My friend Mary came to school wearing a brand-new pair of Zee jeans. “Your new Zee jeans are so cute!” I said.

    “My grandma took me clothes shopping last weekend,” Mary said. “The Zee jeans were on sale. They have cool pockets and are unbelievably comfortable. When you're at my house after school, try them on and see for yourself.”

    “Hmm.” I didn't think so. But when I tried them on, I couldn't help agreeing. “I'm totally taking these!” I said. As soon as I got home, I told my mom that I had to get some Zee jeans.

    Mom said, “You already have three pairs of perfectly good jeans. There is no way Dad and I are paying that much for a pair of pants. If you want to buy them with your own money, I would be happy to make a long list of extra chores you can do.”

    “I'll start this minute,” I said.

It took me three weeks to save enough money. I changed kitty litter, watched my little brother and sister, and cleaned refrigerator. The refrigerator cleaning was the worst because one of the shelves fell while I was taking everything out. Food and milk splashed all over the floor. It took me one and a half hour to clean it up!

    Anyway, I finally bought my Zee jeans, and I loved them even more than I thought I would. I loved them half because they had cool pockets and super comfortable, and half because I had worked so hard to earn the money to buy them myself.

    An officer（军官）is at a bus stop. He wants to see his girlfriend by bus. He wants to tell his girlfriend the time of his bus, and then she can meet him at the stop in her car. He wants to call his girlfriend on a pay phone（付费电话）,but he doesn't have a coin（硬币）for the phone. He wants someone to help him.

    A soldier（士兵）is near the stop. The officer walks to the soldier and asks,“Do you have any coins for the phone?”

    “Let me have a look,” says the soldier. “I'll see if I can help you.”

    “Don't you know how to speak to an officer?” says the officer. “Now let's say it. Do you have any coins for the phone?”

    “No, sir,” says the soldier.

    Jim loved traveling in his free time. Once he walked to a sacred shrine(圣地) in the Himalayas. The journey was long and the mountain road was hard to walk on. Though he carried little baggage(行李),the road was very difficult for him. He kept sweating(流汗). Just ahead of him, he saw a little girl, less than 10 years old, carrying a boy on her back. She was also moving on slowly. She panted(喘气) heavily, but her hands still firmly held the boy on her back .

    When passing by the little girl ,Jim said to her, "My girl, you must be very tired because what you carry is so heavy！"Hearing this, the little girl said, "What you carry is a weight, but what I carry is not a weight; He is my little brother. I must take him to the hospital."

    It is true that both a brother and a burden(负担) have a weight. But what the little girl said is also true: What she carried was her little brother, not a weight. She loved her little brother from the bottom of her heart.

①Have you ever thought about what's more important, looking fashionable or feeling comfortable? You might have noticed many people choosing style over comfort and some even go to extremes(极端)to follow fashion. But we should remember: being fashionable isn't everything. It's more important to be healthy.

②Some people believe that they need to be a certain size to look good. So, they start extreme diets(日常饮食) that are not good for their health. They might not eat meals or eat too little, which can make them feel sick. Is it a healthy way to live?

③Also, many girls wear shoes with very high heels. They might think high heels make them look taller. But these shoes can actually hurt their feet and make it hard to walk comfortably, and it can increase risks of falls. Some even wear tight(紧的)clothes that influence blood circulation(循环), making it hard to breathe. Should we put fashion over comfort and physical health?

④Besides, some boys and girls spend a lot of time and money changing their hair color. The material they use is usually harmful to their health, To make their hair straight or curly, they also use tools that are hot enough to burn their hair. But using these tools too often or at very high temperatures can make the hair dry or even burnt. Is it really worth it to risk our health, spending so much time and money?

⑤So, let's rethink what's really important. Is it fashion or is it our well-being? Clothes or hairstyles don't tell us anything about a person's character. Instead of spending a lot of time choosing clothes, we could use that time to do fun things with friends. And instead of following extreme diets，let's eat properly and exercise regularly. Remember, your worth is not decided by your appearance(外貌), but by who you are as a person.

Do you know what is hanfu? Hanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han Chinese, can date back to the early 17^th century. However, more and more young Chinese people are wearing hanfu now. 

Ran Dan is one of them. She is a huge fan of hanfu from Beijing. She noticed hanfu in 2011 when she saw some hanfu photos and she was surprised by its beauly. Soon she had her first set of hanfu. Now, she has more than 50. Some people only wear hanfu for special events, but others wear it every day: to work, to school, or even only to go shopping. Ran is the latter (后者). Once she wore hanfu in a clothing TV show. 

"Many people think hanfu is not convenient (方便的) in daily life. In fact, there are many kinds of hanfu. Loose-bodied hanfu may not be convenient when you go to toilet, but there are some kinds of hanfu which will not have an influence on our lives at all, "she said. 

It's said that the hanfu market has more than two million customers across China so far. There are more and more stores selling hanfu online. "Students are the largest group of customers in my store, "said Daoding, who runs an online hanfu store. 

Now many schools have hanfu clubs and they are popular with students. The schools want to provide young people with a good way to learn about Chinese culture. Usually, students are interested in the different kinds of activities having to do with ancient clothing, poem and calligraphy (书法). And they believe that hanfu can bring out the best in them because of its beauty. 

Mr. Smith looked at his watch at times. He 1 to go home as soon as possible. There would be a 2 football match in London but he could not do 3 in his office. He hurried home 4 work. Supper was ready and he went to his 5 after that. But he couldn't have a good 6 . He was afraid he would 7 the match though he had told his wife to 8 at once in the night. He had to 9 and began to read some evening newspapers. Finally the match began. His team lost the 10 half of the match. He became angry. He was so 11 , and he didn't know when he had gone to sleep. The next morning his wife brought some bread and milk into the sitting room. She 12 he was 13 sleeping on the sofa and called out, "Oh, dear! Get up, 14 you'll be 15 today. It is five to seven!" Hearing this, Mr. Smith jumped off the sofa and asked, "Who won? "