13．What do you think is important in your life？Here are some ideas for you to share．
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| Enjoy every moment of today．If it's important to you，then do it today．Don't put off your dreams．Pay attention to what is happening now，to the people around you，to the task at hand and to all of the choices you make today．Our future depends on what we decide and do today． Davy，the USA |
| Money is important．We all have bills to pay and I understand that completely．But in the end，you will know money is not the most important thing in your life．After all it can't always bring you happiness though it allows you to eat，dress and live． Alice，Australia |
| We have so much to do and so much to finish every day．It feels as if we have to be in a hurry to get everything done．However，you do not have to do it all at once．Just slow down and take one thing at a time．You can make plans，but don't be in a hurry． Noah，Japan |
| Look for the goodness in people．Celebrate the happy moments，no matter how small or big．Be helpful whenever possible．Don't let difficulties distort（歪曲）your experience．If you look at the world through the lens（镜头）of goodness，then you will find life much more enjoyable． Austin，Germany |
| What Davy advises not to put off | 81Your dreams |
| The person who advises to pay attention to the people around you | 82Davy |
| The thing Alice thinks money can't always bring you | 83Happiness |
| The thing people should look for | 84The goodness in people |
| The place where Austin comes from | 85Germany |
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| Our class had a weekly class meeting this Monday．We talked about thanksgiving．Some students share their ideas or stories here． ************************************  Zhang Wei：We are supposed to express our gratitude（感激之情） to others on Thanksgiving Day．However，we should feel grateful（感激的） every day．To be grateful to others is a way to show your love．In our daily life，we often receive help from our parents，friends，workmates and strangers．Perhaps it is a little thing，pick up the pen you drop，lift a heavy box for you or offer you a seat in the bus．We should be thankful to them for whatever they have done．The more love you give，the more love you receive．******************************************** Chen Ping：As we all know，thanksgiving is the first thing we should learn since we were born．It causes the goodness of life．When someone helps me，I say thank you to express our gratitude．When mum gives me dinner after school，I kiss my mum and say thanks．Mum kisses and smiles to me．Everyday，I study in the school，teachers tell us how to study．Friends play with me．I smile to them with a grateful heart--that is the goodness of my life． ******************************************** Xu Yan：Once President Roosevelt's house was broken into and lots of things were stolen．One of his friends wrote to him and advised him not to take it to his heart so much．President Roosevelt （罗斯福总统） wrote back，saying，"Dear friend，thank you for your letter to comfort me．I'm all right now．I think I should thank God．This is because of the following three reasons：firstly，the thief only stole things from me but did not hurt me at all；secondly，the thief has stolen some of my things instead of all my things；thirdly，most luckily for me，it was the man rather than me who became a thief…" |
| Time to express gratitude according to Zhang Wei | 81 | Every day |
| The way to give help on the bus | 82 | To offer a seat to others |
| Chen Ping's way to thank his mother | 83 | kiss her mum and say thanks |
| Chen Ping's way to express his gratitude to his teachers | 84 | To smile to them |
| The purpose of telling President Roosevelt's story | 85 | We should be thankful |
11．Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than common men and women．Career （职业）women are healthier than housewives．Evidence（证据）shows that the jobless are in poorer health than the job-holders（就业者）．A study shows that whenever the unemployment rate（失业率）increases by 1%，the death rate increases correspondingly（相应地）by 2%．All this comes down to one point：work is helpful to health．
Why is work good for health？It is because work keeps people busy and away from loneliness．Researches show that people feel unhappy，worried and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead，the happiest are those who are busy．By working，people come into contact（接触）with each other．By group activities，they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work means the loss of everything．It affects man's spirit and makes him become ill．
Besides，work give one sense of fulfillment（充实感）and a sense of achievement．Work makes one feel his value （价值） and status（地位） in society．For example，when a writer finishes his writing or teacher sees his students grow，they are happy beyond words．
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Why is work good for health？It is because work keeps people busy and away from loneliness．Researches show that people feel unhappy，worried and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead，the happiest are those who are busy．By working，people come into contact（接触）with each other．By group activities，they find friendship and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work means the loss of everything．It affects man's spirit and makes him become ill．
Besides，work give one sense of fulfillment（充实感）and a sense of achievement．Work makes one feel his value （价值） and status（地位） in society．For example，when a writer finishes his writing or teacher sees his students grow，they are happy beyond words．
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| Work and health | |
| Fact | Hard-working people live longer than others； work is （81）helpful to health． |
| Evidence | As the rate of people who are out of work（失业） increases，（82） increases，too； the people who have jobs are （83）happier than those who have no job． |
| Reasons | Work can keep people away from （84）loneliness and can make people feel （85）value andstatus in society． |
A group of people asked this question to a group 4-to-8-year-old children．"What does love mean？"The answers were surprising．The children's online would answer like they did below．?When my grandmother hurt her knees，she couldn't bent （弯腰） over and paint her toenails（脚指甲） any more．So my grandfather does it for her all the time，even when his hands hurt too．That's love．"
4．A taboo（忌讳，禁忌） is a social action that is not allowed．Every culture in the world has its own taboos．The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable．I learned this through my own experience．
Last weekend，Wang Lin and I showed two foreigners around our city．Mr Singh was from India and Mr．White from USA．When I held out my left hand to shake hands with him，Mr．Singh seemed to be unhappy．Mr．White，however，was quite casual．He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand．
In the evening，we stopped at a restaurant for dinner．I noticed that Mr．Singh didn't touch the beef and Mr．White seemed not to like chickens'claws．During the meal，Wang Lin said sorry to Mr．Singh and cntinued to explain that we didn't know it was a taboo in India to shake one's left hand．Mr．Singh explained that since oxen are sacred（神圣的） in India，people don't eat beef there．Mr．White joined in and said that it was not usual in the states for people to eat chickens'claws．He went on to say that Americans don't usually get into each other's personal space．Marriage，job and age are their taboos．Isn't it a good lesson to remember？
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Last weekend，Wang Lin and I showed two foreigners around our city．Mr Singh was from India and Mr．White from USA．When I held out my left hand to shake hands with him，Mr．Singh seemed to be unhappy．Mr．White，however，was quite casual．He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand．
In the evening，we stopped at a restaurant for dinner．I noticed that Mr．Singh didn't touch the beef and Mr．White seemed not to like chickens'claws．During the meal，Wang Lin said sorry to Mr．Singh and cntinued to explain that we didn't know it was a taboo in India to shake one's left hand．Mr．Singh explained that since oxen are sacred（神圣的） in India，people don't eat beef there．Mr．White joined in and said that it was not usual in the states for people to eat chickens'claws．He went on to say that Americans don't usually get into each other's personal space．Marriage，job and age are their taboos．Isn't it a good lesson to remember？
| Main idea | The taboo in every country are （91）different | |
| Facts | In India | Indians don't eat （92）beef because they think oxen are scared． |
| In the USA | Although it's not a taboo，Americans （93）never/seldom eat chicken's claws． | |
| Americans don't usually get into each other's personal space．For example，they usually don't ask someone else's marriage，job or （94）age | ||
| Conclusion | If you attention to taboos，you can get on （95）well with the people with different culture | |