Thumbs Down to Texting （屈指发短信）

       Do you have a mobile phone? Do you send text messages to your friends and family?

       Text messaging or “texting” is becoming very popular. But, scientists have discovered that texting can give us problems with our hands. Be careful! Too much texting can cause swelling in our thumbs. Our thumbs were not made for pushing small buttons, over and over. Scientists call this problem RSI. We spoke to a doctor called Harriet Wilson, who treats many sick people with RSI. She says we need to see how much time we are spending in typing text messages. If we are spending more than 10–15 minutes at once, we could have problems in the future.

       As mobile phones develop, they are getting smaller with buttons closer together. Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with bigger buttons. Using a computer keyboard and playing video games can cause the same problem. So more and more people could find themselves with RSI. Among them, most are university students and teenagers, as they do not know the risks of spending so much time using computer, video games and mobile phones. If we don't do something about this, too many young people could grow up in terrible pain.

What is a hurricane?(飓风)

    You may already know that hurricanes are storms that can cause devastating(毁灭性的) waves, wind, and rain. They happen during “Hurricane Season,'' from June 1st until November 30th in the Atlantic Ocean and from May 15th until November 30th in the Pacific Ocean.

Categories(类别)of Hurricanes

    There are five categories of hurricanes, which are based on wind speeds. The categories help people know how much damage(危害) a hurricane may cause because the greater the wind speed, the more dangerous the storm. For example, a Category 5 hurricane has winds over 155 miles per hour, which are strong enough to break the buildings along the seaside completely.

Hurricane Dangers

    When a hurricane happens together with heavy rainfall（降雨）, there can be a devastating flood. The centre of a hurricane is called the eye. While most of a hurricane has dangerously strong winds, the eye in fact is a calm area in the storm. When the eye of a hurricane passes over land, people might think that it's over, but before long the wind and rain increase(增长) again as the second part of the hurricane moves through.

Hurricane Safety Tips

    There is no way to stop a hurricane or make it change direction, so if you ever find yourself in the path of a hurricane, be sure to stay inside during the storm. You could be seriously injured(受伤) if you go outside.

    This is a story about a famous American woman. Her name is Helen Keller. When she was only nineteen months old, she got an illness. It made her blind(瞎的) and deaf (聋的). She couldn't see or hear anything, so she couldn't learn to speak. When she was six, a young teacher came and taught her to read and write. Her name was Ann Sullivan.

    Later, when she was ten, Miss Sullivan took her to another teacher, Sarah Fuller. Sarah Fuller taught her to speak. Helen put her fingers on Miss Fuller's face and into her mouth. In this way, she learned to speak. She went to school and became famous because she was one of the first blind and deaf persons to learn to speak. She began to write books and to help the blind in many parts of the world. Her hard work and her courage(勇气) made people in all countries love her.

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Are You Ready For High School?

    If you can do these things by the time you go to high school, you'll get on well with others in high school.

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    A little respect(尊重)goes a long way. Don't help yourself to her personal things in the room, and let her know if you plan to treat friends there. If you don't feel like you're being treated fairly, have a talk face to face.

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    The first meeting with someone really does matter. To make an immediate connection, look a person in the eye and give a firm handshake, keep eye contact while you're chatting and mention the person's name when saying goodbye.

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    One study found that holding something in can make you feel lonely and sad. So for your health and friendships, write down the secret in a safe place instead of talking about others in public.

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    If someone did something nice for you--a gift, some help, now's the time to take out your pen! Sending the person a handwritten note card within 48 hours afterward is a sign that you really have it together.

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    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} The rain had come through the leak(有裂缝的) roof and water was everywhere. Mum put bowls all around the house to try to catch the rain. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} She carefully placed us on the remaining dry place. I fell asleep soon. When I opened my eyes, I found Dad and Mum were sleeping in chairs, both having caught a bad cold.

A. As you can imagine they are difficult to walk on.

B. I thought he must be tired.

C  It began to rain on our way back home.

D. Then she put me and my elder brother to bed.

E. We didn't say any word on the way.

F. When we arrived home, the inside of our house was full of rain water.

    A passenger told a flight attendant(服务员) that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine just as the plane was taking off. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} The passenger agreed.

Thirty minutes later, when the passenger called for service, the flight attendant felt worried. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} As a result, the passenger couldn't take his medicine on time. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.

    In the following hours, each time the flight attendant passed by the passenger, she asked him with a smile if he needed anything. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

When he was getting off the plane, the passenger asked the flight attendant to hand him a service review(评价) card. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} But she politely handed it to him.

Later, she looked at the card and a smile came over her face. "On the flight, you asked me 12 times if I needed help," the passenger wrote. "{#blank#}5{#/blank#}" Even after someone does something wrong, no one can say no to 12 sincere smiles.