I'm Tom Smith. I'm from England. I'm twelve years old. I like China and I like {#blank#}1{#/blank#} food. But I can't {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Chinese. Chinese is difficult {#blank#}3{#/blank#} interesting for me. I want to learn it. So I want to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} some Chinese friends. I hope they can {#blank#}5{#/blank#} me Chinese. Then I can help them {#blank#}6{#/blank#} their English.

    At school my favorite subject is {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. It's relaxing. I can sing and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the guitar and the piano. I can {#blank#}9{#/blank#} dance well. Do you like music, too? Do you want to make {#blank#}10{#/blank#} with me? Please e-mail me at Tom0912@yahoo.cn.

    Ms. Woo came to the US after she {#blank#}1{#/blank#} college in 2008.When in the US, she was often {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to perform paper cutting at all kinds of {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Soon after, she decided to spread Chinese paper cutting to the rest of the world.

    Ms. Woo said, "I saw so many people coming to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and asking about paper cutting. I was surprised. Chinese art is for all people. I think it's time to promote(发扬) paper cutting to American people {#blank#}5{#/blank#} anyone who is interested. Perhaps it will also draw more and more Chinese people's attention and make them take an interest in it."

Have you noticed that time seems to pass more slowly when you're waiting in a long line? But when you're playing with your friends, hours seem like minutes. Of course, time is always passing at the same speed--but why does it sometimes feel different?

A study in the Journal of Neuroscience can tell us the answer. Lead researcher Masamichi Hayashi and his research team in the US have found that it has something to do with neurons (神经元) in our brains that are sensitive(敏感的) to time.

The researchers studied the brain activity of 18 adults who were asked to look at a picture on a screen for a certain length of time. They were then asked to guess how long they'd been looking at the picture. They tended to(倾向于) guess incorrectly in the end when they were asked to stare at the picture for very long or very short periods of time.

After researching into their brain activity further, the researchers discovered neurons that work actively in response to(对…有反应) certain amounts of time, which are called time-sensitive neurons. When they receive repetitive stimulation (重复的刺激)(such as staring at a screen), these neurons finally get "tired" and don't work properly. It doesn't matter whether this amount of time is long or short, as long as the stimulation is repetitive. However, other neurons still work normally, having an influence on the ways we experience time.

When you stand in line or do some other repetitive things, such as math homework, your time-sensitive neurons get tired and cause you to feel like time is going slowly. But when you're doing something more fast-changing, such as playing soccer, you feel like time is flying. Either way, you'd better be careful with your brain when it comes to your experience of time. It may lie.

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Here's a famous doctor's advice. 

●To keep fit, you need to have right food for each meal. Start the day by drinking a glass of water or orange juice. It's not good to have coffee or tea with an empty (空的) stomach. You should know that water is the best drink. 

●For lunch, you'd better not have junk food like hamburgers or French fries. Fish and green vegetables are really right for lunch. They can give you all kinds of nutrients (营养) . 

●If you still feel hungry in the afternoon, eat some fruit or have some nuts (坚果) —they're good for your health. Don't eat too much sweet food such as ice cream and chocolate. It's not good for your teeth. 

●For dinner, have some bread and soup (汤) . Fresh vegetables are also suggested. 

Good morning, everyone! I am 1 English teacher. My name 2 Tom Green. Tom is my first name and Green is my 3 name. Can you 4 it? T-O-M, Tom. G-R-E-E-N, Green. You can call me Mr. Green. You can call me Tom, 5 . My telephone number is 733-

2647. I would like to be your 6 . Hey, that boy. Come here, 7 . Nice to meet 8 ! 9 I have your name? And 10 do you spell your name? Can you tell us?