Julie is ten years old. Her brother Rick is eleven. Last year their family went to Kenya (肯尼亚) for their summer holiday.

    They had a wonderful time. Kenya is famous for its safari holiday.

    On a safari holiday, you stay in a national park and watch the wild animals. Julie's family did this. They camped in the middle of a national park, far from any towns.

    There were guides with them, and the guides knew a lot about wild animals. During the day, their guides took them in a big car and they saw all kinds of animals. They saw lions, elephants monkeys and many other wild animals. Sometimes the animals came very close to them. Once an elephant started to walk towards them, and Julie and Rick felt very scared. The guide said, "It's all right. Don't move, please." He didn't seem afraid at all! After some minutes, the elephant walked away.

    At night, the family slept in a tent. They could hear the noises of the animals. They said it was noisy, and sometimes they couldn't sleep! Also, they said it was very, very hot. But they loved their holiday and are going again next year.

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Many students do an IQ test in their school. Even if they never see their results, they feel that their  IQ is what determines how well they are going to do in life. When they see other students doing better than them, they usually believe that those students have a higher IQ and that they can't change this fact. However, new research suggests that success is not simply the result of a high IQ.

While your IQ tells you how intelligent you are, your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence. Professor Salovey says that when predicting someone's future success, their EQ might actually matter more than their IQ. For example, you may wonder why some of the smartest students in your class sometimes fail exams. Perhaps their failure is because of their low EQ.

It is believed that people with high EQs are open to new idea s and have positive altitudes(态度) towards life. They are seldom troubled by problems. As for people with low EQs, they often have trouble getting on with others and dealing with difficult situations. As a result, they have a harder time surviving in life.

The good news is that EQ has a lot to do with education. Compared with IQ that seems to be fixed(固定的) the moment you were born, EQ could be improved with right methods. For example, learning more skills in communication and understanding can be helpful.

To live a happy successful life, you need a high EQ— the higher, the better.

Everyone wants to have a good friend, and wants to keep friendship for long. Then what can we do to keep friendship for a long time? Friendship is like a seed (种子). If all the conditions (条件) are right and you really look after it well, then you'll have a strong plant. It will go on to grow bigger and better as time passes by. If it's what you want, keep the advice in mind. 

Spend time around people you'd like to be friends with, and join in with their plans. If you don't agree with their plans, say no in a friendly way, "I like that idea but maybe we could …"

 Be a good listener, so that others know that you're really interested in what they're saying. 

Get to know people well by sharing"safe (安全的)" ideas with them first. It might be something about TV shows or your favourite football team. It isn't always safe to tell someone very personal things about yourself, like things you might be worried about or afraid of. 

Be positive! Don't feel sad about something terrible, and you learn how to deal with sadness. Talk about the good things in your life. No one wants to be troubled by problems all the time. 

The most important thing is that you have to be a good friend if you want a good friend.