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We all know, summer holiday is a long time. Well how should we speng it? I have a good plan to spend my summer holiday.First, Im going to visit my grandparents.

First, Im going to visit my grandpa--ents for three weeks.

Then,Im doing my homework, sounds boring. "When you finish my home work, we are going to aquarium"my mother says. When I finish my homework,we are going to aquarium, and going to take many photos. I am so happy.Two weeks later Im going to school.

This is my plan to speng my sommer holiday. How about you?

Many years ago, I saw the movie Harry Porter and I was so impressed by it. The magical world was so wonderful that I wanted to live there. My thoughts were so active that I always dreamed about myself walking in the magical world and taking the risk. So I decided to write down the things I dreamed about and then made these become a book. This is my little dream, when the book is finished, I want to read them to my friends and my brother. Now I have written down a few pages, I continue to write every day. I get great motivation to finish my little dream. I imagine how happy I will be when I finish the book, so I keep writing it when I have the thoughts. I am so proud of myself for I never giving up to finish my dream.

The new term is coming.I am excited.I will be in eight grade next term.

I will be more hard-studying in next term.And I will pay more attention to study math and physics.In order to be more and more healthy and strong.I will do more exercise next term.In the new term,I will know more focus of the world because I will read more newspaper.

I hope the new term will come sooner.

Hello!My name is Liu Ya Min.I am a Chinese girl.I am fourteen.I am a middle school student.Frankly speaking,Irene is not beautiful.I like autumn,the ground is covered with fallen leaves.I like basketball,but I dislikes sports.I very love sit in the sun.I like sduty,sing and shopping,too.I think I am a happy girl.My family is not big.There are my parents,my two brother and I.Being the eldest,I must look after my brothers.My desire was to become a writer.

你好!我的名字是刘丫Min.I是个中国女孩。我十四岁。我是一名中学学生。坦率地说,艾琳不是美丽的。我喜欢秋天,地面被落叶覆盖着。我喜欢篮球,但我不喜欢运动。我非常喜欢坐在太阳底下。我喜欢sduty,唱歌和购物。我认为我是一个快乐的女孩。我的家人并不大。有我的父母,我的两个哥哥和我。老大,我必须照顾我的兄弟。我的愿望是成为一名作家。

Nowadays, more and more people like to travel in their holidays. The other day I read a report about the ways people spend their holidays. It is reported that in recent yiars several new holiday habits have been developed. Among them, the most interesting one is the growth of the so-called holiday camps.

如今，越来越多的人喜欢在假期旅游。前几天我看了一篇关于人们如何度过他们的假期。据报道，近年来新的假期习惯了。其中，最有趣的是所谓的假期增长。

From the report we can see that in 20XX,40 percent of people stayed at home for holidays. But now the proportion has reduced to 9 percent. More people go out for fun. The proportion of camping and traveling abroad was increasing steadily, from 10 percent in 20XX to 38 percent in 20XX, and 12 percent in 20XX to 26 percent in 20XX respectively. People enjoy the fresh air, clean Water and green hills when they go camping in the suburbs. In 20XX,38 percent people enjoyed going to the seaside while in 20XX only 27 percent prefer to go there. What great changes!

从报告中我们可以看到，在20xx年，百分之40的人在家里度假。但是现在这个比例已经降到百分之9。更多的人出去玩。出去郊游和出国旅行的比例不断增加，从百分之10到百分之38在20XX年20XX年，和百分之12至百分之26分别在20XX年20XX年。人们享受新鲜的空气，干净的水和绿色的山，当他们去郊区露营。在20xx年，百分之38的人喜欢去海边，而在20XX年只有百分之27选择去那里。多么大的变化!

Why did those changes appear? I think there are several reasons. First, it s because people can afford traveling. Second, people prefer to pursue a high-quality and colorful life. Third, their attitudes to relaxation have changed. Less people want to save much money by leading a simple life. In short, peoples living standard today has been rising greatly.

