Now, lots of parents take their children from activity to activity. So, many {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  are under too much pressure. Teachers also complain about {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  tired kids in the classroom. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. In some families, competition {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  from a very young age. Parents see other children {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same. Children say their parents are always comparing {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  with other children. They think parents shouldn't push them so {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. They may find it hard {#blank#}9{#/blank#}  for themselves when they are older. So please give children more {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  to relax.

Food is very important. Everyone needs to{#blank#}1{#/blank#} well if he or she wants to have a strong body(身体). Our brains (大脑) also need a kind of food. This kind of food is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} . We begin to get knowledge (知识) When we are very young. Small children are interested in everything around them. They learn {#blank#}3{#/blank#} while (当) they are watching and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} . When they are getting older, they begin to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} storybooks, anything they like. When they find something new, they like to ask questions and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to find out the answer.
What is the best {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to get knowledge? If we {#blank#}8{#/blank#} by ourselves, we'll get the most knowledge. If we're {#blank#}9{#/blank#} getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in a right way, we will learn {#blank#}10{#/blank#} and understand (理解) better.

Who Needs Money?

    The kids in my class are doing an experiment to show that we don't need to spend money to have {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (娱乐), so we aren't going to buy anything for a whole week! All the money we {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (节省) will go to charity. Keep reading to see how it goes!

Day 1:

    I went to a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (免费的) concert with Rachel this evening. We had a great time {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (直到……为止) it started raining! We had to walk home.

Day 2:

    The weather was still bad this morning, and my {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (电脑) didn't work. It needed to be fixed, but I knew it would {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (花费) money, so I asked Jake for help. He {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (设法) to fix it and I lent him some DVDs that he needed. We were both happy!

Day 3:

How can you get some new clothes without going {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (购物)? The answer — a Second-hand Clothes Party. Everyone's got things they don't wear any more, butthat someone else might like. My {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (朋友) and I had a great time trying things on at our party. We {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (避免) waiting in line at the stores. I went home with lots of ‘new' clothes!

Day 4:

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    In New York City public school，176 different languages are spoken a{#blank#}1{#/blank#} more than one million students．For 160000 children，English is not their first language．New York's Department of Education makes learning b{#blank#}2{#/blank#}for these students by providing dual﹣language （双语）programs．Students are taught in two languages，English and a{#blank#}3{#/blank#} one，such as French，German or Japanese，Math，social studies，science and all other regular courses are taught in both languages．And they learn about the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} /'kʌltʃə（r）/of the other country．

    Milady Baez，a headmaster，says these dual﹣language programs will help children succeed in the future．”The jobs of the future {#blank#}5{#/blank#} /n'kwatɔ（r）/that our students know more than one language．They're going to travel {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（在国外）and communicate with people from all over the world．This will open doors for them．”

    Shuya Zhang {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（教）a dual﹣language class．She says，”America started economic relationships with China．Lots of factories were b{#blank#}8{#/blank#}．companies moved to China．They need people with both language skills．”

    Anna，a Russian girl came to America {#blank#}9{#/blank#} she was two years old．She says the Russian．English program keeps her connected to her heritage and her parents happy．

    Nowadays，more and more {#blank#}10{#/blank#} （外国人）come to China．Perhaps in the future your school will also provide them with the dual=language program．

    Do you want to have a big adventure(探险)with no big dangers? Try letterboxing. It's really {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(excite).

    Letterboxing began {#blank#}2{#/blank#} England in 1845. It was like hiking and exploring with a special adventure. Someone{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (make) a letterbox -- a small box with a little notebook in it. The person hid the letterbox in a park, a forest, a city or other {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(place). Next, the person would write directions(方向) to the box， {#blank#}5{#/blank#} put the directions on the internet. Then letter boxers used {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(they) to look for the letterbox.

    Letterboxing might not be as popular as skydiving or rock climbing, but it's a great activity. It's {#blank#}7{#/blank#} exciting outdoor adventure. And it's very cool {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (open) a letterbox and know that no one else found it! There {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(be) now many different kinds of people can have great fun enjoying these activities. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you have never done letterboxing before, you can give it a try.