Some children in Africa( 非洲) don't have school things. Some kind people from other countries ( 国家) give them some. Look! How happy they are!

    Bill is really happy. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Although it's pink, a girl's color, he likes it very much. He can put his old pencils in it now. Jane gets a notebook. She always wants a notebook, but her parents are too poor(贫穷的) to buy one for her. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}What's that in Mike's hands? Oh, it's a storybook. Mike likes reading books very much. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Little Jack gets some pencils. He usually writes with a stone (石头 ), but his spelling is really great. Now he can write with a real pencil.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} You can send(寄) your old school things to us.. We need books, schoolbags, dictionaries, crayons, markers, rulers, erasers, pencil boxes, pens and pencils...

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} You can also e-mail us at isamy@developafrica.org.

    We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things. However, most of us usually {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (waste) some things.

    Electricity is one thing that we waste most. Lights, TVs, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (radio) and other things are often kept on even when no one is using them. We should turn them off {#blank#}3{#/blank#} we do not need them. It takes  {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (little) than a second to do it. Anyhow, not wasting electricity saves money, because we do not have to pay for the electricity we do not use. The {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (two) thing that we often waste is water. Fresh water is precious, so it shouldn't be wasted. It is only a simple matter of turning {#blank#}6{#/blank#}a tap. I am sure everybody can do this {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (easy) if he wants to. Another big waste is food. My mother used to cook so much food that much of it was thrown away. I told her we had wasted so much {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (food). She thought I was right and now cooks mainly what we can eat.

    It is not right to be wasteful. I find there is a simple way of not wasting things. That is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (use) only what we need. Do not touch what we do not need. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}this way, we can stop being wasteful.

Almost everyone has a question or two about living in space. What is life really like in space? And what do astronauts do there?

Astronauts living in space have the same hygiene(卫生) needs as people do on the earth. When they wake up, they wash their hair, brush their teeth and go to the bathroom as well. However, because of microgravity(微重力), astronauts have to use a kind of special matter to wash their hair and use leg restraints(安全装置) to place themselves when they use the toilet.

Astronauts eat three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Some food can be eaten in the natural form such as fruit. Other food needs water such as noodles. There are no fridges in space, so space food must be stored and prepared correctly and they won't go bad.

Besides morning routine (常规) and eating in space, astronauts perform many tasks, such as checking the machines and updating(更新)computer equipment. At the same time, the control centre on the earth sends messages to the astronauts through voice or email with new instructions to help them with their daily work.

What's more, living in space is not just all work and no play. They can enjoy themselves by looking out of the window, watching movies, reading books, playing cards and talking to their families during their free time.

The winter vacation(假期) this year is coming soon. What do you want to do during the vacation? Do you want to watch TV? Do you want to play? {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I hope you can have a meaningful(有意义的) vacation. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

About study

During the winter vacation, you will have a lot of free time for the three things. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Second, study some new lessons of the next term. Third, do your homework for two hours a day.

About food

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} So you must eat some healthy food. When you see so much delicious food in the New Year, you must eat well. Please eat more green vegetables.

About sports

Eating is a good thing. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Just go out and play sports with your family or friends for fun and health.

If you follow these good tips(提示), I believe you will have a great winter vacation.

If stars do farming work, can they do a good job? You can find the answer in the farming show Become a Farmer.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Its first season (季) was very popular. Now, Season 2 of the show is airing.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} The size of their farm grew to 300,000 m². The young men stared to grow other kinds of crops like strawberries. They also made their fishpond larger and started a crayfish farm.

The show is very popular and what they grew has sold out. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} They used the show's popularity to help more farmers across the country do better. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} He wants to help chili pepper () farmers make more money in his hometown of Chongqing.

"{#blank#}5{#/blank#} And we want to help farmers live a better life," Wu Han, who made the show, told China Daily.
 

Are you a fan of spending your lunch breaks in a park? Or do you walk your dog in a park? Well, we have good news: spending just 20 minutes in a park every day will make you happier and less stressed.

New studies have suggested the benefits of spending time in parks. Researcher Mary Carol Hunter said," For lowering levels of the stress, you should spend 20 minutes sitting or walking in a place that provides you with a sense of nature. You don't have to travel to the wild lands. Getting out of an office block and sitting next to a tree can be enough."

A study from University of Alabama found people who visited their local urban parks felt happier. Researcher Hon Yuen sai," We did not find levels of physical activity are related to improved emotional well- being(幸福; 健康). Instead, we found time spent in the park is related to improved emotional well- being." The results are perhaps unsurprising— many studies have stressed the benefits of nature on a person's mental health. Therefore, nature- based activities can contribute to decreasing stress level.

King's College London researchers found being outdoors, seeing trees, hearing birdsong, and feeling in contact with nature were related with higher levels of mental well- being. Another research suggested that children growing up with greener surroundings have 55% less risk of developing mental diseases.

All of these studies mention the need for designing greener cities for the future and protecting our existing parks." There is increasing pressure on green space in cities," said Gavin Jearan, co- author of the urban parks study.

"I am worried because developers look to replace green space with tall buildings. The challenge facing cities is that there is increasing evidence about the value of city parks but we continue to see the disappearing of these spaces."