【推荐1】How to Live a Happy

Happiness is what we need most with the increase of Pressure in modern life.    1    Fortunately, this is not the case. everyone has the ability to hang on to happiness with his own efforts. The following methods may lead you to long- lasting happiness

●Take exercise. Other than health benefits that are too numerous to mention, exercise makes you smarter, happier, improves sleep, and makes you feel better about your body.     2     Keeping in touch wilt nature can help you reduce stress, make you more creative, improve your memory and may even make you a better person.

●     3    Relationships are worth more than you think. Not feeling socially connected can make you stupider and kill you. Loneliness can lead to heart attack. stroke and diabetes. On the other hand. studies have shown that the longest-lived people on the planet all place a strong emphasis on social engagement.

●Challenge yourself.     4     Music lessons increase intelligence. Challenging your beliefs strengthens your mind. Increasing willpower just takes a little effort each day and it's more responsible for your success than IQ. Not getting an education or taking advantage of opportunities are two of the things people look back on their lives and regret the most.

●Laugh. Laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and the feet. It can even reduce the effect of pain on the body. Humor is a good way to cause laughter,     5    

【推荐2】Ideas of making the first week of high school easy

Frank, Aged 21

I think almost every kid feels both nervous and excited before their first day of high school. You will probably love it. I know I did. You should join some sports or activities that will make your high school experience more enjoyable. Good luck!

Sharon, Aged 22

The most important thing to keep in mind when going into high school is to be yourself. Besides, I don’t know what your middle school was like, but high school teachers will not care about things such as how much homework you already have in one night. It’s best to learn to deal with things and manage your time wisely so you can achieve everything you need to do.

Eddie, Aged 20

When I started high school, I was really nervous too, especially since I had been homeschooled (家中教学) all through middle school and didn’t really know anyone. I suppose the best advice would be to just relax. The first couple of days can be a little bit hard, but things will become easier before you know it.

David, Aged 19

I’m not going to lie. The first day is kind of frightening. But you’ll get used to it. Don’t be afraid of anyone; upperclassmen (高年级学生) will pick on you more if you let them know you’re afraid. Just take it easy. Making some friends and staying with them will greatly help you get used to high school quickly. After the first week it’s really not bad at all. Don’t worry.

【推荐3】I’m often asked how to study English effectively. I think this means getting the most out of your study time, and that means variety.     1    .

Study Every Day

    2    . However, don’t exaggerate (夸张)! Study for thirty minutes every day instead of two hours once a week. This habit of studying English every day will help keep English in your brain fresh.

A Little Grammar, a Little Listening, a Little Reading, and a Little Writing

Make sure that you study a number of areas rather than focusing on just one. Study a little grammar, then do a short listening exercise, and then read an article on the same topic. Don’t do too much; twenty minutes on three different types of exercises is plenty!

Review Grammar as You Watch or Read

Give yourself one grammar goal when reading a new article or watching a new video.

    3    . Use colored pens to highlight (使……突出) forms that you are studying.

Use Different Learning Methods

Don’t just use one way to study English. Use many kinds of methods which will make all the parts of your brain help you. For example, if you are learning new vocabulary, you can create a word map, describe a picture, make a list...     4    .

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You can practice the exercises together, have conversations together (in English), and, as you study English together, help each other with exercises you may not understand.

【推荐2】Does life seem to be full of impossible problems? How many times do you find yourself saying things like “I really don’t understand this maths problem”? Maybe it’s time to introduce yourself to the power of yet. By adding this simple word, you can change everything — “I really don’t understand this maths problem yet.”     1    .

I read about a school that has transformed the way it marks its students’ exams. The school recognized that the old pass/fail system wasn’t helping students’ motivation. If you passed, then great, but those students who didn’t pass often felt like failures. So now students who don’t get the score they need to pass, don’t see a big red “F” for fail on their exam papers; instead, they see a “Not yet”.     2    . They haven’t reached the destination, but they know that they are going the right way.

    3    . People with a growth mindset don’t concentrate on failure. They aren’t worried by not getting things right the first time and are content to keep trying until they do.     4    . In contrast, people who just focus on failure have what the experts call “a fixed mindset”. These people are always worried about failure and are happy to give up when things don’t go right. Apparently, it is better to have a growth mindset than a fixed mindset.

But don’t worry if you think that you have a fixed mindset. You can train yourself to develop a growth mindset. Stop believing that you can’t and realize that you just can’t yet.     5    , you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it before.