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^.1Myidealschoolstartsat8a.m．computers，sowehavePEandcomputerstudieseveryday．Theclassesarequitesmall．Thereareabout20studentsineachclass．Thereisabigdininghall，wherewecaneatandchatwithourfriends．Thereisaparkononesideofourschoolandashoppingmallontheother．Wehaveabiglibrary．Wealsohaveatenniscourtandaswimmingpool.Therearelotsofclubsandafter-schoolactivities．Everymonth，wegoonaschooltriptoamuseumoratheatre．20neday，whenTomcamehomefromwork,hefoundadiamondnecklaceoutsidehisdoor．Tomwonderedwhereitcamefrom．Tomthoughtthatthenecklacemustbelongtosomeone，soheplannedtotakeittothepolice．Hethoughttheywouldbeabletofindtheowner．Justthen，thepolicecametoTom'shomeandsawthenecklaceinhishand．Tomwasshockedwhenhewaschargedwithrobbery．Apolicemantoldhimaboutarobberyatthejewelleryshop．AwitnesssaidshesawsomeonerunfromtheshopintoTom’sbuilding．Tomwasnotguilty，buthowcouldheproveit?3DearEditorI'mareaderofyourmagazineandIneedhelp．I'mintheeighthgrade．IjustmovedtoBeijingwithmyparentstwomonthsago．NowI’mstudyingatanewschool．Idon’tknowtheschoolverywellandIdon’thaveanyfriendshere.I'mnotsurehowtotalktomyclassmates.Sometimes,IamnervousandIcannotanswertheirquesti**．Ifeelreallyuncomfortablewhentheytalktome．lmissmyclassmatesfrommyoldschool．Idon’tknowwhatIshoulddo．Ihopeyoucangivemesomeadvice．WangHai4ZhalongNatureReserveisinnorth-eastChina．Ithasanareaofmorethan210，000hectares．Itisoneoftheworld’smostimportantwetlands．Zhalongisthehomeofalotofplantsandanimals，includingdifferentkindsofbirds．Itprovidesfoodandshelterforthebirds．Therearenotmanyred-crownedcranesintheworld，buttherearesomeinZhalong．Itisaverygoodplaceforpeopletogobirdwatching．Wetlandsareimportantbecausetheyprovidefoodandshelterforendangeredbirds,andtheyalsohelppreventfloods．Wemustprotectthehomeofplants，fishandbirdsinZhalong．5Ifyouwanttolivetobe100yearsold，youneedhealthyfoodandregular^.exercise．Inthemorning，cerealandcongeearegoodforbreakfast．Forlunchanddinner，youcanhaverice，vegetablesandsomemeat.Youcanhaveanorangeoranappleaftereachmeal．Youneedregularexercisetoo．Youcanexerciseforabout30minuteseveryday.Youcanswim，runandplaybasketball．However,donotplaycomputergamesorchatwithfriendsontheInternetforhourseveryday．Thisisnotexercise．Getoutofyourchair，everyone!Changeyourdietandlifestyletoday!生詞：1．cereal['si?ri?l]n.谷物2.congee['k?nd?i:]n.米湯，粥；稀飯6IthinkWangJianisthemostsuitablepersontobethechairpersonoftheStudents’Union．Shehasmanyexcellentqualities.First，WangJianisoutgoing:shereallyenjoystalkingtopeople．Second，sheknowsteamworkisimportant:shecanworkeasilywithpeopleandsheworksveryhard.Third，WangJianisveryclever．Shedoeswellinexamsandoftenhelpsuswithourwork．Finally，WangJianisveryorganized.Shearrangesbadmintonpracticesafterschoolandsheiscaptainoftheschoolteam．IthinkWangJianwouldbeanexcellentchairperson．Ihopethatyouwillvoteforher．生詞：captain['kæptin]n.隊(duì)長(zhǎng)7Ihavetochooseanewcolourformybedroom．Itisaveryimportantdecision，becausecolourcanchangeaperson’smood．Ilikeorange，becauseit'sahappy，warmcolour．Itcanmakepeoplefeelcomfortable．MybestfriendJackdoesn’tagreethough．Hethinksgreenisbetter．Jacksaysthatgreenrepresentsnatureandthatitcanmakeyoufeelenergetic．IremindJackthatgreenisalsothecolourofenvy．Mymotherrecommendsblue．Shethinksbluecreatesafeelingofharmony，soitwillmakemelessstressedandhelpmerelaxafterschoo1．Perhapssheisright．8DearMillieThankyouforyourletter．