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A: Hi, Lisa! Are you going to the school music festival next week?

B: I can't wait to join in it.

A: Me too! This year's festival is more fun.

B: I think Emma will be the best. She practices the piano more than anyone. Which kind of performance do you like more?

A: I think singing is harder than playing music.

B: For me, playing the guitar is harder than singing. Both need practice.

A: That's true. Hey, your voice is louder than mine.

B: OK! Let's sing together! It will be more fun that way.

Many people like the idea of having a bird as a pet. Birds are colorful, they can sing, and they look very cute. But before you buy one, think carefully! Birds are different from other pets. They have special needs.

First, birds need friends. Unlike dogs or cats, birds can't be alone (独自的) for too long. They are social (社交型的) animals and need to be with other birds or people. If they stay alone all day without anyone to talk to, they wouldn't feel fun.

At first, you will enjoy watching it fly around or listening to it sing. But after some time, you may not like it. Birds need a lot of care and if you are too busy with schoolwork or other things, you might not have enough time for them.

Finally, birds can live for many years. Some kinds of birds live for 20 years or more. This means keeping a bird takes you many years. You need to make sure you can take care of it for a long time, not just for a few months.

While birds can be great pets, they need more care than many people think. Before buying a bird, ask yourself if you have enough time and energy to care for it. Remember, a pet is a friend for life, so think twice before you buy one!

However, climate change and human activities make it "sick". Usually, the rainforest can fix itself. But now, it feels too "tired" to get better. According to a new study, many trees there may die, and the Amazon Rainforest may turn into hot, dry grassland in a few years. Why is the Amazon "sick"?

The Amazon Rainforest is one of the world's wettest places. But since 2005, three droughts have hit the rainforest. They were caused by climate change. The trees don't have enough water to grow. What's worse, as they become dry, they can easily catch fire.

Besides, people cut down rainforest trees for wood. They burn the forest to make farmland. All these activities have made about 17% of the rainforest disappear.

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The Amazon Rainforest is like the lungs (肺) of our planet. The rich plants there take CO₂ out of the air and make oxygen (氧气). They make more than 20% of the planet's oxygen. If the Amazon Rainforest "dies", there will be more CO₂, and our earth will become even hotter.

The Amazon Rainforest is also home to over 3 million animals and plants. Many of them can't live anywhere else. They would very likely just disappear.

It is necessary to save the Amazon Rainforest. And it's not just because it's beautiful. It also plays a key role in keeping the earth healthy and helping our planet. So, saving the Amazon Rainforest means saving people too.

In summer, gardening is popular. And families often have a "day out" on the weekend. They often go outside to see a festival show. Young people like to go to clubs, and people of all ages like to go to the cinema. In winter, "do-it-yourself" is popular. People often spend their free time repairing (修理) houses.

Some free time activities are with friends. Asking friends for a drink or a meal at home is the most usual one. Sometimes people and their friends have dinner in a restaurant. During the meal, they can know more about each other by talking and sharing food and drinks.

On the weekend, people in the UK like to spend their free time doing sports. The popular sports are soccer, horse racing, swimming, tennis, skating, climbing and walking.

Day after day, the rose never stopped being unkind to the cactus. The cactus, however, never got sad or angry. Instead, he always calmly said, "All lives have meaning."

As summer came, it was hot and dry. The rose began to weaken, but the cactus grew well. He had a wide root system and was good at storing water in his body.

One day, the rose saw a bird make a small hole in the cactus with its beak (喙). The thirsty bird drank the water inside the cactus through the hole.

"It must hurt," said the rose.

"Yes," the apple tree said, "but the cactus doesn't want to see his bird friend in trouble."

The rose was so thirsty that she asked the cactus for water. He kindly agreed. The bird filled its beak with water and watered the rose's roots.

The rose was quite sorry for what she had said to the cactus in the past. From then on, she understood that a kind heart is far more important than a good look.

Do you have close friends? Having close friends is one of the best (thing) in our life. fact, everyone should have some close friends.

If you have close friends, you can always have someone (work) together with. For example, I am outgoing girl but my friend Helen is quiet. Of all my friends, I think Helen studies as hard as (I). What's more, we have similar (interest). Helen and I enjoy (listen) to pop songs together. We can also write all kinds of wonderful songs by (help) each other.

Another (reason) for having close friends is that they can cheer you up. They try (they) best to do this whenever you are sad. For example, when I got a bad grade on my maths test last week, my friend Jack (tell) humorous jokes to make me laugh and decided to help me (learn) maths twice a week. Now I feel much (good). Thanks his help, I make fewer mistakes in maths.

Close friends reach out to us touch our hearts.

He thought making policy (政策) to save elephants was not the 4 way. So he built a network. It keeps watching the movement (活动) of 5 and would-be killers, then he could stop or catch them in time. The network was 6 enough to catch more than 2,000 poachers (偷猎者) with his hard work.

Because of the network, poachers became 7 and there were more and more elephants. He also told children to 8 nature. He hoped everyone could join and fight this war together. He played an important 9 in saving elephants.

On August 16th, 2017, someone killed him while he was taking a taxi to a hotel. He died at the age of 51. People were 10 at the news and called it the darkest day for animal protection.

提示：

1. What do you like about yourself? (character (性格), hobby, lifestyle…)

2. Why do you like yourself? (give one or two examples)

3. How do you plan to develop your advantages in the future?

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1. 必须涵盖以上提示的所有内容，可适当拓展细节；

2. 文中不得出现真实的地名、校名和人名；

3. 词数不少于80词，已给出的词汇，不计入总词数。

I like myself

I believe that a person who loves himself can love his life well.

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(Andy and Lucy are talking about the coming National Day.)

Andy: I am very happy that the National Day is coming.

Lucy: I am happy too.

