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Who to Believe?

"My doctors told me I would never walk again because of the illness. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother."

When Wilma Rudolph was four years old, a deadly illness made her left leg useless. She had to wear an iron leg brace (固定器). Her doctors told her she would never 1  like a normal person without the brace. 2  she was fortunate in having a mother who encouraged her to have faith and 3 .

At nine years of age, the little girl removed the leg brace and took the step that her doctors had said was 4 . Then she got the incredible idea that she would like to be the world's greatest woman 5 . Now, what could she mean-be a professional sportswoman with a useless leg?

At the age of thirteen, she began to enter races, but she came in last in every race. Everyone begged her to 6  it. One day, however, she came in next to last. Then there came a day when she won a race. From then on, she 7  every race that she entered.

In 1957, Wilma went to Tennessee State University, where she met a 8  named Ed Temple. He trained her so well that in 1960 she went to the Olympic Games in Rome. There she 9  a German girl named Jutta Heine, the greatest woman runner of the day. Wilma had just won two Olympic gold medals both in the 100-metre sprint (短路) and the 200-metre sprint. Then came the 400-metre relay. It would be Wilma 10  Jutta. When the third runner handed the baton (接力棒) to Wilma, she was so excited that she 11  it, and Wilma saw Jutta taking off down the track. It was impossible that anybody could catch this girl. But Wilma did just that! Wilma Rudolph had earned her third Olympic gold medal in the 17th Olympic Games.

That day Wilma made history as she became the first woman to win three gold medals in the same Olympic Games. Later she said. "The success can't be reached without the 12 . I have spent a lifetime trying to share my story so that other young women have a chance to reach their dreams."

Wilma had never believed that she would not walk again and she kept struggling and finally earned the title of the world's 13 woman. Her story told us it is our 14 that show what we truly are far more than our 15 .

How to protect children Web fans from unsuitable material on-line while, encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed in the U.S.

. But jungles (丛林) contain wonders as well as dangers and with good guides, some education, . and a few precautions (预防措施), the wilds of the Internet can be safely navigated (引导). " If we tell our kids they can't have access (机会) to the Internet, we're cutting them off from their future," said an expert.

Most kids have started to use search engines (搜索引擎). Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, and they can also locate places where you might not want your kids to go. A certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe. But this can't be wholly reliable, and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet.

A few other tips

●. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.

●Ask your child what he or she has been doing and about any friends they make on-line.

●And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet on-line over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along.

A. There are search engines designed just for kids.

B. Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing the Internet.

C. Don't put the PC in a child's room but keep it in an area where mum or dad can keep an eye on things.

D. For some parents, the Internet can seem like a jungle, filled with danger for their children.

E. Most kids are taught to use search engines

F. The best way is to limit the time your children spent online.

G. Kids have to be on-line.

Elephant Transit Home

In both Africa and Asia elephants are being threatened (威胁) by changes in their natural habitats (栖息地), People are moving into the elephants' habitats and endangering their survival. In the country of Sri Lanka, there is one place where elephants are not only protected but also respected. It is called the Elephant Transit Home (ETH).

Set up in 1995, the ETH aims to protect and take care of baby elephants that are found injured or living without their mothers in the wild. Every year about 30 baby elephants in Sri Lanka need help. As many as possible are brought to the ETH. There they are given food, shelter, and medical care. Most importantly, they are given the chance to be with other elephants and become part of a herd (象群).

A day at the ETH begins early in the morning when the baby elephants are given their first feeding of milk. During the day, each baby will drink an average of 13 gallons of milk. Older elephants are fed mostly coconut leaves and other native plants. Then the elephants are allowed to walk around, eating the grass and forming a herd. The cost of caring for the baby elephants is high. The ETH spends about $125,000 each year on powdered milk for the baby elephants.

At the ETH, workers try to reduce human connection with the elephants. They also try to increase bonds (联系) between the elephants. It usually takes three years for a baby elephant to be set free into its natural habitat. The elephants are sent back to the wild together with others whom they have bonded with. This program helps them return to the wild as members of a herd that will communicate with each other and take care of each other.

The ETH is considered one of the best animal protection sites in the world. Not only are the elephants cared for, they are treated with respect. Most importantly, they go back to live in the wild, where they belong.

Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.

"I would never have said to my mom, Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?" says Ballmer. "There was just a complete gap in taste."

Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in different orbits (轨道).

Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve (包含) a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.

No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, "To my mother, my best friend."

But family experts warn that the new equality (平等) can also result in less respect for parents. "There's still a lot of strictness and authority (权威) on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening," says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. "In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents."

Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these changing roles and attitudes. They see the1960s, as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic (民主) process that encourages everyone to have a say.

"My parents were on the ‘before' side of that change, but today's parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after' side," explains Mr. Ballmer. "It's not something easily achieved by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now."

