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　　Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington．He inherited(繼承)a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn't happy at all．When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn't have to．Jack decided to living a simple life like everyone else．He gave＄10,000 of his money to a charity(慈善機(jī)構(gòu))to help poor children live a better life．Today he is 36．He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy．

　　Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each ＄200 a month．The money was used for the children's study, food, medicine and clothing．Jack receives a report each year on the children's progress(進(jìn)步)．They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English．

　　When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them．“It was nothing special,”he said．“Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn't know anything about their life．”O(jiān)nce Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa．He said that the meeting was very exciting．“When I met her, I felt very, very happy．”he said．“And I saw that the money was used for a good cause．It brought me happiness．I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children．”

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　　Edith Cavell was born in a little English village．She was a clever, hard-working girl and did well at school, especially in music and French．After she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium(比利時)．The language they spoke was French, so she found that her school studies were useful．She could understand them easily, at the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano．

　　After hearing that her father was seriously ill, Edith returned home to look after him．She then decided to become a nurse．Afterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional(專業(yè)的)at her job．A Belgian doctor was so impressed(印象深的)that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nurses．The First World War(第一次世界大戰(zhàn))broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell's school of nursing became a hospital．She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers(傷員)．Edith treated them with kindness．Between November 1914 and August 1915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners(囚犯)escape from the Germans．Later the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested her．Finally, the Germans killed her, but they could not kill her memory．A tall statue(雕塑)has been built in Trafalgar Square, London, in honor(紀(jì)念)of the brave English nurse．

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　　John Glenn will always be remembered as the first American to orbit(繞……軌道而行)the earth．On February 20, 1962, a year after Yuri Gagarin's epic first orbit in the Vostok I spaceship, Glenn made three orbits in Friendship 7．When he returned to America after splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean, he was welcomed like a hero．

　　In 1964 Glenn resigned(辭職)from the space programme to go into politics．In 1974 he was elected(選舉)to the US Senate(參議院)for the state of Ohio．He won re-election to the Senate in l 980 and again six years later．

　　In 1998 Cam John Glenn had his most amazing adventure(冒險的經(jīng)歷)．At the age of 77 he became the oldest astronaut when he went into space as a member of the team of the space shuttle(航天飛機(jī))Discovery．His trip was supposed to investigate(調(diào)查)the effects(影響)of space on older people．But even Glenn said that the scientific part of the trip was not as important as going into space for a second time．“It's just such a wonderful experience to be in space again,”he said．

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　　Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves．

　　Some birds like eating locusts, but birds cannot easily catch them．Why? It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops．When crops are green, locusts look green．But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown colour as crops have．Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others．So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night．

　　If you study the animal life, you'll find the main use of colouring is protecting themselves．Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests．They cannot be seen by hunters．This is because they have the colours much like the trees．

　　Have you ever noticed an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger．While the liquid spread over, the enemies cannot find it．And it immediately swims away．So it has lived up to now though it isn't strong at all．

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　　Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result．When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said,“What has happened to your hair, Jack?”

　　Jack said,“I tried a new barber's shop today, because I was not satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse．”

　　Bob agreed,“Yes, I think you're right, Jack．Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time．Look at all the barber's hair, find out whose hair looks worse, and then go straight to him．”

　　“Why shall I go to him?”Jack asked,“But that would be foolish．”

　　“Oh, no, it wouldn't,”answered Bob．“Who cut that man's hair? Just think it．He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it．So you know he can't be the worst barber．”

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　　Football is a popular sport．Many games are held in different places every year．World Cup is a game that all the good players want to play most．It is held every four year．Only the best team can win the last game．

　　The 1998 World Cup started in France．Hundreds of thousands of people went to the games or watched them on TV day and night．They all got very excited(激動的)and hoped that their favourite team would become the world's best one．The 2002 World Cup was excited too．

　　Football is a team sport．There are eleven players in each team of a game．The earliest games of football in England were not like what we know today．Games were played between two towns．Each team of the town had more than five hundred players, and each team had to try to carry the ball to the other team's town．Today some towns in England still play games like this．

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　　When you grow up, what will things be like?

　　No one knows．

　　But it is fun to guess．

　　Let's make this a story about you in the year 2014．How old will you be then?Ask your teacher or work it out．

　　Our story will be about one only．Let's make it the birthday of your little boy．His name is Alan．

　　Alan wakes you at seven o'clock．“Happy birthday!”you say．“You'll find your presents in the living room．”

　　You don't have to hurry．Why?

　　Your job starts late in the morning．Machines do most of your work．You don't need to work many hours．

　　While Alan opens his presents, you turn on your colour TV．You watch and hear the morning news．“It's time to get dressed, Alan!”you call, at last．“Come to see the nice new clothes I have for you．”

　　Guess what the clothes are made of．Paper? Glass? Or something we don't even know about today?

　　Alan's birthday breakfast is no time to fix．Why? The food may be all ready to eat．You may eat it like candy．

　　At last you start for work．But you don't go by car．You step onto a moving sidewalk．It moves you along to a train station．There, you take a train．How will it run? On one rail, high over the street? Or will it ride on air?

　　Three o'clock comes．Your work is done for the day．

　　“I'll call home,”you say．

　　Alan answers the picture phone．

　　You and he can hear and see each other．“What shall we do for your birthday?”you ask．“Shall we put on our rocket belts and take a short trip? Or shall we go for a ride in a flying boat?”

　　Alan could say,“I want to ride in a rocket ship! Let's fly to the moon!”What do you think of the idea? Give your story a happy ending!

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　　“USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?”We often hear such discussions．As China opens its doors, studying abroad has become a dream for many Chinese students．They want to learn about the world．

　　It's true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves．Language skills(技能)will improve and it may be easier to find jobs．

　　But there are problems that should be considered(考慮)．Language is the first．Students must spend a lot of time learning another language and getting used to a different culture．

　　Students must also learn to live without parents ' care and deal with all kinds of things they haven't had to do before, like looking after themselves．There are reports about Chinese students abroad sinking into an ocean of difficulties and giving up easily．When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well．

　　Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden(負(fù)擔(dān))to the family．For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high．But is it worth it?

　　We know that there are many famous people who succeed in great things through their hard work in China．Liu Xiang is a good example．Once an American teacher invited him there but he refused．He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher．He surprised the world when he won a gold medal(金牌)at the Athens Olympics．So when you wonder which country is better to study in, consider whether studying abroad is the right choice(選擇)．

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