Xia Ming was worried about his study, so he wrote a letter to a magazine.

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A. Two readers read the letter from the magazine and here are their answers.

B. I'm sure you can do better.

C. Most of my classmates are much better than me.

D. But I can't get good grades.

E. When you are feeling bored, just smile and take a deep breath(深呼吸)

Language Learning Tips

    Singing in the Shower One of the most pleasant ways to practice a new language is to sing your favorite songs while you're taking a shower. Then you can take a look at the lyrics to see if you've missed any words. Have fun, but don't waste too much water

—By Maria

    Don't Worry About Mistakes! Don't worry too much about mistakes. It's a part of learning a new language and you'll learn much more quickly by having a try at speaking than by saying nothing. In fact. People are only pleased to hear you trying to speak their language and think it's OK if you don't get it exactly right

—By Lee

    Talk to Your Animal Friends I talk to my pets in other languages, give them a common name in that language, and have them talk back in the language. My dog Ben, seems to understand me well even in a new language.

—By Keith

    Record Your Voice Listen to the made by a native speaker. Read the same text and record your voice. Now listen to both of them carefully to find out the differences and the weak points in your pronunciation. It's a great way to improve your speaking skills

—By Shirin

    Life in the future will be very different from life today. What will the change(变化)be? There will be changes in our food. Maybe(或许)no one will eat meat every day. They will eat fruit and vegetables. Computers will be very small, and there will be at least(至少)one in every home. People will take the computers in their pockets. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. People will have more free time to travel.

Should mobile phones be allowed at school?

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Some mobile phones are more than just phones-they are being used as radios, cameras and MP4 players, and they are also used to send e-mails or surf the Internet. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    People have different ideas about whether students should use mobile phones at school or not, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} If their parents have something important to tell then, they can call their teachers for help. If someone's mobile phone rings during a Chinese class, he and his classmates can't concentrate on what the teacher is saying. Some parents also point out that their children often use their mobile phones to download(下载） unhealthy information from the Internet. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    Other people believe that we can find some ways to use mobile phones to help students learn better in the classroom, since many of today's mobile phones are like mini computers. And children usually know more than adults about how to use new technology. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

    What are your answers to the question?

    We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others. Photographers use cameras, artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories. Spencer Johnson's story Who Moved My Cheese? shows changes exist in(存在于) our life. Life changes and so we do. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail.

    Just look at the cycle of the seasons. Trees bud(发芽) in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn, their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter arrives, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. Since we know there are cycles in nature, we can prepare for them. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.

    Since we accept the cycles of nature, we should also accept the changes in our life. We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible(灵活的). We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life. So we should change ourselves when life changes.

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    {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Sara--I went to Beijing this summer vacation. I climbed the Great Wall on a sunny day. The Great Wall is very tall. It was hard to climb, but I got to the top.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Jack-I went to Huangguoshu Waterfall with my parents. Huangguoshu Waterfall is really wonderful. We rowed a boat near it. We all enjoyed ourselves.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Andy- I took a trip to Sanya with my uncle in the summer holiday. We went there by air, because we wanted to get there soon. I loved swimming in the sea. It made me feel cool.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Mary I didn't take a trip. I just went to my grandparents' house. There is a mountain behind their town, so I climbed the mountain with my brother. We took many photos on the mountain.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Lily I went to Beijing, too. But I didn't go to the Great Wall. I went to Tian' anmen Square. I never saw such great buildings like them before. Look, this is a photo I took there.