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　　Students these days often have a lot of worries．Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends． ________ Some people think the worst thing is to do nothing．Laura Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees．“Problems and worries are normal in life,” says Laura．“But I think talking to someone helps a lot．If we don't talk to someone, we'll certainly feel worse．”

　　Laura once lost her purse, and worried for days．She was afraid to tell her parents shout it．She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn't have any money．She just kept thinking．“If I tell my parents, they'll be angry!” But in the end, she talked to her parents and they were really understanding．Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself．They got her a new purse and asked her to be more careful．“I will always remember to share my problems in the future!” Laura says．

　　Robert Hunt advises students about common problems．He feels the same way as Laura． “It is best not to avoid our problems．We should always try to solve (解决) them．” He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to．This person doesn't need to be an expert (专家) like himself．Students often forget that their parents have more experience than them, and are always there to help them．

　　In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half．So you're halfway to solving a problem if you talk to someone about it!

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　　What does traveling mean? Visit, enjoy and discover．

　　Every year hundreds and thousands of people come to the UK．And London, the capital city, is usually their first stop．What can they see? What can they experience!

　　Getting around in London is not difficult．There is the underground train, the oldest in the world, or the traditional double-decker bus．A boat trip along the River Thames takes you to the Tower of London．

　　Going around the city center on foot is easy．The maps in the streets will show you what is around you in five-minute walk．You can get a great view of the city from 135 meters up on a huge wheel, the London Eye．Look across the river and you will see the Houses of Parliament and the famous clock tower, Big Ben．

　　There are over 240 museums in the capital, but the two most popular are in South Kensington and cost nothing to get into．In the Natural History Museum, the key word is Big．Next to it is the Science Museum．It has those great British inventions, the history of flight and exploration (探索) of space．

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　　Kindergartens(幼儿园)may teach you very important things you need to know．Dancy, a 5-year-old boy, saved his father's life with the skills he learned．

　　The boy's father became seriously ill on the way home from a father-son shopping．He couldn't speak and could hardly move, but he tried hard to stop the car safely．At that point, Dancy used his father's phone to call his mother for help．The 5-year-old boy tried his best to give her useful information and he was able to tell where they were．Just as he had learned in the kindergarten, Dancy read the letters he saw on a nearby store sign：“F, U, R, N, I, T, U, R, E．” But that wasn't enough for his mother to find them．Then he added that they were near a bridge．Finally, his mother understood he was talking about a store called Furniture 22 on New Jersey's Route22．The mother called 911 and the father was saved in time．

　　“He just thought his dad needed help, ” Dancy's mother told the reporter．She also pointed out that her husband was a hero, too．“ It is surprising for him to get off the highway(高速路)and get himself and his child to safety even when he was so sick, ” she said．

　　Shine, head of the kindergarten, felt proud of his pupil．“ Dancy's spelling skills helped him seize the moment, ” he said．“And that's the real value(价值)of education．”

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　　Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike．

　　More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today．However, things are different in Malawi(马拉维)．Bikes are the most popular in this African country．

　　Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi．People use them to carry heavy things．They also use bikes to carry people, especially tourists．These years, taking a “ bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world．

　　If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads．The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on．You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost．

　　Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada．She enjoys the special bike riding a lot．“I really like the bike taxi, ” she says．“It's easy and cheap．” Alice usually pays just ＄1 for going shopping in town．

　　28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago．The young man enjoys this job．“I used to make boats for a living, but that's a hard job．Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don't mind carrying heavy people, ” he says．

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　　News Review

　　Head-on Train Crash On May 18, two trains had a head-on crash(相撞)near New York City．Over 250 people were on the trains then．About 60people were hurt, but no deaths were reported．

　　Travel Time Tourists came together to the Taishan Mountain, on May1．Over 180, 000tourists

　　visited the place of great interest from April 29 to May 1, during the three-day holiday．

　　Brave Volunteer Liao Zhi, a dance teacher from Chengdu who lost her 1-year-old daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, arrived in Ya’an 13 hours after the earthquake．The dancer said she had had a terrible time herself and knew what people needed most, so she decided to come and offer help．

　　Tomato Competition A tomato competition was held in Huainan, Anhui Province, on April

　　16．The best tomatoes were chosen according to their shape, color and taste．The competition hoped to encourage the farmers to grow better tomatoes．

