Bullying (欺凌) is doing things to hurt other people. It is a serious problem at school.

Miah—now a 22-year-old girl, still {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (remember) how she was bullied in junior high school. "They kicked me, put sticks in my hair and took money from me. Even worse, I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (make) to eat rubbish. I {#blank#}3{#/blank#}never {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (forget) those moments. "

     Miah is not the only case. I saw another bullying situation when I was a student. Some students bullied a handicapped (智力低下的)  girl every day —hitting, pushing, and kicking her. They just enjoyed {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (do) it. The girl didn't realize that people {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (hurt) her. She couldn't even tell the teacher. The situation lasted for a long time.

    Bullying at school is getting worse, so, many people {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (try) to start anti—bullying(反欺凌) programs. Students in many schools have already taken actions. They {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (create) anti—bullying clubs. Many students have joined the clubs. They work with teachers to show students how to stop bullying. Some other programs have proved to be successful, too.

    In Wales, two girls came up with an idea to stop bullying on the school bus. They created a bus pass (乘车证) and made four rules for students: no bullying, no swearing(骂脏话), no smoking and no shouting. Whenever a student broke a rule, he would get a mark on his pass. When a student had four marks, he wouldn't be allowed to take the bus anymore. The bus pass idea worked. It {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (stop) bullying on the bus.

In Michigan, some students tried to stop bullying with friendship. They made DVDs. They gave the DVDs to students in their school {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (teach) them how to be good friends. This idea worked, too. After that, there was less bullying at their school.

    School programs like these {#blank#}11{#/blank#} (help) bullies learn to behave properly and they can also help prevent school bullying. I think it will come to a stop if everyone does something.

      Long long ago, people lived in a clean world. There were no modern {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (machine). The air was fresh. However, life today has {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (bring) many new problems. One of the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (big) is the environmental pollution. Noise pollution makes us hear more loudly and get {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ['æŋɡri] more easily. Light pollution is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (harm) to birds. Air pollution is the most serious {#blank#}6{#/blank#} ( [kaɪnd]) of pollution. It is bad for all living things.

      Now, in order to protect our world, we need to do some important things. For {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, we should use both sides of paper and reuse plastic bags. Everyone should care for {#blank#}8{#/blank#} [waɪld] animals and plant more trees. Of course, easier said than done. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (action) speak louder than words. If everyone knows the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (important) of protecting the environment, the world will become more beautiful.

    When someone asks you to do something that you do not feel like doing. What should you do? It's a good idea to say "no" at this time. It's better to spend more time {#blank#}1{#/blank#} some useful activities. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, you may worry others will think you are impolite. What should you do? Here {#blank#}3{#/blank#} some tips that may help you.

    It is OK to make {#blank#}4{#/blank#} white lies. That doesn't mean you are dishonest. Instead, it may make both you and the other person pleased and comfortable.

    When you are {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (invite) to a party or some other events that you do not want to take part in, you can say, "No, but thanks for the invitation. That's very kind of you." In this way you can not only refuse {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (polite) but also make the person {#blank#}7{#/blank#} invited you feel comfortable.

    When you don't want to lie, just tell the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (true). You may say like this, "I want to spend more time on myself, so I've decided to say 'no' to these activities." In this way, people will see that you respect {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (you), and as a result they'll also pay you more respect.

    My last suggestion is to just do it. You may feel uncomfortable at first, but this is not the reason for {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (say) "no". Never make anything more complicated(复杂的) than it is.

    Feel proud of yourself for being strong enough to say "no".