All of the staff in my hotel did a great job recently. We _______ to raise money for a woman called Nora. She is working as a front office clerk in the _______. A few weeks ago she was told by doctors that she had a brain tumor(瘤).

She is from a poor family.While she was studying in the 6th grade, she _______ her parents. Now she is the single parent of a 3-year-old daughter and there is no one to _______ her kid. She is the only one to make money in the family, so it is very _______ for her family to deal with her treatment expenses(治疗费用). Her monthly pay is only INR.12,000($200), _______ her treatment cost is about INR.1,000,000($16,000).

When we came to know of her _______,we know we must do something for her.She is one of our team members! The only thing we were _______ to do was to help her at once. So we _______ this to the top level management and they supported and joined us.We decided to contribute(捐赠)from all the staff’s ________. We each contributed 2-day pay for her medical expenses, and many kind people from other fields ________ contributed for her treatment. ________ , with the help of the kind people, she had enough to pay the ________ .

Now Nora is back from the ________ and her health is getting better day by day. Today we went to meet her at home. She was very ________ to all the people who helped for her medical treatment.

   Richard Campbell is a secondary school student. He is 15 years old. He lives in a small town in the North of England. Every morning, he gets up at eight o’clock, puts on his uniform and walks to school.

One hour later, the lessons start. The students usually study math, English, history and geography in the morning. They usually study music and drawing and they play sports after lunch. They have a ten-minute break between classes. They also spend a long time in the school library, reading books and doing their homework.

Richard likes his school very much. His favorite subjects are English and geography, but he doesn’t like math because he is not good at it.

Richard and all his friends spend the whole day at school. Lunch is at one o’clock. He doesn’t like the food that the school serves. This is why he often brings a packed lunch from home. He always has his lunch in the dining hall, but some of his friends sometimes eat in the courtyard or outside the school gate.

At weekends, he always goes out with his friends because he doesn’t go to school. On Saturday, he always goes to the cinema or to the sports center. On Sunday, he just goes for a walk with his dog.

   Ten years ago, the owner of 20th Century Fox had it all—a $3.5 million house in Beverly Hills, a $1 million salary(薪水), a Porsche, a yacht(游艇) and many film stars on his friend list. But for Scott Neeson, his rich life changed in 2003 when he visited Cambodia and saw the poor children.

A year later, Scott gave up his job, sold his house, his car and his yacht and moved to Phnom Penh, and there he set up the Cambodian Children’s Fund (CCF) charity(慈善团体). Scott, 55, who marketed some of the biggest movies of all time including Braveheart, Titanic and X-Men, cares for 2,000 Cambodian children, providing them with an education, healthcare and a future.

As the big-hearted Scott prepares to celebrate his charity’s 10th birthday this year, he feels proud of his achievements. Scott, who used to spend his weekends partying with Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford and Tom Cruise, said, “It’s been 10 years since I sold up and left Hollywood.Now, my days are longer, my friends smaller, my mind clearer, my clothes without designers and I smell badly by the end of the day. But if I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t change my mind.” He added, “I had a Porsche and I flew in private planes with movie stars. It was a great experience but it’s like Disneyland. I want a real life.”

The charity provides a daily meal, healthcare and an education for 2,000 kids.It also offers 10 kilos of rice and free healthcare to their parents.He says his experience has been one of blood and tears, but it works well－The CCF has now 22 girls who have graduated from university and have fulltime jobs.

   Although people drive in all countries, the rules can be quite different between nations and areas. For this reason, you should always learn the laws before you decide to drive in a foreign country.

In the U.S., people in Alaska may have a learner’s permit at the age of fourteen. This is quite different from the driving laws of Niger, where a person must be at least twenty－three years old to drive. If you want to know the minimum (最小的) driving age in most countries, the answer is eighteen. It might also surprise you to learn that not every country allowed people to drive, although most of them did. For example, women were not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia before June 6, 2018 no matter how old they were.

