Dear Mr. Help， I think I'm a slow student in my class. Most of my classmates study much better than me. So I get very worried. I spend much time studying for the exams， but I can't get good grades. My father gives me some help sometimes. He tells me not to worry about it. But what do you think I should do？ Li Ming |
Dear Li Ming， Many famous people are not so good at study like you. When Edison， the famous scientist，was a kid，study was a big headache for him. But he did a lot for the people in the world. When I was your age，I didn't do well at school. But I encouraged（鼓励）myself and kept working hard and got success in the end. When you are feeling worried，just smile and take a deep breath，and then go on trying. You should believe tomorrow is another day. I believe you can do better. Mr. Help |
I will never forget my first English class. It is very interesting. It's the first class in the morning.
The teacher goes into the classroom with a smile on his face. At the beginning，he makes a self﹣introduction. And he tells us that his English name is John. Then he asks all of us to think of English names for ourselves. We are very excited to find a good name. Then he asks us to write our names down on a piece of paper. I think about my English name for a long time. Then I come up with a beautiful name— Shirley.
All the students write their names down and give the paper to the teacher. When the teacher calls"Shirley" to answer his question，three girls stand up at the same time.
Giving gifts is a way of showing thanks or love，and helps to build friendship. But you should be careful what you give as gifts. Giving the wrong gifts can make people unhappy.
In China ，it's bad luck to give a clock or an umbrella as a gift. A "red envelope"（红包）with money is the best gift in China. The numbers six and eight are always lucky numbers in China.
In Japan，you should not give a comb（梳子）as a gift. It sounds like the Japanese word which means the end of life. You can give tea as a gift. Japanese don't like the number nine.
In Russia，you should not give the yellow things or candles to others. Giving people money is not polite（礼貌的）. People like the numbers one and seven.
In Brazil，knives should not be given as gifts. They mean the end of friendship.
In France，there are a lot of wines（葡萄酒），so giving wine as a gift isn't a good. idea. You can give flowers，but not carnations. People often show their love for their mothers by giving them in some countries，But in the eyes of Frenchmen，carnations can bring bad luck.
In all，it is important for you to know about the rules of giving gifts in different countries.
Artificial intelligence （AI 人工智能） may be one of man's greatest inventions because it can improve people's daily life and bring efficiency（效率）to lots of industries. Like any other technology，AI will also bring risks. In February 2018，a group of AI scientists got together to discuss the problem of AI. They found that AI could help us，but also caused us problems.
Their biggest concern was that criminals could use AI for bad purposes. They could use AI to create websites to steal people's personal information. Another possibility is that AI programs could break into computer secure systems.
There are some other concerns as well. It is possible that AI could create fake（假） images and videos. Chinese tech giant Baidu，in fact，had developed a program called Deep Voice that can "Clone"（克隆）anyone's voice by studying a 3. 7﹣second audio sample（音频样本）.
Some leaders in the tech world care about AI. People like Bill Gates and Musk hope the industry can be more strictly regulated （规范） because there are few laws right now on the use of AI.
In March 2018，the European Union planned to set up a group to discuss the dangers of AI and suggest some regulations that will help us keep it safe for humans.
Kimani Maruge is a star student in Kapkendulywa Primary School in Kenya. He is not the same as his1 . He is 85 years old!But every morning he goes to2 like other students and sits in the classroom before the teacher comes.
"I can't read or write，and now this is3 chance （机会）to learn，" Kimani says. "This is important to me. I don't think I'm too4 to learn. I'm sure I can learn as well as my classmates. "
Kimani5 the same as all the other students in the class. He sits at the same desk and wears （穿）the same clothes——a white shirt and blue6 . He listens carefully in class and finishes his homework in time. He is really a7 student!
Joseph and Charles are Kimani's classmates. They are both eight years old. Joseph says， "
Now he is our8 . He teaches us songs. " Charles says， "And he9 newspapers in class. He can read very well now. We all call him Guga. It means 'grandad'. "
Kimani's teacher，Ezric Muniu，says， "Kimani is a good student. I'm10 that he can read newspapers now. "
Education in Kenya is now free and for everyone. "We are happy that so many persons have a chance to learn，" says Mrs Obinchu，the head teacher of the primary school.
Today，I want to write something about my mother. When I had something difficult to do，I often asked my mother for1 . But she always said， "Do it yourself，dear.
" I was not happy about this at all. I thought she was the2 mother in the world.
For example，one day，I decided to3 some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order（整齐的）. Books were4 and I didn't make the bed. I asked my mother to help me clean it，5 she still said， "Do it yourself，girl. "
Because of my "lazy mother"，I had to6 my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents do7 . I even had to go to the dentist by myself. It was really hard for me to do everything well，but I have8 a lot.
As time goes by，I understand my mother. She made me clever and diligent（勤奋的 ）9 a great mother!A10 mother is worth（等值于）one hundred teachers!Don't you think so？
Mr. Happy always woke up with a sunny smile. He was one of the most cheerful___（man） in the world. His smile was even___（bright） than the sun. However，he had one secret that made him sad，but nobody knew about it.
Then one day， while going out___a walk， Mr. Happy met Miss Beautiful. Mr. Happy smiled as usual and Miss Beautiful smiled back. But then she stopped and looked at Mr Happy___（angry）.
"How rude!" she shouted. "Young man，don't you know that you should raise your hat ___you meet a lady!"
For___first time in his life，Mr. Happy lost his smile. "I'm sorry，Miss Beautiful.
" replied Mr Happy， "But without___hat on，I'm not very good﹣looking and that makes me sad. "
"Really？" asked Miss Beautiful. "Well，let me see. I promise___（keep） the secret. "
Mr. Happy___（lift） his hat. He had the total of only three hairs on his head!
"Is that all you're worried about？" asked Miss Beautiful. "Why？Your bright sunny smile___（love） by everybody，not how many hairs you have!" Miss Beautiful smiled.
Ever since that day，Mr. Happy hasn't stopped smiling. He is always quick to raise his hat to everyone he meets.
Every year on October 4，the world comes together for the well﹣being of animals everywhere. This is World Animal Day.
Starting in 1931 in Florence，Italy，the yearly event has become a special chance for everyone on our planet who cares about animals to make a difference. This year，the theme is"A Shared
Planet". "As we share this Earth with all living things， we can truly make a difference for all animals，"wrote the event's website.
In the past few years，China has done much to improve the well﹣being of household and wild animals. The protection of Asian elephants is a good example.
Asian elephants have become endangered because of hunting for their ivory（象牙）. Asian elephants in China are mostly found in Yunnan province. These wild animals sometimes eat local farmers' crops（庄稼）. The government has been trying to create a more harmonious（和谐的） relationship between local people and wildlife. For example，they ban（禁止）ivory and make rules for building separation facilities（设施）to keep away walking wild animals.
With World Animal Day around the corner，we all can think of more ways to better protect our wild friends.
假如你是李华，你的好朋友玲玲通过电子邮件和你交流她在英语学习过程中在记忆单词和长篇阅读方面有困难。请你用英文回复邮件，根据她提出的问题给予针对性的建议并谈谈你对英语学习的态度以及你在英语学习过程中的其他好做法。
提示词语：context，review，general，structure，confident
提示问题：
•What's your advice to Lingling？
•What do you think of learning English？
•What do you usually do to improve English？
Hi Lingling， Don' be frustrated. I hope these tips are helpful for you. Good luck! Li Hua |