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　　Want to be an astronaut? Then“study hard, stay healthy and have perseverance”!This is what Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng said in a talk with some students．

　　Students were interested in the astronauts' space lives．They asked questions like“Did you see the Great Wall from space?”Fei and Nie said they didn't see the Great Wall．But they felt excited when they pass over China, including Taiwan．The island“l(fā)ooked very beautiful, like a jade”．

　　Speaking their lives beyond the earth, the two astronauts said cooperation with each other was most important．“We are the left and right hands”, they said．Young people wanted to know how the astronauts developed their careers．

　　“How did you decide to be astronauts when China's space industry is still at the beginning?”asked a young woman．The astronauts said it was because of their love of flight and also the need of the country．

　　They said their love of flight could be seen from their children's names．Nie's daughter is called“Nie Tianxiang”, which means“flying up high”．Fei's son is called“Fei Di”, which sounds like“Feidie”, meaning UFO．

　　After the success of Shenzhou VI, China plans to put a man on the moon and build a space station in 10－15 years．

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　　If you chat with pop singer Jacky Xue, you will be amazed at how good he is at telling jokes．He always makes you laugh．When he tells a joke, he really acts it out．

　　But his songs are full of sorrow and are quite unlike his personality．

　　“Perhaps I've already put all my sad feelings into writing songs,”said Jack．“So I don't have a heavy burden in mind and can stay happy．”

　　Recently, Jacky put out a new photo book“Qianqian Junzi(《謙謙君子》)”with his best friend Jun Jun．The two met in the“Lycra My Show(萊卡我形我秀)”contest．Fans love his personality as well as his handsome looks．His self-titled album(同名專輯)“Jacky”has an R＆B style and a strong Chinese flavour．

　　After he graduated from high school, Jacky's dad sent him to study in Switzerland．In that beautiful country, he had to live totally on his own．He had never been away from home before．Every little thing, from washing his socks to getting over loneliness, was a big task．Jacky said he left home as a boy but returned as a young man．

　　He told Teens he learnt to be light-hearted from his dad, who showed him in both words and action．

　　“Try to be cheerful and funny in life, but when you get down to work, try to be as serious as you can．Work hard on things you want to do．”

　　Jacky's personality makes him popular with friends and fans．“He's happy and fun even when we feel tired or down,”said Jun Jun．“Even if his jokes are not so funny, the lively way he tells them makes them interesting!”

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Dear Children,

　　Why do some kids need homework help? Some kids are sick for a long time and have missed a lot of work．Others get so busy that they can't spend enough time on homework．Don't worry．You need to talk to someone if you have problems with schoolwork．So you can get help right away before you fall behind．Here are many ways to get help．

　　Your home is often a great place to start if you need help．Your parents may show you how to deal with a hard math problem or help you think of a subject to write about for your English class．

　　Teachers are also important to you, because they can give you specific advice when you have trouble with the homework．Teachers can give you study tips and ideas about how to deal with homework．Helping kids learn is their job, so be sure to ask them for advice!

　　You can also try a homework help hotline．There are some good teachers , elder students, and other experts waiting to help you．

　　Another way is to use the Internet to visit online homework help sites．These sites can give you many kinds of advice on different subjects．

　　Do you still have trouble with your homework?

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　　Everyone needs friends．We all like to feel close to someone．It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with．Surely, there are things when we need to be alone．We don't always want people around．But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend．

　　No two people are the same．Sometimes friends do not get along well．That doesn't mean that they no longer like each other．Most of the time．they will go on being friends．Some times friends move away．Then we feel very sad．We miss them very much but we can call them or write to them．Maybe we would never see them again．And we can make new friends．It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them．Families sometimes name their children after a close friend．Many places are named after men and women if they are friendly to people in a town．Some libraries are named this way．So are some schools．We think of these people when we go to these places．

　　There's more good news for people if they have friends．These people live longer than those people if those don't have friends．Why? It could be that they are happier．Being happy helps you stay well．Or it could be just knowing that someone cares．If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself．

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International Classmates,

　　Hi, there．I'm Liu Wei．I'm a Chinese teacher at international school in Beijing．We have kids from all over the world here．In some ways our school is a different from other schools in China．For example, the pupils don't wear uniforms．Let me tell you about my favourite junior high school students．

　　Matt comes from New York．He loves rap music．When he walks between classes he always wears headphones．His classmates are afraid of him because he's big for his age and he's really noisy! In his free time he watches action films and practices Kung Fu．Today he's entering Kung Fu competition．Good luck, Matt!

　　Brad is one of Matt's classmates．He is a very quiet boy．He was born in Sydney, but his parents are from Poland．He likes speaking Polish and English when he's at home．Brad gets very angry when people can't understand him! Brad's favourite sport is swimming．He wakes up early and trains every day before school．

　　Lucy is another one of my favourite student．She's a tall, beautiful girl from London．She's a good student and she's always studying．Sometimes she can't sleep because she thinks too much about her lesson! Lucy loves Beijing, but she doesn't like the summer．She says it's too hot! She wants to study medicine when she leaves school．I hope she'll be successful!

