When Justin Tong was a child, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him doing lots of housework such as carrying out the rubbish and sending newspapers. But when he grew up, he was better off than his childhood friends and lived a happier and healthier life.

This is the finding of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 children in London. It showed that the children who had worked hard in childhood had a richer and a happier future. "Children who worked in the home or community gained competence(能力) and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society," said Daniel Brown, the psychologist(心理学家) who made the discovery. "And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them."

Brown's study followed these children in great detail. Interviews were repeated at ages 25, 31 and 47. Under Brown, the researchers compared the children's mental-health scores with their childhood-activity scores. Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal with problems.

    Working at any age is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence — the underpinnings (基础) of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this.

    Yet work isn't everything. As Tolstoy once said, "One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one's work."

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1）What is your favourite book?

2）Why do you like it best?

3）What can you learn from this book?

It's February. Anna is having a long and boring winter holiday. She doesn't want to be at home. It's not very cold,  1  it is rainy all the time. Anna doesn't like rainy days."I think I can go and  2  my grandparents in America. It is often  3  there in February, so I can make some snowmen and go  4  . It must be fun,"Anna thinks to herself. "Let me write an e-mail to  5  this evening."

When Anna is planning(计划) her vacation in  6  , she gets a call. It is  7  her friend, Susan. "Hi, Anna. Please spend your vacation in Australia with me. It's summer now. It's  8  and sunny. I know you love swimming very much. We can go to the beach every day,"Susan says on the  9  .

Anna doesn't know which  10  she should go to next.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}A. so B. but C. because D. or

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}A. visit B. show C. call D. miss

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}A. rainy B. sunny C. cloudy D. snowy

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}A. fishing B. shopping C. skating D. swimming

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}A. her B. him C. them D. us

{#blank#}6{#/blank#}A. Canada B. England C. Australia D. America

{#blank#}7{#/blank#}A. from B. to C. with D. for

{#blank#}8{#/blank#}A. cloudy B. rainy C. hot D. cold

{#blank#}9{#/blank#}A. computer B. e-mail C. phone D. radio

{#blank#}10{#/blank#}A. village B. station C. mountain D. country

If you were Anna, which country would you visit? Why? {#blank#}11{#/blank#}