Do you know the lion dance? It’s part of traditional Chinese culture. People often perform in the night _________ the Chinese New Year. They also perform it for other happy occasions (时刻). The lion dance is believed to _________ good luck and success.

There are many different stories about how the lion dance _________. One of them is like this! Hundreds of years ago, a monster called Nian came to a village in China. The villagers were _________. Luckily a lion chased (追逐) Nian away. A year later, Nian came back again, _________ this time the lion couldn’t help. The villagers had to _________ themselves. So they made a “lion” by themselves. Their “lion” danced, jumped and chased Nian away. For this _________, people began to perform the lion dance before the Spring Festival to chase bad luck away.

There are two different kinds of lion dances. In the southern lion dance, the dancers try _________ to perform like a real lion. Their “lion” may shake its body. The dance can be funny. The other kind is the _________ lion dance. It has more martial art skills like rolling, leaping and jumping. Both the southern and northern kinds are very interesting to watch, but it takes a lot of __________ to perform well. Both kinds are considered to be traditional performing art form of China.

Readers Club

What makes a good reader? You can find the answer in Readers Club. Today, we have some books for you. Come and join the fun!

Club members will get a discount（折扣）of 10% for hardback books and 20% for paperback books. If you buy any of the two hardback books e-books will be free for you.

Have you ever considered your school as a mini-neighborhood? In Boston, about 60 children certainly have. Their school, in fact, is called Neighborhood School.

Neighborhood School opened a few years ago. At first, there are only seven children and three part-time teachers. The school believed it was important for children to discover and value the differences between people. It welcomed children with different abilities and needs, and its members came from different backgrounds. They worked together to create a loving learning environment.

During the following years, the school grew to include more students and teachers. It developed a way of grouping students. Today, all the kids at the school are divided into three grades. The youngest learners’ missions are to get to know each other and become members of the school “neighborhood”. Grade-2 students learn to work as a team through field trips. By Grade 3, students are becoming leaders and helpers. In “Reading Friends” activities, they help Grade-1 kids to read and to learn new words. At the Year-End Musical Play, they take the lead while helping the teachers to make sure that every child at the school gets a chance to perform at the event.

The class in Neighborhood School is also special in some ways. The teachers at Neighborhood School teach more than just new knowledge and skills to their students. They never simply offer the kids a solution; instead, they help them come up with one. The students have a discussion together and encourage each other to work hard. They make sure both they and their classmates can reach their learning goals. Have you been inspired by their class? Maybe you can make a little difference from now on.

Have you ever regretted what you did in the past? As we get older, we look back and wish that we had made better choices. What can we do to avoid future regrets?

Make better plans

If you begin to do something, you need to make a plan before doing it. The earlier, the better. You will know what comes first and what comes last. You’ll also know what you should do and what you shouldn’t do. If changes happen, you can have more time to deal with them.

Live a more active life

You can go around more often. More outdoor activities can keep you relaxed. You also need to be kind. “Thank you” can bring a smile to someone’s face. Learn to say “sorry” and don’t be mad at others.

Find the right friend

A friend may make your life and he or she can break your life as well. So you need to think twice when you choose a friend. Good friends will always better your ideas.

When you have problems, ask others for help. That little help may get you good results.

Never fear failure

Everybody fails. Even the greatest person fails. We should not fear failure, because failure is not the end of the road. We must take failure as a chance to learn and improve ourselves.

Life is good. We don’t have to live in our past, but we do hope that we can plan better, live better, and work better when we have the chance to do so.