Once upon a time there was a monster．He was very ugly)(丑陋的)，and had no friends．No one wanted to talk to him．Even other monsters thought he was ugly．

　　He lived alone and was very unhappy because he was so lonely．

　　“I wish I had a friend．” he said to himself every day．“One friend would be enough．Someone to talk to．”

　　“Dear Editor．” he wrote．“ I am an ugly monster．How can I find a friend?”

　　“Dear Monster．” the Editor replied “ Advertise(登广告)for a friend in this magazine．”

　　The monster wrote an advertisement(广告)．

　　“Monster wants a friend, male or female．I have two heads, four arms, six legs and three tails．I have one blue eye, one green eye and one brown eye．Smoke comes out of my noses．But I am really a kind monster and will be a good friend to someone．If you would like to meet me, please stand outside Blake’s Store at 6 p.m．on Friday, May 22nd．Write to me at Box 45．Everybody’s Magazine．”

　　A few days later he went to the magazine．

　　“Do you have any letters for Box 45?” he asked．

　　The Editor looked in Box 45．

　　“Yes, there is one．” she said, and gave it to him．

　　The monster opened the letter, and read, “Dear Monster, I think a person’s character(品行)is more important than his appearance．I will wait outside Blake’s Store on Friday．Please carry a flower so that I will recognize you．Yours sincerely, Miss Alice Thwaite．”

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　　Dear Editor,

　　I’m confused these days．We are taught at home and at school that violence(暴力)is bad．For example, last week, my friend and I were playing at the beach．We found a really beautiful shell．My friend picked it up, but I saw it first, and I said it was mine．He said, no, it was his．I really want the shell, and I even thought about hitting him, that’s how angry I was．

　　Now should that be right?No !I shouldn’t use violence．I should talk with my friend instead, and solve that．My parents and teachers often tell me that using violence is the least civilized(文明)way to solve problems．

　　So, if adults had a disagreement, and if they used violence toward each other in order to win, is it all right ?No!

　　Now, I’m confused．When two countries disagree, they often use violence．They fight a war．Using violence is not okey at home, at school, or in your country but okey between two countries, why?

　　A war is extreme violence．So not only soldiers but citizens(公民), including small children and babies have been killed and injured because of wars．

　　Adults say they are fighting wars in order to solve problems and make peace．But can you really “make peace” by using violence and killing so many people?

　　I don’t think that bombs and missiles(炸弹和导弹)can reach people’s hearts and change them．Bombs and missiles can’t create love and caring, and that’s what we need in the world．Why can’t they use their wisdom(智慧)and talk it over?

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　　Dear Editor(编辑),

　　After I finish my homework, I often go online and chat with my friends．Sometimes I play Internet games．But my parents hate to see me playing games on the computer．Maybe they have heard too much news about how QQ and Internet games harm(伤害)children．Once I went to a net bar(网吧)to play games after school．But after that I told my parents that I was playing basketball at school．I said so because I didn’t want to make them unhappy．I feel bad about it．However, I need to rest for a while by playing computer games after studying for a long time．I really want my parents to understand that．Do foreign parents do the same to their children?Please help me．

　　Li Ping, Nantong

　　Dear Li Ping,

　　I think it’s not strange for parents to keep their children away from anything bad．Foreign parents will do the same as your parents!They may not let their children watch TV for too long a time, or like your parents, they don’t want their children to play computer games．

　　Talk to your parents and be honest(诚实)to them, I think．Tell them what you are doing and why you are doing so to make them understand you．It’s never good to do things behind your parents’ backs．They aren’t fools as you think sometimes!Our parents seem to know what is the best for us．Remember：to be honest is the best way．

Good luck,

Rebecca

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