These days everyone wants to “get rich” overnight. We all   (1)   marrying someone from a wealthy family, making a lot of   (2)  ，or winning the lottery (彩票). But do these things really make us happy? Many of the richest celebrities (名人) happen to be some of the most   (3)   people. They buy expensive houses and clothes that they   (4)   use. They may become   (5)   and even become addicted to   (6)  . They have become so focused on money and material things that they forget about the people and activities they   (7)  .

   Now, more young people have the opportunity for a better education, and better chances of making a high   (8)  . These are great achievements，  (9)   will they make you happy? In the US many young people believe that being rich and being happy are two  (10)   things. When attending university, they often choose to study subjects that they are   (11)   rather than subjects that will get them   (12)   jobs. Instead of majoring in “business” or “management”，many American students today have majors like “theater” or “modern dance”. The   (13)   is that making a lot of money doesnˈt mean that you will be satisfied with your   (14)  . Nowadays, young people are   (15)  careers that they love doing rather than careers that pay well.

  I think thatas being   (16)   becomes more possible, we need to   (17)   what the term “fortune” really means. Do we need to have money and material things to be fortunate? Or does   (18)   just mean having what we need to be happy?   (19)  ，what things make you happy? Be honest with yourself. It may take   (20)   arich spouse(配偶)or much money to make you happy!

Should students wear school uniforms(校服) or not?

People might think that I am old fashioned   I think    school uniforms at school is a good idea. A school uniform helps us feel part of a group. For example, when our school football team plays with school team, the players will feel    to see all their school friends wearing the school colors.

Nowadays, when a school does not have its    uniform, many students wear very fashionable clothes to school. Some are    trying to show others that they have the coolest clothes in the school. I think this is wrong!    we look is not as important as   we learn at school. Why should we need to wear these kinds of clothes to school when the aim of going to school is to learn? If we want to look fashionable all the time, we will have to change our clothes every day. We come to school five times a week. This means new clothes all the . Won’t it be expensive to be fashionable?

students, we exercise and do sport all the time. We need clothes that are comfortable and do not need    care, but fashionable clothes are usually difficult to . I always play football with my friends after school. I would prefer a cotton shirt and cotton shorts   some fashionable clothes. I guess my mother be happy if I played football   an expensive shirt.

It is true that some school uniforms look very  . Many of them are made up of a shirt and trousers for boys, and a blouse and a shirt or a dress for girls. They are usually in boring colors like grey, black, white and brown as   . I am also a teenager like you who like bright colors and fashionable clothes. However, we should    on our studies during this important time of our lives.

The British are the most voracious (求知欲强烈的) newspaper readers in the world. They read newspapers at   (1)  ; they walk to the bus reading a newspaper; they read a newspaper on the   (2)   as they go to work; and on the way back home, after work, they read an evening   (3)  .

    There are many daily newspapers in   (4)  . All the nine national daily newspapers are   (5)  in London, and all appear every   (6)   except on Sundays. Most sell more than a million   (7)   a day and cost about three pence each.   (8)  the daily newspapers, there are a number of Sunday newspapers, many of which are   (9)  with the “dailies”. The Sunday papers are larger than the daily papers and are usually read for their   (10)  and other special long articles rather than their news reports.

    Of all the “morning papers”, the most   (11)  is The Times, which is not a government newspaper. The various newspapers usually have their own views on politics,   (12)   they are not organs (机构) of the political parties,   (13)  the Communist Morning Star. It is free for a newspaper to say exactly what it   (14)  about anybody or anything, though, of course,   (15)  newspapers are responsible for what they publish.

     However, it is true of some British papers, especially the Sunday papers, that in order to   (16)  more readers they have become vulgar (庸俗的). The main headlines have nothing to do with   (17)  news at all. And there are a few, especially The Times, the Guardian and the Observer, which are of the greatest importance in both guiding and expressing the free   (18)  of very important people.

    Nearly all papers pay special attention to the   (19)  of sports and games. The evening newspapers are often bought because the reader wants to know the winner of a race, or to get a good trip for a   (20)  that is still to be run.

