a surprise party is very popular. Most people are glad to have a surprise party for their family and friends. Do you know a surprise party is like? Let me you an example

    It was half six in the evening. Bob his father Mr. Green to his bedroom to play chess. Mr. Green opened the door, he found the room was dark. Suddenly(突然) a lion him. He was a little afraid. Then the light was on. He found the lion was Bob! Behind Bob, Mr. Green saw his wife and some . All of them said to Mr. Green, "Surprise!" Mr Green was confused(迷惑的). He didn't know what it was until all of them said happy birthday to him.

    There are different of surprise parties. But a successful surprise party always makes people feel and happy.

    Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers. Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.

    Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she's living in Belize. Pauline says, "I'm working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral dies. I'm helping to do research(研究)on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it's too late."

    "I'm staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don't get any money, but that's OK. I love my work here, and I'm learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself!

    When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America."

    If someone says to you "give me five", do not search your pocket to get five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person's not asking for your money, but your fingers.

    In the US, "give me five" or "give me the high five" is a popular gesture(动作). You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the slapping(拍) of each other's raised (举起的) right hands together.

    People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery ticket (彩票). If a football team wins a game, the players will give high five to everyone around to celebrate.

    This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor(皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword(刀) in his hand.

    Why not try to give the high five to your friends?