A：Ann, you look sad.
B：I didn't pass the math exam. It's difficult for me to learn math well.
A：Don't worry. Maybe I could help you. You know I do well in math.
B： Thank you very much.
A：You're welcome.
B：But I have another problem.
A：Why？
B：I often stay up late playing computer games at night.
A：Oh, it's bad for your health.
B：OK. I'll have a try tonight.
A. It sounds great. B. You should go to bed early. C. Why don't you ask your teacher for help？ D. What's the matter？ E. I can't get up early in the morning. F. What should I do？ G. I'm sorry to hear that. |
Gail and her dog, Sam, are standing at the street corner. They're1 or the cars to go by. What do they want to do？They want to go2 the street. Sam will have to decide when they should cross.
Some blind people use special trained dogs3 them tell （级别） when and where they would go. But not every dog can do4 . A dog for the blind must be clever. The dog must be trained （被训练） at a special school. He is taught （被教会） to walk5 the trainer's legs. He is taught to walk6 his trainer does.
The blind person goes to the school, too. He trains with the dog. He holds the leather belt （皮带） around the dog's neck tightly （紧紧地）. 7 , he feels the movements （动作） and knows when and where to walk.
At the street corner, Sam8 read the traffic lights. It's not because he's careless. It's just because dogs can't tell red lights from green ones. He is trained to watch the cars, and tell what time is for him and Gail to cross.
Sam is9 to Gail. He does her seeing for her. He keeps her out of danger. So Sam is not only Gail's10 he's also her best friend.
What do you think will happen when the traditional culture meets modern technology？Yes, the dead words become lovely characters：（人物） at once. How happy it is to enjoy these Chinese cartoons!
| Ma Liang is a poor boy who loves painting. He always uses his magic brush to fight against the bad people in the village. The cartoon The Magic Brush came out in 1955. |
| A group of tadpoles （蝌蚪） are born. They try to find their mother that they have never seen. The story is very simple, but it needs complex （复杂的） technology to show the artistic style of ink painting. Little Tadpoles Looking for Mum was watched in 1961 first. |
| The Monkey King：Uproar in Heaven （1961一1964）is China's first color cartoon. It is from the Chinese novel Journey to the West. It's successful. Not only we but also many westerners like the great monkey Sun Wukong. |
| To beat two bad persons, an old man grows 7 calabashes （葫芦）, and they change into 7 boys. They try their best to beat the bad. Calabash Brother （1986）is a masterpiece （杰作） of Chinese paper—cutting art. |
There are many different kinds of museums around the world. Here are some of them：
Ice—cream Museum
There is a museum of ice cream in Iowa in the United States. Visitors can see a video that tells all about the history of this delicious snack. It seems that ice—cream goes back to about 2, 000 years ago, when the Chinese people mixed together ice, milk and sugar. Spending an afternoon looking at how to make ice—cream can make you a little hungry. No problem, the museum has its own ice cream store, where you can taste all kinds of ice cream.
Childhood Museum
In Edinburgh. Scotland, there is a museum of childhood. The museum shows objects about the lives of children in Scotland, past and present. You can see toys, teddy bears and train sets. You can also watch documentary movies （纪录片） of the games kids played in Edinburgh in the 1950s. Look at the clothes they wore and get to know what their schools were like.
Children's Discovery Museum
It will be wonderful to visit the Children's Discovery Museum in Bangkok, Thailand. The museum has parts of nature, environment, technology and kids' activities. In this museum, you can take part in the kids' activities. You can dress up to be a fireman in a fire truck. It is interesting.
A：H, Nick. ？
B：This Sunday？Oh, I'm going to the bookstore.
A： ？
B：Because my sister's 15th birthday is coming. .
A：Sounds like a good idea. Have you decided which book to buy？
B：Not really. But I hear The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a very interesting novel. ？
A：Yes, I have already read it twice. It's one of my favorite books.
B：Really？ ？
A：It's really interesting. I think your sister will love it if she reads it.
B：Great!Then I will buy it this Sunday.
One day, I woke up at midnight. It was raining. I could hear the rain beating heavily against the windows. I tried to fall asleep but it was hard.
Suddenly the wind was so strong that it blew the glass down. The water was running into the house through the hole. Soon there was much rainwater in the house. What should I do？Then I had an idea. I could open the front door. At last I managed to open a gap （缺口） and the water went away quickly. After about two hours the rain stopped.
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Claire is a 27-year-old Chinese girl. She is a teacher in a high school. She enjoys trips and has many interesting experiences. She them as valuable memories.
Last month, Claire took a trip to Italy with her family. This was her first time to go traveling. Before they started their journey, Claire searched for a lot of information on the Internet. After a long fight, they got to Rome on the morning of July 3. She and her family visited beautiful cities like Rome and Milan. Rome and Milan are modern cities with a long history. But all the places, Claire likes Venice best. In her mind, Venice is the place that she has ever visited. There, they visited the famous Saint Mark's Basilica and its special beauty impressed （使留下深刻印象） them. They also took a lot of with their camera.
On July 18, they got on the plane and back to China. Claire said they got home, she was tired out. Even so, she still hopes that she can go to Italy again in the future.
Life is hard. And junior middle school students have every reason to say so.
Recently, Zhejiang did a survey of young people's mental（精神的）health. It found that junior middle school students in Zhejiang feel the biggest pressure from school among teenagers. Besides, 48. 8% of middle school students show signs of mental health problems.
What are students worried about？
"First, the class ranking（排名）after exams. Second, being unable to reach their parents' expectation, "the Youth Time reported. This is not only true with Chinese students. The experts in America recently did a similar survey. The results are surprising：In the US, teenagers have a higher level of stress than adults. For them, one of the big reasons for stress is also schoolwork.
What can we do to help？
*Be sure to have an active life.
*Sleep for 9—10 hours a day.
*Find someone to exercise with every day.
worry about？
Are you looking for a great way to clear out your old things and make some money at the same time？A yard sale may be just the best choice （选择）. Yard sales are easy to plan. You can start by collecting things for sale. Search boxes and shelves （架子, 搁板） for things you don't need anymore. And here are some tips （建议） which may help you.
★It can be hard to part with things, even if you never use them. If you haven't used something for over a year, it probably means you will never use it any more.
★Sell anything you don't want or use anymore, like clothes that don't fit you, dishes that you never use, outdated （过时的） board games that you've played, soft toys, and other unwanted things.
★People will buy just about anything, while there are certain hot sellers like children's toys and old tools. Don't be afraid to try to sell things that you think nobody needs them.
★Make sure the things are clean and not broken to keep them from hurting others. You might be surprised. Many people will buy broken cookers （炊具）, old doors and other things you may consider putting out for free.
The best choice to clear out your old things： | |
The places to search for things you don't need anymore | |
Two kinds of certain hot sellers | |
The reason why things for sale should be clean and not broken | |
The number of the yard sale tips （建议） | |
