TheEnglishcornerattractsmoreandmorestudentsatXiangmingMiddleSchool．EverySaturdayafternoon，boysandgirlsfromdifferentgradesgatherintheofficeoftheStudent'sUnion，practisingtheirspokenEnglish．Theytalkabouteverythingtheyareinterested．Thestudentssay：“ThemorewepractiseouroralEnglish，thebetterwelikeEnglish．”TheirEnglishteacherssay，“Thestudentshavedonewhattheycan'tdoinclass．”Thiscornerwassetupthreeyearsago．Ithasmoreandmoreparticipants（参与者）now．C:65ZhonghuaStreetShijiazhuang050000Hebei，ChinaJune21st，2002DearJim，Howareyou？Manythanksfortheshirt！I'mveryhappytohearfromyouagain．Ilovetheshirtverymuch，Jim．Andredismyfavouritecolour！Youremembered！It'sjustmysize．EverytimeIwearit，Iwillthinkofyou．I'mfinehereinChina．Lastweek，Ihadabirthdayparty．Manyofmyclassmatescameandmymothermadeusalotofgoodfood．Wereallyhadawonderfultimetogether．HowareyoudoinginEngland，Jim？Imissyouverymuch．Ialwaysmissthedaysweweretogetherlastsummer．IhopeyoucancometoChinasomeday．Pleasewritebacksoon．Yourfriend，LiLeiDNOTICEAll（of）thestudentsof（in）GradeTwo，We'llgotoworkonthefarmtomorrow．Pleasemeetat8：00o'clockoutsidetheschoolgateDon'tforgetto（You'dbetter）putonyouroldclothes．June25，1998EMarch15th，MondayRainyThiseveningIwenttoLiJiang'sbirthdayparty．Wesanganddanced．Wehadagoodtimeattheparty．WhenIleftLiJiang'shouse，itbegantorain．Itwaslate．Ihadtowalkhome．Amotorbikeranbymeveryfast．Ithitaboyatthecrossing．Butthemotorbikedidn'tstop．Itranaway．Ifeltveryangry．Iwrotedownitsnumber：FD—2819．Itelephonedthepoliceatonce．ThenIsenttheboytothehospital．F:Sunday，June23rdFineItwasafinedaytodayandthesunwasbright．IvisitedBeijingZoowithmyclassmate，ZhangHong．Theanimalsthereweresointerestingthatallthepeoplelovedthem．WhenIsawavisitorthrowingfoodtothemonkeys，Iwent／rantostophimandsaid，“Animalsareourgoodfriendsandwemusttakegoodcareofthem．”G:ToMr．Smith，WithBestWishesforAMerryChristmasandAHappyNewYear！FromWuDongQ:Yesterdayevening，Iwentoutforawalkwithmymother．Ontheroad，wemetaforeigner．HeaskedmethewaytotheHotSpringHotel．Itoldhimtowalkalongtheroadandtakethethirdturningontheleft，thenhecouldseethehotel．Hethankedmeverymuchformyhelp．IwashappythatIcouldhelphim．R:XiaoMinghadadreamlastnight．Inthedream，hevolunteeredtoservetheBeijingOlympics．Hetriedhisbesttohelptheforeignfriendsfromdifferentcountries．Whenhefoundaforeignfriendworriedinthestreet，hewentuptohimandaskedhimwhatwasthematter．TheforeignertoldXiaoMinghewasJack，andheforgotthewaytotheSunHotel．ThenXiaoMingstoppedataxiandtookhimtotheSunHotel．XiaoMingtalkedwithJackonthewayandmadeJackknowmoreaboutBeijing．JackthankedXiaoMingverymuchandthoughtXiaoMing'sEnglishwasverygood．XiaoMingwasveryhappy．Hesmiledandsmiled，thenhewokeup．S:Thereisarivernearmyhometown．Itissmallbutquitebeautifulwithtall，greentreesonbothsides．Andwecanseemanydifferentkindsoffishswimmingfreelyinit．Inthepast，peopleusedtocomeheretohaveawalkortodomorningoreveningexercises．Theyallhadagoodtimearoundhere．Inrecentyears，manyfactorieshavebeenbuilt，andmostofthempoureddirtywaterintothesmallriver．Thefishandotheranimalscan'tliveandtheybegintodie．Nowyoucanseetheterrible，dirtywaterwithmuchwastethingsonit．Youcanhearthenoiseofmachinesinsteadofthebirds'sound．Peoplenolongercomehere．HowIwishtherivercouldbeprotectedanditsbeautywouldreturn！Dearfriends，let'sdosom...
