Why do people cry? Scientists say the body produces(产生)tears because it needs them. One kind of tears(眼泪)is for the eye， the other is for the heart. They both work as cleaners. If something else like dust(灰尘)gets into your eye， tears also come into the eye to clean it out. If you are hurt by something，your strong feelings produce some poisonous chemicals(毒素)in your body， and at the same time， tears come out with them. If tears don't help clean out these poisonous chemicals， they will do harm to(伤害)the heart.

    In the United States men have heart problems more often than women do. Doctors say heart problems have something to do with the pressures(压力)of living and working now. Perhaps men have more of these illnesses because they do not cry enough. They need to cry more.

    In fact，you can find many ways of reducing(减少)the pressures to keep fit. Crying is a natural(自然)and physical(生理)one.

    Do you check your mobile phone often? Do you feel anxious if your mobile phone is not with you? When there is no WiFi or signal for your mobile phone, will you get nervous? If you say yes, then you've got addiction(上瘾) to mobile phones.

    ①Nowadays, we can see the scene everywhere in the life: in subways, restaurants, roads,people are watching their mobile phones. From family party to dating with friend, people couldn't top checking their twitter, WeChat, facebook on the mobile phones and snubbing(忽视)the persons in front completely. Phubbing (低头症) influences not only the young people, but also the old and even the kids.

    "Phubbing" is a new word which comes from the words "phone" and "snub". It describes the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a mobile phone. ②因为玩手机，更多的人变得沉默。They do nothing but bow to play mobile phones.③ time, spend too, they, phones, much, the on(.) And they don't have time to communicate with persons in real life.

    If we keep playing with phones when we are with our friends or family, we will spend less time talking to them. In fact, they need and deserve to be cared for.

    Let us put down the cell phones and enjoy the nature, the food, the books and all the beautiful things and persons around us.

An American in Beijing Lives His Chinese Dream

    Wearing his bright red armband (袖章) and speaking fluent Mandarin (普通话), 62-year-old Terry could be taken for any regular Chinese man from a distance.

    His Chinese name is Gao Tianrui. He became interested in Chinese culture as a teenager when he read the Tao Te Ching by Laozi. At 18, he took a ship to Taiwan to learn Chinese. On the ship the captain advised him to have a Chinese name." He named me Gao Tianrui, based on the pronunciation (发音) of my English name," he said. Then he first visited Beijng in 1987 on business.

    Gao Tianrui lives in a Siheyuan with other three families. His neighbors are very helpful and friendly. Gao Tianrui once didn't know much about Chinese living habits and his neighbors helped him to overcome difficulties. Gradually, he could speak Chinese fluently.

    Having lived in Beijing for more than 20 years, Gao Tianrui has also finally achieved his Chinese dream: becoming a public security (安全) volunteer. Life as a"Xicheng Dama" has even made him an' online celebrity. Xicheng Dama is a club for volunteers, usually women in late middle-age, who roam (漫步) the streets of downtown at Beijing's Xicheng district. And now Gao Tianrui has joined their club.

    "I like helping others", he said. "I live in the Siheyuan and my neighbors and I usually help each other…This is where I live, where my friends are and where I call home."

Information Card

    Hello, everyone. I have something important to tell you. There will be an open English class in the school hall next Monday. Mark, our new foreign English teacher, will give us the lesson. He is from Australia. He will talk about how to study English. All the other English teachers will be there. We should remember the following things. Keep the hall clean. Get everything ready before the class. It lasts forty-five minutes. Arrive there before 8: 30 am. Listen to the teacher carefully. Put up your hand when you want to speak. Be polite to all the teachers.