Sometimes，children can't keep a single bit of information in their mind while they are doing something else.If so，they may have problems with their working memory.It is an important （1）s for children.Here are some （2）t to help improve children's working memory.
Read actively.They may form long﹣term （长时间的） memories more （3）e when children take part in active reading.Active reading （4）i not only asking notes，but also speaking aloud and asking questions about the material that they are reading.
Use visualization （形象化） skills.When reading something，ask children to imagine the scene of the story and （5）d it.For example，ask them to set a table for a few people and have a （6）p in their mind，and then have a description.
Ask them to teach others.Teaching（7）a person means being able to understand the information well before saying it aloud.When children are learning a new skill，ask them to show others （8）h to do it.They should be able to explain it to others.
Moreover，there are lots of matching games that can be （9）p to improve their working memory，or you can use something simple （10）1 a magazine or a newspaper.Have them find a certain word as many times as they can in one minute.
The problem some people have with homework is not that they find it too hard，or that it takes too long，but that they （1）f what they have to do and for when.This may be because they don't write down exactly what （2）n to be done，or don't make a note of when it has to be handed in.
If you have a planner for school，make good （3）u of it to record what you need to do.If not，use a diary or notebook to make notes of what has to be handed in and（4）w .
You could set up an 'in﹣tray' system，so you can see what is （5）w to be done.This is a tray or shallow box where you put your homework each night until you are （6）r to do it. .
Although no one exactly looks forward to doing homework，you will get it done more efficiently（高效地） if you are well （7）o and have time and space to concentrate（专注） on it.
For example，if your homework involves （需要） going online and you don't have your（8）o computer，make sure you 'book' some time on the family computer，or can use one in your school library.
If you have space，set up a homework 'office' （9）a at home with a table or desk and a comfortable chair.It should have good light，a place for your books，and your homework 'tool kit' .
It helps to get into a habit of doing homework early in the evening，and not （10）1 it until the last minute at weekends.After you've done it，reward yourself with some fun‘down﹣time' activities，such as some television or social networking time.
Zu Chongzhi was one of the greatest mathematicians（数学家） in ancient China.He was born during the Northern and Southern（1） （ dynasty）.From a young age，Zu was taught natural science，astronomy（天文学），math and so on.The little boy was （2） （ interest） in all of these subjects，especially in （3） .
Zu was best known for his calculation（计算） of pi （π）.According to the record，he did all the work using nothing but wooden sticks. （4） took him lots of time to work out the value —（5） 3.1415926 and 3.1415927.No one at that time was able to do better than Zu.And now the achievement is still praised by people around the world.In order to remember Zu，some mathematicians suggest （6） （call） pi"Zu Lv".
Zu was successful not only in math，but also in astronomy.He worked out that a year should be 365.24281481 days long and created the Daming Calendar. （7） ，government officials at that time did not agree with Zu.The great mathematician （8） saw his calendar put into use.Almost ten years after his （9） （die），the new calendar was finally accepted.
Zu was an inventor，too.He once made a vehicle（车辆） （10） carried a pointer （指针）.No matter how the vehicle turned，the pointer always pointed to the south.
Does my goldfish know who Ian？
I think this is a great question.I do spend my days（1） （study）how fish go about their lives.First of all，fish are much smarter than people think.People often talk of goldfish having three﹣second memories，but in fact they can learn all kinds of things，and remember them（2） quite a long time.
This shouldn't surprise us too much.Just like other animals,they can find enough to eat.And（3） (know) when it is sale to be out in the open.Being able to learn and remember things helps（4） （they） do this.
Many kinds of fish can tell one from another，according to their group，their relatives
（5） even their own eggs.But fish live in（6） very different world from us，For many kinds of fish，although seeing is important，（7） （sense） such as smell and touch are even more important.
So，does your fish know who you are？I believe your fish will（8） （sure） know when it is feeding time,My own fish become very（9） （excite）when my hand appears near their tank,even before I drop the food in.I'm not sure that your fish will be able to remember what your face（10） （look） like，but I wouldn't be too surprised if it could remember you in other ways，perhaps by the sound of your footsteps as you walk towards the tank.
Henry is（1） American businessman.One day，when he was sailing（航行）on a boat near San Francisco，he was carried out into the sea by a strong wind.
（2） （luck），he was discovered and picked up by a London﹣bound（开往伦敦的）ship.So he （3） （land） in London by accident.Alone and（4） （hunger），he walked on the streets of the city.Unexpectedly，he （5） （call） into a big house.There two rich（6） （brother），Oliver and Roderick，gave him a letter and told（7） （he） not to open it until two o'clock of the day.Henry didn't know it was a million﹣pound（百万英镑） bank note.He left the big house and went into a cheap restaurant to get something to eat.Everyone was impolite and impatient to him.
