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　　New rules and behaviour standards(行为规范)for middle school students came out in March, Middle school is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are．The best students won't only have high marks．They will also be kids who don't dye(染)their hair, smoke or drink．The following are some of the new rules．

　　Tell the truth．Have you ever copied someone else's work in an exam? Don't do it again! That's not anything an honest student should do．If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, don't tell your parents you have done homework．

　　Do more at school．Good students love animals and care for other people．April is Bird-loving Month in China．Is your school doing anything to celebrate? You should join! In that way, you can learn more about animals and how to protect them．When more people work together, it makes it more fun for everyone．

　　Have you ever quarrelled with your teammates when your basketball team lost? Only working together can make your team stronger．Be friendly to the people you are with．Try to think of others, not only yourself．

　　Be open to new ideas．Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe you'll discover Earth II someday．Don't look down on new ideas．Everyone's ideas are important．You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone．

　　Protect yourself．Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don't let it happen to you．If you have to go home late, you should let your parents know．

　　Use the Internet carefully．The Internet can be useful for your studies．But some things on the Internet aren't for kids, so try to look at web pages that are good for you．You can use the web for fun or homework．Can't you find any good web sites for children?

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　　When you are curious about something and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions．Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers．The following steps can guide you during the research．

Step l

　　Write down the subject that you are interested in on a piece of paper．Just get the main idea down．For example, you might write：

　　Discover more about robots．

　　Step 2

　　Stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about your subject．List what you have already known like the sentences below：

　　1．The first robot appeared in the USA in 1959．

　　2．A robot can do housework and act as a teacher．

　　3．Sometimes a robot catches viruses and causes a lot of problems．

　　Step 3

　　What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions, start writing down questions about the robots on the paper：

　　1．What might robots be like in the future?

　　2．What other things can robots do for people?

　　3．What kind of power will robots possibly use in five years?

　　Step 4

　　Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research．As you learn more about your subject, you'll probably discover some new questions．

　　For example, you might discover that robots can help scientists explore dangerous places, like the sea and outer space．How? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely．

　　The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions．And remember that learning more always brings more questions．