WARNING(警告): Holding a cell phone against your ear or putting it in your pocket may be bad for your health. This sentence is a warning that you'd better not put it close to you when a new phone is bought. Apple company, for example, doesn't want iPhones to come closer to you than 1.5 centimeters; Research In Motion, BlackBerry's producer, recommends 2.5 centimeters.

      If cell phone use can cause health problems, the result will be very serious. Americans spend 2.26 trillion minutes chatting on cell phones every year, which brings $109 billion for the wireless businessmen.

      Devra Davis, an epidemiologist(皮肤病专家)who has worked for the University of Pittsburgh, has published a book about mobile phone radiation(辐射)"Disconnect." Davis studies how often brain cancer happens during different age groups. As a result of mobile phone radiation, she finds that a big increase(增长)in brain cancer in the 20-to-29 age group and a drop for the older people.

      Children are more easily hurt by radiation than grown-ups, Ms. Davis and other scientists point out. But no studies have yet been finished on cell phone radiation and children, she says.

      Henry Lai, a research professor, began lab radiation studies in 1980 and found that mice exposed to(暴露在) radiofrequency（电波频率）radiation had destroyed DNA in their brains.

      Ms. Davis recommends using wired earphones（有线耳机）or the phone's speaker. Children should send text messages rather than call, she said, and pregnant women should keep phones away from their bodies.

      Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. It can make you confident（自信的） when you are studying. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

      If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that's great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. For example, some teachers may focus on lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may repeat them.

      Don't try to write down every word in class. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Some students really learn better with the help of these notes.

      {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can't follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class.

      Comparing your notes with your classmates' can be good for your learning. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

      Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one place, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.

A. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.

B. However, most students don't know how to take notes.

C. Don't be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you've missed.

D. It isn't interesting but you may find it very useful.

E. Or you might miss some important points.

    There was a little boy whose name was Peter. He lived in a village close to the sea. The villagers built sea walls to keep sea water from the doors of the houses. But once the sea walls almost put the village in great danger.

    One day Peter was walking on his way back home along the sea wall when it began to rain. All of a sudden, he saw a hole in the wall, from which the sea water was running. Peter shouted for help because he know the hole meant that the sea was making its way through the sea wall, but no answer came. He realized he should do something else as quickly as possible, or the sea water could be pouring over the whole village. He started to rush towards his village. At the same time, the rain became heavier and heavier.

    It was getting dark, but Peter rushed on and on. He felt cold and hungry. In the rainstorm, he fell down over and over again. Many times he thought about giving up, but he fought on. He remembered his father's words, "Lots of strong men have made every effort to build the walls which can keep the village safe from danger. The sea walls are really important."

    Finally when the boy's father saw him, Peter had been black and blue all over. The boy told the villagers what had happened to the sea wall. They repaired it in time. "Thank God! He saved the village, "they praised Peter. All the villagers called him "Peter the Guard" from then on. Peter's parents were really proud of him!

⑴{#blank#}1{#/blank#}The WWF is working hard to save pandas—the symbol of animals in danger.

⑵{#blank#}2{#/blank#}A journey by train is more relaxing than by bus, but it costs more money.

⑶{#blank#}3{#/blank#}It was a small village 30 years ago, but now it has more tall buildings.

⑷{#blank#}4{#/blank#}You need to listen for key words and main ideas, just the same as reading.

⑸{#blank#}5{#/blank#}The match was difficult and no one could score at all. It was really boring.

    There once was a woman. She had a faithful (忠实的) dog. The dog was so faithful that she could leave her baby with the dog when she went out. (A) And after she returned, she would always find her baby safe.

    One day, the woman left the baby with the dog and went shopping. When she returned, she found something had taken place in the house. There were bloodstains(血迹)all over the bedroom. The woman then thought of her baby. She cried and started looking for him. Then she saw the faithful dog. It was licking(舔) its mouth. It seemed that it had just finished a delicious meal. The woman was angry and thought that the dog had killed her baby. Without thinking too much, (B)       .

    But as she continued looking for her child, she saw something else. Close to the bed, there was her baby and he was sleeping. And under the bed, there was a dead jackal (豺), The woman now understood what had happened. The dog tried to protect her baby from the jackal, but just now she killed the dog. How regretful she was!

    Mona has an interesting hobby. She collects stamps(邮票). She spends a lot of time on her stamp collection after school. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} They are all in color. Mona likes stamps with pictures of animals and birds on them. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} She also borrows books on animals and birds from her school library. She learns many things about them. Sometimes Mona has many stamps of the same kind. She gives them to her classmates. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Mona writes to her friends in many countries. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} In return, they send her stamps of their countries. Mona's father also gives her stamps.

    He brings them home from his office and he often enjoys the stamps with her. But Mona's mother never gives her stamps because she thinks spending too much time on them is bad for study. Many of Mona's friends collect other things. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} But, all of them say that Mona's collection is the most interesting of all.