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Hi, I'm Zhu Hua. I'm a junior high school student in Beijing. There are twenty-six boys and twenty-two girls in my class. Half of the students come to school by bike. Five boys and four girls come to school on foot. About a quarter of us come to school by bus. The others come to school by subway. We're all from China. We're good friends.

    What color are their sweaters(毛衣)?

    Kate, Jim, Rose and Bill put their sweaters on the table. The sweaters are white, blue, red and black. We know, the boy's sweaters aren't red and the girls' sweaters aren't black. What color is Kate's sweater? I don't know. But I know it is not blue. Bill says, “My sweater is white.” Then what color are their sweaters?

    Yu Minhong, president of New Oriental Education, shared his ideas with the young after the English speech competition of the 14th China Daily. Here is some of his advice to young people:

    “One suggestion I'd like to give you is that it's important to do what you like without fear of failure. And the process（过程）of working toward your dreams matters more than the results. Young people should take chances to show off talents. Take competitions like this one as an example: If you are afraid to fail, you'll never get the chance to stand on the stage and make a speech. Above all, it's most important to take part.

    Another suggestion I want to give you is to read books. It is not easy to keep reading every day. For me, it is much more difficult and challenging to keep reading and taking notes every day than it is to walk 10,000 steps.”

    In his speech, Yu also shared his view on life. He chose a different life rather than a more successful one. He uses the famous lines of American poet Robert Frost (1874–1963) to make his point:“Two roads diverged (分叉) in a wood, and I … took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”Yu pointed out, “Your happiness should not be what others think you should run after, but instead you should decide what it is. It is you who should make choices for your own life.”

    Yu Minhong's speech to young people

    My challenge for you is this: to read a book for 15 minutes a day. Let me explain where the challenge came from.

    I have many things in common with my dad, like music taste and sense of humor, but sadly reading isn't one of them. I can happily spend a whole day reading a book. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} He reads e-mails, websites and papers for work, but not books. He is a busy person, with a short attention span, so I think that sitting down to read for just 15 minutes a day is a good way to introduce him to reading. Giving yourself a goal or challenge is a good way to change a habit or achieve something, so why not try to develop a new habit of reading?

     {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Everyone is different and has their own interests, but I think there are lots of benefits of reading, which screen-based activities (games, films,

TV) don't have.

     {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Looking at screens can cause tire eyes, and you should avoid looking at screens for a long time.

    Another thing I love about reading is being transported to another world. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} So you go to bed. Because you think more about the world of the book, rather than the real world and the problems you have during the day, so you can truly relax.

    I also love people. I enjoy hearing what people are doing and finding out what people think.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} It also teaches me to see things from other people's point of view, and understand other people's decisions or opinions.

    So give it a try! Include 15 minutes of reading in your daily schedule and see the difference you can make.

A. Firstly, it's better for your eyes.

B. But my dad can't read a book for longer than 5 minutes.

C. I often forget the time or things that are going on around me.

D. Reading ten thousand books is like travelling ten thousand miles.

E.  Reading gives me the chance to get to know hundreds of new people.

F. You can download free e-books online and read them on your computer.

G. I know lots of people would rather relax at the computer or in front of the TV.

Xi'an celebrated the first-ever China Hanfu Day{#blank#}1{#/blank#} April 18. There were catwalk shows and traditional music concerts which {#blank#}2{#/blank#} by people wearing traditional Chinese clothing. Hanfu fans from all over China gathered there to take {#blank#}3{#/blank#} And they put them online for a Hanfu photo {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

China Hanfu Day is on the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar. In ancient China, this day was also {#blank#}5{#/blank#}as Shangsi Festival (上巳节). Its purpose is to encourage young Chinese {#blank#}6{#/blank#}pride in traditional clothing, as well as Chinese culture.

Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people who lived in China before the Qing Dynasty It has a history of about 3,000 years and it {#blank#}7{#/blank#} greatly so far. However, some of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} main characteristics (特点) remain. For example, there are two parts that overlap (交叠) on the front which is called "jiao ling".

China is becoming a leading country in the world, and the Chinese people feel{#blank#}9{#/blank#} confident about its traditional culture than ever before. Wearing traditional clothing might be an interesting way of showing {#blank#}10{#/blank#} they feel about this.