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What we need：twoplastic cups，aball of thin string(绳子)，scissors(剪刀)，apencil.

How to make a string phone：              

A. Tie a knot(打结) in each end to keep the string in place.

B. Cut a string. About ten to twenty meters is OK.

C. Give your friend one of the cups while you take the other. Move away from each other so that the string is straight. Take turns to talk into a cup while the other listens through their cup at the other end.

D. Use the pencil to make a small hole in the bottom of each cup.

E. Put one end of the string through the holes so that the ends are inside the cups.

    Anna is my good friend．She is thirteen old．She is the best student in her class and she is 1ate for school．She far from school．It's about fifteen kilometers her home to school．To get to school on time，she gets up every morning．At about seven o'clock，she her home．First she needs fifteen minutes to the bus stop．Then she takes the bus to school．It half an hour．At school，Anna's favorite is English．And it's her to be an English teacher．

    Last year I was 14 years old. I had an " enemy", a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Day by day her list grew: I was very thin; I was ; I sometimes didn't respect the teachers, I talked too much: I was too proud, and so on. At last, I couldn't stand it. I cried andto my father. He listened to me quietly. Then he asked," Alfred, are the things she says true or not? Didn't you ever wonder what you are really? Well, you now have that girl's opinion. Go and make a list of everything sheand find out the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things you heard."

    I did my father told. To my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change （like being very thin）, but a large number I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of .

    I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. "It's just the case for you, he said," you know better than anyone the about yourself But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you'll find it will be of great help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don't shut your ears, listen to them all, but hear the fact only and do what you know is right thing.

    In my life. I've never a better piece of advice. Thanks for the shortcomings that someone has pointed out for us. They can make us know ourselves more and improve usas we grow up.

    Most parents think their children are different from others. They want others to  their children. For this reason, these parents sometimes give their children unusual names. They may choose ones like Ukiah or Elvira. There are some advantages. A child who is given an uncommon name may feel different from others. We sometimes remember other people with unusual names better than ones with  names.

    However, unusual names can cause problems. These names can be hard for teachers to . And computers may change them in an automatic way. For example, Jule may be July. Besides, some kids don't like other ones with uncommon names. Other people may not have a good impression on a  name before they even meet the person. The message for parents is--to think carefully before you give your child a name.

    Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Georgia in the south of the USA in 1929. In 1954 he began to work in a church (教堂).

    All through his life he tried to for African-Americans, whose ancestors came to America from Africa between 1640 and 1798. White people brought them to America in ships, them as slaves (奴隶) and forced them to work. they were set free (自由的) after the American Civil War, their lives didn't change much for a long time. Some people still didn't like them. In the 1950's, African-Americansto do lots of things in the south of America. They could not walk on the footpath when a white person was on it. They could not eat in restaurants where white people ate. They could not go to the shops that were owned by white people. When they were on a bus, they had toto white people.

When you hear the word "hero", do yousomeone with superpowers or someone you know？

"A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway, "said US actor Christopher Reeve, who was best known for playing Superman.

Facing the spread of the novel coronavirus, everyonethe deadly disease. But out of responsibility, or just simply wanting to do their jobs, some choose to hold their fear down, stand out and fight the virus. They are “heroes in harm's way (最美逆行者) ”.

Medical workers and scientists are always on the frontlines. Experts Zhong Nanshan, 84, and Li Lanjuan, 73, for example, have workedto fight the disease and some other medical workers even lost their lives.

Besides these familiar names, many heroes are still unknown, although they have taken risks and played their own part. Building workers race against time to build makeshift hospitals; volunteers try hard to transport supplies; and thousands of media workers keep  updated with news and inspiring stories.

    The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day. American children of all ages give their mothers something special. It is the day that children their love to their mothers. It is the day to celebrate motherhood and all the small and big things she has done for her children. However, did you know that Mother's Day celebration is no recent thing?

    In the United States, Mother's Day became an official holiday in 1910. An American girl, Anna, asked her governor for mothers for their love. And they set the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later all the other states celebrated it.

    On Mother's Day morning some American children serve their mothers breakfast in bed. will give their mothers presents which they have made themselves or bought in stores. Adults give their mothers red carnations (康乃馨), the official Mother's Day flower. If their mothers left the world, they may bring white carnations to their grave sites (墓地). This is the busiest day of year for American restaurants. On the special day, do not want Mum to cook dinner!

There are many differences between Chinese eating habits and Western eating habits. In the West, everyone has their own plate of food. But in China the dishes on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated a Chinese host, there must be a lot of food prepared for you. Chinese are very of their culture and will do their best to show their hospitality(好客). And sometimes the Chinese host uses his to put food in your bowl or plate. This is a sign of politeness. The proper thing to do would be to eat whatever it is and say delicious it is. If you feel uncomfortable with this, you can just say a polite" Thanks" and leave the food there. Don't stick your chopsticks upright the rice bowl. Instead, lay(放置) them on your dish. The reason for this is that when somebody , the shrine（神龛)to them has a bowl of sand or rice with two chopsticks which are stuck upright in it. It is impolite to set the teapot down where the spout (壶嘴)is facing somebody. The spout should always be directed to where nobody is sitting, usually just outward (向外) from the table. Don't hit your bowl your chopsticks. Beggars (乞丐) hit their bowls, so this is not polite. Also, when the food is coming too in a restaurant, people will tap their bowls. If you are in someone's home, it is like offending the cook.