It may be difficult to start high school. Thinking about making new friends might make you feel nervous.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}You are going to school with a group of students of your age. Here are several suggestions for you to follow.

    Forget your fear and just talk to someone. It's easier said than done. But try to take a deep breath and find your voice. Don't be afraid to approach (接近) people.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Sit in the middle of the classroom with as many new friends around you as possible.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Take part in after-class activities that interest you. Try to make friends in the clubs. If you don't join anything, you will be just going to class and then going home. Being in a club makes you more social.

    Stay clean. No one likes a bad smell that could knock someone over. Shower every day, brush your teeth and wash your hair.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    Be respectful (尊重的) of people's differences.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}And everyone believes in different things. It is a good thing to have different friends with different opinions because you can each share your own.

    Many years ago, most of our earth wascovered with blocks (块) of ice. These iceblocks were as tall as high buildings in modern cities. Most of the ice was inthe northern part of the world. Then the ice blocks started to move south. Coldand rain came with the ice. Animals had to move. At last, the ice began to melt(融化). After half a million years, most of it melted.More than half of the earth became covered with water. Theclimatebecame much warmer. Things began to grow. The earth began to look the way inwhich it looks today.

Laura has {#blank#}1{#/blank#} problems. She doesn't know whether she is going to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} or {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Also she can't decide how to get to the party, by {#blank#}4{#/blank#} or by{#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

Listening test is one of the most important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you.

Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don't be stressed out. And try to read the questions. These questions usually help you understand the conversation or the passage.

Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you're listening, try to do some thinking and take some notes, such as:

☆What happened.

☆When, where, and how.

☆What does the speaker want to tell us.

In this way, you may understand the passage better.

Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don't know, don't spend too much time on them. Very often, you'll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.

 The Pleasanton Partnerships in Education Foundation (PPIE), an organization in America, was started in 1987 to raise money for local schools. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(最近), it hosted a running event for the community. To date, it has raised $1 million for the school district.

" We have {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(多于)3,000 runners, volunteers and spectators, said Mindy Louie, the manager for PPIE. This year's event had races of two miles, five kilometers and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (十) kilometers. The BURN Youth Development(B. Y. D.),a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(当地的) runners' group, joined in it as well.

" The B. Y. D. was born in 2020 to help keep kids positive in life," explained Jerry Wu, its{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(领导者) and coach. The B. Y. D. has since grown to include more than 100 young {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(成员) and 30 of them ran in this year's PPIE event." Watching them running makes me{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(微笑) every time," said Jerry Wu.

 So far, Jerry Wu has {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (教) students valuable running skills for about three years. Eighth grader Ollie Gu is one of his excellent students. He completed the race in 40 minutes and 46 seconds and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(赢) first place in the 12-15 age group.

" What an {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(有教育意义的) race!" Ollie said."I'm looking forward to it next year."