Andy: My family and I plan to visit my uncle in Hong Kong.

Lucy: It's very warm there and you can have fun.

Andy: How about you? What are your plans for the holiday?

Lucy: I will stay here with my parents. We plan to go skiing.

Andy:

Lucy: Yes, I do. I learned it when I was five.

Andy: That's cool!

Lucy: About twice a year.

Andy: That's nice.

Lucy: Thank you. You too.

As a middle school student, you may have more subjects and homework. Getting good grades seems to be more difficult. Do you know good study habits can help you do well in study?

Many students like reading or studying while listening to music and using the Internet. However, research shows that these things stop students from studying well. So if you want to study better, leave your computer and smartphone aside (在一边).

Many teachers think it's a good idea to find a classmate to do homework together with. The classmate can help you if you miss some classes. And you can help each other when you have some problems. But some students think when doing homework with others, it's easy to talk about other topics that have nothing to do with their lessons. So they think it's not a good idea.

You may have lots of homework and you have to stay up late to finish it. Research says that middle school students need about 8 to 9 hours of sleep a night. So, to follow the teachers in class the next day, you should have enough sleep.

Old people believe that after Dragon Head-raising Day, there will be more rain. And rain is very important for farming. So Dragon Head-raising Day is the start of spring and farming.

People have many ways to celebrate the Dragon Head-raising Day. The most popular one is to have a haircut.

Many people believe that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to their uncles, their mother's brothers. They believe getting a haircut on Dragon Head-raising Day can drive away bad luck.

During the Dragon Head-raising Day, people eat food named after dragons. On that day people eat noodles called "dragon whisker (须) noodles", dumplings called "dragon ears" and spring rolls.

People also hold activities like dragon dancing on the day. In some places in Shandong Province, people make dragon lanterns, too. Small reed (芦苇) boats go down the river and carry the lanterns, which stand for people's best wishes and good luck.

For me, skating was more important than anything else in the world. Nothing else filled my heart with so much happiness. I spent 24 hours a week developing my skills. I had no social life or interests except skating. And I got the first place in nearly every match.

Unluckily, during one match, I fell and was badly hurt. The doctor told me that I couldn't skate anymore. And even everyday life became difficult.

The accident took away all of my happiness and success. I lost heart and had no idea who I would become. After eight months I realized something had to change. I didn't sit around and waste my days any longer. I began to work for the local community (社区). By volunteering as a swimming teacher and summer reading teacher for kids, I got an idea of who I wanted to become. After a few months, I found a new interest. Little by little, I was confident in myself again.

Sometimes, challenges in life will get in our way. We can choose to stay behind or try to get past these challenges.

My accident was a big challenge for me. It didn't stop me from reaching success. Today, I'm a very confident person and I always face my life with a smile.

When we first met in a summer camp, we got along so well. But then something happened at a picnic. "Did you hear about the shopping centre news?" asked one of our friends Levar. "They want to cut down lots of trees to make room for a shopping centre."

"That's terrible! We have to stop that," I said.

"I don't agree," said Karina. "The shopping centre would give new jobs to people in need."

"But animals would lose their homes!" I said. "I want people to have jobs, but it doesn't mean cutting down trees."

I wished Karina could agree with me about saving the trees, but she had her reasons for believing what she did. I was so angry that I didn't talk to her for days.

Later, my mother knew it and said to me, "No two people are the same. You should respect each other. And no matter what happens, the difference doesn't mean losing a good friend."

After listening to my mum's words, I said sorry to Karina and we are still good friends now.

My class is going to have a "Talent Day" next week. I (join) it because I want to show my guitar playing. At first, I thought it was (possible) for me to do well because my guitar skills were not good. My teacher said, "You should set a (person) goal first, like practicing 20 minutes a day." Then, I need to try (I) best to follow this goal. She also told me to take small (step) instead of rushing. So I made a (day) practice plan. My friend Amy always encourages me to build (confident). When I play guitar, she sits next to me and listens. I know I must finish (improve) my song before "Talent Day". My dad is strict me about my practice. He worked as a music teacher, so he gives me good advice. He tells me to focus the music and enjoy playing. I also try to be active our class's practice activities. Every time I want to give up, the thought of "Talent Day" always reminds me to keep going. Last week, I (make) some wrong notes, I didn't stop – I know everyone makes mistakes. I feel confident now. I believe I can surely do it well (final).

This term, I was in Grade 8. We learned a new subject-physics. At first, I felt a bit 1 because I didn't know anything about it. But now, I 2 physics a really cool and useful subject. It helps me understand why some things happen in everyday life, like why apples fall from trees and how lights work.

Learning physics 3 much effort. I believe I can learn it well if I 4 my study plans. First, it is important to listen carefully in class. When the teacher 5 new concepts (概念), I will take notes and ask questions if I don't understand.

Second, I know I might make 6 while studying physics. If I make mistakes, I will write them down in my notebooks. That's because mistakes will teach me what I need to improve.

In the end, I will practice more. 7 some parts of physics seem hard, they become easier when I practice more. At first, when I learned about how things moved, it seemed difficult, but 8 it was easy. Finishing my physics homework on time is my first 9 every day. I will also read interesting physics books and watch science videos on weekends.

I'm excited to learn more about physics and 10 this amazing subject!

假如你是李华，学校英文公众号正在开展以"我所钟爱的学科"为主题的征文活动。请你投稿，谈谈你最喜欢的初中学科，为什么喜欢该学科，课堂有什么活动，以及你打算如何学好它。

提示词语：interesting, important, sing songs, play ball games, think, homework

提示问题：●What is your favourite subject? Why?

●What activities do you have in class?

●What are you going to do to learn it well?

My favourite subject is

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It the world of nature.

He wants to and of writing.