When people travel abroad(国外), they sometimes stay in the homes of the local people. This is a homestay.

    I am living with an old English couple, in the west of London. They have a clean four-bedroom house. This is a new house. It has two bathrooms and a garden with many beautiful flowers. I have a bedroom of my own.

    There are some shopping centres and a restaurant next to the house, and the house is close to an underground station. It takes about 30 minutes to take an underground to the centre of London.

    I think a homestay may be a good choice for you if it is your first time to visit abroad. The local people are friendly and ready to help. If you want to celebrate the holidays with them, you will get to know more about their culture and customs.

Secrets of Top Students

⑴Example One:

"If don't understand what my teacher is explaining in science, I ask him to say it again," says Anna Lee. "I find that asking more helps me a lot."

⑵Example Two:

"When a teacher asks us to do a lot of homework," says Dave Roman, "I will draw up a timetable and plan to do it little by little, so it isn't so tiring."

⑶Example Three:

One student put a vocabulary list on the wall of the bathroom. He learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth. Another student used the time to remember biology terms while practicing running.

⑷Example Four:

In high school, Mike played football, painted and was in the band. "I was so busy that I couldn't waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper. I kept everything in order," he says.

⑸Example Five:

Christi is an excellent student at the university. If her math teacher asks her to do five problems, she does ten. If the history teacher asks her to read five passages, she reads ten, "parts of learning is practicing," she says, "and the more you practice, the more you learn."

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Greenhill School Http//www. Greenhill School.com/

Outdoor Education Camp

Time: 7: 00 a. m, July 28-7: 00 p. m. July 30

◆Place: Red Valley, Colorado

Course: Classes and activities on the rope course Purpose: To develop a sense of teamwork and community

◆Cost: $270 per student

Email Ms. Miller at marymiller@yahoo.com or call her at 631-25897.

Outdoor Education Camp

Dear Parents,

    Our Outdoor Education Camp is just around the corner! We are excited to be going to camp so that students can better {#blank#}1{#/blank#} a sense of teamwork and community. Students will be improving their communication, problem-solving, and cooperation skills, as well as continuing to build self-confidence.

    While at camp students will join in classes and activities on the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} course. We will start in the low ropes, and progress to the high ropes.

    The camp will last for three days in Red Valley, Colorado. Students need to be at school at 7 a. m. on July 28h. They'll {#blank#}3{#/blank#} at 7p.m. on July 30h.

    The Parent Committee have made a great effort to raise some money. So the cost of the camp is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} dollars for each student.

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Sincerely,

Ms. Miller

    People burn coal, gas and oil to get energy But there are problems with these fuels (燃料). (A)________, these fuels cause pollution. Pollution makes the air and water unsafe for humans. Secondly, these fuels will not last forever. One day, we will run out of these fuels.

    Scientists are looking for new kinds of energy. One is heat from the Earth. We know that (B)地球中央非常热. We cannot reach the center of the Earth, but in some places the heat from the Earth's center comes to the surface of the Earth. Perhaps you know about some of these places One place is volcanoes (火山). It is very dangerous to go near an active volcano, (C) _______ we cannot use the energy from this.

    Another kind of heat from the Earth is hot springs (温泉). In these places, hot water comes to the surface of the Earth. If this water is near a town, the hot water can be sent in pipes (管道) directly to people's houses to heat them .In Iceland, this is a common way to heat houses.

    (D)In Australia, scientists are looking for ways to make energy using hot rocks under the surface of the Earth. They want to pump (抽水)water onto the hot rocks .When the water hits the rocks, it makes stream(蒸汽). The steam is piped to power stations where (E) it is used to make electricity. The electricity can then be sent all over the country.