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Amish Heartland Tours

If you would like to learn about Amish life and culture while enjoying a tour of the beauty of Amish country, Amish Heartland Tours can make it happen, offering buggy rides, custom bus tours, and special "Backroad" experiences with meals in the homes of the Amish people. You will learn about the day-to-day life of the Amish from experienced tour guides and the local people themselves.

Tours last between 1 to 3 hours depending on your choice of destination and activities.

Yoder's Amish Home

If you or your school group would like to learn more about the life of the Amish, a trip to Yoder's Amish Home might be perfect for you. With guided tours of the house, property, and so on, you'll learn about the history and lifestyle of the Amish up close.

Pet the animals in the old barn, learn a little German and meet their Amish teacher in their one-room schoolhouse, take a ride in a real Amish buggy, and enjoy a sweet treat from their bakery! Tours are led by local guides and last about 40 minutes.

Troyer's Amish Tours

Experience the Amish Country with a personalized, and custom touch. Troyer's Amish Tours offers several tours including 2 and 3-hour experiences, dinner in Amish homes, as well as special events. All of the tours are tailor-made with advance notice.

For the most memorable experience, use their online contact forms to plan your visit in advance.

Amish Heritage Tours

Amish Heritage Tours offers seasonally themed tours including many of the best things to do in Amish Country, with one to multi-day experiences including pick-up from your hotel, dinner, shopping, area theatre, and museums.

Plan your visit online in advance. Their website offers sample itineraries for each tour to make your stay rewarding and unforgettable.

Being positive shapes we see and deal with life's challenges. Small joys, such as a warm smile from others, are often ignored by those (stick) in negative thoughts. Life can be full of ups and downs, a positive attitude turns difficulties into learning experiences. So far, many people (find) this attitude makes them more hopeful and helps build closer bonds with their loved ones in daily life.

Sarek's mountains used to be covered by vast sheets of ice. Getting here is quite difficult, so apart the Sami very few people have ever seen Sarek. Then Sarek was made a national park (keep) the land in its natural state. Though the Sami are allowed to continue their traditional way of life in the park, no one else can live here, and all new development (ban) within park boundaries.

(use) a lower temperature to draw out the extract, Tu Youyou found a substance that worked. After failing more than 190 times, the team finally succeeded in 1971. Tu Youyou and her team members even (insist) on testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it is safe. Later, the medicine was tested on malaria patients, most of recovered.

Then my girlfriend, Louisa, knocked on the door, asking whether I had checked my email. Race officials sent an email at 5 a. m. announcing The Twin Cities Marathon in Minneapolis and St. Paul had been2 due to record high temperatures.

While I understood why the race organizers didn't want to put runners at3, I also knew that I had trained in the baking and humid Washington D. C. all summer. If I could start earlier than planned and finish around noon, I'd miss the worst4 of the day.

I went to the starting line and saw many runners despite the cancellation. I joined a group of local runners who knew the route. While running, I was overfilled with5 to still see neighbors who gathered outside their houses6 out bottles of water as they watched runners go by. The runners and supporters made the race feel like a real marathon, during which the shared goal of reaching the finishing line and the affirmations from the crowds made me believe I could run the7 race.

The last one mile of the route was downhill. By that point in the race, my legs felt like jelly. But from the top of the hill, I could see dozens of supporters cheering runners home, which8 me to move on. When my smart watch finally ticked to "26.2" miles, I called out "I'm done" to Louisa, who had been giving a much needed9 along the way. I let out a dry sob and gave Louisa a hug. After months of training, the unexpected emotion felt like a total release.

My first marathon was canceled, but I ran 26.2 miles   10.

The familiar smell of garlic and onion filled the air as I opened my lunch bag to see what my mom had packed for me. On any other occasion, I would have been delighted to eat my mom's fried tofu: a Chinese dish that I often ate for dinner. But not today, the day a nice girl had invited me, the new girl at school, to sit with her friends during lunch.

"Emma, over here!" My new friend was waving her arms, trying to get my attention.

As I prepared to walk over to the table, memories of elementary and middle school lunchtimes came back. I remembered my embarrassment as my friends would hold their noses when I brought homemade Chinese food. I remembered how my embarrassment changed to anger when I complained about the smell to my mom.

I had argued with my mom that I wanted "normal" food for lunch. I remembered the look on my mom's face, a mix between disappointment and confusion. But I was determined and she gave in. So for the rest days of middle school, my mom packed odorless (没有气味的), non-Chinese food like ham and cheese sandwiches. However, that day, she was in a rush and packed me leftovers(剩菜) from dinner.

As soon as I got to my new lunch table, I tried to hide my lunch bag down under my seat. I sat quietly, trying not to be noticed when Katrina, a newly met girl, asked where my food was. "I'm not really hungry," I replied in an insecure voice. But Katrina had already seen me carry my lunch so she spoke out, "Then, I'll eat it!" The other girls laughed — clearly Katrina was known to be a big eater.

