环境问题已经成为一个严重的不容忽视的问题，尤其是厄尔尼诺和极端天气，它们直接影响着我们的气候，科学家称需为厄尔尼诺和极端天气做好准备。

饮酒作为社交的一部分，功能与问题并存，饮酒给不同性别和地域的人们带来了不同的健康问题。我们也应该积极地采取措施进行阻止。

朝鲜一直以来都是一个比较保守的国家，最近逐渐对外开放，尤其是旅游业。朝鲜是一个社会主义国家，实行计划经济，很多年都不对外开放，但是随着社会的发展，朝鲜也开始发展对外旅游业，对妙香山和金刚山的旅游也是最近才允许的，刚刚开放的对外旅游也是吸引游客的重要方面。

狗向来被认为是温顺友好的动物，因为如此，“dog eat dog”才显得更加残酷，一个能让 “狗吃狗”的世界，可想而知是一个竞争多么激烈、残酷无情的世界。在美国人们使用很多与狗有关的词，人们爱狗，也善待他们。狗在疲劳的时候伸舌头、趴瘫在地上的可爱模样，“dog-tired”一词使得这一情景跃然纸上。如果你还不知道“三伏天”英语要怎么说，那么从现在起要记牢“the dog days of summer”这个短语啦!它指一年中最热的时候。

巧克力被誉为“食物中的上帝”，几个世纪以来，人们一直享受着美味的巧克力。可可和巧克力是玛雅文化的重要部分，同时，巧克力在欧洲和美国也是非常受欢迎的，因此巧克力的制作是非常大的生意，每年市场价值超过50亿美元，但是可可树的种植条件比较苛刻，使得巧克力的价格比较昂贵。

不同的人不同的学习方式，每个人都要学会分享，在分享中我们才会成长；本文将带领您在旅途中学习，“巴士之旅”将给您带来别样的暑假体验。

EWhat do you like doing in your free (空闲的) time? Do you like playing sports or talking with your friends? Or do you like not to do very much at all? Or you have lots of hobbies but don’t have enough free time to do them. Let’s look at how these students spend their free time.   Jackie, 13, England I do a lot of things in my free time. I dance, swim and go to town with my friends when I’m free. I feel sorry for people that are on the computer all day because I love being with my friends. Emma, 11, England At the weekend, I go to dance with my best friend Cindy.Linda, 12, AustraliaI like to go swimming with my friends.Kate, 11, the USA I love reading and writing best! I have a lot of books. They are interesting. Matthew, 13, CanadaI like running because it keeps me healthy. I often do it with my brother and dad.

CPeter knows how to play the basketball game. He also knows that sports are not the only thing in life. When Peter was eleven years old, his parents separated (离婚). He stayed with his grandmother, June, in New York. His grandmother’s house was only fifteen minutes from his parent’s house, but he didn’t play with his old friends. He played with his two older cousins. One of his cousins liked playing basketball with his friends. After they finished, Peter went to play basketball by himself. He played well. After a while, the other players wanted to play basketball with him. While Peter worked on his game, his grandmother worked hard to support (支持) him and his cousins. June worked at the hospital. She worked hard to make Peter go to school and get a good education (教育). Peter studied well. He played basketball well, too. He thanked his grandmother for helping him.

BJack’s mother tells Jack and his brother John to clean their yard. John goes to his room and tells Jack to clean the yard. Jack cleans the yard. One hour later, his brother comes out. John brings something like a vacuum(真空吸尘器). Jack looks at John and asks, “What is this?” John says, “It is Toratazaloo. It is a great invention. We can use it to clean the yard or house.” Jack watches John when he uses his invention, but it doesn’t work. John looks at it and checks it. One hour later, John uses his invention to clean their yard. The yard is clean. Jack says, “John, you are so great!” They are very happy. The two boys tell that to their parents. They are surprised.

阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项AHenry is a green monster. He is not ugly.  Soon it is Henry’s birthday, but he can’t remember how old he is. Lulu and George decide to buy him a present, but they don’t know what to buy. They decide to buy him a camera, but Henry has one. They decide to buy him a new shorts, but he has some new shorts.“I know!” says Lulu. “Let’s go shopping in London. We can visit Henry’s cousin Bob and ask him what to buy.” So they get on the bus to London.First Bob takes them to a computer shop. Bob buys a very special monster computer game for Henry! Next they go to a clothes shop. George buys him a T-shirt. Finally they go to a cake shop. Lulu buys a big cake for Henry.  The next day Lulu, George and Bob go back. They are so excited about Henry’s birthday party. Henry feels happy that he has so many nice friends.