I have two daughters and one son. They are Mary. Laura and Eric. Mary is seven. Laura and Eric are five. They watch a lot of television, maybe five hours a day.

    I'm worried that it's too much. Should I limit（限制） their screen time?

Catherine

    The American Academy of Pediatrics（APP，美国科学会） says that older kids shouldn't watch more than1-2 hours of television every day, and that kids under the age of two should not watch any television. The shows kids watch should be educational. All in all, television shouldn't be a substitute（替代物）for activities like playing with friends, exercising or reading.

    The Beijing Hearing Dog Association has a plan. They plan to choose some stray dogs（流浪狗） and train them. Then the dogs will be able to help the old and the deaf.

    They will choose young dogs, because it's easier to train them. The kind of dog is not important.

    Twenty-four volunteers will join the training. They all have some experience of keeping dogs and they all love dogs. They will learn a special language first from the coach（教练） and they teach the dogs. This training will take 180 days. Then the better-performed dogs will enter the next training. They will learn to understand different sounds, such as knocking on a door and water boiling. Then the dogs will live with the deaf or the old for 30 days.

    Some people think the plan won't work, because it will cost a lot of money.  But some people like the plan and they would like to be the volunteers.

    Where is Love? How can we find Love?

    Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. Her smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. Once again she smiled. The boy was very happy.

    They sat there all afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps, turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. The woman gave him the biggest smile ever.

    When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the joy（快乐） on his face and asked what had made him so happy. "I had lunch with Love. I has got the most beautiful smile in the world."

    At the same time, the old woman's son was also surprised at his mother's pleasure and asked why. "I ate a pizza in the park with Love, "she said," and he is much younger than I expected."

    If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.

C

    Sometimes you might feel it impossible to get on with your parents.But in fact, it isn't as difficult as you think.Follow these ways, and then you'll improve your relationship with them.

Spend more time with your parents. Your parents won't always be around, so try to spend more time with them.This doesn't mean just sitting in front of the TV together.Instead, you should do more activities with your parents together.By doing them, all of you will feel happy and relaxed.

    Talk with your parents more often. In order to understand them better, you should talk with them more often.Try to learn more about them.For example, you could ask them about their own childhood.In this way, you will understand them better.

    Always listen to your parents. This may seem simple, but it's often harder than you think.Look at your parents when they are talking.Don't interrupt them, and then speak clearly when replying to them.

    Share your feelings with your parents. Sometimes your parents also want to learn more about you.Just do your best to open your heart to them.When possible, talk to them about something at school or what you really want to be in the future.

    Make your parents feel proud (自豪的). There are always some ways to make your parents feel good about you.By working hard, you can do well at school or win prizes in games.They will think how lucky they are to have you and be more willing to talk about you in front of others.

    Here are some ideas for you on how to help others through volunteering.

    When people get older, it becomes harder to do many things, from walking to the store to doing the housework. Old people living alone can also feel lonely. As a volunteer. You can do a lot to help the old in your neighborhood. You could visit them and help them with their housework.

    Many people with disabilities need help. You could volunteer to read books to the blind or deliver(递送) something for people who can't get around too well.

    There are lots of volunteer jobs to do in hospitals and health care centers. As a volunteer, you can make beds, deliver flowers and gifts, help serve meals, and do lots of other important jobs.

    Some families don't have enough money to buy food and clothes for their kids. Some people don't have place to live at all. To help these people as a volunteer, you can give clothes, food or money t0, or raise money for, a charity(慈善机构).

    Sometimes people need more help when the holidays come. Holidays are happy, but for people who are alone or unlucky, they can be a lonely, hard time. As a volunteer, you can deliver holiday dinners to less lucky people, visit the lonely old people and serve food to the homeless.

    I live in a happy family. My parents love me and they never let me do any chores. My dad is a good 1, so he does all the cooking in our family. My mom does all the other chores 2 sweeping the floor and washing clothes.

    Last weekend, my parents were out, so I had to look after 3. In the afternoon, I was 4, so I decided to cook a meal. I 5 cooked before, but how hard would it be? My father is a good cook, and then I must 6 him in some ways. Finally, I decided to cook chicken. I took 7 the chicken from the fridge. When the oil became very hot, I 8 the chicken into the pot. Quickly the pot was on fire. I didn't know how it 9 before I threw the flaming pot into the water. Then I noticed the white table next to the stove and the ceiling (天花板) became black. I spent the next hour trying to clean up the 10.

    Cooking isn't as easy as I ever thought, and there's always something I need to learn.

    A lot of people wish to be slim（苗条）, but at the same time they are  （worry） about their health. In fact, it is important for everyone  （lose）weight healthily. But how can you do it? Here's some good  （advice）.

    Drink plenty of water and eat a（n）  （health） diet. If you feel like eating snacks（零食）, drink a glass of water first. If you are still hungry after 15 minutes, then it's time  a light snack.   （try） to stay away from food with high calories（卡路里）, such as sweets and fast food.

    Do not eat more than you can consume（消耗）. People get fat  they can't consume all the calories that they get. So knowing how many calories you really need  very important.

    Take enough exercise. The "333" is good for you exercise 3 times a week. For at least 30 minutes at  time, and pulse rate（脉搏率） should he more than 130m after exercising.

    Keep the three  （piece） of advice in mind and follow the advice. Then you'll surely have a slim and strong body.

Dear friend,