My name is John. I was a quiet boy at school. I wanted to do well in my study, 1it was not easy. I was trying to make high grades. However, I just could not find a 2 to do as well as the very smart kids. I became 3 and lost hope. I just started not to care about the grades and4 I would graduate(毕业) or not.

    Then one day I suddenly realized there were not5days of school left.  It scared me. I was6 an F in my English class all because of nay attitude(态度). I tried to blame(责备) it on nay7 , but the fact was that the only person stopped me from8 the exam was myself. So, I wanted to change. From that day on, I started working really 9 . And I kept asking for 10 when I couldn't work out the problems. A few weeks later, I was glad to see my grades go 11little by little.

    At the end of the school year, my teacher 12 me in the hallways. She told me she was proud of my coming back and she was glad to see my 13 . What she said to me made me feel so good. When I graduated from school, I felt I was the 14person in the world.

    Believe in yourself and try your best. 15 good studying ways and hard work, everyone can learn better and better.

    Many of you may not finish homework until late at night. When this happens, you might wish that you could just leave the homework and go to bed. Kids in Zhejiang province might be able to do so soon.

    On Oct. 28, Zhejiang worked out a draft guideline(方案，草案) for reducing the amount of homework students have to do. It's reported that if their parents agree, primary school students can refuse(拒绝) to do homework after 9 pm and junior high school students can refuse it after 10 pm.

    Some people believe it will help students feel happier and healthier after school, China Daily reported. However, students still need to get good scores on their exams in order to get into a good college. This might make parents worry that their kids could do much worse in school.

    Others also point out that students might find more excuses(借口) not to do their homework. "What if a student just puts it off until 9 pm?" one person wrote on Sina Weibo.

    Today, pizza is one of the world's favorite foods. All over the world, people make different pizzas, with different ingredients. But where does pizza come from? And who made the first one?

    People have been making pizza for a very long time. In the Stone Age, some people mixed flour with water to make dough (生面团). Then they cooked it on hot rocks. Over time, people started using the cooked dough as a plate, covering it with various other foods, herbs and spices. They had made the world's first pizza.

    Then, in the early 1500s, European explorers(探险家) brought the first tomatoes back from the Americas. Tomatoes are a basic ingredient in many pizzas today. At first, however, most Europeans thought eating tomatoes would make them sick. So, for about 200 years, few people ate them.

    Soon, people learned that tomatoes were safe to eat, as well as tasty. In the early 19th century, cooks in Naples, Italy, started the tradition of putting tomatoes on baking dough. The flat bread soon became a favorite food for poor people all over Naples. In 1830, a cook in Naples took another big step in the history of pizza. He opened the world's first pizza restaurant.

    The year is 2045. A goal is scored at the soccer World Cup. Is that possible? Many scientists believe it is. In fact, there are already robots that can play soccer. Today's scientists are working on robots with various skills.

    When people started making robots, they were made to do just simple things, mainly in factories. Since then, however, robots have changed a lot. Early robots were operated by humans. Today's robots function(运行) themselves. Some can only move around a little, like robot cleaners, but others can do much more like running, dancing and even playing soccer.

    Then there are robots designed to be like humans. These robots have faces and can show emotions(表情). Such robots can learn new things, and show us how they "feel".

    Scientists aren't just building humanlike robots. They are also making robots that look and act like animals. At NASA, scientists are making a robot snake. It's a kind of vehicles with wheels. These snake buts can enter holes and move over rough(粗糙的) ground. They might one day help scientists look for signs of life on Mars.

    But can a robot soccer team ever operate all on their own, or play as well as a human team? Many robot scientists think so. Anything is possible. One day, they may even be world champions]

    It's easy to just get fast food when you're hungry, but it can also be unhealthy and expensive. So I made my own food at home using healthy recipes(菜谱).

Trying new things

    I tried some zucchini noodles.  Zucchini isn't my all-time favorite, but I was surprised by how good this tasted.

Shaking up(重组) breakfast

    Two more days until my healthy diet was over and I felt really good about myself. For breakfast, I had a banana sandwich. Don't let the term "sandwich" fool you. The banana actually works as the "bread".

At-home burrito

    I found an easy burrito recipe. I needed black beans, garlic, tomatoes, lettuce and some other vegetables. What a great recipe for vegetables!

    After the exam, the winter vacation is coming. What are you going to do       (在…期间)your vacation? I "a, ant to have a healthy and relaxing vacation. I think everyone has his       (自己的)ideas. So do I.

    First, I want to get up early and       (选择) one kind of sports every day to keep fit. Then I want to help my parents with lots of housework, I hope they can relax themselves as much as       (可能的). After that I plan to       (庆祝) my fifteenth birthday. I may have a party and some of my classmates can enjoy       (他们自己)at my party. We'll sing, dance and play games        (一起). They can also taste much delicious food in my home.       (最后), I hope to enjoy the life in the countryside       (舒适地)with my grandparents.

    What about you, my dear friend? What are you going to do in winter vacation? I       (期待) to hear from you soon.

    We students often have lots of problems in our lives. Claire thinks the worst thing is to do       (something). She thinks that you'll feel bad       you don't talk to someone about your problems. Laura can't forget that she once        (lose) her wallet and was afraid to tell her parents about       . Now she believes you cannot get much       (good) unless you talk to someone. And now she feels so happy       she can do well in her study and life. Robert agrees       Laura. He thinks you should not run away from your problems, but you have to try       (work) them out. You can also discuss them with your parents       they have lots of experience and are always there to help you.

    In English, we say that       (share) a problem is like cutting it in half. So you're halfway to solving a problem just by talking to someone.

1）外貌与性格：(更高更开朗，与他人交流更多……)

2）爱好与活动；(喜欢……，因为……，……大约每周3或4次，……)

3）梦想与计划：(工程师，北京的一问公寓，建造……，乘地铁上班，空余时间里环游世界……，打算更加努力学习与多寻求帮助……)

4）信念与祝福：(相信自己一定能做到，愿世界更加美好……)

要求：

1）要点齐全，不包括真实人名、地名。

2）条理清楚，语句通顺，句意连贯，书写规范。

3）词数80左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

    Hello, I'm Tom from Class One, Grade Eight.