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　　Jackie Chan came into this world in 1954, the son of a poor couple who went to Hong Kong from Shandong, China．When he was born, his parents did not have enough money to pay the hospital．They almost had to ask a doctor to adopt him．But the good omen of his birth－an only child born in the Year of the Horse－was destined to change his fortune．His parents tried very hard to raise money for the hospital bill and took Jackie, their only child, home．They named him Chan Kong-sang, which means born in Hong Kong, to celebrate their safe arrival in Hong Kong．

　　The family lived in the French Embassy where Jackie's father worked as a cook and his mother a housekeeper．Jackie disliked school and left after finishing Grade One．

　　When Jackie was seven years old, his father went to Australia and worked as a chief cook in the American Embassy there to earn more money．Jackie's life was destined to change greatly from the moment his father decided that the boy should learn some skills, and sent him to the China Drama Academy．

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Dear Mandy,

　　Hello．I ask for a pen pal in Canada．I hope you would like to be my pen-friend．

　　My name is Jiang Fan．I'm a girl．I'm 14 years old．I have a lot of hobbies：reading books, playing computer, growing flowers, going shopping, swimming…I'm a student in BaoDai Experimental Primary School．Our school is very beautiful．There is a little garden in our school．In the little garden, there is a small lake．Its name is Jingji Lake．Around the lake, there are a lot of flowers and trees．After lunch, we often play in the little garden．The little garden is our paradise．I live in Suzhou．It's a water city, the Oriental Venice．Suzhou is not a big city．But there is a lot of water and many canals．Do you know Suzhou's landscape gardens? They're very famous; the 28th World Heritage Conference was convened in Suzhou．Maybe you can come to Suzhou, and play with me．

　　I have a happy family．It's small：my father, my mother and I．My father was a navy．And he is a director of a factory now．He is working hard．He usually comes home at ten o'clock in the evening．My mother is a teacher of university．She teaches computer studies．She can cook delicious food．I love her．I will go to the middle school soon．I'm very busy now．I hope I can go to a good middle school．

　　I have not been to Canada．But I think I will go there soon．I will study hard．I think that live to learn, not learn to live：and to learn is to try to live better．I wish to conclude with a poem as follows．

　　No life is destined to be dark

　　If you fire it with spark of devotion

　　Success will not be the star hanging on the sky

　　Beautiful dream is not so difficult to true

　　Even though the road is long and mountain is high

　　We must forge ahead

　　As tomorrow is longer than yesterday!

Yours,

Jiang Fan

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　　It’s hard to believe how times have changed since the first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, on 6th April 1896．One hundred years ago, there was very little reliance(dependence)on modern technology．There were no landing mats(海綿墊), no stopwatches and no photo finishes．In fact, cameras and stopwatches were not used until the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA．

　　Today technology has completely revolutionized(changed)sports．Take sports equipment(裝備)for example．Starting blocks are now equipped with electronic pressure sensors, which, together with digital cameras, provide exactly correct race time and also help to catch runners who“jump the gun”．As athletes cross the finishing line, special digital cameras can also easily decide the winner．The days of“dead heats”are gone．

　　Athletes have also benefited(受益)from technological developments．Body-hugging suits, which reduce(減少)wind drag, can help cut up to one-tenth of a second from runners’ race times．Top athletes are even provided with tailor-made sports shoes．These shoes are made to fit the athlete exactly－and there are even air compartments in the shoes that can be filled to meet each runner’s individual needs．

　　Technology has also changed the way that many sports are performed．Take one example－the pole vault(撐桿跳)．The inclusion of a landing mat obviously made a big difference to the vaulting style(方式)as athletes no longer needed to worry about hurting themselves as they fell．Without these worries, athletes could obviously jump higher．These days, pole vaulters do not even need to worry about the crossbar as the uprights are now fitted with light-emitting diodes(LEDs)that measure(測量)how high the athlete vaulted．Even it has been to the advantage of swimmers．New pools have been designed to reduce wave interference and sports scientists have even developed a new style of swimming that increases buoyancy and reduces drag in the water．

　　The increasing importance of these technological developments has led many sportsmen to suggest that the“Olympic spirit”is being lost in a rush to break records and win medals．Many developing countries say that technology has become too important in sport and that athletes from developing countries that cannot afford such technology are disadvantaged．There are no easy answers but one thing is sure－we cannot turn back times．Technology cannot go backwards．

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　　My teacher, Mrs．Palmquist, makes us do our homework every day．I always do my homework．I don’t want Mrs．Palmquist to be upset with me and I like to get good grades in school．

　　There is a student in our class who never does his homework．His name is Bobby．He always says that he forgot what to do．None of us understood why he didn’t do his homework．It wasn’t hard and it didn’t take long to complete．

　　The week before our winter break, Mrs．Palmquist gave us homework passes, so we did not have to do homework one night without any trouble．Some of us were surprised when Mrs．Palmquist gave Bobby a homework pass．Why would she give him one?Bobby didn’t do his homework and he was being rewarded(獎勵)．That wasn’t fair．

　　The next day Bobby didn’t come to school．Mrs．Palmquist told us that Bobby had been very sick．He went to the doctors, but it didn’t work．Then he was put in the hospital so that they could help him get better．We were all very sad．

　　The class decided to help Bobby with his homework problem．During our free time we made Bobby cards．Each card had a special gift inside．Every student gave Bobby his or her homework pass．

　　Mrs．Palmquist had tears in her eyes when she realized what we had done．She told us that she was very proud of our actions and cancelled homework for one week．

　　A few months later, Bobby returned to school．He was better．The doctors helped cure Bobby of his illness．Every day after his return, Bobby completed his homework．He didn’t need our gifts after all．Mrs．Palmquist told us that he used our passes every day when he was sick．I learned a lot in Mrs．Palmquist’s class that year．My mom says I learned more than I realized．Adults sure are funny!

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