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。Passage1: Great ways to keep cool in the heat想让暑假清凉又酷炫？试试这些实用、好玩又疯狂的点子吧！Its hot! Every part of you is sweating (出汗)! How do you cool yourself down in summer? Try these 20 ideas from TEENS. They are useful, strange and even silly. Dont be afraid!Go ice skatingIce skating is not only a sport for winter, you can try it in summer too! Find an indoor skating rink (溜冰场) in your city with your parents or friends. Dont worry if you are a beginner. There will be coaches in the rink that can teach you. The ice there will cool you down for a whole day!Freeze your sheets (床单)Still feel hot even with the air conditioning (空调) on? Put your sheet into the fridge. Take it out before bedtime. Make your bed, jump in and . ahhhhh! Sounds too crazy? Then freeze a big handkerchief (手帕) and put it around your neck. Make sure you dont catch a cold.Wash a carWash your familys car with your parents. The car needs to cool down too. You can help hold the hose (水管), or wipe (擦拭) the car windows. When the car becomes clean and shiny (闪亮的) again, youll feel excited.Make homemade ice creamTake some bananas and mash them into paste (糊糊). Mix the paste with yogurt or milk. Put it in a mold (模子) and place the mold into the freezer. A few hours later youll be able to enjoy some nice homemade banana ice cream!Watch a “cold” movieAnimals like polar bears and penguins live in very cold places. Watch a movie or documentary about them. By doing so, you can learn more about these animals. You may also feel the cold air from where they live!Change your hairCut (剪) your hair shorter to feel cooler in summer. Its a good chance to try some new hairstyles (发型). Girls can try a pixie cut (精灵短发). As for boys, if you want, shave (剃光) your head. Dont worry, after a long summer holiday, your hair will grow back.Build a Little Free LibraryYou must have heard about the Little Free Library. Its a fun activity for book lovers around the world. People build small wooden (木制的) boxes in front of their house. They put old books into it. Anyone can open the box and pick some books to read. Build a Little Free Library in your community (社区) with your friends. Ask an adult (大人) to help you when building the wooden box.Go campingGo camping with your parents or friends. You dont have to go far into the mountains. Just try camping in the yard (院子) or a nearby park. Take a tent (帐篷), choose a place and spend a night outside. Dont forget to look up at the sky, because stars will come out at night.Go to the beachIs your city on the sea? If the answer is yes, then going to the beach is a must-do in summer. Go with your parents or friends, enjoy the sea, and learn how to swim or surf (冲浪). You can also have a beach volleyball game. Use sunscreen (防晒霜) so you dont get sunburn (晒伤).Fry (煎) an eggPeople say that it is so hot in summer that you can fry an egg outside. Is it true? Why not try it out! Break an egg in a pan (平底锅) and put it under the sun. Wait for some time and see if the egg is cooked or not.Turn off the air conditionerAir conditioning keeps you cool in summer. But many air conditioners have a material (物质) called Freon. It is bad for the environment (环境). Why not turn your air conditioner off for a day? You may find other good ways to cool down.Eat spicy (辣的) foodNever eat spicy food? Make a change this summer. Eat a dish with pepper (辣椒) or try spicy hot pot! You may sweat a lot, and it may help you cool down. If its really too spicy, drink some milk. It will make you feel better.Call an old friendDo you have an old friend in primary school or even kindergarten (幼儿园)? Maybe you havent talked for ages. Give the friend a call. Talk about your plans for the holiday or for the future. You can also ask him or her to hang out again.Keep an emoji (表情符号) diaryDo you keep a diary? Why not try something new this summer? You can keep an emoji diary. You can draw emojis on your diary. Or you can make them on your cellphone or computer. Remember not to use any words.Have a water balloon fightIt is very hot outside, but you can still have fun with your friends. You can put iced water into balloons and throw them at each other. When a water balloon hits (打中) you, dont try and dodge (躲避) it. The more balloons that hit you, the cooler you will be!Carve (雕刻) a watermelonWatermelon is one of the best summer fruits. They are sweet and juicy (多汁的). But dont throw away the rind (皮). Clean the rind and carve some beautiful pictures on it. Make the rind look like a real art piece!Science timeIts time for a science experiment, such as lifting (提起) an ice cube (冰块). Youll need an ice cube, a glass of water, a string (线) and some salt (盐). Put the ice cube in the glass of water. Take the string and put its end on the ice cube, and then put some salt on the ice cube. After some time, lift the string and see what happens to the ice cube.Hold a charity sale (义卖)Do you have old books, clothes or toys that you dont need any more? Why not hold a charity sale with your friends and sell them all? You can give the money to children in need. Or you can buy books and schoolbags and mail them to children in poor areas (地区).Shop for new sandals (凉鞋)Summer is the season for sandals. Since you dont have to wear school uniforms during the holiday, you can try some new styles of sandals. Girls, you can even paint your toenails (脚趾甲) colorfully to match the new sandals.Write an article for TEENSYou might travel a lot in summer with your parents. What new places have you seen? Or what new friends have you made? Why not write down what you did and send your article to TEENS? Dont be afraid to write in English. Start writing, and you may soon find its hard to stop!1. 新词：2. 好句子3. 提问并回答 Powerful peopleTime is a famous US magazine. Every year, it picks the 100 most influential (有影响力的) people in the world. They are from all walks of life. Who are the people this year? Come and meet some of them.XINHUA PHOTOSNeymar内马尔Neymar was born in Brazil in 1992. He started to play soccer when he was very young. He joined a soccer club at the age of 11. In the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, he helped Brazils team win the gold medal.Vladimir Putin弗拉基米尔普京Vladimir Putin, 65, became Russias president again in 2012. Putin has many hobbies and loves sports. He alwa