为什么会出现这些变化?我认为有几个原因。第一，因为人们能够负担得起旅游。第二，人们更愿意追求一种高质量、丰富多彩的生活。第三，人们对休闲的态度改变了。越来越少的人想过简朴的生活节省很多钱。总之，人民生活日渐变好。

1、You may be one person to the world , but you may also be the world to one teacher.哪怕只是沧海一粟,老师眼里你们是全部。

2、We must accept finite disappointment , but we must never lose infinite hope.我们必须接受失望,因为它是有限的,但千万不可失去希望,因为它是无穷的。

3、First, there must be confidence, confidence is the first secret of success, both in life and in learning, self-confidence is crucial. No matter how tomorrow, but today has come, grasp this is the most sensible choice.请同学们一定要满怀信心，自信是成功的第一秘诀，无论在生活，还是在学习中，自信是至关重要的，不管明天怎样，但今天已经到来，把握今天才是最明智的选择。

4、A new semester approaching, we stand on a new starting point, faced with greater challenges, I am well aware that this is not an easy way to take, butonce we mastered the knack of this, it is exciting to wait for the better tomorrow. 新学期将来临，我们又站在了一个新的起点，面临着更大的挑战，我深知，这条路不好走，但是，我们一旦掌握了这其中的诀窍，那等待我们的就是精彩美好的明天。

5、Where this is a will，there is a way。事在人为。

6、A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.

只要一个人还有所追求，他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。

Today， I was late for school because the traffic was jam. I usually so to school by bike but I hurt my leg the day before yesterday.

So I had‘to go to school by taxi this morning. I left home very early. When I took the taxi， I found the traffic bad. The traffic was so busy that the car couldn’t move at all. I think the government should get the road wider so that the car can run easily and smoothly.

[初一寒假英语作文450字

I will finish my middle school life soon, before I graduate, I need to take part in a very important test and it will decide which high school I will be in. I am so nervous now, I want to do my best and go to the ideal high school. My mother told me yesterday that no matter how the result was, she would be happy for me. She did not want me to have too much pressure and she believed me I could do well. Thinking about my mother’s words, I am not nervous now, what’s more, all of my families support me so much. The result is not that important, happiness comes first.

我很快就要结束初中的生活了，在我毕业前，我需要参加一场很重要的考试，那就会决定我上哪所高中。我现在很紧张，我想要尽力做到最好，进入到理想的高中。妈妈昨天告诉我无论结果怎么样，她都会为我感到开心。她不想要我有太多的压力，她相信我能做得好。想到妈妈的话语，我现在不紧张了，而且，我所有的家人都很支持我。结果不是那么的重要，开心才是最重要的。

[初一英语作文：重要的考试

What are dreams? Is going to make track for to find, with dreams, we have the vast blue sky in the heart, a kind of hard teacher, a contribute to the motherland defenders, a great inventor like Edison, a great writer like old grandpa, etc., is a great dream, and my dream just want to be a fashion designer.

Be a costume designer, to match the color of the clothes, costume design, draw the look of the clothes and so on, do you want to be when I grew up in a special designer, I want to design a four seasons can wear, and can adjust the color of the clothes, the appearance of the telescopic clothes, transform the style of clothes, I also want to design a special woolen sweater, is the standard I do a costume designer.

Ha ha, you must be very surprised, so how novel clothes design, I want to install a temperature adjustment in the dress of the stealth screens, it will automatically adjust according to the temperature of the weather condition, the color will have a multi-function screen, there is a fashion design decorative pattern, and had good several sets of clothing color, the dress and scaling, can shrink into shorts, grow and shrink, still can slip into various styles, such as dust coat, skirt, the dress is comfortable and tide, I want to make a lot of people do put on my own, after numerous changes, thinking about clothes. Special sweater I to design for children, the outside is full of fluffy, white Snow White, goose feather, hat is full of hair, two balls hanging down, very cute! My dream is to be a fashion designer, a special designers, a wonderful dream!!!!!

Dream is to have you to chase that dream, as long as to look for a good dream is to a good future! My dream is so, the design is novel, fashionable clothes, the achievement of the greatest pleasures in my life!

