【推荐1】At our school, some students love sports. We do sports before class, in P.E. class and after school.

    1    . We like playing ballgames. One of them is basketball. The boys love playing it best, and many of the girls like playing it, too.

    2    . Another one is soccer. In every class there are lots of soccer fans (狂热爱好者).

    3    . We often play volleyball when it is fine.

    4    . We can play ping-pong in the school sports hall.

    5    . We have school teams of basketball, soccer and volleyball. Our school volley-ball team often has games with teams from other schools. When there is a game, many students go to watch it. We like sports, and sports help us to be healthy.

One of the most dangerous sports in the world is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It’s 8,844.43meters high and so is dangerous to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and storms. It’s also hard to take in air as you get near the top.

On May 29, 1953, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top. In 1960, the first Chinese team did so. In 1975, Junko Tabei, from Japan, was the first successful woman.

Why do so many climbers take risks? One of the main reasons is that people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.

The weather gets colder in winter. How can you keep healthy? Here are some good ideas for you.

Put on more clothes. It helps you keep warm on cold days. Don’t wear thin clothes just to make yourself look cool.

Wash your hands. The most important thing you can do to stop most germs (病毒) is to wash your hands quite often.

Do more exercise. Exercise helps build up your body. Remember that it is not easy for those people who keep doing exercise to catch a cold.

Stay with healthy people. Try not to stay with sick people too often because it is much easier for you to get germs (病菌) from them.

Road accidents keep happening in every city, on every road and at any time. Traffic rules are made to keep order on the road. They can also help to keep the pedestrians(行人) safe.

The pedestrian has as many rules to follow as the driver of a car. You should walk on the sidewalk or at the edge of the road. Always look carefully before you walk across the street. If you ride a bike, don’t ride in the middle of the road or look around to talk. If you drive, you should slow down at the traffic lights. You must always wear a seat belt(安全带). Without the belts, both the driver and the passengers may be badly hurt in a sudden accident.

Traffic rules are also called Road Safety rules. The maxim(格言) for all road users is “Thinking about others.”

【推荐3】Many students want to improve their memories and learn better. Today we will introduce some no-cost things you can do.

Exercise

Before you study, doing exercise may help you better remember what you will learn. Recently, researchers have found that people who did 15 minutes of training remembered more words. Scientists say the best time to exercise is right before you study. It can make you more active.

Pre-study test

The students who take a test before studying remember more information than those who don’t. For example, if you are using an English textbook, you might first look at some important words at the end of the unit, you could ask yourself what they mean or how they are used, while you might not know the answer, you will probably have a goal to learn so that you can remember the answer when studying!

Sleep

A study shows that sleep helps you to learn in two ways. An expert explains that “a person with enough sleep can concentrate best.” He also says, sleep itself plays an important role in making the memory stronger, which is necessary for learning new information.

Wakeful rest

When you finish studying, you often go straight to another activity. Perhaps you play a video game or watch TV. But researchers suggest that resting after you study may help you remember what you’ve studied. In a study, even older adults who rested for 10 minutes after learning new words remember more words and better.