— Yes, it is of great help to me.        I must say it also cost me a lot.

— Don't worry. I don't doubt       she can do it well.

—Yes .I am a little green       envy. I wish I were as pretty as she.

— Neither, thanks. I        take a look at a light green one.

— We should earn to be        any challenge!

—My mother will have it        tomorrow.

—But the music is really worth       .

— I think they are of great         to me.

—I think they'd better ask their teachers for help.

— It depends. If it's rainy, it will be put off until next week.

"I can't believe what I'm hearing!" I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate(候选人) for president of Students' Union. My best friend Tony came to me and said, "I'm1, Mike. I really thought you should be2Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a polite" Congratulations" and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

"I'm…er, I'm just wondering3you would…consider(考虑) coming to work on my team," he said4" You are really smart, and you would be a great manager." "don't think so," I answered, feeling uncertain.

"Well, if you change your5, we are meeting tomorrow," he said before moving to6table.

All that night, I thought about the7 from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(选举过程) would give me a8to make important changes at our school. I9 to join them.

My first goal was to10an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a11 with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeff's smiling face.

My next step was to12which activities students would like to have at school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a football team. With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. Luckily, the headmaster13to add these activities to our school program.

With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well accepted at school.

An eighth grader said, "It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president."

Hearing these words made me14 and confident. I had wanted to become president of member of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff's team.

He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his15a difference in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

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Four beggars (乞丐) usually met at an old shack (小窝棚) at the end of the day. One day, they were very upset because none of them had got much in their begging bowls.

"I only got this piece of meat today," the first said." I hardly got anything" the second said. I just picked up these few vegetables outside the fruit and vegetable store." The third complained that al he was given was a handful of herb(香草) that he couldn't eat on his own. The fourth beggar didn't do much better." I only got the handful of old, dried beans, but they aren't very nice!"

As they sat around the fire, one of them had a great idea. "Let's put all our bits together and boil them. In this way, we can make a tasty dish and share it." They all agreed.

However, the first beggar thought, "I don't want to share. I'll just pretend (假装) to throw my meat into the pot. They'll never know and I'1l eat my meat later" So he pretended to put the meat into the pot. Now the same idea had also hit the other beggars and the shack was so dark that no one could see what the others were doing.

Finally, one of them suggested that the dish should now be ready and, in turn, each of them helped himself to a bowl. They drank the hot water in absolute(绝对) silence, learning that selfishness doesn't taste all that good.

Your third year of middle school was probably a tough and busy time. You may have had trouble getting enough sleep. We all know that not getting enough sleep is not good for our health. But it has been found that less seep could even cause you to have fewer fiends.

According to researchers from the University of California, people who don't get enough sleep are less willing to socialize (社交) with others. They are simply too tired to go out.

The researchers did a small study. They tested 18 young people who had just had a good night's sleep – as well as tested them again after a sleepless night. The participants(参加者) watched videos of people with neutral (中性的) expressions walking toward them." When the person on the video got too "close" to them, they pushed a button (按钮) to stop the video, which recorded how close they allowed the person to get.

The results showed that the participants kept the person at a distance of 60 percent further back if they hadn't gotten enough sleep, They felt that their personal space was being invaded (侵占). But when the participants got a good night's sleep, they allowed the person to get much closer to them.

According to lead researcher Matthew Walker, the less sleep you get, the less you want to socialize with others. In turn, other people may think you are weird and stay away from you. This can make You Tel lonely and cause you to seep even less. It becomes a vicious cycle (恶性循环).

So if you want to be a more sociable and popular person, sleeping well might help." One night of good seep makes you feel more outgoing and socially confident" Walker told the Daily Mail.

It is easy for many people to catch a cold in the springtime or fall. It makes us wonder if scientists can send a man to the moon, why can't they find a cure for the common cold? The answer is easy. There are actually different cold viruses out there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn't a cure for each one.

When a virus attacks your body, your body works hard to get rid of it Blood rushes to your nose and causes a block in it. You feel terrible because you can't breathe well, but your body is actually eating the virus. Your temperature goes up and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a runny nose to stop the virus from getting into your cells. You may feel very uncomfortable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.

Different people do different things to deal with colds. In the United States and some other countries, for example, people might have chicken soup to help them get over the cold. Some people take hot baths. Other people take medicine to stop different symptoms(症状)of colds.

There is one interesting thing to note一some scientists say taking medicine when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn't have a way to fight it and kill it Bodies can do an amazing job on their own. There is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this:

It takes about one week to get over a cold if you don't take medicine, but it takes only seven days to get over a cold if you take medicine.

Many people think dreams are full of messages that may not be clear to us common people. But if we think about what is going on in our lives, we can usually come up with an answer. Let's look at some of the most common dreams. What do these dreams mean?

Falling

You're falling, falling, falling... and then you wake up. This dream is said to mean you are afraid of something or worried about something. There may be something in your life that is out of control and there is nothing you can do to stop it. Another explanation is that you may fail in something. Maybe you're not doing well in school or work.

Taking an exam (or forgetting that you have one)

You suddenly realize you have to take an exam at that very moment. You might be running here and there to find your classroom. Experts say this dream may mean you're being tested about something or maybe you are facing a challenge.

Flying

Dreaming that you are flying means you are on top of things. You are in control of the things that matter to you. It may also mean you have confidence in yourself and think no one and, nothing can beat you.

Trying to run, but going nowhere

You're trying to run, but either your legs won't move or you simply aren't going anywhere. Some experts think this dream means you're trying to do too many things at once and can't catch up or move forward.

In fact, unlike these dreams, there are also many strange dreams that experts may not be able to explain.

Topic: What do dreams mean?

— need money, so I had no choice but(sell) it.

How do you keep confident when the world treats you badly? No one says it's easy, but there are some wto help you get self-confidence.

You should t not to be influenced by others' opinions about how to succeed. Instead of feeling angry about others' success-even if you think they are not as g as you-tell yourself you can do it too, and go for it.

Body language is also of great iYou may think it only influences the way others see you, but there is a lot more than that.

Stand till, smile and walk straight, and you will find y  more active and lively.

Like body language, speech also has something to do with your c, You should practice speaking cand loud enough to be heard without shouting! If you have dspeaking up among classmates, practise what you want to say in front of a mirror for a few minutes

Some of us are good at encouraging (鼓励) oand are generous with praise, but sometimes are too strict with ourselves. If you tell yourself you're not good enough too owhat will you expect to feel? So learn to tell yourself" Way to go." "Good work." and" Nice one", and start building self-confidence.

注意： 1）要点齐全，而且有适当拓展，但不得逐字翻译;

2）条理清晰，语意连贯，宇迹工整。

3）词数100左右

4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等

My Father

My father has been an important person in my life and I can learn a lot from him.