— Sorry, I'm new here too. Why not ________________ the old lady over there?

—Of course. You can check it on this computer.

    Hearing is very important to all of us. We can 1 beautiful music, nice songs of birds, the laughter of people or other different kinds of 2 in the world with our ears.3 we must try to protect our ears. The following will tell you 4 protect your ears.

    Listening to 5 music a lot can be bad for ears, 6 when headphones (耳机) are used. So 7 the volume(音量) when you're wearing headphones or try not to wear headphones. You should give your ears a rest if you like wearing headphones.

    Before swimming, remember 8 earplugs (耳塞) into your ears or wear a swimming cap to stop water 9 into your ears.

    If you are going to a concert, wear earplugs to protect your ears 10 the terrible music! In fact, special earplugs can be made for you if you go to concerts a lot or if you are a musician yourself.

    See a doctor if your ears hurt. Take some medicine if the doctor asks you to do so. Follow the advice above now and you won't be saying "What?" when you are getting old.

    Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year, we had a costume party instead.

    While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, "Why not invite John?" John had been in our class for only a few months, but he had already got better grades in math than anyone else in class. I wrinkled(皱起) my nose," Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?" Mum said nothing. The next day, Mum gave me an envelope(信封) with a shopping card in it. "I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John," Mum said. But how? We didn't want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.

    On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently. John arrived, in an old sheet(床单), but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice," Now it's time for the great prize game. It's the following riddle..."It was a math game. None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.

    Everything went on well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.

    When we help others, we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.

What Would You Do?

    What Would You Do? is a TV programme on American ABC. The programme is started by the news reporter John Quinones. He said, "It is popular with many people- -both the y and the old. It tests what people will do w "they see someone in trouble. We use hidden cameras to record what will h. Its purpose is to tell us to help people in need.

    Here is last week's programme.

    In a cake shop, one actor acted as a blind woman named Pamela and the oacted as the shop worker of the cake shop. The shop worker looked down upon(瞧不起) the blind. So when the blind woman came into the shop and b a box of cakes, the shop worker cheated (欺骗) her when he gave her the change (零钱). He o gave her 6 dollars instead of 34 dollars.

    Would someone be brave enough to h blind woman? Yes! A woman customer stopped the shop worker f cheating the blind woman. Seeing this, several other customers joined in and asked the shop worker to return the rest of (剩余的) the m to the blind woman.

    At this time, John Quinones appeared and explained that he was recording a programme c. What Would You Do? Then he interviewed the first customer who said that it was necessary to give a hand to the people in need.

    A psychologist (心理学家) said, "It's difficult to take the first step to stand up. It needs courage."

—It is        exciting        I'd like to see it again.