Let's try doing the following experiment.

 What to do：

 Use string to hang a paper clip or other small object at about chest（胸部）level.

 Pick up a stick，such as a broom handle. Take three or four steps away from the paper clip.

Now close one eye and walk toward the paper clip. Try to touch it with the tip of the stick. If you miss，try again，still keeping one eye closed. Now try it with both eyes open and see if it's easier to do.

 How it works：

 In the experiment，you have to judge how far away the paper clip is. Your brain has several ways of doing this.

 One simple way depends on how much your eye has to focus（聚焦）itself. Using only one eye，most people will find it difficult to touch the paper clip on the first try，but the brain still gets some information about distance—though not much.

 Your brain can judge distance much better when you look at something with both eyes. In fact，your brain has more than one way to use both eyes in judging distance. For example，to see anything clearly，you have to make both of your eyes point at the object. When you look at a nearby object，your eyes turn inward. You can feel this happening if you look at the tip of your finger and move your finger toward your nose.

 Your brain gets information from the eyes about how much they are pointing toward each other. Using that information，the brain can tell how far away any object is，whether it is a basketball or a paper clip.

    There are some easy things you can do to protect the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from' the list or come up with a few of your own.

    Plant flowers, grass and trees.

    Whenever you visit a park or a beach, take away what you bring there-keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin.

    Turn off the lights and TV sets when you leave the room. This saves a lot of electricity.

    Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.

    Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.

    Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.

    Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.

    Use both sides of paper,

    Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby.

    Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth.

    You don't have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day.

    If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

提示词:Chinese club, read aloud, as much as possible, make mistakes

Secret to Happiness

There's a Chinese saying that goes "If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap (小睡). If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, become wealthy by chance. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}" Helping others by giving may be the secret to a happy, healthy life. The more you give, the more you'll gain. The key is to find a method that works for you. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

Find your love. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}You might feel bad if you are doing something you don't like. You will feel great when you put your love into giving.

Give your time. The gift of time is often more valuable to the receiver, and more satisfying to the giver, than money. People don't all have the same amount (数量) of money, but everyone as time. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} It can be just a few hours a day, or a few days a year.

Be active. Take every chance to serve your community. You are free to choose what you want to do. Make full use of services that match your values.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} You can easily get used to selfless giving. When you give, make sure to keep our own needs in mind. You matter, too!

All in all, by proper giving, you can gain purpose, meaning and happiness—all of the things at people look for in life but are so hard to find.

A. Don't forget about yourself.

B. Here is some advice that you can take.

C. You can give some of this time to help others.

D. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.

E. But sometimes you are not sure where money is going.

F. Your giving should not be from orders but come out of love.

If you like reading fairy tales(童话故事), do not miss the book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane(《爱德华的奇妙之旅》).

It is a famous story by an American writer Kate DiCamilo in 2006.

People, the young and the old, love this book. And it's so popular that it is one of the "Top 100 Books for Children"in the US.

The story is about a journey of a china rabbit(瓷兔子) called Edward. He lives with his ten-year-old owner(主人) named Abilene. Abilene loves him very much but Edward doesn't love her. During a holiday on a ship, Edward is lost. After spending 297 days in the sea, he reaches a beach and a man takes him home. Then Edward travels from one place to another, meeting many people. His name keeps changing, such as Susie and Maloney. Soon he begins to miss Abilene and wait for her. One day Edward falls into pieces. Someone repairs(修理) it and sells it in the market. Many years later, Abilene and her daughter come to the market and take Edward home. Finally Edward is with his owner again.

There are many pictures in the book, so we can follow Edward's journey easily.

You can learn that Edward learns love and never stops waiting for Abilene. This is why they meet each other at the end of the story. The warm. and sweet story will make you know more about love.

根据文章内容，给下列的问题选择最佳选项，并将其字母标号填在上表相应的序号内。

I often hear some students say English is difficult, and they can't learn1 well. But English is very easy for me. I'm good at it, and I'm very 2 to tell you something about how I study English.

First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I began to learn English, my teacher often taught us 3 an active way. It made me become interested in it. I worked hard at it and often got very good marks. The harder I did in it, the4 I learned it. As a result, I could do better and better in it.

Second, you'd better have good5 to learn it, such as listening to the teacher carefully, speaking bravely and reading aloud every day.6 , you should practice again and again. I also have a good habit. That is whenever I have a problem, I will ask my teacher for help. It really7 me a lot.

Besides, I often read stories, jokes and easy novels in English. From them I learn 8 is not only interesting, but also useful. Reading helps me to review what I have learned and improve my English a lot. So I think doing more9 is an important way to learn English well.

Of course, if you want to get good10 in an exam, it's necessary for you to do some exercises. I hope my ways can help you.