【推荐1】The Kings lived in a small house near New York with their child. Sometimes Mr. King came back from work very late. When his wife and the child were asleep, he opened the front door of his house with his key and came in very quietly.

But one night when he was coming home late, he lost his key. So when he got to his house, he rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened. Nobody moved inside the house. Mr. King knocked at the bedroom window. He spoke to his wife, then he shouted, but she didn’t wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a minute. Then he began to speak like a small child. “Mother,” he said, “I want to go to the toilet.” He spoke quietly, but her wife woke up quickly. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.

【推荐2】Wei Yan has a happy family. Her father is a policeman. Her mother is a bank clerk. She and her sister are studying in No. 10 Middle School.

Last Sunday was Mother’s Day. Wei Yan was very happy because she gave her mother a special present.

In the morning her parents went to work. She did her homework at home by herself. After lunch she looked at the calendar and found that it was Mother’s Day. She wanted to do something for her mother. First, she cleaned all the rooms and did some washing. Next, she went to the shop and bought some flowers. After she got home, she went into the kitchen quickly and made a good meal. Finally, she got the dishes and a bottle of wine on the table.

At ten to seven, her parents came back home together. They were very surprised to see all the things on the table. When Wei Yan said “Happy Mother’s Day” to her mother, her mother was very glad and said, “Thank you.”

【推荐1】Bullying (欺凌) can happen to anyone. A great many children around the world are bullied every year, but there are things that can be done to help.

What is bullying?

Bullying is when someone makes you feel bad or hurts you again and again. Bullying can happen at school, out of school and online. Bullying includes:

●calling people mean (卑贱的) names

●laughing at people

●telling lies about people

●taking someone’s things without permission

●not letting someone play in a group

●hitting people

What is cyberbullying?

Cyberbullying includes:

●sending bad messages online

●sharing photos online without permission

●not letting someone be part of an online group

●spreading lies online

What can you do?

If someone is not kind to you, tell an adult that you know and like. For example, talk to a parent or teacher.

If you get bad messages, don’t reply. You should save them and give them to your teacher, your family, or the police. Ask an adult for help. Don’t share something before you make sure it is true, that will help stop the cyberbullying.

Talk to your parents or teacher or an adult if you see bullying or if you are worried about a friend. Say sorry if you are not kind to someone. You can write a message or talk to the person. And always remember: think about how to be kind in he future.

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【推荐1】If you live in Shanghai, you might have taken a "lesson" in sorting(分类)garbage, as the city introduced new garbage-sorting regulations(规章)on July 1, 2019.

As China' s first city to carry out strict regulations on garbage sorting and recycling, Shanghai requires its residents(居民) to sort garbage into four categories(类别), namely recyclable, harmful, dry and wet waste. If people fail to sort their garbage properly, they can be fined up to 200 yuan.

Since the regulation took effect, the amount of total daily waste in Shanghai has been reduced by an average of 15, 500 tons, dropping 26 percent from the end of 2018, while the average daily weight of recyclables hits 4, 500 tons, five times higher than the end of 2018, according to the Shanghai Landscaping and City Appearance Administrative Bureau.

The city also rebuilt 21, 000 waste-sorting stations and more than 40, 000 waste bins have been dated(更新). The city's waste collection and transportation system is complete, according to the bureau.

"Proper waste sorting protects the environment and saves natural resources, " said Deng Jianping, director of the bureau. "Led by the central government, Shanghai is making efforts to develop long-term solutions to garbage management. "

However, there have also been some problems. Some people complained that it is difficult to deal with wet garbage, as they are asked to remove wet garbage from its bag when dumping(倾倒).

According to the sorting rules, the wet garbage must go in the wet waste bin and the bag must go in the dry waste bin.

This separation is necessary, as it ensures that the wet garbage will decompose(分解)properly and become useful organic(有机的)waste, the bureau said.

Plastic bags can affect this process. Some people in Shanghai are instead using paper bags that can biodegrade(生物降解)or plastic containers that can be washed and reused, according to Xinhua.

【推荐2】Oats(燕麦) are healthy food. Many families have them for breakfast. The following are the instructions(说明) of Golden Oats(金燕麦) from America.

Cooking ways

Oat Snacks（点心）

Nothing sounds better than a swim on a hot summer day. However, many teens, including some who are good swimmers drown (溺水) each year. When someone is drowning, it’s often silent and happens very quickly.     1     Here are some tips on how to prevent drowning when you go for a swim.

Never swim alone-even for a moment. You should go swimming with adults and make sure that they are able to keep you safe.     2    .

Enter the water carefully and feet first. Go in feet first so that you can know how deep the water is. Diving into unsafe water can lead to serious injuries.   

    3    . Take some time to stretch (拉伸) your body before you enter the water. Get your body prepared and safety will surely follow.   

Learn lifesaving skills.     4    . CPR is one of the lifesaving skills that can help others who are near drowning.

Choose swimming areas carefully. Don’t go to the swimming areas that you don’t know well. Choose the areas with safety facilities (设施) and lifeguards.

Remember: In case of emergency, it’s always important to call for help first! All in all, keep swimming safety in mind when you are in and around the water.

【推荐3】Primary and junior high school students now are allowed to stay at school for two hours after school is over. Students can enjoy their hobbies or take part in other after-school activities.

This is one of the key measures (措施) of the “double reduction” policy (“双减”政策) across the country. The policy tries to reduce students’ stress caused by too much homework and off-campus training.

When students leave school, they can see their parents, instead of their grandparents, waiting outside to pick them up. Students are happy about it, and parents, too.

“It’s good that I can come to pick up my son,” said Mrs. Wang, a mother of a second-grader. “I’ve bought extra exercise books for him to do since he has no homework now. I still need to know how well he has learned.”

The changes also mean that students can choose to do their homework at school after classes.

“We have a reading course after classes end at 4 pm,” said Zhang Zirui, a primary school student. “Then we do our homework at school. I don’t have to do homework when I go back home.”

Lan Lan, a student at a junior high school, has less homework now. “The teacher has cut out the repetitive contents (重复内容) in the homework, which I welcome a lot,” she said. “And there are lots of after-school activities for us to take part in. It’s great.”

Mr. Wang, a father of a junior high school student, said the measures showed the govenment’s great efforts to lighten the burden (负担) on schools, parents and students.