梦想是什么?是要去追去找的，有了梦想就有了心中广阔的蓝天，一个慈祥辛勤的老师，一个为祖国做贡献的保卫者，一个像爱迪生那样伟大的发明家，一个像季羡林爷爷那样的大作家等等，都是一个远大的梦想，而我的梦想只想做一个服装设计师。

做一个服装设计师，要会搭配服装的颜色，设计服装的款式，画出衣服的样子等等，我长大以后要做一个特殊的设计师，我要设计一件四季都能穿，而且能调整衣服的颜色，伸缩衣服的样子，变换款式的衣服，我还要设计一件特别的羊毛衫，就是我做一个服装设计师的标准。

哈哈，你一定很惊讶，那么新颖的衣服怎么设计啊，我想在这件衣服里安装一个调整温度的隐形屏幕，它会自动根据天气的温度情况来调整，色彩会有一个多功能屏，里面有时尚的图案花纹，还有原本配好的几套衣服的颜色，这件衣服还有伸缩功能，能缩成短装，又能缩成长装，还能伸缩成各种款式，有风衣、裙子等，这件衣服既舒适又潮流，我想让许多人穿上我亲手做的，经过无数修改、思考的衣服。特别的羊毛衫我要设计给小朋友们穿，外面全是毛绒绒的，雪白雪白的，都是鹅毛，帽子上全是毛，垂下两个绒球，可爱极了!我的梦想就是当一个服装设计师，一个特殊的设计师，一个美好的梦想!

梦想是要有你来追的，梦想只要去寻找，一个好的梦想就是一个好的未来!我的梦想就是如此，设计新颖、时髦的衣服，成就我一生中最大的乐趣!

This morning I get up, I heard dad shouted: "snow, what a big snow!" I dont believe at first, I looked out of the window, if its snowing, I was immediately fascinated by the beautiful scenery and see all the scenery is so beautiful outside, white printed deep shallow footprints on the ground.

Walk on my way to school, I raised his head and looked at the sky, snow, clouds, swirl falls, many light snow HuaChao, I fell on my cute little face. Snowflakes drifting into the trees, the ground and the roof, I stretch my hands to pick up the white angel, but snowflakes fall on me on the double "claws" into the water.

At noon after school, still swirl of snow, I saw, the grass on the ground, like a big, big bed on the shop of white bed, covered all of the original things, I see the dry leaves on the tree, dragging pieces of cotton in the snow, like carrying countless cream cake and cotton candy, really want to have a bite. Snow is like a butterfly dancing in the air. Remind me of "the snow" lesson learned in the text inside the sentences. "In the winter, the sky floating snow, blanket, covered with snow the tree is covered with silver, a piece of white everywhere."

Under the heavy snow didnt stop until after school in the afternoon, a day after a beautiful world? Sky blue, silvery white Snow White heads, students make a snowman, snowball fights on the snow, everybody laughed, play of very happy. I want to say to snow: "thank you for your beautiful, bring you happiness."

今天早晨我一起床，就听见爸爸大声喊：“下雪啦，好大的雪啊!”起初我还不相信，我向窗外望去，果真下雪了，我立刻被眼前的美景迷住了，只见外面的一切景物都变得那么美丽，雪白的地上印出深深浅浅的脚印。

走在上学的路上，我抬起头，望着天空，雪花一朵朵，一团团，纷纷扬扬飘落下来，许多小雪花朝我扑面而来，落在我那可爱的小脸上。雪花飘到树上、地上、房顶上，我伸出双手去接这洁白的天使，可是雪花一落到我这双“魔爪”上就化成了水。

中午放学后，大雪还纷纷扬扬的下着，我看见地上、草地上，就像铺上了一床很大很大的白被子，把原来的东西全盖住了，我看到树上干树叶上，拖着一朵朵棉花一样的雪，就像捧着无数个奶油蛋糕和棉花糖，真想咬一口。雪花还像蝴蝶在空中飞舞。让我想到了课文里学到的《看雪》一课里面的句子。“冬天，天上飘着雪花，地上铺着雪毯，树上披着银装，到处一片洁白。”

大雪下了一天直到下午放学后才停，雪后的世界真美啊!天蓝蓝的，雪银白银白的，同学们在雪地上堆雪人、打雪仗，大家都哈哈大笑，玩的很开心。我想对雪花说：“谢谢你那么美丽，给大家带来了快乐。”

Chinese people are now face to a serious problem--pollution. And this problem is a little bit different from others--the goverment can not solve it by themselves. We need everyone to protect our environment. But we also know that it is very hard to call everyone to join us to protect the environment. But it seems that they have found the way to let everybody know it. In a report, Anhui Daily called on residents to help protect the river against pollution. I am so glad about it. And i believe that somewhere the pollution must stop.

