There are lots of rules at Tim's school. He agrees with(赞同) some of them-For example, they can't arrive late; they can't run in the hallways; and they can't eat in class. All these rules are OK because they are reasonable(合理).

    But there are some rules Tim doesn't agree with. For example, at his school, they have to wear the uniform and they can't wear jeans. But Tim thinks jeans are good because they are comfortable. At school, they can't listen to music in art class. But most students think listening to music in art class is relaxing.

    Tim also has to follow some rules at home. If he wants to watch TV, he has to finish his homework first. And he can't go out with his friends on school nights, that is, from Monday to Friday. He also has to clean his room every week. But he doesn't have to take out the trash. (垃圾)

Dear Mr. Hunt,

    My problem is that I can't get on with my family.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}They fight a lot, and I really don't like it. It's the only communication they have.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} When they argue, it's like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}I don't think this is fair. At home I always feel lonely and nervous. Is that normal?{#blank#}5{#/blank#} 

Sad and Thirteen

Mr. King goes to a dinner party. He is1 old clothes. He comes into the room,2 no one looks at him, and they don't ask him to sit at the table. 

Then Mr. King goes3 home and puts on his good clothes, and goes back to the party. Then4 in the room looks at him and he gets very good food to eat. 

Mr. King5 off his clothes and puts them in the food and says, "Eat, clothes!"

A man asks, "6 are you doing?" He says, "I7 my clothes to eat food. When I wear my old clothes, you don't look at me and don't ask me to sit. Now I'm in8 clothes, and I get good food. So I see that you give the food to clothes, not to9 !" Then he goes out of the party. 

This story10 us not to judge (判断) a man only by his clothes. Just like the saying goes: never judge a book by its cover (封面).

Frank is an 18-year-old boy. He {#blank#}1{#/blank#} from Australia. Now he is studying Chinese in a school in Changsha. There {#blank#}2{#/blank#} many clubs in the school. These clubs are really interesting for him.

In the Chinese cooking club, he learns {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to make Chinese food. Now he can make baozi{#blank#}4{#/blank#}.

Another great club is about Chinese songs. He isn't good at {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Chinese songs. But his classmates are very nice and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, and some of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} teach him to sing every week.

What's Frank's favorite club? Well, he likes Chinese kung fu club best. Why does he like Chinese kung fu? Because he thinks it is a good way to keep {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Now he is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Tai Chi(太极) with a great teacher. The teacher's classes are very helpful and relaxing. He likes telling {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to help students know about Tai Chi.

Frank has a good time in Changsha And he loves China and Chinese people very much.

When I was in high school, I was in the FIRST Robotics Club. It had {#blank#}1{#/blank#} activities to help students learn about engineering(工程学).

I didn't know what engineering was about,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} I joined the club. My friend Mark {#blank#}3{#/blank#} me to join it, and there I began to learn a lot {#blank#}4{#/blank#} engineering. It is a different way of thinking. It lets students think about how {#blank#}5{#/blank#}a dream come true.

There were about thirty {#blank#}6{#/blank#} in the club and we were in six groups. Once the teacher asked us to make {#blank#}7{#/blank#} own(自己的) robots in a month. At first I thought it was impossible, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} we made it finally and then we took part in the competitions(竞赛). My group won the first prize. It was so {#blank#}9{#/blank#}!

I'm a college student now and I am in some clubs, but I really {#blank#}10{#/blank#} my FIRST Robotics: I think it is the best {#blank#}11{#/blank#}.

When I was about 14, I had a friend who liked to tell me about my shortcomings (缺点). For example: I was very short, I talked too much, I was too proud and so on. I became so angry that I 1 stand(容忍) her at last. I ran to my 2 with tears in my eyes. 

He listened to me 3 and then asked, "Are the things she said true or not? Jane, didn't you ever want to know 4 you're really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are 5 . Pay no attention to the other things she said. " I did as he told me. To my 6 , I found that about half the things were true. Some I couldn't change, like being very 7 . But many I could and I wanted to change. For the first time, l had a better understanding of myself. 

I brought the list back to Daddy. He didn't read it. "That is just for you. " he said, "You know 8 than any other person the truth about yourself. When 9 said about you is true, you'll find that it will help you. Don't close your ears. Listen to them all, but only hear the truth and do what you know. It is the right thing to do. "

Daddy's 10 has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I've never had a better piece of advice.