It is necessary for middle school students to have some after-school activities. However, the best way to plan their after-school activities is to make sure that they keep a good balance (平衡) between studies 1 activities. The activities should 2 all kinds of sports, like running, basketball, swimming and some artistic programs, such as music or art. It is also 3 for students to mix up their activities. They should try to find new activities and develop different interests 4 taking part in the same activity every day. This helps students to stay active and 5 them from getting bored.
Recently, a young man failed in his postgraduate (研究生) exam and then he sent a message to his father who died three years ago. In the message, the young man said to his father, "Dad, I 1 you so much. Would you appear in my 2 ? I really want to meet you." To his 3 , he received a "reply" and found out that the message was from a person. The person is using his father's old phone number now. The message said, "Never mind, boy. You will 4 through failures. Cheer yourself up and keep 5 . I know my boy is the best. I miss you, too."
"Having seen such a message from 'my dad', my tears came out." the young man said. People need love and care, especially in 6 times of their life. If they fail, they are thirsty for comfort and help from their parents and friends, so the reply from a (an) 7 person really gave him encouragement.
"8 , I thought someone had sent a wrong message," the "father" said. "But after reading it again, I found out the sender must be in trouble and need some 9 . So I decided to reply in his father's name. It is normal that people who have 10 their parents will miss them more than usual, especially in trouble."
For most of us, stress is a fact of life. But there are many useful ways to lower stress. Let's take a look.
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Sometimes it can be difficult to say exactly what we're feeling. When we feel uneasy or disappointed, we can put problems into words. Keeping a diary is a good way to relax. |
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When we get nervous or upset before a test, take a few deep breaths. |
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Enough sleep helps us keep clear minds. Without plenty of rest, it is hard to pay attention to our study or work. |
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Actually, the most important way that we can lower stress is to have a healthy lifestyle. Especially exercise is a key part of staying healthy and good for both physical and mental health. |
There are over 800 boarding schools in the UK with students from home and foreign countries. Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country. The earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only.
In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. Students study and live together. They can't go outside if they are not allowed to. Each student has his or her subject plan. Most boarding schools have a "light out" time. So when it's time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off. The house-masters can take care of students all the time, especially after school hours.
Nearly all the students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt. As students get older, the rules become less strict.
In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simple bread. They can also choose either a meal with no meat or another meal with meat for lunch and dinner. Students can also make themselves something to eat at any time in a kitchen.
The giant panda, Bing Dwen Dwen, was the mascot (吉祥物) for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. More than 1.4 million toy mascots were sold during the Games. Bing Dwen Dwen was the center of people's attention at that time. The "giant panda economy (经济)" became a bright spot in China, with many shops across the country selling a lot of panda-related products, according to newspapers.
During the May Day holidays in 2023, about 264,000 people came to Chengdu to visit the giant panda, Hua Hua. Chengdu became the second most popular tourist destination in China.
Hua Hua will soon be three years old and has caught the hearts of visitors because she can't climb trees and she is friendly. In fact
many young people travel to Chengdu just to see the giant pandas. All 180,000 tickets were sold out for the first three days of this year's May Day holidays. Hua Hua increased ticket sales at the Base. There are many cultural and creative shops full of products about pandas in Chengdu. Clothing, shoes, hats, feed seeds about pandas in the shops have also sold well. As we can see, the "giant panda economy" has become a bright spot in consumption (消费) again.
Our low-carbon (低碳) life
More and more people in Beijing would like to take part in the environmental protection. It is playing a key role in improving Beijing's air quality.
Before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the government started a "No Car Day" activity. The purpose of the activity is to reduce the capital's air pollution.
So far, people in Beijing have stopped using their cars for about 940,000 days together. Almost 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions (碳排放) have been prevented.
What's more, a mini program began in Beijing in 2021 through WeChat. It can record our own personal carbon dioxide emissions.
If a person uses the mini program, he or she can win credits (信用积分) by living a low-carbon lifestyle. The credits can be exchanged for subway tickets and are also used to pay for the cost of using shared bikes.
It is strongly suggested that humans shoulder the responsibility to protect our environment. Protecting environment is protecting ourselves.
A. As a result, air quality in Beijing has improved greatly.
B. It is also good for Beijing's low-carbon transition (转型).
C. A low-carbon lifestyle is a kind way to get on with others.
D. The program is about personal carbon dioxide emissions.
E. The activity asked people to stop driving one day every month.
F. The lifestyle includes taking public transportation and riding shared bikes.
School gardening (be) now very popular. Parents and teachers all like these hands-on lessons very much.
Students are (excite) about the gardening lessons, too. The lessons give them a new way learning and help them relax.
The children don't have to sit at (they) desks all day. The gardening lessons teach them something that they can't learn in the classroom. Also, they have a chance (move) outside and get hands dirty.
Teachers ask students to take gardening (serious). In gardens, students watch carefully with a purpose. They can see the (begin), the middle and the end of the project. However, some schools don't have enough space for a garden, so the lessons can be (give) in the community gardens or parks.
"Gardening is important subject," many teachers say, "It not only lets students know where our food comes from, also makes them have more love for the earth. Gardening is not just a hobby, it's a life skill."
In China, when it comes to traditional clothing, Hanfu and Qipao are the most popular. Hanfu was first created for Han people. Its color, style and even the length are about Chinese culture. Hanfu first appeared in the Shang Dynasty over 3,000 years ago. It was popular for a long time in Chinese history from the Qin Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. At the starting of the Qing Dynasty, however, it lost its popularity. With people turning their interest to traditional culture, Hanfu has been enjoyed more greatly in recent years.
Qipao became popular in the 1920s and remained as the "national clothing" until the 1950s. At first, people made it wide, covering most parts of the body. Yet it was not beautiful and people wanted a more beautiful kind of clothing. So in the 1930s, people made the traditional Qipao tight to show the beauty of a woman's body. Now, lots of women still like to wear it.
The Chinese tunic suit (中山装) looked simple but good, so it quickly became popular among Chinese men in the mid-20th century. Although other kinds of clothing have taken its place now, leaders of China still wear it when going to important events.
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Han people Hanfu. |
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It looked simple but good. Chinese wear it when going to important events. |
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2. 参考词汇：places of interest 名胜古迹；hot pot 火锅；economy 经济
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