie makers for a long time. Many movies are based on lovely relationships like friendship. Movies based on friendship make us rthat the relationship between friends is delicate(微妙的). These movies also show how important it is to have a true friend in life and to own the friendship.

    Friendship is described in different w in movies. These movies show different faces of this lovely relationship including the pleasant and interesting faces. Let us discuss how friendship is described in movies.

    Friends share common interests. In most of the movies, it is shown that two people become friends ewhen they have some common interests. For example, two friends may be in love with the same sports, studying in the same school or living in the same n. You can see such friendship in movies such as in Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings. Harry Potter has two friends. Both of them are interested in magic.

Friends make sacrifices(牺牲). In most of the movies, friends make sacrifices for each other. A gexample is Sholay. In this movie, there are two friends, Jai and Veeru, who are there for each other till death. Jai sacrifices his life to save his friend.

    Friends never run away from difficulties. In movies, it is always shown that true friends always stand up for their friends in times of difficulties.

Friends can understand each other. In movies, friends understand each other weven saying a word. A single smile can brighten up the faces of all the friends.

He often refuses to talk with us, ?

have you been good friends?

    I was very happy that I had done well in the final exams last semester. But as mid-term exams were around the corner, I started to become wbecause I was not sure whether I could make progress or not.

    Since My mother is also my history teacher, I always think I am a little embarrassed(尴尬的). I have grown up watched by teachers of other subjects. This means I am always under a lot of pressure. I always feel that if I fall behind others, people will think badly of me. I started to force myself to stay up later and study harder than others, but soon I became tired.

    Luckily, my head teacher noticed I was behaving u. He decided to try and help me. One morning, I was reading outside the classroom. He came along and said with a smile: "Peter, iyour scores by staying up late isn't a life-long solution. You have to think of other wto develop your efficiency(效率) in a short time."

I looked at him and nodded.

    "You are not a machine or a robot. You need rest," he continued. "When you are studying, focus on nbut studying. But when it comes to rest, think of having a good rest only! Don't pay so much attention to your rank in the class, and you will find that studying is simple and f.

    I listened carefully and began to understand what he was saying. Study and rest are not like water and fire, two things that cannot be m. Instead, study is like a chemical reaction(反应)，and having a rest is like a catalyst( 催化剂) that makes reaction violently.