—Great! But I prefer to have a cat. It is _____________to take care of。

   — Yes, although they have three sons, _____________of them live with them.

—No. You haven't done your homework yet. It _________ first.

    How are you feeling today? Do you have a sore throat? Are you coughing? Sneezing？These are all very common 1 that tell your body is fighting a disease. Your immune system(免疫系统) works to protect you from diseases, but when it is weakened, you feel sick. The illness that you feel could be 2 by one of two things： bacteria(细菌) or viruses(病毒).

    Bacteria are things with just one cell( 细胞). They can be 3 outside the body, but we also have trillions of bacteria living in our bodies, 4 there are more bacteria than human cells in our bodies. 5 don't worry: ninety-nine percent of these bacteria are good for us. They 6 us to feel happy, protect us from disease, and help us digest(消化)food. Your7 alone includes more bacteria than there are people on earth! 8 , there are also bad bacteria that cause illnesses. We can treat these illnesses

with antibiotics(抗生素).

    Viruses are 9 than bacteria. They are little in size. They cannot exist without a host—a(n) 10 or plant to live in. That person next to you who's sneezing is the host of a virus. So, watch out! With each sneeze, he or she 11 you over 100,000 virus cells, traveling at a speed of over 160 km/h! Once those cells get into your body, you become the12 . The virus then changes in order to make more viruses in your body. If you get a virus, you can't 13 it with antibiotics. You simply need to wait 14 your body gets rid of it. Of course, you can protect 15 from viruses such as the flu by washing your hands. Over eighty percent of viruses are spread by touching an infected person or thing, so be sure to take care of yourself and stay healthy.

You may have experienced the feeling—your mouth feels like it's on fire, and the heat causes your eyes to water. You've  eaten one of nature's hottest foods—the chilies(辣椒).

Chilies are found in  around the world. Chilies come from the capsicum(辣椒) plant. They are "hot"  they contain something called capsaicin(辣椒素). Capsaicin is very good for your health. It helps you breathe better, and it may even help you to keep fit. Capsaicin makes you feel less  so that you will eat less. It also makes your body burn more calories.

Eating a hot chili can be  , but some people really like eating it.  , Tamuly, a woman from India, ate 51 hot chilies in just two minutes. She  famous for eating chilies. The chilies she ate are the third hottest chilies in the world.

"I found eating chilies was a great way  healthy," says Tamuly. She began eating chilies when she was a child. She eats chilies when she is sick, too. "Every  

I have a cold or flu, I just eat some chilies and I  better. "To be honest, I barely notice them now.

It has more than 845 million users worldwide. If it were a country, it would have the third largest population in the world, behind China and India. This is Facebook, a popular website from the US. It is similar to Renren in China.

Mark Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984. As a little kid, he loved creating little fun computer programs. He set up the network in February of 2004. He was then a second-year student at Harvard University. One day, he had the idea of building a website for Harvard students to get to know each other. He set up the Facebook website. Harvard students could share photos and their personal information there. Soon, the website became very famous. Zuckerberg decided to leave Harvard to run Facebook full time. It was the biggest adventure in his life and later brought him great success. Now, the service is popular around the world.

Greetings such as "Have you checked your Facebook page today?" became a part of young people's everyday language in the US. People can exchange messages and get the latest information about their friends on Facebook. Zuckerberg's dream is to connect people through the Internet. "Facebook is to make the world more open and connected." he said.

What's the young man's secret to success? Zuckerberg believes it's important to have an open mind and be ready to try new things. The riskiest thing is to take no risks, "he once said in an open letter. Sometimes the simplest ideas go furthest. We hope Mark Zuckerberg can go much further, maybe even further than Bill Gates

There are many advantages of becoming a professional( 专业的)musician. The biggest advantage is being able to do something you love. You will have the chance to travel to many different places and meet a lot of different people. That will open up your eyes.

However, there are also disadvantages of being a professional musician. One of the biggest disadvantages for most musicians is that they don't always have enough money. Most of the time, you will be looking for jobs. Sometimes you won't be able to find a good job. Another disadvantage is the place you live in. If you want to be a musician, you usually have to move to an area that has a lot of jobs, such as New York City. The cost of living in these areas is usually very high. The third disadvantage is that you can't have a steady family life. Different jobs will take a musician to different places, so most musicians are unable to have a regular family.

Every day, people may touch thousands of chemicals(化学药品).These chemicals are said to be harmless to human health. In fact, the chemicals are considered so safe that we may wash with them. We put them on our bodies and even our faces. Other chemical products are used around our homes. Each chemical seems harmless on its own. But when connected with other chemicals, they may become deadly. That is the finding of a two-year study by a high-profile (高调的) task force of scientists. The task force was told to find the cancer-causing(致癌)possibility of chemical mixtures.

Linda Gulliver was one of the 174 scientists on the task force. Their job was to study the cancer-causing possibility of 85 chemicals. All 85 are said to be common in the environment.

Ms. Gulliver explains that chemicals have the possibility or ability to form dangerous mixtures. Even simple minerals(矿物) can become dangerous when mixed with chemicals found in plastics or beauty products.

She says the latest way to find whether(是否) chemicals cause cancer is to test them one at a time. This method leads to a long list of "safe" chemicals. She also says, "We need some researches to find out what mixtures of chemicals would be more harmful than others; what groups of chemicals, when together, would produce more harmful effects(影响). But at the moment, that is not known."

Many people have argued about which is more important—reaching our destination(目的地) or enjoying the view along the way. I agree with the second opinion.  

Nearly all of us know the saying, "All roads lead to Rome." However, few of us know the second half of this saying, "though some are born Roman." What does it mean? The first half of the expression explains that there are many ways of achieving the same goal. However, the second half forces us to acknowledge (承认) that in fact someone will always achieve it more easily than others in the life.  

So does it mean that the efforts spent in reaching Rome are a complete waste?  I can get a lot from the journey I take to reach my goal.

 Is it because we like challenges? Do we do it because we want to meet new people and visit new places? Do we do it to follow others? Or do we just want to have an unforgettable adventure?

All in all, whatever our original motivation(原始动机)is, we shouldn't miss enjoying the view along the way.  I believe sometimes we should slow down to enjoy the wonderful view along the way before focusing on reaching our destination.

A: Hi, Mary. Are you going to Bill's birthday party tonight?

B: Yes. He sent me a massage. But I deleted(删除) it by accident.

A: Well, I got a message, too. Wait a minute.  

B: Great. Thanks! What time will it start?

A:  

B: Oh, I thought it would be later. And do we have to take anything?

A:  

B: Sounds good. I've got lots of different ones.

A:  

B: Hip-hop mostly. Will that be OK?

A: Of course.  

B: No, thanks. See you then.

A: See you.

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