Hollywood is a shiny, bright place. It is the movie capital of the world. And it is also one of the tourist destinations (目的地) in America. In 1911 the small, peaceful village of Hollywood in California was voted to become part of Los Angeles (洛杉矶). Today, over 100 years later, this village has grown into the home of one of the most well-known industries in the world — the American film industry.

    With this growth came many well-known symbols. There is the famous Hollywood sign which stands above the hills of the town. The first sign was built in 1923. Then there is the Hollywood Hall of Fame (名人堂), where great actresses, actors and directors leave their footprints or handprints. Norma Talmadge was the first actress to do this in 1927. But the most famous of all is the Oscar Academy Awards. Every spring, a large number of actresses, actors and directors wait excitedly and nervously to find out if they have won an "Oscar". This year was the 85th Oscar Academy Awards. It was held on February 25 in Los Angeles. Ang Lee, a Chinese director, won the Award for Best Director again. It was the second time he had won the Award.

    Nowadays it is the home of films, and thousands of hopeful young actresses, actors, writers and directors still come to "the Dream Factory" every year. But not all Hollywood dreams have been happy ones — as one actress, who later died tragically (悲惨地), said, "Hollywood is a place where they will pay you 500 dollars for a kiss, and 50 cents for your soul (灵魂)."

Hollywood

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}It's a program from Korea. Five star-daddies will take care of their kids without their mothers. They will go to lots of different places without moms. How do the daddies solve all the problems?

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}It's a musical program from Holland. Famous singers, such as Jay Chou and Na Ying are the stars' tutors(导师). The Host of it is famous as “the best tongue” for his fast speaking speed in China.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}It is a program for sharing talents, coming from one of Britain's most popular talent show competitions. Anyone at any age with any kinds of high talent can be on TV for “The winner of the Talent”.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}It is a movie channel of CCTV. You can enjoy all kinds of great movies around the world on this channel.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Different kinds of English programs are on this channel of CCTV all day. Do you want to improve your English? Watch the program on this channel.

    An earthquake is very harmful, （1）how to protect ourselves when earthquakes happen? I think if we are inside, we should keep calm. Don't jump out of high buildings. （2）我们可以藏在桌子下面。Stay away from windows and heavy furniture.     （3）    the fire. When the ground stops shaking, leave the building quickly but do not use the lift. If you are outside, stay away from bridges, trees, street lights or under lines. And move away from buildings, （4）parts, of, because, may, fall, us, a building, on. In short, follow what we learnt in school. We can    （5）    safe and we can also help save others.

    Everyone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games, but you should remember to exercise in the right ways.

        ①    Before you do any exercise, make sure to warm up for at least five minutes. During warming up, you should extend all parts of your body.

        ②      It's best to exercise twice each week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of things until you find one, two or even three sports that feel right for you.

        ③    There are a lot of equipments (设备) at fitness centers. The equipments will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you fit. Some people buy equipments for their homes. But it is very expensive.

        ④     If you get hurt when you are doing exercise, don't play again until you are well.

请阅读五段文字，从A、B、C、D、E五个选项中为每位同学找出合适的解决方法。

Problems

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}⑴Julia likes writing stories. She has written stories for more than one year, but she doesn't know how to share them with others.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}⑵Lucy has collected leaves for several years. She has a lot of beautiful leaves. She wants to show them to other people.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}⑶Mary likes music. It helps her relax. But she doesn't like the rule-she can't listen to music in the classroom.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}⑷Dennis is good at making model trains. He has made over twenty trains. He doesn't know where he should put them.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}⑸Emilio likes sports very much. He wants to be a basketball star in the future, but he doesn't know what he should do now.

    Ways to Increase Your Confidence

    There are some ways you can use to increase your self-confidence. Some of them you'll need to practice a lot before they start to work. It's like playing the guitar or soccer. They might not work too well the first or second time you try them. But as you do them, you build a deeper confidence in yourself.

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    Exercise will improve your confidence and your way of looking at life. Plus, being healthy and looking better can also help you feel more confident.

    Create something.

    Everyone is a creative(有创造力的) person. Rediscovering your creativity is a good way to improve your confidence in yourself. Creating something is a wonderful but not always easy experience. But when you're done, you not only feel good about yourself. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    Use your body.

    If you start to walk fast you'll soon start to feel nervous. If you start to walk slower you'll soon start to feel more relaxed. To feel more confident, use your body in a more confident way. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Learn how confident people around you or on the TV use their bodies.

Compare yourself to yourself.

This will take away a lot of unnecessary pain in your life. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Compare yourself to yourself. Improve yourself and see how you grow and become a more successful, more confident and happier person.