1My ideal school starts at 8 a.m．and finishes at 3 p.m. I love sports and computers，so we have PE and computer studies every day．The classes are quite small．There are about 20 students in each class．There is a big dining hall，where we can eat and chat with our friends．There is a park on one side of our school and a shopping mall on the other．We have a big library．We also have a tennis court and a swimming pool.There are lots of clubs and after-school activities．Every month，we go on a school trip to a museum or a theatre．20ne day，when Tom came home from work, he found a diamond necklace outside his door．Tom wondered where it came from．Tom thought that the necklace must belong to someone，so he planned to take it to the police．He thought they would be able to find the owner．Just then，the police came to Tom's home and saw the necklace in his hand．Tom was shocked when he was charged with robbery．A policeman told him about a robbery at the jewellery shop．A witness said she saw someone run from the shop into Tom’s building．Tom was not guilty，but how could he prove it?3Dear EditorI'm a reader of your magazine and I need help．I'm in the eighth grade．I just moved to Beijing with my parents two months ago．Now I’m studying at a new school．I don’t know the school very well and I don’t have any friends here. I'm not sure how to talk to my classmates. Sometimes, I am nervous and I cannot answer their questi**．I feel really uncomfortable when they talk to me．l miss my classmates from my old school．I don’t know what I should do．I hope you can give me some advice．Wang Hai4Zhalong Nature Reserve is in north-east China．It has an area of more than 210，000 hectares．It is one of the world’s most important wetlands．Zhalong is the home of a lot of plants and animals，including different kinds of birds．It provides food and shelter for the birds．There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world，but there are some in Zhalong．It is a very good place for people to go birdwatching．Wetlands are important because they provide food and shelter for endangered birds, and they also help prevent floods．We must protect the home of plants，fish and birds in Zhalong．5If you want to live to be 100 years old，you need healthy food and regularexercise．In the morning，cereal and congee are good for breakfast．For lunch and dinner，you can have rice，vegetables and some meat . You can have an orange or an apple after each meal．You need regular exercise too．You can exercise for about 30 minutes every day. You can swim，run and play basketball．However, do not play computer games or chat with friends on the Internet for hours every day．This is not exercise．Get out of your chair，everyone! Change your diet and lifestyle today!生词：1．cereal ['siəriəl] n. 谷物2. congee ['kɔndʒi:] n. 米汤，粥；稀饭6I think Wang Jian is the most suitable person to be the chairperson of the Students’Union．She has many excellent qualities. First，Wang Jian is outgoing: she really enjoys talking to people．Second，she knows team work is important: she can work easily with people and she works very hard. Third，Wang Jian is very clever．She does well in exams and often helps us with our work．Finally，Wang Jian is very organized. She arranges badminton practices after school and she is captain of the school team．I think Wang Jian would bean excellent chairperson．I hope that you will vote for her．生词：captain ['kæptin] n. 队长7I have to choose a new colour for my bedroom．It is a very important decision，beca use colour can change a person’s mood．I like orange，because it's a happy，warm colour．It can make people feel comfortable．My best friend Jack doesn’t agree though．He thinks green is better．Jack says that green represents nature and that it can make you feel energetic．I remind Jack that green is also the colour of envy．My mother recommends blue．She thinks blue creates a feeling of harmony，so it will make me less stressed and help me relax after schoo1．Perhaps she is right．8Dear MillieThank you for your letter．I hope I can offer you some useful advice．You said you do not have enough time to do your homework．Plan your day carefully．Make a list of all the homework you have to do．Then work out how much time you need to finish it．This will give you an idea of how much free time you have．You also said that you do not have enough time for your hobbies．Perhaps you can choose one hobby to do each day, or just focus on your favourite hobby, painting．I hope my advice will be useful to you．Best wishesHelen9Dear Mr PrincipalI have found a good place for our charity walk．It is called South Hill．It is5 kilometres south of Sunny Street．It is about 900 metres high and is the only hill in Sunshine Town．We can walk there．On the way，we can enjoy the beautiful countryside．It is a good place for walking because of the open space and fresh air．If we go there early enough，we may even hear the birds singing．On South Hill，we can play hide-and-seek，fly kites and go fishing．I believe South Hill is the perfect place for the charity walk．Thank you．Yours sincerelyAmy10Dear Sir1 would like to recommend Daniel for this year’s Youth Award．Daniel is a clever boy．He knows a lot about computers．He often teaches himself new skills．Daniel is thoughtful．He plans everything carefully and works well in a team．He is also kind．He looks after our children’s group on Sundays and the children like him．Last week，a small boy got lost and was crying in the street．Daniel took him to the police station and stayed with him until the bo y’s parents came．The club members all think that Daniel should get an award．We look forward to heating from you．Yours faithfullySandy11Many teenagers suffer from stress．Although they may worry a lot about their problems，there are some simple ways to deal with them．Eating a healthy diet，getting enough sleep and exercising regularly are all important for young people．At school，planning ahead can help．Making a list of all the things they need to do and planning when to do them can help students organize their time. Also，students should not worry too much about being popular. They should just be themselves．Finally, students should make enough time for their hobbies．Playing sport，reading and watching films can help them relax．12Th is year’s Beijing Music Awards will be covered live．The presentation will be held in Beijing this coming Saturday．All the big popstars will attend．Before the awards start, we will Interview some of the most famous stars．Two thousand fans have voted online for their favourite songs，singers and music videos. The results will be announced during the programme and the host will ask questi** for the viewers to answer. As you are watching the awards，write down your answers and send text messages to 1396．If you are lucky enough，you could win two free concert tickets．13Hi everybodyMy name is Lucy．I am in Year 9 at Woodland School near London．It is a mixed school．Boys and girls have less** together．My favourite subject is Home Economics．I like learning how to cook and sew．Our school has a Reading Week every year．My classmates and I love it．We can read any books we like from the school library．We can even bring in books and magazines from home．Near the end of each class we can talk to our friends about our books．The reading week is always too short because we want to read all our friends’books as well．14Hello，everyoneI’ve got some great news for you today．Our school basketball team is in the final round of the basketball competition! The match will be on Sunday，the 7th of November，at South Hill School．Now，listen carefully to the plan for the day．At 9 a.m. we’ll meet at the school gate．We’ll arrive at South Hill School at 10 a.m．The match will start at 1 0.30 a.m．After the match finishes，there will be the presentation of the cup and medals．The bus will leave at 12 noon from South Hill School and bring you back to school．Please come and support our team．15Giant pandas are beautiful black-and-white animals that look like bears. They live in China. They eat bamboo shoots and leaves．Baby giant pandas spend a lot of time drinking their mothers’ milk．Mother giant pandas have only one or two babies at a time．When the babies are born．they look like little white mice．There are only about a thousand giant pandas in the world now．Their number is getting smaller every year．If people keep taking the land，giant pandas will have nowhere to live．Also，people hunt them for their fur．If this continues，there will be no giant pandas in the world．16Timmy is a teenager．He lives in a small town．He survived an earthquake several years ago．First，he heard a big noise in the shopping centre．It was like the sound thunder makes. Then the noise got really loud. It sounded likebombs under the ground．After that。