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　　A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door．

　　“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”

　　“If you must know, I make ＄20 an hour,”

　　“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down．He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me ＄10?”

　　The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish(自私的)!”

　　The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door．After about an hour or so, the father calmed(平靜)down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn't really ask for money very often．” So he went to the little boy's room．

　　“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now．” said the man, “Here's ＄10．”

　　“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily．Then, the boy took out some coins．When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again．

　　“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily．

　　“Because I didn't have enough, but now I do．” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have ＄20 now．Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow．I would like to have dinner with you．”

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We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival．There is a name for each Chinese year．We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the pig．And this year is the year of dragon．Before New Year's Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses．On New Year's Eve, there is a big family dinner．After dinner all the families stay up late to welcome the New Year．On the first day of the New Year, people put on the new clothes and go to visit their friends．They say “Good luck” and some other greetings(問候)to each other．People usually have a very good time during the festival．

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　　Mr and Mrs Green had different ideas about where to go last weekend．Mrs Green wanted to go to Florida(佛羅里達州)to see her sister, but Mr Green didn't like to go there．He wanted to go to Maine(緬因州)．

　　“Florida is too hot in summer, ” Mr Green said to Mrs Green．

　　“Maine is quite cold, ” said Mrs Green, “I like swimming, but the water in Maine is usually not warm enough．”

　　“Florida is too far, ” said Mr Green, “We don't have enouh time to drive there．It'll take us more than two days．”

　　Just then, the telephone rang．Mr Green answered the phone．It was his mother．“Is that Jim speaking? Please cme quickly．I need help．I'm calling from the hospital in Boston．” She said．

　　They stopped the discussion(討論), and they left for Boston at once．

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A Faithful(忠實的)Dog

　　More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince(王子)of Wales had a very big and brave dog called Gelert．One day the Prince wanted to go hunt-ing(打獵)with his men．He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son．The baby was in a wooden cradle(搖籃), which was like a small bed．When the Prince came back from hunt-ing, Gelert ran out to meet his master(主人)．He wagged his tail and jumped up to put his paws(爪子)on the Prince's chest．Then the Prince saw the blood(血)on Gelert's jaws and head．

　　"What have you done? " the Prince said．He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son．The cradle was lying on its side on the floor．The clothes were torn(撕壞)and there was blood on them．

　　"So you have killed my son? " the Prince said angrily．"You unfaithful dog! " He took out his sword(劍)and killed the dog．Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark．Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog．

　　The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt．Near him was a dead wolf．Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended(保衛(wèi))the baby and killed the wolf．

　　The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late．Gelert was dead．The Prince was very sad indeed．Tears ran down his face when he realized 'he had killed his faith-ful friend．The Prince carried the body of his brave dog to the top of a mountain and buried(埋葬)him there．After this, the Prince never smiled again．Every morning, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dog's grave(墓穴)for a few minutes．

　　If you go to Mount Snowdon in Wales, people will show you where Gelert is buried．There is a sign by his grave．It reminds peo-ple of a brave and faithful dog．

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　　“Cool” is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings．

　　“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say “It's cool．”You may think, “He's so cool, ” when you see your favourite footballer．

　　We all maximize(擴大)the meaning of “cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall(瀑布)they had visited．On one student's paper was just the one sentence, “It's so cool”．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．

　　But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words．Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性)．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can．And I think they are also very cool．

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　　In English(英格蘭人)nobody under eighteen years old is allowed(允許)to drink in a bar(酒吧)．

　　Mr Thompson often went to a bar near his house．But he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young．Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time．They drank for an hour．Tom drank a bit．Then Mr Thompson said to his son, “Now, Tom, I want to teach you a useful lesson．How do you know when you’ve had enough? Well, I'll tell you．Do you see those two lights at the end of the bar? When they seem to become four, you’ve had enough and should go home．”

　　“But, Dad, ”said Tom, “I can only see one light at the end of the bar．”

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　　The students were having their chemistry(化學)class．Miss Li was telling the children what water was like．After that, she asked her students, “What's water? ”No one spoke for a few minutes．Miss Li asked again,“Why don't you answer my question? Didn't I tell you what water is like? ”

　　Just then a boy put up his hand and said，“Miss Li，you told us that water has no colour and no smell．But where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell．”Most of the children agreed with him．

　　“I'm sorry，children．”said the teacher,“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier．That's a problem．”

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　　You probably got your first baby tooth when you were around six months old．And all of 20 lf your primary teeth, or baby teeth, were probably in place by the time you reached the age of three．Then a funny thing happened．When you were about six or seven, your primary teeth began to fall out．

　　So what's the point of having these little teeth? Well, the main job of baby teeth is to hold a place in your mouth for your permanent teeth(恒牙), or grown-up teeth．If a baby tooth is lost too early, the teeth beside it may move into that space．Then your permanent teeth may come in crooked(歪的)or crowded．

　　When a permanent tooth starts to come in, it pushes on the root of the primary tooth above it．Your primary tooth gets loose(松動的), and soon you have a new hole in your smile．In fact, you may be open-mouthed and looking for your latest loose tooth…

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　　These days, I'm surprised at what my classmates have changed since the school started．It’ s not just the new teachers, new buildings, or new rules．I also notice how people are dressing differently．

　　Dressing is not just a choice to keep warm．It's also a healthy personal choice in so many ways．

　　Dress rules：Many schools have dress rules．They tell students what to wear at school．The teachers don't hope to see their students wear unsuitable clothes in the classroom．

　　Self-respect：The way we dress shows the way we feel about ourselves．If we aren’ t confident or need lots of attention, we'll often dress in ways that help us get that attention．If you want to get attention in a healthy way, you don't need to dress in an interesting way to express your mind．

　　Body image：If some kids look very bad or ugly, dressing properly can cover them．And it can also help them feel beautiful and comfortable among their friends．

　　Being what you wear：Dressing is important．Dressing in a wrong way can make people mistake you．People like to judge according to what they see．Clothing can often give people a wrong idea．

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　　It was a cold day in December in Moscow．A little boy about 12 years old was standing in front of a shoe store on Greenway．He was looking through the windows, barefooted and shivering with cold．A lady walked to the boy and said, “My little boy, what are you looking at? ”

　　“I am asking God to give me a pair of shoes, ” the boy said．

　　The lady took him by the hand and went into the store．She asked the clerk to get a pair of socks for the boy．She then asked if he could give her a basin of not water and a towel．The clerk quickly brought the things to her．She washed the boy's little feet and dried them with the towel．By this time, the clerk had returned with the socks．The lady put on the socks for the boy, and then bought him a pair of shoes．She patted him on the head and said, “My little boy, do you feel more comfortable now? ” As she turned to go, the boy caught her by the hand suddenly and looked up in her face．With tears in his eyes, he answered the question with these words, “Are you God's wife? ” “No, I'm a mother, ” said the woman．

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