Exam time is the most stressful period of the year. You have worked all school term on your classes and now it's the time to prove what you have learned. With so much at stake (处于成败关头), it is easy to get stressed about your exams. However, with the right amount of hard work and focus you can pass your tests easily.

    When I was in school, I used to get very stressed over my exams. So did my friends. Some people stopped eating and others ate too much! Some gave up and others burned themselves out! The most important thing to remember when studying is not to feel frightened! Take the middle path -- stay calm, eat healthy and get a rest. Pushing yourself too hard is just as dangerous as not studying enough. A tired, overworked brain is just as useless as a lazy, empty one!

    So, what should you do ?Arrange a time each day for study and a time for relaxation .You may have less time to relax than usual, but you still need to let your brain rest for a few moments. Get plenty of sleep .If you are tired, information will not stick in our memory. Finally eat healthy foods that fuel （给……加油）your body and mind.

    It is bad to think too much about your exams. Some students may think that the rest of their life depends on them .That's not true. Instead, just view the exams as another difficulty you will overcome. You have overcome all kinds of difficulties in you life so far. With the right amount of work and focus, you will pass your exams with flying colours! High school is right around the corner!

Dear Xiao Fang，

    How time flies! It is two years since you moved to America for your study. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    How happy we are! During your staying in America, little companions(小伙伴们 ) kept complaining,"There is no one to play with." Huang Lei talked about the little woods where we

    often played together. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Each time I saw your empty house next door, I held back tears. How much I have missed the days when we played in the woods behind our houses, where we dug up some worms, chasing the birds. I still remember we slipped down along the stream, feeling the spray(浪花) on our faces.

    After reading your letter, Huang Lei and I came up with an idea. How about our families spending a week's vacation together this summer? {#blank#}3{#/blank#} It is located between the downtown of Chunxi and Wulin Town where we used to have fun. July will be the best month for us, so we must enjoy freedom and joy for a long time. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    I can't wait to look forward to the time when we meet again

Yours

Xiao Mei

Most people want to be happy, but few of them know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring happiness forever. Aristotle(亚里士多德), a Greek thinker, said, "Happiness depends upon ourselves" {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} such as reading a good book, listening to your favourite music, spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happily.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities.

    Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} You can help a friend with his or her lessons, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Alex does well at school. He is always ready to help teachers and his classmates.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Ben plays most ball games well. He is also the leader of the school football team.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Ellen often does housework at home. She wants to make the classroom clean and tidy.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Sarah likes talking with foreigners in English. She can get good scores in the English test.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Edward is good at playing the violin. Last year, he played it in the school Art Festival.

A. The cleaning monitor              B. The music monitor

C. The class monitor                  D. The PE monitor

E. The English monitor                F. The math monitor

    I live in a large neighborhood. I have lived here since I was born. I have a lot of friends there. Mr. Chan is one of them. He is 85 years old. I enjoy visiting Mr. Chan because he tells me exciting stories about Hong Kong in the past. He also shows me old photos. Yesterday, I visited Mr. Chan after school. I asked him how long he had lived here. This is what he told me:

    "I have lived in the neighborhood since 1993. Before I moved here, I lived in a small village called Pak Mong on Lantau Island. There were many people living in the village when I was young. These years, there are only a few families left. Most families moved to the city for work. I left the village in 1993, when my son moved to the city.

Pak Mong is an old village. There are watchtowers (瞭望塔) around the village. In the old days, soldiers used to stand in the watchtowers and keep guard (站岗). Here is a photo of my school. I went to that school a very long time ago. The school has been closed since 1985.

    I enjoy going to the Kowloon Walled City Park, because it makes me think of my old village. I have visited the park three times since 2004. Would you and your family members like to go to the park with me next weekend?"