A group of frogs(青蛙) went jumping through the forest one day. Suddenly, two of them fell into a deep 1 All of the other frogs came together to look 2at their two fallen friends. They all began to shake their heads 3 "It's too deep!" said one frog. Another added that there was no way they would ever be able to get out 4.

    The two frogs began to jump and tried to get out. But the frogs that were 5 kept shouting at them that they had better 6 because they were just wasting their 7. One of the two frogs finally 8, listened to their advice and died.

    The other frog just kept on jumping harder than ever9 all the shouts. They kept shouting at him to stop being so 10and save himself from all the pain(疼痛) when he jumped and fell back down to the hard bottom again and again.

    Finally, to the 11of all the other frogs, he jumped right high enough and got out. The other frogs asked him, "Why did you keep jumping 12we shouted at you to stop?" The frog explained, "I was so worried at that time that I could hardly, 13anything. I thought all of you were saying words of 14all the time and cheering me on to try harder."

    Yes! Cheering words can sometimes make such a (n) 15. A little encouragement can go a long way.

    One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. "Sweetie, my company wants to promote(升职) me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling you that you've done well and allowing you to skip(跳) a grade, but you'll have to leave your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?" She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was lost in thought. The question kept me wondering for the rest of the night. I had said "Yes" but for the first time, I realized the difficult decisions adults had to make.

    For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I'd eagerly wait for the phone to ring and then tell her everything that happened during the day. A phone call, however, could never take her place and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.

    During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large empty apartment. It was then I started to understand the difficult choices she had to make. She needed to think about both family and work. Faced with difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn't know whether you made the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with a positive attitude.

Back home, I reminded myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she managed to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be independent. I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable goals.

    My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the experience has really taught me. I've learned a lot because of this separation(分离). There are lots of difficult decisions that we have to face in our life. We need to have a positive attitude no matter what happens.

    How do you turn your interests into a business (生意)? Mohammed Ali, 15, a teen gamer from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, UK, is a good example.

    At the age of 12, he learned how to code (编程) by using YouTube and even made his own video game. Users have to pay 5.99 pounds (56 yuan) per month to play the game. He has already made 30,000 pounds. He also makes websites and is working on a finance app (理财应用软件), which will be open to the public in August.

    Ali has saved lots of money for his future university costs and even bought two sofas for his family's living room.

    "When I first started making money, I thought I'd just spend it all. Then I thought, why should I spend it all? I save most of it in the bank, because I want to do more in the future," he told the Daily Mail.

    He became interested in computers when his parents bought him one at the age of 6. He often played video games on his computer. But after playing so many games, he decided to make his own.

    Then, Ali learned how to code using YouTube videos and by reading books on the subject. In 2012，he made his own game called Project 2006 after working on it for seven months. It was a role-playing game and more than 3, 000 people are members. After his game became popular, he started a website-making business.

    In the future, he wants to go to university and study computer science. "I'm looking forward to studying computer science, not business because I've got a lot of experience in business already," he told the Daily Star.

    Everyone has eaten instant noodles(方便面). It is very easy to cook it instantly by putting the noodles into the boiling water and adding in ingredient packets, together with other food like eggs or vegetables. However, have you ever wondered whether this is the correct way of cooking it?

    When you first take out the noodles from the packaging, you will notice that the noodles are joined together nicely as a piece. In order to make the noodles joined together nicely side by side, it needs some form of wax coating(石蜡涂层) to achieve an attractive instant noodles in front of us.

    However, researches have shown that the layer of wax coating on the noodles is quite harmful to our body and we should not eat it too often. It is advisable to have a break of 2-3 days before we start to eat another packet of instant noodles as our body need about 3 days to clear that layer of wax coating away from our body system. Do you know the danger of having too much wax coating stored in our stomach? It will lead to CANCER.

    There are two key points to take note while preparing instant noodles: (1) Wash the instant noodles with warm water first, stir it and pour away the water containing the wax coating. (2)Repeat Step 1 and try to stir the noodles again to wash away the wax coating on the noodles before cooking it in a new pot of water.

    Hope this article will help you when you choose to eat instant noodles.

符合各段意思的小标题。选项中有一项是多余项。

A. Places to Stay    B. Places to Visit   C. Weather

D. Shopping        E. History

    How can we learn a new language        (明智地)? Learning a language is not only to know about its words, phrases, sentences but also its grammar. You can get a lot of        (知识) from learning it. Different countries have different        (传统). You also need to know them. When you visit a foreign country, it' s important to know how to ask for help        (有礼貌地). It's not enough to ask a question correctly. They usually add some        (表达方式)such as "Could you please...? or "May I ask... ?" If you want to know where you can buy some        (邮票), you'd better ask like this "Excuse me, could you please tell me where the post office is?" Then it may sound more welcome.

    Now more and more Chinese celebrate        (圣诞节). But do we know its true meaning-- treating others with kindness and        (温暖) and        (传播)love and joy? So you know that it doesn't only mean getting        (礼物) from Santa Claus. Everyone can be a real "him".

    Peter was the best table tennis player in his school and hardly ever lost a match. He hated losing anything. When he        (win), he would feel really good. If he lost, he would feel terrible. It seemed to Peter that losing was        (bad) thing in the world.

    A new kid, Albert, came to Peter's school. He was good at table tennis, too. Soon there would be a match        Peter and Albert. Peter worked hard        (get) ready for the match, but Albert didn't seem to think much of       . When the match began, Albert was a real player. There was always a smile on his face while Peter looked serious all the time. Peter thought it was        important to win the match that he even wanted to cheat(舞弊), but he lost in the end. "You played very well, Peter. I wonder        we can play again sometime," said Albert.

    But Peter didn't feel happy and couldn't fall asleep that night.

    One day, Peter saw Albert playing basketball.        he lost again and again, the happy smile never left his face. Peter found Albert was great at table tennis but bad at basketball. However, he enjoyed        of them. Whether he won or lost the game, Albert enjoyed it. Peter came to realize that        (enjoy) a game was much more important than winning or losing it. He felt happier than ever before.

提示:1）Ask Tony something about his Chinese cooking.

2）Answer his questions about Mid- Autumn Festival.

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Dear Tony,

    Good to hear from you!

Li Hua