Question: I'm 15 and I've been having trouble sleeping at night. It usually takes me 2 to 4 hours to get to sleep.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} I can't focus on my lessons at school. Please help me!

    Answer: If you are a person who doesn't regularly get a good night's sleep, you are not alone.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Here are some tips for helping you get a good night's sleep.

    Keep regular hours

By keeping regular hours your body and mind know what is coming up and can start to prepare for you to sleep.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} If you can't go to bed at a regular time, then make sure you get up at a regular time. So after a late night you wake up tired, and it forces you to go to bed earlier.

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    I know, you hear this about everything from heart health to losing weight, but exercise really does do you a world of good. However, don't do it too close to going to sleep. It is better to do it about an hour after dinner.

Relax before going to bed {#blank#}5{#/blank#} In fact, when you lie down to go to sleep, your mind is going to be thinking about the programs you have been watching. Instead, take just 20 or 30 minutes before bed to read or sit, anything that gets you to slow down and gives your mind a rest!

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    When I was a child，I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and go to the city．We lived on a farm，and especially in winter，we were quite out off from the outside world．As soon as I left school，I packed my bags and moved to the city．However，I soon discovered that my life has its disadvantages，too．

    One big disadvantage is money．It costs so much to go out，not to mention basics like food and housing．Another disadvantage is pollution．①空气是如此的脏以至于我害怕出去。 Then there is the problem of traveling round．Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams．One choice is to go by bike，but that can be dangerous

    Of course there are advantages．First，there is so much to do in the city．And there are wonderful jobs and more chances of moving to a more important job or position．Finally，if you like shopping，the kind of goods is very surprising．②What's more，there are many shops that are not far from your home．

    Is life better in the city then? Perhaps it is，when you are in your teens or twenties．However，as you get older，and especially if you have small children，the peace of the countryside may be a better choice．I certainly hope to move back there soon．

    It was too late at night when an old man came to a small town. He found a small hotel and wanted to stay there for the night. After he went into his room, the owner said to his wife, "Look at his bag, there must be much money in it. Let's take it away when he is asleep, shall we?"

    "No, no." said the woman, "He must look for his bag tomorrow morning. If he can't find it, he'll telephone the police. "They thought for a few minutes. Then the woman had an idea, "We have forgetful grass. Why not put some into his food? If he has the food, he will forget to take his bag away. "The old man had the food with the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning, when the owner got up, he found the door open, and the man had left with the bag. He was angry and woke his wife up, "What a fool! Your forgetful grass isn't useful at all."

    "No, I don't think so He must forget something." she said. "Oh! I remember now!" cried out the man suddenly, "He forgot to pay for the night."

    From the story we know the owner of the hotel wanted to {#blank#}1{#/blank#}the old man's bag when he slept. But his wife {#blank#}2{#/blank#}with him, and she {#blank#}3{#/blank#}up with a good idea that they put some forgetful grass into the food {#blank#}4{#/blank#}that the old man would forget his bag. The forgetful grass worked. The old man really forgot something-he didn't {#blank#}5{#/blank#}to pay for the night.

    There was a little boy called Peter. He lived in a village close to the sea. The villagers built seawalls to keep sea water from the doors of the houses. But once the sea walls almost put the village in great danger.

    One day, Peter was walking on his way back home along the sea wall when it began to rain. All of a sudden, he saw a hole in the wall, from which the sea water was running.

    Peter shouted for help because he knew the hole meant that the sea was making its way through the sea wall, but no answer came. He realized he should do something else as quickly as possible, of the sea water could be pouring over the whole village. He started to rush towards his village.

At the same time, the rain became heavier and heavier.

    It was getting dark, but Peter rushed on and on. He felt cold and hungry in the rainstorm, he fell down over and over again. Many times he thought about giving up, but he fought on.

    He remembered his father's words, "Lots of strong men have made every effort to build the walls which can keep the village safe from danger.

The sea walls are really important. "Finally, when the boy's father saw him. Peter had been black and blue all over. The boy told the villagers what had happened to the sea wall. They repaired it in time. "Thank God! He saved the village." They praised Peter. All the villagers called him "Peter the Guard" from then on. Peter's parents were really proud of him!

    My name is Roy Green. I'm a student. I am nine years old.(岁). This is Alan. He is my good friend. Nice to meet him here. His last name is White. His telephone number is 362-5132.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}⑴Kate is 9. She likes beautiful clothes very much. She often goes to the clothes store to buy some new clothes for herself(她自己).

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}⑵John is a middle school student. He likes eating fruit and vegetables very much, so he is healthy.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}⑶This is Jim's family photo. The man in blue is his father. He is a teacher. The woman in yellow is his mother. The baby in the photo is Jim.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}⑷Frank is my new friend. He likes playing basketball very much and he has five basketballs at home, He plays it very well and often plays it with his classmates after school every day.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}⑸Look! This is Cindy's bedroom. It's very clean. There is a nice bed in the room. There is a drawer(抽屉) in it, too. The TV is on the desk.