TFBOYS, a singers’ group（歌唱组合）, has three boys: Wang Junkai, Wang Yuan and Yi Yangqianxi. Wan Junkai is the group leader（队长）. He is 15 years old. He is from Chongqing. His favorite color is white. He is 1.73 meters tall. Wang Yuan is from Chongqing, too. He is 1.67 meters tall. Yi Yangqianxi is from Hunan. He is 1.63 meters tall. He likes orange and red.

The three boys are junior high school students. They study at school with their classmates, too. Many people like TFBOYS.

Their fans（粉丝）are also students. In fans’ eyes, the group has a healthy image（健康形象）. So they like TFBOYS.

I'm a volunteer at our local animal rescue center . Recently, I've been wanting to adopt a dog that I really like, but my parents won't allow me to. They think keeping a pet is a waste of time . How can I make my parents agree with me ?

Kate

It's great that you're volunteering at an animal rescue center! You're already showing your love and responsibility for animals. However, I can understand why your parents don't agree to bring a dog into their home . I'm sure they've already told you that caring for a pet is a huge responsibility.

One of your first jobs as a new dog owner would be to potty train it . It will take time and patience to teach your dog to do its business outside. You can research this topic and prepare a plan to show to your parents that you've given it a lot of thought and are ready .

You're a student, which means that you're going to be in school most of the time. Who will take care of your dog then ? Will your parents have to take on that responsibility ? What's more , A ? It will need dog food , toys —and most expensive of all —visits to the hospital for checkups and medicine. For example, my mom's dog has seizures so he needs to take medicine and eat a special type of food. Neither of these is cheap.

Most dogs need to be walked frequently. This is very time-consuming, but you must do it for your dog's physical and mental health. Another thing to think about: Dogs love to bite things. My mom's dog will gladly make a meal out of any books, paper or even wooden furniture in the house. As long as you understand the never-ending responsibilities of being a dog owner and communicate this with your parents, you might have a chance! Good luck.

Matt

【推荐2】Once upon a time, there was an old man living in a small town by himself. He was blind, so he couldn't see anything. However, he always carried a lighted lamp（亮着的灯）with him when he went out at night.   

One night when he was coming home after having dinner outside, he met a group of young men. They saw that he was blind, but carrying a lighted lamp. They thought it was so funny and started to make fun of him. One of them asked him, “Hey Man! You are blind and can't see anything! Why do you carry the lamp then?”

The blind man said, “Yes, it's true that I can't see anything and don't need the lamp. However, it's for people like you who can see. When I'm carrying the lamp at night, people can see me so that they won't push me accidentally（意外地）. That is why I carry the lighted lamp.”

The young men felt ashamed（感到羞耻的）to judge（判断）the old man without thinking and apologized to the old man.

People in some parts of Florida think about these situations a lot． They have been running into black bears more and more often． This is frightening and dangerous for both bears and people．

The number of cases of people and bears running into each other has gone up． In 1978， just one   case   was   reported．   In   2002，   1，340   cases   were   reported．   These   cases   are   called "conflicts"．Studies show that the number of conflicts in Florida is going up．

Some people think that human﹣bear conflicts are going up in Florida because there are more and more bears． Actually， it's just the opposite． The number of bears is going down． In the early1900s， there were about 12，000black bears in Florida． Today， no one is really sure how many   black   bears   are   left．   People   think   the   number   is   from   1，500   to   3，000．   So   why   are human﹣bear conflicts increasing so rapidly？ There aren't more bears， but there are more people． There are many people who want to protect the Florida black bear． Here are some of the things that people in Florida are doing：

Teaching school children about the Florida black bear with a special program that includes a slide﹣show， games， and activities．

Selecting carefully where roads are built or widened so that wild animals will not be harmed by the traffic．

Holding a yearly festival for families with arts， food， and information on the bear．

【推荐2】Meet Young Sheldon

Sheldon Cooper is a boy genius. He is just 9 years old, but he is going to enter high school and study in Grade 10. He has an elder brother George, who is 5 years older than him, and a twin（双胞胎）sister Missy. They live in Texas, the US. Sheldon studies at the same school with his brother and they are classmates.

Sheldon is good at math and science. He wants to be a physicist. He is so smart, but it doesn’t help him to fit in（适应）at school. He has to learn to get along with（与友好相处）his “elder” classmates.

Things are not easy at home. His dad, brother and sister are nothing strange. They are just normal people. Sometimes they look at him like he is an alien（外星人）.

What problems will Sheldon meet at school? What will he do? You can find the answers in the US comedy（喜剧）Young Sheldon.

【推荐3】In Chinese lunar calendar, there are 24 Solar terms(节气) in a year. Start of Summer means the coming of a new season—summer. And it begins on May 5 and ends on May 19 this year. The temperature rises(上升) quickly during this time. Here are three things about how Chinese greet the Start of Summer.

Checking one's weight

The habit of weighing people at the Start of Summer is still popular in some places of China today. It's said that this practice will bring health and good luck to the people weighed.

Eating eggs

In the old days, Chinese people believed a round egg was a symbol of a happy life and eating eggs on the day of Start of Summer was a good wish for good health. People put tea into the boiling water together with eggs to make "tea eggs". Today it has become a local snack in many places of China.

Taking care of the heart

According to the Chinese traditional medicine, Start of summer is a key time to protect the heart. When it grows hot, heat can affect health. So people prefer food such as fruit and vegetables.