Do you enjoy hitting the books？ It doesn't mean you enjoy beating your books with your hand． That may be reasonable if you don't understand something inside your books． Hitting the books just means that you are studying hard． You can learn a lot when you hit the books． （1）Especially before exams，most students spend a lot of time hitting the books to get good grades．
This is just one example of expressions that can't be understood by taking them apart（分开）word by word． Expressions like this are called idioms（习语）． They are an important part of a culture's language． Languages and cultures are closely connected． One example of an idiom in the Chinese language is "dui niu tan qin"， or "to play the lute（拨弦乐器）to a cow．" （2）这意味着某人在说话或写作时不考虑其听众或读者．
Let's get back to idioms that begin with the word "hit"． （3）There are many of them in English，but it's not that easy for you to understand．
One common idiom you may hear in English is "hit the road"． It means to leave or to go． You can say， "Hey， I need to hit the road． Can we talk about this another time？" Or simply， "It's time to hit the road．" When you are tired and you want to go to bed， you can say， "I need to hit the hay（干草）．" It means you want to go to sleep．（4）That's because a bed was often a big bag with hay inside in the past．
（5）习语使你的语言生动而有趣． Let's hit the road to learn some and try to use them．
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People have been trying to find out if homework is good or bad for school children， and they have different opinions．
（1）Some people think that homework is an important part of learning for students． They believe it not only enables children to practice what they have learned in class， but also helps improve their handwriting． They also say that homework helps teach children how to work on their own． （2）Also，it's a skill which is useful to them in future life．
Others disagree， though． （3）他们认为家庭作业给孩子们太多的压力． And the time spent on homework could have been used to do other activities like reading and playing sports． To back up their opinion， they give the example of Finland（芬兰）． （4）在芬兰，学生几乎没什么作业．But the country remains one of the most educationally successful countries in the world．
Here is my point of view（观点） on this matter． （5）Whether the homework is good or bad depends on the purpose of it． If there is no clear reason for giving homework， the students won't get anything from doing it， so it should not be set． However， I still believe that homework can really help with children's learning， if teachers clearly tell them why they should do the homework and let them know how they have done in their homework．
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Looking back at these past 3 years， I still remember many things in junior high school． We have joined all kinds of school clubs， such as acting club， music club and sport club． We have done lots of exciting things in the clubs． As a member of the acting club， （1）I have learned a lot from these activities． But the one touching me most was the acting competition which I took part in last year．
That was a special competition between Group I and ours． It was about a Chinese traditional story and a western country story．
I got a chance to act the main character， Our play （剧本） was about a village girl called Mulan，（2）She dressed up like a boy and took her father's place to fight in the army． The play showed her love for her family， friends and country． Another boy from Group I played the emperor in The Emperor s New Clothes． （3）许多学生一次又一次大笑， Especially in the last scene， the emperor walked through the city without any clothes． Everyone said his new clothes were beautiful． But the young boy told the truth．
All the students watched the excellent performance given by the two groups． They were so excited that
they didn't leave until they took photos with all the performers． I did a good job at the play show． （4）每个人都喜欢我的表演，并且我们组获胜．
（5）It′s difficult not to cry when we miss the wonderful days of our school life， I will set out on my new Journey， but I won't forget my old days．
（1）I have learned a lot from these activities．
（2）She dressed up like a boy and took her father's place to fight in the army．
（3）许多学生一次又一次大笑．
（4）每个人都喜欢我的表演，并且我们组获胜．
（5）It′s difficult not to cry when we miss the wonderful days of our school life．
A Spring Morning
This spring morning in bed I'm lying．
Not to awake till the birds are crying．
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How many are the fallen flowers？
（2）这是中国有关春天最著名的诗词之一．It's simple and catchy（朗朗上口的）． （3）The poem writer doesn't directly say how much he loves spring． Instead， he writes about the details（细节） of the season， the birds， wind， rain showers and fallen flowers． His descriptions of these things show us the cheerfulness he feels during springtime．
（4）Chinese poem writers often write about the beauty of spring， such as the bright colors and fragrances（芬芳） of flowers． But the writer chose to write about the sounds of spring． （5）他清晨听到鸟儿们鸣唱． and remembered the sound of the wind and rain in the night． Writing about these sounds allows readers to picture spring using their own imagination．
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Mrs． Luo is a teacher from Shaoyang． She asked her students to hand in their homework through a QR code（二维码）． "（1）When students finish the homework，they keep it on Wechat． So I can check their homework everywhere using my computer or mobile phone．" said Luo．
（2）大多数学生喜欢这种新方式，认为它有趣． "We are living in the information age． Many students like to work with computers， which makes learning more fun．" said Tingting， a student of Luo's．
"The paper is not easy to keep， but the code is easy to keep and share，" Luo said， "It is worth trying to use new technology in education． Education itself is a kind of creation．（3）I don't want my students to fall behind the times．"
（4）然而，一些父母有担忧． They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers． But in fact， it is unnecessary． Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework． They only use the code when they hand in their work， which doesn't take them too much time． （5）As for teachers，it allows them to check the students' work at any time． And it is also an easy way to share homework with other students．
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You may not realize it， but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school． School is also the place where you learn to get on well with people． （1）But this is not always easy．What can you do if you just don't like one of your classmates？
（2）If you discover that you have problems getting on with your classmates or friends，the most important thing to learn is tolerance． Tolerance is the ability to realize and respect the differences in others． We cannot change the way that other people do， so it is important to leam to live happily with them．
