Have you ever heard the saying，"Home， sweet home'？ This is just another way of saying that it's n（1） to be home! A lot of the people and things we love are at home．
What do you like about being at home？
What do you like best about being at home？ Maybe you like to play with your brothers and sisters． Maybe you e（2） staying with your mum and dad． Maybe you have a pet you like to play with．Spending time with your family is one thing that makes being at home special．
Your bedroom is a（3） thing that makes home special． Your toys， your books，and your favourite things are in your bedroom． Consider what you like best about your room．Is it how it looks？Is it your comfortable b（4） that you sleep on？ Maybe you like to have a q（5） place to read a book or to think about your day．
Mealtime can be a special time at home． Families sit around the table to eat the food Mum or Dad has prepared， It's a time to share interesting s（6） about your day．
How do you help at home？
There are a lot of things to do to make home a special place． Who does the chores （家庭杂务） l（7） cleaning， cooking， and yardwork （庭院劳动） at your house？ When families work t（8） to do the chores， it makes them easier and more fun for everyone．Maybe you can h（9） lay the dinner table or clear the places． Maybe you can pull weeds （草） out of the flower garden． Maybe you can water the vegetable garden or the houseplants． Think about what you can do， so that w（10） you come home every day，you can say，"Home， sweet home!"
Donna Reid had just finished her training as a children's doctor． A famous research hospital in New York had offered her a job with （1）g pay． And her boyfriend， Tony， had a clinic（小诊所） in their hometown and hoped she could work with him． At the same time， a small hospital， Backwoods Hospital， in a very poor area had also offered Donna a job． Now it was time for her to decide （2）w to work．
Dad： Donna， that research hospital in New York has a good reputation（声誉） for children's medicine． Some of the best children's doctors in the country work there and you can （3）l a lot from them．
Mom： Yes， I agree it's a good hospital and the pay is good， too． But， that's not the point（要点）．
Dad： （4）T what's the point？
Mom： It's in New York， too far away! Let me tell you， dear Donna． Tony's clinic is just several miles away． You don't need to travel （5）f if you work there． Tony is a nice young man and I guess you'll get married soon．
Dad： Ha! It's hard enough to live with a husband or wife． Working with them， （6）t ？ That's a choice for trouble． Well， Donna， what do you think？
Donna： I'm thinking about （7）a the offer from Backwoods Hospital．
Dad： But Donna， look at their offer! You'll be on call（随时待命） six days a week． That's really a （8）h job．
Mom： Oh， Donna， the pay is another problem．
Donna： Mom and Dad， I didn't become a doctor for enjoying a comfortable life（9）o ．
Dad： No？ Then （10）w did you become a doctor？
Donna： I want to help people． You know that． And Backwoods serves the poor． Backwoods， here I come!
The Bird's Christmas Tree
It's a sun shining winter afternoon． In a small yard in Luss， Scotland， Kate and Effie（1） （tie） the baskets to the branches（树枝） of the Christmas tree and filling them with corns． The children （2） （work） busily but happily for many hours， making the little baskets for the birds．
Many birds come in． Some are eating， and others are dancing．
Even the pretty blue jay（蓝松鸦） （3） （forget） to be pretty． When he has eaten his fill， he is flying away， crying "Thanks， thanks!"
What a happy life the tree brings to the birds and the children! But two weeks ago， the tree （4） nearly （cut） into firewood．
Two weeks ago， the Christmas tree was once in the living room． Kate and Effie， and Sue and Tom， had a happy Christmas Day， for the tree was hung with gifts for them all．
One day， when the children （5） （play） games around the tree， John came and told them that he was going to carry it into the woodshed．
"What （6） you （do） with it， John？" the children asked．
"I want to cut it into firewood，" answered John．
"Oh， don't!" cried the children． "Our beautiful tree! Let us（7） （have）it a little longer!"
