—Sure, I'd like to. What kind of exhibition is it?

—What bad news! I think we should do something to help them.

— In 1885．

—On the table over there.

—Oh, we    have dinner until your dad    back.

—I think it's made    wood.

—      

—You're right. It's    to my health.

—Great!      

    Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn't have modern machines.

    There was no modern medicine 1.

    Life today2new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and affects (影响) our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us 3 louder and get angry much easier. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It affects 4 living thing in the world.

    Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the pollution is5thick that it is like a quilt (被状物)over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog(烟雾).

    People all over the world celebrate Valentine's Day(情人节).However, the holiday 1differently in different countries 2each culture has its own Valentine's Day customs(习俗).

    For example，people in the United States and  Japan  both  celebrate  Valentine's  Day 3 February 14.But in Japan，only romantic partners come together, while in America，it can be shared by anyone 4is close，friend or lover.Chocolate is the most popular gift in the US 5it is common in Japan，too.However, in the US other 6of gifts are also given，and many people exchange cards.

    The biggest 7is that in Japan，only girls and women 8chocolates to boys and men，but in the US boys and girls will give cards or small gifts to all of 9friends.And while American men and women both receive gifts，women usually get 10expensive gifts than men.That's why I would like to be a man in Japan but a woman in the US!

    "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is a popular saying in the USA．It is true that all of us need recreation (娱乐). We cannot work all the time if we are going to keep good health and enjoy life.

    Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular way is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual(个人) sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreations for people who likes to be outdoors.

    Not everyone who enjoys sporting events likes to take part in them. Many people like watching TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like forms of indoor recreation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing.

    It doesn't matter we like indoors recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.

    Mr Black is a football fan. Every morning he goes to work by train. As he has a long trip, he always buys a newspaper. It helps to make the time pass more quickly. One Wednesday morning, Mr Black turned the important football matches. He knew the Football World Cup would be held in his city soon. He decided to go to watch the football game.

    While Mr Black was excited to be at the Football World Cup, he was disappointed（失望的）at the location of his seat. Peering（仔细看）across the stadium through his telescope（望远镜）he saw an empty seat far away and made his way there. Mr Black asked the man in the next seat, “May I sit here?” “Sure,” the man replied. “This was my wife's seat. She was a super football fan, and we used to come to the games together all the time until she passed away.”

    “I am sorry for your loss,” Mr Black said. “But I am curious（好奇的）. Why didn't you give the extra（多余的） ticket to a friend or a relative?” The man replied, “They are all at the funeral（葬礼）.”

    Young people can also have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard．Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.

    Liu Wei, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife.

    Another student, 14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried, and when she looked at the exam paper. She couldn't think of anything to write.

    A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental(精神的)problems. Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy and having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won't go for advice or help. Some think they will look foolish if they go to see a doctor. Others don't want to talk about their secret.

    Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers:

    Talk to your parents or teachers often.

    Take part in group activities and play sports.

    Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.

    Last Sunday my brother and I went fishing. We got up very early that day. When we       home, the moon could still be seen in the sky. The morning air was cool and I felt wind on my face. This made us very comfortable. We laughed and talked       the way while we were riding our       .By about six we were already sitting by the river. Fishing is not easy. If you want to be       you must be very careful. That day we caught a lot of fish and enjoyed ourselves very much. It was late when we got home. We felt a little tired       happy.

    Fishing is a very good sport. I like it very much.

(It's Saturday. Li Lei ( L ) and Wu Peng ( P) are talking about what they are going to do tomorrow.)

W：It's Saturday tomorrow      

L：Oh, I'm going to watch a football match. It's between Korea and China.

W：Wonderful! I really hope we'll win this time.      

L：At 3 o'clock in the afternoon. I have two tickets here.      

W：Of course I would like to, but I can't. We are going to have a basketball match tomorrow afternoon.

L：What a pity!      

W：A team from No. 5 Middle School.

L：      

W：In our school.

L：Good luck to you and your team

W：Thank you.

    Michael Jordan is the most famous basketball player in the world．He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He didn't like to talk to other people about himself. He was very short. He didn't play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. But the next year things changed greatly for him as he grew much taller.

    Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina．Michael used his speed and strength(力量) to reach the basket again. He played so well that people called him “Air Jordan”.

    After college, Michael became a basketball team member in the Chicago Bulls. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player. He was named “Rookie”( 新秀) of the year in 1985 and “Most Valuable(价值的) Player” in 1987. He once set a record by getting 63 points in one game.

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    Last summer, 15-years-old Bob had a problem. Like a lot of children. Bob was interesting in doing many things. He liked dancing most and wants to join a dancing group. But Bob's high school didn't have a boy's dancing group but a girls' group. He tried to join the girls' group. And he made it. Bob thought her problem was over after he had been one of the dancer in the dancing group. But a bigger problem was just begining. The school didn't allow Bob to stay in the girls' group. “If we let Bob to stay in the group,” the school said, “other boys will want to join. Soon, there won' have any girls in the group." They took Bob off the group. Bob was very angrily about it, so he went to a judge（法官）. The judge said it was not a right decision and told the school to let Bob go back to the dancing group.

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