（Three students are talking on the campus. ）
Ted: Hi, Lisa and Tina. Long time no see.
Lisa: Yes.
Ted: Really? What are you doing?
Tina: We are preparing for the Magic Show.
Ted:I am really interested in it.
Lisa: Sure. It's in our school theater. Can you perform?
Ted: Yes, only a little.
Lisa: It seems you don't have enough time to learn.
Ted: What do you mean?
Tina:It is organized to raise money for the left-behind children in our hometown.
Ted: In that case, I can do at least two easy magic tricks.
Lisa: Great!
Ted: Not at all. I'm proud of being a helper to make the children have a better life.
A. What a pity!
B. But I think I can do better if you can teach me.
C. Thank you for your help.
D. We are not allowed to hang out these days.
E. It's unbelievable that you can do it.
F. Could you tell me where the Magic Show is held?
G. The Magic Show is coming this afternoon.
My life changed a lot at the age of five. My mother and father parted with each other. As a single mother, my mom had to work harder to make money so that we could1 the house, my education as well as the necessities like food and clothes.
One day, I received an2 to my best friend's birthday party. My mom wanted to help me buy a gift. However, we had little money after paying the rent. Soon I decided to make a birthday card for my friend. 3 I was old enough to understand the situation, I still felt embarrassed. I kept thinking about the topic and pictures on the card to make me feel better.
However, I was invited to my friend's house before a good idea came4 my mind. My friend's mom Ms. Anderson planned a sleepover（留宿聚会） for us to have fun. Having realized my family's situation, Ms. Anderson5 led me to another room. Laying out the toys she had bought for her son's birthday, she told me to pick one out and write my name on it in a low voice, avoiding making the other children knew about it. I was surprised and touched. I didn't imagine having such an6 favor from Ms. Anderson. The next day, when my friend found the gift with my name on it, he came to me and7 me excitedly because it was one of his favorites. Ms. Anderson helped me get out of trouble and made the friendship between my friend and me closer. I was the only kid he gave a hug.
I'm an adult now. Although my mom is no longer single and our family isn't poor anymore, I am still 8 to Ms. Anderson for what she did. That one act had a big influence on me.
Something unexpected like an earthquake may happen at any time. It's necessary and important for us to learn some basic skills and common sense about how to keep safe and what we shouldn't do during the earthquake. The following poster in the neighborhood will help you.
Once, a young man complained to his teacher that his life seemed harder than other people's lives. The teacher decided to teach him a lesson.
One day, the teacher asked the young man to get some salt and a glass of water. He returned with a glass of clean water and a handful of salt. The teacher asked him to mix the salt into the water and drink it.
"How does it taste?" the teacher asked.
"It tastes bitter, " the young man replied.
The teacher didn't say anything else, but asked the young man to get the same amount of salt and follow the teacher to a nearby lake.
"Put the salt into the lake, " the teacher said. The young man did what the teacher said.
"Now, taste the water from the lake, " the teacher said.
As the water dropped down the young man's chin（下巴）, the teacher asked, "How does it taste?"
"Fresh and a bit sweet, " the young man said. "Do you taste the salt?" the teacher asked. "No, " the young man shook his head.
The teacher came to the young man and said, "The pain of life is like salt — no more, no less. However, the amount of bitterness（苦难） you taste depends on the containe（容器）you put the pain in. The amount of pain in life remains exactly the same. So when you are in pain, the only thing you can do is to enlarge your breadth（宽度） of mind. Stop being a glass, become a lake.
There is no doubt that feelings play an important role in our life. But do you believe feelings have something to do with meals? The situation is known as being "hangry". That is to say, you may be angry more easily when you are hungry. It's not just a result of people's experiences. It is scientifically true.
Glucose（ 葡 萄 糖 ） is put into the body after you eat something. The brain needs glucose to work well. When you are low in glucose, your brain sends something to increase the glucose in the body. The brain even starts to feel like you are in a really terrible situation if you don't get enough glucose. And neuropeptide is also the chemical that manages anger.
One of the scientists in University of Sydney, says that we may also be able to thank our ancestors for our hunger. So even now most of us have enough food to eat, we still have the strong feeling towards needing food. This helps us keep the habit of having meals and we can keep energetic in our life.
A: It sounds strange, but it is true.
B: If you have a meal, then you may be happy very easily.
C: This makes it hard for you to control your emotions and feelings.
D: According to scientists, the low glucose levels in the blood can cause anger.
E: Long ago, when they didn't have much food, they tried to search for food as much as they could to get energy to keep alive.
F: Another problem of being low in glucose is that the brain will use neuropeptide（神经肽） to tell you it's time to eat.
Music is an international language all over the world. Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small music players with earphones and listen to music when they aren't busy before class, after class, and at lunchtime. Students with cars buy loud speakers and play music in a loud voice as they drive on the street to spread it. In this way a wide range of people can hear it. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports , the weather , politics（政治）and activities of American people. Most of the radio broadcasts are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make CDs or tapes which radio stations use in every state. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Wherever the singer goes, many of the young fans make every chance to support him or her. In this way the singer can be a star all over the country.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It has stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music. You can discover classical music in the concert halls.
What's more, music for instruments is called orchestra（管弦乐队） music, such as the symphonies（交响乐） of Beethoven.
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Students with music players listen to music in theirtime. Students with cars play music loudly to spread it. Adult drivers listen to musicdriving to work. |
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Do you have the habit of exercising? 你习惯做什么运动呢? When you run outdoors, is there any litter around you? Do you just go past it, or do you stop and pick it up? If you choose the second, you are part of the latest popular sport in western countries — plogging. The word"plogging"is the Swedish phrase"plocka upp"（pick up）and the English word "Jogging"（running slowly）put together. A plogger usually needs something to put the rubbish in and protect his or her hands from being hurt or getting dirty.
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Plogging seems simple. But it does a lot of good to both the environment and our health. It can not only make the world greener, but also get us full body exercise. For example, a 30 minute jogging cuts down around 53 calories（卡路里）. It's less than 235 calories burned from plogging. So next time you go out jogging, why not carry a bag and collect some litter along the way? Although you are doing something simple, you are sure to put the words "Small kind actions make a big difference to the world. " into action. Your body and the environment will thank you.
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Successful communication can always make us thankful and understanding. I didn't realize the importance of acceptance until I talked with my father after he finished one of his favorite .
My father used to be a strong manloved to take part in different activities. However, a terrible illness took all that away. Now he can't walk and it is not so easy for him himself with clear words. He is used to sitting quietly in a chair and keeping reading novels. One night, I visited him with my sisters and sat him. While talking about life, I said we must give up something as we grow — our youth, our beauty, our friends — but it always seems that after we give something up, we get something new in its place. Thenmy father tried to speak up and asked what he got when he gave up everything!
All of us were silent at that moment, because we could not think of anything to say. To surprise, he answered his own question later, "I got the love of my family. " I looked at my sisters and saw tears falling down their faces, along with hope and thankfulness.
I by his words, too. From then on, when I began to feel annoyed with someone. I would remember his words and try to stay calm. If he could replace（ 代 替 ）his great with a feeling of love for others, then I should be able to give up my small irritations（ 恼 怒 ）. In this way, I learned the power of acceptance from my father. I not listening to him carefully when I was a little boy. Sometimes I wonder how many things I have missed because of my silliness. In the future, I will spend more time with him. I hope to have more chances to know what a great father I have.
