Tickets

Children at or under 120 cm tall don't need to buy tickets to take the train, but they cannot take the train by themselves. Children above 124 cm must buy a full-price ticket.
If you buy a round ticket, you can get on the train at Longyang Road Station or Pudong Airport Station, and get off at the other station. The return part of the ticket must be used on the same day.

   It's the end of class. When the bell rings, students of Luohu ForeignLanguages School in Shenzhen quickly take out their cell phones.
They want to log on to their micro blogs to check the interesting things that have happened in the last hour.
   Since last year, the trend (潮流) of micro blogging has swept the country. Recent surveys shows that most students in middle schools have a micro blog and some even update their blogs over five times per day.
   "We learn many fresh and interesting things on micro blogs and they have become popular topics in class," said Andy Liang, 14. "If you do not know about them, you are out of the loop."
   It is also a great place for students to let out stress. "My parents always ask me to study hard, and encourage me before exams, but it really adds pressure," said Simon Zhang, 15. "When I share these feelings on my micro blog, I get many replies from friends in the same situation, which makes me feel better."
   But parents are worried that micro blogging could be a waste of time. Some misleading messages may even cause danger to kids, they said.
   Mr. Shen, a professor at the China Education Association, suggests parents not worry too much as long as kids are not crazy about micro blogging. Maybe it can become a window for parents to understand their children.
   "If parents can read their children's micro blogs, they'll know their thoughts, thus leading to better communication and solutions to problems," he said. He also gives some tips for kids.
   -Don't micro blog for more than one hour a day.
   -Never micro blog in class.
   -Try to talk face to face with people from time to time.
   -Be critical(批判性的). Don't trust all the messages on a micro blog.

Did you ever wonder how some of your favorite foods, products or toys came about? Believe it or not, they may have been an accident, or a failure of some other intention. Below, we found three mistakes we're thankful for turned out to be what they are.

1. Most historians hold that the Chinese invented fireworks in the 9^th century when they discovered how to make gunpowder. Story has it that a Chinese cook accidentally mixed together what were then considered common kitchen items and noticed they burnt. When put tightly in a bamboo tube and lit, it blew up.

2. In May of 1886, a law led John Pemberton, a pharmacist(药剂师), to rewrite the formula(配方) for "Pemberton's French Wine Coca", his popular headache treatment. Containing sugar instead of wine as a sweetener, the outcome became something for Coke, which was later mixed with carbonated(碳酸) water. His bookkeeper suggested the name Coca-Cola because he thought the two C's would look good together, which is how what we call Coca-Cola, a world-wide drink came into being.

3. During World WarⅡ, scientists at the University of Birmingham invented the magnetron(磁控管)—an important heat-producing part of the microwave oven. While working for Raytheon Corporation after the war, the American engineer Percy Spencer was testing the magnetron when a chocolate bar in his pocket melted. He went on to test other foods including popcorn kernels(仁), and found it to be a much more efficient way to cook. In 1947 Raytheon came out with the first restaurant microwave oven, which was six feet tall and weighed 750 lbs.

These days, many young people always say, "I feel a bit ‘emo'." The word means "emotional". It means someone has strong feelings. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

Everyone has bad feelings from time to time. You may feel unhappy when you get a low score in an exam. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} The emotions build up and then explode (爆发) at some point. They make you shout and cry. You may not want to eat, speak, or play. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

Let the good feelings fight the bad ones! {#blank#}4{#/blank#} The Dementors (摄魂怪) in the films make people feel sad and scared. But there is one way to beat them—eating some chocolate and trying to think of the happy time. In real life, you should also always look on the bright side of things. For example, getting a low score in an exam is not always bad. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} And next time you can do better. So take it easy. Don't forget that you're the master of your emotions.

Spring is a season full of wonders, while rain has been a popular topic in poems all over the world. Let's see how poets Du Fu (712-770) from China and Sara Teasdale from the US wrote about spring rain.

Most of us need friends, but some of us do not know how to make friends. My teacher Mr. Smith gave me some advice

{#blank#}1{#/blank#} you make friends, you must decide who you want to choose to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who like to do the same things {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they do. Think about your favorite things and try talking to your classmates about your {#blank#}3{#/blank#} hobby.

The quickest way to make {#blank#}4{#/blank#} friend is to smile. If you do so, people think you're friendly. At first, it may not be easy to smile. However, remember that nobody {#blank#}5{#/blank#}( like) a long or cold face

One easy way to talk with people is to say something nice about them. Just think about {#blank#}6{#/blank#} you feel when someone says something nice about you. Doesn't it make you want to keep {#blank#}7{#/blank#} ( talk) with a person?

Ask {#blank#}8{#/blank#}( you) new friends questions about them. Who's their favorite singer? Where do they live? Who's their teacher or what do they do after school? Sometimes you can make friends {#blank#}9{#/blank#} ( easily) if you ask more questions.

After making some friends that share the same interests. It's always fun {#blank#}10{#/blank#} ( play) or do something together. And this is the right way to make a friendship closer.