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　　I grew up in a small town in Spain．One morning when I was 16, my father told me I could drive him into a village called Mijas, about 18 miles away, if I took the car in to be serviced(維修)at a nearby garage(修配廠)．Thinking that I had just learned to drive, and hardly had the chance to use the car．I agreed happily．I drove Dad into Mijas and made sure to pick him up at 4 p.m．, then drove to a nearby garage and dropped off the car．Because there were still a few hours to be left, I decided to watch movies at a theatre near the garage．However, when the last movie had finished, I was two hours late!

　　I knew Dad would be angry．If he knew what I did, he would never let me drive again．So when I drove up to the place where we'd planned to meet and saw Dad waiting patiently on the corner, I told him that I'd come as quickly as I could, but the car had needed some special repairs．

　　“I'm terribly sorry that you feel you have to lie to me, Jason．”

　　“What do you mean, Dad? I'm telling the truth．”

　　“I called the garage to ask if there were any problems, and they told me that you had not yet picked up the car．So I know there were no problems with the car．I'm angry, not with you but with myself．You see, I've failed as a father．I'm going to walk home now and think carefully about where I have gone wrong all these years．”

　　“But Dad, it's 18 miles to home．It's dark．You can't walk home．”

　　I pleaded(懇求)all the way, telling him how sorry I was．But nothing helped．I had to drive behind him for 18 miles．

　　It was one of the most painful experiences I had ever had．However, it was also the most successful lesson．

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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 colleges friends were looking for their jobs, he didn't have to．Jack decided to keep 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 is 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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　　Chui Chui was born and brought up in Hong Kong．Her proudest moment was her graduation from the university with a BA degree(學(xué)士學(xué)位)in fashion and textile design．During her graduation ceremony she had an opportunity to be a part-time catwalk model, which gave her an opportunity to perform on the stage．Her ambition is to become a world-famous fashion designer．Her hobbies are cooking, travelling, swimming, playing badminton and jazz dancing．Her personal motto is“Live to love and love to live．”

　　Here, a reporter is interviewing her：

　　How would you describe yourself in three words?

　　Serious, kind and bright．

　　Where would you like to visit most in the world and why?

　　I would like to visit the mainland of China most．I hope to learn more culture and history about my ancestor(祖先)．

　　What is the best thing about your hometown?

　　Hong Kong gives every individual equal rights and freedom while ensuring itself to be one of the safest places in the world．

　　What is your favorite－

　　Film：Beauty and the Beast

　　Music：Somewhere Out There

　　Singer：Hacken Lee

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Hans Christian Andersen

　　Hans Christian Andersen was one of the world's greatest storytellers．He was born on April 2, 1805, in Denmark(丹麥)．Andersen's father was a poor shoemaker．After his father passed away, he traveled to Copenhagen to try out for the theater．He hoped to become an actor, but his real talent was for writing and he first became known for his poetry．He also wrote plays, novels, and travel books, but while many of these are now almost unknown outside Denmark, his fairy tales are famous around the world．

　　His first collection of fairy tales, Tales Told for Children was published in 1835 and included such favorites as The Tinderbox and The Princess and the Pea．His most famous fairy tales, however, are probably The Ugly Duckling, The Snow White, and The Little Mermaid．There probably isn't a child in the world who hasn't read at least one of these, or had it read to them．

　　Shortly before his death, in August 1875, he was asked what music he would like played at his funeral．“It should be in time with little steps,”he said,“because most of the people at my funeral will be children．”

　　There is a statue of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen Harbor．It was put there because the Danish are very proud of their most famous writer．

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　　In 1885, a young doctor named Arthur Conan Doyle opened offices in London．He wanted to be a successful doctor but for some reasons he never found enough patients．To kill the time, he began to write stories and send them to the newspaper．

　　Conan Doyle's stories were about a clever detective, Sherlock Holmes．Conan Doyle wrote that Sherlock Holmes lived at 221 B Baker Street in London, and people with problems came to him for help．Often police detectives came to Sherlock Holmes with their problems, too．He was able to solve mysteries(神秘的事)that the cleverest policemen in England were unable to figure out．

　　Sometimes Sherlock Holmes could solve a mystery without leaving his chair．He listened carefully to the information his customer gave and figured out the answer．At other times he spent days or weeks looking for clues．Sherlock Holmes travelled to different cities and countries to solve the mysteries．Sometimes he wore disguise(偽裝衣)and pretended to be an old man, or a sailor．Holmes did anything to find out the answers to the mysteries he was working on．

　　Sherlock Holmes is the most famous detective in English literature(文學(xué)), but many people don't understand that he is a fictional character(小說(shuō)人物), not a real person．The English post office reports that people send mails to Sherlock Holmes at 221 B Baker St．even he gets more than 2, 000 letters every year．

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　　Liu Xiang was the first Asian hero to win the men's 110m hurdles at the Olympic Games．

　　When he crossed the finish line far ahead of the others in a world record－equaling time of 12.91 seconds, many fans burst into tears．It was Liu's first Olympics and he won the gold medal．In 2006, he set the new record of 12.88．

