Do you think all plants need light, soil and water?   ①   . Some plants “eat” meat. These plants usually grow in places with poor soil. This soil can't give them all the food they need, so the plants have found another way of getting it —-by eating insects(昆虫) and other small creatures. Don't be afraid, though.   ②   . Plants only eat people in the books and film.

    One famous meat-eating plant is the flytrap(捕蝇草). Insects fly into the plant and then the leaves trap them inside.   ③   . Curious insects go inside for a taste and discover that the flower is slippery. They slide down and become the plant's next meal.

       ④   . You can grow them in flower-pots,but you must water them often.

A. Then you are wrong.

B. Another meat-eating plant, the pitcher(捕虫草), has a sweet, sticky drink.

C. They won't eat you.

D. Keeping some of these plants at home is easy.

    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.

    Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective ( 侦探) stories for magazines. One evening he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his pen in front of him, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. So he decided to go to the cinema.

    When he came back, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} . The man had a drink, smoked several of Tom's cigarettes (香烟) and read the story. The man left a note, "I have read your story and I don't think much of it.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} . By the way, I am a thief. I am not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a famous writer, I will return."

     {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Then he sat down and finished the story. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  but when he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half-finished story on his desk.

    There is half a glass of water on the table. Is the glass half empty or half full? This question can represent a situation where there is both opportunity(机会) and trouble, but people with different point of views see the same situation in different ways. Ask yourself this question and see what kind of person you are.

    If your answer is "half empty", it shows that you tend to look on the dark side of things. You are a negative-thinking person. You are worried about what you don't have or what you have lost more than what you already or still have. In other words, you are a pessimist(悲观主义者).

    If you see the glass as half full, you tend to look on the bright side of things. You are a positive-thinking person. You know you should take the opportunity that comes your way rather than worry about getting into trouble. This is to say, you are an optimist.

    We don't live in a perfect world, but if we can change the way we see things, the things we see will change.

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Customs on Eating

    Food in China and western countries is different. China has about five thousand years' history. Chinese people may spend half of their time on food. They choose food very carefully. They only use fresh materials to make food. For example, they only eat fresh fish. Chinese people have a lot of ideas for cooking. They can cook a chicken in over ten ways. So Chinese food is very popular around the world. Western countries, like England or America, don't have fresh food because they buy their food from supermarkets. -They only sell stored materials. Western people also prefer fast food like hamburgers and chips. They are unhealthy for people's body. Western people are very good at making desserts and chocolates. They can make very good cakes and chocolates. These food are very sweet and can make people become fat quickly.

    In China, when people invite others for a meal, they would pay for the meal, but it's not the same way in western countries. In western countries, people will think you only invite them but don't need to pay for them. They won't be happy if you pay for them.

Another difference in eating is that: Chinese people use chopsticks but western people use knives and forks.

    Chinese people only have three meals in a day. But western people may have more. They usually have afternoon tea when they would have fruit or cakes with cheese.

Information Card

    The map below helps you become familiar with the library's resources:

    Fiction and nonfiction titles for all subjects

    Current newspapers and magazines

    Computers accessible with your student ID number

    Helpful library staff

    Welcome, new students, to Maple Knoll High School Library! Here is an introduction of our school library. The {#blank#}1{#/blank#}on the left of the map helps you best understand it.

    The computer lab is just on the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}of the main entrance. You can enter computers by putting into the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} of your student ID card. There are 4{#blank#}4{#/blank#} copy machines in the library. The circulation desk on the left of the main entrance is a place to borrow and return books from general stacks. The reading area is in the middle of the library. A water fountain is between the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and the cellphone area. They're all on the right.

    If you want to ask for more help, you can go to the librarian's office.