What do you usually do at 12 o'clock at night? You must (一定) be in 1 and have a good sleep. 2 Jack has a different (不同的) life. Look! At this time, he is at the desk and busy 3. Jack is a writer. His work time is 410:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. every day. When he is ready for sleep, it is 5 3 o'clock. But it doesn't matter. He doesn't need to 6 early the next morning. Every day Jack's life 7 at eleven in the morning. That's the time when he wakes up.

    “8 do you like your life?” someone asks Jack.

    “Very much. I enjoy working at 9. Some people may think it is tiring, but it's not for 10,” Jack says.

    Danny is a middle school student from South Africa. It is Sunday today. He doesn't go to school. What does he do?

    “Samuel, wake up!” mum shouts (喊).

    Samuel wakes up and has a look at the clock. Oh, no! It's already 7:30. School starts in 30 minutes! Samuel gets up and puts on his dirty shirt quickly. He has no time to find clean clothes. He runs down to the ground floor without (没有) washing his face.

    Samuel gets to the kitchen (厨房), but he doesn't see the breakfast. “I'm sorry I get up late, too,” says mum. Samuel opens the fridge (冰箱). There is a box of noodles in it. “I don't have time to have them.” Samuel goes out to school with his schoolbag.

    “If I'm late again, Mr White will not let me join the basketball team. I have only twenty minutes now,” Samuel thinks. Just then, a car stops next to him. “Come on. I'll drive you to school.” It's Samuel's neighbour Mr Lee. Cool! Samuel gets into the car quickly.

    Everything will be OK.

Andy: Do you like your life in Grade 9, Paul?

Paul: Yes, I do. But I must        very early every day. I don't want to        school.

Andy: Really? Do you feel tired at school?

Paul: No. But I feel tired       . We usually have too much homework.

Andy: No students like too much homework. Then when do you       ?

Paul: At ten o'clock.

Andy: Ten o'clock? Why don't you start to do your homework earlier (更早)?

Paul: Well, I      for a walk first after dinner. And then I start to do my homework at 7:00.

    Do you know Chen Yixun? He is a great singer from Hong Kong. He has a lot of beautiful songs, so many people love him. This year Chen Yixun gives concerts (演唱会) in some cities in China. And on November 7 the concert is in Jiaxing.

    Chen Yixun wants to give great concerts, and he does a lot of work for that. First, he practises singing every day. And he always drinks warm water. There are also dances at the concerts, so he needs to practice dancing, too. It's a hard job. Then, he also needs to do exercise like running and swimming. He has to be healthy and strong for the concerts.

    “I have a busy life, but I love it. I enjoy singing and I wish to give great shows to people,” says Chen Yixun. Wish him good luck!

                     the children visit the museum?

Jack                      at school.

Running can help me                      my day.

After reading the book, you can                      about Chinese history.

                     lunch. Let's go to the dining hall.

Star of 2016

    Helen is the star of 2016 in our school.

    Everyone thinks Helen is a good girl.