　　When he won gold medals, he said in tears“I never thought I could run under so fast, and I never thought I would break the Olympic record, I am very, very excited．This is a wonder．I'm proud not just for myself and for Chinese but for Asia．My race went wonderfully．”Liu added,“It is an amazing experience being the Olympic champion．I want to thank many people．We Chinese have shown the world we can run as fast as anybody else．”

　　When Liu was a grade four student, he was chosen by the Junior Sports School to practice jumping．But when a bone test showed he would not become a tall man, Liu was advised to give up practising after one year although he had won the national championship for his age group．Liu's parents also wanted him to give it up and study more at school, but Liu decided to continue．

　　In 1998 when Liu Xiang, aged 15, met the famous coach Sun Haiping, his career changed greatly, Sun believed Liu was a rising star and he visited Liu's parents several times, finally they were persuaded to let Liu practise the 110m hurdles．

　　But Liu thinks 2004 is just the beginning, and he expects to be at his peak in Beijing in 2008．Liu Xiang said,“For some players, it's just a job．For me, it's what I love．”

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　　There are many advantages of becoming a professional musician．The biggest advantage is being able to do something you love．You will have the chance to travel to many different places and meet a lot of different people．That will open your eyes．

　　However, there are also disadvantages of being a professional musician．One of the biggest disadvantages for most musicians is that they don't always have enough money．Most of the time, you will be looking for jobs．Sometimes you won't be able to find a good job．Another disadvantage is the place you live in．If you want to be a musician, you usually have to move to an area that has a lot of jobs, such as New York City．But the cost of living in these areas is usually very high．The third disadvantage is that you can't have a stable family life．Different jobs will take a musician to different places, so most musicians are unable to have a common family．

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　　When Susan White went back to high school a couple of years ago, she never had any thought about actually getting a high school diploma(文憑)．

　　“I just wanted to learn more,”she said．But when she found out that many of her classmates were planning to graduate, Mrs．White recalled(回憶),“I said if my young friends could graduate from high school, so could I．”

　　She seems to be right．As soon as she finishes a history course, Mrs．White will graduate next month．And when she does, her name will be written down in the record books as the oldest person over to graduate from high school in the United States．

　　Mrs．White is 98 years old, and nobody knows of anyone who has completed high school at such an old age．Mrs．White dropped out of school in the 10th grade, but her ability to learn has obviously not been affected by the 80-year layoff(停止學(xué)習(xí)期間)．Since going back to her studies, she has kept up straight a record that is the highest possible．Now that she is about to get a diploma, Mrs．White has become a strong believer in getting good education．

　　I don't like anyone dropping out of school, she said,“It makes me mad when a person decides to leave school, because future generations(幾代人)will have to know even more than we do in order to survive(生存)．”

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　　Science fiction is a popular kind of writing, and many people think of Jules Verne as the father of science fiction．He was born in France in 1828．His father wanted him to become a lawyer(律師), but from his early twenties Verne decided to become a writer．At first he wrote plays for the theater．Then, in 1863, he wrote a story called Five Weeks in a Balloon．The success of the book encouraged him to write more stories such as A Journey to the Center of the Earth(1864)and From the Earth to the Moon(1865)．

　　In the 19th century, many people were interested in science and inventions．Jules Verne wrote about scientific subjects in his stories and, as a result, they were very popular．Verne's writing included many predictions(預(yù)言)for the 20th century and many of them came true．He described space flight, movies, and very successful and they made Verne rich．

　　Jules Verne's books have been the subjects for many movies．20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea was a successful movie for Walt Disney．It was the first Disney movie to use real actors instead of cartoon drawings．Around the World in Eighty Days is another famous movie based on one of Verne's books．The main character is an Englishman called Phileas Fogg．For him, the most important thing is to be always on time!

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　　Guess who is the most successful young writer in China? It is 24-year-old Guo Jingming, who earned ＄1.4 million last year, according to the New York Times．

　　Guo started his writing career in high school when he won first prize in a national writing contest in 2001．His first book, City of Fantasy, came out soon after the contest and went on to sell more than 1.5 million copies．

　　Almost all Guo's novels include a shy hero who gets good grades．He mostly writes about the sad feelings of his young characters．These teenagers deal with loneliness by sitting alone for long hours under trees and on roof-tops．“Xiaosi(Guo's nickname), I will always be with you!”A reader wrote in Guo's blog．“My main goal is to tell the story well and have everyone like it,”Guo said．

　　In fact, Guo is seen more as an idol than as a writer．His handsome outlooking, crossdressing and strange actions make newspapers pay more attention to himself than his books．Many fans are eager to get his autograph．

　　But today he faces what may be more dangerous threat：even younger writers．The past few years have seen the rise of a group of teenage writers, sometimes called the“Post-90s”generation．However Guo seems to have plans to meet them．Next year, he will hold a national competition for these rivals(對(duì)手)．

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