Can you create( 创造)your own T-shirt? Let me tell you it's easy! In the modern world, designing a personal T-shirt with your own message or favorite image(图像) is nowa piece of cake.

    At first, you can use a digital camera to take some photos. Also, you can download beautiful pictures from the Internet. Of course, you can also draw your favorite pictures by yourself. In a word, you can use your imagination.

    Then, buy some heat-sensitive iron-on transfer paper(感热的可熨的摹写纸) and print(打印) your picture or text using a standard ink jet printer(喷墨打印机). You can print black or colors or even buy other special paper.

    Put the paper onto a clean T-shirt that you bought from the shops, then just use an electric clothes iron(熨斗) and in a few minutes you can make your own T-shirt.You must be confident and proud in this kind of T-shirt.

Sam: Hi, Maria! Where are you going for the coming vacation?

Maria: Nothing much. I'm staying at home. I think I can {#blank#}1{#/blank#} and watch TV. How about you?

Sam: well, I'm going to Nanjing with my {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

Maria: Oh, that sounds good! How are you going there?

Sam: {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

Maria: {#blank#}4{#/blank#} are you staying there?

Sam: A week.

Maria: What are you doing there?

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Maria: Good plan. Have a good time! Show me your photos when you come back. Bye-bye!

Sam: Goodbye!

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Jack comes from Russia. He is studying in Beijing now. So he misses his hometown(家乡) very much. He wishes to go to a city where he can find the feeling of home.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Mary is an American girl. She likes going shopping. She is planning to travel to a city where she can find a job.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Frank is from Canada. He is interested in swimming in the sea. But he lives far from the sea. He wishes to go to a place where he can swim and eat bananas and pineapples(菠萝).

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Helen comes from England. She doesn't like hot weather. She likes to go somewhere cool, clean and beautiful.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Nick is a Japanese(日本人). He likes taking photos. He would like to stay close to nature(自然). He even wishes to take a boat when taking photos. But he doesn't like hot food.

    If your children are learning to read, it's wonderful! Whatever they're reading, they're probably super-excited readers! But the fact is, reading is skill {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Create a comfortable reading place.

    Choose a special place with right furnishings(装饰), blankets and pillows for your children put a bookcase of your children' s books. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} If your children feel like they have got their own special place for reading, they will probably spend time in their little space with all their new favorite books…

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    If you want your children to learn to love reading, set aside a few minutes every day to read together, no matter how busy you are. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Plan to go to bed a few minutes earlier each night so your children have the time to choose a book to read. Besides, reading aloud to your children can make them more willing to read on their own.

    Make the library and bookstore a special treat.

    Whether your kids are big readers or not they are only children. They may be excited about new clothes and toys, but not books! Try to use that excitement to help your children love to read. Making a special treat of spending some time at the library or bookstore can be the perfect way to get your children excited about reading {#blank#}5{#/blank#}