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　　Many people have the wrong idea about pigs．Pigs are actually very cean animals．On farms, they live in dirty places．So, they become very dirty．In the wild, pigs keep very clean．

　　They are also really smart．They may be smarter than dogs．So, pigs can learn things from people．Pigs are very friendly animals．Some people raise(喂養(yǎng))them as pets．Of course, people keep the small kind, not the big kind．Small pigs are very cute．And they don't break things in the house．Big pigs usually live outside on farms, not in people's houses．

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　　Valentine’s Day just passed and it made me remember a middle school student I know who may be in love．

　　I think there are two ideas of middle school“l(fā)ove”．One is temptation：Girls dress beautifully and act giggly．Boys are popular and attractive．

　　Then there is the other kind：attraction that may or may not be love．The student I know is like that．She has a friend called John whom she has feelings for, but she can't decide if it’s love or friendship．In her words：

　　“I wonder whether he is my ideal boyfriend．I want someone cool and kind who holds the same values as me．He isn’t any of these．So sometimes I wonder if I'm only attracted and deciding to break up with him now．But he is attractive, and he isn’t foolish．He may not be an”A“student, but he’s intelligent and clever．I wonder if I only pity him for the hard times he has had．He knows how to make me laugh．We both sing and act．We had several classes together last year．He can be very sweet．”

　　I’m moved by this because it’s hard to find a student who has such real thoughts．It seems that everyone thinks only of how“hot”someone is, without acting more wisely．

　　For some people, Valentine’s Day might mean nothing．But for others, it could mean a lot．What about you, young man?

　　注：(1)Valentine’s Day情人節(jié)　(2)temptation誘惑　(3)ideal理想的　(4)values價(jià)值　(5)wisely明智地

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　　Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true．

　　Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages．If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it．Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap(消除代溝)．

　　Don’t argue(爭(zhēng)辯)with your parents．Don’t get to your parents when you are angry．Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them．And you can’t express yourself well if you are angry．Go someplace to cool off．Make sure you understand why you are unhappy．Then think about what you want to say to your parents．If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter．

　　Try to reach a compromise(和解)．Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something．You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other．Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle．They argued over it．But they finally came to a compromise．Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days．

　　Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something．In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect(尊敬)to them．Showing respect will keep your relationship strong．

　　Talk about your values．The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own．Tell your parents what you care about, and why．Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life．

　　A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person．It is worth having a try!

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IMPROVE ON SLEEP

　　Good health needs good sleep．Going to bed before you’re tired．Not eating or reading in bed．Go to bed at the same time before midnight and get up at the same time．Your body likes routine(常規(guī))for a good night’s sleep．

　　Studies show that a cold or flu virus(病毒)can live on our hands for long．So wash all parts of your hands often with soap and water．For more ways to prevent the spread of flu, please call．HealthLine at 1800 848 1313．

　　Brush your teeth twice daily and visit the dentist at least once a year．The mouth is a mirror of disease．The oral examination is not only for the health of teeth, but the whole body．For more of it, please visit www．mydr．com．a(chǎn)u．

　　Studies have shown that many diseases have something to do with less or no physical(身體)activity．Try to do it for 30 minutes a day, 5 days or more a week．For more information, please call HealthLine at 1800 438 2000。

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　　Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university．Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers(志愿者)．Volunteers give their time to help people．For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment．

　　Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales．Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize．Pauline says,“I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs(珊瑚礁)in the sea near Belize．The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted(污染), the coral dies．I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs．All over the world, coral reefs are dying．We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late．”

　　“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework．I don’t get any money, but that’s OK．I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize－and myself!When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months．I want to travel around Belize and Central America．”

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　　At the moment, it may be difficult to imagine, but many people believe that, by the year 2100, we will live on the planet Mars．Our own planet, Earth, is becoming more and more crowed and polluted．Luckily, we can start again and build a better world on Mars．Here is what life could be like．

　　First of all, transport shouldnbe much better．At present, our spaceships are too slow to carry large numbers of people to Mars－it takes months．However, by 2100, spaceship can travel at half the speed of ligh．It might take us two or three days to get to Mars!

