Uncle Wang: Here is a present for you, Kangkang.

Kangkang:  Thanks. What is it? Let me have a look.

Uncle Wang: Sorry. Guess, please!

Kangkang:  What shape is it?

Uncle Wang: It's a rectangle.

Kangkang:  How long is it?

Uncle Wang: It's about ten centimeters long.

Kangkang:  How wide is it?

Uncle Wang: It's about six centimeters.

Kangkang:  How heavy is it?

Uncle Wang: About 0. 25 kilogram.

Kangkang:  What do we use it for?

Uncle Wang: We often use it to listen to music. Sometimes we use it to see a movie.

Kangkang:  Oh, I get it. It must be an MP4.

Uncle Wang: Yes. It's an MP4! Here it is.

Kangkang:  Thank you, Uncle Wang. 

    It is never too late to develop good study habits. Follow these good habits, you will become a good student.

    Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Then decide on good time for studying. This weekly plan may not solve all of your problems, but it will make you know how to spend your time.

    Find a good place to study.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}It may be a desk or a chair at home or in the school library, but it should be quiet. When you begin to work, you should be able to pay more attention to the subject.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later. Sit where you can see and hear well. Get ready for your notebook.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    Review（复习）what you have learnt after class. It's normal to forget, so reviewing the day's lessons is important.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}

    If you follow these suggestions, you will study better.

A. Make good use of your time in class

B. Make a plan of your time for a week

C. Then you can finish your homework easily.

D. Choose one place for studying carefully.

E. Taking notes helps you remember the lesson.

    Why do people play sports? You might say “ to get exercise” and you'd be right. To have fun?  That's true , too. According to report, people who play sports get a lot more than just fit.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#}You may think sports will take up all your study time. But research shows that students who play sports do better than those who don't. Exercise improves learning, and memory, which can help students become more active in the classroom.

    It's clear that people who play sports learn teamwork and goal setting skills.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}While working with teammates to win games and achieve goals, you're learning how to be successful. Those skills make you good at work and in family life.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} In addition to being fit and keeping a healthy weight, people who play sports are also less likely to smoke. And later in life, people who exercise are less likely to have cancer or some other illness. Playing sports improves self- confidence{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Why? It builds confidence when you can practice, improve, and achieve your goal. Sports are also a feel-good activity because they help people stay and make new friends.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Playing sports can make you have less stress and help you feel a little happier. A person's mood improves during exercise. Friends help improve your mood. And being on a team creates close relations between friends. It's good to know your teammates will be on your side —- both on and off the field!

A. Exercise cuts the pressure.

B. Sports are good for people's health.

C. Sports teach people useful life skills.

D. People who play sports do better in school.

E. People who play sports feel better about themselves.

    Sally was a student. It was going to be her mother's birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not expensive.

    A week before her mother's birthday, she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas, and decided to take a black one, since her mother had lost hers the month before.

    She thought, "You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color." So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the school with her until her classes were over.

    On her way back home in the train that evening she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that she went along to the dining car for another sandwich and a cup of coffee. She had left the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment(车厢), but when she got back, it had gone! When she had left the compartment, there had been no other passengers (乘客) in it, but now there were three.

    Sally began to cry when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them that the black umbrella she had bought for her mother was gone, and that she had to get out at the next station. After the three other passengers heard it, they asked her for her mother's address so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone had taken it by mistake, and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.

    The next week, Sally heard from her mother. It said, "Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me three black umbrellas?"