Better think twice before choosing a password for email, online bank or shopping. Simple passwords are easy to be stolen.

    A password is like a key to your home. If someone steals it, he'll get chances to steal something else. We use passwords everywhere in our life. We are so used to passwords that we don't pay any attention to them until we lose or forget one.

    A study of 28，000 passwords recently stolen from a popular website showed that people often do the easy thing. It found that 16% took a first name as a password. Another 14% used the easiest keyboard combinations such as “12345678” or QWERTY. 5% of the stolen passwords were names of television shows or stars popular with young people. 3% of the passwords expressed feelings like “I don't care，” “Whatever，” “I love you，” or their opposite, “I hate you.”

    Robert Graham, who did the study, advises people to choose a password that is longer than eight characters with one capital letter and one symbol.

    Of course, safe passwords don't mean those hard to remember. Forgetting your password is sometimes a big headache for you. Maybe, the perfect password is easy for you and hard for others.

    A "talking kitchen" teaches students how to cook French and speak French. Researchers at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom have developed the French Digital(数字的) Kitchen. Professor Paul Seedhouse led the project.

    "It works like a satellite navigation(导航) system in a car. The system can tell whether you've done what you were asked to do or not. For example, the sensor(传感器) in the knife not only knows that the knife is moving, but it also knows how the knife is moving. So it can discover whether the knife is slicing (切), whether it's scraping (刮) or what. And so it doesn't go on to the next stage of the program unless you've done what it senses(感到)you should have done," said Paul Seedhouse.

    Students can ask the computer to repeat the instructions or translate them into English. There are vocabulary(词汇) lessons before and after the cooking.

    Professor Seedhouse became interested in the idea after he visited a talking kitchen designed for a different purpose. In his opinion the French Digital Kitchen turns the process (过程) of learning language into a real life experience. "Here you're taking it out of the classroom and you're actually using the language to produce something which you can eat at the end of it. It's very enjoyable," he said.

    The system will be available for sale by the end of 2020. Adding the technology to a new kitchen could add about ten to twenty percent to the building costs. The system could also be added to an existing(现存的) kitchen.

    The researchers are also developing a new digital(的呼吸法) kitchen system that is easy to carry or to move. And the European Union has given them money to begin programs in six other languages, including English, Italian and Spanish.

Flu season is coming!Are you prepared？Here are answers to your question!

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The flu is a virus（病毒） that passes easily from person to person.Usually the flu appears in winter and the rainy season.

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In fact，they come from different viruses.Although the symptoms（症状） can be almost the same，flu symptoms are more serious.Cold symptoms only last about seven days while the flu can last two weeks.

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The seasonal flu is very common all over the world.Children，old people and people in poor health catch the flu easily.In the United States，five to twenty percent of the people pet the flu every year.

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The flu is pretty dangerous.It can give you fever（发烧） or even make you die.Every year in the U.S.，36

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There are many things you can do to keep healthy and stay away from the flu.For example，wash your hands often.Moreover，don't touch your eyes，noses or mouth with your dirty hands.

How do you feel when you have to make a report in front of your classmate? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get 1 shy? Shyness means feeling nervous or 2 when you are round other people. Everyone experiences this shyness 3 they grow up. Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they are in the center of attention. It's OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet strangers. 4 , everybody gets a little shy sometimes. But many teenagers think that they hate themselves and that they won't fit in the future at coming point. 

Stop the negative thoughts about yourself. If shyness doesn't keep you 5 something you want to do, being shy isn't a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are not only cleverer, but also better at working with others, because they think more and talk 6 . Some great people in history were shy, too. You see, being shy isn't all 7 . But remember not to let good chances 8 just because of it! Your shyness will 9 . When you grow up year after year, you will become brave enough to speak to anyone. But now, you need practice! If you have to sing a song at a party, just do it! There's nothing to be afraid of. 

Remember: though you are shy, you do not lack in 10 . Come on, our shy friends. 

Do you like summer holiday？In Australia, summer holiday is from late December to early February. Students have to finish their homework. They should read some English books and write reports. They also seed to do science projects with their classmates. They often go to special classes to learn swimming, singing and cooking. And they really like to go to the beach to camp with their parents. 

Summer holiday in the US is very long, from early June to around late August. Teachers will give summer homework. But if students don't do it, it's OK. There are many classes and camps. They can be about sports, or outdoor survival skills （户外生存技巧）. Some students also go camping with friends or family. Some students will try to make money by doing the housework. Some will do voluntary work like helping the elderly or the poor for free. 

In France summer holiday usually goes from mid﹣June to the end of August. But the first day is different for everyone because of the day of the last exam. French students don't have any homework or classes. They spend the holiday having fun. Some students like traveling around the world. They see nature in Africa. They visit America to learn English. They go to China. Other students have fun in France. They camp on the beach, see friends watch movies, go swimming and have barbecue （烧烤）