Different weather makes people feel different. It influences health, intelligence(智力) and feelings.

    In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in these states(州) have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.

    The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 report by scientists, IQ(智商) of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower. The wind can help people have more intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year (July and August).

    Weather also has a strong influence on people's feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer. At about 18℃, people become stronger.

    Low air pressure(气压) may make people forgetful(健忘). People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days. People feel best at a temperature of about 18℃.

    Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weather's problem.

    Nowadays, lots of foreigners are learning Chinese. Like many of them, I 1 knew two words of Chinese ("Ni Hao" and "Xie Xie") when I first came to Beijing, China in 2009. As you can guess, my life was 2 for a while after I arrived. Simple tasks like ordering food or taking a taxi were quite stressful.

    I knew I had to learn more Chinese, so I 3 a Chinese class. My teacher was 4, although I didn't learn enough to have a real conversation. Later I studied on my own as well, but my progress was still slow. And I decided to 5.

    Around this time, I started playing in a band with a Chinese man who became one of my best friends in Beijing. He taught me a lot of 6 about music, such as "melody". He learned a lot of English from me in return, so it was a good way to 7 language and culture.

    I have learned enough Chinese to 8 many problems like booking train tickets. These days, there are more foreigners who are studying Chinese. I can 9 why it's an amazing language. Finally, I found that the best way to learn a 10 is to make friends with native speakers and spend time with them.

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Jane：It's a family photo. 

Nike：Is this your family photo？

Jane： {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Look！

This girl is my sister. 

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Jane：Linda. 

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Jane：L⁃I⁃N⁃D⁃A. 

Nike：She looks very nice. 

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①Many years ago people took tests to show how much they knew. Today students still take many different kinds of tests.

②Throughout history, tests have been a kind of measuring tool (测量工具). They measure how students are learning, as well as how teachers are teaching. Teachers can use tests as a way to see if their teaching are working. If students are doing poorly on tests, teachers can change how they' re teaching to help students understand things more clearly.

③Many teachers understand that tests can actually help students learn. Testing has been believed to help students remember what they have been taught. Tests serve as a way for students to find gaps in their understanding. Once they fill those gaps, they can do better on the next test.

④However, testing isn't always a good thing. For some students, this causes(造成)a lot of worries because they want to do well. Tests can make some students lose sleep because they' re studying for a long time or because they' re afraid of doing poorly.

⑤Besides, some people think that tests are not always a good way to measure how smart students are. For example, if Lucy is sick the day of a test, she might do poorly on the test when she is actually smart. Tests only look at one day in her life, but not how she does in school over a long time.

⑥Are you for or against tests? Should students have to take tests?

What do successful people do when they're free? Let's have {#blank#}1{#/blank#} look.

★They exercise. Sitting in front of the computer for a long time is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (real) bad for our health. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (scientist) say 60 minutes of physical activity every day can help us stay healthy. Physical activity doesn't have to be very hard. We can walk more to get it. 

★They take classes. Education shouldn't stop at college. The most successful people in the world are the ones who never stop learning. There are lots of online courses (课程). {#blank#}4{#/blank#} you have a free hour, you can start learning a new skill (技能).

★They have interests. It {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (feel) great to be good at something, doesn't it? And it doesn't matter {#blank#}6{#/blank#} activity you choose. Although successful people are busy, enjoying a few hours of favorite activities a week makes them feel relaxed.

★They spend time {#blank#}7{#/blank#} friends and family. The job isn't everything. If we want to be successful in life, we have to think of our {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (person) relationships with our friends and family. Good friends are always happy {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (help) us when we run into a problem. Family will always stand up for us when others are putting us down. They are the most important people for {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (we) in the world.

If we don't spend our free time like successful people, it doesn't mean (意味着) we can't be successful. However, they can help us be successful.