 Giving Back

    The sad thing is that in today’s society people don’t perform these acts of kindness anymore, because they’re not receiving anything in return. With the holidays  (1)   the thought of some people being   (2)  in the streets with nothing to eat or no shelter really makes me  (3)  , so I decided to take action and make some people’s life a little  (4)  . The weekend right after Thanksgiving I decided to go out to the store and make about 10 packages that would help the less   (5)  . I drove myself to Walmart and bought something to eat or use and made them into little care   (6)  . I then drove to downtown in search of people who donˈt have a roof over their heads and have to   (7)   in the streets as the   (8)  weather approaches. Seeing the   (9)  on their faces as I approached them with the care package was probably one of the most   (10)  feelings ever, it feels great to be able to put a  (11)  on someone’s face without expecting anything   (12)  from them. As they ask for help in the streets and most people just   (13)  them and never do anything to help them. It’s not good to judge someone’s situation if you don’t know  (14)  they have been through in their past. In my opinion, everyone should try to think that those people are   (15)  too. Giving back is my way of   (16)  how lucky I am to have the life that I do. Most of the time we don’t know what brings people to the “   (17)   life” but   (18)   it is, it’s none of our business and if someone is trying to become a better person or just trying to survive, I say we lend a    (19)  to those in need. Go out there and give back, appreciate everything you have and never take anything for granted because there’s people out there who have practically   (20)  . 

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg recently surprised Chinese students when he spoke to them in Chinese. In a talk at Tsinghua University in Beijing, Zuckerberg spoke Chinese for about 30 minutes. Although his Mandarin was far from perfect, students and faculty cheered his   (1)  .Zuckerberg’s talk raises a large question: is Chinese the language of the future? Could it   (2)  English as the world’s international language? Mandarin Chinese already has the   (3)   native speakers of any language. And, China may soon   (4)   the United States as the world’s largest economy.

The   (5)   of the Chinese language is increasing in the United States and around the world. A small but growing number of American parents are even   (6)   their children to bilingual Chinese immersion schools. Leianne Clements has no cultural connection to China,   (7)   her children are learning Chinese at the Yu Ying Public Charter School in Washington D.C. Ms. Clements thinks knowing Chinese could give her children a competitive   (8)  .

Clayton Dube, head of the U.S.-China Institute at the University of Southern California, thinks Chinese will grow in   (9)  , especially for people who want to work and do business in China. “As China rises you can expect that more people will   (10)   the language. But is China going to replace English? I don’t think so—certainly not in my   (11)  , probably not in the next two, three, four generations.”

Dube says American pop culture is one reason for English’s   (12)   as a foreign language. “American movies, music, television, video games have   (13)   audiences ... So far China’s success in this field has been very   (14)  . Chinese films, Chinese television shows, Chinese music doesn’t have a huge following outside of China.”

Andres Martinez, a professor at Arizona State University, says that he   (15)   Chinese culture and expects the language to grow. But he says English, unlike Chinese, is not just   (16)   with one country, and will remain the global language.

Chinese is also a more difficult language to learn. The U.S. Foreign Service Institute estimates it would take a   (17)   English speaker 2,200 hours to reach professional fluency in Chinese. That is four times   (18)   than it would take to reach the same level in Dutch, French, or Spanish.   (19)  Chinese grammar is much simpler, Chinese has a tone and writing system that is more difficult for adult learners to master.

A recent survey by Gallup showed that only one in four Americans is able to speak more than one language. For most Americans, Brits, and Australians, learning a foreign language is a(n)   (20)  , not a necessary thing.

Imagine hanging four l0-pound bowling ba11s around your neck. According to recent research, thatˈs rea11y what a 1ot of us do when we bend over and look at our cellphones.           

Dr. Ken Hansraj said that we were at the beginning of a wave of degenerative(退化的) back and neck problems caused by poor position while using ce11phones.

Hansraj first became interested in the problem after seeing more and more young people come in with pain. In one case, a young man came in with neck, back and leg pain. An operation improved his leg,but Hasraj said the man sti11 had back and neck pain.

“We found that he was spending four hours a day on his iPad playing games,” he said.“Look around. Everyone has his head down. ”

Some have created the term“text neck” to describe the condition. Hansraj said that in a natura1 position, the human head weighed l0-l2 pounds.“If you 1ower your head l5 degrees, youˈre almost tripling(变成三倍) that weight,”he said.“At 30 degrees, itˈs 40 pounds, at 45 degrees, itˈs nearly 50 pounds and at 60 degrees, itˈs 60 pounds.”

People usua11y spend 2-4 hours a day with their heads bent toward the devices. That totals between 700 and 1,400 hours a year with more pressure on the spine (脊柱). Teens could be worse, spending up to 5,000 hours a year.

“Kids today are just not aware that they have their heads down 45 to 50 degrees,” said Hansraj. According to the research, the best thing you can do when looking at cellphones is try to keep your ears over your shoulders with your shoulders drawn back. Also, instead of 1owering your head, you can 1ook down with your eyes to avoid pressuring the spine.“Itˈs not a military drill,” he said. “Donˈt get in that position and stay there. The more you do it, the more the muscles build and ligaments(韧带) strengthen.”

