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Language changes all the time. New words and phrases appear and develop. The words and pronunciations used by young people in the UK can be very different to those used by adults. Living in a multicultural (多元文化的) society has an effect on language, especially on young people, whose friends are often from a mix of backgrounds. TV and music also have big influence on the language of the young. Often UK singers sing in American accents (口音) without realizing.

Young British people use lots of language that you usually can't find in most dictionaries. These informal words and expressions are known as ‘slang'. It is not possible to make a complete list of modern British slang. By the time the list was finished, it would be out of date! New words come and go like fashions. However, here are a few examples:

Ø Safe, sorted, sound, cool or wicked all mean "That's good" or "I understand".

Ø  Instead of using different tag questions like … isn't it? can't you? or don't they?,     people use innit.

Ø  Instead of saying very, really or completely, people use well.

Ø  Whatever means I don't care.

Ø ‘He's fine' or ‘He's fit' both mean ‘He's good-looking'. Fine and fit can describe a boy or a girl.

Not everybody uses slang and not everybody likes it. A school in Sheffield, in the north of England, recently stopped its pupils using slang words such as hiya (hello), cheers and ta (both mean thank you). The head teacher says that if young people learn to speak ‘correctly' this will help them get a place at university and a good job.

When British people use language like this, it's no surprise that some students say they can't understand native (本土的) speakers. But perhaps learners don't need to worry about communicating with native speakers so much. Research shows that most of the English spoken in the world today is spoken between non-native speakers of the language. In fact, when we think about "International English", there is no such thing as a native or non-native speaker.

People all over the world are talking about happiness. Different people have different ideas about it. 

"What's happiness in your eyes?"Once a newspaper made a1 in different parts of the world. Different people gave different answers.2 this question. In some Asian countries, most people think happiness means3 . They hope to do everything well. In America, most people think happiness means having lots of money. They want to be very4 . 

People everywhere seem to5 happiness. Some put their hearts and time into their work. They feel happy when they do their work6 . Some are looking for happiness in other ways. I hear some people say, "I'll be happy when I get a good job. "7 some say, "I'll be happy when I make $20 more. "And8 say, "I'll be happy when the children go back to school. 

When we're happy, we usually have9 success in our work. When we're happy, people want to be around us and10 our happiness. If you try your best to do anything, you'll get your own happiness. 

China is a large country. Each different part of China has its own special 1 art. They usually try to show the important things in life, such as love, beauty and family. According to Chinese history, sky 2 were first used by Zhuge Kongming. He sent them out to 3 for help when in trouble. When the lanterns are lit (被点亮), they slowly rise into the air like small hot-air balloons for all to see. They are seen as bright symbols of happy wishes and good luck.

Paper cutting has been around 4 over 1500 years. Paper cutting sounds very easy, but it can be 5 to do. Among all kinds of paper cuttings, the most common ones are flowers and animals. During the Spring Festival, they are put on windows, doors and walls as 6 of wishes for good luck and a happy new year.

Chinese clay art (泥塑艺术) is very famous around the world. 7 the clay pieces are very small, they look very real. The pieces are usually cute children or lively 8 from the Chinese fairy tale (童话故事) or a historical story. The pieces are carefully shaped by 9 . After drying, they are fired at a very high heat. They are then polished (抛光) and painted. It takes several weeks to 10 everything. These small pieces of clay show the love that Chinese people have for life and beauty.

Some problems are difficult to solve in our life. However, there are a lot of number expressions （表达用语） that can help. Today, let me show you some examples. 

Sometimes we can "Kill two birds with one stone". That is to say, we can complete two goals （目标） with only one effort or action. But we must remember that "two wrongs don't make a right". If someone does something bad to you, you should not do the same to him. 

When I was a young child in school, my favourite subject was Maths. My teacher used to "give me three cheers" when I did well in Maths, praising （赞扬） my hard work and good grades. 

When I was in high school, some of my friends once had trouble doing their schoolwork. In fact, they did not care if they could finish high school. But it seemed that they really got a surprise when they completed their studies and graduated （毕业） from high school. They were "on cloud nine". 

"Nine times out of ten", students who do well in school often find good jobs. Some people work in an office doing the same things every day at nine-to-five jobs. However, it's good to know that happiness at work isn't just about money. 

March 20 is a special day. It's the International Day of Happiness! The United Nations (UN) made this day to remind everyone that being happy is important.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Leaders of the country wanted to know how happy its people were. So, they created the Gross National Happiness (GNH) Index ( 国民幸福指数 ) and did its first GNH survey ( 民意调查 ) in2008 to measure the happiness of its people .

Bhutan's interest in happiness caught the world's attention. Then the UN agreed in 2012 to create the International Day of Happiness.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

People get joy from many things like friends, family, good health and a clean environment.

Every year on March 20, the World Happiness Report comes out to show what makes people happy and how happy people are in different countries around the world.

Maher Nasser from the UN helped make the International Day of Happiness.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}"I want to make every day an International Day of Happiness," he said.

Nasser thinks that governments can help by making their people happier and healthier. But it's not just up to governments. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}For- example, helping others can make us feel good about ourselves and that makes us happier.

The International Day of Happiness is more than just a happy day. It's about making a better world together .

What else can you do to make yourself happy? (15词以内) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

Wild animals are important to us. They live together with us on the earth. If there are no animals on the earth, we will not live on either. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

But some people still don't know the importance of protecting them. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Every day there are many wild animals being killed. So lots of wild animals have died out. We can't see them any more.

Today wild animals are becoming less and less. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} If this goes on, there will be no animals left on the earth in the future. 

Luckily, many people began to know the importance of protecting wild animals. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} They teach others about the importance of protecting wild animals. Now many countries have made some laws (法律) to protect wild animals and to stop people from killing them. 

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} We should do our best to protect them because protecting them is protecting ourselves too.