Sue and Bessie are sisters. They are Americans. They live in the mountain village. Sue is 104 years old and Bessie is 102 years old now

    Here is some of their advice for living a long and healthy life.

    Get up early. They get up at 6:30 in the morning.

    Have a good breakfast. The sisters eat oatmeal (燕麦片),half a banana, bran (麸皮) and eggs with a little cheese.

    Take exercise every day. The sisters like to do yoga (瑜伽).They also walk every afternoon.

    Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, especially apples. Apple is good for your health.

    Don't eat a lot of salt and fat (脂肪). These things are bad for your body.

    Don't get married (结婚). The sisters have no husbands or children to worry about.

    Don't always listen to the doctors. Most of the doctors don't know what to do with us. When something is wrong with us, they don't know how to treat (治疗) us. They are always surprised (感到惊奇) to see us live so long.

    Do you agree with the sisters?

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    There are many festivals in China, and the Spring Festival is the most important in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare（准备） things. Usually it is in January or February. In 2018, it will be on February 16th.The people buy pork, beef, chicken, fruit and many other things, and they often make a special kind of food called "dumplings". It means "come together". On that day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children. On the Festival Eve, all the family members come back to their hometown. This is a happy moment. They sing, dance and play all kinds of games. Others get the dinner ready. ①When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. Children usually get some Lucky Money （压岁钱）or red packets. At night, people let off fireworks to welcome the coming of the Spring Festival. ②All the people, rich or poor, old or young, are the happiest at this time.

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    Bird lovers know that a good place to go bird-watching is Guandu Nature Park. As many as 220 kinds of birds come to this park every year. Since the park offers birds lots of food to eat and places to build their nests  it has become a paradise（天堂）for birds.

    Guandu Nature Park is also a great outdoor classroom. The park's Nature Center provides guided tours to the public. During the tour, visitors can learn about the environment. So, if you want to have a fun and educational weekend, come to Guandu Nature Park. Get away from city life and head into nature.

    A group of high school students from the United States has planted hope by cleaning up an empty lot(一块地) in their neighborhood.

    The students are from Buchtel High School in Akron, Ohio. The empty lot, which is owned by a 1ocal bank, was filled with grass and poison ivy(毒葛). As a project for the school's biohealth(生物健康) class, eight students decided to turn the empty lot into a space that will improve the mental(心里的) and emotional(情感的) health of people who live near it.

    They first came up with a design, did research and created 3D models of their plans. Ideas were then presented and the school leaders picked the winning plans. Finally, the students brought those plans to life.

    Now when you walk into the lot, you can see a wood walkway leading to a purple iron bench. A few beautiful plants are already in the ground. There is also a hopscotch(跳房子游戏) board that is painted bright blue. A wall painting with the words "Love" and "Peace" has taken shape on a back fence, decorated with the students' handprints. The rest of the fence was painted grey to cover plain wood.

    The students said they painted the bench purple because they found that purple has a comforting feeling for people. They thought kids could go there and sit together, communicate with each other in peace and stay out of trouble.

    As for the hopscotch board, it was set up for a group of eight to ten school-age kids who lived in the neighborhood but had nowhere to play.

    It gives the neighborhood a little hope and a little beauty, "said Lyle Jenkins, a member of the Neighborhood Network." A lot of people love the neighborhood and have great hopes for things getting better.

Have you ever been toThailand?

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#}I've beenin Thailand for a few days with my parents. We are here for a holiday.

    Now we arestaying in Bangkok (曼谷) It is the capital of Thailand and it is a very interesting placeto visit. Yesterday we visited some places of interest in the city. They aregreat! This morning we went shopping.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} My motherbought a nice necklace (项链). My father and I bought some fashionable T-shirts. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} And it'strue! When we eat in the restaurants in Bangkok, the waiters are really niceand they are always smiling. Thai food is delicious, but it is sometimes alittle spicy (辛辣的) for me. You can also get Chinesefood here because a lot of Chinese people came to live in Bangkok many yearsago. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} American food can also be found in Bangkok, however, I don't eat it. I'dlike to try new things when I travel.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Yesterday itrained and got a little cooler. But today it's hot again.

A. Chinese food is very good, and it isn't as spicy asThai food.

B. The weather has been very hot.

C. Thailand is called" Land of Smiles" becausepeople here are very friendly.

D. It is a country in Asia.

E. Bangkok is a wonderful place to shop for jewelry (珠宝) and clothes.