What's your feeling when you step into senior high school? It is a completely new experience, but you shouldn't worry. We've got some tips to help you.
You're not alone
Remember that everybody else in your grade is in the same boat. You may not notice it, but they're just as nervous as you are.
Moving up to senior high school is a chance, not a problem. Things are different, and all you need to do is to be polite and learn the new rules.
The teachers will help you
If you don't know what to do or are worried about something, then ask for help. Teachers are probably the best people to turn to because they have experience in helping new students. Pay attention to what your teachers say.
Everything changes
There are lots of differences between junior high school and senior high school. You will you're your lessons with different teachers in different schools. You will have homework for different subjects on different days, so make sure you get organized.
Other points
If you've got an elder brother or sister at senior high school, then ask them for advice. Be yourself! It sounds simple, but things will become much better if you just act naturally.
Going to bed early makes a difference. You'll also find it easier to get up in the morning!
Body language is the "silence language" of every culture. It is important to know the body language of every country, or we may be misunderstood.
In the United States, people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction. The handshake must be firm. If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness. Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder. Some people, usually women, greet a friend with a hug.
Space is important to Americans. When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two or a half feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly. Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close. They will move back to have their space. If Americans touch another person by accident, they say "Pardon me" or "Excuse me".
Americans like to look the other person in the eye when they are talking. If you don't do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested. But when you stare at someone, it is not polite.
Learning a culture's body language is sometimes confusing. If you don't know what to do, the safest thing to do is to smile.
Have you ever thought that music can have an effect on animals? Dr. Fisher has put music in over 1,100 animal shelters, saying that it makes dogs and cats quiet and even cuts down on barking. Fisher asked artists around the world to share dog-and-cat friendly music. She gives it free to animal shelters.
One fan was Tina. Winter temperatures at the rural shelter for six dogs and six cats usually ran below zero and the wind blew nearly every day. To calm the animals, Tina tried the radio. Besides poor reception, the news and sports had people shouting and crying loudly. "The difference is great." she said. So she and her husband had to buy a second player for the cats. "When we play songs they like, they go and sit by the speakers." Tina said.
No one has studied the impact of Fisher's music idea. But others have looked at how music and noise in general affected animals. A study found that animals were more likely to sleep and less likely to bark when Mozart, Beethoven and other similar music were playing, but not when heavy metal and other sounds were.
A survey of more than 500 shelters guided by Fisher validated her idea, finding barking reduced by half and animals more relaxed. It just destresses them.
Beyond the music, the shelter staff do what they can to reduce stress for the dogs, including toys, food and spending time with them. "Reducing their stress helps them show off their personalities and they can get adapted more quickly," said Fisher. "The music also helps relax staff members and that benefits the animals too."
You have probably heard the saying," When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Since lemons are considered bitter and lemonade is considered sweet, the saying tells you to make the best out of a bad Situation.
Unfortunately, when something bad happens, it's not uncommon for most people to talk about it to anyone who'll listen, and complain about life, "Why me?" That's like getting a bag of lemons, putting them down, and thinking, "Lemons taste bad! I'd rather have chocolate!" If you don't make anything with the lemons, they will go bad. But what if you did something with them? What if you made lemonade? Isn't it possible to do something similar with a bad situation?
Here's an example. Let's say you're about to go to the movies, but you discover you have a flat tire (瘪胎). You consider this a terrible thing. After all, you are really looking forward to spending some time with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Now you're all stressed out, hating the tire, the car, and your life. But what if you called AAA, got your tire fixed or got caught up on things that you'd been meaning to do? What if you did some reading, or had coffee with a friend instead? A negative experience can be turned into something positive. Almost anything can work itself out into something better. You can't change what has happened, right? So make the best of it. I'm not saying it will be easy. The easy thing to do is complain about your bad situation and not consider what it could be turned into.
Next time when some unfortunate things happen, stop and think, "How can I tum this around? How can I make it a positive experience? You needn't fear difficulties. As long as you keep on changing it, you will see the benefits (好处) at last.
Speaking of the greatest inventions of the world, China's name is sure to be mentioned several times.
Alcohol
Shocked? I was because when they said alcohol I thought about either the US or the UK. China had never crossed my mind. This period was about 2000 B. C. — 1600B. C. Research says that in ancient China, beer with 4% alcoholic content was widely consumed by people.
China is the proud inventor of tea which was first drunk by Shen Nong, a Chinese ruler around 2737 B. C. Tea production was rapidly developed, making tea a popular drink during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
The Mechanical Clock
Have you ever wondered what on earth we would be doing without any idea of time? A clock really is an invention without which things were wrong. The credit of making the first mechanical clock goes to ancient China.
This was during 618 and 907.
Silk Fabric
Silk, the favorite fabric of many girls out there, is also a Chinese invention. Although we all know that silk is made by silkworms, . The oldest silk which has been found so far is in Henan Province and dates back to 3630 B. C.
A. Tea
B. Paper
C. The first mechanical clock was invented by Yi Xing in the Tang Dynasty.
D. Let's have a look at the things which were invented by the Chinese.
E. Kinds of inventions have changed our life.
F. it was Chinese people who first invented a way to harvest the silk and then use it to make clothes.
G. In China, alcohol was made by two legendary persons named Yi Di and Du Kang who belonged to the Xia Dynasty
Two old beggars (乞丐) were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city. They watched1as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would2a few coins in the hats in front of them.
Today was not a3day for begging. The men were able to4enough for a big meal. As it was getting dark, they started to5their things.
Just as they were getting ready to leave, they6a man walking toward them. He was a7man. They could tell that from his fine clothes. The first beggar said to the second with8, "He's coming our way!" The man stopped,9into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard10, wrapped (包裹) in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and11his way.
"He could have easily left us a few12or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy," said the first beggar. He looked at the offering13. "There's no way we can14this — we have no teeth." With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away. Then he collected his things and15.
The second beggar wanted to do the same,16a second thought made him change his17."I haven't had anything like this for ages," he thought. "How18of that man to offer me something so sweet!" With that, he opened the white paper. To his19, there was no hard rock candy inside.20, a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.
As a student, you may have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as (win) the Noble Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best (student) in your class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Have you ever tried to make your dream come true?
Andrew Matthems, Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams come true is life's (big) challenge. You may think you're not very good some school subjects, and it's (possible) for you to be successful. In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember your dream is. Keep telling (you) what you want every day. There will be difficulties on the road to your dream, but the largest difficulty (come) from yourself. You need to decide to do what is the most important. When you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more (use).
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线， 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Last Sunday, Li Ming and his classmates went to the park near the school. Can you guess that they did there? They take part in a volunteer activity. They reached in the park at nine o'clock and then they divided into three groups. Li Ming was in Group Three. All group had different tasks. Group One planted trees. Group Two picked up rubbish leaving by the tourists and cleaned benches. A group that Li Ming was in wiped all the equipment in the Children's House. All of them worked hardly. Before noon, we finished working. Each of them felt a little tired, and they were happy because they had done a good deed.
