Brainstorming is the practice of coming up with ideas or solutions.     1     But we do have some rules to follow for successful brainstorming.

Focus on quantity (数量) over quality (质量). When it comes to brainstorming, the more ideas, the better. Don’t worry about the quality of your ideas for now.     2     Remember that your goal is to come up with as many ideas as possible. Even if none of them are perfect, you’ll still have many creative ideas to use for your final plan.

Encourage big or unusual ideas.    3     Although unusual ideas may not be immediately practical, just creating those ideas gives your brain training. It can also help to produce creative solutions that are hard to come up with.

    4     Don’t say no to the ideas of others. You can put together the best parts of different ideas to create new, even better ones. Even if you’re not brainstorming as a group, you should still think about sharing your ideas with others and asking them for their advice.

You don’t have to regard yourself as a very creative person to come up with excellent ideas and solutions at once.     5    Even if you don’t find the perfect solution, just practicing it can help to improve your creativity. Put these tips together and you are sure to come up with some great ideas.

【推荐3】The worst danger is a house on fire when people are asleep. Always be ready to leave through a window into the garden by making sure you can open it if necessary. If you are on holiday in a tall building or hotel, make sure you know where the fire escape (太平梯) is. When you can’t find any way out, try to find pieces of cloth and make a rope to get out of a window to safety. If you smell something burning in your home, get out right away. If you can’t breathe (呼吸) properly, crawl (匍匐行进) on the floor because smoke rises and the air will be cleaner near the floor. Smoke is a killer and more people die from breathing it in than actually (实际上) being burnt.

Fire in a cinema, hall or public place often means people pushing to reach a door. Keep your head up with arms up in front of your chest (胸). This protects your chest and gives you the best chance (机会) to breathe. Above all, don’t be afraid.

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【推荐3】The world has many beautiful sounds. We can hear the songs of birds and the laughter of people. We can listen to cool music and news reports.     1    . They bring us a world of sounds.

But some people can’t hear any sound at all. Some are born deaf. Others can hear well in their childhood.     2    .

Many people in China can’t hear sounds clearly. A large number of them are children. Most of them are born with good hearing. But 6 children out of every 1,000 have hearing problems when they are born.     3    . For example, the noise louder than 85 decibel（分贝）can hurt our ears and make us lose our hearing for a short time or even forever.

Hearing is important for all of us. So we should do our best to give our ears special care. Don’t forget to do the following:

    4    . If you have to go, wear earplugs（耳塞）. A pair of good earplugs can cut the noise by 30 decibels. When swimming, remember to put earplugs into your ears to stop water from getting in.

    5    . When you think you need to clean the inside of your ears, ask the doctor or your parents for help.

Keep these things in mind! Then you will have good hearings when you are older.