我们总是被告知考试的目的是为了检测我们学到了什么，但是我不这么认为。
考试不是最好的方式，特别是在小学。考试，特别是作文考试，会给学生、教师、学生家长带来很大的压力。
为了应付作文考试，一些学生仅仅是死记硬背范文，这对提高学生的写作没有什么好处。
学生的成绩可以通过课内的日常学习和每天家庭作业的完成情况来衡量。如果我们用这种方法检查学习效果，所有的学生和教师每天都很快乐。
Changes in My Hometown：家乡的变化
In recent years, my hometown has changed greatly, because of new road and railway has been built.
Previously, my hometown was closed to the outside world.
Several years ago, the government paid much money on changing the basic equipment of my hometown.
Building new roads is the biggest project. It took about half a year to build the new road.
After finish, people have more methods to make money.
And we have more communication with other places, which is a good way to develop ourselves.
About two years latter, the railway was built. After that, there have been more and more changes happened in my hometown.
Now, my hometown has developed into a big and rich town. People live a happy life.
最近几年，由于建成新的公路和铁路，我的家乡发生了很大的变化。
以前，我的家乡与外界隔绝。几年前，政府花了大量资金改变家乡的基本设备。
新建公路是最大的工程。新建公路大约花了半年时间。公路建成后，人们找到了更多赚钱的方法。
而且，我们可以与其他地方互通，这是我们发展自己的好方法。大约两年后，铁路修好了。
从那以后，我的家乡发生了越来越多的变化。现在，我的家乡已经变成一个富裕的大城镇。人民过着幸福的生活。
How to Keep Healthy：怎样保持健康
As we all know, healthy is very important to everybody.
But do you really know how to stay healthy? Here are some useful tips.
First, we should do exercise if we have time.For example, we can go to swim in the summer holiday.
Or we can take a walk after supper.Doing exercise makes us healthy and strong.
Second, we should take more vegetables and fruit and less candies. Stop eating junk food and drinking beers.
Last but not least, we should go to bed early and wake up early.
We should have enough sleep, or we will get sleepy in the day time.
If we pay more attention to the tips above, we will have healthier body. I wish everybody has a strong and healthy body。
我们都知道，健康对每个人来说都很重要。但是你知道该如何保持健康吗?这里有一些实用的建议。
首先，我们应该做运动，如果有时间的话。例如，我们可以在暑假的时候去游泳，或者晚饭后去散步。
做运动让我们的身体更强壮更健康。第二，我们应该吃更多的蔬菜和水果，少吃糖果。
不吃垃圾食品和啤酒。最后，我们应该早睡早起。如果睡不够，第二天就会很疲倦。
如果我们都能按照以上的建议注意自己的健康，我们的身体会更棒。我希望每个人都有个强壮和健康的身体。
