Nowadays people collect many things in scrapbooks. Some people have {#blank#}1{#/blank#} /'fʌni/ collections, like the world's most {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(愚蠢的) ideas or pictures of the world's most {#blank#}3{#/blank#} /'ʌɡli/ dogs. It's easy to get started. First, you should decide what you want to collect. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, you will need a book with background paper, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  (剪刀) and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} /glu:/. You need to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} out the pictures or stories with these things and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (粘贴) them to the background paper. It will be lots of fun.

    When the teacher asks a question in class, Wang Xiaobin never raises his hand, this situation is very common at middle schools. The 15-year-old boy always {#blank#}1{#/blank#} for other classmates or the teacher to give the answer. “What if my answer is {#blank#}2{#/blank#}?” Wang asks.

    Wang said only six or seven students in his class raise hands when a question is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. “I think it's a problem that might affect(影响) our studies, but I am afraid to make {#blank#}4{#/blank#} in front of my classmates,” he said.

    Why didn't the students raise {#blank#}5{#/blank#} hands in class? Hu Wei, a teenager expert from Chinese Academy of Science gave his explanation to us. He said, “They lack confidence, or they are afraid of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} faces because of giving wrong answers.

    To encourage students to raise their hands in class, Hu suggests that teachers should try to guide and encourage students to offer their answers {#blank#}7{#/blank#} repeating the question. Hu also advised students not to be shy, but brave enough to try. No matter whether your answer is right or wrong, being active in class can help you understand the information better.

    Sun Pin, 16 of Fujian, always raises her hand as soon as she comes up with the answer, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  if she isn't sure she has gotten it right. Sun can't understand why some of her classmates keep silent in class. She enjoys raising her hand a lot. “It keeps me enthusiastic (热情) and confident to express my idea,” Sun said. “Raising my hand has really made me outstanding.

    Skin-diving （轻装潜水）is a new sport today. Many people show interest in this sport. Some go under water to see beautiful scenes(景色).{#blank#}1{#/blank#}go down into deep(深的) water to take pictures of swimming fish. It is not dark under water and there are a lot of big or little fish living there. Some of them use the sand to {#blank#}2{#/blank#}their homes. If you are under water, you will find you are just in a fish village.

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    This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. When you are under water,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} is easy for you to carry a big stone(石头). It is{#blank#}6{#/blank#}a trip to the moon!

    Catching fish is one of the most {#blank#}7{#/blank#} parts of this sport. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them{#blank#}8{#/blank#} your hands.

    Hi, everybody. How is it going? I'll be a senior high school student this {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

    I'm very happy, but I'm worried that I may{#blank#}2{#/blank#}some difficulties in the new school. Perhaps I can't keep up with my classmates, especially in math. And I'm not{#blank#}3{#/blank#} if I can make friends with others {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I' m not good at communicating. On the other hand, I don't know how to look after {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. What can I do with these problems? Could you give me some advice? I really need your help.

    Many people in the USA love sports. Some people like playing sports and some people like w{#blank#}1{#/blank#} sports.

    At school, students play many different sports. Such as(例如)f{#blank#}2{#/blank#} , basketball and volleyball. In summer, students go swimming and play basketball.

    Mike e{#blank#}3{#/blank#} playing volleyball but he doesn't like swimming.

    Andy and Simon love playing football but t{#blank#}4{#/blank#} don't like swimming. They are members of the school Football C{#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

    Millie and Sandy like playing table tennis. They are g {#blank#}6{#/blank#} players and win(赢得)many table tennis m{#blank#}7{#/blank#}, but they don't like volleyball.

    Mille's b{#blank#}8{#/blank#} friend, Lily, is a good badminton player. She thinks badminton is an easy game. She w{#blank#}9{#/blank#} to teach her friends to play badminton in h{#blank#}10{#/blank#} free time.