If you are a teenage boy and you want to be in life, you'd better this great book!

    From the Boys to Men, by American author Michael Gurian, tells teenage boys that they are living through the best years of their . There is no reason for them not to love life.

    You may think that only your body is growing at the moment. But the book says your mind is too.

    The book tells teenage boys that they need t o help their body and mind . To do this, they should stop spending time playing computer games and should start playing sports.

    Sports, the books says keep you and teach you important life skills. They teach you how to be a and how to work as part of a team.

    The book also tells boys how to love life if they're being bullied(被欺负). It says boys have to stop being of such bullies. It is the only way they can become more successful people.

    To become the man you want to be, you have to think for yourself and believe in yourself.

    But, the most the book says, you must always dream of success. Never be happy with what you , always want more. Real men always want .

—Let's go for a walk.

—I often practice_______English.

— I think it's fun to dress up _______ cartoon characters!

— He is a dentist.

Li Gang: Yes, I'd like to return this book, please.

Miss Wu:.

Li Gang: No, I couldn't read it. I had a hard time reading a few pages, and then I decided to give up.

Miss Wu: .

Li Gang: It wasn't the language. It was the words. They are too small for me.

Miss Wu:. What can I do for you then?

Li Gang: Well, I'd be glad if you could find me another book.

Miss Wu: .

Li Gang: Yes, but one with bigger words.

Miss Wu: What about this one?

Li Gang: Oh, Oliver Twist. This one is fine. And the words are much bigger. Thank you very much.

Miss Wu: You're welcome.

    When I was in high school, I didn't do well in my schoolwork at first.1 I wanted to go to college. I went to talk with my favorite teacher. He told 2 that there might be no chance for me to go to college. It made me very 3 .

    But I didn't give up (放弃). I might not be able to get into 4 . But I wouldn't stop 5 . Then I found that my 6 in the past was spending too much time on science. I was not good at my schoolwork, because I wasn't working hard on all 7 .

    So during the following semesters I 8 my plan. I spent more time in studying English, math and other subjects. I worked hard by 9 to the teachers carefully in class and doing more exercises after class. Now I am studying at college.

    If you are not doing well at school at the moment, don't 10 . Forget the past years and restart (重新开始) now! I believe all your dreams can come true.

    Wally was a wild goose(鹅). One day, when he was flying south for 1with his family, he saw some farm geese walking around and eating corn on the ground. “It would be nice to have corn,” he thought. “And flying is very 2. I'd like to walk around for a while.”

    Wally 3his family, landed among the farm geese and began to eat corn. The other wild geese went on flying 4Wally didn't care. “I'll join them again when they come back 5in a few months,” he thought.

    A few months went by, it was spring. Wally looked up and saw the other wild geese. They looked beautiful in the 6. Wally said to himself, “It's time to leave. I'm 7the ground.”

    So Wally tried to fly. But he became very 8because he had eaten too much corn and he hadn't exercised his wings much. He 9to the ground. “Oh, well, I'll just wait until they fly south again. Then I'll join them,” he said.

    When his family flew overhead once more, Wally tried to fly again, but he 10.

    Wally became a farm goose at last.

    More and more advertisements appear on the Web. You have to be careful not to be fooled or tricked(欺骗) by the advertisements on the Internet. Something is said to be a bargain(便宜物品), but it isn't always cheap. And some so-called new things just have a new outside.

    However, shopping online is a kind of fashionable(时尚的) thing today. I love to buy things of everyday use, so I often get lots of information about them on websites online. For example, if I want an MP3, I can choose my favorite one, and look for what the users like or don't like about it, then decide whether to buy or not. And at the same time, you don't have to go to a shop or walk around a crowded shopping area, so you don't have to waste much time. The Internet is really useful for shopping, but be careful not to spend too much.

    English words don't stay the same. People need new words for new ideas and new inventions. Different words come into use, or old words are used in a new way.

    English can be changed by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico and “tea” came from China and so on. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. New words can be formed by adding two words together. “Countryside” and “earthquake” are made up of two parts. Sometimes new words are shorter forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the end of the longer word. “Plane” was made by cutting off the front part of “airplane”. The names of people and products can become new words, too. Our “sandwich”  was named after a man called Sandwich and “sellotape”(透明胶带) was a name given by the company that first made the product.

    Our class is going to volunteer to serve (服务) the old people's home. Here is the time table.

Leave: 7:00 a.m.

Meeting place: Our school gate

Transportation: By bus

Class 6, Grade 3

October 12, 2013

A: What happened to you yesterday, Linda?

B: I went  in the mall yesterday. After I had bought something, I went to a part of the mall to have a drink.

A: Then,   up?

B: Before I got to my seat, a tall man  a bag had sat down at the same table.

A: A man ?

B: Yes. I'm not  enough. Before I went to bring my drink, I put my handbag on the chair.

A: I can imagine what  to you next. You must  something.

B: And I believe in everyone. Before I noticed the man, he had left with his bag. When I was ready to pay  my drink, I found my purse(钱包) was 1ost. The man had  away my purse.

A: What a pity!

B:  , a waiter in a nearby restaurant found my purse in a dustbin(垃圾箱). He telephoned me yesterday evening.

A: It must be all out.

B: No, everything was in  money.

    When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are six ways to make you feel good about yourself.

    Look in the mirror(照镜子) and say to yourself, "I am a special person and there's no one in the world like me. I can do anything!"

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

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

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

    Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination (想象) fly!

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

A. Learn something new!

B. There's something terrible in our life.

C. Talk with your Mum or Dad or maybe even your cousin.

D. It may not sound so good, but it really works!

E. Be friendly to people you meet.

F. Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to

    Weather has a strong effect(影响) on people. It influences health, influences health(智力), and feelings.

    In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. Southerners have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at times and very cold at other time. People in these states tend to(趋向) have heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.

    The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 study by scientists, the IQ scores of a group of college students were very high during a hurricane(飓风), but after the storm their scores dropped 10%. Storm can increase intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can lower(降低) it. Students in many schools of the United States often do badly on exams in the hot months of the year.

    Weather also has a strong influence on people's feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel sad during cold weather. In hot summer weather, on the other hand, fat people may feel unhappy. At about 18℃, people become stronger.

    Are you feeling sick, sad, tired, forgetful（健忘）, or very intelligent today? The weather may be the reason.

提示：1）电脑是最重要的发明之一，其应用也越来越广泛。

      2）电脑有利也有弊。express your feelings.

      3）人们应该正确使用电脑。