Students learn their lessons in class. In class, teachers teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. Is this the only way for students to learn? Of course not. There is another way to learn. That is, students can teach themselves. For example, if you cannot remember anything when you are doing your homework, you can look through（浏览） your book to find the answer. This is a way to teach yourself. And it's not a difficult thing. We can do it at any place and at any time.

    How to teach yourself? The first thing you must do is to read. Read something interesting. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. Many clever students often do this. The questions are about something you don't understand or you want to know more about. You can write down these questions. The third is to answer the questions yourself by thinking hard, by reading the texts or other books, and sometimes by asking other people. These are the ways of teaching yourself. And if you do these things for a long time, you can succeed（成功）in your study.

Chongyang Festival {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (celebrate) on the ninth day of the ninth month on the traditional Chinese calendar, and it is also known as Double Ninth Festival.

In Chinese culture, the number nine is thought to be yang. The ninth day of the ninth month is a double yang day and "double"{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (mean) Chong in Chinese, so it got the name Chongyang Festival. The ninth month also heralds（预示）the coming of winter, so it is a time when the living need warm clothes, and some people make the festival a time for {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (provide) special clothes for their ancestors（祖先）.

During the festival, people usually {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (climb) mountains, wear the zhuyu plant, drink chrysanthemum (菊花) wine, and eat Chongyang cake. Cake in Chinese is pronounced "gao" meaning high, so people consider climbing a high mountain to be the same as eating cake. Also, people think they {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (do) better than before after eating the cake.

Double Ninth Festival is also Seniors' Day— a day to care for the elder people and to let them {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (enjoy) themselves. On the day, many communities organize retired people to go out {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (climb) mountains.

Every year, wildfires destroy millions of hectares of forest land. Homes are damaged, and thousands of people die. Smokejumpers help to stop this. 

Smokejumpers are a special type of firefighter. They jump from planes or are lowered by helicopters into areas that are 1 to reach by car or on foot, such as the middle of a mountain forest. They race to put out fires as fast as they can. 

At a fire site, smokejumpers first examine the land and decide 2 to fight the fire. Their main goal is to stop a fire from spreading or to slow its progress  3 ground—based firefighters arrive. Using basic equipment such as shovels (铲子) and axes(斧头), smokejumpers clear land of burnable material, like dry grass and dead trees. They carry water with them, too, but only a limited amount. 

Most smokejumpers are men. The most important factors are your height and  4 .Smokejumpers employed in the United States must be between 54 and 91 kilograms so they don't get blown away by the strong winds or get 5 when they land. 

The work is dangerous, and the hours are long. But for these firefighters, smoke jumping isn't just a job. They6 being able to jump out of planes, fight fires, and live in the forest. As 28-year-old Russian smokejumper Alexi says, "This is the best job for tough guys. "

Different countries have different rules on doing business. When there is a chance for you to go abroad for a business purpose, it is best to be clear about the rules and customs. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

In Brazil

Brazilians are warm and friendly. They often stand close when talking and it is common for them to touch the person on the shoulder. People often greet each other (especially women) with light kisses.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Business meetings sometimes start later than planned. But to be safe, be on time. Meals can last for hours there's no such thing as rushing a meal in Brazil. Brazilians are social, preferring face-to-face communication to mails or phone calls.

In Singapore

Singaporeans shake hands when they meet and often also greet each other with a small, polite bow. Business cards should be offered and received with two hands. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} This is because arriving late is considered impolite.

In Switzerland

The Swiss call each other by their last name. They are also respectful of private lives. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

For example, asking about a lady's age or how much they make a month is seen impolite. Being on time is required. Arrive at any meeting or event a few minutes early to be safe. They al-so have clear structure in their companies. Higher-ups make the final decisions, even if others might disagree.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} They keep their hands be seen at the table and their arms off the table. It is polite to finish the food on your plate.

Please remember, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

There are many restaurants, radio stations, movie theaters and parks in our city. I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(do) a survey last week. 

Blue Sky Restaurant is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} most popular restaurant, and it is the cleanest. It has the best service, too. The workers there always try {#blank#}3{#/blank#}best to make you feel comfortable. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}the only problem is that the restaurant isn't in a fun part of the city. Which is the best radio station? There was once a competition, 87.9 FM won the{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (one) prize. People all think that 87.9FM plays the most beautiful songs. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} all the parks, Xinhua Park is the best one to have fun. Quite a few {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(child) like to spend their weekends reading books or {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (ride) bikes there. As for movie theaters, Screen City is the best. It has the best sound and the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (big) screens. You can see movies the most {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(clear). It is so popular that lots of people go to the movies there on weekends. So it is also the most crowded movie theater.

If the eyes are the windows of the heart, then the body is the mirror of our feelings. If we are feeling great, we may give our body signals. If we look at someone else, we can often tell how he or she is feeling through his or her body signals. So reading body language signals is a great tool in daily communication. 

If you don't think that learning how to read and use body language is important here are some numbers for you. 7% of the information we receive is from what people actually say and 38% of the information we receive is from the tone (语气) and the speed of their voice, while 55% of the information we receive is from their body language. 

These non-verbal (非语言的) signals will help you a lot, but you still need to focus on what the speaker is saying. If you focus too much on the body language signals, both you and the speaker may feel uncomfortable. 

It is useful to be able to read people's body language, and it is useful to learn how to send the right signals and avoid the wrong signals, too. Body language may be given several meanings,which depend on the person and the situation.Be sure of it when you are trying to read a body language signal.