If you are given only 1 yuan, can you live in a city for one day? It may be a little difficult. But1from Xi'an did it.
On April 10th, more than 60 students from the Middle School Attached to Northwestern Polytechnical University 2 the One Yuan Metropolis Survival. The charity for teenagers called Imperceptible Education held this 3. Students had to live and they had to deal with a lot of 4 tasks. It has happened in eight cities and is going to four other cities, including Beijing, in May.
To make5 many students looked for part-time jobs and saw how hard life was.
Zhang Qiyue, 14, asked more than 10 restaurants for a job and 6got one chance. "We were sad when they said7. But slowly, we got used to it. " he said. After being a waiter for an hour, he 8 25 yuan. Some made use of their talents 9 singing and dancing in parks or shopping malls. Many people who walked by took notice and helped 10. ZheaJincheng, 14, drew pictures and made paper crafts (手工). "This showed it's 11 to learn a special skill." he said.
Living was hard,12 finishing the tasks was not easier. They went to different places to finish tasks in a 13 time. The most amazing one was that they had to exchange things worth a hundred yuan with only a piece of paper in half an hour. "We learned 14 to persuade (说服) others. From a balloon to a cake to a bottle of yogurt, after almost 20 tries, we got an expensive necklace," he said, "we would15 all of the money we had raised to poor schools in Tibet."
The air in Antarctica is nice and clean on our earth. It's the coldest place in the world, and it's also the most difficult place to live in. Antarctica is the land of snow and ice near the South Pole. Most people do not think there is much life in the icy waters around it. They are wrong.
Antarctica's seas are full of life. There are many kinds of fishes, water birds, seals and whales. They eat the thick plants in the sea and the smaller water animals. Some whales, for example, eat more than a ton of food every day.
The most famous animal of Antarctica is the penguin. It struts around the ice as if it were a movie star walking down the street.
It is said that the weather in Antarctica is getting warmer and warmer, and perhaps in the near future there will be "summer" there. It will be hard for life around Antarctica. People today think it important to keep there a good condition in environment, so scientists are doing research work there.
I want to thank my father, the greatest father in the world. He taught me many things about life.
▲Good children do not go to the head teacher's office
When I was in Grade Nine, I was sent to the head teacher's office. We were in a math class and I knew everything already, so I felt bored in that class. And I decided to put a pen into my nostril (鼻孔) for fun. That made my classmates laugh in class. However, the teacher did not laugh.
The teacher shouted, "Stop doing like that!" and then went to write something on the blackboard. I then put the pens into one nostril and one ear. Once again, the students laughed. Then my teacher took me to the head teacher's office. The only problem was that my father was the head teacher.
He had a short talk with me before sending me back to class. From those words I knew he was sad with me. That was not what I wanted.
▲Ruling by love
My father is well loved by everyone who knows him in my hometown. So he was made leader in my hometown, but he leads not out of power, but out of kindness and love.
Moms take care of their children and dads bring home food and make the family rules. These are the roles moms and dads fall into when they become parents and it's common among all cultures. But times change and parents' roles seem to be changing, too. More women are bringing home food by having full time jobs and men are taking care of their children at home.
The Chinese TV show Where Are We Going. Dad? provides a closer look at the changing roles of dads in modem family life. The show follows the adventures (冒险经历) of five celebrity (明星) dads who take trips with their young children (aged 4 to6) and try to complete a set of tasks. It shows how young dads are trying hard to find the best way to raise their children and keep a closer relationship with them. Young dads no longer want to be cold.
Psychologists (心理学家) say that a strong fatherly influence is important in a child's development. Fathers teach their children skills and encourage them to try new things. They also give them a sense of safety. A child learns that if something goes wrong, he can depend on his dad to help fix it. The psychologists also say that without a dad, a child is more possible to drop out of school and get into trouble.
A mother's love is important, and so is a father's love. Chen Mo, a psychology professor says, "It takes both parents to raise a child. Children have different needs at different ages and this needs to be considered by both parents. "
①find the best way to raise their children
②make more money
③complete a set of tasks with their kids
④keep a closer relationship with them
⑤be cold to their kids
Many students have to live with roommates while going to school or university. Having a roommate can be one of the best experiences, or easily one of the worst. So how can you make it a happy one? Here are some tips.
As soon as you move into the same house, you should have a discussion to set out some rules. Decide how you will share housework. Will you share food? Is it OK to have guests at night? And what about loud music?
Communication is very important. If something happens, sit down with your roommates and have a face to face conversation. Complaining (抱怨) about your roommates behind their backs brings about nothing but unhappiness.
Some roommates become the best friends, but some don't. Don't put pressure on yourself or your roommates to reach this level, especially when you first meet. Remember, you are trying to make new friends, not to scare your roommates away. And if your roommates don't end up being your beat friends there is no need to worry about it.
At least, keep your mess on your side. You don't need to keep the room clean and organized all the time. But being careful about where you put your own things will help you avoid the arguments.
This applies (适用) to food, clothes and anything else that doesn't belong to you. Show your roommates that you have respect for their things. Even if you all to share everything, you should still ask.
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A. Talk Things Out B. Ask Before You Take C. Clean Up After Yourself D. Make Rules Ahead of Time E. Don't Expect to Be Best Friends |
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Everyone wants to be young and . But if you have the following habits such as smoking, drinking too much, exercise and poor diet, you must be very careful. According to a new study, you will look 12 years than your real age because of the bad habits. The study following about 5,000 British adults for 20 years.
It shows a strong relation between bad habits and the risk of disease and . The findings from the study tell people the of a healthier lifestyle again.
As we all know, people are becoming more and more dependent on mobile phones in their life now. Many people, including p (学生) become phone freaks (手机控)，who are (不理智的) about phones. They always spend too much time on their mobile phones, so they have less time to (交流) with their friends and family (成员). They are easy to feel (焦虑不安的) when they don't have mobile phones.
(依赖) mobile phones too much may (导致) many problems. Using mobile phones for a long time is not only bad for our eyes but also a (浪费) of time. It gets in the way of our study, and is not good for our (发展). Phones can help us know more about what's happening around the world. We can have a better and happier life only if we use them at a (恰当的) time.
Last week I took a roller coaster (过山车) in the park with my parents and my cousin Kirk. I felt like I (fly) as the roller coaster went down the first slope (斜坡). It wasn't very high, but I was happy we got to the bottom (底部). Soon the coaster began to climb another slope. I could see across the park. It was (excite). Everything looked small and far away.
The coaster began to go down again. My hat flew off and (lucky) my dad behind me caught it. Kirk, who was sitting next to my dad, screamed (尖叫). I closed my (eye) and hoped we would soon be at the bottom.
When I (feel) the coaster slowing down, I opened my eyes. I saw an even (large) slope. Slowly, the coaster climbed up once again. I knew how scared I would be on the ride down but I decided not to scream Kirk.
When we (reach) the top of the last slope, the people below seemed like ants (蚂蚁). Whooooosh! The coaster flew down so quickly! This was the scariest of all! I joined Kirk with a good loud scream!
