—It isn't that terrible. You should look on the bright side.

—He is too shy to speak in public.

—We won't. We still hope we can work together well.

—That's true. They are worried about too many things.

    Many Chinese mothers are afraid that their children will fall behind their classmates, so these mothers are becoming"tiger mothers". They believe the harder their children study, the happier life they will have in the future. Is it true? Lulu and her sister Sophia may have a say.

    Lulu and Sophia have a"tiger mother". She pushed them a lot when they were young. For example, they were not allowed to get grades lower than A's. They had to practice the piano or violin for several hours a day. There were no games or TV.

    The tiger mother, Amy, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School in the USA. Several years ago, she wrote a book named Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and shared her strict parenting style(育儿方式)in it.

    Many people don't like Amy's style of parenting. They once worried that her daughters would not be happy. However, the two girls have grown up and they are thankful to their mother.Sophia has just graduated from Yale University. She is hard-working, friendly and helpful. Not long ago, she shared some useful studying tips online. Lulu is also a warm, smart and popular girl her friends eyes. She said tiger mothers believed that a child could succeed by being pushed to go all out.

    Still, not everyone agrees with the tiger mother's parenting style. In fact, there isn't a parenting style that fits everyone. What's the best parenting style for you? Maybe you should work it out together with your parents.

—Because I failed my English exam yesterday.

    The summer vacation is coming. During the vacation, you can do what you like and prepare yourself for the future. You'll enjoy this period of time to the fullest with the help of the following 1.

    Take exercise. After working hard for months, you must be bored. Taking exercise is the best way to get 2 again. Swimming and walking are perfect choices for you. All kinds of exercise 3 your health.

    Master some basic life skills. You will live an 4 life one day. Therefore, you should learn some necessary and useful skills such as washing clothes and cooking. At the same time, you can help your parents 5 housework to express your thanks to them.

    Go travelling. The world is a book. Those who don't travel only read one page. Travelling is so 6. Have you made your own travel plan? If not, do it 7! During the trip, you will have a chance to learn more knowledge. While learning about different cultures and customs. You will also make a lot of friend.

    Enjoy time with family members. Family members play an important role in your life. They give you love, care and support all the time. Don't 8 to spare some time to get together with them. You will find 9 great to stay with them, talking about dreams, hobbies or anything you like.

    10 you follow what is mentioned above, you will have a wonderful vacation.

    Nowadays square dancing has been becoming popular. Some public places are usually (crowd) with dancers, especially in the morning and evening.

    We all agree that square dancing is a good way to keep healthy, for the old. , it is money-saving. But it also causes noise (pollute). Many people suffer from the noise by the loud music. The can't work, study sleep well. They feel very angry and some argue with the dancers.

    In my opinion, the dancers should turn the volume while dancing. In addition, our government should build (many) public places for them, such as squares and parks. People can have fun dancing without (disturb) others.

    All people need to sleep. Sleeping is a restorative (恢复体力的) process that shapes better body functions and can improve the quality of your life. Not only is the quantity of sleep important, but also the quality of sleep.

    Your bedroom should be shaped to your taste and to allow you to sleep in a peaceful environment. One of the biggest mistakes people make in their sleep is to use their bedroom for activities other than sleep. If your bedroom is also used as a place for your life and work, you will probably have a poor sleep. Bedrooms should be designed and used for sleep mainly. TVs, computers and other things should not be in your bedroom at all if possible.

    The regular sleeping and waking times can help improve the quality of your sleep especially for those suffering from sleeplessness. Avoid hot food, caffeine, sugar and alcohol at least 4 to 6 hours before your sleep time. Develop a regular exercise programme. Proper exercise and healthy food will help improve sleeping quality. However, avoid exercising 2 hours before sleeping, since this may keep your body exciting and make sleeping more difficult.

    A pre-bedtime rule will help you focus on sleep. You can try meditation (沉思), reading or deep breathing and relaxation. Your bedtime rule should be yours. Do not worry about it fitting into a special style. Do what is the best for you.

    Things such as room temperature, noise and light levels and even your bed itself can have a lot of effect on the quality of sleep that you experience. Cut down the annoying noises and lights. You are in your bedroom to sleep and not be distracted (干扰) by environment.

    There was once a little grey planet mat was very sad. The people living there didn't look after it. They polluted me whole planet so much with rubbish that there were no plants or animals left.

    One day, a little boy was walking on the planet when he passed a cave (洞穴) and noticed a small red flower inside. The flower was very sick, almost dying, so the boy carefully dug up the flower with roots, soil and everything. Then he started looking for a place where he could look after it. He searched all over the planet, but everywhere was so polluted that there was no place the flower could possibly live in. Then he looked up at the sky and noticed the Moon. It seemed to the boy that maybe the plant could live there. So the little boy put on his astronaut suit, and climbed into a spaceship. He put the little red flower in the back, and they went to the Moon.

    Far away from all that pollution, and with the boy visiting it every day to take care of it, the flower started to grow. The flower was so well cared for that it soon germinated, giving birth to others, and these other flowers spread onto other flowers. Before long, the whole Moon was completely covered with flowers.

    That's why, whenever the little boy's flowers open up, for a few minutes the Moon turns red, like a warning light. Maybe it's telling us that if we don't look after our planet, the day will come when flowers will only be able to grow on the Moon.