Hansraj said he was a great fan of techno1ogy, but advised cellphone users to be aware of their head positions.

 Fewer Chinese students who are going overseas to study are choosing to major in business，according to a report.

   Last year，25.5 percent of Chinese university students who chose to study abroad majored in business. In 2010，the amount was 45.1 percent， according to the Annual Report on the Development of Chinese Students Studying Abroad.

   The report said business is losing its appeal among Chinese students studying in foreign universities.

   By comparison，STEM－science，technology，engineering and math－remained at the top among that student population because of its future employment prospects(前景). Meanwhile，some liberal arts(文科) subjects，including international relations，are favored increasingly by Chinese students studying overseas，the report said.

   Wang Huiyao，director of CCG，said the cooling down of business as a major is related to the economic situation in China.

   "During the past several years，the Chinese economy has been growing at a high speed and business talent has been in great demand，which encouraged many Chinese students to choose business when deciding to study abroad，"he said.

   "But now，as people are enjoying the fruit of economic development and many Chinese families are getting richer，Chinese students may drop the idea of studying business to pursue material benefits. Instead，they may turn to some majors and disciplines that are less materially beneficial but can arouse their passion and interest，such as liberal arts."

   Miao Lyu，executive secretary general of CCG，said China's current commitment to improve soft power is another factor. "In recent years，China has made efforts to develop the country's soft power and has paid great attention to the development of the liberal arts field，"Miao said.

   The Trends in International Student Mobility Report，released in 2014 by British education company Quacquarelli Symonds，showed that the discipline of international relations has gradually gained popularity among international students across the world from 2009 to 2014.

　　It was a sleepless night for many across Scotland as the results of the vote on independence slowly trickled in early 19, Sept, 2014.

　 A “No” vote was expected early on, as several people predicated to deliver a “Yes” majority supported the union instead.

 　At 7:00 am London time, David Cameron said it delivered “a clear result” rejecting full independence. “So there can be no disputes, no re-runs, we have heard the settled will of the Scottish parliament backed by the strength and security of the United Kingdom and I want to congratulate the ‘No’ campaign for that, for showing people that our nations really are Better ‘Together’.”

 　In a message to those who voted for independence, Labor Party leader Ed Miliband said their aspirations for change must be considered.

 　“Whether people voted no or yes in this referendum, let us be absolutely clear this was a vote for change. Change doesn’t end today. Change begins today because we know our country needs to change,” he said. “We know our country needs to change in the way it is governed and we know our country needs to change in who it is governed for.”

  　In a speech, Scottish nationalist Leader Alex Salmond, who led the ‘Yes’ campaign, said “Scotland can still appear as the real winner. And Scotland…by a majority has decided not, at this stage, not to become an independent country. I accept that result of the people and I call on all of Scotland to follow suit in accepting the result of the people of Scotland. For Scotland, the dream will never die.”

  　Across Edinburgh, a chilly drizzle settled on the streets, matching the mood for many ‘Yes’ supporters who gathered to hear the results.

  　Kitchen manager Grant McNeil, 28, was following the count at a café in the center of the city. As a ‘Yes’ voter, he said he and his friends had been expecting a close call, but were surprised by the large swing to ‘No’. “It’s upsetting, it’s emotional,” said McNeil. “There are things that won’t be forgotten.”

Today，we are told，children don’t spend enough time in the fresh air．Many of them are addicted to a screen either on a computer or a TV—they seem to be living in a virtual world．They have lost touch with nature．But now 400 organizations in the UK，from playgroups to the National Health Service，are encouraging children to have some “wild time”．They want kids to exchange at least 30 minutes of watching TV or playing computer games for time to play outside．Activities such as building dens, climbing trees, and playing hide and seek are just some of the things kids can do. Even if they live in a city，they can go on adventures in the garden or the park．

Children often needa helping hand from mum and dad．They need to be shown what to do and where to go．Andy Simpson from National Health Service says，“We want parents to see what this magical wonder product does for their kids’ development，independence and creativity，by giving wild time”．

So in spite of the complicated world that young people grow up in now，it seems that going back to basics and experiencing “nature’s playground” is what modern children need．David Bond from Project Wild Thing says，“We need to make more space for wild time in children’s daily routine，freeing this generation of kids to have the sort of experiences that many of us took for granted”．

This might sounda bitold fashioned to you or maybe，like me，and it has made you think about putting on your boots, getting outdoors and recalling your childhood．There’s no age limit on enjoying yourself!