浙江省金华市义乌市绣湖中学教育集团2021-2022学年八年...

We look at the world around us every day, but somehow we don't manage to see it until what we've become used to suddenly disappeared. That's to say that you may get used to some places and some1around you. For example, the neatly﹣dressed woman I used to see or look at on my way to work each2 .

For three years, no matter what the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8：00 a.m. On3days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime turn out clean cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 4, she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I remembered all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how much I expected to see her each morning. You might say I5her.

"Did she have an accident？Something6？" I thought to myself about her disappearance. Now that she was gone, I felt I had lost her. I began to realize that part of our7life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar strangers：the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who always walks her dog along the street ever morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are8markers in our lives. They add weight to our9of places and belongings.

Think about it, while walking to work, 10we mark where we are by passing a certain building, why not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though unnamed

A lot of people play sports, but very few people become sports professionals （专业） . If sports aren't going to be your future（酸痛的） the next day？Wouldn't it be better to forget sports and only pay attention to your lessons？

In fact, there are a lot of reasons to play sports. First of all, sports are a great way to exercise. Exercising keeps you healthy and strong. Next, your body produces endorphins（脑内啡）when you exercise. Endorphins give you more energy and make you feel happier.

Sports are important for everyone, but they are especially important for young people. They teach young people about winning and losing. Also, they teach young people how to talk with teammates and work as a team. Sports teach young people to respect their coaches, he or she may have fewer problems. This is because sports teach people about rules. They also teach people that if they work hard, they might succeed.

Another good way of sports is that they make people leave their houses. These days, a lot of people spend too much time watching television and playing video games. When you play sports, you go outside and exercise in the sun. You take in fresh air. All of these things are important.

Maybe you're not going to become a sports professional, but that doesn't matter. Sports will help you become a better and happier person. Sports will help you make friends and stay healthy. Here is another reason to play sports：Sports are fun.

My father was German, but he worked in England. He married my mother, who was English. Her family name was Robinson, they called me Robinson, after her.

My father did well in his business and I went to a good school. He wanted me to get a good job, and live a quiet, pleasant life. But I wanted adventure and an exciting life.

"I want to be a sailor and go to sea", I told my mother and father. They were very unhappy about this.

"Please don't go." my father said, "You won't be happy you know. Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life." And because I loved him, and he was unhappy

But I couldn't forget, and about a year later, I saw a friend in town. His father had a ship and my friend said to me

On September 1, 1651, I went to Hull and the next day we sailed for London.

But, a few days later, there was a strong wind. The sea was rough and dangerous, up and down. I was very ill, and was very afraid.

"Oh, I don't want to die!" I cried, "I want to live! If I live

The next day the wind stopped, and the sea was quiet and beautiful again.

"Well, Robinson, " my friend laughed

"What!" I cried. "It was a terrible storm."

"Oh, that wasn't a storm, " my friend answered, come and have a drink."

After a few drinks with my friend, I felt better. I forgot about the danger, and made up my mind not to go home. I didn't want my friend and family to laugh at

I stayed in London for some time, but I still wanted to go to the sea. So, when the captain of a ship asked me to go with him to Guinea in Africa

It was a good ship, and everything went well at first, but I was very ill again. Then when we were near the Canary Islands（海盗） ship came after us. They were famous thieves of the sea at that time. There was a long, hard fight, we and the ship were prisoners. The Turkish captain and his men took us to Sallee in Morocco. They wanted to sell us as slaves （奴隶） in the market. But in the end, and took me home with him. This was a sudden and terrible change in my life.

Say you're sitting around with some friends playing video games and someone mentions a game that happens to be one of your favorites. "Oh，that game's easy. So not worth the time，" one of your friends says. The others agree. Although you enjoy the game quite a lot，you go along with the crowd.

You have just experienced what is commonly referred to as peer pressure（同伴压力），also called peer influence. You will adopt a certain type of behavior，dress，or attitude in order to be accepted as part of a group of your "peers". As a teen

We are all influenced by our peers at any age. For teens，as school and other activities take you away from home，you may spend more time with your friends than with your family. As you become more independent

According to Dr. Casey from Cornell University，teens are very quick and accurate（准确的） in making decisions on their own and in situations where they have time to think. However，their decisions are often influenced by factors like peers. In a recent study，teen volunteers played a video driving game，compared with when they played alone. This shows that teens may find it more difficult to control risky behavior when their friends are around，or in situations where they are extremely angry.

Just as people can influence us to make unwise choices，they can also influence us to make good ones. A teen might join in a volunteer project because his or her friends are doing it，or get good grades because his or her friends think getting good grades is important. In fact，or try out for sports.

While we are always influenced by those around us，the decision to act or not is up to us. So when it comes to decision making，the choice is up to you.

    Have you ever heard of friendships among animals？ At a zoo in Germany, an unusual friendship developed a cat and a bear.

    No one is quite sure how the friendship first began. One day, some （worker） in the zoo noticed a black cat was in the bear's cage（笼子）, and the two animals were playing together peacefully. They were surprised well the small cat seemed to get along with the large bear. The bear keeper allowed the cat to stay with the bear. And later the pair and their unusual friendship （become） a hot topic at the zoo.

    After several years, a new cage （build） for the bear. However, the cat was still in the same cage, so it walked around （angry） and cried to be with the bear. The bear keeper finally took pity on the cat let it stay with the bear. The cat and the bear got （close） than before. They often sat together and shared meals in sun.

    Sometimes it may be natural for animals （have） their own ideas about who would make a good friend. These may surprise humans, who usually expect animals to form relationships with others of the same species.

Dear Tony，

I'm so glad to hear that you are coming to China with your family during Spring Festival.

Lots of love，

Zhou Yi