Why？ （8） he was in rags （衣衫褴褛） and looked dirty.Then，
（9） everyone's surprise，he handed the owner a million﹣pound bank note to pay for the meal.On seeing the note，all the people in the restaurant became friendly and tried their best （10） （please） Henry.Don't you think it's the most unbelievable story in the world？
Hi Alice，
My name's Zhao Ming and I'd like to be your pen friend.I'm 16 years old.I have two little brothers.They're very （1） （love）.I often help my parents look （2） them in my spare time.My mother （3） （work） in a toy shop.She loves （4） （she） job.And my father is （5） engineer.He is busy every day， （6） he tries to spend more time with us.
I'm in the school basketball team.We usually play （7） （match） on Saturday mornings.Last week we played against another school.They ran （8） （fast） than us.However.we had better teamwork.Finally，we（9） （win）!How happy we were!This is the （10） （eight）time we beat them.
Could you tell me something about you？Please write.
Best
Zhao Ming
In an old building in Peking University，a yellow light shone into the old and dark hours of the night.The famous translator Xu Yuanchong （1） （sit） behind the window and staring at the computer screen.He enjoyed working by （2） （he） from 10：00 p.m.to 4：00 a.m.For him，the quiet night was a（3） （value） time to focus on translation.He was exploring how （4） （spread） Chinese culture abroad by translating Chinese beauty into Western beauty.
Xu was born into a literary family in Nanchang （5） April 18th，1921.When he was little，he （6） （influence） by his mother who was interested in literature.Xu began to translate Chinese poetry into both English and（7） （France） when he was still a teenager.He soon learned that Chinese and European languages were very different.Only about half of the words in these languages could be translated word﹣for﹣word.This is why translators should have （8） creative mind.They are always trying to improve their translations to make sure they are correct and beautiful.
Xu's motto is：Good，better，best.Never let it rest.Until your good is better，you're your better best.（9） Xu was widely considered to be the best，he never stopped trying to become better.The more you learn and the （10） （hard） you study，the better you will become.There is always room for improvement.
Susan is the daughter of the famous environmental scientist Clark.But the woman has become an environmentalist on her （1）o .
In 1992，the first UN Earth Summit（峰会） was held in Rio de Janeiro.Thousands of people from around the world （2）h for it to talk about the Earth' s tomorrow.Twelve﹣year﹣old Susan and three of her friends formed a group.They raised money to travel to Rio to （3）a the summit.
At the summit，Susan said that the state of the environment （4）w her a lot. "You don't know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer （臭氧层）.You don't know how to bring back forests that once（5）g where there is now desert.If you don't know how to fix the Earth，please stop（6）b it!" The six﹣minute speech silenced all the people and made them fall into deep thinking.
After that speech，Susan began to lead "two lives." On the（7）t days，she was a schoolchild.But during her vacations，she （8）s internationally about the environment.
Now，nearly 30 years has passed since Susan made her Rio speech.Although many of the world's environmental problems have only become （9）w ，Susan does agree that some things are different now.More and more people give voice like Susan because they have realized the importance of the environment.
"Thirty years ago，I was fighting for my tomorrow.Now，I am fighting for the
（10）f of my sons，" says Susan，now a mother of two，who has kept calling people's attention to climate change.
Last year，I did not like my English class.Every class was like a bad dream.The teacher spoke so quickly that I could（1） （hardly）follow her most of the time.I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor（2） （pronounce） .I just（3） （hide）behind my textbook and never said anything.
Then one day I watched an English movie（4） （name）toy Story.I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie!So I began to watch other English movies，too.（5） （although）I could not understand everything the characters said，their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning.I also realized I could get the meaning by（6） （listen）for just the keywords.Besides，I learned some （7） （use）sentences like"It's a piece of cake" or "It serves you right".I（8） （understand）these sentences at first.But because I wanted to understand the story，I looked（9） （it）up in a dictionary.
Now I really enjoy my English class.I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a much（10） （clear）understanding of English movies.
Paper，zhi，was a Chinese invention.2，000 years ago，Chinese people
（1）i papermaking.This zhi was made （2）o silk and was very expensive.Only the emperor and rich people could （3）a to use it.1，900 years ago，Cai Lun improved the paper﹣making process.He made cheap jinzhi out of tree bark and old cloth.The improvement in paper﹣making spread zhi far and wide，and many different （4）k of zhi were made by Chinese people.Xuan paper，a type of high quality rice paper，best shows the charm of
（5）t Chinese painting and calligraphy （书法）.Later，Chinese zhi spread to the West via the Chinese Silk Road.
The Chinese life is colorful with many interesting folk ways.The Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first lunar month，it has a Chinese name Yuanxiao Festival.Yuanxiao comes from the （1）f that people call the first lunar month the Yuan Month and night Xiao.The night of the 15th day of the first lunar month （2）m the beginning of the first full moon.On the Lantern Festival，the Chinese people have the custom of
（3）e lanterns and eating glutinous rice dumplings.There is a common saying that"Playing on the Lantern Festival."
