Overhead bridges (过街天桥) can often be seen in Singapore (新加坡) in places where traffic is heavy and crossing the road is not easy.

______ the help of the bridges, people can cross the roads ______. Overhead bridges are used in the ______way as zebra crossing but they are more useful as they won’t hold up the traffic. They were very helpful in ______ traffic jams in central Singapore. The only weak point may be that it is not that convenient(方便) as people have to climb up a lot of ______. This is believed especially ______ for old people. But it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the moving traffic.

The government of Singapore has spent a lot of money building many overhead bridges to help people stay safe and ______ traffic moving at the same time.

Mr. Brown would be away from home for a week. _______ he left, he said to his son, “If anyone comes to visit me, you can tell them that your father is out and will be back in a week. And be _______ to ask them to sit down for a cup of tea.”

“OK, Dad!” said his son. Mr. Brown was afraid his son wouldn’t _______ what he said, so he wrote some words down on a piece of paper. The boy put it into his pocket, took it _______ and looked at it every now and then while his father was away.

Four days passed, but no one came. The boy thought nobody would come to his house. He thought the piece of paper was of no _______, so he threw it away.

The next afternoon, someone knocked on the door. A man was standing at the door and said, “Hello. Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and _______ the piece of paper. He could not find it. He _______ remembered he had thrown it away, so he shouted, “No more!”

The man was very _______. He said, “No more? I met your father last week. What happened?”

Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father served in an airline. For the first 16 years of his life, Tony and his family lived in many different countries.

In the early 1970s, Tony met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a-year-long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visited places like Iran, India and so on.

When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Tony wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries’weather, customs and places to see. But unlike other travel books then, Tony Wheeler’s book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unique things to see and do. The book was very popular.

Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued traveling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today, 800 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler, the great traveler, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.

When we say a person blows his own trumpet (小号), we mean he talks a lot about his own achievements (成就).That expression usually shows disapproval (不赞成). But recently at a top private girls’ school in Britain, students were encouraged to blow their own trumpet.

Some excellent girls are under a great deal of pressure (压力) and find it difficult to accept their success. The purpose of the “Blow Your Own Trumpet” week was to help these students.

“Some teenagers will continue to push themselves and never realise that they’ve done enough,” said Ms. Hanbury, head of Wimbledon High School in London, “Without being able to accept when things have gone right, some girls might never be happy”.

The school wanted to help the girls build an ability to get better from setbacks quickly, so they wouldn’t think it was the end of the world if they didn’t do well in an exam.

In the “Blow Your Own Trumpet” week, students were encouraged to talk about their experiences of success and failure. They were also asked to think carefully about their achievements in each subject during lessons, make videos and act out plays to tell the stories of success and failure in classes.

Ms. Hanbury said she wanted her students to be confident in the things they’re good at and to also know they’re not good at everything. It was important for them to know their own strengths (长处) and weaknesses, she added. She also said girls needed to understand that being praised for achievements was quite different from showing off (炫耀).

Winter can be a difficult time to take exercise. Apart from the short daylight and cold weather, there are also plenty of holidays to keep you away from exercising. So how to keep fit and not to put on too much weight during the winter time? Here are some tips for you.

Make yourself comfortable. You don't necessarily have to do some intense(剧烈) sports.

46． Just find a rhythm that makes you feel easy and comfortable. Winter is not the time to be strict with yourself.

47． Before you head out the door, warm up indoors to slowly raise the heart rate(心率), without sweating(流汗) a lot. Run in place, walk up and down the stairs, or use a jump rope. It does work as long as it can get your heart beating faster.

Make yourself seen.
48． When the air is the warmest and the sun is out, the weather is more suitable for exercising. But if you have to walk or run in the dark, do use a headlamp or carry a flashlight.

Get a partner. Exercising with a friend, even once a week, can help you get out of the door. It's hard to stay and not to move when someone is waiting for you, and you two can encourage each other.

Take it inside. If you cannot stand the cold outside, why not go for some indoor sports? You can take a Yoga class, play badminton or swim in an indoor swimming pool.
49． Never stop moving for health!

Jack went to a barber shop and got his hair (cut). When he came out, he was unhappy with the result. His friend Bob saw him and
60． (laugh), “What has happened to your hair, Jack?”

Jack said, “I tried a new barber shop today because I wasn’t happy with my old one. But this one seems even
61． (bad).”

Bob agreed, “Yes, I think you’re right, Jack. Next time when you go into a barber shop, look at all the barbers’ hair. Find
62． (who) hair looks the worst, and then go straight to him.”

“Why shall we go to him?” Jack asked. “That would be stupid!”

“No, it wouldn’t,” answered Bob. “Who cut that man’s hair? Just think. It was
63． (possible) for him to cut it by himself. Somebody else cut it. So you know he can’t be the worst barber.”

Yours,

Li Hua