a. Why can't he come?

b. I'm sorry to hear that.

c. Where did the doctor go?

d. It's half past eight.

e. What did the doctor say?

f. I'm glad to hear that.

g. What's wrong with his sister?

A: Hello, Mike! What's the time?

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A: Where's Bob? I can't find him.

B: I don't think he can come.

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B: He has to look after his sister.

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B: She doesn't feel well.

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B: Yes.

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B: The doctor said nothing serious, but she has to rest.

Doctors say these tips will help people prevent trouble in the text neck.

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Doctors encourage users to lift their phones to eye level rather than staring down at a screen. That way there's no added pressure from bending the neck downwards. Besides, users can look down at their phones with their eyes rather than bending their necks.

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If the previous step is too awkward(笨拙的), simply don't use your smartphone as much. Many of the tasks performed on a smartphone can also be done on desktop-based apps.

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For those who spend long periods of time on their phones, it's important to take breaks. Take a five-minute pause for every 15 minutes of smartphone use, and this one goes for tablet and laptops users too If you're sitting, get up, walk around and if possible, engage in step.

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There are simple stretching exercises that can make muscles and tendons happy again after a long texting session. One is to turn the head as far as possible to the left, then back to neutral, and then all the way to the right. Next tilt(倾斜) the head ear-to-shoulder to one side, then return to upright, and then tilt to the other side.

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Don't fall asleep. Often, travelers sleep in contorted(扭曲的) positions on airplanes and cars. When they do, the head often falls off the center of the neck, which can promote imbalance. Also, when in bed, it's important to avoid sleeping on the stomach.

A: Hi, Jane. Would you like to help save the environment?

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A: Well, first, you can start by turning off the lights when you leave a room.

B: Yes. That's easy. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} What's next?

A: Second, you can ride a bicycle. Don't take a bus or a taxi if you don't have to.

B: {#blank#}3{#/blank#} What else?

A: Third, try to recycle paper.

B: Mmm. Newspapers, magazines, we have a lot of paper at home. Good idea.

A: The fourth idea is to turn off the shower when you're not using it.

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A: Yes. Get wet, turn off the shower, put the shampoo (洗发剂) in your hair and then turn on the shower and wash it out.

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A：They can help you run and jump．

B：That's why my mum bought them．

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B：I mean our coming sports meeting．

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B：Good idea

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    Half an hour later, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} So he went into one of them and took an empty seat. The other four men seemed to be rich people because they all wore fine clothes. But just before the train started, a different kind of person jumped in and sat down.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} It was clear that he was very poor.

    Everyone in the carriage looked unhappy with the young man. Mr. White thought that he would not be the only person to pay more. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}If so, he was wrong. For when the train had traveled an hour, the door opened and the ticket-collector came into the carriage. Of course, Mr. White had to pay more money for his ticket. But to his great surprise, one by one each of the four men held out a second-class ticket. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} He was the only man who had the first-class ticket in the carriage.

    Some children in Africa( 非洲) don't have school things. Some kind people from other countries ( 国家) give them some. Look! How happy they are!

    Bill is really happy. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Although it's pink, a girl's color, he likes it very much. He can put his old pencils in it now. Jane gets a notebook. She always wants a notebook, but her parents are too poor(贫穷的) to buy one for her. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}What's that in Mike's hands? Oh, it's a storybook. Mike likes reading books very much. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Little Jack gets some pencils. He usually writes with a stone (石头 ), but his spelling is really great. Now he can write with a real pencil.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} You can send(寄) your old school things to us.. We need books, schoolbags, dictionaries, crayons, markers, rulers, erasers, pencil boxes, pens and pencils...

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} You can also e-mail us at isamy@developafrica.org.