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　　Do you like drinking Coke? As a symbol of American culture, Coca-Cola is liked by many people, especially young people all around the world．But from now on, perhaps it will sales of high-sugar fizzy(起泡的)drinks in US school．

　　The agreement allows only unsweetened juice, low-fat milk and water in primary and middle school vending machines and cafeterias．The agreement is “a bold(大膽的)step forward in the struggle to help 35 million young people lead healthier lives”．

　　Rising childhood obesity(肥胖)has become a big problem in America．A report noted that obesity has tripled(增至三倍)among teenagers in the past 25 years．It called for new limits on the marketing of junk food to children．Soda is a particular target because of its caloric content and popularity among children．

　　Britain has already taken similar steps to fight obesity．A recent study shows that people in the UK are much healthier than the people in the US．However, it's better late than never．Now American schools are trying to make new regulations to guide the students to choose healthy drinks．

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　　In the United States, sixteen, eighteen, and twenty-one are important ages in a person's life．There are no special celebrations for these birthdays, but each is a time when a person can do new things to mark their transition(轉(zhuǎn)變)into adulthood．

　　After turning sixteen a person can work, get a driver's license and leave home．Many high school students learn to drive and get part-time jobs soon after celebrating their sixteenth birthday．

　　At the age of eighteen a person in the United States can vote and smoke, but they are prohibited from going into nightclubs, buying wine or gambling(賭博)until they are twenty-one．

　　In many Latin(拉丁的)cultures, a young woman's fifteenth birthday is important．At this age, she is regarded as an adult．To mark this special day, families with teenage daughters have a celebration called a Quinceanera．The day begins with the young woman and her family going to church．Later, there is a party and many guests are invited．

　　In Japan, young people became adults at twenty．At this age, they can legally(合法地)vote, drink wine and smoke．The second Monday in January is a national holiday called “Coming of Age Day”．On this day, twenty-year-old celebrates by first going to church to pray with their families．Later, they listen to speeches given by city and school leaders．Afterward, they may celebrate with family or friends late into the night．

　　In some countries, birthday celebrations continue through adulthood．Some people celebrate their fortieth and fiftieth birthdays, or their retirement(退休)year, with a huge party．

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Science has told us so much about the moon that it is quite easy to form an idea of what it would be like to go there．It is certainly not a friendly place．As there is no air or water, there can be no life of any kind．Mile after mile there are only plains(平原)of dust with mountains around them．Above, the sun and stars shine in the black sky．If you step out of the mountains shadows, it will mean moving from terrible cold into great heat．The moon is also a very silent(安靜的)world, for sound waves(聲波)can only travel through air．But from the moon, you can see a friendly sight(景色)．Our earth is shining more brightly than the stars．It looks like a large ball, coloured blue and green and brown．

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　　The Internet can show you lots of jobs all over the world．If you want to find a job on the Internet, use the words “job search” or “employment(職業(yè))” to find the websites you need．Type in what you want and where you want to work．In a few seconds, a list of jobs will appear on the screen．You can also type in the name of a company to learn about jobs there．Many websites list full-time and summer jobs．

　　Job search websites can help you in other ways, too．They show you how to write a good resume(履歷)and how to get ready for an interview(面試)．They also tell you what to say to an interviewer on the telephone．Some websites give you interview conversations to practice．One website even has a dictionary of interview words．A good employment website can be a big help in your job search．

　　Good luck with your job-hunting．

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　　Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest(巢)on a cliff(山崖)．The baby eagle loved his nest．It was warm, soft and comfortable．And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give．Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked．

　　He was growing happily day after day．But suddenly his world changed．His mother stopped coming to the nest, he was full of sadness and fear．He thought he would die soon．He cried, but nobody heard him．

　　Two days later mother appeared with some nice food．The baby eagle was wild with joy．But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby．The baby eagle cried out, “Mum, why did you do this to me? I'm hungry．Don't you know I will die if 1 have nothing to eat?”

　　“Here is the last meal I give you．Come and get it by yourself．” his mother said．Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest．

　　The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster．He looked up at his mum, “Why do you abandon me?” He looked down at the earth．The ground was much closer．Then something strange happened．The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn't moving to the ground any more．Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun．

“You are flying! You can make it!” His mother smiled．

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　　Everyone has worries．How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried．Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems．

　　Grades at school are often a top worry for kids．If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions：

　　●Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?

　　●How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?

　　●Do I have a good place to do my homework?

　　●Have I tried different ways of studying?

　　If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down al! the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on．Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back．

　　You can ask for help when you're worried．You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers．

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Do you know how to keep fish at home？

　　The fish need room．They must not be crowded(擁擠)．Fish need oxygen(氧氣)．Fish get it from water in the tank．There must be enough water for all fish in the tank．So the size of the tank is important．．

　　In the tank many people put small plants(植物)．They give oxygen to the water．Plants help in other ways, too．Fish can nibble(輕咬)on the plants．They hide in the plants and sleep, lay eggs there．

　　Both the plants and fish need light．You can put near a window．It will get light there．But remember：a window may let cold air in．The cold can kill(殺死)your fish．Too hot water can kill your fish, too．

　　The fish need food and you should feed them every day．Giving them too much food is bad．It will make the water dirty．However, the fish should get just enough food．They should finish the food in 10 minutes．No extra(多余)is left．When this happens, the amount(數(shù)量)of food is right．

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　　What is a library for? Most libraries have books and other things to read．Many of them have things to listen to．Some libraries even have computers．Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in．

　　One library in New York City turned into(變成)a home for 250 people for a few days．These were all people near the library．They slept on the floor．Why did the people move into the library?

　　The people moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save money．These 250 New Yorkers loved their library．They didn't want to lose it．So they moved in．They knew that the library couldn't be closed if they were living inside it．At last the city agreed to keep the library open, and the people all went home．

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　　Miss Evans taught physics in a London school．Last month she was explaining to her class about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her work．She said to them, Now, I have a sister in Washington．If I was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 meters away and listened to me from the other side of the street, who could hear what I said earlier, my sister or you? And why?

　　The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity(電)travels faster than sound waves(波)．” That's very good, Miss Evans answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Evans said, Yes, Betty?

　　“I don't think so．Betty said, Your sister would hear you earlier because when it's eleven o'clock here, it's only six o'clock in Washington．”

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For Children

　　Museum：Children's Museum, Sundays, 89 North Street, 67641235

　　Story time：Children's Library, 106 Green Street, Wednesdays during 9∶30 a. m－5∶00p. m．66599624

　　Sports：Football Club, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 16 Yangtze Road, 96725643

　　Basketball Club, Wednesdays and Fridays, 79071632

　　Cinema：New films for children, 99 Brick Road, 69001354

　　Useful Phone Numbers

　　Fast Food Restaurant：66387901

　　Hospital：68787451

　　Visitor Information Center：800-120-9847

　　Taxi：79210583

　　Visitor Hotel(賓館)Information：800-739-7302

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