I live in Malaysia (马来西亚). The weather in Malaysia is very ________. It has a tropical climate (热带气候) with a lot of ________. I love rainy days because after it rains, I can enjoy the blue sky and the ________ air. It has very warm winters. I ________ see snow in my life here.

Last winter, I went to America with my family. Our last stop was California. My aunt drove us to a park to ski (滑雪). When I got off the car, I saw a white world. I was so ________ because it was my first time to see ________. I couldn’t ski, so I just ran in the snow, made snow balls and ________ photos. I did not feel very cold, because I wore a thick coat (厚外套). And playing kept me warm (使我温暖). My shoes were wet, but it was ________ to me.

We ________ the whole (整个的) day in the park. ________ I was tired, but I had a lot of fun. What a different day I had!

This is not a diet. It is a simple way to lose weight. You do not have to give up the food you love or join a gym. You just follow some habits thin people have. Keep them, and you’ll become thin.

Wake-up.

When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands with legs straight out, lean forward until you feel sore in your back. It will use up 10 calories.

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Order a clear soup, and have it before the main food. In this way, you will feel fuller and you’ll eat less when the main food comes.

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Apples are full of fiber and water, so your stomach will want less. Studies show that people who eat at least three apples or pears a day may lose weight.

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Every time you use the cell phone, stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit on average two and a half hours more a day than thin people. This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will burn up 50 or more calories. Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.

In most countries, people usually eat traditional food on special holidays. A special day in the United States is Thanksgiving. It is always on the fourth Thursday in November, but in Canada it falls on the second Monday in October. And it is a time to give thanks for food in the autumn and other good things people enjoy in life. At this time, people also remember the first travelers from England who came to live in America about 400 years ago. These travelers had a long, hard winter, and many of them died. In the next autumn, they gave thanks for life and food in their new home. These days, most families see Thanksgiving as a time to get together and usually celebrate it with a big family meal. The main dish of this meal is almost always turkey, a large bird. To go with the turkey, people often prepare other things, such as gravy, cornbread, mashed potatoes and pumpkin or apple pie.

Scientists are now trying to make robots look l    50     humans and do the same things we do. Some robots in Japan can walk and dance. They are fun to watch. H    51    , some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people, it will be difficult     52     (make) them really think like a human. F    53     example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be a    54     to wake up and know where they are. But many scientists disagree w    55     Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk like humans in 25 to 50 years. Some scientists believe that there will be more robots in the future. However, they agree it may take     56     (hundred) of years. These new robots will have many different shapes. Some will look like humans, and others might look like     57    . In India, for example, scientists made robots that look like snakes. This was     58     (possible) 20 years ago, but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago. We never know what     59     (happen) in the future!

Last month we asked our students about their free time activities. Our questions were about exercise, use of the Internet and watching TV. Here are the results.

We found that only fifteen percent our students exercise every day. Forty-five percent exercise four to six times a week. Twenty percent exercise only one to three times a week. And twenty percent do not exercise at all.

We all know that many students often go online, but we were surprised that ninety percent of them use the Internet every day. The other ten percent use it at least three or four time a week. Most students use it for fun and not for homework.

The answers to questions about watching television were also interesting. Only two percent of the students watch TV one to three times a week. Thirteen percent watch TV four to six times a week. And eighty-five percent watch TV every day! Although many students like to watch sports, games shows are the most popular.

We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears—Mickey Mouse. Over 90 years ago, he first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon came out in New York on November 18, 1928, it was the first cartoon (A) ___________ sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful. In the 1930s, he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.

Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried to face any danger. In his early films, Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he was always ready to try his best. People went to the cinema to see the “little man” win. Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.

On November 18, 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today’s cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse, but everyone still knows and loves him. Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey’s?

This term will be over. When I look back, I find that