Three good habits that help improve your memory

Dear teachers and students.

    I'm Amy.

    Do you want to have a better memory? Many people would say yes. But how?

First, exercise {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. When you exercise your body, you also exercise your brain. Your brain gets more oxygen when you exercise, like {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

Second, don't eat too much {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Have a good diet. This will help your brain become healthier.

    Third, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. If you're happy, your mind will become livelier and your memory will become sharper.

    If you have these habits, your memory will improve. You'll {#blank#}5{#/blank#}your studies and in your life. Thank you for listening.

ClothesDonation (捐赠) Box

    Have youever put your old clothes into the donation box in your neighborhood? If not,you can do it right now because the clothes donation is becoming a trend (趋势) in Urumqi.

    "Fromtime to time, my mother clears out the clothes which I no longer wear. Youknow, we teenagers are growing fast. I think it's a good way to helpothers." Lin Tao, a junior student says.

    "Ioften pick out some of my clothes which are out of style after going shopping.Then I put them into the donation box." Miss Li, a pretty young lady says.

    "Thatseems like a good idea. Some clothes in the box are quite new. People caneither wear them or usethem to make things such as handbags and pencilcases," Mrs Wang, an old woman says, "sometimes I also look throughthe box for some nice clothes."

    However,there are some problems along with the popularity of clothes donation.Recently, a UTV reporter from Focus on the City has made a survey. Here are theresults:

    Some boxesare full of clothes in a short time. There is no more room for people to giveaway clothes.

    Somepeople sell the clothes in the donation box for making money instead of wearingthem.

    Somecommunities set the boxes in unsuitable places. So there are few clothes in it.

    Manyclothes are too old and shabby (破烂的).

   "What's worse," one of the staff in a community added,"we quite often see people throw rubbish into the box when they pass by.We've tried to stop them several times but failed. It has been the most seriousproblem since we set the box."

    In orderto make the donation box work in an efficient (有效的) way, our government is taking action. Clothesdonation will be better-organized and it'll be more convenient for people inneed to take the clothes away.

We live in the “computer age”. Today, it is more and more i{#blank#}1{#/blank#}for us to use computers. We use them at w{#blank#}2{#/blank#}, and we also use them at home. Adults use computers and c{#blank#}3{#/blank#}use computers, too. We often use the mouse to run all the work.

Slowly, you may f{#blank#}4{#/blank#}painful and numb(麻木的)in your hand, your wrist, your shoulder, and your neck. What's w{#blank#}5{#/blank#}with you? The mouse is eating your body f{#blank#}6{#/blank#}your hand to all. Some researchers explain that we feel painful b{#blank#}7{#/blank#}we often repeat the same action—click(点击). So we feel u{#blank#}8{#/blank#}little by little.

Nowadays, there are no best ways to s{#blank#}9{#/blank#}this problem. The only way is to change the way we use the mouse and the keyboard(键盘). When at work, we should have a break and e{#blank#}10{#/blank#}to keep our body healthy.

What's your dream? What do you want to be when you grow up? Three girls shared their thoughts with us.

Life Is Not Always Fair

My father was short and disabled(残疾的). When we walked together, he would hold my arm for balance(平衡). People would stare. 

He liked his work and almost never missed a day, even if he was sick or the weather was bad. When there was snow or ice on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with help. My sister or I would then pull him through the streets on a sleigh to the subway. 

He was a baseball fan and often cheered for our local team. He liked to go to dances and parties, where he could have a good time just sitting and watching. 

Although(虽然) he couldn't do many things that others could do, he never pitied himself. He has been dead for many years, but I think of him often when I envy(嫉妒) others, or when I complain(抱怨) about something that is unfair. 

Ms Li is our teacher. She teaches us English. She is k{#blank#}1{#/blank#} and patient.

Every morning, Ms Li gets up at 6：40 a．m. and has bread for b{#blank#}2{#/blank#} at 7：00 a．m., then she walks to school. She gives two lessons in the morning. At noon, she talks to some students and has a short break.

In the afternoon, she gives a lesson. After that, she takes part in some a{#blank#}3{#/blank#}， such as playing table tennis with her students. Then she walks home.In the evening, Ms Li cooks dinner and does the dishes. She reads some books and g{#blank#}4{#/blank#} herself ready for her lessons tomorrow. Sometimes she helps her daughter with her homework. She s{#blank#}5{#/blank#} watches TV at night because she has no time. She usually goes to bed at 10：00 p．m.