I didn't want to be rude to a potentially new friend so I reluctantly(不情愿地) dragged out my lunch bag. The moment I opened my lunch box, I could practically taste the garlic and onion. The girls, piqued (激起好奇心) by the smell in the air, all curiously looked at the oval-shaped lunch box. I expected an "Ew" or a "What is that?"

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I thought they would walk away or tell me to leave.

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When I arrived home, my mom asked how my day went.

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1. 表示理解; 2. 提出具体建议; 3. 表达祝愿。

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Dear Tom,

I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble getting along with your new classmates.

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Best wishes,

Li Hua

Sometimes, we may want to be alone to think (quiet). But it's also important to have friends. Friends help us a lot, especially when life (become) challenging. Friendship offers many (benefit). It can make us (happy), wiser, and more satisfied with our lives. There are three main advantages of having close friends.

First, friends give us comfort. When we share our happiness with friends, it feels even better. When we share our sadness, it feels less heavy. True friends listen and respect our feelings, (make) us feel supported and understood. Second, friends provide good advice. We often find hard to see our own problems clearly. Friends can offer new perspectives and help us make better decisions. Talking to them also helps us organize our thoughts and understand our problems more deeply. Third, friends offer practical help. They might have different ideas or skills can assist us. their support, we can achieve many goals in life that might be difficult to reach alone.

Finally, remember that being with a large group is not same as having true friends. We should choose our friends carefully and work (build) strong relationships. Good friends will give us comfort, advice, and help as we journey through life.

One sunny afternoon, feeling1 about the upcoming college applications, I2 to take a break from my studies. I headed outside to my backyard garden where I began to weed (除草)3, my annoyance and depression (沮丧) pouring into each4 pull of unwanted greenery. Mr. Jensen, a quiet man in his seventies living next door, was in his garden as usual,5 his roses.

Seeing my depression, he walked over and6 started weeding alongside me. After a few minutes of shared silence, he finally7.

"You know," he began, "8 a garden is a lot like going through life."

A little puzzled, I9 and looked at him. He continued, "Sometimes, we10 the weeds — the problems and difficulties — so much that we forget to enjoy the11." He gestured to the beautiful roses in his garden, their bright colors shining in the afternoon sun. "Don't forget to12 the roses, even as you deal with the weeds."

That simple13 hit me hard. I had been so focused on the14 of my future, that I had forgotten to enjoy my present — the friendships, the joy of learning new things, and the15 of simply being alive. That day, Mr. Jensen taught me a life lesson that I've carried with me ever since.

Here's a step-by-step approach (方法) that works for everyone.

Know about your purpose.

Start by figuring out why you want to improve your English skills. For struggling ones, it's important to master classroom dialogues to pass exams and build confidence. For top students, English fluency develops academic excellence and prepares them for cross-cultural communication.

Involve yourself in real-life practice.

For struggling students this could mean practicing role-playing simple conversations with classmates. . In spite of your current level, view these exercises as stepping stones to build confidence for broader English use. Seek opportunities to apply your skills in real-world settings where English is used.

Take advantage of language-learning apps, online courses, and English-speaking communities to build daily habits. Spend 10 minutes memorizing vocabulary with a learning app after breakfast. Take a 10-minute online grammar course after lunch. Watch short English videos for 10 minutes after dinner to practice listening. Whatever you choose to do, the key is to keep the habits you've formed.

Celebrate small wins.

Language learning takes time, so celebrate your progress! Treat yourself to a chocolate after remembering 10 new words, or share your achievements when you finish daily practice. Each improvement, whether it's mastering a grammar rule or reaching your desired score, is a step toward success.

A. Fall into daily habits.

B. Improve online learning skills.

C. This builds confidence and keeps you going.

D. Follow these key steps to improve your reading skills.

E. Having a strong "why" keeps you going when challenges appear.

F. While learning English can be challenging, the right approach helps.

G. For top students, it could involve class debates or presentations in English.

The trackers are designed to record your physical activity. They are usually worn around the wrist, where they record a person's heart rate. The research team looked at two groups of people. The first wore a fitness tracker and took part in a health consultation (咨询) with experts for best weight loss plan. The researchers compared this group with people who only got health consultation.

The study found that those who only spoke with the health experts lost nearly 6 kilograms, but those using a fitness tracker lost only 3.5 kilograms. John Jakicic, the lead researcher, questioned the use of electronic devices for weight control in place of "effective behavioral counseling for physical activity and diet."

The study involved 470 people aged between 18 and 35. Some of them were overweight, while others were considered obese (肥胖). Over three-fourths of them were women. All were told to increase physical activity and start on a low-calorie diet. They had their weight measured once every six months. After six months, researchers divided the group into two parts: one continued with monthly consulting, while members of the other group were given a fitness tracker. Eighteen months later, both groups showed great improvements in fitness, physical activity and diet, with no big difference between groups. However, when it came to losing weight, the people who only spoke with experts lost nearly twice as much weight.

Jakicic said, "The study's findings are important because effective long-term treatments are needed to deal with America's obesity." More information is needed, he added, to learn how to best use these trackers to help adults who want to lose weight.