Driving on the right or left side of the road is also different. In Great Britain, Cyprus, Australia, India, and Malaysia, people drive on the left. However, in the U.S., Mexico, France, and Canada, people are required to drive on the right. In fact, one country can have different driving rules for different areas. People in Hong Kong drive on the left, while drivers in other parts of China use the right side of the road.

Other different driving laws between countries include those about using mobile phones. In Japan, using any kind of mobile phone is illegal (违法的), even if you do not need to hold the phone with your hands. However, in Argentina and Australia, drivers are allowed to talk on their mobile phones if they do not use their hands.

You might also find it interesting to learn that some countries have very unusual laws. For example, in Cyprus, it is against the law to eat or drink anything while driving.

   When on the go or travelling, a Disposable(一次性) Toothbrush might be just the product for you. Typically, a Disposable Toothbrush is made out of a plastic material, with toothpaste already on the brush head.Just add water while you are using it. In some new Disposable Toothbrush models, the toothpaste comes automatically(自动地) as you squeeze(挤) the handle of the toothbrush.

Colgate has upped the competition in the Disposable Toothbrush market by creating a Disposable Toothbrush that you can use at your desk at work, in your car, or after eating at a restaurant. This toothbrush is called the Colgate Wisp, and is about the size of an index finger. The toothbrush can get to those hard to reach places just like a regular toothbrush. No water is necessary when using this toothbrush, making it very useful and convenient. A pack of four of the Colgate Wisp’s run about $2.99. If you are one of those people that like to brush your teeth throughout the day but hate the hassle of carrying a toothbrush and toothpaste around, this is perfect!

Gadgets.boingboing.net is a website that allows different people to share their thoughts and experiences on a certain product. The website gives a general review on the Colgate Wisp, and following the review, people are able to share their first－hand feelings with readers. This is helpful if you are interested in purchasing the Wisp.Visit their website here: gadgets.boingboing.net.

However, people throw them away after using them only once. It is a kind of waste and is very bad for the environment. If you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables.

Snowy was a little cat. He lived with a little old lady who loved Snowy very much. Sometimes the old lady would sit in her rocking chair, rocking backwards and forwards until she fell asleep or sometimes she would play little tunes (曲子) on her piano.

One sunny day, Snowy jumped up on the windowsill (窗台). Snowy wanted to go out and play with the pretty butterflies, but the window was shut and the old lady had fallen asleep in her rocking chair.

He ran to the door but that was shut, too. He sat down near the old lady’s feet and said, “Miaou?” That was his way of saying, “May I go out to play, please?” The old lady didn’t hear him but stayed fast asleep.

He rubbed his soft head against the old lady’s legs. Still the old lady slept. So Snowy sat down and thought hard. Then he had an idea. He would jump up onto the piano and play a tune. That might wake her up. So Snowy jumped up onto the piano and was a little scared of the loud, big, deep drum sound he made as he landed.

He took another little step. It wasn’t quite such a loud note (调子). Up and down the notes he walked until he reached the very high notes which sounded like lots of bells. But still the old lady slept. Snowy kept dancing about on them and made quite a pretty tune. At last the old lady woke up.

“What are you doing, Snowy?” She asked but she wasn’t angry. “Miaou,” said Snowy, running to the closed door. “How clever you are to wake me up by playing the piano!” said the old lady as she let Snowy out into the sunshine.

   某英语报社开辟专栏“Reading is Very Important”，向中学生征稿。假设你叫李华，请写一篇英语征文，向该报社投稿，内容如下：

1.阅读的益处：

①获取大量知识；②给生活带来乐趣；③是一种放松的好方式。

2.你的阅读习惯。

3.号召大家多阅读。

要求：

1.所写内容必须包括以上要点；

2.文中不得出现真实姓名和校名；

3.内容连贯，并进行合理拓展；

4.100词左右，题目和开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

Reading is Very Important

It’s very important for us students to do some reading.