There is good news for the children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl    big eyes. Her big eyes are     us her dream: I wish to   ! In China, there are still many girls and boys   her. They want to go to school, but their families are too  _. If the family has two or three children, it is harder to   the money for all the children. So the parents often ask  7 to stay at home, and boys to go to school. 
Now they needn't     the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free in some poor places.
They don't have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government to make their life    . Soon, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is    great.

“Sesame Street”is a TV programme for children. It first appeared in New York     
1969. It is called "the longest street in the world". That's   the TV programme by that name can now be seen in so many parts of the world.
In the US over six million children watch the programme regularly. The    include
more than half the nation's pre-school（学龄前）children. Parents love the programme. Many teachers also consider it a great help,   some educators are against certain things in it.
Tests show children from different   have benefited（收获）from watching the programme. Those who watch it five times   week learn more than those who watch it once in a while. In the US the programme is shown at   hours so that more children can watch it. The programmes all   songs, stories, jokes and pictures to help children understand numbers, letters and human relationship. But there are some differences
    ，the programme made in Mexico City   more time to teaching whole words than to teaching letters one by one.
Why is“Sesame Street" more successful than other children's shows? There   many reasons—the good education of its producers, the support   the government and businesses, and the skillful use of many TV tricks. Also   watch it along with their children. This is partly because famous adult stars often appear on it. But the best reason may be that it makes every child   able to learn. Children find themselves learning, and they want to learn   .

“I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can          my family difficulties and do good to other people.” A learner on the job training program said, feeling          .
The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and his mother is             in bed. So his father, who is a famer is the main           of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated from high school and did not            the college entrance exam. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll          in the workplace.
The story reminds me of another         . It goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was         to catch lots of fish every day. The man was a kind-hearted person, so he always           his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be               if he taught them how to fish. So he           his neighbors together and showed them how to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could             the fish they themselves caught.
At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only           to them.              ,we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, a technical training is very important to people in need, and they will learn the ability to              money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.

In many people’s eyes, middle school students are happy and carefree(无忧无虑). But is it the truth? And what     students happy or unhappy?
To find out the answers, Li Jiahui, a student in Pinggu No. 3 Middle School, Beijing, spent six months      students’ sense(感受) of happiness last year. The      girl made a survey with questions such as “Are you feeling happy?” and “What makes you unhappy?”
After studying the answers from 284 students, Li learned that      40% of the students feel unhappy, and the     from studies is the main reason for their unhappiness.
“More than 50% said they were under pressure and 70%      get enough sleep,” Li said. “It shows that middle school students are not so happy      people think. They worry a lot, and they can get angry easily.”
Li also said that over 90% say their happiness has nothing to do with how much money they have. Instead, they      their relationships(关系)with friends, teachers and parents. “Students always feel better when they      well with each other,” Li said.
After her survey, Li listed      tips that may make students happier, such as: Treat(对待) yourself better, be kind and polite to your friends and relatives, and try new things.
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Clothes are important in our life. Different people wear different clothes. Now let’s listen to some people’s    .
My name is Tina. I started working this year, so I’m able to get    clothes more often than before.    there are different people in my working place every day, I want them to think I am very beautiful. I like to wear bright colors and always    when I go to parties. I buy all kinds of clothes and I try to    the latest way of dressing.
I am David. I don’t have much to say about clothes. Shopping for clothes isn’t really the way of  life I’m    in. Since I’m still at college, I don’t really mind    I wear . I have two jackets and I often wear them. I know    about the way of dressing.
My name is Maria. I’d like to say that my clothes have to be    and make me feel easy as soon as I put them on. Sometimes I buy clothes in some small markets — they are less    there.

Every mobile phone has a ringtone(铃声). It tells you that someone is calling you. Now, there  _        a ringtone called “mosquito tone(蚊子铃声)”.
Mosquito tone has a special       . Only children and teenagers can hear it. Using it, students can receive calls and text messages in class          the teacher will not realize what is happening. However, it also has a bad influence on their study if students use it in class.
“Not all the students are            in mosquito tone.” Jerry Jones, a high school student of 17, says, “Using mosquito tone too often is bad for our hearing. I may use it for          , but not in class

What can you do in two minutes? Cyrus Siu, 12, made a great speech in English and     the hearts of everyone.
Siu studies at Singapore International School in Hong Kong. He     the Junior high category (初中组) of the 11^th “21^st Century Cup” National High School and Primary School English Speaking Competition in Xiamen, Fujian on March 22.
His speaking skills and good English won him the top     .
Siu said his first secret to success was     many English books. He has read all the seven Harry Potter books, each four to five times. Now he is reading Steve Jobs: A Biography(《乔布斯传》)
“These books may be     for my age, but reading helps me to learn new words,” he said.
Siu likes English-speaking movies. Super hero movies,      Iron Man(《钢铁侠》) and The Avengers(《复仇者联盟》), are his favorite.
“Every boy has the dream of becoming a super hero one day. Sometimes I imagine
      to be one of the heroes and shout out the English lines(台词). It’s good to combine(结合) your      with learning English.
It’s also important to     an English-speaking environment for yourself. Siu talks to his classmates and teachers in English all day long at school.      his parents talk to him in Cantonese(粤语) at home, he still tries to answer in English.
“There is no shortcut(捷径) to studying English. Just practice, practice and practice!”Siu said.

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“Who would you like to change your life with if possible?” Last week, we asked many middle school students this question. The following are some of their.    
Zhang Yike, 12
I want to change my life with my friend, Wang Xiaohui. She is studying in England now. She has    to many countries, such as the US and France. They are the places I wish to visit. What’s more, she      much better English than me. If I change my life with her, I can visit many beautiful countries, eat delicious    and meet different kinds of people there.
Qiu Haoran, 14
I’d like to change my life with my Chinese teacher Miss Zhao. Miss Zhao is a very kind lady. She            a lot, so she always has so many               stories to tell us. We all like her classes. I also want to be such an excellent teacher           and be           with my students.
Tan Bo, 13
I will change my life with my elder brother. My brother is a college student now. He does have to go to class all the time. He can study     he is interested in. And he even has a part-time job to make money. To      , all of these sound very interesting. I really want a life   this.

Oil is so important that it is sometimes called “black gold”. Almost half our energy     from oil. We use it to run our cars and factories and to      our homes, offices and schools. Many everyday things are made from oil. Your shirt may have oil in the material(材料). The soap you       your hands with might also be made from oil. Children’s plastic toys are made from oil.
Oil is     to find, because it is deep under the earth. Today, however, we have many      to find oil. One tool measures(测量) the pull of gravity(重力). Places where gravity is weaker are more likely to have oil.       tool measures sound waves. Sound waves travel       different kinds of rocks at different speeds. We can use      to find the rocks that have oil in them.
We need       oil, and we are using up the oil wells(井) we know about.       we must find new ways of looking for this “black gold”. Can you do anything for it?