The custom started during the Han Dynasty，and has a （4）h of more than 2000 years.On that night，every place is decorated with lanterns and streamers（饰带） and there is a bustling atmosphere.As night （5）f ，people go in crowds to the sea of colorful lanterns：palace lanterns，wall lamps，figure lanterns，flower lanterns，revolving horse lanterns，animal lanterns，and toy lanterns，of all types and （6）c .Some lanterns have riddles（谜语） on them，which encourage people to try to be the （7）f to find the answer.
It is （8）a a traditional custom to eat glutinous rice dumplings at this time.As early as the Song Dynasty，there was such a kind of food，a round ball （9）m of glutinous rice flour with a filling of sugar and kernels（果仁）.Since it is eaten on the Lantern Festival，people call it yuanxiao.The Chinese people hope that （10）e is satisfactory （yuanman in Chinese），and to eat glutinous rice dumplings on the first night with a full moon in a year is to wish that family members will remain united，harmonious，happy and satisfied.
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The more you read，the more things you know.The more you learn，the more places you'll go.Reading is important （1） everyone.China has （2） of public libraries in cities，towns and even borrow books，and it costs （3） to borrow them.In some places you may borrow as （4） books as you want，but in others you are limited to a certain number of books for several weeks so that you can have enough time to finish all the books you've borrowed.
The latest novels are always in great need，and non﹣fiction books， （5） books on history，science and gardening，are well﹣loved，too.
If the books you need are out，you may ask for them to be kept for you when they （6） .And when the books are back and are （7） for you，the librarian will let you know.
Most public libraries also have a reading﹣room.There are tables and desks at which you can sit and read the （8） newspapers and all the other important periodicals （the weeklies，the monthlies and the quarterlies ） .In the reference library there （9） dictionaries，encyclopedias，books of maps and other useful books.But you can （10） use these books there.You cannot take them out.
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| ready，be，daily，for，nothing，such as，only，return，thousand，many |
The more you read，the more things you know.The more you learn，the more places you'll go.Reading is important （1） everyone.China has （2） of public libraries in cities，towns and even borrow books，and it costs （3） to borrow them.In some places you may borrow as （4） books as you want，but in others you are limited to a certain number of books for several weeks so that you can have enough time to finish all the books you've borrowed.
The latest novels are always in great need，and non﹣fiction books， （5） books on history，science and gardening，are well﹣loved，too.
If the books you need are out，you may ask for them to be kept for you when they （6） .And when the books are back and are （7） for you，the librarian will let you know.
Most public libraries also have a reading﹣room.There are tables and desks at which you can sit and read the （8） newspapers and all the other important periodicals （the weeklies，the monthlies and the quarterlies ） .In the reference library there（9） dictionaries，encyclopedias，books of maps and other useful books.But you can （10） use these books there.You cannot take them out.
At 7 am，we got on the state﹣of﹣the﹣art Fuxing Hao train at Shanghai Railway Station.We stored our（1） （背包）and found our seats.Unlike other trains which start with a shake and much（2） （噪音），this train felt so smooth that if you were not looking out of windows，you could（3） （几乎不）tell we were moving.Yet，within minutes，we were passing over the rails at speeds of more than 350 kilometers an hour.
Soon，the towns of（4） （东部的）China were rushing by.I saw my wife smiling and（5） （指向）to a coin she had balanced on the table.She took another coin and balanced it next to the first，and then another，until she had a（6） （行）of coins.They stood there on the table for more than 20 minutes before one finally fell over.
After that，we（7） （两个都）went back to reading and enjoying the beauty outside.We felt quite（8） （放松的）.Then，before we knew it，we heard the announcement that we were arriving in Beijing.For 1，318 kilometers，we（9） （花费）only 4 hours and 38 minutes.Thanks to high speed trains，we can travel in China much more conveniently.No（10） （疑惑），they will also bring the people of the country closer together，and in time bring about deep social changes，the full nature of which no one can fully guess.
In the （1） （south） part of China，eating qingtuan at the beginning of spring is a kind of tradition.Chinese people （2） （start） to eat it more than 2，000 years ago.It is made of sticky rice（糯米）and red bean paste（红豆沙），and is famous for its softness，freshness and sweetness.
People living in the Yangtze River Delta（长江三角洲）usually put qingtuan on the tombs（墓）of their dead family members to cherish the past memory.Making qingtuan is also a chance for family members to get together at home.It（3） （real） takes time and effort to make the snack.
Now，qingtuan has already spread its special taste to the northern part of China.Qingtuan has many different （4） （taste） inside it，such as apples and bean milk，to meet customers' tastes.The difference of the taste shows that it's getting more and more popular across the whole country.
Even though there is warm weather and green leaves in spring，the season wouldn't be complete（5） （with）a taste of qingtuan.
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