(Three students are talking on WeChat)

Do you two ever know an invention that can make us travel faster?     1     What? The flying car? That’s impossible!     2     Many companies have been trying to make safe ones. Really? I know nothing about it. I’ve just read a book about it.     3     Sounds great!     4     It is nearly 6 meters long and seats two people. It has wings that fold. So the driver can park it like a car. And it can turn into an airplane in just seconds. It is very expensive, isn’t it? Yes, around one million yuan. Wow!     5     I’d love to own one in the future. Me, too.

There was a young man who was in trouble. He went bankrupt（破产）in business. Although he worked hard, _______ was all that he had seen. After he tried again and again, he left everything behind and went into a forest alone. In the forest, he met an old man who had lived there for a long time. He shared his story with the old man. “Can you give me one good reason not to _______ ?” He asked the old man.

“Look,” the old man said, pointing to two _______ . “Do you see that fern（蕨类植物）and bamboo there?”

“Yes,” the man answered.

“When I planted the fern and bamboo seeds（种子）, I watered them carefully. Within a short period of time, the fern _______ grew from the earth,” the old man went on. “I watered and took care of the bamboo seed for years, _______ it didn’t sprout（发芽）. There was no sign of growth. But I did not give up and continued looking after it. In the fifth year, a small sprout _______ . And within six months, the tree grew a hundred feet tall. ”

“The little bamboo tree had been growing underground in the past _______ years, developing a root strong enough for its ground growth in the fifth year. If it hadn’t done this, it would not be so strong as it is now. So you know, all the time you were trying, you were actually growing _______ roots.” the old man said. Finally, the man thanked the old man deeply. Then he left the forest with the hope for life.

English Camp for Children

Our English language camp is on a lake in the mountains. It brings together young kids from around the world in a well protected environment. Children who go to camp get social skills, positive values as well as physical skills. We help prepare young people to play an active role in our global village.

● Learn new skills

● Meet new people from around the world and make wonderful friendships

● Learn to be a team player

● Learn French or English

● Have fun in a relaxed environment

Accommodation: four children per room (some rooms six)

Schedule: The language camp starts every Friday from the end of June to the end of August. A minimum two-week stay is required.

Language training: 15 hours of language training per week. We have free books for children during the course.

Welcome to one of the best English language camps.

In many British schools, the students usually wear their school uniforms to school on weekdays. However, recently the students at Harrow School in England wore something quite different. What they wore was what people wear when they go to bed—pyjamas（睡衣）. They did this not only for fun, but for a local charity called Christopher’s Smile.

Christopher’s Smile was set up in 2008 by Karen & Kevin Capel whose only son Christopher died of cancer at a young age. They hope their charity will help pay for more research into children’s cancers. Since then, the charity has raised a lot of money and gotten more and more volunteers. Every year, thousands of people take part in different activities such as charity walks or runs to show their support for Christopher’s Smile.

The students of Grade 9 at Harrow School also wanted to do something for the sick children. They organized the event “Pyjama Day” to support Christopher’s Smile. “We wanted to raise money for the charity in a way that the whole school could join in it, so each student paid £1 to wear his or her pyjamas to school on Pyjama Day,” said the young organizers. Both the students and their teachers took part in the event with great interest. Together they not only raised some money, but also had a good time.

Anger is a natural reaction(反应) which comes out when we feel that we have not been treated fairly.

The good side of anger is that it has helped us to shape and improve our manners.     24     For example, sometimes it happens that your anger hurts others or breaks your friendship and you regret later.     25     We should control anger so that it does not cause harm(伤害) to us or to those we love.

One of the best ways to control anger is to get help from others.     26     So tell someone that is close to you, a friend or a family member about your problem. When you discuss a matter with others, there is a better chance to solve your problems.

To be humorous is a good choice to be less angry. When you feel that your anger is out of control because of stress, you can use humor.     27     Then you will feel better about the things around you.

We have to change the negative(消极的) thoughts into positive(积极的) ones. For this, you must say "No" to all the negative thoughts in your mind first.     28     When you are successful in that, you will think only about positive things of life.