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1 My ideal school starts at 8 a.mand finishes at 3 p.m. I love sports and computers，so we have PE and computer studies every dayThe classes are quite smallThere are about 20 students in each class There is a big dining hall，where we can eat and chat with our friendsThere is a park on one side of our school and a shopping mall on the otherWe have a big libraryWe also have a tennis court and a swimming pool. There are lots of clubs and after-school activitiesEvery month，we go on a school trip to a museum or a theatre 2 0ne day，when Tom came home from work, he found a diamond necklace outside his doorTom wondered where it came from Tom thought that the necklace must belong to someone，so he planned to take it to the policeHe thought they would be able to find the ownerJust then，the police came to Toms home and saw the necklace in his handTom was shocked when he was charged with robberyA policeman told him about a robbery at the jewellery shopA witness said she saw someone run from the shop into Toms building Tom was not guilty，but how could he prove it? 3 Dear Editor Im a reader of your magazine and I need help Im in the eighth gradeI just moved to Beijing with my parents two months agoNow Im studying at a new school I dont know the school very well and I dont have any friends here. Im not sure how to talk to my classmates. Sometimes, I am nervous and I cannot answer their questi*I feel really uncomfortable when they talk to me l miss my classmates from my old schoolI dont know what I should doI hope you can give me some advice Wang Hai 4 Zhalong Nature Reserve is in north-east ChinaIt has an area of more than 210，000 hectaresIt is one of the worlds most important wetlandsZhalong is the home of a lot of plants and animals，including different kinds of birdsIt provides food and shelter for the birdsThere are not many red-crowned cranes in the world，but there are some in ZhalongIt is a very good place for people to go birdwatchingWetlands are important because they provide food and shelter for endangered birds, and they also help prevent floodsWe must protect the home of plants，fish and birds in Zhalong 5If you want to live to be 100 years old，you need healthy food and regular exercise In the morning，cereal and congee are good for breakfastFor lunch and dinner，you can have rice，vegetables and some meat . You can have an orange or an apple after each mealYou need regular exercise tooYou can exercise for about 30 minutes every day. You can swim，run and play basketballHowever, do not play computer games or chat with friends on the Internet for hours every dayThis is not exerciseGet out of your chair，everyone! Change your diet and lifestyle today! 生词：1cereal siril n. 谷物 2. congee kndi: n. 米汤，粥；稀饭 6 I think Wang Jian is the most suitable person to be the chairperson of the StudentsUnionShe has many excellent qualities. First，Wang Jian is outgoing: she really enjoys talking to peopleSecond，she knows team work is important: she can work easily with people and she works very hard. Third，Wang Jian is very cleverShe does well in exams and often helps us with our workFinally，Wang Jian is very organized. She arranges badminton practices after school and she is captain of the school teamI think Wang Jian would be an excellent chairpersonI hope that you will vote for her生词：captain kæptin n. 队长 7 I have to choose a new colour for my bedroomIt is a very important decision，because colour can change a persons moodI like orange，because its a happy，warm colourIt can make people feel comfortableMy best friend Jack doesnt agree thoughHe thinks green is betterJack says that green represents nature and that it can make you feel energeticI remind Jack that green is also the colour of envyMy mother recommends blueShe thinks blue creates a feeling of harmony，so it will make me less stressed and help me relax after schoo1Perhaps she is right 8Dear MillieThank you for your letterI hope I can offer you some useful adviceYou said you do not have enough time to do your homeworkPlan your day carefullyMake a list of all the homework you have to doThen work out how much time you need to finish itThis will give you an idea of how much free time you haveYou also said that you do not have enough time for your hobbiesPerhaps you can choose one hobby to do each day, or just focus on your favourite hobby, paintingI hope my advice will be useful to youBest wishesHelen9Dear Mr PrincipalI have found a good place for our charity walkIt is called South HillIt is 5 kilometres south of Sunny StreetIt is about 900 metres high and is the only hill in Sunshine TownWe can walk thereOn the way，we can enjoy the beautiful countrysideIt is a good place for walking because of the open space and fresh airIf we go there early enough，we may even hear the birds singingOn South Hill，we can play hide-and-seek，fly kites and go fishingI believe South Hill is the perfect place for the charity walkThank youYours sincerelyAmy 10Dear Sir1 would like to recommend Daniel for this