—Either. thanks.

—No, you          . You'd better finish your homework first.

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—Since last month.

—You should eat          vegetables and           meat.

Many animals use some kinds of "language". They use signals (信号)and the signals have meanings. For example, 1a bee has found some food it goes 2its home. It is difficult for a bee to tell 3bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it can do a little dancing. This tells the bees where the food is and4it is.

Some animals show5 they feel by making sounds. It is not difficult to tell if a dog is angry because it barks. Birds make several different sounds and6 has its meaning. Sometimes we humans make sounds in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” to 7how we feel about something or we drop something on our feet.

We humans have languages. We have words. These words have meaning of things, action, feeling or ideas. We are able to8 each other information, to tell other people 9we think or we feel. By writing down words, we can remember what has happened or send messages to people far away.

Languages, like people, live and die. If a language is not used by people, it is called a dead language. This language cannot live and grow because 10speaks it.

A living language, of course, is often spoken by people today. It grows and changes with time. New words are created and some old words have new meanings.

Do you want to know something about the history of weather? Don't look at the sky. Don't look for old weather reports. Looking at tree rings is more important. Correct weather reports date back only one century, but some trees can provide an exact record of the weather even further back.

It is natural that a tree would grow best in a climate with plenty of sunlight and rainfall. It is also expected that little sunlight or rainfall would limit the growth of a tree. The change from a favorable to an unfavorable climate can be determined by reading the pattern of rings in a tree trunk. To find out the weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the other rings, then it is certain that plenty of sunny and rainy weather occurred. If the rings are close together, then the climate was bad for the tree.

Studying tree rings is important not only for the history of weather, but also for the history of man. In a region of New Mexico you can find only sand--no trees and no people. However, many centuries ago a large population lived there. They left suddenly. Why?

A scientist studied patterns of dead tree rings which had grown there. He decided that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees. Trees were necessary to make fires and buildings. So, after the people destroyed the trees, they had to move.

In this instance studying tree rings uncovered an exciting fact about the history of man.

There is an old Chinese saying," If someone gives you a little drop of water, you should return a spring of water." That means if someone helps you a bit, you should remember it and thank them gratefully(感激的) in return.

We should live in a world of gratitude. We should prove it with actions, not just words. We thank people who hurt us, because they teach us important things. We thank people who give us up, because we learn how to be independent. We thank people who selfish(自私的) ,because we learn the importance of being kind. Of course, we should thank people who help us. We should thank people who teach us. We should thank people who care about us.

We thank our parents. They work hard all the time in order to give their sons and daughters a better life. They cook meals for us, they do the chores for us, they always give us food and clothes, they teach us what is right and what is wrong.

We thank our teachers who give us dreams. They teach us a lot of things but they ask for nothing from us. We are well-educated of them.

There are a lot of people that we should be grateful to in our life. We should find a way to thank them.

If you want to see a thing well, touching can help you to "see" it better. Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass ball is. When you learn all these about the ball, you really see it well. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the differences between two different coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music？They must like to feel the sounds of music. All children soon learn what "Don't touch！" means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things that we might buy. To see something well, we have to touch it. The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or hard floor. All feel different under your feet.

Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, "Do touch！" There you can feel everything on show.  There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body and the air on your skin. If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!

Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables.

      Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help your kids to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.

Allow them to study in blocks of time. such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle.       Ideal (理想的) study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner.

Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive activity.      

You'Il also need to help your kids find the right place to study. After you've set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing.

       Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair.

      This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions. The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable.

A. Pick a place where your children can study properly.

B. Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves

C. Finally, spend time with your kids when they're studying

D. Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too.

E. Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed.

F. Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward.

G. One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to.

A: I have been told that your sister held a birthday party last Saturday. Is that true?

B: Yes. it is.

A: How was it?

B:      We all had a good time.

A:      

B: A pet dog. Its name is Spark. You know dogs can be good friends. They are friendly animals.

A: That sounds great.      

B: I like cats best.

A:      

B: Because they are so cute and pretty. I often hold my cat in my arms when I go for a walk.

A: How often do you take it for a walk?

B:       Walking is good exercise and it is fun to be with my cat.

A: You are right.

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Boys and girls! I will tell you anything about a sad story.        It happens on a cold winter evening. When many people were       getting together in them warm houses, a poor little girl was still       walking in the streets without shoe. There were some matches in       her hand. "Matches, matches!" the little girl cried in ^low voice.       

No one heard her when they are passing by. She didn't sell any       matches and no one gave her a coin. The wind was blowing strong       and the snow was falling down on her long hair. She was felt cold and       hungry. She could neither find food to eat or find a house to live in.        On the morning of the next day, the girl was lying against the wall, dead!        Do you know the name of the story? It's called The Little Match Girl.

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I take pride in our hometown. It has changed a lot in all ways these years.