Last Sunday, an earthquake struck the Napa Valley area of northern California. It happened in the middle of the night, becoming the strongest earthquake to strike the Napa Valley in 15 years. No one was killed, but many people were treated in hospitals.

I said to my seven ­year ­old twins, Brad and Brett, and three ­year ­old Meghan, “We have so much, and these poor people in trouble now have nothing. We’ll share what we have with them.”

I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this, I advised the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much ­loved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys. “Oh, dear,” I said. “You don’t have to give Lucy. You love her so much.” Meghan said, “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she’ll make another little girl happy, too.”

I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson. It’s easy to give something that we don’t want any more, but hard to give what we cherish(珍爱), isn’t it?

A．A toy	B．Clothes
C．A doll	D．Food

I have been in England for three months now. I hope you don’t think I’ve forgotten you. There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that I’ve not had much time for writing letters.

I shall soon be starting my studies at King’s College in London. So far I’ve been learning about England and British ways of living. There are lots of books you can read and lots of pictures you can look at about this famous city. I’m sure you’ll be more interested to know what I think about life here.

I find some of the customs interesting. People here do not shake hands as much as we do in the mainland of Europe. During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them. Men raise their hats to women but not to each other.

Alcohol addiction is harmful. It may ruin your life, family and career. Here are some ideas to help people stop drinking.

The first step to stop drinking is to know why you want to stop drinking. Make a list of reasons to stop drinking alcohol. 【小题1】It would be better to display it in several places like on your fridge door and in your handbag to increase chances of seeing it.

If you’re a heavy drinker for a long time, it may not be possible for you to put a full stop to drinking within one day. 【小题2】In addition, fix a date for a final complete stop.

Alcohol addiction is a disease, and may have caused a few chemical changes in your body system. It might have affected your important organs such as liver, heart, kidney, and so on. 【小题3】

There are many support groups like Alcoholics Anonymous and AVERT. 【小题4】 They provide practical tips and suggestions based on their own experience.

Friends at drinking clubs may invite you to drink with reasons. 【小题5】 You should learn to stay active by developing new hobbies and interests and spending that alcohol drinking t ime with your family and friends.