There are some ways to improve your English, but I think the most important thing is to make English all around you. Here’s some advice for you.

Listen to the radio in English. If there are no English radio stations where you live, listen to one on the Internet.

Watch TV and movies in English. If you have English channels on your TV, watch them. If there are no English channels, you can buy some DVDs of English movies.

Speak English to your friends. You can find a friend who is good at English and speak English with him as much as possible. You’d better find friends whose native language is English. Ask your friend to correct you when needed.

Study or travel to an English-speaking country. Of course the best way to improve your English is to live in English environments. You’ll find yourself surrounded（围绕）with the language everywhere. It can be a more difficult and expensive choice, but you may find it to be a very valuable and helpful experience.

The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health.

There are plenty of “energy drinks” on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great! But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine（咖啡因）in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.

Caffeine makes your heart beat fast, Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.

I used to hate my mother because she worked a lot and didn’t spend much time with me. Then one Friday morning I took part in a three-day self-help program for teenagers. Whether you believe it or not, that weekend changed my life.

About 100 other teenagers were there. During the first two days I met a lot of great people. I was glad because I made so many friends there.

On Sunday, the leader did an interesting exercise called “Chocolate or Toys”. He asked a girl which she liked better, chocolate or toys. She chose chocolate. Then he asked her to choose again between chocolate and chocolate. Of course, she didn’t have a choice.

This exercise told us that sometimes we don’t have a choice in life, and that sometimes we have to accept something, rather than complaining (抱怨).

A girl stood up and started talking about her mom who was a drug addict and how much she hated her mother.

“I want a new mom,” she cried.

“Unfortunately, you can’t have one,” the leader replied. “You have to accept the mother that you have.”

This hit me hard. I realized that, for better or worse, my mom was my mom. I couldn’t choose another mom, but I could try to make the best of the situation.

Once upon a time, there was a strange bird. He lived in a tree near the bank of a river.
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One day, one of the two heads saw a delicious fruit on a tree. He picked it and started eating the fruit. “It is one of the most delicious fruits I have ever eaten,” he said.

The other head said, “
37．” The first head laughed and said, “You know that we have only one stomach. It makes no difference whether I eat it or you eat it. Moreover, I’m the one who found the fruit.
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Later that day, the other head found a tree having poisonous (有毒的) fruits. He took a poisonous fruit and told the first head,” I will eat this fruit.

The first head shouted, “
39． If you eat it, both of us will die.”

The other head replied, “Shut up! I’m the one who found the fruit. I have the right to eat it.”

40． In the end, both of them lost their lives.

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One day, a boy went home happily. He sang and looked everywhere. On the way home, he had to walk past a forest. And he knew it was dangerous for him to walk past it by himself. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

知恩, 感恩是人类的美德, 在我们的学习生活中, 我们要感谢的人很多很多。请你以A Person I Want to Thank 为题写一篇英语短文。