浙江省杭州市上城区第十中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期...

In America, there are chores for children of different ages. American people think it's important to tell children their duty in the family. Use this list of age chores for your children.

Cameron Bloom, his wife Linda and their three daughters were a happy family. They were enjoying their holiday in Thailand when a terrible accident happened. Linda was badly hurt, and the doctor told her she would never walk again. Linda's world was full of sadness and she felt depressed.

Linda's family members did everything to cheer her up, but it was clear that they failed. Until one day, an injured young bird came into their lives. They named the bird Penguin Bloom and the bird became a member of the family.

Penguin and Linda soon became close friends and one was always looking after the other. When Penguin was weak and sick, Linda would lovingly nurse her back to health. And when Linda found it difficult to move, Penguin would sing loudly to cheer her on.

As little Penguin got better and grew into a strong and beautiful bird, Linda found joy and energy of her own. A year after her accident, she took up kayak (皮艇) racing. Another year on, she became one of the Australia's leading Para-athletes.

Linda got through it, thanks to her family, exercise, and the friendship with the little bird. Penguin was saved by the Blooms at first, and it saved them in ways they could not have imagined in return.

With the development of economics (经济), the problem of left-behind children (留守儿童) has become a serious social problem. More and more people have realized we should do something to help them.

One of the biggest problems is that the children are all hungry for the love from their parents. Many of them can just get a call or a letter from their parents half a year, a year or even several years, which makes some children lost their parents' faces. When they meet their own troubles, they have no one to talk with. Nobody gives them enough care.

Because of being too far away from their parents, the left-behind children's study is the second biggest problem. From a survey (调查) about their study, only two percent of the children get good results, while ten percent of them are common and eighty-eight percent of them are poor. What a pity!

There are also many other problems of the left-behind children, such as having no ability to protect themselves, unhealthy lifestyles, spending too much pocket money and being crazy about Internet and so on.

In a word, to solve all the problems of the left-behind children needs the government, families and schools to try their best together.

March 25 is called the National Day of Education on the Safety of Elementary and Middle School Students(NDESEMSS全国中小学生安全教育日). The theme of the day this year is to give students more knowledge about safety and make sure that their lives are safe.

A survey done by the China Youth and Children Research Center showed that school accidents kill more elementary and middle school students than anything else. The main accidents come from stampedes (踩踏). earthquakes, fires and sports injuries (伤害).

What can we do to keep ourselves safe? Staying calm (镇静) is the first and most important rule when acing accidents. But different incidents have different self-protection advice.

A stampede is possible anywhere. The larger a human crowd gets, the more likely stampedes become. When students around you begin to push, stand still and try to hold onto something, or stay in a corner until the crowd leaves. If you fall down in a moving crowd, cover your head with both hands.

Earthquakes are common natural disasters (灾害). When you feel the ground shake, drop down, take cover under a desk and hold on. You should stay indoors until the shaking stops. If you are outdoors, don't stay near buildings, trees or power lines.

When there's a fire, follow the teachers' instructions, leave the classroom quickly and use a piece of wet cloth to cover your mouth and nose so that you don't breathe in smoke.

Some of you might often feel unhappy or forget how great you are. But do you want to make you feel good about yourself?

Look at the mirror and say to yourself, "I am a special person and there's no one in the world like me. I can do anything!" It may not sound good, but it really works!

Smile. Look for the good things in your friends and family.

Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.

Have you ever wanted to decorate(装饰) your own room or ear how to swim? Go for it! New challenges are fun and give you a sense of achievement when you have finished.

Turn off the TV, be friends with the books and let your dream fly! Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to open up your thoughts.

Stay with your family. We all need our family time.

A. Learn something new.

B. Read and start a diary.

C. Ask your friends for help.

D. Be friendly to people you meet.

E. Here some suggestions for you.

F. Talk with your mum or dad or maybe even your cousin.

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like my classmates to pay attention to me. I always1to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this 2 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I should 3 for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy idea because I didn't have a good sense of balance. I didn't know how to 4the others on the team and they would laugh at me. 5 the teacher kept cheering me for it. I decided to give a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the half of it! When I first started attending the practice classes, I didn't 6 know the rules of the game. I really felt 7when I took a shot at the wrong direction. 8, I wasn't the only one"new" at the game, so I decided to do my best at each practice class, and not be too 9 on myself for the things I didn't know yet.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 10 and the"moves". Being part of a team was fun and exciting. Very soon the 11 part in me was winning over my lack of confidence. 12 time went by, I learned how to play and made friends -friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

My self-confidence was built up, and with it comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone 13 hiding in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, to raising my 14—even when I sometimes wasn't and not 100% sure I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in 15.

If you don't keep yourself warm enough, winter can be a time to have an illness. During the winter months, people (easy) get colds and flu. Many people think they are the same, they are different.

Colds can stay with you for up to a week. You will have a running nose, a sore throat, a headache, a cough and a fever. While flu is (serious) than colds. You will feel sick very quickly. You will have a fever and a headache. Your body (hurt) and become weak. This could last for up to four (week).

Is there any way to keep (you) away from colds or flu? Staying away from people colds or flu may work. Try not (touch) your nose or eyes if you have been close to someone who has a cold. Wash your hands, especially after (clean) your nose. Going out with wet hair can also give you a cold!

If you catch a cold or flu, go to bed and rest. Doing this will help you get well. Drink lots of water. Stay in warm, well aired room. If you have a headache, or your muscles (肌肉) hurt, don't forget to take some medicine.

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Dear friends,

I don't feel well these days. I get lots of headaches and don't sleep well at night. My parents give me too much pressure! They send me to all kinds of after-school classes to learn English, music, physics and math. I don't have enough free time to do activities I enjoy! Also, I keep worrying about getting better grades than my classmates. I'm too tired. I really don't know what to do. Could you please give me some advice?

Sad and Thirteen

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Dear Sad and Thirteen,

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