Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like? This article will describe a typical (典型的) high school and its students.

A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about l, 500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan (租借) than buy them. Students must pay back if they lose any of them.

American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years old, most take a free driving class at school for one term.  If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver's exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.

Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take Science, Maths, English and Social Studies. They can choose Art, Homemaking, Fashion Design and other classes.  In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: Health Education, Physical Education or Foreign Language Studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has their own classroom.  There is a five-minute break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.

The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students are involved in after-school activities. These activities include sports-especially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government.

    Health is more important than money and wisdom (智慧). Good health helps us enjoy our life and get what we need. How can we stay healthy? Here is some helpful advice（建议）.

● Eat more fruit and vegetables. They are full of vitamins. And they can help us keep healthy and young.

● Keep a balanced diet and good eating habits. Eat less food with lots of sugar and fat(脂肪). Eat lots of food high in protein (蛋白质).

● Exercise every day. Doing sports can help us make our bodies strong.

● Learn to relax ourselves. Being too tired all the time may make us get sick easily.

● Give up bad habits(习惯), such as drinking and smoking.

In a word, if we do this way, we'll live a healthy life and get fit.

    Nearly all the students like holiday. And how do you make them meaningful? Here are some tips for us all students.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}   It's your duty to finish your homework. Don't try to finish it one day, and you can do it little by little.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}   After doing your homework, you can watch TV or play some computer games. But you can't play it for too long time, or it will be bad for your eyes.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}  In holidays, you may not have dinners on time, but you can't eat too much junk food.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}  A trip can make you relaxed. Travelling with your parents to another place is also a good idea. You can travel with a camera. And after you come back to school, show your photos to your classmates.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} The holiday is the best time for you to read some good books. Borrow some educational books from the library and read them, you can also write what you feel after reading them. It's good for your study.

    Swimming is   ①    (popular) than any other sport in summer. People like swimming in summer because water makes them feel much   ②    (cool). If you swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. These years, ③more than ten people died in this city while they were enjoying in the water and most of them were students. ④So people should be more careful when they are swimming.They often think they swim so well that nothing can happen to them in water. Summer is here again. If you go swimming, don't forget that better swimmers have died in water. They died  ⑤   they were not careful, not because they were not good at swimming. Swimming alone is more dangerous than  ⑥    (swim) with others. ⑦你应该要求其他人和你一块游泳. If there is a "No Swimming" sign, don't get into water, either. If you remember all these, swimming will be safer.

    Bullying(欺凌)has become a big problem in schools, which has caused serious attention of society. To know what causes bullying will help to stop it. There are many① factors that involve(陷入) a child in bullying：②Parents are busy with their work, leaving their children_ alone or with the grandparents. They don't get love or warmth from their parents. Children who are bullied are easier to bully others. Some children bully others to get respect(尊重)from other kids. Teenage girls bully to win attention or love from someone. Movies and video games also play a role in a child's bullying action.

    Parents, teachers, schools and society should work jointly to stop bullying. As students. ③you should respect others and not make fun of their weakness. If you are bullied, you have the right to tell your parents or teachers about it first and ask them for help.