1 . What should you do if there is a fire at school? Do you know how to protect yourself in a large crowd? Every year since 1996, on the last Monday of the last week in March, the National Day of Education on the Safety of Elementary and Middle School Students is held. This year it falls on March 28. It offers us a chance to learn more about school safety.

A survey from People’s Daily shows that the worst accidents were a result of stampedes (踩踏), fires and traffic.

Experts suggest that right safety measures (措施) could avoid 80 percent of these accidents, China Education Daily reported.

When facing an accident, the first and most important rule is to stay calm. But different accidents mean different ways of dealing with them.

A stampede happens in a place where a large crowd is gathered. When students around you begin to push, stand still and try to hold onto something, or stay in a corner until the crowd leaves. If you fall down in a moving crowd, cover your head with both hands. Lean to one side, curl your body and bend your legs.

When there’s a fire, you can’t get outside by stairs. You can get to the fire escape through a fire exit door or a window. Stay calm and follow teachers’ instructions. Leave the classroom and use a piece of wet cloth to cover your mouth and nose so that you don’t breathe in smoke.

If you take a school bus on your way home or to school, remember to wear your seatbelt and don’t walk around when the bus is moving. If you walk to school or go by bike, follow traffic rules. Wait for the green traffic light, and look left and right for cars before you cross the road.

3 . Double Ninth Festival is also called Chongyang Festival. It is the day for people to climb mountains, drink chrysanthemum(菊花)wine and eat Chongyang cake.

It is said that by climbing up a high mountain, diseases could be prevented. Many widely-known poems written by poets in the Tang Dynasty were created to describe the scene and feeling of mountain climbing. Now, family members or good friends get together to climb mountains to enjoy the beautiful scenery and share happiness of the holiday with each other.

Chrysanthemums are in full bloom during the festival, it is a pleasure to enjoy big chrysanthemum show. People always admire chrysanthemum with family on that day. Because it can drive the evil(邪恶) away. People often think that by drinking chrysanthemum wine.

Chongyang Cake is a kind of steamed cake having two floors with nuts(坚果)and jujube(枣)put between them. Since cake in Chinese is pronounced “gao” meaning high, personal progress is thought to be made in the following days after eating the cake.

As nine is pronounced “jiu” meaning long in Chinese, so the number nine is given the meaning of long life. And in 1989, Double Ninth Festival was set as Senior’s Day-a day to respect the elderly and to let them enjoy themselves.

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4 . Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. It can make you confident when you are studying. But unluckily, most students don’t know how to take notes. Here are some suggestions.

Write down key facts. If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on (关注) lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may say something important again and again.

Ask. Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you’ve missed. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he or she is saying, you can ask him or her after class.

Compare. Comparing your notes with classmates’ can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.

Organize. Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one notebook so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.

Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV. But you’ll save time in the coming test.

When you step into a new environment, you must have a strong wish to fit in(适应). Fitting in means making more friends, having more influence on others and getting more chances to live a happier life. Here is some advice that can help you.

Be confident (自信). Confidence attracts most people. Everyone is special and there is only one person like you in this world. Spend some time thinking about your strong points. If so, you will be able to build up confidence step by step. You won’t have much difficulty fitting in.

Be kind to everyone. Kindness is the bridge to your own happiness. When people notice your kindness, they will return it one day. Always give more than you receive, and think more of others than yourself. If a person cares for others, he will be popular everywhere.

Be active in group activities. Different kinds of activities like playing football can help you to be known to others. You may add more friends to your circle. At the same time, you’ll be amazed to see how much they like you. Instead of wasting time being alone, go out to dance and sing together with others to develop friendship.

Be optimistic (乐观). Optimism makes both you and others feel happy. It makes a good first impression(印象). A happy smile costs the least and does the most. Humor catches others’ attention as well. People will like you for making them live happily.

9 . People in the office usually sit for most of the day when they work. But this is bad for a person’s health. When people sit for too long every day, they don’t move very much. So it is easy to start getting fat. Sitting for too long is also bad for their work because it makes them want to sleep. When this happens, people may make more mistakes in their work or spend more time finishing their work. Companies need workers to be healthy, so how do they fix the problem?

Some companies have different kinds of desks to help their workers. The first kind of desk is the standing desk. The desk can be taller when a person wants to stand. It can also be shorter when the person wants to sit. Another kind of desk is the walking desk. This desk is made so that a person can work while walking at the same time. Workers in the companies like the different kinds of desks very much. They think these desks are quite useful.