Do you often listen to music through earphones? Then you should be {#blank#}1{#/blank#} More than 1,000,000,000 young people are at risk of losing their hearing from loud music, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report says. The study {#blank#}2{#/blank#} that among people aged 12 to 35, nearly half were at risk because of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} levels of sound on MP3 players and smart{#blank#}4{#/blank#} . Volumes (音量) over 85 decibels (分贝) for eight hours or 100  decibels for 15 minutes can damage your ears. Traffic noise at rush hour can reach 85 decibels. Perhaps it's time{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the volume.

    Jim Green is a student in No.25 Middle School. He does a part-time {#blank#}1{#/blank#} because he needs some {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. He works in a supermarket after {#blank#}3{#/blank#} from Monday to Friday and all {#blank#}4{#/blank#} on Saturday. He helps people look after their kids and he works {#blank#}5{#/blank#} different kids. He thinks it is great {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. After school, he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a bus to the supermarket. He {#blank#}8{#/blank#} there at about 4:30. He works {#blank#}9{#/blank#} 4:30 to 8: 30. He gets home {#blank#}10{#/blank#} 9: 00. Jim likes his job very much.

Are You Homesick（想家的）?

    Are you ready{#blank#}1{#/blank#}leaving home? You can't help yourself feel less homesick. Here are some helpful ways：

    Bring a little bit of home with you

    If you are going away from home,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(bring) your pillow or your favorite pajamas（睡衣）. You can also bring {#blank#}3{#/blank#}picture) of the people you'll miss and look at them when you want to.

Keep busy

    The more fun things you do, the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} time you'll have to feel homesick, so you can try to join in some{#blank#}5{#/blank#}（activity）. Even if you are not completely（完全地） into them at first, you might soon start to have a good time.

Stay in touch

    You can plan {#blank#}6{#/blank#} you'll call your mom or dad. If you have a two-day visit, maybe you need to stay out for a night. You'd better call {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(one) that night and again in the morning to make sure your parents know you're safe. With a camping trip, you might set a regular（规律的、定时的） day and time for a phone call home. You can also to stay in touch with your family and friends through the Internet. When you get in touch with someone, be{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(sure) to talk about the funny things you're doing.

Talk to someone when you need to

Sometimes, just telling someone that you're feeling a little homesick will help you feel better. Maybe you can tell a friend that you feel homesick and the two of you can do something fun—- like{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(tell) each other jokes. If you're at camp, a camp teacher would be a good person to talk {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. He or she might have some ways to help you feel better.

    The doorbell rang and Mrs Carson {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (open) the front door. Her heart sank when she saw Mrs Burbridge. Whenever Mrs Burbridge called, she stayed {#blank#}2{#/blank#} hours and hours.

    " Good afternoon, Mrs Carson," Mrs Burbridge said, " Do come in." Just as Mrs Carson had feared. Mrs Burbridge stayed for several {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (hour). It was nearly six o'clock and Mr Carson would be home {#blank#}4{#/blank#} work soon.

    Mrs Carson kept thinking about {#blank#}5{#/blank#} she would ask Mrs Burbridge to leave without {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (make) her angry. "Has your husband got home from work yet?" Mrs Carson asked. "Oh, yes," Mrs Burbidge answered, "he always {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (get) home at about five o'clock." "It's nearly six o'clock. Won't he be worried about you?" Mrs Carson said.

    "I thought of that," Mrs Burbridge said, "but it's so pleasant here. We've had such a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (love) afternoon. You know what I'll do. I'll ring up my husband {#blank#}9{#/blank#} tell him to come round, too. May I use {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (you) phone, please?

    As Grade Eight students, we are very busy. Every day we have to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} a lot of time finishing our homework, so we don't have much time to develop (发展) our hobbies. But each Wednesday afternoon we have a free {#blank#}2{#/blank#} at the end of the day. In this class, we can do what we like. So every Wednesday morning we look forward to the end of the last lesson.

    It was Wednesday. The last class was over. All of us were very {#blank#}3{#/blank#} and ran out of the classroom. Rope jumping was Lucy and Lily's favorite sport. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} wanted to take part in the rope jumping competition. So they practiced (练习) it again and again so as to win the competition. Tom and Jim's dream was to be runners. They ran very hard so that they could {#blank#}5{#/blank#} their dream come true. John and Sam just wanted to relax themselves. They were {#blank#}6{#/blank#} games. I like reading best of all. So I took out a book and enjoyed it under the tree. As for our teacher, Mr. Li, he stood in front of the teaching building, looking {#blank#}7{#/blank#} us and helping us when necessary.

    All of us joined in different activities. We really had a good {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. How we wish we can have this kind of class every day!