The Black family like to do things together. Each Saturday they1each other with the work.

    Today Peter and Jean cleaned their2. They made the bed, swept the floor, cleaned the windows and took out the3. Then Jean put some beautiful flowers on the table. Dad went to the store to4food for next week. He knew about everyone's5food in the family. He was6he would make everyone glad. Mom washed the clothes of all the family. That made her tired,7happy. Then Jean helped Mom water the flowers in the8.  Peter helped Dad fix his bike. Soon they finished9the work.

    "Now we can have some fun," said Dad. "What will we do or10will we go?"

    Everyone had an idea. They decided to ride bikes to the seaside. It is wonderful that the family like to work and play together.

A

We need volunteers!

    Boys and girls, the school sports meeting is only a week away.Don't you feel excited?

    As you know, our school holds the sports meeting twice a year, in April and in October.This spring, the sports meeting will last for three days, beginning on April 10.We always have a lot of things to do during the sports meeting，so we need your help from 9：30 to 11：00 in the morning and from 2：30 to 4：30 in the afternoon.

    We need two boy volunteers and three girl volunteers.If you are interested, please call me at 378－3892 as soon as possible.I'm Jackie Green.You can also call Tony Black at 378－8903.

    A young queen was given a magic box by a wizard (男巫). The box would bring happiness to the whole country whenever it was opened in a place full of the spirit of generosity (慷慨).

    The queen traveled all over the country, looking for the most generous people. If she collected them all, she would open the magic box. The queen felt disappointed because nothing special happened.

    One day when the queen decided to return to her palace, she saw a poor little boy begging. She would like to give the boy some money, but she didn't have any with her. So the boy asked her if she could give him the old box. Then he could sell it for a little money. At first the queen hesitated (犹豫), because she had been told the box had magical powers. But seeing how poor the boy was, she gave it to him. The boy took the box and opened it.

    Immediately, all the most wonderful things one could imagine started flying out of the box and a voice said, "Why look for it in others? Goodness always starts in yourself. "

    While enjoying all the wonders of the magic box, the queen learned to set an example to others, and she became the best queen ever in history.

C

    Most students do not enjoy doing housework.Some of them think that cleaning the bathroom or cooking dinner for the family is boring.However，if you try the following ways，you will find that housework is not as boring as you think.

    Learn to do small things

    You should learn to do small things，for example，you can do the dishes，sweep the floor or make the bed.Part of growing up is to be able to take care of yourself.Doing some small things around the house shows that you are becoming responsible (有责任感的)．

    Divide (划分)housework among the family

    In fact，it's too tiring for one person to do all the housework alone.It's good to divide housework into different parts.All the family members (成员)will do the housework together.Dividing housework among all the family members will make everyone's job much easier.

    Make it fun

    Cooking is one part of housework.Cooking can be very funny if you put your heart into it.If you learn how to cook your favorite food，you will also get a feeling of satisfaction.

    In some Western countries, many children do chores to g pocket money. They usually start to do this when they are ten years old.

    School students have to do homework and s for tests. They don't have much free time on w. They often do chores on weekends.

    Young kids only do e chores. So they don't get much money. But that's enough. Many of them only want to buy candy (糖果). And candy is cheap! They often help do the dishes, s the floor, or feed the pet cat or dog. When they get o， they want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. So they have to work h! They often help their parents wash the family car, cut the grass, or cook meals.

    Some jobs are a good w for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn how to use a lawnmower (割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at f.

    Do you think it's fair for the teenagers to depend on t？

    Anny is my little daughter. She is only six years old. She always does some （housework） at home. It is easy （do） for her.

    The number one chore she does  to take out the rubbish. She does it well and never forgets to do it. Sometimes, if the rubbish is too heavy （carry）, I will help her.

    Anny often helps me （clean） the floor. I hate mopping（用拖把拖洗） the floor. After I finish the work, I often have a serious backache, because there is something wrong  my back. But Anny loves it,  she likes playing with water.

    Anny also knows how （put） empty dinner plates into the dishwasher（洗碗机）. She even helps  to put the dirty clothes into the washing machine when I am doing some washing. Anny is really （help） at home.

    Maybe you have heard of the“Mozart Effect". It says that listening to classical music, especially Mozart, can help with math and science learning, and develop smart children. But how can we enjoy music.

    Listen in the car, while the children draw and color, and at dinner, for fun. Listen and talk about music.

    Do you like this song? Why, or why not? If you like this kind of music, how does it make you feel? Happy or sad?

    Get to know classical music, but don't forget jazz, blues or many other kinds of music. Many children enjoy different sounds from around the world as well.

    Learn about a singer and then listen to his or her music. Libraries often offer CDs as well. Learn an instrument. This costs some money and time, but the result can be worth it. This including singing. Learn how to sing traditional songs.

    Find concerts that you attend. Many towns and cities offer family concerts (for parents and their children）. Look for one near you house. Go to a music festival.