Life would be rather boring if we didn’t have dreams. One of my dad’s biggest ________ is to sail around the world on a sailing (航行) ship. He and his best friend always talk about it.

So this summer, they ________ to rent (租赁) a small boat and take us all for a one-week vacation. That way, they could test out their skills. We rented a nice houseboat and began ________ trip on a nice sunny day. Everything went well the first day. There was no wind and everyone was ________. It felt like their dream was coming true.

But the next day, ________ we sailed to the river that connected to the lake, a strong wind came up. It made the waves (海浪) ________ big. The boat started to bounce (颠簸) around. ________ was laughing or even talking.

The river got wider and wider. The waves were even stronger. The wind was blowing our boat far ________ land. My dad had trouble controlling the boat. He decided that we should ________. We made it safe back to a place.

Dad said, “It is good to have dreams. ________ it is really good to test them out before you act on them.”

Hi Peter. I’m really happy that you are coming to Glasgow next weekend. My friend Sam plays in a band and they will have a small concert on Friday evening. Would you like to go to the concert?

On Saturday afternoon, we can go around the city or go to see a football match. What would you like to do? Please tell me.

These days I am learning Chinese but I only have one 60-minute lesson every week. How do I learn Chinese? Can you help me?

Chris

Hi Chris. Thanks for your email. I can’t wait to come and visit!

So, about Friday...I’d love to see your friend’s band! I’m thinking of starting my own band so I want to meet your friends and ask them about it.

On Saturday afternoon, I choose to travel around. I really don’t like football.

I’m happy to hear that you are learning Chinese. I have a good friend named Sara. She teaches Chinese in Glasgow. I think she can help you.

Peter

Hi, there! Today we asked some students about their last weekend. Here are their answers.

	It was my 15th birthday last Saturday. Some of my friends and Alan, my cousin came to celebrate it. Everyone brought me a gift. We had a party. We played games, sang songs and had a big birthday cake. It was really a wonderful day!
	My class were on a school field trip last weekend. First, we went to the University of North Carolina to learn about the history of its basketball team. Many basketball stars were students there! Then we visited a museum. We learned about how the plane was invented and took many pictures there.
	I was lucky enough to go to a conference (会议) on charity (慈善) last weekend. I was so excited to meet a lot of kind people there. One of them was a boy named Richard. He spoke at the conference about the charity work that he had done in the past few years.
	It was a different week than usual. Last Thursday, my school band (乐队) went to Atlanta to perform in a competition (比赛). I played the violin and won a prize! On Sunday, we went to the Georgia Aquarium and got to see different kinds of sea life from all over the world. It was really cool!

The Star Restaurant is near Mrs. Smith’s house. Mrs. Smith will take her son John to the restaurant for lunch this Sunday, the day after tomorrow. John is six years old. Let’s have a look at the restaurant’s menu(菜单).

Some boys and girls don’t like math. They think it’s difficult. Here is how to learn math well.

Listen well in class. The math teacher knows so much. When you listen well, you can know much, too. So be a careful student in class and listen well.

Ask your classmates for help. Your math teacher isn’t always with you. When you find a math problem (问题) too difficult and you can’t work it out, please ask your classmates after class. A good classmate is a good friend. He or she must be happy to help you.

Practice (练习) it every day. Do you want to be good at math? It takes time. You can’t learn it well in a day. So practice it every day and then you’ll find it so easy.

Math is useful. Let’s do our best to learn it well.

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People love flying kites. There are kite     61     (festival) all over the world, like in the UK,     62     (Australian) and China. The     63     (world) kite capital is Weifang, a city in Shandong Province in China.

Chinese people     64     (make) the world’s first kite with bamboo.     65     (late), people started to make kites with paper     66     (连词) silk and they used kites to send news. Now, flying kites is     67     (冠词) interesting and healthy activity for everyone.

People enjoy     68     (fly) kites and it usually happens in spring.     69     (介词) a sunny day, there’re lots of colourful kites in the sky. Sometimes, when the kites are quite high in the sky, people let the kites     70     (go) because they think the kites can take away bad luck.

①Many scientists find that colors can change people’s feelings. It’s very interesting.

Some colors can make people feel relaxed, and some colors can make people feel nervous. Now, this kind of knowledge is being used in many places. For example, school walls are always painted green because green makes students feel relaxed. It is also good for the students’ eyes. Some books are also green or light blue for the same reason. Restaurant owners not only have to know how to make food, but also have to know how to make money. Here are something they’ve learned from scientific (科学的) studies. ②红色使人饥饿。Many fast food restaurants have red furniture or walls. Brown makes customers want to eat quickly and leave. Many restaurants, especially fast food restaurants use brown tables and chairs to make customers eat fast. Soft colors like pink and light blue make people feel relaxed. They spend more time eating.