IhopeIcanofferyousomeusefuladvice．Yousaidyoudonothaveenoughtimetodoyourhomework．Planyourdaycarefully．Makealistofallthehomeworkyouhavetodo．Thenworkouthowmuchtimeyouneedtofinishit．Thiswillgiveyouanideaofhowmuchfreetimeyouhave．Youalsosaidthatyoudonothaveenoughtimeforyourhobbies．Perhapsyoucanchooseonehobbytodoeachday,orjustfocusonyourfavouritehobby,painting．Ihopemyadvicewillbeusefultoyou．^.BestwishesHelen9DearMrPrincipalIhavefoundagoodplaceforourcharitywalk．ItiscalledSouthHill．Itis5kilometressouthofSunnyStreet．Itisabout900metreshighandistheonlyhillinSunshineTown．Wecanwalkthere．Ontheway，wecanenjoythebeautifulcountryside．Itisagoodplaceforwalkingbecauseoftheopenspaceandfreshair．Ifwegothereearlyenough，wemayevenhearthebirdssinging．OnSouthHill，wecanplayhide-and-seek，flykitesandgofishing．IbelieveSouthHillistheperfectplaceforthecharitywalk．Thankyou．YourssincerelyAmy10DearSir1wouldliketorecommendDanielforthisyear’sYouthAward．Danielisacleverboy．Heknowsalotaboutcomputers．Heoftenteacheshimselfnewskills．Danielisthoughtful．Heplanseverythingcarefullyandworkswellinateam．Heisalsokind．Helooksafterourchildren’sgrouponSundaysandthechildrenlikehim．Lastweek，asmallboygotlostandwascryinginthestreet．Danieltookhimtothepolicestationandstayedwithhimuntiltheboy’sparentscame．TheclubmembersallthinkthatDanielshouldgetanaward．Welookforwardtoheatingfromyou．YoursfaithfullySandy11Manyteenagerssufferfromstress．Althoughtheymayworryalotabouttheirproblems，therearesomesimplewaystodealwiththem．Eatingahealthydiet，gettingenoughsleepandexercisingregularlyareallimportantforyoungpeople．Atschool，planningaheadcanhelp．Makingalistofallthethingstheyneedtodoandplanningwhentodothemcanhelpstudentsorganizetheirtime.Also，studentsshouldnotworrytoomuchaboutbeingpopular.Theyshouldjustbethemselves．Finally,studentsshouldmakeenoughtimefortheirhobbies．Playingsport，readingandwatchingfilmscanhelpthemrelax．12Thisyear’sBeijingMusicAwardswillbecoveredlive．ThepresentationwillbeheldinBeijingthiscomingSaturday．Allthebigpop^.starswillattend．Beforetheawardsstart,wewillInterviewsomeofthemostfamousstars．Twothousandfanshavevotedonlinefortheirfavouritesongs，singersandmusicvideos.Theresultswillbeannouncedduringtheprogrammeandthehostwillaskquesti**fortheviewerstoanswer.Asyouarewatchingtheawards，writedownyouranswersandsendtextmessagesto1396．Ifyouareluckyenough，youcouldwintwofreeconcerttickets．13HieverybodyMynameisLucy．IaminYear9atWoodlandSchoolnearLondon．Itisamixedschool．Boysandgirlshaveless**together．MyfavouritesubjectisHomeEconomics．Ilikelearninghowtocookandsew．OurschoolhasaReadingWeekeveryyear．MyclassmatesandIloveit．Wecanreadanybookswelikefromtheschoollibrary．Wecanevenbringinbooksandmagazinesfromhome．Neartheendofeachclasswecantalktoourfriendsaboutourbooks．Thereadingweekisalwaystooshortbecausewewanttoreadallourfriends’booksas．well14Hello，everyoneI’vegotsomegreatnewsforyoutoday．Ourschoolbasketballteamisinthefinalroundofthebasketballcompetition!ThematchwillbeonSunday，the7thofNovember，atSouthHillSchool．Now，listencarefullytotheplanfortheday．’llmeetattheschoolgate．We’llarriveatSouthHillSchoolat10a.m．．Afterthematchfinishes，therewillbethepresentationofthecupandmedals．Thebuswillleaveat12noonfromSouthHillSchoolandbringyoubacktoschool．Pleasecomeandsupportourteam．15Giantpandasarebeautifulblack-and-whiteanimalsthatlooklike．Babygiantpandasspendalotoftimedrinkingtheirmothers．’milkMothergiantpandashaveonlyoneortwobabiesatatime．