{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Tina has been invited to one of her friends' birthday party next Sunday. She is worried about this now because she has never taken part in any birthday party, and nobody can tell her something about it.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Mike's favorite is playing sports. He gets up early at 6: 00 every morning. Then he goes out to exercise by the riverside. He runs along the river for nearly half an hour, and then takes a walk for a few minutes. He goes back home for breakfast at 7: 30. But he always feels weak after morning exercise.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Jeff is interested in the computer. His parents bought him a Dell computer last month. He wants to surf the Internet. But he heard that there are many terrible things for kids on the Internet. His parents don't have the knowledge about this.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Linda's parents will be away from China on business for more than half a year very soon. She can't go with them because she has to go to school. She will be at home alone. Nobody will take care of her, and she can't do chores herself.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Vera is a clever girl. She does well in her studies. But Vera doesn't like playing with her classmates, and she feels bored when her classmates ask her questions about studies. So she can't get along well with her classmates.

A. Don't give your personal information such as your address, telephone number, etc. on the Internet without your parents' permission. Never agree to get together with someone you “meet” online and never send a person your picture or anything else without first checking with your parents.

B. On the day of the party, make sure you arrive on time and show that you're happy to be there. Wear something suitable. Greet your friend with a “Happy Birthday” and hand over the gift. Make sure you have put a card with your name on it.

C. Always smile, so people don't think you are serious and hard to get along with. Be polite and modest. If you are rude, people will not like you. If people have troubles, you help them. Then, when you have troubles, they will help you, too.

D. Parents should get the kids to do their chores around the house. If their clothes need washing, they wash them themselves. Let the kids prepare their own meals. Let them clean their rooms, cook for themselves, wash the dishes, etc.

E. Let's say that the last time you eat something at night is at 6 or 7 pm (just an example). The following day, you don't eat breakfast but wait until you finish sports—you've gone many hours with nothing in your stomach. Your body has to work hard. It's not good. What's more, consider reducing the time and strength of your morning exercise.

    A new research on students' sleeping habits says that more than 70% of students do not get enough sleep.

    Researchers found that primary school students get 9 hours and 10 minutes of sleep a night, junior high school students get 8 hours and 6 minutes, and senior high school students get 7 hours and 9 minutes. None of those hours are enough for each group. Not enough sleep can cause many kinds of problems in children and teenagers.

    In 2007, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission asked primary and middle schools in the city to adjust their timetables so that students could get more sleep. Two years later, a research found that students at schools that adjusted their timetables got more sleep than in 2005.

    The researchers hope that the government will take measures to make students have enough sleep. Students in other places may even less sleep than those in Shanghai.

    In the Olympic history before no city has hosted both the Winter and Summer Olympics. Now,Beijing will be first the city doing it.

    After hosting the Summer Olympics in 2008 China will hold the 2022 Winter Olympics. On July 31st,2015，China beat Kazakh rival(对手) Almaty in a surprisingly close vote(选票).

    In 2008 Beijing shut down many factories to reduce pollution，and the cost of hosting the Summer Olympics was $44 billion. During the 2022 Winter Games, however, Beijing hopes to show a greener China，with only $3.1billion.

  Beijing plans to use several playgrounds from the 2008 Olympics, including the Bird's Nest and Water Cube. But the Wand sliding events would be in Yangqing and Zhangjiakou,60 and 140—kilometers away from Beijing.

    Beijing was seen by the IOC as a safe, reliable (可靠的) choice because it offered great commercial (商业的) opportunities in a new winter spors market.

    “It is really a safe choice," IOC President Thomas Bach said,"We know China will keep its promises."

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.

    Four Simple Ways to Better Your Writing

    Keep It Simple

    My first tip for improving your writing is: keep it simple.

    Now, I know it's better to keep things simple and do it well, rather than over-complicate(使过分复杂) everything and do it badly.

    So, in English writing exams, you want to show off your English, but you want to show off your right English, not all this English that you don't know or haven't learnt yet.

    Have a Collection of Set Phrases(固定搭配)

    In order not to make mistakes, it's a really, really good idea to have a collection of set phrases and key words that you can use in the exam. Make sure that you have different ways to …

    Compare：in the same way, at the same time

    Give your opinion：from my point of view, in my view

    Add information : in addition, besides

……

    So, that's just a very brief list showing you exactly what you need to study to be fully prepared for any English writing exam.

    Reduce Your Word Number

    Use as few words as possible to reduce your word number.

Avoid pointless words like very, a lot. Replace them, instead, with a strong word. By using strong words, you can reduce your word number by a fair bit.

    Another way is avoiding there is and there are. We want everything to be as clear as possible. Thus, you can increase the quality of your writing.

    Check Your Work

    Tip number four. Students will make some stupid mistakes when they're writing. After being asked to correct the mistakes, they will say, "We already know this. So easy!" and it's because they don't check their work.

    I personally think it's much better if you write less and check more. Fewer words, high accuracy(准确率). Then you will make your writing better.

    Four Simple Ways to Better Your Writing

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A. Wear right clothing. At least, you have to wear a safety helmet.

B. Avoid speeding Use a "Speed Limiter" to control the speed.

C. Keep a safe distance between you and other riders when using the Segway.

D. Keep a firm hold on the Segway at all times. Always have both hands holding the handlebar.

E. Learn how to operate the Segway before using it. Read the user manual carefully.