Sam is a very busy man. He is 60 and he has a lot of 1 . He is a postman (邮递员), a taxi driver, a school-bus driver, a boatman, a cook and a milkman. Also he and his wife, Margaret, 2 a shop and a small hotel.

    Sam lives and works on an island (岛) 3 London. Only 120 people are on the island, 4 in summer 150 tourists (旅游者) come on Sam's boat every day. So Sam gets up at six and makes breakfast for the people in the hotel. At eight, he drives the island's 5 to school. At nine, he sends (送) 6 to all the houses on the island. He also sends milk to 7. Then he helps in the shop. He says, "Margaret likes to be 8, too. We are busy and we don't like watching TV in the shop." He says, "I cook the dinner and Margaret 9. At ten, we have some milk and then we go to bed. Perhaps (可能) our life 10 very interesting, but we like it."

    Susan has a big and happy family. Alan and Linda are her grandparents. They are old but very kind. They like reading at home, and sometimes they take a walk in a park. Susan's father Peter is a teacher. He teaches in a middle school. He likes playing sports, such as volleyball, basketball and tennis. He doesn't like taking a walk in the park. That isn't interesting, he thinks. Susan's mother Jasmine is a beautiful lady. She goes to work from Monday to Friday. She is a policewoman. Peter has a brother. His name is John. He and his wife live(生活) in the big family, too. They have a daughter called Joanna. She and Susan are in the same school. She has many school things. She puts them in the right places. So her room is always tidy.

    Students learn their lessons in class. In class teachers teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of leaning. Is this the only way for students to learn something? Of course not. There another way to learn. That is, students can teach themselves. For example, if you cannot remember something when you are doing your homework, you can look through （浏览）your book to find the answer. This is a way to teach yourself. And it is not a difficult thing. We can do this at any place and at any time.

    How do you teach yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something interesting. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. Many clever students often do this. The question are about something you don't understand or you want to know more about. You can write down these questions. The third is to answer the questions yourself by thinking hard, by reading the texts or other books, and sometimes by asking other people. There are ways of teaching yourself. And if you do these things for a long time, you will be sure to succeed（成功）in your study.

    In America High Schools, most students have English, science, math and history. They are basic(基础的)lessons and each lesson is very useful.

    In English class, the students study grammar and read famous literature(文学作品). In science class, they study biology, chemistry or physics. History is very interesting and students learn about important events and places in the United States. Students have other lessons, too. Some of them are music, home economics (经济) and computer science. Students don't need to have all of these lessons. Some study music because they feel it is relaxing. Some study computer science because they think it is useful. In each class, teachers give students exams. Some exams are difficult but a good student can always do well. Studying in America is very great because students have a lot of free time.

They think they are happy.

    My name is Peter. I'm English. I like China and I like Chinese food. But I can't       (说) Chinese. Chinese is difficult but interesting for me. I want to learn(学习) it. So I want to       (结交) some Chinese friends. They can       (教) me Chinese. Then I can help       (他们) with their English.

    At school my favorite subject is music. It's       (令人放松的). I can       (唱歌). I can       (也) play the guitar and the piano. And I can       (跳舞) well. Do you like music, too? Do you want to be friends with me? I'm in a music       (俱乐部) now. If you want to       (加入) us, please e­mail me at peter0912@yahoo.cn.

    Everyone wants       (be) healthy. Here is what you can       (do) to be healthy.

    You must       (play) sports. There is always one sport for you. For example, Dora       (like) soccer, so she can play soccer every day. Just play one sport every day and then you can be healthy. Some sports       (be) difficult for you but others are easy. And you can play the easy ones at school or at home, at school or when you       (finish) your homework.

    You need to eat healthily. Fruit       (be) very good for you. It is healthy food. Ellen       (eat) it every day. For fruit, you can eat apples, pears, bananas and strawberries. For vegetables, you can eat some, but don't eat too much. It's not good for you. Ice-cream       (be not) healthy. If you like them, don't always eat them. How about milk and eggs? They are good for your health. Let's       (have) some milk and an egg every day.

要点提示：

1）Linda今年十二岁，她在七年级三班。

2）她是一个好学生。她最喜欢的学科是英语，认为很有趣；她也喜欢语文，认为很有用（useful）。

3）她有良好的饮食习惯，早餐吃鸡蛋和牛奶。

4）她也喜欢运动，经常在下午打排球。

A Good Student