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　　Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera．It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes(戲班)came to Beijing．Its music and singing(唱腔)come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei．Its costumes are all fascinating and artistic．It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture．It’s full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting．This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people．

　　There are four main roles in Beijing Opera：Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou．Sheng is the leading male(男性)actor．For example, a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter．A Xiaosheng is a young man．A Laosheng is an old man．Dan is the female(女性)role．Jing, mostly male, is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown．

　　Stories in Beijing Opera are very interesting．Some of them are from the history book, but most of them are from the literature, especially famous novels．The people in the story usually have some disagreements．They become angry and unhappy．They are sad and lonely．Sometimes they are nervous and worried．Then they find a way to make peace．The stories usually end with happiness and laughter and people are all happy in the end．

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　　“Everything happens for the best,”my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way．“Don’t worry, one day your luck will change．”

　　Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education．I had decided to try for aq job in radio．One day, I wanted to host(主持)a sports programme．I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station．But I got turned down every time．

　　In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience．“Get some work with a small station and work your way up,”she said．

　　I went back home．I couldn’t get a job there, either．Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him．But again, I didn’t get the job．

　　I felt really down．“Your luck will change,”Mom said to me．Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job．I tried another radio station in Iowa．But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone．

　　As I left his office, I asked,“How can someone be a sports announcer(播音員)if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

　　I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call．“What did you mean?Do you know anything about football?”He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded．

　　On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me,“One day your luck will change, Son．And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的)good because of all the hard work you’ve had．”At that moment I knew what just what she ment．

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　　Years ago, a college teacher gave a group of graduate(畢業(yè))students this job：Go to a poor place．Take 200 boys, between the ages of 12 and 16, and find out their living environment．The predict their chances for the future．

　　After doing some research, the students found that 90％ of the boys would spend some time in jail(監(jiān)獄)．

　　Twenty-five years later, another group of students was given the job：Go to test what the first group of students had predicted．They went back to the same place．These 200 boys had then become men．Some of them were still there, a few had died and some had moved away．The students found that only four of them had ever been sent tot jail．

　　These men had lived in a place full of crime(犯罪，罪行)for many years．Why did the have such a good record?When the students asked the reason, the men said, “Well, there was a teacher…?

　　The students found the teacher．What did she do to these boys?Could she give the students any reason why these boys should have remembered her?

　　“No,”she said,“no, I really couldn’t give any reason．”And then, thinking back over the years, she said happily,“I loved those boys…?

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　　Do you want to get pocket money or do you want to learn the value of money?Starting your own business is an excellent way to learn skills that will last all your life．

　　If you are more business minded, choose what you want to do to make money and then ask your parents for support(支持)．Here are some ways for kids to make money with their own business．

　　Housing Cleaning：This is a good job for older children．Practice on your own house first．Then you’ll have some experience．

　　Mother’s Helper：If you are too young to baby-sit(做保姆), thinking about being a mother’s helper．This means that you look after the kids while their mother gets some work done in another place．

　　Plant Watering：If you know of someone going on a trip soon, offer to water their plants for a little money．You should learn which plants need to be watered every day and which prefer to stay drier．

　　Pet sitting：Someone leaving on a trip might also need you to look after their animals．They should show you where the food is and how much to feed the pets each day．For dogs, you will need to walk them and spend some time playing with them．And don’t forget to let them out or go to the bathroom!

　　Toy renting：Do you have lots of old toys that you don’t need any more?Rent(出租)them out to families with children who are tired of their own toys, or to grandparents who have children visiting．

　　These are just a few ideas to get you started．Remember to be friendly with the customers(顧客)．Good luck!

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　　It's easy to make you embarrassed(窘迫的)- You may run into the wrong classroom and everyone looks at you．Or you have a piece of cabbage in your teeth!What do the American and British teens find embarrassing and how do they react to it?

　　One big embarrassing thing for them is answering personal questions．If you ask“How old are you?”or“How much money do you make?”, they'll get angry．It's polite to stop asking．If you meet someone for the first time, talk about something not personal, such as your neighbourhood or school．British people love to talk about weather．

　　British and American teens feel embarrassed if they still use their parents' money to buy clothes or have to ask their parents before making a decision, because others will laugh at them．

　　In some situations, if you look bad in public, don't worry．A child may forget and call his or her teacher“mom”in class．A good laugh is a good way out of it!Sometimes you find that you don't have enough money when you pay at the supermarket．Just put some things back quickly．If you explain too much, you'll attract(吸引)a lot of attention!

　　Honesty always works best．If you forget the name of a person, or don't know how to clean the toilet after using it at your friend's home, just ask them about it．

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　　Would you know what to do during a big earthquake(地震)?Scientists have some advice for us．

　　If the ground begins shaking while you are driving, stop your car on the roadside and stay in it．If you are in a tall building, don't use the lift and never jump out of the windows．When you are in a living room, find a strong table or rush into a smaller room like washroom．Then lie down your body．Take care of your head．When you are in a public place, like supermarket or cinema, don't crowd in jam(擁擠), or you may fall over and get hurt．Cross your arms to protect yourself．You can also find a place to hide．

　　After the main shake, quickly run out of the dangerous building for there will be small earthquakes．If you are safe, remember not to engage the phone line, keep it free for rescue(援救)using．Don't go to the hospital if you are not badly hurt, others will really need help．Take part in the rescue action if you can．

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　　Roy Yang, a reporter of English Learner, is interviewing some students．Here are what they are saying．

　　Zhen Yii：The hero in my heart has to be Yang Liwei．He is the first person who has been sent into space in Shenzhou V in China．Besides Russia and the US, his trip to the space made China the third country to have successfully sent a person into space．

　　Cai Ling：My hero is Jay Chou because he can not only sing and dance, he can also write songs．He is so popular among us young people．

　　Wang Qi：I understand what Cai Ling is saying．He's OK．But he's not a hero．In my mind, a hero is someone who has done something great．So Bill Gates, he's my hero．He invented Windows, which made computers so much easier to use．He makes a lot of money．But he gives a lot of it away to help others, and it really surprised me a lot．

　　Lin Jun：My hero?You never guess it．He's my father．My father knows everything．He can help me with my study．He can fix computers．And he plays basketball very well．He's so great!

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　　Nowadays, in the United States and other western countries, some teens are choosing to become vegetarians．That is, they choosing not to eat meat．There are many types of vegetarians, some of whom don't even eat animal products such as milk, eggs, or yogurt．Having balanced meals is very important, especially for teens who are growing up．So why are they becoming vegetarians?Well, each person chooses to become vegetarian for different reasons; The most popular reason is just wanting to be healthier．

　　I decided to become a vegetarian when I was 10 years old, and it was much easier than you might think．But as a vegetarian, I have had a difficult time getting the proper nutrition(營養(yǎng))．Most doctors and scientists say that being vegetarians is very healthy, but many people aren't choosing the correct food to supplement(補充)the protein(蛋白質(zhì))in meat．

　　If you're thinking about becoming a vegetarian, make sure that you look at your diet very carefully．And of course, pay special attention to your health when doing so．Being a vegetarian isn't for everyone, so don't be discouraged if you can't give up hamburgers and meat dumplings ！ Vegetables play an important role in people's daily meals, so even if you are not a vegetarian, they are still good for you．

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