The Smallest Life Around Us

    Tiny plants and animals live all around us．We cannot see them because they are so small，but they are everywhere. They live in the soil，in the air，and in rivers and oceans．They grow on mountains and in caves．Some live in the ice at the north and south poles; some live where it is very hot．They are found throughout cities and in the country. They grow on other plants and animals．Some are even living on you，on your skin，hair，and inside your body，in your mouth，nose，and all through your body．

    These tiny plants and animals are called microbes．The word microbe is made from two other words：micro，meaning small，and bios，meaning life．So，microbe means small life．

    Microbes have been on earth for a very long time．They may have been the first forms of life to be alive．Today there are more microbes in the world than all other living things．

    People did not know microbes had existed（存在） long．They were too small for them to see．But people did see many changes in their world﹣important changes．And they did not know what caused them．They saw food that they kept too long change color and begin to smell bad．They saw cuts and wounds grow red and painful and become worse. They saw old plants and leaves and trees crumble apart on the forest floor and disappear into the soil．Such changes were a natural part of the world，but people did not understand them．They did not know these changes were evidence(证据) of tiny plants and animals growing all around them.

Many people think self-confidence is the key to a happy, successful life. But where does self-confidence come from?{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

I'm Lucy. Self-confidence means that I can do something well. When people listen to me and pay attention to my ideas, I know they like me. When people don't listen, I sometimes feel sad.

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I'm Jeff. Respect from my family and friends makes me feel the best. I don't care if I'm the best football player, or I don't get the highest grade on a test, or don't succeed at everything I do. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}If someone says something unkind about me, I don't mind that much because I know they're wrong.

I'm Sue. I really feel good when my mum gives me a hug and says, "Have a nice day!"before I leave the house. Also, when I ask a salesman where to find something in a store, he tells me that I have a beautiful smile one day in a store . These kinds of things come naturally and from the heart, but they make a big difference in the way a person feels.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Believe that no matter who you are, you can build your own self-confidence. 

A. Remember "You can do it if you think you can. "

B. Here's what some students have to say about it

C. Listening shows they care about me

D. I hope someone will care about me

E. I only care that I have tried my best and people respect me for it

Oceanic islands, located far out in the ocean, are usually the tops of underwater volcano. These volcanic islands are formed when underwater volcanoes crupt(爆发). 

In August 1883, an ocean ic island called Krakatau in Indonesia was blasted apart by volcanic eruptions. It was one of the most violent cruptions in the world. The effects(影响) of this volcanic eruption was both immediate and long-term

In the "immediate" part, two-thirds of the island disappeared buncâth the sea. Pour huge eruptions created tsunamis (huge waves) that rose 120 feet high. More than 30, 000 people drowned in the tsunamis, which caused floods as far away as San Francisco and the English Channel. Tens of thousands of people on ncarby Indonesian islands were killed by walls of water, hot clouds of volcanic ash, gas, and rock.

In the longer term, climate patterns(气候模式) after Krakatoa's eruption influenced the whole world. The huge amounts of as h and gas entered into the sky and caused clouds to throw back more light than normal, cooling the Eorth. The following year, average(平均的) temperatures dropped by as much as 2. 2 degrees Fahrenheit. A few degrees F dropping n. ay not sound like much, but it is a big deal to plants and animals. 

In general, volcanoes cause lots of changes to the world's geography and climate. Although scientists are becoming better at finding when and where volcanoes will erupt, we must still respect the nature's power. 

Hongze Lake has a long history. It is{#blank#}1{#/blank#} the west of Jiangsu Province. It is {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(large) than many other freshwater lakes in China. 

Hongze Lake was a small group of shallow(浅的) lakes in the past, and known as FulingLake. In the Tang Dynasty, it got {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (it) name Hongze Lake. As time went by, the small lakes {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(final) turned intoHongze Lake. 

There are many{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (kind) of fishes in Hongze Lake. Hongze Lake is also famous {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the plants here and there. Reeds(芦苇) almost cover the whole lake. And the large-area reeds may even stop boats from {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(get) through. 

Near Hongze Lake, there is a nature reserve. It is Hongze Lake Wetland NationalNature Reserve. It was first built on July1, 1985. The reserve has 8{#blank#}8{#/blank#}area of49, 365 hectares(公顷). It is home to many birds. There are swans, cranes and other national first-class and second-class rare and protected birds here. It gives these birds a comfortable place {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (live). Every year, a lot of {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(tour) come here to watch these birds and many wildlife lovers come to take photos. 

Tonight's Radio Programs List

A.Talk Talk

B.Problem—What Problem?

C.English Club

D.News Program

E.Teen Dreams

We all have a family name. In China, the family name comes first, but in English-speaking countries, the family name is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do the family names mean（意思）? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} A man lives on or near a hill, so his family name may be Hill. In England. people's family names may be Wood or Lake because they live near the wood or the lake. 

Some people's family names come from their jobs. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Some people's family names are Black or Brown. 

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} When you hear the family name "Jackson", you can know he is the son of Jack.