　　Secondly, humans need food, water and air to live．Scientists should be able to develop plants that can be grown on Mars．These plants will produce the food and air that we need．However, can these plants produce water for us? There is no answer now．

　　There is a problem for us to live on Mars．Mars pukkss us much less than the Earth does．This will be dangerous because we could easily jump too high and fly slowly away into space．To prevent this, humans on Mars have to wear special shoes to make themselves heavier．

　　Life on Mars will be better than that on Earth in many ways, People will have more space．Living in a large building with only 10 bedrooms is highly possible．Many people believe that robot will do most of our work, so we have more time for our hobbies．

　　There will probably be no school on Mars．Every studetn will have a computer at home which is connected to the internet．They can study, do their homework and take exams in online schools．Each student will also have their own online teacher called“e-teacher”．

　　However, in some ways, life on Mars may not be better than that on the earth today．Food will not be the same－meals will probably be in the form of pills and will not be as delicious as they are today, Also, space travel will make many people feel ill．The spaceship will travel fast but the journey to Mars will probably be very uncomfortable．

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　　Computer games are just fun, I have been playing them for years, and I have become really good at it．Some of my classmates think that I’m quite special．What’s so special about that?

　　One day I was having lunch at school．Suddenly a girl I didn’t know came and sat next to me“What do you do for fun?”She asked．“I am a gamer,”I said in a low voice．“A gamer!”She couldn’t believe what I was saying and she burst into laughter, with all the apple pie out of her mouth．

　　Most people think gaming is suitable for boys, but not for girls．Mayby I should cut my hair short and change my actions so that I look like a boy．

　　Actually, most boys don’t feel there is anything wrong with my hobby．I have met many boy gamers－some online and some face-to-face．None of them think badly about me being a girl gamer．I have made some good friends with them．

　　Playing compter games is also a kind of relaxing．I don’t know why people feel strange about girls who play games．Girls who play games do it for the same reason as boys do：it’s something fun to do in your spare time．

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　　New York is a very large city with 8 million people．How do so many people move about the city on their way to work and school?So, we should know something about its transport．

　　In New York you can travel about the city by subway, bus, taxi and car．The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city．It crosses the city at different points and goes to all parts of the city．Traveling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city．

　　The second way to travel around the city is by public bus．It’s a slower way to travel．This is because the bus moves in road traffic which os often heavy．

　　You can also travel around the city by taxi．This is the most enpensive way, but the taxi will take you to the very place you wish to go to．If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow．During the mornings and afternoons, there is the“rush hour”．This iss the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work．

　　The last way to get around New York is using your own car．However, it’s not easy for you to drive, especially when you are driving in the“rush hour”．If there is an accdient on the road, you will have to wait for a long time．

　　The best timw to travel around the city is from 9 a．m．to 4 a．m．This is the time after the morning“rush hour”and before the evening“rush hour”．Traffic will be less crowed because most people are already at school or at work．

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　　Many hospitals have blood banks．In these banks, blood of all types is stored．When blood is needed, it is taken from the bank．Healthy people then give blood to the bank to replace(取代)the blood that is used．Blood can be kept in the fridge for about three weeks with a kind of chemical．

　　When people lose much of heir blood because of operation a accident, they may need transfusions(輸血)．Some people may need transfusions because of illness．Sometimes only a part of the blood is used for transfusions．Plasma(血漿), the liquid part of the blood, may be given alone．Transfusions of plasma are often given when people have been badly burned．

　　When a person gets a transfusion, he gets blood of the same type as his．Or there may be a bad reaction(反應(yīng))．To make it safer, before a transfusion is given, the blood to be used must be tested with the blood of the person who is to receive it．This testing is called cross matching of the blood．

　　Oswald Robertson, an American doctor, was the first one to give transfusions．He used blood that had been stored for some time to help wounded soldiers in 1918 in World War I．

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