What can you make with pieces of paper? Look at Chen Yiyan’s works! The 14-year-old boy is interested in paper folding(折纸). He folds a “world” with his hands.

Five years ago, Chen Yiyan got his brother’s paper folding book. Following the book, he made his first work, a paper bird, within twenty minutes. From then on, he practiced origami(折纸) often. Now his “magic world” has many members, such as boats, flowers and animals. And he made his favourite work last year. It’s a paper dragon. It took him a lot of time to fold it.

Chen Yiyan and Chen Changnan, a 13-year-old boy, started a paper folding club at their school last year. About thirty students joined their club. With support from the school, they hold a paper folding class every Wednesday afternoon. They show their works and teach students how to fold paper. Every September, Chen Yiyan also gives a talk in the school library.

“It’s really exciting to enjoy my hobby and share it with others at the same time,” said Chen. “I hope more and more people get to know origami and love this art.”

American children love to watch TV a lot and they usually watch it for long hours every day. 【小题1】

Most of them enjoy watching cartoons. 【小题2】 Children can also learn a lot from them. Besides, American parents hope to teach their children by watching cartoons.

Quite a few children love watching game shows. 【小题3】 Some children even want to join in the shows. There they can make a lot of friends and become more outgoing.

【小题4】 They hope to see famous people on TV and they want to learn how to speak better. But other children think they are boring and can’t stand them.

【小题5】 They think soap operas can help them spend some time. If the TV is not on, they will have nothing to do!

However, to keep healthy, some experts say children shouldn’t spend too much time on TV shows.

What is cosplay(动漫角色扮演) and why is it so popular? Silvia reports from Tokyo, Japan.

It’s Sunday afternoon, and I’m in a coffee shop in the Harajuku district(地区) in Tokyo. Harajuku is a popular meeting place for cosplayers—people who wear special costumes. As I’m writing these words, two young women walk by. 【小题1】 They have long blue hair and strange-looking glasses. People stop and look at them.

Cosplay (from the English words “costume” and “play”) is all about fashion and fun. 【小题2】 These days, many cosplayers also dress like characters from a movie or like their favorite stars.

Cosplayers often meet to share their costumes and take photos. 【小题3】 Some also go to animate or manga conventions(动漫或漫画大会). Of course they dress up as their favorite characters. 【小题4】 “I spend a lot of time and money on my costumes,” says cosplayer Keiko Yoshida, a young woman. “All week, I’m a common person. 【小题5】 I’m someone interesting and special.”