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Dear Tony,

    Thank you very much1your letter. Shanghai2beautiful!  I like Shanghai 3I like China. Now I'm fine and I'm busy4my lessons. I have seven classes every day. There are5in the morning and three in the afternoon. I have nine subjects this term. I like math, biology and history.

My6subject is science, because it is very interesting. Yes, my English is very 7, and I like it, but I8like Chinese, because it is too difficult9me, and I can't learn it well. I can play soccer and I often play it with my friends after school. Do you play soccer? Can you10Chinese? I hope you can come to China one day.

Love,

Mark

    Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, nearly 50% of the people are shy, and almost 80%feelshy at some points in their lives. Why are people1?

It is found that family size might 2 people to be shy. Kids with no 3 or sisters may be shy. Growing up alone, they often play by themselves. They are not able to 4 the same social skills as kids from big families.

    Another cause of shyness might be 5. As more and more people use the Internet, they 6time outside. As a result, they lose chances to communicate with others. 7 to new people face to face can make them feel nervous.

    For shy people, it can be8to make friends, speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say you can overcome your shyness. They suggest trying 9 things and practicing more conversations.

    Anyway, don't be 10 of shyness——you are valued for what you are!

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    In the park, you see a group of people, all looking up at the sky. Without thinking about it, you look upwards, too. Why? In the concert, someone begins to clap and suddenly the whole room joins in. You do, too. Why?

    Sometimes we feel we are acting correctly when we do the same as others. The more people follow an idea, the better or truer we think the idea is. It's the social proof (社会认同感) that works.

    The scientist Asch carried out an experiment. It shows how social proof can influence us. In a room, a man is shown Line 1, and next to it are three lines (A, B, C). A is longer, C is shorter and B is as long as Line 1. He must tell which of the three lines is as long as Line 1. When the man is alone, he gives the correct answer B. Then, five other men enter the room, and each of them gives the answer C as they were told to. Now the man changes his idea and gives the answer C. Asch got the same result many times among different subjects (实验对象).

    Why do we act like this? Well, in the past, following others was a way to keep from danger. Suppose that 5000 years ago you were hunting (打猎) with friends. Suddenly, they all ran away. What would you have done? Would you have stayed? No, you would have run, too. We are descendants (后代) of those who copied others' action. It is so deeply planted in our mind that we still use it now.

    Social proof has special power. The advertising industry, for example, often makes use of it. So be capful whenever a company says its product is "the most popular".

We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand's symbols. Ourflag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck.

Elephants aresmart animals. They can play soccer or music. They can also draw very well. People say that "an elephant never forgets". Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost. They can also remember places with food and water. This isfor them to live. But elephants arenow. Thereover 100,000 elephants years ago. People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes. People also kill elephants forivory. We must save the trees and stopthings made of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.

, more and more people begin to do something to help elephants. We should do what we can to join them!

in China.