My family lives in Texas. I was born and brought up in Texas and I am a student of the University of Texas. However, around my second year in law school, I wanted to make a great change, which was almost unheard of for Texans: I wanted to leave!

I realized this after completing my first-year internship (实习期). I knew I wanted something different and my chance came during the 2011 Super Bowl (撖榄球超级大赛) in Dallas. A snowstorm blanketed the entire city in snow and thousands of people were gathered. I overheard (偶然听到) that StubHub, a big company from a great city, San Francisco, was throwing a party next door to my hotel. I thought if I could get an internship, I could leave for the summer and at least see what it was like. Yes, it was a huge leap. I told myself I was ready.

There was just one problem: I wasn't invited to the StubHub party. But you know I'm the type of person who goes for something she wants. Needless to say, I crashed the party and found my way to the president. I kindly introduced myself and then asked if they had a legal internship program. Guess what? They accepted my request to be a legal intern, even though there was no such program.

The legal department didn't have a long-lasting position for me. However, I got many other chances to be a legal intern in other companies. That experience has shaped my life. Working for a great company in San Francisco, I'm more than happy for making my decision to leave Texas.

By leaving Texas, I learned that it is so much more rewarding to try the unfamiliar than to stay in the comfort zone. Exploring the unfamiliar is how you'll understand what fits your life. I say, dive in head-first.

New Zealand Cruise (游轮) & Australian Open Tennis

Includes tickets to the Women's and Men's Finals at the Australian Open

Number of days: 16 days (Leaving: 31 January 2020)

This holiday serves up the perfect experience for any tennis fan with tickets to the Australian Open, hotel stays in Melbourne and Sydney and a cruise around New Zealand's coastline.

Discover your itinerary (日程安排)

Day 1-4 Melbourne (Hotel stay & Australian Open)

Melbourne is famous for its markets, where you'll find everything from local produce (农产品) to arts and fashion. During your stay, experience all the excitement of the Australian Open, one of the world's most exciting sports tournaments and 2020's first Grand Slam (大满贯). With tickets to the Men's and Women's Finals, you'll see the best tennis stars in the world compete for glory in game like no other

Day 5-8 Sydney (Hotel stay)

Sydney is far more than the Opera House, Harbor Bridge and inviting beaches. Walk along the coastal paths, with rock pools, where you can watch surfers ride the waves.

Day 9-12 At sea

Day 13 Milford Sound (Scenic cruising)

You'll travel through amazing natural beauty in South West New Zealand, where mountain tops are shown in mirror-smooth waters. In this important wildlife habitat, you could see a Little Blue penguin (企鹅) or two, as you travel past the breathtaking sight.

Day 14 Dunedin

Don't miss the gardens at Larnach Castle, including the Serpentine Walk, the Alice Lawn and a native plant path; a true dream for plant lovers.

Day 15 Tauranga

As you sail into Tauranga's scenic harbor, you'll pass Mount Maunganui, a dead volcano crossed with walking paths and dotted with hot saltwater pools.

Day 16 Auckland

Please click the website www.nzcaot.net to register and sign up as soon as possible!

☆课外活动内容:如阅读、运动、唱歌等;

☆对课外活动的评价:如对学生及学校的益处等:

☆对课外活动的愿望:如增加活动时间，多组织参观、旅游活动等。

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Boys and girls,

Welcome to our school!

Yours,

Li Jin

Tegla Loroupe is a Kenyan long-distance track and road runner. She is the first African woman to win the New York City Marathon and holds many world records.

Tegla Loroupe was born in Kutomwony in the West Pokot District of Kenya. At the age of seven, she started to go to school. It was at school that her talent for running was noticed. However, few people supported her dream to become a runner except her mother and older sister. Still, Loroupe determined to continue her running because she wanted to realize her dream.

In 1994, Loroupe ran her first major marathon and became the first African woman to win the New York Marathon. She became an important sporting role model. After this great success, Tegla Loroupe went on to win many major marathons around the world between 1997 and 2002.

Between April 19, 1998 and September 30, 2001, Loroupe held the world record for the marathon. She set a time of 2:20:47 in the 1998 Rotterdam Marathon. In 1999, she broke her own record, setting a time of 2:20:43 in the Berlin Marathon.

In 2003, Loroupe founded the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation and has been an active advocate of peace. Loroupe said the aim of the organization was to use her fame to help bring about greater harmony. "I grew up in a place where life was really hard because of the local disagreements between the tribes(部落)," she said. "I was lucky. I had talent and was able to make a success out of running and I felt that I wanted to give things back to the community I grew up in."

In ancient China tea was probably used as a relish and as a medicine. Tea was first prepared with boiled water as a medicine around 2,700 BC in the western mountains of China.

Tea drinking, and commercial(商业的) growing, spread during the Tang Dynasty, 618~907, especially after Lu Yu wrote a book on the value of tea, Ch'a Ching. Tea gradually became one of the seven basic necessities of Chinese life. (The others are fuel, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar.)

