【推荐1】The Smith family like sports very much. They have a basketball, a soccer ball, two tennis rackets, four ping-pong bats, some ping-pong balls and some tennis balls. Mr Smith and his son, John, play basketball every afternoon. Mrs Smith and her daughter, Sally, play ping-pong every morning. The family play soccer or (或者) tennis on the weekends (周末). John likes soccer very much, but Sally doesn’t like it. She likes tennis.

【推荐2】Studying is usually not a happy task, especially when there are so many things you can do for fun. The balance between work and play is a lifelong matter. Are you feeling tired and bored when you study? What should you do if you’re not interested in study? Here are ways you could do to deal with the problem.

Change your thoughts. If you’re lack of passion (缺乏激情) for study, just think about your future. Only good grades can give you a chance to achieve your dreams. Good grades will help you get into your dream high school and college. No matter how old you are, you’re always growing and learning.

Work hard to achieve your dreams. Study is teaching you an important lesson. You must work for what you want to achieve. Winning a game, passing a test, doing something difficult... These are all rewarding (值得的) experiences because of the time you spent and the effort you made. The harder you work, the happier you’ll be.

Relax yourself at times. You don’t need to study as often as you think you should do. I am not telling you not to study. You still should, but you can try studying less if it doesn’t influence your grades.

Find your favorite subjects. Discover your interests and develop them carefully. Keep studying and stay healthy.

【推荐3】Do you feel relaxed when you walk into a room with blue walls? If yes, maybe it’s because blue is a calm and peaceful (安静的) color.

Sometimes colors can affect our feelings and moods. Some colors can make us feel calm and peaceful, such as blue. Wearing blue clothes or sleeping in a blue room is good for our mind and body, because this color gives us good feelings. Blue is also the color of sadness. When you’re feeling sad, you may say, “I’m feeling blue.”

White is another calm color. You’d better wear white clothes if you’re feeling nervous. White is also the color of purity (纯洁). Many women like to be in white on their wedding (婚礼) day.

Green is the color of nature. It can give us more energy when we are feeling tired.

Some colors can make you feel warm. People in cold winter use warm colors in their homes like orange and yellow instead of white and blue. Orange means happiness. It can bring you success (成功) and cheer you up when you are sad. Yellow is the color of the sun, so it can remind (提醒) you of a warm, sunny day.

In a word, we can try different colors if we aren’t feeling our best.