What are some tips on becoming a writer?

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    Most writers read whatever books they can find because they love to lose themselves in them. They like the sounds of language and the way that reading a good description can feel as satisfying as winning a baseball game or eating a banana split.

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    It's easy to forget a good idea if you do not write it down immediately. If you get in the habit of carrying a notebook with you everywhere you go, you can write down anything you want to remember. When you are talking to friends in the cafe or waiting for the bus, something might spark an idea for a character or a scene in a story.

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    Nearly all writers agree that writers must write. It doesn't matter if you feel like you have nothing to say; the important thing is that you write every single day. Sometimes, you need to give yourself permission to write things which won't be your best work.

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    Do you have any friends who enjoy writing? Think about starting a writing group with other people who have similar interests. It helps to have the support of other writers. You will also receive valuable feedback, or suggestions, about how to make your work better.

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    If you decide that you would like to send your work for publication, make sure to do your research. If you are sending your writing to a magazine, look through old ones. Does it seem like your writing fits in with the other stories or articles? That is the homework for you after writing.

A. Join or start a writing group.

B. Read everything you can.

C. Write every day.

D. Keep a notebook.

E. Stay active.

F. Do your homework.

    There are four seasons in a year. They are spring, summer, autumn and winter. Spring is from March to May. Summer is from June to August. Autumn is from September to November. Winter is from December to the next February. We wear different clothes in different seasons. In spring, we wear thick sweaters and skirts. We like spring because spring is colourful. In summer we wear cool clothing. It's cool in autumn. We wear T-­shirts and skirts.

    There are twelve months in a year. Each month has thirty or thirty­one days. February has 28 or 29 days. There are seven days in a week. They are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

⑴题完成句子；(2)～(3)题简略回答问题；(4)题找出并写出第一段的主题句;(5)题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

    Students learn their lessons in class．{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Students sit in the classrooms listening．This is a way of learning．Is this the only way for students to learn something？Of course not．There is another way to learn．{#blank#}2{#/blank#} For example，if you cannot remember something when you are doing your homework，you can look at your book to find the answer．This is a way to teach yourself．{#blank#}3{#/blank#} We can do this at any place and at any time．

    How do you teach yourself？The first thing you must do is reading．Read something you are interested in．{#blank#}4{#/blank#} If there is something you don't understand or you want to know more about，you can write down questions．The third is to answer the question yourself by thinking hard，by reading the text or other books，and something by asking other people．This is the way of teaching yourself{#blank#}5{#/blank#} If you keep doing like this，you are sure to succeed in your study．

A．In class，teachers teach them．

B．And you must do this all by yourself．

C．The second is that you must ask yourself questions．

D．And it is not a difficult thing．

E．That is students can teach themselves．

    On Noah's Ark(诺亚方舟), Noah and his animals were playing games happily and noisily, but suddenly a woodpecker(啄木鸟) made a hole in the bottom of the ark. As water began entering the boat, the hole got bigger, so more water came in and things got a bit worse.

    One by one, different animals tried to fix the hole and they even tried to show that they were better than others and everyone wanted to be the animals that could save the ship. Each animal tried its best but still couldn't help. Everyone was frightened and worried that the boat would sink. That was, until the bee started talking. The bee explained to everyone how bees always worked together as a team, each one doing the job they were best at. On hearing this, all the animals set about working together, each one playing their part by using their won special talent. The birds lift the ship up with their mouths, and moved their wings greatly to make the boat up above the water a little. The elephants drank the water in their trunks（树干） and shot it back into the sea. The fastest animals ran here and there to collect things.

    And so, by working together for two and half an hour, the animals stopped the water form coming into the ship completely and they were safe in the end.

    A study shows that one million lives might be saved each year if people wash their hands with soap often. It also says that hand-washing with soap could be one of the best ways to reduce diseases (减少疾病). Doctors say many diseases can be stopped from spreading by hand-washing, including the common cold, influenza (流感), hepatitis (肝炎), infectious diarrhea (腹泻) and so on.

    Doctors say that you are easy to catch a cold by touching your nose or eyes after someone nearby has sneezed (打喷嚏) or coughed. Another reason to catch a disease is to eat food prepared by someone whose hands are not clean.

    They also say that hand-washing is especially important before and after preparing food, before eating and after using the toilet, after touching the money and sneezing or coughing.

    The most helpful way is to wash them together while you are using soap and warm water. You don't have to use special soap. Be sure to wash all areas of the hands for about 10 to 15 seconds.

Basic Knowledge of Hand-washing

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}⑴Tommy: I like to have this class best because I like playing basketball and soccer very much.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}⑵Cindy: In the class, I can learn to play many  kinds of instruments(乐器). I can also learn to sing many new songs.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}⑶Wendy: I love this class best because the language is becoming more and more important (越来越重要) in the world.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}⑷Ted: Many girls think it is hard to learn it well，but I like it best. It's is difficult sometimes, but it is interesting.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}⑸Lin Xi: I like it best because it is my mother tongue(母语).It is one of the oldest(最古老的) languages in the world.