A Japanese Buddhist priest, Saicho, is believed to have introduced tea to Japan, when he returned from a visit to China in 805. In Japan tea drinking was considered medicinal, and became closely associated with Zen Buddhism (禅宗).

Tea drinking also spread to Korea and Southeast Asia, and was taken over the Silk Road to Central Asia, Russia, and the Middle East.

Dutch explorers became familiar with tea in the 1590s and were soon importing tea to Europe. In 1657 the British East India Company held the first public sale of tea in England, while that same year Thomas Garraway began offering tea at his London coffee house.

In 1662 tea received a big boost(推进) in England when the Portuguese Catherine of Braganza, married King Charles Ⅱ and introduced tea drinking to the British court.

Gradually, the British fell in love with tea, and with the sugar that went in it. In 1665, less than 88 tons of tea was imported to Great Britain. By 1700, it had increased to 10,000 tons of tea, ranking first in Europe. In 1768 the East India Company imported 10 million pounds of tea to Britain.

Michelle Rasul, aged 9, is one of the world's top DJs—people who play recorded music on the radio or at celebrations or parties. Rasul even competed in this year's international championship(锦标赛) and was placed 14th out of 85 DJ stars from around the world.

At her home in Dubai, the rising star described how she got her start. "I looked at my dad while he was practicing DJing and I thought, ‘Wow, is he doing magic or something? He's a real magician...' " Michelle said. She added, "On my fifth birthday, I told him, ‘Dad, I want to be a world-famous DJ. I'm going to start practicing.'"

Although she did not go to the next round this time, she hopes to beat her father, Vagif "DJ Shock" Rasulov in next year's competition. Rasulov came 9th this year and had taught Michelle how to practice DJing. From the moment her parents gave her a mini DJ starter set, they recognized her strong ability. Sadia Rasulova, a former violinist, is Michelle's mother. She said, "Michelle just catches on to things so fast."

Michelle usually performs at weddings, parties and musical events across her city in her spare time. Her parents put videos of her DJing online. Her Instagram page has around 110,000 followers. Online messages from DJs aged 6 to 65 come in from around the world.

While other people in the world pay attention to her achievements as a DJ star, Michelle is busy attending school, reading and hanging out with friends and dogs in her neighborhood park. But her heart always beats with music. "I can't imagine my life without music," she said.

There are many different skills that make a good leader. Experiencing new places and cultures will help you build these leadership skills. Here are just a few leadership trips for high school students.

Worldwide Friends

Start your teen adventure travel in Iceland! You'll gain photography experience while having amazing experiences like hiking, swimming, whale watching, horseback riding, and ice walking. This 12-day program takes you all over Iceland, giving you a complete Iceland experience.

Where: Iceland 

Cost: $250 per day 

ActionQuest

Who else was inspired to take a sailing trip after seeing Moana for the first time? With this incredible British Virgin Islands Summer Yachting Adventure, that dream can become reality! While sailing around and exploring the islands, you'll also earn certifications(证书) for diving.

Where: British Virgin Islands

Cost: $6,000 for 21 days 

Travel for Teens

Can't you choose between Germany, France and the UK? Why not go to all three? Travel for Teens' summer program goes into all three countries. This program takes you through adventures in Europe's most beautiful and historic cities, ensuring fun and adventure for all!

Where: Germany, France, and the UK 

Cost: $4,700 for 13 days 

Tico Lingo

What is a better way to build leadership skills than to communicate with local people in a new environment? This Spanish Immersion Program will have you exchange with Costa Rican vendors(摊贩) in no time. And, out of all the leadership trips for high school students, this program is very affordable.

Where: Costa Rica

Cost: about $130 per day

I was a single mother of four children, working at a low-paying job. Money was always a 31 , but we had a roof over our heads, food on the table, and 32 on our backs. It was Christmas time. We 33 downtown to see the Christmas lights, and enjoyed a special dinner, 34 the biggest excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas 35 at the mall. They talked and planned for weeks ahead of time,36 each other what they wanted for Christmas.

The big day arrived and we started out early. I 37 each of the four kids a twenty-dollar bill and asked them to 38 for gifts. Then everyone scattered(分散).

Back in the car driving home, everyone was 39 about Christmas, laughing and asking each other about what they had40 . I noted Ginger, my younger daughter, had only one small and flat bag with her. I could41 enough through the plastic42 to tell that she had bought candy bars—fifty-cents candy bars! What did she43 with that twenty-dollar bill I had given her? I was so 44 . After getting home, I called her into my bedroom and closed the door. This was what she told me:

"I was looking around, 45 of what to buy, and I 46 to read the little cards on one of the Salvation Army's ‘Giving Trees'. One of the cards was47 a little girl, four years old, and all she48 for Christmas was a doll with clothes and a hairbrush. So I took the card off the49 and bought the doll and the hairbrush for her."

My anger50 and I had never felt so rich as I did that day.