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　　San Francisco has many museums．You can visit one and learn something new．We have art, science, history and other special museums．Some museums are open every day．Some are only open on certain days．Many museums are expensive, and others are free．But some of the expensive ones have free days．May museums have websites．The websites usually have information about the things you can see in the museums．

　　On a museum's website you can get information about ticket prices and free days．You can also know where the museum is and when it is open．Sometimes the information is on the first page, and it's very easy for you to find．But sometimes you have to click(点击)on the words like Visit Information, or About to find the information．That will be hard work for you．

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　　The willful blindness in hockey toward concussions(头部撞击)has dropped．Hockey Canada has followed the lead of USA Hockey in preventing bodychecking(身体拦截)below age 13．A bad head injury of Sidney Crosby, the hockey's greatest star, opened the eyes of hockey people everywhere．This country's children have been facing similar danger at early ages, and Hockey Canada had to deal with a deep worry in the minds of Canadians to make the rule change．The liking for bodychecking from an early age is part of what makes Canadian hockey what it is．

　　The change in rules should be taken as a chance to draw special attention to skill development in an environment free of danger．It may also control the loss of thousands of young players who don't enjoy that environment．

　　For years, many Canadian hockey parents and coaches have insisted that bodychecking at early ages is necessary to ensure that players can do it safely at older ages．True or not, there may be a safer way to teach hitting than to make younger players pay a price for it in head injuries．When USA Hockey changed its rules for the 2011-2012 season, it also created bodychecking-education programs that will be mandatory(强制的)for all coaches, including those teaching players in the pre-checking ages．And it began to encourage more "touch"-without real bodychecking-from 9 t0 12．It also made the rules for 13 and up stricter．The USA is trying to show that it's possible to teach hockey protective skills without putting11 and 12-year-olds in greater danger．It's worth the try．

　　Hockey Canada has taken serious steps to do away with hits on the head．However, it's hard to change a sports culture so connected with who we are as a country．Too often, bodychecking has been used to try to separate a player from his head rather than from the ball．Children were paying a price for this country's love of the game．

　　There are always changes in Canada's game, and the change in the bodychecking age sends the clearest message yet to coaches and parents that player safety is paramount(至上的)in the game．

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　　Assertiveness is the ability to confidently express your opinions, feelings, attitudes, and rights, in a way that doesn't infringe(侵犯)the rights of others．

　　Many of us are taught that it is not nice to consider our own needs above those of others．If someone says or does something that we don't like, we should just be quiet and try to stay away from that person in the future．

　　Why is Assertiveness important?

　　If you don't know how to be assertive, you might experience：

　　·Depression-Anger, a sense of being helpless, hopeless, or of having no control over your life．

　　·Resentment-Anger at others for taking advantage of you．

　　·Frustration-Why did I allow that to happen?

　　Most people find it easier to be assertive in some situations than in others．This makes perfect sense．It's a lot easier to hold your ground with a stranger than with someone you love．But the more important the relationship is to you, the more important it is to be assertive．Assertive behavior leads to increased respect from others!

　　But before you decide to act assertively, you have to decide if you can live with the results．Although assertive behavior usually will result in a positive response(积极的回应)，some people might react differently．

　　How to be effectively(有效地)assertive：

　　·Use "I" statements．Keep the focus on the problem you're having．"I'd like to be able to tell my stories without interruption．" instead of "You're always interrupting my stories! "

　　·Use facts, not opinions．"Did you know that shirt has a hole? " instead of "You're not going out looking like THAT, are you? "

　　·Express ownership of your thoughts, feelings, and opinions．"I get angry when he breaks his promises．" instead of "He makes me angry．"

　　·Make clear and direct requirements．Don't invite the person to say no．"Will you please? " instead of 'Would you mind…? " or "Why don't you…? "

　　·Keep repeating your point．Use a low level and pleasant voice．Don't try to explain yourself．

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　　I bought a jasmine plant for my office．When I bought it, I was told it would bloom(开花)and the sweet smell would fill my office．I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren't any flowers or pleasant smell．I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda．

　　One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office．When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me．I reached out to touch the flowers．Mary cut some and gave them to me．I couldn't help smelling them．Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something．

　　Mary bought her plant the same time I did．It took a year for her jasmine to bloom．I was so impatient for mine to bloom; regretfully, I gave it away．

　　In a way my life is like the jasmine plant．I need to be patient and let things happen．

　　Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week．Before she left, she returned the plant to me．This time I am going to wait．I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient．I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom．

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