Do you want to be a TV news reporter? People often ask me 1 I love my job. Well, it's very exciting. I'm the first to know about important news stories. I travel around the world and I talk to people. I find out what is 2 in different places. I talk to some important and famous people. I've talked to people in the government, 3 famous sportsmen, sportswomen and film stars. I ask people to tell me about 4 lives. I want to know how they feel.

    A lot of people want to work in TV news, 5 you have to be energetic and creative. You have to show that you 6 do it. You must learn how to use a video camera, to write reports, and to speak to the camera. What's the best 7 to learn? Your school or college TV station is a good place to 8, but you have to get a job!

    Most people start with an unpaid job, so they can 9. The best place to learn is at a small station. There aren't many people, and as a result, you get better 10. I had an unpaid job at a small station, and one night, when everyone else was ill, I read the news on air. I did well, and as a result, I got my first paid job!

Dear Laura,

    Thanks for your email. Yes, I am having a great time on my exchange programme in France. It's even 1 than I thought. I was a little nervous before I arrived here, 2 there was no reason to be worried. My host 3 is really nice. They try their best to make me feel at home. And you wouldn't believe how 4 my French has improved! Although I still make lots of mistakes, it doesn't bother (使……烦恼) me as before. My biggest challenge (挑战) is learning how to 5 at the dinner table. As you can imagine, things are really different6 those at home. For example, you should not eat 7 with your hands except bread, not even fruit. 8 thing is that it is very rude to say you are full. If you don't want any more food, you should just say "9". Also, it's rude to put your hands in your lap. I find 10 difficult to remember everything, but I am getting used to them.

    Hope you are having a good school year. Please write to me soon.

Yours,

Wang Kun

    I know a Catherine who is smart, educated and interesting. But I avoid her because she never 1 complaining(抱怨)! For years, I fought against my feelings, because I really like and admire(赞赏) her, but I've found I just can't be her friend. Her world is 2“but.”. The trip would have been nice, but the drive was too long.  The food was good, but the light of the restaurant was too  3.  The hotel was too hot, the bed hurt her back and the room service was too slow. Her complaints were 4 changing me.  Months ago, my best friend Daisy was listening to me complaining about Catherine 5 she just became really angry. “Either break up with her, or leave me alone.” She shouted at me, “I'm tired of listening to your complaining. ” Her honesty surprised me, and I began to keep myself away from Catherine. Later, I did 6 her.

    Now I try to remain happy and positive (积极的) about life, and find friends of the same. There's been scientific research lately. It shows that people who find 7 to be thankful for their lives are actually happier, and I believe that is true. Endless complaining seems to control your life if you let it come into your brain. And too much complaining will actually make your life 8.

    Some people take “gratitude ( 感激之情) walks” every day, where they 9their lives in a positive way. By developing a grateful attitude, you can be turned away from what's troubling you, and 10 what makes you happy. Then you will have a beautiful life. 

    Kenya is famous for its safari holidays. On a safari holiday, you can1in a national park and watch the wild animals. Last year, Sarah's parents took Sarah and Peter there2their summer holiday. They had a wonderful time. They set up their tent and3in the middle of the national park, far from any towns.

    There was a guide with them, and the guide knew4about wild animals. During the day, their guide took5in a big car and they saw all kinds of animals. They saw lions, elephants, monkeys and many6animals. Sometimes the animals came very near to them. Once an elephant started walking towards them. Sarah and Peter felt very7. The guide said, "It's all right. 8. "After some minutes the elephant walked away.

    At night the family slept in the 9. They could hear the noises of the animals. They said it was noisy, and10 they couldn't sleep！Also, they said it was very hot. But they love their holiday very much, and are going again next year.

    There is a saying, "No sports, no life." Sports are very important to us. Sports help us to stay 1 and get good grades. Everyone in our class  2sports. Our favourite 3 is PE. We only have PE lessons 4 a week, but we play sports every day. The most popular sport in our class is basketball. The boys enjoy  5  it, and many of the 6 like it, too. Another popular sport is football and there 7 a lot of football fans (球迷) in our class. When the weather is 8 , we often play ping-pong outside. We hardly ever (几乎不) play volleyball. We think it's 9. We have a basketball team. Our team often has friendship (友谊) matches (比赛) with teams from other schools. When there is a match, many of us go to 10it. It's very interesting.

