, the woman couldn't sleep well.

The park attracted a lot of visitors .

was that his son failed the exam again.

He took a lot of photos .

that he didn't tell his wife the news.

    Londoners are great readers. They read and buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and books, especially paperbacks, which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy "proper" books, too, printed on good paper and bound(装订) between hardcovers.

    There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charring Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which boasts of(自夸) being "the biggest bookshop in the world" to the tiny dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens time. Some of these shops stock, or will obtain, any kind of books, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on philosophy, politics or any other of the countless subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet!

    Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charring Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand books, the collectors must venture off the beaten track, to Farringdon Road, for example, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so impressive, as bookshops. The booksellers come along each morning and pour out their sacks of books onto small handcarts. And the collectors, some professionals and some amateurs, have been waiting for them. In places like this they can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old one that may be worth many pounds.

    Recently, people in the US education have got extremely worried because a new report has shown that American students have a maths problem.

    The 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment(评估)(PISA) shows maths scores in the US getting lower and no improvement in science or reading. PISA tests 15-year-olds from different countries and regions in their maths, science and reading skills. About 540,000 students from 72 countries and regions took part in the assessment in 2015.

    US scores in reading and science were about the same as three years ago, leaving Americans near the middle of the bigger group. But the situation in maths is much more worrying. The US average score was 470,below the OECD(经合组织) test average of 490,meaning the US was No.40 among the 72 countries and areas. It was 12 points lower than in 2012 and 18 points lower than in 2009. So, what is going on with American students' maths skills?

    One reason may be that the US does not teach maths in enough depth." Students are often good at answering the first part of a problem in the United States," said Andreas Schleicher, director of education and skills at OECD." But as soon as students have to go deeper and answer the more complicated part of a problem, they have difficulties." In comparison, many high-performing countries and regions in maths teach a lot less but focus in much greater depth, especially when you look at East Asia, Japan and Singapore, according to Schleicher.

    Another reason may be the fact that many people in the US are unwilling to travel to foreign countries to learn better teaching practices." One of our biggest challenges in the US is that the teachers are not going out and seeing what high-performing countries do differently," said Wendy Kopp, who started Teach for America ,in a news programme.

Modelling good reading habits with teens

    By modelling good reading habits for your teen, you will be doing something good for both of you. If you are willing to change your daily activities just a little, such as by reducing the time watching television each day, you will be well on your way to helping both of you become more regular readers.  Here are some ways to get both of you to make reading a habit.

    Read something together.

    Borrow two copies of the same book from the library.  Organize a reading schedule, and make time to discuss what you've been reading. Try talking about books spontaneously (自发地), too, whenever you're together for some other reason. This will help strengthen your teen's reading comprehension.

    Your teen will be more likely to read spontaneously if you strategically place reading materials on the coffee table, in the bathroom, in the car, or with his or her morning cereal. Put books into purses and backpacks, so that reading becomes a necessary part of a typical day.

    Show how reading is related to other activities.

    Are you going on a trip? Find books that will teach you about the area you will be visiting, or read a novel set in that area. Do you have a pet?

    Visit bookstores and libraries regularly.

    On weekends, drop by bookstores, grab a few books, and sit down to a hot chocolate together.  You can model good reading habits just by going where other people go to scan and read.

A. Keep reading materials handy.

B. Expand the range of books you read.

C. Organize a book club for adults and teens.

D. Or go to the library regularly for some reading time.

E .Or give each other your favourite books, and trade off reading them.

F. However, if you don't make a plan, modelling good reading habits can be challenging.

G. Read a book about pet training, or a novel about the trials and joys of pet ownership.

Challenges of my life

    Many high school students tend to follow the crowd and not to do what they believe to be the right thing. I was one of them. It took me two years of high school to realize that I was capable of standing on my own two feet and taking up the 1 of wrestling, which has had a long history in my 2.

    The tipping point(临界点) for me was the constant urging of my family to 3. I can remember my grandpa telling me the story of 4 he won his championship match and the 5 he had when they announced his name as New York State Champion. I never could have 6 that feeling till the night I won my first match. The one thing that scared me away from this sport was the 7 which was a tight fitting singlet that exposed my entire body. I also never realized the 8 demand that wrestling took—the long hours of learning new moves and lifting weights. And the mental 9 for this sport is overwhelming, too. Also, I had to learn to 10 my time between school, home, work, family, and friends.

    Wrestling is more of an individual sport but it also 11 the help and support of a team to be successful. The coaches taught us to 12 ourselves and also the opponents that we face on the mat. 13 a team at Christmas, we were able to bring toys to Upstate Hospital cancer unit for the 14 children who were facing a major illness and could not be home for the holidays with their families. This taught me a valuable 15 not to be afraid of those things that frighten me. It also made me 16 that I need to live each day to the fullest.

    Wrestling has 17 me that I am capable of being my own individual. The 18 that I have gained has allowed me the possibility of furthering my wrestling 19 later. From this sport, I now know that in order to be 20 you must not be afraid to try something new.