Miss Kate taught physics in a New York school. Last month she was explaining to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how well they had understood her explanation. She said to them, "Now, I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone, and at the same time you were 80 meters away, and were listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?"

A boy at once answered, " Your brother, Miss Kate, because electricity travels faster than sound waves(声波).

"That's very good." Miss Kate said, but then Jenny said, "I don't agree. Your brother would hear you earlier because it is 11 o'clock here, it's only eight o'clock in Los Angeles."

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Last week we asked students at Guanghua High School about the best ways to learn more English. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Some students had more specific suggestions. Bruce Li, for example, said the best way to learn new words was reading English magazines. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}When we asked about studying grammar, he said, “I never study grammar.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

    Wei Ming feels differently. He has been learning English for six years and loves it a lot.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} He also thinks that watching English movies isn't a bad way because he can watch the actors say the words.

    Liu Chang said that joining the English Club at school was the best way to improve her English .{#blank#}5{#/blank#}And they also have fun.

    I'm Jane. Today is Sunday (星期日). After lunch, my father plays games at home. My mother and I go to the store. My mother buys a green coat for my grandfather and a white shirt for my father. She buys some vegetables for dinner. And she buys some pears and bananas, too. I like reading (阅读), so I buy some books. I buy a toy ( 玩具) dog for my sister Lucy. She likes dogs very much.

    At 6:20 we get home and we have dinner at 7:00. In the evening we watch TV. I think I have a great Sunday.

    Some of you might often feel unhappy or forget how great you are. But do you want to make you feel good about yourself? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Look at the mirror and say to yourself, I am a special person and there's no one in the world like me. I can do anything. It may not sound good, but it really works!

    Smile. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Look for the good things in your friends and family.

    Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Have you ever wanted to decorate(装饰) your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it! New challenges are fun and give you a sense of achievement when you have finished.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Turn off the TV, be friends with the books and let your dream fly!Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to open up your thoughts.

    Stay with your family. We all need our family time. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

    Many of us have ever loved the two toy bears-a brown Teddy bear and a yellow Winnie-the-Pooh bear. The two toy bears come froth real stories in life.

    In 1902, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the USA, went on hunting. The hunting dogs found an old bear in the forest near Washington D. C. and the guide asked the president to shoot（射杀）it. But President Roosevelt disagreed. A cartoonist（漫画家）drew a cartoon showing that the president refused to shoot the bear. Soon, the bear began to appear in other newspapers. People named the bear Teddy which was Theodore's nickname（昵称）.

    In 1913, a captain named Harry Colebourn paid 20dollars for a black bear which was born in the Canadian countryside. The captain's hometown, Winnipeg, was the origin（起源）of the bear's name. In Winnipeg, Winnie served as the mascot（吉祥物）. When World War I began, the captain went to France. Winnie was sent to London Zoo which many kids often visited. Because of its lovely look, the bear became popular with children.