Welcome to Woodpark School! When you 1 at a new school, you start to worry about many things. You worry about your studies. You also worry about 2friends. You worry that you will feel lonely because 3 likes you at school. 4 worry too much. You will always find that some people are friendly and some people are not. There are some people you like, 5these people often like you too.
How6people become friends? Helen has something to say.
“My name is Helen. Amy and Sally are my best friends. Amy7my friend when we were only three years old. We are 14 now! I like her because she is happy most8the time and very friendly.
Sally is a quiet person. She makes friends more slowly. But she is9 a good friend. They both like the same things10me, and we listen to each other's problems. I love them and I hope we'll be friends forever!”
Early one morning, an old woman was carrying a big bag of cabbage on her head to the market. She hoped to1them to the people from the town and gel some money for her sick husband.
The mountain road was narrow and the old woman was walking2, because she did not want to have an accident and lose her cabbages.
Suddenly she 3a loud bell, and a bicycle came round the comer and passed her and went very fast 4 the hill. The old woman had to jump to one side of the 5so quickly that the bag of cabbages nearly fell into the valley.
She looked up, and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle. He was6on without even looking round to see whether the old woman was all right.
The old woman began to shout, “7, young man! You dropped something!”
When he heard this, the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he8fell off. Then he turned and began to9the bicycle back up the hill.”What is it?” he asked, “What did I drop?” “Young man,” the old woman answered, “You dropped your10.”
People do different activities in different seasons in China. In spring, children in Shandong Province usually fly kites. In Hainan Province, Children go swimming, In Shanghai, thousands of people take part in the spring marathon.
People around China like doing all kinds of water sports in summer. In Xiamen, young people often play beach volleyball. In Anhui Province, students row along the Yangtze River.
Autumn brings fine days and cool temperatures. In Shaanxi Province, teachers and students climb Mount Hua, People from all over the world fake pert in the Tour of Qinghai Lake Bicycle Race in Qinghai Province.
In winter, children in Harbin go skating. In Dalian, old men go swimming in the icy-cold water.
“One of my actors is sick! He has just one line and you're the only one who fits his clothes!” One afternoon, the school drama director suddenly shouted to me. She seemed so nervous and worried that I felt sorry for her and said, “OK”.
“You will be fine. It's easy!” She said. But it wasn't easy at all. On the stage, four other actors and actresses spoke their lines, and I opened my mouth. Nothing came out, I couldn't even breathe. I just wanted to leave. The next thing I knew was that I was running off the stage.
As I was running off the stage, I accidentally knocked over a glass of grape juice that was on a table. The purple juice hit the girl next to me—Andrea, he leading actress of the drama. She gave me a nasty look. I thought she was going to kill me! But then, Andrea quickly said, “Darling, you're so silly! Let's toast to my darling's silliness! Cheers!” She grabbed another glass of grape juice and drank it. The other actor quickly followed Andrea's lead and saved the scene. The audience thought my mistake was part of the play!
I apologized to everyone after the play. To my surprise, they were not angry with me. They told me, “It's all a part of being on stage.” I could be wrong, but I think I liked being on stage. I think I will try again.
What is a smart home? It means you can control everything in your home through your phone or computer. Here are three new smart home products. They can make your life easier.
Smart lightThe smart light bulb can change color. You can control it through an app.
This light bulb looks quite common. But when you turn it on, you'll find it is different. You can change the light's color! A US company MIPOW made it. All you need to do is to turn on your phone and open an app. In the app, there is a wheel (颜色盘) of millions of colors for you to choose from. When you choose a color, it can quickly change the room's atmosphere (气氛). There is a speaker (扬声器) inside the bulb, so it can play music from your cell phone's music library. You can also use it as an alarm clock. In the morning, your favorite music and the light color will wake you up!
Smart lockYou don't need to bring a key with this smart lock. Sometimes we lose keys. But if you use this smart lock, you don't have to worry about it. You can use your phone to open the door in a few seconds. A Swiss designer Yves Behar made it You'll need an app and to get an account ( 账 户 ). Then you can name your locks and control them through the app. The account will also tell you when a lock is open or locked It's very easy to use.
Smart toiletIn a smart home, there must be a smart toilet, After all, we need to use it so often. Japanese company Toto made one. The toilet doesn't need an app or the internet. Instead, it has a smart home toilet sensor ( 感应 器 ). When you come close, the toilet will know and it will raise or lower the seat by itself. The smart toilet also helps make the air fresh, so the restroom never smells bad.
