【推荐1】Overnight, TF boys, a boy band that has three middle school students became the talk all over China. Founded last year, the oldest member of TF boys is only 14. But the number of their followers on Sina Weibo has reached 100 million. Their music videos are also getting millions of views online.

Some say that TF boys have become popular only ①因为 their pretty faces. But take a serious look at the three boys, and you may find out what has helped them win over so many people.

Wang Junkai, 14, from Chongqing

What did you do when you were 8 years old? Wang had become a trainer at TF-Entertainment at that age. He still goes to school like other kids during weekdays. But his weekends were ②充满 with training classes. He learned how to sing and dance. He had to do the splits (劈叉) again and again. Many boys couldn’t stand it and quit, but Wand didn’t give up. Before he finally became a TF boy, the tough guy had practiced for five years.

Wang Yuan, 13, from Chongqing

Fans like to call Wang “Er Yuan” because he is a funny guy who’s always telling dry jokes. But when he starts to sing, you’d be thrilled by his clear voice and high pitch (高音). The cheerful boy’s life is simple. His mobile phone is only 300 yuan. He’s a big fan of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf. He has watched every Pleasant Goat movie at the cinema.

Yiyang Qianxi, 13, from Hunan

Yiyang is the shortest of the three boys. He is a top student. He is an excellent dancer. He takes part in TV shows. He has played different roles in many movies. He is even good at calligraphy (书法). When other teenagers show off their new clothes on Weibo, Yiyang displays his calligraphy work. How can he be good at so many things? “I am practicing dancing while others are chatting.” he says.

Anthony is an actor(演员). He and his wife live in London and they don’t have any children. Every day, he gets up at about 6:30 a. m., and he puts on a T-shirt and goes running for about 2 miles in the park. He goes home for breakfast. He has an orange, some bread and a glass of milk. He never uses buses or subways, and he walks to everywhere.

In the morning, even when he is not making a film, he always does something. He usually spends at least 90 minutes learning the script(文本) for his next movie. He uses a color pen to mark each line. It helps him to remember the words. He never reads a newspaper or listens to the radio because it’s all bad news.

He usually has a sandwich for lunch. He has lunch very fast because he is always busy. The only time he rests during the day is at about 3:00 every afternoon. He always sleeps for 15 minutes.

【推荐2】The year 2021 is coming! It is the Year of the ox(牛). Chinese people believe this year will be good because the ox has many positive meanings in Chinese culture.

The ox has the spirit of being hard-working and selfless(无私). We often say that the ox is enduring(忍耐的)and generous(慷慨的). They are our friends. Cows give people milk and Yaks help people carry things around.

People like this animal so much that they have written poems about it and painted pictures of it. They also make paper-cuts of it to decorate their houses during important holidays. In the famous Chinese story “The Cowherd and the Weaver Fairy(牛郎织女)”, a loyal cow helps a man marry a fairy. Later, it gives its skin to the man to help him meet his wife over the Milky Way.

【推荐3】Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night. They carry people's wishes to the families they love and miss.

There are many traditional folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang'e is the most touching. Chang'e was Hou Yi's beautiful wife. After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. Whoever took this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to take it with Chang'e. However, a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not at home. Chang'e refused to give it to him and took it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that Chang'e could come back.

After this, people started the traditional of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.

【推荐1】Ann dreams of being a dancer .She has taken dance lessons ,and all her teachers think she is a good student.

One day she heard a famous dance group would perform in her hometown. The leader of the group was very famous. She decided to show the leader her skills.

The leader looked at her carefully as she told him her dream. “OK, you dance and I will give you my advice.” But halfway through the dance he stopped her and said , “I’m sorry. You are not good enough!” Hearing this, Ann was sad. She wanted to give up her dream, but she really loved dancing. She cried the whole night. The next day she asked her teachers for more exercise and took more dance lessons to improve her skills.

Two years later, the same dance group performed in her hometown again. She decided to meet the leader again. After watching her performance, the leader told Ann the she was a talented dancer. “Two years ago you told me I wasn’t good enough ,but my teachers didn’t think so. Why?” Ann asked. “ Oh, I tell this to every student. But you are one of the few students who keep the dream after hearing my words. I’m glad to invite you to join my group.” Ann smiled with tears in her eyes. “You are really brave. Dreams are only for the brave persons.” the leader said.

【推荐2】Dale, Linda, Alice, Tom and Alan are in the classroom. Linda finds a red pencil box. A ruler, a pencil and an eraser are in it. Linda asks Dale, “Is this your pencil box?” Dale says, “No. Mine is black.” Linda asks Alice, “Is this your pencil box?” Alice says, “No. My name is on my pencil box.” Linda asks Alan, “Is this your pencil box?” Alan says, “Tom lost his pencil box. It must be his.” Linda asks Tom, “Is this your pencil box?” Tom says, “Yes! It’s my pencil box. Thank you, Linda!”

【推荐3】In my family, all of us like animals. I like pandas best. Pandas live in China. They are very cute and lovely. They like eating bamboo. My father likes the tiger very much. He thinks the tiger is strong and the king of the beasts (兽中之王). My mother keeps some chickens, ducks and pigs in the yard (院子). The chickens and ducks lay eggs. They like to walk around in the yard. My grandfather keeps some sheep. After breakfast, my grandfather takes them out and goes back home in the afternoon.

Do you like animals? I think you should keep some animals, too.