In the 21st century, the scientific and economic development of mankind has

reached a high degree. But I want to ask: have you ever thought that the exhaust

gases from the industry pollute the air? Does the industry waste water seriously

contaminate the water? A lot of snacks will eat the ozone layer to make

ultraviolet radiation harmful to human health?

In scientific and economic development, we should also think about the

environmental damage and the causes of global warming. Protect the environment,

trees, flowers and birds will bring you wonderful scenery. Can you listen

carefully to the graceful singing of the birds? Can you ever stroke the birch

smooth coat or the rough skin of the pine? Can you smell the intoxicating

fragrance of the flowers?

Let the stream crowd through your open fingers. You will feel the beauty of

nature. Let the wind blow you, you will feel the wild nature. Let the rain be on

you, you will feel the naughty nature of nature.

Nowadays we see supermodels on almost every magazine cover and one might wonder what life will be like being one of them. Such assumption may be painful for most of the magazine readers who are already over the age when they can get taller. In response to the ”Getting taller trend”, some goes so far as to pay doctors to cut their legs open and let surgeries do the job to get just two centimeters’ higher.

In spite of all these that are happening, some of my taller friends desire to give up this superiority for they just don’t want to be the center of the crowd, saying that they would kill to be a 4 feet child. Girls, maybe you can’t remember the time when you were younger and you need to jump really hard to catch a glimpse of up-the-table world? But being taller, even the upper world of the refrigerator top is no longer a myth and your mom and dad can’t hide your snacks up there any more! As time goes on, you can easily see on the table the beautiful lavenders or lilies stretching themselves in their own fragrant smell, the shining toaster popping out warm tasty toast, or the little drops of water glittering under bright sunshine after your mom wipes the table. Don’t you just love to see every phase of the moon even when they are not that high up in the sky?

Well, I do. Being a 5 ft 10 myself, I am also taking the advantage of buying a larger outfit at a same price. Also, I get a cleaner view of the blackboard even when sitting far away from it. I run faster, jump higher and can think positively. I am proud to say that I possess the ability to see the upside of almost everything. I guess it is because I am closer to the clear blue sky above our heads.

Study raises a gender, reading can cultivate their temperament, make oneself is so mild and gentle, have the bookish; Read volumes, such as writing, reading can improve our writing skills, writing articles is sharp; Old tire back to read, read up on thoughtful child knows, reading can improve understanding ability, as long as the master thought, you will know the truth; Reading can make their own knowledge accumulation, the gentleman to gather. In short, the hobby reading is a good thing. Lets have to study.

The benefits of reading has a lot of, I introduce you to the following:

1. Can make us see the world, dont go out, that is whats going on in the world.

2. Can improve our ability of reading and writing level.

3. We can make the change has the tutelage.

4. Can let us find a good job.

5. Can make us in an impregnable position in the fierce competition in the society.

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Actually there are many benefits of reading, is up to you to find slowly.

读书养性，读书可以陶冶自己的性情，使自己温文尔雅，具有书卷气;读书破万卷，下笔如有神，多读书可以提高写作能力，写文章就才思敏捷;旧书不厌百回读，熟读深思子自知，读书可以提高理解能力，只要熟读深思，你就可以知道其中的道理了;读书可以使自己的知识得到积累，君子学以聚之。总之，爱好读书是好事。让我们都来读书吧。

读书的好处有很多，我给你介绍以下几点:

1.可以使我们增长见识，不出门，便可知天下事。

2.可提高我们的阅读能力和写作水平。

3.可以使我们变的有修养。

4.可以使我们找到好工作。

5.可以使我们在竞争激烈的社会立于不败之地。

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其实读书有很多好处，就等有心人去慢慢发现。

1, hope  the seed of happiness, and you are a drop of water, the seed watering, let my heart full of hope, in the sun shining, grow into fruit. The sun  your smile, and the fruit  my happiness. I love you, hope you happy all your life

2, in the new year, mom and dad hope Tingting put the past those bad habits, do not let the morning call aunt, go home at night to work well, bags, homework learn to their own finhing, not absent-minded, believe another year older Tingting can do better come on! Mom

3, children, you know, there  no one should be given, take for granted. So we should be grateful, you should learn to love and righteousness, understand the treasure and thanksgiving. Think about the big world, how many people are there for you? Everything  grateful, will live more happy. No need for earth shattering, just need a greeting from your heart, a call, a trace of emotion. Enough.

