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　　David Brenner came from a poverty family．When he finished his school, he was given a wonderful present．“Some of my friends got new clothes and a few rich boys even got new cars．” He remembered, “My father reached into his trousers pocked and took something out, I held out my hand, and he let my present drop into it－a nickel!”

　　“Dad said to me, ‘Buy a newspaper with that．Read every word of it．Then turn to the classified section and get yourself a job．Get into the world．It’s all yours now!”

　　“I always thought that was a great joke my father had played on me until a few years later when I was in the Army, sitting in a foxhole, and thinking about my family and my life．It was then that I came to know that my friends had got only new cars, or only new clothes．My father has given me the whole world．What a great present!”

　　注：nickel五分硬幣；foxhole戰(zhàn)壕

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　　John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington．He inherited(繼承)＄1,000,000 when he was 23．He didn’t feel 　　1　　 at all．His college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didn’t have to．John decided to 　　2　　 living a simple life like everyone else．He didn’t tell any of his friends and gave his ＄100,000 of his money to a 　　3　　 that helped poor children to live better lives．Today he is 36, he 　　4　　 wears cheap shoes and owns a small car only, but he is much happier．

　　Once, John went to meet a little girl in Africa．He said the meeting was very 　　5　　．“ When I met her, I felt very, very happy,” he said．“ I saw that the money 　　6　　 for a very good plan．It brought me 　　7　　 to the child in a way that giving money 　　8　　 cannot．” “ I want to do everything I can,” he added．

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　　Many places in the world need more fresh(淡的)water．Every country is trying to find ways to turn salt water into fresh．

　　Why aren't there many factories like the Symi factory?

　　In some places, the sun is not hot enough．Or it does not shine every day．

　　In such places, other ways of heating sea water can be used．These ways cost more money, but they work faster than the sun．By boiling sea water with high heat, a lot of fresh water can be made quickly．

　　But heating is not the only way to get fresh water from salt water．Other ways are tried．

　　One way is freezing．The fresh part of salt water freezes first．To get fresh water, the bits of ice are taken out．

　　Which way is the best?The one that gives the most water for the least money．It may be a different way for each place．

　　Symi's way seems very good for small, hot places．It does not make very much water at a time．But the factory is easy to build and costs little．

　　That is why people in many dry places talk about Symi!

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　　I have tried many ways to be ill．I don’t wear a sweater when I should, and two days ago I walked in the rain without my shoes．But so far nothing has happened．Debbie once told me about a boy in her class who milked being away from school．He would rub(摩擦)end of the thermometer (溫度計(jì))l it went up to 39℃．Then he’d put it in his mouth and his mother would think he was really ill．

　　This morning I was trying doing that but it never went above 35℃ and I rubbed it for ten minutes．So I held the thermometer next to the light on my desk and it went up to 40℃。I thought I’d put it in my mouth and walked downstairs like that．Then my mother would take it out and she would be worried when she saw that I was rather ill．

　　The only trouble was I didn’t know the thermometer would be so hot．As soon as I put it into my mouth I burnt my tongue(舌頭)！I spat the thermometer out．It fell on the floor but it didn’t break．

　　I will have to think up a better way to get my mother and father back together．

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　　It was a very hot summer morning but inside the pyramid(金字塔)it was very cool．Tom and his classmates had just walked into the pyramid and surprised to see what it was like．

　　They went to the Queen’s Room．They saw a passage(通道)．At the end of it there was a small room．They were told that they couldn’t go into that room, because it was newly found．Tom looked toward the passage．Two of his friends Jason and Peter saw him and said, “don’t get into trouble, Tom!” as soon as nobody was looking, Tom went up the dark passage, opened the door and walked in．Suddenly the door closed and behind him．The room was very dark, but luckily Tom had brought a torch(手電筒)with him．When he turned it on, he saw two white faces in front of him．“Oh, no!” he cried and ran to the door．He quickly opened it and went down the passage to the Queen’s Room as fast as he could．

　　As soon as Tom disappeared, Jason and Peter took the piece of white cloth off their faces and walked slowly down the passage．They couldn’t stop laughing．“that will teach him a lesson,” said Jason．

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　　In western countries, especially in America, some social customs have lasted still today．For example, ladies first, that is to say, women in those countries are respected in many ways．

　　In the U．S．a(chǎn)nd Europe, you will see men usually open doors for women and women generally walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant unless the man have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or to give other services．On the street, men almost walk or across the street on the side of the ladies which is closer to traffic, but if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them．

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　　Dinner customs(習(xí)慣)are different around the world．If you are a guest in Ghana(加納)，this information will help you a lot．

　　In Ghana, dinner is usually from four in the afternoon to six in the evening．But there are no strict rules(規(guī)則)about time．Whenever a guest arrives, a family offers food．When you go to a home, the person who receives guests takes you to the living room first．At this time everyone welcomes you．Then you go to the dinning room．There you wash your hands in a bowl of water．All the food is on the table．

　　In Ghana you usually eat with your fingers．You eat from the same dish as everyone else．But you eat from one side of the dish only．It is not polite to get food from the other side of the dish．After dinner, you wash your hands again in a bowl of water．

　　Most meals in Ghana have a dish called fufu．People in Ghana make fufu from the powder(粉末)of some plants．Sometimes they cut the fufu with a saw(鋸子)because it is very hard．You must chew(咀嚼)fufu well, or you may get sick．You eat fufu with the fingers of your right hand only．

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One evening two young men were walking in the street together．They tried to find a chance to steal something．The clock struck twelve．Most of the people went to bed．Quickly they came to a house and it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen asleep．Standing at the front gate, one said in English to the other in a low voice, “You wait here．I’ll go around to the back door and then get into the house．” Suddenly out of the house ran a dog, barking at them．The two men were very frightened and ran away as fast as they could．Finally, they stopped at a lonely place．The man said breathlessly, “It’s too bad．I hadn’t expected that the dog could understand English．”

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　　Experts say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but more Chinese students do not get enough sleep．Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late．They will think their children work very hard．But not all parents are happy about this．Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger with his eyes still closed, begging(央求)for one more minute to sleep．Like thousands of student "early birds" in China, he has to get up before six every morning．

　　A report shows that a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker than they should be．Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another．Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late．Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night．

　　Experts have ever said that students should develop good study habits．So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class．

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　　What’s a good job for a person who has wanted to be policewoman since she was a little girl?That’s no problem for Janice Black．Janice is the first black woman to join the police force in garden school．Like any man who’s in police training, Janice is spending four months in a special school．

　　That’s where she’s learning how to be cop．She will carry a gun but she does not plan to use it, she said．She’s the kind of cop who’s more interested in helping people than in shooting them．

　　One reason Janice tried out for her job, she said, was the need for more black and more women on the police force in Garden City．She’s going to be one of five policewomen on the force, and the only black one．“ It’s not right for a city that has black people living in it, to have an all-white police force, ”she said．“And it’s not right to have men only when half the people in the world are women．”

　　Police Chief Woody Gates said he’s in favor of having lots of women and black in his crew．“ Miss Black will be a fine police officer,” she said．“ She’s going to finish at the top of her class．” Gates said he’s always looking for new police officers．Anyone who’s interested should call to find out what’s happening．

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