What can keep your brain young and active? Marie Pasinski{#blank#}1{#/blank#} doctor from Massachusetts General Hospital, says, “New experiences as well as a good snack.”

    The next time you feel{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (bore) at the pool, play a board game or cards. Exercising your mind with a challenging game that requires brainpower,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} chess or bridge (桥牌), is more than just fun. These types of games are so interesting{#blank#}4{#/blank#} they can build up working memory. Traveling, especially in the places where English isn't spoken, can make you{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (smart) and more intelligent. There is a great deal of recent research proving its benefits.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the other hand, eat more nuts! Not only are nuts the perfect snack for a summer road trip, they also keep your mind sharp. Some nuts are rich in magnesium(镁),{#blank#}7{#/blank#}can improve learning skills and memory of mice. The research{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (publish) in the Journal Neuron last month. Another study at New York State Institute also proved the point{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (show) that mice who ate nuts made improvements in learning, memory, emotional regulation and movements, compared with{#blank#}10{#/blank#} who didn't eat nuts.

    There once lived a boy named Woo Sing, whose father {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (bring) home a mirror. Woo Sing had never seen one before. So when he saw it for the first time, he didn't understand {#blank#}2{#/blank#} it was, but though he saw another boy, which made him very happy, for he thought the boy {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (come) to play with him. He spoke to the stranger in a very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (friend) way, but received no reply. He laughed and waved at the boy, who did exactly the same thing. Then he thought, “I'll go closer. It may be that he doesn't hear me.” But when he began to walk, the other boy imitated (模仿) him. Woo Sing stopped  {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (think) about these strange actions, saying to himself, “This boy is fooling me. He does everything that I do.” And the more he thought about it, the{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(angry) he became and soon he noticed the boy became angry too. So Woo Sing {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (strike) the boy in the glass, but he only hurt his own hand and went {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (cry) to his father, who said, “The boy you saw was{#blank#}9{#/blank#}image. This should teach you an important lesson, my son. You should never show your anger to others. Now remember that in real life when you strike{#blank#}10{#/blank#} any cause you'll hurt yourself most of all.”

    Friendship's Day in India falls on {#blank#}1{#/blank#} first Sunday of August every year. It is celebrated with many activities.

    Young people in India spend the day with their {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (close) friends and have fun together. Most youngsters in India plan a movie or lunch with their best friends. A large group of friends may also go on a drive to tourist places or make a plan {#blank#}3{#/blank#} camping. Some friends go to the supermarkets to do some shopping. On Friendship's Day most stores offer discounted prices for {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (customer) and it is the perfect day to buy something for friends.

    Some friends go to parties {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (organize) by many restaurants in order to attract youngsters. Such parties are very enjoyable. You can get food at a discounted price. Some friends just decide to meet up at someone's home and talk about {#blank#}6{#/blank#} happy time in the past. The time good friends spend {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (sit) together and talking over a cup of coffee is precious and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (forgettable).

    Long-distance friends call up each other on this day {#blank#}9{#/blank#} wish each other with warm feelings. Some of them even plan to meet up on this particular day. Yet some others plan a {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (surprise) visit just to see their friends in pleasant shock!

    When I was in primary school, I didn't like going to school. I had {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (difficult) in reading and writing and I always could not answer the teacher's questions {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (correct). I cried a lot because I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (laugh) at by my classmates. My parents would always get mad at me. I felt very upset and didn't have any interest{#blank#}4{#/blank#} study.

    But then one day, I decided{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (change) my attitude towards study. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}I ended up paying more attention in class and I started to practice my vocabulary and spelling skills. Also, I always {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (go) to my teachers to ask for help when I had any trouble. I started to do better in Grade 3. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}I was in Grade 4, I was still improving. By Grade 5, I had become the top student in class.

    Now as I am {#blank#}9{#/blank#} senior high school student, I know it might be difficult at first. But I like my past in primary school, I know if I keep working and don't give up I will be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (success).

    She looks like any other schoolgirl, fresh-faced and full of life. Sarah Thomas is forward to the challenge of her new A-level course. But unlike school friends, 16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (rest). Instead, she is earning £6，500 a day as {#blank#}2{#/blank#} model in New York.

    Sarah {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (tell) that she could be Britain's new supermodel, earning a million dollars in the new year. Her father Peter, 44, wants her to give up school to model full-time. But Sarah, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} has taken part in shows along with top models, wants {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (prove) that she has brain as well as beauty. She is determined to carry on with her {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (educate).

    She has turned down several {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (invitation) to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies. After school she plans to take a year off to model full-time before going to university to get a degree {#blank#}8{#/blank#} engineering or architecture.

    Sarah says, “My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (come) first. I don't want to get too absorbed modeling. It is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I don't want to have nothing else to fall back on when I can't model my more.”