Few parents can hear the words "What can I do to help?" from their kids. Teenagers spend more time on video games, computers and mobile phones, so they help less with housework.

Students at a primary school in Fuzhou, East China's Fujian Province were required to clean the school toilets to help them develop good habits. But some parents are strongly against the idea. They can't see the advantages of students doing such chores. They think that the school should provide students with a proper education, not the chance to be school cleaners.

In fact, parents, schools and society play an equally (同等地) important role in developing the character of students. It is good for schools to give students such tasks, because few of the students will do them at home. Their parents want them to do homework only.

In recent years, some parents will make mountains out of molehills when students are asked to do some chores in schools. Some will complain the teachers if their kids get hurt in schools; some will even challenge the schools' teaching methods and management. As a result, many primary schools, especially those in big cities, do not let students join in outdoor activities during breaks, fearing that they might get hurt. This is bad for the development of students' best qualities.

What the primary school in Fuzhou doing is worth praising. Doing chores can put a sense of responsibility (责任感) into students' minds and teach them the spirit of rules as well as teamwork. Also, it can make students' in-school experiences more meaningful.

注意：1.词数：80—100；2.可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；3.文中不要出现真实校名和人名.

How to keep good relationship with parents

Some people around you look so cool and happy, but you often feel lonely. Or the friends you have do not really understand you, and that makes you feel lonely too. So what can be done when you have this feeling?

Understand people's differences

Not everyone has to do things the same way or behave the same way. Find people who have the same feeling. That is always a good basic for the friendship. You can take part in activities outside school like sports, art classes and dancing classes. There you can have more chances to find people who have the same interest as you.

Develop your friendship

Friendships do not just happen, and they need work. Phone your friends once in a while. Being there when they need you means that they will do the same for you.

Accept others' invitations

Even if someone invites you to a party, you never know who else will be there. Laughing and playing together could start a new friendship.

Start a club

Make more friends by starting a club. Going camping together or regularly (有规律地) going to the movies doesn't take much time.

要点：
1.中学生应不应该做家务？
2.中学生应该如何帮助父母做家务？
3.做家务又有什么好处呢？（放松的方式，增进彼此间的感情……）

要求：要点齐全，表达通顺，简洁得体，不能出现真实的学校名和姓名。

参考词汇：pay attention to; unnecessary; help out with; understand; fairness; share; pressure; relax; relationship

Should students do housework?

Different people have different ideas about whether students should do housework. 

Have you ever tried traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）？It's becoming popular among young people. According to the results of a 2023 survey by China Youth Daily，93. 3 percent of the young people said they had tried different kinds of TCM treatment methods such as tuina. 

"Many young people in their 20s come to me for neck and back pains which are usually connected with the elderly，"said Ma Huifang，a professor at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine，who is also a TCM doctor. "I have noticed such diseases becoming more common among a younger age group. "When faced with the choice between Western medicine and TCM，young people often prefer TCM because it does work for these diseases，according to Ma. "One of TCM's main advantages is that it can provide a more proper and personalized medical method for different patients，"Ma added. 

TCM has a growing influence on young people's lives，too. Many of them not only add TCM practices into their daily lives，but also learn TCM skills to treat themselves and others. 

Chart I

TCM is becoming popular in different countries around the world. Jia Kejie is a TCM doctor in Switzerland. Jia said that about a total of 5，000 people have come to her clinic（诊所） and received TCM treatment since it opened in 2002. Many international students come to China to study TCM as well. A report published in April 2023 said that the total number of international students studying TCM in China was 8，187 in 2020. 

①Is there anybody who likes doing housework? Should children do housework at home? For some children, doing housework may be the last thing they want to do. For many parents, getting their children to help with some of the housework is also one big headache. However, a Malaysian mother found a creative way. 

②Nurafiza came up with a reward system(奖励制度) for her two sons at home and posted it online. She made a list of housework and gave them money for every task they had completed. The list of housework included cleaning up the house and putting away their toys for RM50 each, studying for RM150, and even not fighting with each other for RM10 to RM15. Nurafiza also opened a" mini market" at home for her kids. Her sons could buy snacks at her mini market which was open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. The money she gave to her kids was a kind of prop(道具), which she had bought online. 

③Because of this system, Nurafiza's children are now more willing to do their housework. Her post has got over 15, 000 likes and has been shared over 27, 000 times online. Many parents have begun to imitate her. In other words, they use the same way to teach their children. 

④In fact, doing housework can play a very important role in children's development. First, doing housework teaches children basic skills for living, like cooking, cleaning and so on. Second, doing housework is a good way to help children keep healthy. Third, doing housework creates chances for parents and children to be closer. Finally, a child can grow into a responsible(有责任感的) and independent person by helping with the housework.