It's very important for everyone to protect the environment. As a student, I always try my {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to save energy at home. I turn off {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  when I don't need them. And I try to save water when I wash the dishes. I don't {#blank#}3{#/blank#} bottles or newspaper away because it's better to recycle them.
I think everyday activities at home can make a difference to the environment. I feel proud of {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, and I will not only keep saving energy but also advise others to do the same things as me. If everyone cares about {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the environment, I'm sure we'll have a better life.

    An idiom is a phrase that we can't understand from the m{#blank#}1{#/blank#} of each word. For example, if an American boy asks his mom what's for dinner tomorrow, she may say “I'll play it by ear”, that means she doesn't have plans for dinner and she will d{#blank#}2{#/blank#} later.

    “Play it by ear” used to mean playing music w{#blank#}3{#/blank#} using the sheet music (乐谱), but now people often use it when they're not talking about music!

    There are many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be much more vivid (生动的) and colorful.

    Have you ever heard the idiom “He bought the farm”? It means he died. Do you know how it became p{#blank#}4{#/blank#}? It was first used in World War I. When a soldier died, the government gave his family enough money to buy a farm.

    In the early 1930s, people in the US often didn't know when or where their next meal was. So once they got something in their hand that could be e{#blank#}5{#/blank#}, it would go into their mouth. That was how people began to use the idiom “living hand to mouth” to mean “living a p{#blank#}6{#/blank#} life”.

    And don't be a{#blank#}7{#/blank#} if your English friend says this to you, “Break a leg in your game!” He is wishing you good luck! Hundreds of years ago, people believed in sprites (小妖精). Sprites enjoyed causing t{#blank#}8{#/blank#}. If the sprites heard you ask for something, they would make the o{#blank#}9{#/blank#} happen. Tell someone to “break a leg” and the sprites would make something good happen.

    Aren't English idioms interesting? And break a leg in your next football m{#blank#}10{#/blank#}!

    Hi，Lucy,how are you?What are you doing in America?Are you{#blank#}1{#/blank#}or playing at home now?Long time no see．So I{#blank#}2{#/blank#}you very much．You asked me in the e-mail，“What are you and your family doing?”Now let me tell you．My grandpa is drinking{#blank#}3{#/blank#}in the living room．My father is reading a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}there．My mother is washing the clothes．My brother is watching TV.And I'm {#blank#}5{#/blank#} relaxing．All of us are having a great time．

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    With such a large rise on mobile phone users around the world over the last 10 years, many people are worried about {#blank#}1{#/blank#} possible problems. For some time, scientists have been thinking that mobile phones could lead to cancer.But so far,there is no strong evidence （证据）for this.

    The Norway Institute of Public Health and the UK 's Health Protection Agency both released some studies last year.They said that there was no link found between mobile phone radiation(辐射) and cancer.

    However, many mobile phone users often {#blank#}2{#/blank#} headaches, dizziness （头晕）and even feeling sick.Last October,a court case （诉讼案件）in Italy said that heavy mobile phone usage had caused brain cancer in one man.

    He had used a mobile phone up to six hours a day for 12 years.

    But the biggest problem with research now is that it is too early to reach conclusions.Mobile phones have only been {#blank#}3{#/blank#} used since the 1990s, and cancers can take many years to develop.

    There is also still a strong argument that mobile phones are a major risk for children."Inner child,small central brain structures are going to be exposed（暴露）,"said Dr.Annie,"Besides,kids have a skell（头盖骨） which is {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.

    There is much more water in their brain, so there are many reasons that they take in more of the same radiation."

    It was early May. As soon as Sophie got home from school. She {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (打开) the mailbox at the gate. There was only one {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (信) in it and it was for Sophie. It looked really {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (奇怪的), because the envelope(信封) didn't say who it was from. There was no stamp on it, either.

    Sophie took out the paper. It read, "Who are you?" Nothing else, only the three words, written by hand and followed by a large question mark. "Who wrote this?" Sophie said to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (她自己). "Maybe a naughty(淘气的) child in the neighborhood, I {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (猜测)."But she couldn't stop thinking about the question. After half an hour, she said, "Why am I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (浪费) my time on it? I'll not think about it {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (再也)." However, the next day Sophie {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (注意到) another letter in the mailbox. In it there was only one sentence, "Where does the world come from?"

    Why did someone write to Sophie? What did the questions {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (意思是)? Could Sophie find out the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (事实)? I think maybe you should find out the answers in the famous book, Sophie's World, by yourself.

    Maybe you are more interested in sports than in history. You probably think you will never be a top student. In{#blank#}1{#/blank#}, anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. If you can use your time well, you may improve your study {#blank#}2{#/blank#}much work. Here is how. Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week time, you should make a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} of things that you have to do. First, write down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide on a good time {#blank#}4{#/blank#}studying. Of course, studying shouldn't take up all of your time. Don't forget to leave yourself enough{#blank#}5{#/blank#} for hobbies.