School activities for kids and teens

    July is a month of fun-filled activities for kids and teens as long as you know where to find them. When you want some fun activities for July, consider these ideas happening in this month.

    Using a mobile phone before going to bed can damage your health, according to a major study.

    It says that radiation from the mobile phone can cause insomnia(失眠症) and headaches as well as cutting the time spent in deep sleep. Failing to get enough sleep can lead to depression, lack of concentration and personality changes. In teenagers and young children, lack of sleep can result in attention disorders and poor grades.

    The research showed that using mobile phones before bed causes people to take longer to reach the deeper stages of sleep and to spend less time in them.

    Deep sleep is important as it is the time when the body rejuvenates(更新) cells and repairs damage suffered during the day. Scientists found that using mobile phones an hour before sleep affects it. In the study scientists examined the sleep patterns of 36 women and 35 men aged 18 to 45. Some were exposed to radiation that is similar to what a person receives when using a mobile phone. The others received none. The results are as follows: The first group took longer to enter the first of the deeper stages of sleep and spent less time in the deepest one. However, the second group was opposite.

    The findings will shock many parents. Many parents are always worried about their children's health. But they didn't have a better way to persuade them not to use a mobile phone.

    Scientists and marine biologists(海洋生物学家) had something to celebrate last week when two lost humpback whales(座头鲸) returned to the Pacific Ocean. Delta and Dawn — a mother and a baby — had circled the Sacramento Bay area for two weeks before going back to the ocean.

    "We all shouted loudly like 'Yay'!" said Jim Oswald, a spokesman for the Marine Mammal Center. "It's been really exciting."

    The humpback whales were last spotted on May 29 near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. Scientists are sure that the whales swam into open water during the evening of May 29 or early the next morning, since there have been no further sightings of the whales. Even so, boats were sent out to look for them, just in case the whales made another wrong turn.

    Officials spent two weeks trying to get the whales to turn back towards the ocean. Biologists played recordings of whale-feeding as well as unfamiliar sounds to try to make the whales head back to the Pacific Ocean.

    However, Delta and Dawn gave scientists an unexpected chance to study humpback whales in the wild. Scientists were able to gather sound recordings and watch their behaviors. This is especially exciting because humpback whales are an endangered species. What's more, scientists don't usually have the chance to observe (观察) them in their natural habitat.

    "All those things are very hard to get," said Oswald," So what we are doing is filling up the knowledge blank on humpback whales in the wild." Scientists should be able to use this information to help other lost whales in the future.

    The Thanksgiving day has been alive for hundreds of years. The customs we see in our homes today remind us of ancient celebrations of harvest, thankfulness for peace, and the hard work of native Americans. It is made up of stories of those who believe that thanks for blessings is what people must own Have you wanted to make special gifts？

    Custom of Praying

    For centuries, 'Thanksgiving Day' is associated with prayers in church and in homes. It is a time, when mankind thanks God for all his blessings and mercy. It is also a day to show gratitude to their friends and relatives for all the good deeds.

    Everyone follows the custom of family dinner and reunion every year. Distances don't really matter as relatives can drive down to be with their family. Feasts are usually held at home. It is a time to enjoy their favorite Turkey the family.

    Custom of Decoration

     People beautify their homes, give the interiors a whole new look and feel. They light lamps to brighten the environment. Tables are adorned with best china and antique silver cutlery to mark the occasion.

    Custom of sending messages

    Thanksgiving is a day when people send loving messages and warm wishes to their relatives, colleagues at work place, superiors and subordinates, near and dear ones.

A. People present gifts to friends

B. Custom of Family Dinner

C. People like to get together and have turkey.

D. People offer various meal time prayers during the day.

E. Like Christmas, millions of cards are sent every year.

F. Thanksgiving is a time to decorate homes with wreaths, fresh and dried flowers.

G. It is a day of expressing their feelings through Thanksgiving cards.

    I'm someone who never went to university but always thought about it. The only way I1was listening to my children talk about their class and all the interesting things they were2. University was just a life-long3of mine. I just turned sixty-four years old in September. I still thought about that old dream4one day when there was an Advanced-Age5at the local university. I decided to6.

    The day finally arrived-my first day of school. As I7there, my mind was filled with8thoughts, "What am I doing? I'm not smart enough to go to university. The9will laugh when they see me in class. I probably won't live long enough to get a10. Maybe I should just turn the car around and go home. "

    Then,11, I saw it! A large billboard on the side of the road with a picture of Kermit the Frog. I12a little and read the words next to his picture. "Live your dreams." Was Kermit speaking me? I didn't turn the car around.

    I drove a little13on up the highway and there was another14. This one had a picture of Albert Einstein with his tongue15out. A line read, "As a student, he was no Einstein." And there was a word in red, "Confidence". A new attitude was16inside me.

    I was now17the gate of the university and there18still another billboard. This one showed a photograph of a proud19in a cap and gown. Under the picture was her20 ， Nola Otis, aged 95. Oldest University Graduate. Below it was the words, "Live Life". At that moment, my outlook changed completely.

    I'm here today to share a good lesson with you. It is a true story about a student, studied in Germany.

    After years of hard work, this student graduated with amazing (achieve). Everyone was sure that he was going to get a good job easily and have a bright future. But to his surprise, he was not even given the chance for interview! The third time he (refuse), he couldn't help (telephone) the company to ask why they didn't want him. The answer was simple. “We don't offer jobs to dishonest people in Germany.”

    You might wonder what was wrong. The truth is, shortly after he(arrive) in Germany, this clever student found that it was easy (avoid) buying subway tickets in this country. So in order to save money, he often went in the subway a ticket. As a result, he had been caught many times.

    From this story, we learn that we may get short-term benefits in dishonest ways, the truth will come out sooner or later and the cost is high. So remember: honesty is the (good) policy.

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    There are many benefits of public transportation. For example, public transportation makes it easier for people to get where they want and need to go. It also helps people save money, as the cost of maintaining a working vehicle is often much more than the cost associated with public transportation. The frequency of traffic jams and accidents may also be reduced when a person uses public transportation.

    One of the main benefits of public transportation is the fact that it makes it easier for people to get around. Without public transportation, many people — especially those without cars — would be limited in where they could go and what they could do. With public transportation, however, people can get to school and work, get to the grocery store and to doctors' offices, and visit relatives, even if they do not own vehicles. Public transportation serves people of all ages and from all walks of life, ranging from families, including their children, to business people on their way to the office, to the elderly.

    Often, people complain about the cost of public transportation when the rates are raised. When compared to the cost of buying a car, many people find that choosing to ride public transportation is a much cheaper option.

    When public transportation is available, many people choose to use it instead of driving to work and school. This is true even of many people who own cars, as they may prefer to ride to work on a bus or train rather than deal with traffic jams and parking frustrations each day. When people make this choice, the result is less traffic on the roadways, which means fewer traffic jams and less pollution. In fact, the choice many people make to ride public transportation may even translate into fewer car accidents and vehicle-related deaths and injuries. Additionally, the use of public transportation also means less gas is consumed each year.

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Dear Smith,

Yours,

Li Hua