David was a middle school student. His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer and he had a very big 1. They lived in a small village 2fifteen years. Later on Mr. Hill opened a shop in our town and 3a house here last month. Then his family moved to the new house and David began to 4in our class. But at first he had 5friends at school. He was always alone. His neighbor Cathy was a 6girl. She had many friends. When she found the boy
7talked with others, she decided to 8him. She talked a lot with him and sometimes played with him. So very soon 9became good friends.
One afternoon, Cathy said to David, "It'll be my 10birthday tomorrow. I'll have a birthday 11. Will you please come?" "Certainly, I'm glad to," the boy said 12.
David got home and thought about 13he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he 14 to ask the girl what she liked. At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, "What's the matter, dear?" "What would you like 15it was your sixteenth birthday, Mummy?" "Nothing," the woman said, "I just wish I were sixteen."
China is becoming a very popular country for a vacation. More and more people are visiting China. Why not join us for a seven-day vacation? I am sure you can have a good time. Here is a vacation plan.
Day 1: Fly from Sydney. Arrive in Beijing in the evening.
Day 2: In Beijing, visit Tian'anmen Square and a Beijing Hutong.
Day 3: Go to the Great Wall.
Day 4: Fly to Xi'an. Visit the Terracotta Warriors（兵马俑）.
Day 5: Fly to Hangzhou. Enjoy the West Lake.
Day 6: Fly back to Beijing. Enjoy a wonderful dinner in the last evening. Day 7: At 11:00 a.m. , fly back to Sydney.
Mrs. Jackson is a reporter at www. australian- labradoodle-book.com. Her hobby is taking photos. Now she writes a new book with a lot of pictures of her dog. The book tells about her puppy.
When Harley was born, he only had two healthy legs.
What happened to the other two legs? Mrs. Jackson was very sad at this.
In fact, Harley also had two back legs, but they were deformed badly. When he was 8 weeks old, the owner took him to a nearby hospital. The doctors said they had no way to save（救）them. At last, they had to cut his back legs when he was just 12 weeks old. Later the poor dog had to practice running. Now he can run as fast as a usual dog.
Luckily, Harley is a happy dog. He never thinks he is different from other dogs. He is now 16 weeks old. He tries to run every day. The other day, a warm-hearted man gave him a wheel-chair. Now he can go out easily with the help of his wheel-chair. You see, Harley is a dog that never gives up.
When I was a teenager（青少年）, I was always unhappy. I often became unhappy with my parents by shouting at them and not talking with them.
Later on, when I thought about it, I understood it was wrong to do that. I decided to try my best to calm myself down and be good with others.
Now I start to act more politely to people around me. When I laugh, I show at least eight teeth.
That's how happy I am feeling.
In the past, I had another teenage problem. I cared about my looks very much. I spent lots of time in front of the mirror every day deciding what my hair should look like, while all my dirty clothes were on my bedroom floor.
As life went on, I learned that sometimes looks isn't that important. True beauty（美丽）should be inside our hearts, but not on our faces. I should spend more time studying and reading.
I believe all teenagers have problems, but I also believe if you can solve（解决）them healthily, they will help you become a better person. You can expect to learn a lot from your problems.
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Laughing with a friend is the best, but sometimes it's crying that brings you closer （在一起）. Don't be afraid to be with your friends. You are supposed to （分享）your true feelings—you may learn that your friends feel the （相同的）way. As a （结果）, friends will understand each other （更好的）.
My best friend Nelly is a quiet girl. She works hard but has many problems in subjects. Last week, she said she （尽力）her best to read English but got the worst. She felt （像）almost everyone was laughing at her. She cried alone on the playground. I knew I must do something about it to stand up for her. I found a （有创造力的）way to help her. I drew her something special with some words: Believe in （你自己）. At （至少）I am always here.
Small thoughtful gifts, such as picking a flower for a friend who is sick, just might cheer your friends up.
One day Mrs. Green took her child Tom to go shopping. They (go) to the supermarket in the shopping mall.
"do you buy things here, Mom?" Tom asked. "Because the things here are (cheap) than those in other stores," Mrs. Green said, "Help me check the prices."
The Greens (be) not rich, so Mrs. Green was always careful to spend the money. She looked (careful) at the prices of the things. She bought many (kind) of things there.
When they got home, Tom said, "I don't think you saved money by (go) to the supermarket there." "Of course I did," said Mrs. Green. "Everything was cheaper there."
"Yes," said the child, "we must take the taxi home because we had too many things (carry). The cost of the taxi was more the money you saved!"
Then Mrs. Green added everything up and found her child was right.
"Well done," she said. "Next time we will do shopping near our home.
A. Get your things in order. B. Plan your time well. C. Study anywhere or everywhere. D. Speak out and ask more. E. Do more than you are asked. |
Secrets of Top Students
⑴Example One:
"If don't understand what my teacher is explaining in science, I ask him to say it again," says Anna Lee. "I find that asking more helps me a lot."
⑵Example Two:
"When a teacher asks us to do a lot of homework," says Dave Roman, "I will draw up a timetable and plan to do it little by little, so it isn't so tiring."
⑶Example Three:
One student put a vocabulary list on the wall of the bathroom. He learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth. Another student used the time to remember biology terms while practicing running.
⑷Example Four:
In high school, Mike played football, painted and was in the band. "I was so busy that I couldn't waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper. I kept everything in order," he says.
⑸Example Five:
Christi is an excellent student at the university. If her math teacher asks her to do five problems, she does ten. If the history teacher asks her to read five passages, she reads ten, "parts of learning is practicing," she says, "and the more you practice, the more you learn."
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