This week we asked students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English．Many said they learnt by （use） English．Some students had more specific suggestions．Lillian Li, for example, said the best way to learn new words
（be） by reading English magazines．She said that
（memorize） the words of pop songs also helped a little．When we asked about
（study） grammar, she said, “I never study grammar．It's too boring．”
Wei Ming feels differently．He has been leaning English for six years arm really loves it．He thinks studying grammar is a great way （learn）a language．He also
（think） that watching English movies isn't a bad way because he can watch the actors
（say） the words．Sometimes, however, he finds watching movies frustrating because the people speak too quickly．
Liu Chang said that joining ．the English club at school was the best way to improve her English．Students get lots of practice and they also have fun．She added that having conversations with friends was not useful at all．“we get excited about something and then end up （speak）in Chinese,” she said．
I didn’t think I had a passion(激情). I would sit in front of the TV all day, thinking about nothing but the next show.
It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion is to life.
On that day I went with my mum to drive my sister to the gym. I was bored. Then, as my mum stopped at a red light, s on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed in rags (衣衫褴褛). He was homeless. That didn’t interest me, for I had seen many like him b
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But in some ways he was d . This man was not sitting down with a sad expression. He had a radio in his hand and was dancing h
to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious(珍贵)thing he had.
“ Mum, why does that man have A、radio even thought he’s homeless?” I asked.
“He bought it,” she replied.
“But if he’s homeless, why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He w it on something he doesn’t need.”
“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important things. We need happiness, too.”
That man must c enough music to buy a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that happiness is the k
to life.
Without it, there’s nothing to look forward to. A passion gives a person the happiness they need to keep going.
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Now many children are getting fat because they do little e______. Some of them spend too much time watching TV. O__
____ have to spend a lot of time studying. So they don’t have e___
___ time to exercise.
A report says that many middle school students spend about 10 hours a day sitting down and more than 13 hours e _____ week watching TV. And many students like eating sweet food. That also m_
_ them fatter.
Do you want to be healthy but don’t know h______？ It is very i ___
___ to exercise and eat the right food. You don’t need to spend all day doing exercise to keep fit. In fact, you can exercise anywhere at any t__
____. Walking to school, c___
____ the house or climbing stairs(楼梯) every day can h__
___. Remember there are easy ways to keep fit. Doing exercise can make you feel good. That also helps you do better at school.
Manners are important in England. Here is some a if you are going to England.
British people usually say “hello” or “nice to meet you”. When you are first i to someone, shake their right hand with your own right hand. They only greet relatives or close friends w
a kiss. They like to start a conversation with subjects like the weather，holidays, music or books．They avoid (避免) talking about age, weight or money. It is considered i
to ask a lady her age.
British people think it is rude to push in before o . They always wait patiently for their turn. They say “sorry” if they bump (撞) into you in the street. When they want you to move they say “excuse me”. They do not like to shout or laugh l
in public. Do open doors for other people. Men and women both hold the door open for each other. It depends on (取决于) w
goes through the door first. They say “please” or “thank you” all the time.
When sitting at the table, do not start eating u everyone is ready, and it is impolite to make too much noise while eating or drinking. Do not eat with your mouth o
or talk with food in your mouth. Also do not reach over someone’s plate for something. Before leaving, wait for everyone to f
.
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” When we are in a strange place，we should do as the local people do.
I went to Sydney with my parents last month. We went there for the summer vacation. I was so excited about the
My n_______ is Tony. My father, my
m________ and I are in China, too. My father is a
t________. My mother is a teacher too. They come to China to teach English in a middle school. My father is 40
y_______ old. But he still looks
y_______. He likes running in the
m________. My mother loves shopping. She often goes shopping in the evening. She can
s________Chinese. I’m a
s_________. I’m twelve. Li Ming is my
n_________ friend. He is twelve, too. We study in the same class. Our English teacher is Miss Fang. She is a nice teacher. Mr. Zhang is our Chinese teacher. He is
k_________. I like him.
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Great white sharks have become well known in a bad way, for being scary. . However, you are more likely to be hit by lightning than attacked by a great white shark.
One reason why people don’t like great white sharks is that they are huge. They grow to be nearly 21 feet long and can weigh up to 5,000 pounds. That is about two cars long! But the size is not typical. Most great whites are smaller, about 10 to 15 feet long. .
Great whites are called apex predators（捕食者）because they are at the top of the food chain. They have no predators and aren’t that picky about what they eat. Great whites are known to eat fish, squid, other sharks, otters, turtles, dolphins, whales, seals, and sea lions. . Great whites also eat carrion, which is the remains of dead animals floating（漂浮）in the water.
. They have 3,000 teeth, and each is up to 3 inches long! Their very sharp teeth are shaped like triangles and have rough edges that tear into things. Great whites don’t even chew their food. They just swallow it down.
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But, like other sharks, great whites don’t intentionally（主动地）eat or attack humans. So swim without fear.
| A．That’s still longer than one car, though |
| B．Those last two kinds are their favourite food |
| C．Movies and popular stories make them scary |
| D．A big meal can satisfy a great white shark for about two months |
E. Another reason why people fear great whites is their frightening teeth
In a primary school, a teacher asked her students what they wished to become when they grew up. There were several a—a doctor, a teacher, a film-star and so on.
One of the students gave a s answer. This child said, “I want to be a television!” The teacher asked the child w
he had such a wish. He said, with his eyes full o
tears, “There is no one at home to watch me or care for me. Everyone sits around the television. If there is a
wrong with the TV, they give great attention to it and fix(修理) it at once.”
The loving teacher met the child's mother and t about this with her. The mother said,
My husband is a very busy businessman. He n has time to look after the child.” “But what about you?” the teacher asked the mother. “What do you know about me? I'm the head of the women's club. I have s
many meetings and activities.” The teacher now understood why the child f
lonely at home.
