On Mother's Day, after my children arrived home from school, the doorbell 1 . I went to answer it, and there stood two clean-faced, tall, smiling2 . They held two of the most beautiful flowers I had ever seen. They said to me, “Do you 3 us? You often fed us cookies! They were so 4 . We wanted to come back and thank you and say “Happy Mother's Day” because you were like a mom to us!” I couldn't help crying, and thanked them.
I remembered the old days. At that time I did not have a lot of money or a big house and l was a single mom with three young 5 of my own. The two boys were a bit older than my children. They always visited my yard, but they 6 cared about the fact that their faces were dirty. Every day they enjoyed themselves with my 7 girls and one small boy.
I spent a lot of time 8 healthy cookies. The two boys played happily in my yard, and they were quite happy to share food, books, games and then, for a time, they didn't 9 us. I wanted to know what happened in their lives, and hoped for the best.
But now they came back and thanked me. This is the 10 gift I have ever received from two young boys.
Lots of kids hate school, a new study found. Usually this kind of feeling doesn't last long. But what happens if you feel this way too much? School is a fact of life and getting a good education can help you build the kind of future life you want. So let's talk about school and what to do when you don't like it.
If you don't like school, the first step is to find out why. You might not like school because you don't have enough friends, or maybe you don't get along with your teacher. Sometimes it's a big problem with your classes and schoolwork. You may be getting farther and farther behind, and it may seem like you'll never catch up.
When you know why you don't like school, you can start taking steps to make things better. It's a good idea to talk to someone about your problems with school. Your mum, dad, teacher or school counselor(顾问) will be able to help you. Another good idea is to write down your feelings about school in a notebook. It's a great way to let out emotions(情绪). Remember, you don't have to share what you've written with others.
Are you feeling tired in class every day? Are you feeling that you lose focus in class? Are you feeling “brain-dead” sometimes?
Well, if you answer “yes” to these questions, you are not sleeping enough. But you are not alone. Many people throughout the world haven't got enough sleep, especially students. Getting enough sleep is good for your health, so try the following ways.
Use your time wisely
You should make plans of things you want to get done. Don't wait until the last moment to study for an exam or finish a task because you are only hurting your body in the long run.
Sleep like a baby
Remember when you were a child and your parents asked you to take naps(小睡)? Taking naps is important to you if you lose sleep during the night.
Sleep more, suffer less
You shouldn't make yourself suffer any longer. So tonight, clear your mind and try to get a few more hours of sleep than you did the nights before! So how much sleep do you need? Researchers have done an experiment. They put people in an environment without clocks or windows and ask them to sleep any time they like. 95 percent of people sleep between seven and eight hours out of every 24.
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE IN THE SCHOOL PLAY? Don't Step in the Mud is a funny play about a group of children who promise they will stay clean. But they still get their clothes dirty in many silly ways. Who Can Try Out? All 4th and 5th graders. When? May 8, from 3p. m. to 6. p. m. Where? Stony Rock School Gym. What Should You Bring? An old shirt and an old pair of pants. How Many Actors Will Be in the Play? 7 boys and 5 girls. Questions? See Mrs. Larson after school. |
Near the village, there is an old famous temple. Some people want to build new houses where the temple now stands, because they can find no other area to build them, while others disagree with them. They meet to decide how to solve the problem. Here are their opinions about it.
The expert wants to protect the temple and believes that there are some interesting things buried in the ground. If it is destroyed or moved, people may never learn about how people lived in the past.
The businessman thinks that the houses should be built. History is important, but we must think about the future. The village needs development and building new houses will offer jobs to hundreds of people.
Villager A says, “We should build the new houses because we need houses to live in."
Villager B says, “We should protect the temple because it can attract many tourists to come for a visit. If the temple is destroyed or moved, we will lose a lot of business."
The village leader thinks that he has a duty to make life better for the villagers. They need jobs and new houses. He also thinks the cultural site(遗迹) is important and they should be careful with it as well.
Have you ever seen the movie Dragonball Evolution? It is about a high school boy called Goku. He lives with his grandfather. His grandfather is dying. He asks Goku to find the great master Roshi. Goku also has to collect all the seven Dragon Balls. The balls can make wishes come true.
The evil lord(魔王) Piccolo is looking for the balls too. He wants to use them to take over the world. Goku must find the balls before Piccolo. Can he make it? Go to see the movie and you will know it. It hits Chinese cinemas on March l4.
The movie is based on the popular Japanese comic book Dragonball. By 2007, Dragonball had sold over 150 million books around the world.
Japanese Akira Toriyama is the creator(创作者) of Dragonball. He got the idea for Dragonball from the Chinese novel Journey of the West.
Some people prefer to make friends with people who are very much like them while others prefer friends who are very different. There are advantages of both types of (friend). If a man (choose) a friend similar to himself, there is no problem that they will share many common interests. They may have similar goals in life. This means that they will be able (help) each other in achieving their goals. Two people who are very similar will feel (comfort) with each other and may understand each other's feelings better. (they) friendship may be deeper and last longer.
There are also many advantages of (make) friends with someone of opposite interests and even character. In this type of friendship, the two people complement(补充) each other. If one is weak in some ways, other is strong. Two people similar goals may find themselves in competition, those who want different things can always support each other. Those who have different interests can (introduction) each other to new experience and so enrich(丰富) their knowledge.
A friend who is unlike me may be challenging, but a similar friend is familiar and safe.