4, love  for their children to grow tired white silk hair, mother  afraid of children worry and white lies, love  the warmth of love in the world, maternal love  the world the most holy love. Wh mother health, maternal love without borders!

5, tomorrow, th  a beautiful and brilliant, reflects the colorful words. May your tomorrow be infinitely beautiful, infinite, brilliant and charming!

6, eighteen years old sky, freedom, vast, imagine, want you to fly freely, do not want you to have the world, only wh you have a piece of your own blue sky.

7, to have ideals, ideals  not fantasy, not delusions, it  through their own efforts to achieve the real dream. There  an ideal power, has the goal, will not be wasted!

8, thank the bright moon lit up the night sky, thanks to Chaoyang sunre dawn, thank parents for my life, thanks to my friends with my growth, let us cherh a grateful heart to live, happy Thanksgiving day!

9, you are a lively, lovely children, love ltening to the teacher telling stories, in class, can concentrate on ltening, mathematical ability to improve than before, to communicate with the teacher happy, but also actively help teachers tidy up the corner toys. Going to primary school, if you can manage yourself, can get along well with children, believe you will be better!

10, three days to fight on seven points, sinking heart, maintaining the status quo.

11, I hope that Hans own thing to do, to complete their homework independently, lten attentively to the class, get rid of careless and careless problems, get along with the students happy, become a happy child! Mom

12, Tianjin volume: good man  a mirror of women, so that women do not lose innocence, more wdom. A good woman  a mans mirror, so that men are confident, more successful. Good parents are the mirror of children, let children grow up healthily. Know the ethics of human relations.

13, the first half of the pupils Mao Ya grew up a lot, also achieved good results under the guidance of a teacher, good. You are not a perfect child. Your parents just want you to live and study happily and spend your childhood happily.

14, wh you in th short learning time, obtain the skill tenacious largeness of mind; like horse racing, over one and a Gaolan; let life sail on, towards the sea waves surging.

15, Zhezhe hope you good interest in learning training in the next semester, have a good habit, to make progress in study!

16, you are a lovely little friend, be clever and sensible. You can lten carefully in class, and rae your hand to answer questions. You have a wide range of knowledge, and you draw great pictures! Your imagination  so rich! And th semester you become particularly sensible, can eat their own meals, folded their own quilt, but also actively help teachers do what they can. Going to primary school, the teacher hope you continue to work hard, strive for greater progress.

心中，原本是有磅毫秒年黑色的寂静。如一个空空荡荡的风穴，一阵阵寂寞呼啸而过。是谁?悄悄点起一盏灯，一点点黄晕的光，点燃希望，送来关怀，一闪又一闪，给我温暖。

那是很久以前了，我小时候，因为相貌的关系，一直没什么朋友。即使有和我说话的，也不过是来讽刺讽刺，挖苦挖苦的。我一直固执的认为，我不需要朋友。这有什么呢?直到有一回，老师让我们互相找伙伴玩一个游戏，而我却孤零零地站在圈外时，我才近乎绝望地发现，自己在友情的洪流中，是多么渺小。那一天，我很晚才回家。这几天妹妹来我家玩，大家都围着她转去了。我静静地走在大街上，身边灯火辉煌，我却决定什么也感觉不到。仿佛世界上没有什么是我可以融入进去的。只能平淡地看着别人带着他们的友情走过时间的河流。

来到小区，我看到家家都亮起了灯，饭菜的香味在温暖灯光中袅袅地传了出来。楼道里没灯，我在晶莹惨白的月光下，拖着我寂寞的影子，默默地走着。一边编着晚归的理由。楼道里，是一片黑色的寂静。如同我心中的风穴，阵阵寂寞呼啸而过。但是，我发现，家门口点着一盏小灯，一点点黄晕的光，一闪又一闪。在一片黑暗中是如此的明亮。一种莫名的喜悦在我心中荡漾开来，我加快脚步，跑到了门前。那光仿佛是一团火，在我心中点起一盏明灯。

