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未来

　　What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects believe that they are all possibilities．The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible．

　　The tree house

　　Many architects in the world would like to build a "tree house．" Like a leaf, the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day．The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create resh air for the home．The "root"(根)of the house is deep under the ground．It uses the soil(土壤)to the fhome's temperature．

　　The Lizard house

　　Like a lizard(蜥蜴), changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house．

　　When it's in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat．During dark days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy．

　　Meals at home

　　This design is perhaps as much about the future of food production as architecture(建筑风格)．It has gardens on the outside wall of the house．People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them．So every day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals．

　　Learning from the past

　　Looking to the future isn't the only way to be green．Sometimes, ancient techniques(古老的技术)can also help cut down energy use．For example, a chimney(烟囱)can be a useful air conditioner because it is easier of hot air to flow out at the chimney．

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梦想

　　As teenagers, you have many dreams．These dreams can be very big, like winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small．You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class．

　　Once(一旦)you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real? "Follow Your Heart" by Australian writer Andrew Mathews tells us that making our dreams real is life's biggest challenge．

　　You may think you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer．These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says．In fact, everyone can make his dream come true．The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is．

　　Don't let it leave your heart．Keep telling yourself what you want．Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams．You must also never give up(放弃)your dream．

　　There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams．But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself．You need to decide what is the most important．Studying instead of(代替)watching TV will bring you better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book．As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little．This is good as you have the chance(机会)to learn more skills and find new interests．

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旅游

　　Of course you don't want to be sick in your vacation．So what can you do while traveling? There are three things you should remember：relax, sleep and eat well．

　　A vacation is a time for relaxing, but very often it is not．Think about what you do when you are a tourist．There are so many places to visit：shop, parks, churches and temples．You may spend most of the days walking around these places．This can be very tiring．Do not ask your body to do too much．A tired body means a weak body．A weak body gets dick easily．So sit down for a few hours in a nice place．In good weather, look for a quiet park bench．

　　Sleep is also important．If you want to stay healthy, you need to get enough sleep．Your hotel room may be noisy, or the bed may be too hard．Or you may want to stay out late at night．Then you should plan to sleep for an hour during the day．The extra hour can make a big difference．

　　Finally, if you want to stay healthy, you must eat well．That means eating the right kinds of food．Your boday needs fresh fruit, vegetables, mean, milk and cheese．

　　So, remember this：if you want to enjoy your vacation, take good care of yourself．Give your body some rest．Get enough sleep and eat healthy food．

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课外生活

　　If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?

　　Don't listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves．It's not true at all．More and more people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others．And they don't do it for money．Here are some of their stories．

　　Alice Hamilton, 17

　　I'm going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains．It's going to be terrific-I'll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air．I'm going to sleep under the stars．It'll be a nice sport, and I'll be able to do something good at the same time．

　　Jason Moore, 18

　　This summer, I'm going to volunteer with Special House Program．They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich．They'll teach me what to do, so I'll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses．

　　Trish Anderson, 16

　　I'm going to teach kids who have trouble reading．I'll work for a program called Reading For Life．Every d ay, I'm going to help kids choose and read books that they like．I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me．

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　　I'll never forget the days when I camped with my classmates last summer．

　　Early in the morning, 200 　　1　　 from the 8th grade came together at the bus station from different schools．After saying 　　2　　 to our parents, we stood in line to get on the buses．It was more than two hours before we arrived at the campground．

　　We were like 　　3　　 just from the cage when we got off the buses, laughing and shouting, jumping and running all over the place．For us, it was our 　　4　　 time away from Mum and Dad．Some started feeling homesick even before night．But as the night party and dances began, the homesickness was gone．

　　The next day, everyone rushed to the boating class, hoping to be at the head of 　　5　　．At first, my friend and I worked hard, but the boat would not listen to us and kept going 　　6　　．Then the boating teacher taught us 　　7　　 to work together．After many tries, we did better．

　　Swimming was my favorite class．It was about one o’clock, the 　　8　　 time of a day and the best time to stay in the cool water．The swimming teacher was an interesting man．During class he often made us 　　9　　 happily with our mouths wide open．He taught us how to swim under the water．

　　A week passed before we knew it．During the week I learned many new things and made many new friends．I also learned to look after 　　10　　 without parents around me．

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