Do you ever wish you were as thin as a model(模特) or as strong as your favourite football player? Maybe you wish you were taller or just thinner a little. Those thoughts are a natural part of growing up.

    But learning what you can and can't change about your body is part of growing up, too. It can be hard to do. But when people accept the way they look, they often feel happier.

    Some children worry that they're not growing and developing as fast as their friends. It's important to know that puberty(青春期) doesn't happen at the same time for every child. And there are no special medicines that can make it happen sooner!

    Eating healthy foods and exercising more can make all children feel better. Why? Because they will help you feel energetic (精力充沛的) and keep your body working just the way it should be. Watching TV and playing computer games can be fun, but they don't do much for your body because you sit when you do them.

    But when you move your body—by playing, dancing, taking part in sports, or even cleaning your room—you exercise your muscles(肌肉). When you exercise the muscle, it gets stronger. And when you have strong muscles, you can do whatever you want to do!

    Great white sharks in the Pacific Ocean. Wildebeest (角马)in Africa. Arctic terns(北极燕鸥) in the Atlantic. At first, these animals seem quite different. One swims, one walks, and the other flies. But they all have one thing in common, They all migrate(迁徙).

    Some migrating animals move to a place with a better temperature. Some go to find food or water. The groups travel as one, but during the trip, they face many different challenges.

    One challenge is distance. Some migrating animals take very long trips. For example, one great white shark swam from Australia to South Africa and back. In nine months, it swam about 20, 000 kilometers!

    Another challenge is finding enough food and water during the journey. For example, each Mali elephant needs over 200 liters of water each day. To get this, they need to go from one waterhole to another.

    Besides, migrating animals have to keep away from other animals that want to eat them. The zebra (斑马) has to avoid lions. Traveling as a group helps keep them safe. When one zebra is in trouble, the other members make a circle around it.

    By working as a group, migrating animals travel to live better lives.

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A song called Lonely Warrior(孤勇者) has been very popular among primary school students. The song has had so many comments（评论）{#blank#}1{#/blank#} the Internet. The singer Eason said it was out of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} expectation that so many people were attracted by the song.

There are some {#blank#}3{#/blank#} for the success of the song. The first reason is that the lyrics（歌词） of the song can encourage people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} they feel down. If you listen to the song, you may be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} with energy to face all kinds of difficulties. Another reason is the beat of the song is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} strong that you may feel excited and sing to the beat.

What's more, the background to the song is a moving story. The song was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} by a brave girl called Tang Tian. She is quite young but has fought a terrible illness for {#blank#}8{#/blank#} than ten years bravely. She is talented enough to create many popular {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, especially Lonely Warrior.

She hoped that her idol Eason could sing the song. Luckily, her wish {#blank#}10{#/blank#} true. From her, we all believe it's so important to have dreams and try to realize them.

Many students have problems in listening to English. Read the information below and learn more about how to improve your listening skills（技能）. 

Listen to the English radio.

One of the best ways to improve your English listening skills is to listen to the English radio on your mobile phone. 

●You should listen to the radio shows for more than 30 minutes a day. 

●Try to understand. Don't just let the English wash over you. If you find it too fast, try to pick out the key words to get a main idea of it. 

●You can also make notes when you hear some new words or phrases（短语）. Look them up in the dictionary and then listen to the show again. 

Watch English movies and TV shows.

Another fun way to improve your listening is to watch English movies and TV shows. 

●Try to choose films or TV shows that you will enjoy. This will make the listening more interesting. If you like the film or TV show, you may forget your job is to practise listening. You just enjoy it. 

●However, you should not watch movies or TV shows with Chinese. It will be difficult for you to focus on English. 

If you have any other questions, please send emails to us and we will give you the best answers. 

Childhood memories are unforgettable. The first bicycle ride, the first {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in the pool, and the beautiful wallpaper are deeply planted in our minds. But can they be trusted? In other words {#blank#}2{#/blank#} reliable (可靠的) are our memories? 

In a study in 2024, Peterson and his team {#blank#}3{#/blank#} children ages 4 to 13 about their earliest memories and re-interviewed them two years later. They found that events {#blank#}4{#/blank#} feelings were easier to stay. Besides, if the child had a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} memory rather than a confused (模糊的) one, he might remember it better. 

Courage is often thought to be one of the important spirits everyone needs. Then what is courage? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential(潜力). Kids build courage as they are growing up. 

 Many people talk about connections between courage and fear. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}If there is no fear, there is no need for courage. That is to say, courage is the ability to do what makes you feel afraid. Courage doesn't only mean great actions such as saving one's life or taking a big risk. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}For example, we show courage when we raise our hand to answer a hard question during class or try a new sport. 

 Courage is in everyday choices we make. Can you be kind to the new kid in class? {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Or can you stand up for someone in need? Often, these things don't come with praise, but they need courage. 

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}When we become brave enough to face failure, we'll be more willing to try new things and try again after we fail. Courage doesn't always shout. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, "I'll try again tomorrow."