As we all know, the former(前任的) Chinese leaders were interested in playing sports, such as ping-pong, basketball and football. So is President Xi Jinping.

  Xi was a sports lover and he used to playing football very much. And now he is also one of the football fans in China. He thinks we should not only care about the national team, but also pay much more to the training of the young players. So he visited Europe this year, he especially watched China-Germany(德国) youth football match. Although the team lost the game in the end, he still encouraged the young players to train harder and give up. He told them that they would be the keys to China’s football.

  Our life is just China’s football. As Xi once said in Shanghai,“China’s football dream looks far away but we cannot stop. You might make your dreams one day only if you keep dreaming.” So there is no excuse for us to give up our dreams, and we must try our best to realize them.

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Every living things goes through changes. Living things go through different stages. Then they will reach the end of their life cycles ad die. There are many kinds of plants. Each kind has its own life cycle.

Many plants start their life cycles as seeds (种子). The seeds need certain things such as enough sunshine and water, or they will not grow into plants. Sometimes the seeds wait under ground until they can get the things they need, they start to grow. A little sprout (芽) will push out of each seed. The sprouts keep on growing until they poke through the earth.

The plants continue to grow when they get enough sunshine and water. The main stems (茎) grow taller and the leaves start to grow. More leaves and stems will grow on the main stems. The mature (成熟的) plants grow flowers. The flowers of many plants make fruit. The fruit will have seeds inside it so that more new plants can grow.

Now plants look like their parent plants. Seeds from a parent plant will grow into the same kind of plant as the parent plant. When a seed begins to grow, it is the beginning of another life cycle.

You love reading, but you've read all your books four times, and are tired of reading the same ones. You're planning to go to the library, but don't know what kind of books to get. With the right knowledge, it's easy to choose a good book!

Answer these questions first. What authors do you like? Research books by the authors you've enjoyed, and you can get more of the same type of books. What are your interests? Type your hobbies into your library catalog search. By doing this, you will find books that you might like. Is there a type of book you would like to try? If there is, search the book and read the summary. This will help you decide if the book is right for you.

Search your house next.Often good books are quietly collecting dust in your own house.Maybe you forget about one, or someone who is living with you has a couple of good books. Also by searching your house, you can find some books that you can read, and they won't even cost you any money.

Then, ask someone to recommend a good book. You can ask your older brother or sister, your mom, your dad, your best friend, or even your English teacher. Local bookstores oft en have wonderful recommendations. And when they get to know you, it's even better! You should ask people who like the same type of books, so that you can get books that match your need.

 Join a book club, please. Being a book club member is often a way to experience new books with other members. Joining a book club or setting up a book club helps you know who else likes the same books as you, and you can read books that others have read and discuss them.

Finally, read the first part of each book. Of course, if you have many books, this can betime-consuming. Reading the first part of a book can help you know what books and types of books that you like, and you won't have a hard time looking for books again. CBD

“I want to know how to speak English well. What can I do?” Bill asks this question like many students do. I ask him, “How do you learn English?” He answers, “Only in the English lessons.” The first thing I will say is, “That is not enough!”

   If you want to speak English well, you have to practice. Speak to friends, classmates, people online or in stores. Speaking is the best way to learn a language.

    In my lessons I usually ask my students how they feel about speaking English, and they often say “nervous,” “scared（害怕的）,” or some words like these. The second advice I can give is to relax. Don’t worry about making mistakes. If you can’t think of the right word to use, don’t worry about it, just say what you want to say.

     Speaking English well isn’t just about practicing your speaking. It is also important to listen to English. Listen to the English programs.

We each have a memory (记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning languages. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.

Mip

   Mip, a playful robot, was developed by a Canadian toy maker named Wowwee. It stands19cmtall. You can control it simply with your gestures(手势) or a smart phone. Mip can run, balance and dance on two wheels. It can also bring you a bottle of water.

Android Wear

   Google is developing a smart watch called Android Wear. The watch uses a touch screen and voice control. Simply say "OK, Google" to ask whatever you want to know. For example, say "OK, Google. Where's the nearest toy store?" Your watch will tell you the answer on Google Maps.

Le Pen

   Do you like listening to music while doing homework? If you do, you will like Le Pen. With a music player planted inside, Le Pen plays music while you are writing on the paper. The music stops when you stop writing. So if you want to enjoy more of your favorite songs, keep on writing.

Onewheel

  In the near future you may find a new way to escape traffic: a self-balancing skateboard called One wheel. It can go as fast as19kman hour. On a single charge(电荷), it can take you as far as 7-10km.

Why are your study habits different from those of your friends? Why do you seem to learn faster in some classes while more slowly in others? One reason you may not know is that people have different learning types. Scientists say there are three different learning types: Visual (视觉型), Auditory (听觉型) and kinesthetic (动觉型).

  Visual learners learn best by seeing. If you seem to easily remember information from pictures, graphs (图表) and videos, you are probably a visual learner. You’re not good at copying down what the teacher says in class. Never mind. You can draw graphs or pictures instead, if you find that works better for you.

  Auditory learners learn best by hearing. If you seem to easily remember things by hearing them, then you are probably an auditory learner. You must listen carefully while the teacher is speaking because it’s the easiest way for you to learn. Sometimes you may find that taking notes stops you from listening carefully. After class, you can write down what you remember or borrow your friends’ notes to copy.

  Kinesthetic learners learn best by doing. If you seem to learn best by working with your hands, you are probably a kinesthetic learner. Taking notes by writing can make you pay close attention to information as you receive it. Of course, you can learn best by making full use of labs or other class activities.

  Hope you learn better by knowing what your personal learning type is.

Bears can live in Asia, Africa and America. They are very strong, with short tails and thick legs. Bears eat almost everything. They seem to enjoy meat, vegetables, fruit, milk and rice.

Bears are not quite dangerous as people imagine(想像) them to be. Like most animals, they will try to stay away from humans . However, bears are not weak animals. Sometimes they kill hunters, for they can be very dangerous.

Bears have a good sense of smell but they have poor eyesight. They are also hard of hearing but they are very clever. They feed mainly on roots(根), frogs, fish and also small insects. They will sometimes kill deer(鹿)and other large animals, but they seem to like small animals better.

In the cold area, bears hibernate(冬眠), or go to sleep from October to April. Before they start to hibernate, they eat a lot and store(存储) fat. The mother bear has its babies, usually two, towards the end of hibernation. A large bear is much cleverer than a cat and most other animals. You may notice at the zoo how cleverly they ask for food. They sit up and hold out their paws(爪). You would have to teach a dog such a trick but the bears learn this by themselves.

American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday.There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old.Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.

   High school students take only four or five subjects each term.They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things. After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.