“I think children want their parents to spend m time with them.” said the teacher.
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One day the sun and the wind had a quarrel (争吵). The sun said he was s___ than the wind. Andthe wind said he was stronger than the sun. Just then they saw a man walking down below, w__
__ ahat and a coat on. The sun said, "Let's see who can make the man t_
__ off his hat and the coat. If you can do that m__
_ quickly than I, then you are the stronger."
"All right," said the wind, "I'll try f___." So the wind began to blow. But the h__
__ he blew, thetighter the man h_
__ his hat and coat. The wind could not make him take them off.
Then the sun t__. It shone quietly. Soon the man took off his hat and wiped his forehead (前额).The sun began to s__
_ a little brighter, and the man took off his coat. It shone harder still, and the manbegan to take off his shirt. Then the wind said to the sun, "That's e_
__. You are stronger than I."
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There lives old man in a village with a large garden. The flowers in the garden
(take) good care of
(careful) by him every day. The garden is so beautiful
every passer-by wants to stop to enjoy it.
One day, I went by the garden and was attracted by it. I imagined if I lived in such a beautiful place, happy I could be! Suddenly, I found the old man was blind. I asked the old man, “Why are you busy looking
these flowers every day. You can’t see them.” The old man smiled and answered, “First, I once was a gardener. I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch and smell them. At last, that’s you.”
“Me? But you don’t know me.” I said.
“It’s true that I know you. But I know flowers are beautiful angels. Many people will stop and enjoy the scenery. It also gives me a chance
(talk) with you here and enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought
(we)”.
I believe every flower has (eye). They can see the kindness of the old man. They grow in his heart.
March 5th is “Lei Feng Day”. It started fifty years ago. Now half a c has passed. Is the spirit of Lei Feng outdated(过时的)?
Some people have shown us that it’s not. But people have a changed the ways to help others.
Zhao Juan has been a volunteer for 15 years. She still remembers her e at a nursing home several years ago. An old man held her hand and said: “You don’t need to do anything for us. Seeing young people here is all we need.”
Those words made Zhao Juan think: in what w can we help people better? “Every person does something to give out positive energy(正能量). And before we give a helping hand, we should find out what they r
want,” Zhao Juan said to the Qilu Evening News.
As well as Zhao Juan, other people have shown their understanding of the spirit of Lei Feng.
This past January, a story called “noodle fever” shocked Zhengzhou, Henan. One kind man, Li Gang, 42, said in his story that he had a s illness and needed a lot of money for an operation. H
,what he asked for wasn’t charity, but for more people to come to eat noodles at his restaurant.
Li Gang’s story spread q . Soon his restaurant was filled with customers every day and he was a
to have his operation on Feb. 2nd this year.I
this way, people could help Li Gang without hurting his dignity(自尊).
There is an old saying: Like father like son. Here is a story about it．
Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered (坏脾气) and never gave a way to others. One day his father decided to some friends to dinner. He asked his son to buy some meat in town．When the son got what his father wanted, he turned back
walked towards the town gate. Just then, a man was coming from outside. The gate wasn’t
enough to let two men in and
at the same time. But
of them would give way to the other. They stood face
face inside the gate hour after hour. Waited for a long time, his father was worried, “What shall I do? My son hasn’t returned yet. I can’t wait any
.” He wanted to know what was the matter with his son. So he
his friends at home and went to town to look for his son.
“You may take the home for my friends. Let me stand here against him
,” he said to his son when he knew what had happened. What do you think of the father? If everyone teaches their children in this way, there will be no peace in the world．
Many people in the USA love sports. Some people like playing sports and some people like w_____sports.
At school, students play many different sports. Such as football ,basketball and volleyball. In summer, students go s_____and play basketball.
Mike e_____playing volleyball but he doesn’t like swimming. Andy and Simon love playing football but t__
_don’t like swimming. They are members of the school Football C___
__
Millie and Sandy like playing table tennis. They are good p____and win(赢得）many table tennis m___
___,but they don’t like volleyball. Millie’s b__
__friend ,Lily ,is a good badminton player. She thinks badminton is an easy g_
_. She w__
___to teach her friends to play badminton in her free time.
A young woman in her twenties was sitting on the train, next to her mother. They both looked tired but (兴奋的).
The young woman looked out from the train’s window. Suddenly, she shouted, “Mom, look, the trees are behind us!” Her voice was really loud ,so (每人) on the train heard.
Mom smiled. But a young couple near them looked at the young woman’s childish behavior with pity. “Poor girl, there must be something wrong with her mind.” they (想).
A few (分钟) later, the young woman shouted again, “Mom, look! The clouds run with us!” Mom smiled again . And she seemed very happy with her daughter’s words.
(最后), the couple couldn’t help asking the old woman, “Sorry if we offend（冒犯）you. But why don’t you take your daughter to a good doctor?”
The old woman smiled and said, “Actually, we have just come from a (医院).”
“Then you should go to a ( 更好的) one. Because it seems that your daughter’s situation hasn’t
(提高，改善).” said one of them. They felt so bad for the old woman.
“No, in fact I’m very happy with the treatment” said the mother, “My daughter was blind from birth. Today, she is seeing the world for the (第一) time.”
Every single person has a story. Don’t judge（判断）people （在……之前）you know them well. The truth might surprise you.
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American schools b in September after a long summer vacation. There are two terms（学期）in a school y
: the first term is from September to J
, and the second is f
February to June. M
American children go to public schools(公立学校).High school students take only four or five s
at a term. They u
go to the classes every day, and they have an assignment(任务) for every class. After class they have m
activities. A
high school, many students go to c
.
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