{#blank#}1{#/blank#} . One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. It's great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there's never anything to do during the school holidays.

    The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless.

    Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} .You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. That'll keep you busy for ages.

    At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!

    Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can speed a lot of time making them. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} . Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it.

    So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you'll think of loads of more interesting things to do!

A. That's easy.

B. Enjoy your own club!

C. Invite a designer to join you.

D .What are you interest in?

E. Some vacation is just around the corner.(即将来临)

F. Then you need to pick a name for your club.

G. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design.

    Good morning everyone! Today I want to talk about how to deal with our children's homework. As we know, homework is a great way for children to develop learning skills. So as parents, you should pay attention to it.

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    Avoid having your child do homework with the television on or in places with different noises, such as people coming and going.

    Make sure your child has all the materials he needs.

    Ask your child if special materials will be needed for some subjects and get them in advance.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    Help your child use time properly.

    Tell them not to watch TV unless they finish their homework in time.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Don't let your child leave homework until just before bedtime.

    When your child asks for help, provide guidance, not answers.

    Giving answers means your child will not learn the material.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}At the same time, you should keep in touch with teachers, which shows your child that the school and home are a team.

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    If your child has been successful in homework and is working hard, celebrate that success with a special event to make him happy.

    I am sure your child will be interested in doing homework if you take my advice.

Thank you!

A. Praise progress in homework.

B. Tell your child how important homework is.

C. Make sure your child has a quiet place to do homework.

D. For example, you should buy some paper, pencils, dictionaries and so on when you do some shopping.

E. Make a set time each day for doing homework

F. Be positive about homework.

G. Too much help is bad for your child's study.

Stay on the brighter side of life

    One very important component of optimism is gratitude or feeling grateful. In fact, there is a strong connection between a grateful attitude and a heightened sense of well-being. Appreciate all the positives in your life by starting a gratitude journal in order to remember what you're grateful for. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Feeling down? Instead of feeling sorry for yourself waiting for the universe to throw you a bone, try acting like you're happy—even if you aren't. A sincere smile and a forced smile will cause the same chemical reactions in your brain, so you can actually fool your mind into feeling better by making it react chemically as if things were going well. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Reassure yourself that everything is good—even if you don't feel it.

    “{#blank#}3{#/blank#} If you're stuck in traffic, then everything else must be going horribly too,” says Anne Parker, a wellness counselor. By blowing negative events out of proportion, you're setting yourself up for feeling down all day. Instead, acknowledge that you're stuck in traffic, but also bring to mind something good, like the beautiful scenery outside the window. That way, you'll get in the habit of forbidding negative circumstances from blanketing your whole day.

    Swearing to lose 20 pounds or to run a marathon seems like goals leading to happiness, but they take time to achieve. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}You may even end up admitting that you have been defeated. However, if you focus on the small milestones that occur along the way, you will feel positive about your progress, which will give you the strength to keep going.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Try making someone else's day better. A report by United Healthcare and Volunteer Match found that volunteers are 72% more likely to characterize themselves as optimistic compared with non-volunteers. Plus, 89% of volunteers say that volunteering has improved their sense of well-being, and 92% say that it enriches their sense of purpose in life.

A. Try to help someone in need.

B. Want to give your attitude a lift?

C. People tend to think in an either-or way.

D. Act in an optimistic way—smile, laugh, tell a joke.

E. You'll fail to appreciate more important things in your life.

F. By focusing on not having accomplished them yet, you will start to feel down on yourself.

G. By remembering the pleasant things in your life, you can actually turn a negative attitude around.

    There have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} While others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths(缪见):

    I'll never lose weight—I come from a fat family

    Wrong! While we can't change the body type we are born with, we can't blame our genes for making us fat. There's plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

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    Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism(新陈代谢). In fact, although fat people consume more energy than slim people, they also fail to realize how much they eat! Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately.

    Exercise is boring

    Wrong!{#blank#}4{#/blank#} The key is to develop a balanced and varied program that's fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk, take a different route. If you do yoga, try a tai chi class. If you like swimming, set yourself a distance or time challenge.

    No pain, no gain

    Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you something's wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}

A. And the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exercising too little.

B. I am fat because I burn calories slowly.

C. Anything will be interesting if you do the same kind of exercise.

D. If they don't, rest and seek medical advice.

E. And the main reason is that their parents are fat.

F. Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively.

G. Some people believe that they can't help putting on weight as they get older.

    Want to live in a perfectly clean environment and make it shine brightly? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Then you will not need to purchase expensive cleaning products.

  Clean the toilet with Coke. It's amazing how powerful Coke might be as a toilet cleaner. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}You'll save your health by not consuming chemicals that Coke contains and save money by not purchasing professional cleaners. Pour some cola over the stains and leave it all for a few hours. Then let water wash the toilet!

    Remove water stains with orange peels(皮). You've just eaten an orange. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Do not throw away those orange peels. You can use the skins to clean stainless steel. Your appliances will shine again after you rub them with the skins. The peels can easily make those stubborn stains disappear in a second.

    Use banana peels to polish leather furniture. Experts claim that banana peels are great for polishing leather sofas and armchairs. Banana skins are rich in oils and have the right texture(质地) to do the task. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Afterwards, remove the leftover with a cloth. This trick is simple and cheap. Use it if you want your leather furniture to look brand new again.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Why would you want to buy one when you can make your own product that is cheap and non-toxic(无毒的)? Just pour 2 liters of slightly warm water into a deep bowl. Then add 50ml white vinegar and half a teaspoon of dishwashing liquid. Shake the bowl and then fill up a plastic spray with the mixture. Use it to clean windows and mirrors. Make your glass surfaces clean and shiny.

A. Instead of drinking it, use it to clean the toilet bowl.

B. Make your own glass cleaner.

C. Follow the steps given below.

D. They leave no marks or scratches (抓痕).

E. Of course your answer is "yes".

F. They are economical and safe to use on all of furniture.

G. Wait a minute!

How to read more and learn more

These days,more and more Chinese people enjoy sending and receiving messages on the phone.It can help them to get the latest news and communicate with friends.But I think I should read more books besides the textbooks;the more,the better.It can broaden my mind and improve my language skills.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Here are some tips for you.

Clear your purpose for reading.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Most people read for two main reasons,pleasure or knowledge.Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read,but also remind you why reading the book is important to you,so you will keep reading and complete the book faster.

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No matter what you are reading,it is important to enjoy what you read.Your friends may introduce you the books they love,but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy.

Give up books that you don't enjoy.

You may have chosen books that you are interested in,and they are right purpose.But while you are reading them,there may still be some books that you don't enjoy reading.Whenever you realize that you aren't enjoying the book you are reading,give it up.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}.

Set a reading goal.

It is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than those I bought.The reason is that the books I bought don't have a due date!I don't need to return those books.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Before you read each book,ask yourself what time you need to complete this book by.

A.Read only what you are interested in.

B.Read the books borrowed from others.

C.Remember reading shouldn't be a burden.

D.Of course,it also can help me to get good grades.

E.We need to get the latest news and communicate with friends.

F.Before you start reading,ask yourself why you are reading this book.

G.Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day.