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These days, people show all kinds of things on the Internet like good food, nice clothes, wonderful vacations and so on. Now showing the number of steps is becoming popular.

Now more and more people find it important to be in good health. To keep healthy, many people go to work on foot. When they start walking, they open the step counter (计步) app on the phones to record (记录) how many steps they walk that day. After a day’s walk, some people show the number on WeChat or Weibo. This can make them learn from each other and keep exercising.

“This helps me to exercise much and keep a good habit,” Miss Liu said. “I can also talk about how to keep healthy with my friends on WeChat. We are in the same group to encourage each other to keep exercising.”

Mr. Wu likes to exercise. But in the past he was kind of lazy and didn’t want to exercise every day. “After I use the step counter app, everything is different. It is great to exercise with my friends. Sometimes there are prizes for those who walk more steps. I really like it,” he said.

Walking is a relaxing and useful way to exercise. Both the old and the young like it. Recording the steps helps people develop a good habit of walking and showing the number can make people more interested in walking. But don’t take the number too seriously.

Saying “I am sorry” means apologizing. It is not always easy to apologize to someone, but it can help make things better.

Sometimes we do things we should not do. You might fight with a friend and say bad things to her. You might break a rule at school. When you know you did something wrong, apologizing is the right thing to do.

Sometimes accidents happen.You might step on someone’s foot by accident. It is still a good idea to apologize. You can apologize like this, “I wish that did not happen”.

Sometimes you do not start the conflict (纠纷). You might get angry and throw your classmate’s book down the hall if he says something bad to you. You might think, “I did not start it, so I don’t have to apologize.” The student was wrong to say bad things to you, but it’s not right for you to throw his book. You should also apologize for what you did wrong.

Apologizing when you aren’t sorry does not help much. Take some time to calm down and think about what happened. Then try apologizing. You will feel better about yourself and you will know you did the right thing. So, apology can make the world harmonious (和谐的).

When I was about twelve years old, a girl in my class liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t good at math; I talked too much; I was too proud, and so on. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears (眼泪) in my eyes. He listened to me quietly and asked, “Are those things true or not? Jane, didn’t you ever think about what you’re really like?” Then he added, “Well, you have that girl’s opinions. Make a list of everything she said and mark (做标记) the points that are true.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found out that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (改变), like being very thin, but many I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy, and he said, “Now you know better about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears angrily and feel hurt. When something about you is true, you’ll find it will be of great help to you. Don’t shut (闭上) your ears. Listen to the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never received a better piece of advice.

1． You may wonder, “Where does the time go?” Here are some ideas to help you find more free time to enjoy your life.

2． If you’re not excited about going to a party, then don’t go. Stay at home and relax. Or if you plan to go shopping but it is hot outside, then you’d better do some reading at home or talk with friends on the phone. It’s fine to change your mind and do your shopping tomorrow.

Change your pace (步调). If you normally do your shopping on Saturday, choose a weekday night to go instead (代替). The stores are less crowded on Wednesday evening than Saturday afternoon. 3．

4． After a day’s work, make time for yourself. 5． A bubble bath (泡泡浴) or a good cup of coffee can be enough. When you learn to get happiness from the small things in life, you’ll get more.

Dec 22 is a special day this year. It is the Winter Solstice, the 1． (short) day of the year. Chinese people call it dongzhi. The name 2． (mean) “the coming of winter”.

On this day, people in northern China eat dumplings. They usually fill the dumplings 3． different vegetables and meat. Sometimes, people put a coin (硬币) 4． [ɪn'saɪd]. If you happen to get the coin, you 5． (have) good luck. People see eating dumplings as a way to stay 6． (health). As the old saying goes, “7． (eat) dumplings on dongzhi keeps the ears from frostbite (冻疮).”

8． southern China, people eat tangyuan on the day of dongzhi. The little tangyuan balls are made from sticky rice (糯米). They have different 9． (kind) of sweet fillings (馅料). People hope eating tangyuan can 10． (bring) them a happy and sweet life. In some places, people also make a special kind of rice wine (米酒). The drink helps keep the body warm on cold days.

假如你叫Tom，你的朋友John在学习上、生活方面遇到了一些问题和困扰，他很焦虑。请根据以下内容提示给他写一封电子邮件，给他一些建议帮助他克服焦虑。

提示：1. 要找人诉说你的烦恼；2. 参加户外活动；3. 听音乐；4. 去旅行。

要求：1.提示的内容要全部包括，可适当发挥；2.文中不能出现真实人名、校名及其他相关信息；3.邮件的格式已给出，请书写正文部分；4.总词数: 80词左右。

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Yours,

Tom

When I was a child, I loved to visit my grandparents’ farm. There was always something new to do, 1． (see) and to enjoy.

One day, I, together with my brothers and sisters, went to my grandparents’ farm to celebrate my birthday. We all liked eating strawberries and we went to pick 2． (they). We each took a basket. But I was lazy. I took the 3． (small) basket. While the others were picking strawberries, I had a rest. Before we 4． (return), I put a lot of grass in my basket and then I put a few strawberries on top. The basket looked full. My grandfather said he was proud 5． my hard work.

The next morning my grandmother made many 6． (pie). There was a big pie which 7． (make) just for me. It looked nice! But when I began to eat it, I found there was nothing but grass under the top strawberries! You can guess 8． surprised I was.

My grandfather looked at me 9． (calm) and said, “When you cheat others, you cheat yourself.” He didn’t need to say more but taught me 10． good lesson.

假如你是Bob，最近你的生活和学习中出现了一些问题。请你根据以下提示，用英语给你的笔友Tony写一封电子邮件，向他倾述你的问题，并请求他的帮助。

Long time no see. How is it going? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Bob