1.mediocre
adj. neither very good nor very bad, but really good enough
e.g He reads a lot of mediocre detective stories
2. annoy
v. to make someone feel rather angry
e.g He was beginning to annoy me.
3. participate
v. to make part in an activity.
e.g We were invited to participate in the discussion.
4. synonym
n. a word with the same meaning as another word.
e.g “Sad” and “unhappy” are synonyms.
5. moribund
adj. in a very bad condition;dying
e.g There is a moribund tree there.
6. communism
n. the political system in which the state controls the means of production and there is no private property.
e.g The political system of our country is communism.
7. homonym
n. a word that is spelt like another word but which has a different meaning.
e.g “Here” and “Hear” are homonym.
8. effete
adj. weak; without the power that it once had.
e.g The apple trees are effete.
9. oppression
n. the act of treating people in a hard and ruel way.
e.g The oppression of the King distress the people.
10. blow
v. to send air out through your mouth.
e.g She put her lips to the whistle and blew.



Hero
There is a hero. His name is Cong Fei. He was a singer. I knew him from a TV program. His story is a shining example to us all. We should learn from him.
Cong Fei is his pseudonym. His true name is Zhang Chong. His hometown is Liaoning Province. He was a singer in Guangdong Province. He was very famous in Guangdong Province. When he was a child, his family was very poor. When he was in the second grade of junior middle school, he discontinue his studing. He was a very assiduous child. He liked singing and he sang very good. He studied hard at home. Fortunately, he entered the Shenyang Conservatory. He studied hard in the university. After he graduated, he went to Guangzhou. He became a good singer in Guangzhou. He earned a lot of money. Then he began to donate money to the poor students. He endowed many poor students. The poor students called him “Father”. He endowed 183 poor students for 11 years. Add up to more than 30 million. He worked hard. He got stomach cancer. He died after a few months . He leaved us. A lot of people concerned him. Many people were sad for him. We call him Kind-hearted Citizen.
He set a good example to us. We should learn from him. He is my hero in my heart. When you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong. And you will finally see the truth.

tour 1 , Ella