Now students' English handwriting (书写) gets worse and worse. Their teachers worry about that. Is your English handwriting beautiful? If not, here are three steps that really work!

Slow down

    If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going a little slowly makes the handwriting clear. If you write too fast, it's hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more mistakes.

    Hold your pencil correctly

    When you hold your pencil correctly, writing is much easier. Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to be relaxed and don't hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.

    Draw more pictures

    Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by yourself at home.

    Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your fans run up to you? Give them your autographs, of course!

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A. Have him or her lie with feet lifted a little.

B. Wash the bite area with soap and water.

C. Pinch (捏) the lower part of the nose for at least 10 minutes.

D. Use an ice pack（袋）.

E. Clean the person's face with a cool cloth.

    What should we do if one of our classmates suddenly falls ill or gets hurt? Here are some steps you should follow. But always remember to look for medical care after first aid(急救)if the wound is serious.

    Broken bones(骨头): Take away clothing from the wound{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Don't move the hurt body part while waiting for the doctor to arrive.

    Animal bites(咬伤):{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Pack （拧紧）the wound with a clean cloth if it is bleeding（出血）. If the bleeding has stopped, cover the area with a bandage and take the person to the hospital. Make sure you remember what kind of animal it is so the doctor can find the right way to treat him or her at once.

    Fainting(昏厥):{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Don't move the body if you think there might be wounds from the fall. Make sure he or she can breathe and let in fresh air.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

Nosebleeds(流鼻血): Have the person sit up with his or her head tilted(倾斜)forward a little. Do not have the person tilt his or her head back because this may cause heavy breathing or coughing.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}

    Having a cheetah as a pet in the house?Does it sound scary to you?But for a family in South Africa，one cheetah is treated as a VIP(Very Important Person)in the house．

    The big cheetah is named Jolie，after the film star Angelina Jolie{#blank#}1{#/blank#}She can often be found eating from the kitchen table，taking a short sleep on the sofa，or even sleeping on Lucy and Jeff's bed．The big cat also sleeps and plays with the Browns'other pet，the more usual one-a sheepdog(牧羊犬){#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    Having a cheetah as a pet is unusual．At first，Mrs．Brown wasn't willing to keep a cheetah as a pet．She said，"{#blank#}3{#/blank#}But we are now happy that we did it she is part of the family．"

Just like her name，four-year-old Jolie has achieved celebrity status(名人地位)in the Browlisl hometown．Fans often come to their home to take pictures of her{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    However．a cheetah is always a cheetah{#blank#}5{#/blank#}"She makes a lot of mess in the house，urinating(小便)everywhere and chewing everything．It's her wild instincts(本能)，"said Mrs．Brown．

    There might be some problems of having a cheetah as a pet in the house，but some unusual fun must also be waiting ahead．

A．Interestingly，Jolie enjoys all the special attention that is paid to her．

B．I was really pleased to have a cheetah as a pet at the beginning．

C．Though Jolie is now a pet in the house，she still has some wild habits．

D．She is surely the VIP at Lucy and Jeff Brown's home．

E．I was really against the idea of getting a cheetah as a pet．

F．An impossible friendship has happened between these two animals．

    Tom comes from Australia. He studies in a middle school in Tianjin. He usually gets up at 7: 00 a. m. and then reads Chinese. He has breakfast at 7: 30 a. m. And then he goes to school by bike. He is never late for school. Classes begin at 8: 00 a. m. He has four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. He has lunch at 12: 30 p. m. at home with his parents. They both work as reporters at a TV station. After school, sometimes he plays volleyball with his classmates, and sometimes he reads books in the school library. He goes back home at 4: 40 p. m. After supper, he always studies Chinese. He goes to bed at about 9: 10 p. m. He likes China and he thinks Chinese people are friendly and he believes he can make many friends here.

    One day, you open the fridge and find some moldy(发霉的) food. But before you can throw it away, your mother stops you. She doesn't want to waste food. She cuts off the moldy pan and eats the rest. Is it safe to do this?

    Mold(霉菌) can grow on almost all kinds of food. Mold is usually green, white, black or gray.

    Mold makes food ®oft and changes it's color. Moldy food tastes quite bad—and it's not safe to eat.

    If you find mold in soft food, just throw it away. Bread, tomatoes and hot dogs are soft food. This kind of food allows mold to easily grow below its surface.

    But it's easy to remove mold from hard food. The mold can't grow very deeply inside this kind of food. According to the BBC, you should cut about 2.5 cm around and below the mold and remove it.

    It's OK to cut the moldy parts out of hard food and eat the rest. But if the food is completely covered with mold, you should still throw it away.

    Most kinds of mold are bad for us. But some kinds of mold can be used to make food. For example, peniciliium(青霉菌) can be used to make many types of cheeses, such as blue cheese. These cheeses are safe to eat and they're quite delicious as well:

    Rishi was a 10-year-old boy. Just like any other boy of his age, he hardly did the housework his parents told him to do, and usually he would completely ignore(忽视) them.

    It was a 5-day holiday. He spent a good time with his mother. She took him for outings. They went to the beach and parks and had delicious meals. She cooked his favourite foods and played with him. Three days was left and Rishi's mother wanted him to clean the house with her. To her surprise, he agreed and did everything well.

    After Rishi finished the work his mother asked him to do, he gave her a piece of paper written by him. She was greatly surprised to see what he wrote.

She didn't say a word and wrote on a piece of paper and gave it to her son. She wrote:

    The boy was in tears and rushed to his mum and gave her a big hug. He told his mother, "Mum, I love you. I'm sorry for everything." Rishi's mother kissed him on his forehead.