Some students are talking about：Should the children of migrant workers(農(nóng)民工)study in the cities or in their hometowns?Here are their opinions．

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　　Do you like sports?If your answer is yes, sometimes you'll find it very difficult to have enough time to do it, even if it's on weekends．However, you don't have to worry now because a“sunshine sports”program was launched(啟動(dòng))by the Ministry of Education(教育部)．

　　It suggests students around the country have an hour of sports every day．The difference is that students will be able to do any sport they please．The idea is to make students happy and keep them healthy at the same time．

　　Han Jiawen, from Shanghai Yangsi Middle School, likes the idea．Han and her classmates skip rope together．“We have a good time．”said Han,“Playing is better than having classes．”

　　Wang Lichao welcomes the idea, too．“It's good to be able to breathe some fresh air instead of sitting in the classroom．”

　　But the 14-year-old from Tianjin wonders whether there will be enough space for everyone．“With so many students outside,”he said,“I'm afraid there won't be enough standing room in the playground．”

　　Wu Jiatong's school is in Liaoning．Wu and other students have been jogging(慢跑)for 40 minutes every morning．“It's tiring．”said Wu,“But we do feel healthier．”“We hope we can do what we want．The school says later we can have rope jumping or kicking(踢)Jianzi．I can't wait!”she said．

　　What about your school?There must be more sports that interest you and your schoolmates．

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Take a look at our library!Our library is open to everyone and the library card is free．

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　　How many kinds of shapes(形狀)can you name?If something is round, what do you call it?You call it a circle．What can you see around you that looks like a circle?

　　Another shape is square．A square has four sides．Each side is the same length(長度)．A square has four corners called right angles(直角)．

　　A triangle is also a shape．The prefix“tri”on the base word“angle”means“three”．A triangle always has three sides and three angles．

　　All the pages of your textbooks have four square corners, but the pages are not square．Can you tell why not?It is because the sides of each page are longer than the ends．Shapes like this are rectangles．You can say that they are rectangular shapes．

　　If you are given a piece of paper which is a rectangular shape, can you make the paper into a square?The answer is“Yes”, and it seems not so difficult．Now fold the square．What shape have you got?Do you think it's very interesting?

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　　Every 30 seconds there is an earthquake．But don't worry because most are so weak that they cannot be．felt．Only a few big ones hurt people．

　　Many earthquakes happened in China, such as the big one in Sichuan last month．Thousands of people died in it．So it's important to know what to do when one hits．Here are some tips on how to stay safe in an earthquake．

　　1．If you are indoors during an earthquake, hide(躲藏)under a desk．Stay away from windows and anything that could fall on you．

　　2．If you are outdoors, move to a clear place．Try to be away from trees, signs, buildings and streetlights．These could fall on you．

　　3．If you are in a shop and far from the door, don't try to run outside and rush for exits(出口)．Everyone will be doing that and you'11 find it hard getting out．Don't get into a lift during an earthquake．Just hide under some strong cover near you．

　　4．When an earthquake has ended, be careful because aftershocks may still happen．These are just as dangerous as the earthquake itself．So stay under the desk until you make sure it's safe to get up．

　　5．If you are at home and you smell gas(煤氣), open the windows and get out of the building as quickly as you can．A gas line in your house may be broken．This could be very dangerous．

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To help you decide what might make a good pet, we've put together a pet checklist．We've named some of the animals that are often kept as pets．We've shown some good points and bad points about each．And we hope it may help you make the best choice(選擇)．

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　　One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students．He held up(舉起)a glass of water and asked the class,“How heavy do you think this glass of water is?”

　　The students' answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g．·“It does not matter on the weight itself．It depends on how long you hold it．If I hold it for a minute, it is OK．If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm．If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance(救護(hù)車)．It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes．”

　　If we carry our burdens(負(fù)擔(dān))all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier．

　　“What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again．”

　　We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on．

　　So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down．Don't carry it back home．You can pick it up tomorrow．

　　Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can．

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　　It was Sunday．The train was crowded．A gentleman was trying to look for a place．In one of the cars he saw a vacant seat．But a small suitcase was lying on it and a young man was sitting next to it．

　　“Is this seat taken?”asked the gentleman．

　　“Yes, it's my friend's．”answered the young man．“He's just coming-this is his suitcase．”

　　“Well,”said the gentleman,“I'll sit here till he comes．”Five minutes later the train started, but nobody came．

　　“Your friend is late,”said the gentleman．“He has missed his train, but he need not lose his suitcase．”And with these words he took the suitcase and threw it out of the window．

　　The young man got up and tried to catch the suitcase, but it was too late．It was a good lesson* to him．-“It's impolite to take a second seat just for being more comfortable for oneself．”

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　　Traveling can be a good way to get life experiences．But what will you do if you're a student and don't have enough money for a trip?Don't worry．Here are some useful suggestions．

　　Plan ahead：This is probably the most important preparation for traveling．Don't wait until the last minute to plan your trip, or you will have to spend more on tickets．Write down how much you expect to spend on food and hotels．Make a plan and you can save much in this way．

　　Find useful information：Travel books will offer information about the cheapest hotels and restaurants．Also the Internet can help you save money．You can find some useful websites like www．Travelcity．com and www．Economy travel, com．

　　Travel in groups：Find someone who is interested in visiting the same places．By traveling with others you can share costs and experiences．

　　Go to a less-known place：Well-known places may be expensive and too crowded．You may want to think over your trip and go to a less-known place．Smaller towns still have many interesting activities and sights．You can learn about lots of local customs, too．

　　Pack necessary things：The most important things to take are not always clothes．Remember medicine because you may get sick．Snacks are also necessary because they can save you much money when you can not find a cheap restaurant．

　　By planning carefully, you can not only enjoy traveling but also save lots of money．You will remember your travel experiences all your life．

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