Earth is our home. It has air that we can breathe(呼吸). It has water for us to drink. It has plants and animals that we can eat. Earth is not too hot or too cold for us. It has everything we need to live.

    We are on earth, but we call see things that are not on earth. Early in the morning, we can see the sun comes up. All day, the sun seems to move across the sky. Later in the day, we can see the sun goes down. But the sun is not really moving around us. We are the ones who are moving. Every morning, we turn towards the sun. Every night, we turn away from it. Every year, we go around it. Earth is our spaceship. All of us in the spaceship are riding around the sun.

    At night, we can often see the moon and stars. From earth stars look like little points of light because they are so far away. But stars are really big. A star is a great mass of burning gas. It gives off light and heat. Our sun is a star.

    There are eight planets moving around our sun. Earth is the third planet around the sun. Some of the planets have moons. A moon goes around a planet just as a planet goes around a star. Earth has only one moon. Some planets have more.

    Healthy eating is important for as. What and how should we eat to be healthy?

    First, we must have enough food, never too much or too little. The food must be clean and we should cook it properly.

    Second, it's very important for us to keep a balanced diet. Different kinds of foods are necessary, such as rice, bread, meat, fish, eggs, milk, fruit and vegetables. Rice and bread give us energy. Meat, fish, eggs and milk help our bones grow. Fruit and vegetables make us healthy.

    Third, we should eat regularly. It's said that half of the students don't have a regular breakfast or don't eat anything in the morning. It is bad for their health. In fact, a good breakfast keeps us strong.

    In short, we should not only eat enough food and healthy food but also eat regularly.

Dear Mr. Hunt,

    My problem is that I can't get on with my family.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}They fight a lot, and I really don't like it. It's the only communication they have.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} When they argue, it's like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}I don't think this is fair. At home I always feel lonely and nervous. Is that normal?{#blank#}5{#/blank#} 

Sad and Thirteen

What are the Chinese astronauts' lives like? Do they do the same things in s_46 as we do on Earth?

The answer is yes. They do most of the things we do on Earth. But they do something [ʌn' ju:ʒuəl] {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. When their ship reaches a certain area, they can see the sun go up and down every 45 minutes. And they can have fun, too. They can s{#blank#}2{#/blank#} some time watching movies and talking to their families. In this way they will n{#blank#}3{#/blank#} feel bored.

Of course, they will do exercise to make sure that they will not get {#blank#}4{#/blank#}[ wi:k]. Because we can't send a doctor up there!

When it's time for sleep, astronauts have to sleep in bags. They t{#blank#}5{#/blank#} themselves to the bags so that they will not float away in their sleep.

Reading is a lifelong journey. Put yourself into a world of books and get lost in another world—but where do you start? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

◆  Ask a librarian(图书管理员)

The best people to throw your questions at are librarians! {#blank#}2{#/blank#} If you tell a librarian what you've read before and what you liked or disliked about it, they will suggest some possible books for you to try. 

◆ Make a change. 

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}You may get used to reading history books or you just take an interest in science fictions. What about the books about culture? You'll never know until you try. Give a new style a chance and you may enter a whole new world of reading. 

◆ Read reviews. 

Book reviews can help you decide if a book is for you. There are usually short reviews on the covers of books. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Some websites provide book suggestions from writers, parents and teachers. Some people's opinions about the books are very interesting. Their ideas may help you get a right pick. 

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Reading something comfortable might be your first choice. But why not challenge yourself to read something more complicated(复杂的)? It is a good way of pushing yourself to improve your reading skills.