All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.

    In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in tea houses. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it.

    Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony(仪式).

    It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.

    Another tea-drink country is England. In England, the late afternoon is ＂teatime＂. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with cream and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.

    In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea-＂iced tea＂. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.

    We are often educated to have the courage, but we also need to understand "fear" correctly. "Fear" also has the meaning of "awe (敬畏)". If a person has no respect (尊敬) or awe, it will surely bring trouble to the family, to the society and the country. So, how should we do?

    Fear life. Life is the only one. The fear of life will make us value life more. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} If we don't respect nature, nature will punish us in turn. All kinds of natural disasters (灾害) will come one after another, making us helpless in front of nature. We should learn scientific knowledge and skills to avoid some dangers.

    Fear your parents. Know how to respect parents and thanks for their efforts. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

    Fear the law. No rules, no standards. Follow the order, rules of the society, schools and public places. Know the law and understand the law. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Whoever breaks the law can't run away from punishment.

    Fear knowledge. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} We will keep on progressing, have the awe of teachers, and accept their teaching and education with pleasure.

School education is very important and useful. Yet no one can learn everything at school, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} teacher can't teach his students everything they want to know. His work is{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (show) his students how to learn. He teaches them {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to read and think. So much more is to be learned outside school by the students.

It is always much {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (important) to know how to study by oneself. It is quite{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (easily) to learn something, but it is difficult to use it to solve problems. Great {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (invent) do not get everything from school, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  they still invent many things and change the world a lot.

How can the inventors do all of this? One of the answers is that they know how to study. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  fact, a lot of things are not learnt in the classroom. They get a lot of knowledge by {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (read) outside school. They work hard and never give up all {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (they)lives.

Tom is like any other teenager. He goes to school, does his homework, meets his friends and enjoys {#blank#}1{#/blank#} sports. But between 5:30 and 6:30 from Monday to Friday, Tom {#blank#}2{#/blank#} something different. He cooks dinner for all the family—his mom, dad, younger brother Joe and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} sister Emma.

"I think it's important for {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to learn how to cook. Math and English are important, of course, but they need {#blank#}5{#/blank#} skills too to help them in today's world. First, I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} Tom how to cook easy meals like pizza or eggs and chips. Then he started using the recipes (食谱) in some cookbooks.

Yesterday he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} vegetable soup. It was good! We all liked it very much," Tom's mom says.

"I love cooking and I think I'm {#blank#}8{#/blank#} at it. None of my friends cook. I don't know {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. It isn't difficult and it's great fun!" Tom says.

In the past, Tom didn't help out at home and his mom wasn't {#blank#}10{#/blank#} with him. Today, things are different and she is very happy.

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When you do your homework, you may often meet some problems. How do you solve them? Tom, a middle school student, would take out his smartphone, open a special app (应用) and search the problem. Answers soon appear on the screen. 

Nowadays, many students do homework with the help of the special apps like Tom. "It's convenient. You don't have to go out or wait for a tutor at home," Tom said. "You also learn by seeing how others work them out. It's very helpful and improves students' abilities," said John, another student. He said it was especially true for new types of homework. 

John's Chinese teacher often asks students to give speeches on great writers. When it comes to John's turn, he usually searches online, picks out certain stories and makes PPTs (演示文稿) . "I've become skilled at finding information online and using Microsoft Office," John said. 

However, many people think this trend (趋势) also brings up problems. Some students just copy the answers online without thinking. They become lazy. 

Head teacher Mr. Wang in Tom and John's school thinks that knowing how to use the Internet is important. The key is to have good self- control. "No matter how difficult the problem is, think about it by yourself first. Remember not to depend on the Internet too much," the teacher said. "Be sure to understand the reasons behind the answers, or you won't make progress. If you don't have confidence in your self- control, ask your parents for help."