Exam time is coming . Don't worry, here are some secrets of doing well. They can help you take tests with confidence (信心).        ①       .

    Taking notes is a way of remembering what you learn or read about.

    Write down important points your teachers write on the blackboard.

    Keep your notes organized (有条理的) by subject and make sure they're easy to read and review.       ②       .

    When studying, think about how much time you want to give to each subject.

    Break a large subject into a short amount every day.

    Every 45 minutes, you should take a 15-minute break. Spending too much time learning may make you feel tired and bored.       ③       .

    Study groups are helpful because you can work together to solve hard problems. Also, the group members can test one another.
     Libraries are good places to study with your group. A quiet environment is better for studying.
     Group study is not suitable(适合的) for every kid.              4.               .

    We use the Internet for many things: business，shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There's no real word for it yet, so we'll call it e-talk.

    People don't like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters (called acronyms). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms.

    Some of them are:

    BTW (by the way)

    BRB (be right back)

    LOL (laughing out loud)

    IMO (in my opinion)

    People also use many abbreviations. They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:

    info (information)

    puter (computer)

    pic ( picture)

    sec ( second)

    We usually don't see people when we communicate talk on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keyboards to draw “feelings", such as:

    (happy)

    (joking)

    (sad)

    O (surprised)

    These days, many forums (论坛) have picture feelings. For example :

(happy)        (sad)        (angry)        (cool)

    There are even whole new words, like “newbies" (someone who is new on a chat board or forum). When you write something bad about someone else, it's called "flaming" the person.

    It takes time for people to get used to(适应) e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbies sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.

    Now many people like to keep dogs as their pets. But how did dogs become humans' close friends?

    In some places of Europe (欧洲), about 10,000 years ago, some wild (野生的) dogs often came to human's houses to find food. The wild dogs looked different from the ones today. They looked like wolves (狼). At first, they felt ① frightened. They always stood and looked for a short time. Then they got the food and ran away. Sometimes the young dogs couldn't run fast and people caught them. People trained them and the young dogs grew up with the help of people. Slowly, the wild dogs became home dogs. They could make home safe when people were away. They helped people hunt (狩猎). They helped people keep warm on cold nights. ② Sometimes, they could smell and hear danger before people could. In some cold places, they helped people pull (拉) things people need.

    Now there are more than 400 different kinds of dogs in the world. And they look different from each other. The number and kind are growing all the time. Today, some people mainly (主要地) regard dogs as pets. In fact, dogs are really our close friends. We should protect them from being killed.

    The world is an interesting place. Different people like different things. Some people like loud music. Other people don't.________

    Many people like sports, but they do not all like the same sports. In some countries, cricket (板球运动) is a very popular sport. In others it is not popular at all. No one plays it or watches it on TV. However, most people like cocker. The World Cup is very popular.________

    Different people like different foods. Some people do not like meat.________ Some people do not like potatoes or bread. They prefer rice.
    ________ Most people have their favorite colors. Some people like bright colors. Others prefer pale colors.

    Many people like traveling. Different people like different places. Some people like to go to the country. They like the fresh air. Some people like to go to the cities. Because they like shopping.________

    What do you like? Have you got an idea?

A. They like soft music.

B. Not everyone likes the same color.

C. Millions of people watch the game on TV.

D. They eat fruit and vegetables most of the time.

E. Some other people enjoy beautiful places like the mountains or beaches.

    When you are in Hong Kong, you must be very careful in the street because the traffic drives on the left. It is different from that in other areas of China except Macao. If it's your first time to come to Hong Kong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street. If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then people on foot can cross the road carefully. But if the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go, and people on foot mustn't cross.

When people go to or come from work in the morning and evening, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous then, especially for the children.

    When you go by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.

In Hong Kong，there are many big buses with two floors, and you can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the view of the whole city well. It's very interesting.