years Youth AwardDaniel is a clever boyHe knows a lot about computersHe often teaches himself new skillsDaniel is thoughtfulHe plans everything carefully and works well in a teamHe is also kindHe looks after our childrens group on Sundays and the children like himLast week，a small boy got lost and was crying in the streetDaniel took him to the police station and stayed with him until the boys parents cameThe club members all think that Daniel should get an award We look forward to heating from you Yours faithfully Sandy 11 Many teenagers suffer from stressAlthough they may worry a lot about their problems，there are some simple ways to deal with themEating a healthy diet，getting enough sleep and exercising regularly are all important for young peopleAt school，planning ahead can helpMaking a list of all the things they need to do and planning when to do them can help students organize their time. Also，students should not worry too much about being popular. They should just be themselvesFinally, students should make enough time for their hobbiesPlaying sport，reading and watching films can help them relax 12 This years Beijing Music Awards will be covered liveThe presentation will be held in Beijing this coming SaturdayAll the big pop stars will attendBefore the awards start, we will Interview some of the most famous starsTwo thousand fans have voted online for their favourite songs，singers and music videos. The results will be announced during the programme and the host will ask questi* for the viewers to answer. As you are watching the awards，write down your answers and send text messages to 1396If you are lucky enough，you could win two free concert tickets 13 Hi everybody My name is LucyI am in Year 9 at Woodland School near LondonIt is a mixed schoolBoys and girls have less* togetherMy favourite subject is Home EconomicsI like learning how to cook and sew Our school has a Reading Week every yearMy classmates and I love itWe can read any books we like from the school libraryWe can even bring in books and magazines from homeNear the end of each class we can talk to our friends about our booksThe reading week is always too short because we want to read all our friendsbooks as well 14Hello，everyoneIve got some great news for you todayOur school basketball team is in the final round of the basketball competition! The match will be on Sunday，the 7th of November，at South Hill SchoolNow，listen carefully to the plan for the dayAt 9 a.m. well meet at the school gateWell arrive at South Hill School at 10 a.mThe match will start at 1 0.30 a.mAfter the match finishes，there will be the presentation of the cup and medalsThe bus will leave at 12 noon from South Hill School and bring you back to schoolPlease come and support our team 15 Giant pandas are beautiful black-and-white animals that look like bears. They live in China. They eat bamboo shoots and leavesBaby giant pandas spend a lot of time drinking their mothers milk Mother giant pandas have only one or two babies at a timeWhen the babies are bornthey look like little white mice There are only about a thousand giant pandas in the world nowTheir number is getting smaller every yearIf people keep taking the land，giant pandas will have nowhere to liveAlso，people hunt them for their furIf this continues，there will be no giant pandas in the world 16 Timmy is a teenagerHe lives in a small townHe survived an earthquake several years ago First，he heard a big noise in the shopping centreIt was like the sound thunder makes. Then the noise got really loud. It sounded like bombs under the groundAfter that。bricks and pieces of glass fell down When the noise ended，Timmy was trapped and he could not get out. For a moment，he was So frightened that he could hardly think about anythingThen he calmed down and began screaming for helpFinally，people moved away the bricks and stones and saved him 17 The main character of this game is Itchy FeetOne day, he had a very strange dream In his dream, he saw a golden cloudThese words were written on it: Welcome，travellers! See those big colourful clouds with questi* on them? You earn a point every time you answer a question correctly. When you have earned enough points，a cloud will come down and carry you off to a place you have never been to before This game has eight levels, and each level will take you about an hour to finishIf you are smart, you can travel around the world in eight hours ! 