Young people can have problems with their minds．Some students become worried because they have to study very hard and they have too much homework to do every day．Others have trouble getting on well with people like their teachers and classmates．

　　Liu Wei, a junior 2 student from Shandong, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons．He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife．

　　Another student, Xiao Li from a university in Shanghai, got on badly with his roommate, Xiao Huang．He killed his roommate Xiao Huang by poisoning(投毒)the water in the drinking machine(饮水机)in their dormitory．

　　A recent report says about 18％ of teenagers have mental(精神上的)problems．Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on with people．Many students who have problems won't go for advice or help．Some think they will look stupid(愚蠢)if they go to see a doctor．Others don't want to talk about their secrets．

　　Liang Hong, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Hospital has the following advice for teenagers：

　　Talk to your parents or teachers often．

　　Take part in group activities and play sports．

　　Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell．

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　　Mo Yan, a well-known Chinese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature(文学)in 2012．He was also the first Chinese writer who got this prize in history．When he was interviewed, he said he was only a normal person who could tell stories．He especially thanked his mother．He thought his mother had a strong influence on him．

　　Mo Yan was born in a poor family in China's rural area．When he was young, he was a little bit shy because he thought he wasn't good-looking．His classmates often played jokes on his look．That made him very upset．His mother encouraged him to face the fact bravely．She told him not to look down on(看不起)himself．She said it didn't matter if a person didn't have a good look and it was important to work hard and never give up．She hoped that his son would be a useful person in society．

　　Mo Yan didn't let her mother down．He worked hard at writing．He wrote many famous novels, such as Hong Gao Liang(《红高粱》)and Wa(《娃》)．His success tells us a truth,“Nobody can beat you unless you beat yourself．”Hold on to your dream and your dream will come true in the end．

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　　It was Sunday morning．A butcher(屠夫)heard the doorbell(门铃)and thought it must be a customer．But he was surprised to see that a dog was coming into his shop．The dog had ＄10 and a note in its mouth．The butcher took the note and read it．It said,“10 pork chops(排骨), please．”So the butcher took the money and put a bag of chops in the dog' s mouth．

　　Then he quickly closed the shop because he decided to follow the dog．He found the dog on the street．The dog was waiting for a green light．Then the dog walked across the road．The dog went to a bus stop．When a bus arrived, the dog checked the number and then got on the bus．

　　After a while, the dog stood up on his back paws(爪子)to push the “stop” button(按钮)．The bus stopped and the dog got off．Then the butcher followed it to get off the bus．

　　The dog ran to a house and dropped the bag in front of the front door．It then began to beat its head against the front door．After a while, a big man opened the door and began shouting at the dog．The butcher ran up and shouted at the man, “What are you doing? Your dog is a genius(天才)．”

　　The owner of the dog said, “Genius? No way! I always tell him to take the keys when he goes to the stores．But he never listens to me!”

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(根据短文内容，从每个题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

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　　It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs．In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don't．It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs．But this isn't accepted by all people．

　　Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living．This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education．In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don't need to spend so much time in school．People can get education for a living in a short time．Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone．Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail(详细地), either．Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living．

　　Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man．It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities．After that, it is to make hime a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human．Education is to make a man lead a better life．Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world．

　　I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most improtant or the main reason．

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Table of hotels from the Tour Guide(指南)for the city of Mystic and Mystic nearby．

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　　“Homestay is a form of study abroad program．It allows the visitor to rent a room from a local(当地的)family to better understand the local lifestyle．It also helps to improve the visitor's language ability,” said a teacher during a school meeting last term．” Students who wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience should join this kind of holiday．I am sure you won't be disappointed(失望的)．”

　　After this special meeting, I always thought about this kind of holiday．Last month, I had a chance at last to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates and we went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago．

　　As we were still young, we had a group leader who planned things for us and looked after us．After we got to London, we went to stay with different families．I was lucky that my host family(寄宿家庭)was a white couple who had a daughter about my age．They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there．They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them, too．

　　The holiday was filled with activities every day．After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car．Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like the Big Ben, the London Bridge, and the Buckingham Palace．We would go back to our own homes after the activities．

　　The holiday was a valuable experience for me．I enjoyed every minute of it．Yet, time really flew fast．Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong．

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School activities for kids and teens

　　July is a month of fun-filled activities for kids and teens as long as you know where to find them．When you want some fun activities for July, consider these ideas happening in this month．

注：universe宇宙；magic魔术

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　　Cause and effect is one way to explain things that happen around us．Many things happen because something caused or influenced them to happen．Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what caused or influenced them to happen．Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what causes the effect．It may help you to start with the effect and use your reasoning(推理的)skills．Think about all the things you know that could be reasons for the effect you can see．

　　For example, you may see someone putting on a heavy jacket．This is the effect．To look for a cause, think to yourself, “What would take someone put on a heavy jacket?” Maybe the person is going outside into very cold weather．Maybe the person works in the penguin pen(企鹅圈养地)at Sea World．Maybe the person is going to visit an ice skating rink where the air is kept very cold．All of these things could be a cause for putting on a heavy jacket．

　　Now, think about a second example．The effect is a boy named Abi has to go to the head teacher's office．What are the possible causes? Maybe he bullied(欺负)another student．Maybe he is just being picked up early．Maybe he is being given a prize!

　　Here is another example for you to think about its cause and effect．Cait, 13, was trying to fall asleep when her 8-year-old brother, Doug, came into her room．He looked around a bit, but seemed really out of it．Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there looking straight up at the hall light for quite a while．Little brothers can be very strange, but this was really much too strange．Cait's father appeared and explained that Doug was sleepwalking．What's the cause end effect, could you tell?

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　　Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day．She was tired of watching TV, she read all her books, and her friends were on vacation．She wanted something different to do．Suddenly, she saw the lawn mower(割草机)sitting in the yard．

　　“Mom,” she shouted, “I think I will mow the lawn．” Her mom ran into the yard and said, “Oh no, you don't．You're too young to mow the law．”

　　“I'm fourteen years old and know how to do it,” Jessie said．“Besides, it would help Dad out, and he won't have to worry about it over the weekend．”

　　Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie give it a try．After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her．Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dad．Jessie checked the gas(汽油)to make sure it was full, and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands．Mom watched from the kitchen window．Jessie really does know how to mow the lawn．She was very careful around the flowers and trees．When she finished, she felt so good, but she was so hot．Mom brought her some ice tea and said, “You sure did a great job．Dad will be very surprised．”

　　Later that day, Dad came home and said to Jessie's mom, “You didn't have to mow the lawn．I was going to do it on Saturday．It looks great．Thanks．”

　　“I didn't mow it．Jessie did．”

　　“Wow, our little girl is growing up!” Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done．

　　“It was fun, and I will do it again next week,” said Jessie．

　　The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money．“Sure!” said Jessie．Jessie began mowing his lawn．Two other neighbors asked so, then another three．Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money．She was no longer bored! “I won't have time to spend my money,” she laughed to herself．

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