My friend and I entered a little coffee house and ordered two cups of coffee. While we were waiting, two young men came in and began to order, “1cups of coffee, please. Two of them for us and three there on the wall.” The waiter served them with respect (尊敬). They paid for their order, took the two and left. As soon as they left, the waiter2put three pieces of paper on the wall. We saw this with great3.

Some more people came. Two girls asked for one coffee each, paid and went away. Then came three lawyers who paid for seven coffees —three for 4and four suspended(待用). I really 5 what the suspended coffees were. Suddenly a man came into the coffee house. The way this man was dressed didn't 6 the style(风格）of this coffee shop. He kindly ordered a coffee on the wall. The waiter served coffee to this man, showing him the same 7 as the other customers. The man had his coffee and left 8 paying. The waiter took off a piece of paper from the wall and threw it in the dustbin.

At that moment, I knew the meaning of the suspended coffees. It's simple—people pay the coffee in advance(预先) for someone who can't 9it. The tradition with the suspended coffees 10 in Italy, but it has spread all over the world. A suspended coffee is not only a cup of coffee, but also the warmth and love to someone in need.

    Dinner customs (习俗) are different around the world. If you are a guest in Ghana (加纳), these pieces of1will help you a lot.

    In Ghana, dinner is usually from four to six in the afternoon. But there are no2rules (规则) about time. Whenever a guest arrives, a family3food. When you go to a home, the person4receives guests takes you to the living room first. At this time5welcomes you. Then you go to the dining room. There you wash your hands in a bowl of water. All the food is on the table.

    In Ghana you usually eat with your fingers. You eat6the same dish as everyone else. But you can only eat from one7of the dish. It is impolite to get food from8side of the dish. After dinner, you wash your hands again in a bowl of water.

    Most meals in Ghana contain a dish called fufu. People in Ghana9fufu from the powder (粉末) of some plants. Sometimes they cut fufu with a saw(锯子) 10 it is very hard. You must chew(咀嚼) fufu well, or you may get sick. You should only eat fufu with the fingers of your right hand.

     Xinhua News Agency reported 3,000 yellow school buses started their service in Chongqing1the end of 2011. These school buses are like the ones in the US as we usually see on TV and in 2 .

    The school buses are bright yellow in colour. They are 3than the army's cars. They are from the US. The yellow school bus has a big 4.This keeps the students safe when other cars crash into the school bus. The bus also has some   5devices(设备), such as warning lights and a stop signal arm.

    In China, school buses became popular in the past few years. On the bus, except(除了) the bus driver, there is always a 6whose duty is to watch the students. Children usually rest on the bus. Some of them also recite texts. School buses in China are not 7.The fee is different from school to school.

    A lovely rabbit, a cute hamster, some colourful fish, a strange-looking turtle or a snake...What kind of pet would you like? Lots of kids love animals and dream of having a pet.

    But not every family can have a pet. So, in many Western countries such as America, Britain and Australia, primary and middle school classes have their own pets. Looking after a pet is not as easy as you may think! Fish and turtles need clean water and the right food. Hamsters and rabbits need fresh vegetables and a warm place to sleep. Even little mice need good care! What would you feed a pet mouse? How about snakes?

    Class pets teach kids about nature and being responsible. Sometimes the pets have babies. It's very exciting but it also means having more animals to take care of!

    Students take turns to take care of their class pets. Every week the pets have a new “mum and dad” to look after them.

    You may want to know what happens to the class pets during school holidays. At the end of term, the teacher chooses a responsible student. This lucky student keeps the pets at his or her home for the holidays.

    Notes:

1) hamster n. 仓鼠   2) turtle n. 乌龟   3) responsible adj. 负责任的   4) choose v. 选择

    In America, the school dayusually starts at 9 a.m. and finishes at about 4 p.m. The school subjects aredifferent from1. In China, we always2Chinese, math, English, P.E.and so on. But in America, students have more3, such as cooking anddriving lessons. Their school life isn't just4study. They also have morethings to do than（比）Chinese students. There are many clubs（俱乐部） in American schools,5. If the students areinterested in sports, they6join different sports clubs.American students also have art clubs, language clubs and some7clubs. From 2:30 p.m. to 4p.m., they do8things in these clubs.

    Maybe you think English isvery popular in the world, so American students don't need to9any other language.10that's not true. American children from the ageof seven have to learn a foreign language. For example, they learn French orChinese.

Many social media posts(社交媒体帖子) may let you believe that everyone is happy all the time, but being happy all the time is not possible.

As a teenager, you probably expected to get good grades in an exam or to win the most important basketball game, but it didn't happen. Good results make you happy and bad results make you sad. But sadness can drive you to improve yourself next time.

However, when people get into sadness for a long time and it starts to affect(影响) their lives, it's called depression (抑郁). You don't want to get out of bed. You don't feel like studýing or going out with your friends. I remember the same feeling when my dog Rebel died in an accident. I remember that he followed me to school. Now he was gone, and I lost all interests to do anything.

My parents told me dogs don't live forever. What was more, Rebel had a good life. If Ihad a good life, Rebel must be happy, too.

Depression is not a person's mistake. It's normal to feel sad sometimes. Many great people, like the comedy actor Jim Carrey, once get depressed. But you should know what to do to stop depression or make yourself less depressed.

When you feel down, you must not keep yourself away from the world. Try to share your feelings with a family member or a good friend. Staying at home by yourself will make you more lonely. You should stand up, open the window, and throw away (抛弃) the sadness.