"What will you do with it？" asked John．
"We （8） （put） it in the yard and make a Christmas tree for the birds，" replied the children．
So John carried the fir tree into the yard． There it （9） （stand） in the white snow， spreading out its beautiful green branches．
"Now" cried Effie， "let us make some baskets （10） （fill） corns． Then we will tie them to the tree for the birds．"
What happened next？ As you can see at the beginning of the story， the birds are living happily． With the birds and the tree， the children are also very happy． It is hard to tell which are happier， the birds or the children． I believe the tree is the happiest of all．
Just as a famous saying （1）g ， "Reading is to success what water is to fish．" Reading is very important for all humans． It can open many （2）d and can lead you into a path to success． It's quite clear that every successful person has a good （3）h of reading． This is （4）b reading is an important way to get the information required to understand something． For example， a good doctor has to know the latest development in （5）m by reading．
Then， how can you develop an interest in reading？ There is only one way． Let me explain this to you． If you want to learn how to ride a bike， you have to get on the bike as many times as possible （6）u you can ride skillful． It works the same way with reading． If you want to improve your reading， try to read as （7）m as you can． When you finish reading your first book， take another book and do the same． If you are going out， take a magazine， a book， an article or something （8）e to read． When you are reading， try to understand （9）w message the writer is giving to you．
So， parents should help to get their children to read as early as possible． Studies have （10）s that reading to your unborn child is very good． In this way， your child will like reading later．
Reading is always a wonderful time． Good books are good friends．
Giving a speech in front of your class can be challenging． However， you can do something to make it success． First of all， you need to do something about your topic． For example， choose a topic about something you like， such as something that interests you or someone who is close to you． Once you've chosen your topic， try to find useful information about it online or from the library． As you do this， write down the information that supports your ideas in a valuable way．
Rehearsing（排练） your speech is also important． For this， you'd better write the script （讲稿） just like talking to your friends． Keep your script simple． Use interesting examples or stories to show your ideas． Once you finish your script， read it out loud to yourself and remember it． After that， write down 2to 3points that you may forget on a note card． Finally， you have to practice your speech in front of something or someone until you don't have to look at your note card．
In the end， it's time to give the speech． At this time， stand straight and hold your head high． This will show that you're confident． Show your listeners that you're excited by smiling before you begin and throughout the speech． Pause（停顿） after finishing a sentence， or after saying an important point． It will allow you time to collect your thoughts．
If you're out of breath while speaking or if your words start running together， you're most probably speaking too fast． If this happens， take a breath and slow down． While talking， look at your listeners， like friends． What's more， if you don't remember the next word or line， pause for one or two seconds to look at your note card． Before you begin speaking， take a deep breath， smile at your listeners， and then go on．
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• Choose a topic you are （3） in． •Collect information on your topic from books or on the （4） ． • Write down the useful information． |
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Rehearse your speech |
•Write a script in a （5） way． • Read the script， and make a note card that can help you （6） the content． •Keep （7） your speech until you can make it very well． |
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• Use proper body language to show that you are （8） and excited． • Pause at the （9） of a sentence or after saying an important point． |
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• （10） speaking too fast． • Look at your listeners while giving the speech． • If you forget what to say next， look at your note care， breathe deeply， smile at your listeners， and then go on． |
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Part﹣time jobs are great for young people．They allow teenagers and young adults to gain a little job（1）e and make a bit of money too．Compared with other hobbies and activities，part﹣time jobs are healthier and better help teenagers（2）p for adult life．Of course，for students，doing a part﹣time job should never be more important than（3）s for good grades．
There are so many different part﹣time jobs for you to（4）c from．A few of the most common ones are restaurant waiters，store salesmen and park workers．These are all jobs that only need you to work（5）b ten and twenty hours per week．Besides，they don't require much work experience．So you can learn how to do the job（6）e while you are working．
You can learn great lessons from a part﹣time job．Some are about how to work with others，some are about how to be on time and （7）o are about how to work hard．These are all necessary lessons you will use later in life．A survey shows that the young adults who do not have part﹣time jobs are（8）l prepared for life than those who do．
It is great to earn money for the first time from a part﹣time job．Then how do you usually （9）s the money from a part﹣time job？It can be used to save for college education or favorite things．Maybe you will find it's harder to use money you made than that your parents gave you！Yet it can right teach you the（10）v of money．