（一）

Protecting the Forests

Now in some places of our country， a number of people have been cutting down the trees in the forests because they need wood and more farmland. The areas of forests are getting smaller and smaller. Some scientists say that there will be no vast forests in 20 or 30 years. It is really a terrible thing. Where the forests disappear， dust storms will occur occasionally. The weather will get hot and dry. The whole earth will become a big desert. A lot of plants and animals will disappear. Crops will not grow anywhere. Life will be difficult for everyone. The human beings will be punished for their forest-destroying activities.

Therefore， we should realize the importance of taking care of our forests. We should do our best to protect our living environment and keep mountains green， water clean， and the sky blue.

（二）

Appropriate Practice Makes Perfect

There is a universal saying that practice makes perfect， however I think appropriate practice makes perfect considering to training technique， training volume and other reasons. Practice can make you remember and understand something new， but inappropriate practice may make your effort useless or even lead you to the opposite direction. Therefore， before your practice， you should think about whether your method， plan are appropriate or not. Only the appropriate method and plan help you get what you wish. Practicing oral English， for instance， if you say a word in a poor pronunciation， no matter how many times you say it， you will never pronounce it correctly.

（三）

Reading

At present， only a few students read after class. Here are several reasons： First， some students are so busy that the dont have time to do reading due to teachers leaving them too much homework. Second， some students are not likely to read at all. Because they spend too much time in watching TV， searching the Internet and playing games. Finally， as the whole society do not attach importance to reading， parents do not urge students to read.

I feel its a pity that students do not read as much as before since books are the main resource of knowledge. Books also can take us to where we cant really go， can help us experience the things we cant really see. In addition， when you feel upset or irritable， reading is a good way to comfort yourself or make you calm down. I suggest that no matter how busy you are， you should spend some time in reading. Once you stict to it， youll get benefits.

（四）

My hometown

My hometown， a village locating beside a small river， is a wonderful place with beautiful scenery surrounded. Because of the poor geographical environment and without an asphalt road， the whole village is poor and peoples lives are tough. Generally， people grow rice and some other crops for a living. Most young people work at the city， leaving their parents and children at home， which is the status of the vast majority of rural area. It seems that only in this way can rural people live a better life.

（五）

How to Make Friends？

For some， its easy to make new friends in school because they are outgoing. But for some others， it seems difficult. Here are some tips to make friends.

Firstly， be positive and outgoing. Only when you are positive and outgoing， others would like to talk to you and then make friends with you. Secondly， develop some interests. Its easier for people to make new friends when you have common interests. They can supply topics to discuss. Thirdly， be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before you talking about yourself. Finally， try to help your friends when they are in trouble， because a friend in need is a friend indeed.

（六）

Letters to Thanks Mother

Mum

Such is sons nature， I really do not know how to express my thanks to you. However， I can imagine， on the day 18 years ago， when you gave birth to me， what a complex feeling you had. In the past few years， every day you struggle me up in the morning and prepare breakfast for me， then in the afternoon， you always welcome your only son with delicious foods after a days hardwork. Now your son has been 18 and will go to university soon， like a bird is leaving its parents. Nevertheless， your footprints on my heart will never ever fade and—I love you mum！

your son

（七）

Introduce Your Speciality

I like sports and Im good at playing basketball. Every day， I practise basketball with my classmates after school. I also enjoy listening to music but I cant sing well. Im afraid of singing in front of people. I hope our school will start a singing club. Im sure I can make great progress with our teachers. I also hope there will be less homework on weekends. Then I can have more time to do what Im interested in.

（八）

The Present My Father Gave Me

When I was young， my father， who always taught me how to be a true man， told me that it is essential to be tolerant in your life whatever happens.

And that remains the most valuable present he gave me， I think. To be tolerant， I need to keep calm when great trouble lies in front of me， however difficult it is to overcome it; To be tolerant， I need to resist the temptation of all kinds of the outside world， even if it is so attractive; To be torlerant， I need to pull myself[控制自己情緒] in times of extreme sorrows and joys， no matter how they affect me.

A Thank-you Note

Once I received a thank-you note from a friend whom I had helped. In the envelope were five lottery tickets that had been scratched， revealing the numbers. “Thank you very much for your help，” the note read. “As a gift， I bought you some lottery tickets sorry you didnt win. ”

有一次，我收到一封感謝信，是一個(gè)我曾幫助過(guò)的朋友寄來(lái)的。信封內(nèi)有五張彩票，都被刮過(guò)了，露出了數(shù)字。“非常感謝您的幫助，”信上寫(xiě)道，“作為禮物，我給您買(mǎi)了些彩票——真遺憾，您沒(méi)中獎(jiǎng)?！?/p>