18 Dear SandyI have just listened to a programme on the radio. It was about a new CD-ROM pack calledDaily English. It is a new course from AustraliaThe pack includes a book and five CDROMs. It is very good for tourists and studentsIm sure we can learn a lot from it. We can learn about how to use the telephone and how to ask and answer questi*. We can also learn to talk about the weather and the timeThe course covers many topicsI am going to order a pack online. Do you want me to order one for you too?RegardsMillie 19Dear Mr Wu Our class has decided to hold a charity show. We call it Sunshine For All.The show will be held at 7.30 p.m. on the 29th of April. It will finish at 9.30 p.m. We want to raise money for a charity called Project Hope. We think it does a very important job. The tickets cost 20 yuan each. Many classmates have volunteered to do some work for the show. Kitty and I will design the poster. Millie will be the hostess of the show. She will also help Simon organize a playDaniel and Kitty will sing a song. We hope to see you there!Sandy 20 UNICEF was set up in 1 946 to help children after the war in EuropeThese childrens lives were changed because of the War Now. UNICEF helps children all over the world. It works in 158 countries. It helps governments and families make the world a better place for children UNICEF gets its money from donati*. It raises money by selling Christmas cards and organizing other fundraising activities. People can help UNICEF by doing voluntary work UNICEF believes that all children should have clean water and food so that they can be healthy. It also believes that they should go to school instead of working to support their families 21 Halloween is on October 31 stIt is a Western festival People celebrate it in many waysChildren wear special costumes and masks on Halloween. Many children play a game calledtrick or treat.They knock on their neighboursdoors and shouttrick or treatTheir neighbours usually give them some candy as atreatIf the children do not get any candy，they can play a trick on their neighbours Some people also make lanterns out of big orange pumpkinsThey cut out the eyes，the nose and the sharp teeth. They put candles in them so the light shines through the eyes, the nose and the teeth 22 Swimming is very popular in summerPeople like swimming in summer because water cools them down. But if you swim in the wrong place，it may be dangerous. In the past few years many swimmers have died in the water. However, some people are still not careful enough when swimming. They often think they swim so well that nothing can happen to them. Summer is coming soonIf you go swimming，remember these two rules：dont get into the water when you are alone and dont get into the water if there is ano swimmingsignIf you remember these rules，swimming will be safer 23Dear JohnHow are you? I left school early yesterday because the Snowstorm started again in the afternoon and it got worse laterThis morning I read a newspaper article about a car accident. A man named Su Ning called 1 10 at 7.40 p.m. using his mobile phone. His car crashed into a tree while he was driving in the snowstorm. He and his wife were trapped in the car. The snow was heavy and it covered everythingThe policemen arrived at once and sent them to hospitalLuckily，they were not hurtWhat about London? Do you have snowstorms there? Please email me soonSandy 24 Ten years ago，mobile phones were rather expensiveOnly important or rich people had them. However，these days more people have them in their hands, even high school students It Is true that mobile phones can be very useful. They are an easy way to keep in touch with friends and family members anywhere and at any timeBut we also hear mobile phones ringing in places like classrooms，cinemas and museums. The sound is very loud and can disturb people. Some drivers have accidents because they use their mobile phones while driving. So, are mobile phones really a good thing? 25 Dinosaurs lived on Each a long time agoWe now know that the first dinosaurs appeared about 230 million Years ago. However, scientists believe they were not the first animals on Earth There were hundreds of different kinds of dinosaursBut they didnt live at the same time Some dinosaurs were really smallOne of the smallest dinosaurs was about one metre long and weighed about three kilogramsOthers were really bigSome very large ones weighed over 1 00，000 kilograms and some were about 40 metres long Some dinosaurs ate plants and others ate meatbut they didnt eat grassAll dinosaurs had four legs and lived on land 26 New York，London，Paris and many other cities are exciting places to liveThere are lots of interesting things to see and do.But there are serious problems in big cities too It is expensive to live there，and there are too many people. Every year many people move to the cities to find work，study at good schools and receive high-quality medical care But sometimes these people cant find work or good places to live. Also it is hard to keep big cities safe and clean.So, before people move to a big city，they should think about the problems they might have to deal with there. 27 Everyone needs friendsThere is an old saying,Friends are God，s way of taking care of usBut how do you find real friendship and keep it? First, you should choose a friendA good friend should be kind and helpfulFor example，if you have a bad day，a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help But friendships are not always perfectEven best friends have fights. When you have a fight with your friend, try to talk to him. or herIf he or she doesnt want to talk，dont be sadYou