Whenthebabiesareborn．theylooklikelittlewhitemice．Thereareonlyaboutathousandgiantpandasintheworldnow．Theirnumberisgettingsmallereveryyear．Ifpeoplekeeptakingtheland，giantpandaswillhavenowheretolive．Also，peoplehuntthemfortheirfur．Ifthiscontinues，therewillbenogiantpandasintheworld．16Timmyisateenager．Helivesinasmalltown．Hesurvivedanearthquakeseveralyearsago．First，heheardabignoiseintheshoppingcentre．Itwaslikethelike^.bombsundertheground．Afterthat。bricksandpiecesofglassfelldown．Whenthenoiseended，Timmywastrappedandhecouldnotgetout.Foramoment，hewasSofrightenedthathecouldhardlythinkaboutanything．Thenhecalmeddownandbeganscreamingforhelp．Finally，peoplemovedawaythebricksandstonesandsavedhim．17ThemaincharacterofthisgameisItchyFeet．Oneday,hehadaverystrangedream．Inhisdream,hesawagoldencloud．Thesewordswerewrittenonit:‘Welcome，travellers!Seethosebigcolourfulcloudswithquesti**onthem?Youearnapointeverytimeyouansweraquestioncorrectly.Whenyouhaveearnedenoughpoints，acloudwillcomedownandcarryyouofftoaplaceyouhaveneverbeentobefore．’Thisgamehaseightlevels,andeachlevelwilltakeyouaboutanhourtofinish．Ifyouaresmart,youcantravelaroundtheworldineighthours!18DearSandyIhavejustlistenedtoaprogrammeontheradio.ItwasaboutanewCD-ROMpackcalled‘DailyEnglish.It’isanewcoursefromAustralia．ThepackincludesabookandfiveCD—ROMs.Itisverygoodfortouristsandstudents．I’msurewecanlearnalotfromit.Wecanlearnabouthowtousethetelephoneandhowtoaskandanswerquesti**.Wecanalsolearntotalkabouttheweatherandthetime．Thecoursecoversmanytopics．Iamgoingtoorderapackonline.Doyouwantmetoorderoneforyoutoo?RegardsMillie19DearMrWuOurclasshasdecidedtoholdacharityshow.WecallitSunshineForAll’Projecteach.Manyclassmateshavevolunteeredtodosomeworkfortheshow.KittywillalsohelpSimonorganizeaplay．DanielandKittywillsingasong.Wehopetoseeyouthere!Sandy20UNICEFwassetupin1946tohelpchildrenafterthewarinEurope．Thesechildren’sliveswerechangedbecauseoftheWar．^.countries.Ithelpsgovernmentsandfamiliesmaketheworldabetterplaceforchildren．UNICEFgetsitsmoneyfromdonati**.ItraisesmoneybysellingChristmascardsandorganizingotherfund—raisingactivities.PeoplecanhelpUNICEFbydoingvoluntarywork．UNICEFbelievesthatallchildrenshouldhavecleanwaterandfoodsothattheycanbehealthy.Italsobelievesthattheyshouldgotoschoolinsteadofworkingtosupporttheirfamilies．21HalloweenisonOctober31st．ItisaWesternfestival．Peoplecelebrateitinmanyways．ChildrenwearspecialcostumesandmasksonHalloween.Manychildrenplayagamecalled‘trickortreat’.Theyknockontheirneighbours’doorsandshout‘trickortreat．’Theirneighboursusuallygivethemsomecandyasa‘treat．Ifthe’childrendonotgetanycandy，theycanplayatrickontheirneighbours．Somepeoplealsomakelanternsoutofbigorangepumpkins．Theycutouttheeyes，thenoseandthesharpteeth.Theyputcandlesinthemsothelightshinesthroughtheeyes,thenoseandtheteeth．22Swimmingisverypopularinsummer．Peoplelikeswimminginsummerbecausewatercoolsthemdown.Butifyouswiminthewrongplace，itmaybedangerous.Inthepastfewyearsmanyswimmershavediedinthewater.However,somepeoplearestillnotcarefulenoughwhenswimming.Theyoftenthinktheyswimsowellthatnothingcanhappentothem.Summeriscomingsoon．Ifyougoswimming，rememberthesetworules：don’tgetintothewaterwhenyouarealoneanddon’tgetintothewaterifthereisa‘noswimming’sign．Ifyouremembertheserules，swimmingwillbesafer．23DearJohnHowareyou?IleftschoolearlyyesterdaybecausetheSno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