妹妹来给我开门，她什么也没说，我却有些抑制不住自己的感动。大家都在等我说家呢。

那一次我终于感受到了一种平时从未感受到的情感，那是什么呢。集友情、亲情为一体的感情。

现在，我知道了它有一个响亮的名字温暖。

快乐是一种主观享受，我终于明白，美好的事物其实就在身边。当别人在你心中点上一盏心灯时，你就会感到心中的一缕阳光，在幸福的泪水的哺育下，渐渐，渐渐地成长。即使物质需求降至最低，仍可以拥有快乐的人生。

当你心中的果实成熟时，你就会感受到，温暖，其实就藏在你身边。

My Computer

When I was in grade four in primary school, my father taught me how to use computer. After that, I was very interested in playing computer. I watched movies, played computer games, searched the Internet and listened to the music on computer. Because my father must work in his computer, so he bought another for me. I was very happy that I had my own computer. It was put in the study. I am always very careful to use my computer, because I am worried I would break. I often chat with my net friends. Because of my computer, I make many friends who have many in common. Of course, I use my computer in study. There are resources on the Internet. I can learn more after class. It does great help to me.

The new term is coming.I am excited..I will be in eight grade next term.

I will be more hard-studying in next term.And I will pay more attention to study math and physics.In order to be more and more healthy and strong.I will do more exercise next term.In the new term,I will know more focus of the world because I will read more newspaper.

I hope the new term will come sooner.

这次期末，我的语文考砸了，就砸在这篇作文上。幸亏数学、英语都拿的高分，否则年级和班级的排名就惨了。

这篇作文仅得了32分，我也不怕丢人，留在博客上，对我也算是个教训。

我读懂了诚信

身处在二十一世纪的我们，深知“诚信”的重要。“诚信”已成为当今世界上最令人关注的道德。

中国，如今在世界上是一个举足轻重的正在崛起的新兴大国，正是因为讲诚信，才有了发展的机会。改革开放之前，中国还是一个穷国家，但在改革开放的几十年里，中国一直信奉着“诚信”。因为诚信，中国加入了WTO(国际贸易组织)，WTO中的第一项“游戏”规则就是“诚信”。中国加入WTO后，严格遵守诚信的原则，经济迅速地增长。虽然中国的实力越来越强，但依然固守“诚信”二字。亚洲经济危机爆发，使全世界都看到了一个负责任的中国。正是因为诚信，中国在世界上的话语权越来越多。由此可见，诚信在国家间多么重要，它促成了一个国家的发展。

在这个看重“诚信”的时代，没有诚信，你将无法在社会上立足。

前些时在一本杂志上看到一篇文章：一个年轻人在剑桥大学留学，成绩十分优异，但有几次坐车时，他逃了票。毕业后，他带着学历到几家公司去应聘，招聘的人一开始是热情接待，并表示他可以来上班，但没过几天，聘方就以种种的理由拒绝了他。他每次去不同的公司应聘，得到的都是相同的境遇：招聘人先是对他眉开眼笑，但没过几天，他就被招聘人所拒绝。他百思不得其解，终于有一天，他知道了自己被拒绝的原因：原来他有三次逃票的经历。由此可见，当今社会多么看重诚信呀!诚信就是衡量一个人的标准，没有了诚信，你将失去一切!

我开始慢慢读懂了“诚信”。它可以让一个国家崛起、兴盛，它可以让一个人走向成功。我们要牢牢地把握住“诚信”。立足于“诚信”，我们将拥有一切;失去“诚信”，我们将一事无成。

诚信之于人，犹翅膀之于鸟，诚信是飞翔的翅膀!

我读懂了诚信!

The new semester again, I graduated from is a step closer examination. Admitted to good schools, I developed a new semester program.

1. I want to finish my homework seriously.

2. in the face of the problem is not the time to ask the students or teachers.

3. do some exercises.

4. more than the weekend reviewing previously learned knowledge.

5. to practice speaking English.

6. spare time to read some books.

In the new semester I hope I get better results. Admitted to a good school.

I enjoy summer vacation very much.Becausesummer vacation is the longest vacation of the year. We have more than fifty days to rest. Though it is very hot, we can either go to swim or stay in the air-conditioned room.

In the evening, I like to go shopping with my friends.We can eat many things in summer, such as ice creams, watermelons, grapes, and so on.In summer, I always go on a trip with my parents. Its a good chance for us to visit some nice interesting places.