    Mary is worried about her 16-year-old daughter，Sophia．One day，Sophia comes back from a party，upset and unhappy．From then on，she  1  nothing but how to lose weight and become beautiful．She refuses to eat and keeps on2exercise．Sophia has always been a little heavy，so Mary encourages her to go on a diet．She feels that her daughter would  3  more attractive(有吸引力的)if she lost 5 kilograms．However，Sophia has lost over 10 kilograms until now．Her eating and exercising habits are having a harmful effect(影响)on her  4 ． She is too thin and is often sick．

    Her mother is trying to prevent her from going on a diet and  5 weight，but Sophia thinks that she is still too heavy and refuses to start eating as  6 ． Sophia's mind is full of the idea of looking like a model. Every day she goes to a club to do exercise．Sometimes she 7 her time reading magazines like Fashion&Beauty．The models in these magazines are very thin and beautiful．Sophia says “If I look like these models. I will be happy and the boys will like me．”

    Mary feels sorry for having encouraged her at first，because Sophia 8 feels good or pleased with her body．She's afraid that Sophia will never be happy  9 she always compares herself with the models in the magazines．Mary tries to tell Sophia that true 10  comes from the heart．The most ordinary face becomes beautiful when the person is filled with confidence．

    Will it matter if you don't take your 1 ?A short time ago, a test was given in the United States. People of different2, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got 3  breakfast at all. Scientists wanted  14 how well their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfasts.

    The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work  5 than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk  6  going to school, he  7  more quickly and listen  8 in class.

    The result is opposite to 9 some people think. Having no breakfast will not help you lose weight(减肥). This is because people become so  10  at noon that they eat too much for lunch. They will gain weight(增肥) instead of losing it.

    Can you imagine astronauts' everyday life in space? They also need to eat,  1 , exercise and relax. They do the same things as us, but they do2 differently.

    On Earth, we put food on a plate and water in a glass. Gravity(重力) holds the food down and keeps the water in the glass.  3 there is almost no gravity in space, so food can float(漂浮) away, and astronauts must eat and drink4  .

    Sleeping is very different in space. Some astronauts like to float in the air, but most like to be in a 5bag. They tie the bag to a wall 6 they won't float away at night. Exercise is very important in space. On Earth, your legs 7 your body, but in space, astronauts float. So they do not use their legs often. This is very  8their legs, so they must exercise for thirty minutes every day.

    After a day's work, astronauts relax. They may listen to music, read, watch films, play games, or talk to their friends and families  9  the radio. Sometimes they just enjoy 10 in the air.

    My friend John is a student. Last year, he went to Japan and stayed there  1two months. I was2 that John was able to 3such a long holiday in Japan because he was 4  . "How did you get so  5  money, John?" I asked. "I thought you could stay in Japan for 6  two weeks." "It was easy," he answered. "I got a job in Japan." "A job? What did you do?" "I gave English lessons  7  a shop owner, and we became good friends." "But you are8  teacher!" "Mr Tanaka, the shop owner, knew l was not a teacher, but he said he had a lot of American customers, so he wanted to learn English. I spent three hours a day 9  to him. In return, he gave me a room, three meals a day and some money."

    "Did he learn 10 English?'' "I don't know," John said, "but I learnt a lot of Japanese."

    I have been collecting stamps since I was a little kid. I began to collect stamps1I was eight years old. At that time, my mother  2 at an international bank. Every Friday, she 3 home stamps from all the letters she had received during that week. I 4had many pen friends in different countries, and we 5 letters to each other very often. By the 6 I was twelve, I have collected more than l, 000 stamps from fifty different countries! I've7  collecting stamps, but now it's  more  8 . My mother retired(退休) from her job, and my pen friends send me  9 messages instead of letters. The Internet has been very  10  for my stamp collection !