Tolerance will make everyone get on better with each other． Getting to know someone may help you understand why he does things differently． Something different does not exactly mean that it is bad． Tolerance teaches us to keep a temperate and open mind．
You need to remember an old saying， （3）"Treat others how you want to be treated．" If you tolerate something， it does not mean that you have to like it． （4）现在，没有人要求你改变自己． Tolerance just means that you should respect the differences in others and not try to make them change．
It is important to practice tolerance， because it will make everyone's life easier． （5）学会接受能力兴趣与自己不同的人．The world is very different， and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make a difference．
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How to realize your dream？Start by asking yourself what makes you happy．（61）Think about all the things that make you feel excited and happy in the past． You should think what you want，not what you should be doing．Create a personal mission statement（任务说明）．Mission statements aren't just for big companies 62．任务说明解释对你来说什么是重要的和你将去向何方．Write down your past success，the contributions you want to make to the world，and your short﹣term and long﹣term goals．
Reexamine your past goals．Try to forget the feelings of shame and regret．You are entering a new chapter of your life．It is important to examine your past experiences so that you don't repeat them，63．But it's also important to know your advantages in the past so that you can make them work for you in the future．
Write down your dream as a goal．Take a look at every thing you have done﹣your happiness list，mission statement and experiences from the past．Now begin to set up a simple and dear goal from these materials．64．Try to explain your dream in simple terms，using just one sentence． For example，a clear one•﹣sentence goal might be："I will save more of my income each month so that I can take a nice vacation next summers"．
65．你应该永不放弃努力去实现你的梦想．For the future is full of the unexpected．
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Starting high school can be difficult．Everyone is nervous and nobody knows where to go for classes．Thinking about making new friends might make you feel nervous，too.66．但是别担心，因为你不是孤身一人．You are going to school with a group of students of your age，and we have several tips（贴士）for you to follow．
Forget your fear and just talk to someone．
67．It is easier said than done． But try to take a deep breath and found your voice．Don't be afraid to approach（接近）people．Introduce yourself and start a conversation about something you have in common．Sit in the middle of the classroom with as many new friends around you as possible．
Join clubs．
Take part in the after﹣school activities that interested you．68．尽量在俱乐部里交朋友．If you don't join anything，you will be just going to class and then going home．Being in a club makes you more social．
Stay clean．
No one likes a bad smell that could knock someone over．Shower every day，brush your teeth and wash your hair．69．You're supposed to make yourself look clean and tidy，whatever you wear．
Be respectful（尊重的）of people's differences．
70．Everyone has his or her own opinion of the world． And everyone believes in different things．It's a good thing to have different friends with different opinions because you can each share your own．
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Students often have a lot of worries． Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork， and sometimes with their friends． What can they do about this？ 61．让我们看看劳拉怎么处理她的问题的．
One day， Laura lost her wallet and worried for days． She was afraid to tell her parents about it． She kept thinking，" 62．If my parents know it，how angry they will be!" In the end， she talked to her parents and they were really understanding． Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes too． They got her a new wallet and asked her to be more careful．
An expert called Robert Hunt says，"63．It is best for us not to run away from our problems．We should always try to solve them．"He thinks the first step is to find someone you trust to talk to． 64．学生们可以向老师或朋友寻求建议因为他们是愿意帮助人的．In English， we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half． 65． So you're halfway to solving a problem just by talking to someone about it!
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Learning has become my life habit．（66）I think learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new．I will leave the junior high school．（67）我坚持去我理想的高中．So I must study harder．
By studying hard I can write thousands of English words．At first I didn't know many English words．（68）Like most students，I thought it was hard and boring to remember them all．But there was an English word competition at our school．I picked up a dictionary and prepared for it．I tried to understand the meaning of each word first．It helped me remember them quickly．
Thankfully，my father gave me a hand．（69）If he found some useful words，he would tell me in a special way．It made the whole thing more interesting．
In the competition，I won the first prize，which made me really happy．This experience taught me to remember more English words．
Of all the dictionaries，I like Oxford English Dictionary best．（70）我家里有十多本《牛津英语字典》．I want to recite the whole dictionary．I should never give up trying to achieve my dream．It is really difficult but I believe anything is possible if you study hard．
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Five things to do before you are 18
Camp out in the garden
Go into your garden or your friend's． Two or three friends， a small tent， sleeping bags， food and drink are necessary． When it gets dark， tell thrilling stories， play games and eat your sweets． You will need a torch or you won't be able to see sweets， and it might get a bit too scary．
Learn to swim
Seriously， this is so important that it could save your life． （ 1 ） If you can't swim ， you won't be able to do water sports． Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous．
Collect things
One of the best hobbies for under﹣18is collecting things． You could collect stamps， cinema tickets and so on． The best way to collect them is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you．
Try at least one kind of team sport
Team sports help you work well with other people． Being a good team player is an important skill in life． And （ 2 ） they can make you keep healthy and are also great fun．
Write your family tree
Get to know all the older people in your family and find out as much as you can about when they were young． Draw a family tree and make notes about．
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