If you don't keep yourself warm enough, winter can be a time to have an illness. During the winter months, people{#blank#}1{#/blank#} get colds and flu(流感). Many people think they are the same, but they are{#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

Colds can stay with you for up to a week. You will have a running nose, a sore throat, a headache, a cough and a fever.

Flu is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} serious. You will feel sick very quickly. You will have a fever and a headache. Your body will {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and become weak. This could last for up to four weeks.

Is there any way to keep yourself away from colds and flu? Staying clear of(避开) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}with colds or flu may work. Try not to touch(触摸) your nose or eyes if you have been close to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} who has a cold. Wash your hands, especially after {#blank#}7{#/blank#} your nose. Going out with {#blank#}8{#/blank#} hair can also give you a cold!

If you catch a cold or flu, go to bed and rest. Doing this will help you get {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. Drink lots of water. Stay in a warm, well-aired room. If you have a headache, or your muscles(肌肉) hurt, don't forget {#blank#}10{#/blank#} some medicine.

    Carla is a student in Grade 7．She is good at English because she works hard at it and often{#blank#}1{#/blank#}to English tapes at home．There are{#blank#}2{#/blank#}of new words to remember．She writes them again and again．When she sees things on the street．she'd like to say them in English．Sometimes she looks{#blank#}3{#/blank#}，but it's a good way to learn new words．

    Carla thinks it's important to get school things{#blank#}4{#/blank#}．She seldom leaves them at home．But now,she is looking{#blank#}5{#/blank#}her mobile phone．

    I'm Rodd．Last Friday,I planned to go to the national forest park to {#blank#}1{#/blank#}．Expecting to have someone with me．I called Mike and he {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to go the next day．I got up early the next morning and arrived at the appointed (约定的)time，{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Mike didn't show up．So I called him and he said he missed the first bus and would be late for half an hour．When he {#blank#}4{#/blank#},we set out (出发) for the park．The national forest park was a nice place and we enjoyed fresh {#blank#}5{#/blank#}and beautiful natural scenery(景色)there．At noon，we ate some food that I had prepared.After lunch,we climbed a mountain {#blank#}6{#/blank#}．It was so tiring—I kept jogging(慢跑)in the university but gave up doing it after {#blank#}7{#/blank#}university for busy work．At about four o'clock，we reached the top and shouted with excitement．What a(n){#blank#}8{#/blank#}day!But I forgot to take a camera with {#blank#}9{#/blank#}and I felt a little sorry for not taking photos．From that day on，I decided to go {#blank#}10{#/blank#}every weekend instead of(而不是)staying at home．

    Now more than 40 million {#blank#}1{#/blank#} around the world are learning Chinese, according to a report. The relationship {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the United States and China is becoming more and more important in the world. This has really {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the growth of Chinese language learning in U.S.

    I am Chris from the United States. I am one of the many people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} are learning Chinese. I am studying at a Confucius Institute(孔子学院)in New York. There are 10 students in our class. Some are over thirty years old. Some are middle school students. Our teacher comes from Beijing. He is fun and often tells us interesting things in China.

    I think Chinese is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to learn. The biggest challenge for American learners is the writing. Chinese is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} different from any other language in the world. It will take me a lot of time to learn enough Chinese characters(汉字). But I think there are many benefits (益处) of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} time in learning Chinese. One important benefit is that it makes me see things from a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} point of view, because Chinese is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a different language from English. I think for American the students most important benefit is that {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a challenging language can open up their eyes.