Travelling is a very good activity. When you get tired of your work or study, and when you have free time, you can go to a beautiful place to enjoy the beauty(美丽) of nature(大自然) or other cities. You can take in fresh air, meet different people and make friends with them. It's good for your health to do so.

    But sometimes, travelling is not an enjoyable thing. For example, the weather can be changeable. There may be rain when you travel. You may catch a cold or be ill while travelling. The worst(最糟糕的) thing is that the thieves may steal(偷) your money. All these may happen to a traveler.

When you go on a trip, you must get everything ready. Firstly, you must have clear information about the weather. Secondly, ask a friend to go with you so that you can help each other. Thirdly, you must be careful everywhere and try not to cause accidents（引起事故）. If you do these, you will enjoy your travel.

Book Review by Patricia Ann Turner

    It is school holiday time and Mitch Morrow's family have just moved to a new home in a new place. Mitch can't stop worrying about what his new school is going to be like. He  is not even sure about the neighbours. Next door live the Bull family and they have two children, Di and Bruce.  

    The older of the two,  Bruce,  is a large boy,  about Mitch's age. Mitch. Watches him carry big rocks. He looks really strong and unkind. Mitch gives him the name Bruiser（彪形大汉） because he has a black eye. Did he get it in a fight? Mitch imagines all the worst possible things about Bruiser. He is probably the class bully (恶霸). In his mind Mitch thinks of him as the enemy.

    Things seem to get more worring for Mitch. He finds out he will be in the same class as Bruiser. Then on the first day of school he learns that Bruiser is his buddy for the day.

    This is a lovely story for young readers to read or listen to. It has a wonderful message for all children about facing their fears —real and imagined.

    The pictures in the book catch the worry Mitch feels and make Bruiser rcally look like a bad guy.

    My only complaint is the colour of the printing of the text. Why there are pages of different coloured print I cannot tell. They may create problems for children with poor eyesight.

    I give it four stars.

    Are your parents often angry with you? Or you always disagree with your parents. Maybe the relationships between you and your parents are terrible. It's difficult to make your home a happy and healthy place. In fact, you can change the situations by the following keys.

    Respect（尊重）   It's important to show your respect and care about your parents feelings. Though you have disagreements（分歧）, at least try to understand whatever they are trying to tell you. You shouldn't keep your own thoughts only.

    Communication   You can communicate with your parents in a polite way. You may not get what you want, but explaining your thoughts calmly and rationally（理性的）may show your parents that you are no longer a kid.

    Trust   How can your parents build trust in you? It depends on what you do. For example, if you get home late without calling first, next time your parents may not believe you. To earn（赢得）their trust, you must pay attention to the ways you do things instead of fighting with them. It will make your life much easier.

    Taking time together   Some teens find that sharing time together can build trust and communication. Your parents may be interested in going shopping, hanging out and playing cards with you. Spending time together will drive away the“black cloud”hanging over your home.

    Your parents give all their love to you. Why not these ways actively to own a happy family as you want?

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    Old people often get hurt or die because they can't see or hear very well. Children usually meet with accident（事故） because of their carelessness（粗心）{#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

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    We should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road, and never play in the street.

    Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}We don't always want people around. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} We will feel lonely if we never have a friend.

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    Do you know Kumamon (熊本熊)? He is the most popular bear in Japan. With the big black body, red cheek (脸颊)and wide-open eyes, Kumamon always looks surprised. It makes him very lovely. And people of different ages love him.

    熊本熊和真正的熊一样高。 He is the mascot (吉祥物) of a place called Kumamoto in Japan. Before the lovely mascot appeared in 2010, few people knew about this place. But now it is very famous and lots of people come to visit it every year.

    Kumamon has his website, blog and facebook page, so people can know what he is doing every day. People can also see him on over 10000 things, like shirts, bags and candy boxes.

    Why is Kumamon so popular? First, he has a cute look. Second, people can find him on so many things that they can hardly forget him. Third, he is very funny. And there are a lot of photos and videos about him on the Internet. They make people laugh a lot. People think he is not just a mascot, but more like a person.