My friend gang (我的朋友帮)

    I study in an international school. The students in my school come from different countries. Amy, Kathy and Joe are all my good friends.

    Paper cutting is a special form of traditional art in China.It has has a history of over 1, 500 years. People started to do paper cutting in China in the 6th century.It has a number of special uses in Chinese culture.Almost all of them are for health, happiness or peace.Red is used the most widely of all the colors.Since long ago, Chinese people have been interested in cutting paper into traditional Chinese characters.

    Paper cutting is popular around the world, but only the Chinese paper cutting is listed in the UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists (联合国教科文组织的非物质文化遗产名录) in August 2010, because it has long history and it tells people so much about Chinese history and culture.

    Paper cutting has developed fast over the past few years.It is still popular in China now.During special festivals like the Chinese Spring Festival, people cut beautiful pictures and put them on windows and doors.

Information Card

    One morning, a little mouse went out to find something to eat. He was careless and met a fierce (凶猛的) lion. The lion caught the mouse and wanted to eat him.

    "Please let me go, Mr. lion, "said the mouse." One day, I'll help you. "

    The lion laughed, "How could a little mouse help a big lion?" "Well," he said. "I will let you go. But you must walk more carefully. "

    The mouse was very grateful (感激的). "Thank you, Mr. Lion. You are very kind. I will repay (报答) you one day, " the little mouse said.

    The next week, the mouse was looking for something to eat again. He saw the lion under a tree. But the lion was tied tightly (紧紧地被捆着) in a net of strong ropes (绳子) .He could not get out.

    "I will help you, "said the mouse .His teeth were sharp. Then he bit (咬) one rope, and then another. Soon the lion was free. He was very pleased. "Thank you, Mr. Mouse,” he said.

    Bangkok（曼谷）is the capital of Thailand, it is very different from Guangzhou. There are a lot of temples in Bangkok. It is hot all year round, so there are a lot of fruits, the most famous fruit is durian（榴莲）. There are many rivers in the city, so the market on the water is very famous, you can buy flowers, vegetables, fruits and other things on the boats.

    The best time to visit Thailand is at the end of March or the beginning of April, because it has the biggest festival in Thailand– Water Festival. It is the beginning of their New Year. Before the festival, people clean their house and cook nice food. During the festival, people sing, dance and throw water on each other. They think that water can clean away bad things and bring good luck. How interesting it is!

    Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work? {#blank#}1{#/blank#} If you do, you need to control your feelings and stop getting angry so easily. Getting angry with others can cause you to lose friends.

    Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, has written My Feelings Are Just Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

    "Getting angry is not a good way to act，" the book says. "{#blank#}3{#/blank#}".

    The book says you can control your anger easily—all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.

    The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily. Here are the top three：

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Look at it later, and you will realize you get angry too easily.

    Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.

    Do something different. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} 

    Anger is a kind of feeling. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get angry.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes you hide your anger.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.

    In fact, it's not good to hide your anger, and it's normal for you to get angry sometimes. As soon as you find your problems, you may cry to relax. When you get angry, you can talk about it with adults, such as parents, teachers, etc. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: count from 1 to 100; give someone a hug, go for a bike ride, think about good things, etc.

    Remember that when you are angry, how you act can make everything better or worse. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.