A talk between Shenzhou- 14 astronauts and ASEAN teenagers started on November 1, 2022. The main talk place was in Beijing. The Shenzhou- 14 astronauts are Liu Yang, Chen Dong and Cai Xuzhe. The talk interested nearly 1, 000 teenagers from China and ASEAN member states. They talked with each other on the Internet.

Some students were interested in the three astronauts’ life in the space station. The astronaut answered their questions patiently. There is no gravity（重力）in space, so things are not as heavy as they are on Earth. When they drop something, it doesn’t fall to the floor. They eat and drink differently in space. They have special plates so that their food doesn’t fly away. In fact, they can drink hot water and eat fresh and hot food in the space station. Though they can see sunrises and sunsets every 90 minutes in space, they still get 7 hours of sleep every night.

The three astronauts also say exercise is important for them as well. Since there is no gravity their muscles（肌肉） become weak very quickly. To prevent this from happening, they have to exercise on special machines to train their muscles every day. However, it is not all hard work in space. When they are not doing science experiments, writing reports or exercising, they watch movies and read the news for fun.

A high school student from the Philippines thought the talk was creative and interesting. It made him know more about the life of astronauts. He knew the beauty of our planet well from the talk, too.

参考词汇： a speech competition 演讲比赛       a judge 评委

I am Head of the Space Club in our school. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

We are looking forward to your presence and guidance.

Yours

Li Ming

Puberty (青春期) is a stage (阶段) of life when young people leave childhood and head into adulthood. It is a difficult time for young people because it changes both their bodies and minds. They need to understand what is going on with their bodies, how to deal with those changes and learn to take responsibility (责任).

A young person may begin puberty at 8, while another may not start puberty until 14 or 15. Usually, girls start puberty before boys do. For both girls and boys, it usually ends by the age of 18.

During these years, the body develops in many ways. Their feelings will also change quickly. Young boys at this stage are interested in having fun and being accepted by others. They need to thin before they act and make up their minds for themselves.

A girl’s personality often does not develop in the same way as a boy’s. Young girls sometimes lose confidence in themselves. They are no longer sure of their own feelings. Yet they are usually afraid to tell their parents or teachers about their problems. For this reason, young girls should be encouraged to talk about things with trusted adults.

Parents, schools and communities can do a lot to care for and help young people. It is their responsibility to make sure that young people grow into healthy adults.

假如你是刚步入初三的李明。你校英文报正在举办主题为“回想·驻足·展望”的英语征文活动，要求大家将过去的自己和现在的自己进行比较，并畅想未来。请你根据下面的提示，写一篇英语短文，给校报投稿。

I am Li Ming, a 15-year-old ninth grader. I have changed a lot since I entered the ninth grade. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

中国的国力日益增强，科技发展日新月异，目前在很多方面都处于世界的前列。请结合上文内容，写一篇英语短文谈谈你的感受。内容包括：

After reading the passage above, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________