The children often play soccer in the garden and sometimes break Mr Black's windows. One afternoon Mr Black is at home and reads a book. In a minute he closes his eyes and goes to sleep. At that time a little boy knocks at the door. Mr Black opens his door and asks, “Do you break my window again?”
“Oh, no,” says the boy, “Your window is open this time and our soccer ball is in your room. May I get it, please?”

    In the middle of my home country there are very large places．They are hot and dry land called deserts．

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Families live a long way from other people．Sometimes they are the only people for thousands of kilometres．{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    About 65years ago these people found that using strong radios was a possible way for families living far away to communicate with each other．They decided they could use the radios for school．In this way，children could talk to each other like at school．{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

    The children each spent about 30minutes a day on the radio．They talked to their teacher about their work and difficulties．The teacher designed some exercises and tasks based on what they learned and posted them to the children．After finishing their work，the children sent it back to their teacher to mark．{#blank#}4{#/blank#} He tried to visit each child twice each year．This was sometimes difficult．The journey was very long and could be dangerous．In addition，the school held camps once a year．The children could all meet each other and shared their learning experience．

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}The government provides families with computers so that the children can use the Internet to talk to their teachers and classmates by e﹣mail now．The teachers enjoy their work very much because they get to know the children and their families very well．It is an interesting way to learn，don't you think？

A．The teacher also travelled around the country．

B．All over the deserts are farms and small towns．

C．This was how the first"School of the Air"started．

D．This families'children cannot go to school like you．

E．With the development of technology，computers are becoming popular．

Face the Stress

    Have you had a headache during a test? Have you ever been so worried about something that you have a headache or even can't sleep at night? If so, then you know what stress is. Stress is what you feel when you are worried about something. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}You may feel angry, sad, scared, or afraid—all of which give you a stomachache or a headache.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Some kinds of stress are beneficial and others are not. Good stress might happen when you're called to answer questions in class or when you have to give a speech. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} For example, you may do a better job in your test if the stress pushes you to prepare better before the test.

    On the other hand, bad stress can happen if the stress lasts too long. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is sick, if you're having problems at school, or if anything else makes you unhappy every day. That kind of stress isn't going to help you. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Make sure you keep yourself in mind: Sleep, exercise, leisure, and food. If you get enough sleep and eat healthily, and if you exercise and leave and leave time for fun, you'll probably feel less stressed.

When people stay alone, they feel lonely and bored. What can make people feel less lonely and less bored? According to scientists' study, when people put heart into an activity and enjoy it, they will get a feeling called" flow"(心流) and then it makes them feel happy. But how can people get the feeling of flow? Here are the ways.

First, the activity must be something you are really good at. If you do well in art, playing the piano or painting can lead to flow. Things like skiing, writing and storytelling can, too.

Also, the activity must be something you really enjoy. When you are interested in something, you put your heart into it and enjoy yourself. Then, you get into a state(状态) of flow. When you leave the state of flow, you are often surprised by how much time has passed.

Besides, the activity must have some challenges(挑战). If the activity is too easy, then you may feel bored and" flow" will not appear. For example, watching TV usually doesn't help people get the feeling of flow, because there aren't any challenges.

So, to get a feeling of flow, you should develop a hobby that you like, put your heart in it and practice it, then you will feel less bored and less lonely when staying alone.

Many people often meet such difficult situations. They don't know the way{#blank#}1{#/blank#}a new place, and they are too shy to ask people for the ways. Here are some tips on how to ask for the way {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

First, we must know some important and useful{#blank#}3{#/blank#}, such as "Excuse me" "Could you please ..." and "Thanks a lot". For example, when we want to ask someone strange for the way, we should say "Excuse me" at first. After we know how to get to the final place, we should say "Thanks" to{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Next "Could you please ..." is often used while{#blank#}5{#/blank#}strangers. In some countries, people also use it in many different situations. It's also polite to shake hands with the strangers. It is important to learn{#blank#}6{#/blank#}to use right languages in different situations.

Second, we often need to take some useful things with us. They usually include pens, special maps, cameras, smartphones{#blank#}7{#/blank#}so on. Sometimes a pen can help us to reach the right place. We can write down the important words about the place, and then we can show them to the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}who we want to ask for help. Of course, smartphones can also help us a lot. The GPS on{#blank#}9{#/blank#}can help us find the correct way. Before we go to a strange place, we can get some photos about it online. Then we can show the photos about it to the strangers when we ask for directions.

All above are polite and useful ways to find the way to a place. Hope they are{#blank#}10{#/blank#}.