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　　Vision-phones(可視電話)

　　Radio, telephone and television are widely used in the world, When you switch on the radio, you can listen．But when you use telephone, not only can you listen to others but also you can chat with them, however, you can't see anything at all．Television is much better than both of them．People can watch TV and listen to it, but they can't take part in what they see．

　　Today, some people are using a type of telephone called vision-phone．With it two people who are talking can see each other．

　　Vision-phones can be of great use when you have something to show the person whom you are calling, It may also have other uses in the future．Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to read a book right over your vision-phone, You may be able to do some shopping through it, too．Perhaps In the near future, vision-phone will come into wide use in our everyday life．

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Having Fun "Growing” and“Stealing”？

　　Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students．People can “farm” on a piece of“l(fā)and” and“grow'’,“sell”oreven“steal”“vegetables”．“flowers”．a(chǎn)nd‘'fruits"on the Net, They can earn some e-money and buy more“seeds”．“pets”and even “houses"．

　　Joyce interviewed some young people．Here are their opinions．

　　Harold：I don't quite understndd why they are so mad about the childish game, Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world．

　　Allan：I enjoy putting some "bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game．Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．

　　Laura：You know, people in the city are longing for(渴望)the life in the ceotmtryside．It reduces my work pressure(壓力); besides, it gives me the exciting exoerince of being a “thief”．

　　Ivy：Well．it’s just a waste of time．Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on(專注于)their study．

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　　One of the most famom scientists to study adaptations(適應能力)was Charles Darwin(達爾文)．He was born in England in 1809．He wasn’t the best student in his school, but when he was 16, his father sent him to a medical school．Charles liked spending time outdoors observing(觀察)nature more than attending medical calsses．He dropped out without graduating．

　　Next, Charles’father sent him to school to become a minister(牧師)．This time he made it to graduation, But he didn’t want to do the work of a minister．His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science．

　　After graduation, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist．He wasn’t the first choice．but he was the lucky one to go．The Beagle was to travel to Soulth America and then around the world．The crew’s task was to make maps of the places they visited．

　　On December 27th, 1831．Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle。The trip was planned to last two years。In fact, it lasted five．During this time, he saw many amazing things．He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to study．

　　Twenty-three years later, Darwin published an scientific paper with another man named Wallace．Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive．They are passed on to, offspring(后代)．Darwin’s ideas about adaptatioms to the study of living things．

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　　At the shopping mall, you probably think about spending, not saving．Think about all the lights that keep the mall bright．Think about all the water faucets(水龍頭)in the toilet。Think about all the air conditioning in summer．Saving energy is a hot topic for such a big place!

　　Many things at the mall use energy．Electric lights, infrared(紅外感應)faucets and air－conditioners need electrieity to work．One way to save energy is by keeping lights clean．More and more dust and dirt make the lights less bright．When malls keep lights clean, they can use fewer lights and keep the area just as bright, Using fewer lights means using less energy．

　　You step up to the water faucet．The water starts to flow．You don't have to touch a thing．Why do malls have such fancy faucets?The answer is simple．They save water．Sometimes people forget to turn the water off after they wash．Infrared faucets turn themselves off．

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　　Do you need useful and interesting books?Here we’ve got plenty for you．

　　Fishing is a healthy hobby．You can enjoy fresh air when you go fishing in the countryside．This book will teach you how to choose fishing places and how to make good fishing rods(竿)easily．Many kinds of fishing skills are shown in the book．Read it and you will become a more successful fisherman．

　　This book can give you the answers to the questions most often asked by parents, teachers and students themselves．Read this book and learn：

　　●What the three difficulties in study are and what to do with them．

　　●What to do if you are not interested in a subject you are studying．

　　●Twenty-six simple exercises to help you study easily and fast．

　　You will get more from this book．For younger students, you can buy Learn in Study for Beginners．It is easier to understand．

　　A pet can be our best friend．Do you have pets in your house?Are they in good shape?This book not only offers you many colorful pictures of lovely pets, but also provides you with the knowledge about：

　　●How to choose right pets for yourself．

　　●How to build houses or nests(窩)for your pets．

　　●How to feed the pets and how to keep them clean．

　　Buy this book and you will learn more

　　We have many other books on sale．For more information enter www．knowbetter．com．If you buy two or more books at a time, you’ll get 10％ off．

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　　Have you seen the movie Changjiang 7(CJ7)?The story is a boy called Dickey．He lives a poor life with his father．His father doesn’t have any money to buy toys for him．One day his father finds him a strange toy from a junkyard(垃圾堆)．Dickey names it Changjiang 7(CJ7)．It is an alien dog．It can do many things that humans can not do．Dickey takes it to school to help him in many ways．

　　CJ7 is a popular movie of 2008．Xu Jiao, born on August 5, 1997 in Ningbo, Zhejiang, plays Dickey．On April 21, the girl won Best New Performer(演員)at the Hong Kong Film Awards for her play in CJ7．Now Xu Jiao becomes a new film star, she is well-known especially among young kids．Many of them want to own such a helpful toy as CJ7．

　　Xu once said it was difficult to play a boy．“To get an idea of what a boy is like,” she said,“I watched boys and I also studied and played with them a lot．”

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　　A large number of people in the world eat fast food．Whenever you go into a fast food restaurant, you can see lots of people enjoying their meals there．How do you know in which country people like fast food best?

　　The English people are the world’s biggest fans of fast food, while the French(法國人)are the least interested in quick meals, according to a survey done last year．

　　The survey of thirteen countries shows 45％ of the English people say they can’t give up fast food because it’s delicious．And 44％ of Americans and 37％ of Canadians say the same．

　　The French, proud of their delicious and high-class cuisine, don’t like fast food．81％ of them think it is unhealthy, followed by 75％ of the Japanese．

　　How about the Chinese?How often do you have hamburgers or fried chicken?It doesn’t matter whether you like Western fast food or Chinese food．The most important thing is to keep a balanced diet．

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　　Did you sleep well last night?Maybe many people will answer：No．In fact, in the world about one third of the people do not have good sleep．If you say you do not have good sleep, it means：waking early and not getting back to sleep．You may get tired, worried and anxious．Your memory and ability to remember things will get worse．

　　Then what should you do when you have the trouble?Do not worry about it too much．Let’s see if you can help yourself．The techniques(技巧)are as follows：

　　First, make sure that your bedroom isn’t too cold or too hot．Keep it dark and quiet．

　　Second, check your lifestyle：

　　Do not drink tea, coffee, cola or chocolate four hours before bed．Drink less water and avoid night-time toilet visits．

　　Set your body clock well by getting up and going to bed at the same time every day．Avoid daytime naps．

　　Develop a relaxing bedtime habit．Read or listen to music, then take a warm bath．If you really can not sleep, try some bread, rice or milk．They will help you fall asleep．

　　Go for a daily walk．Natural light helps you regulate(調(diào)理)your body clock, so exercise outdoors if you can．

　　Forget the worries of the day．Write down any worries, thoughts or questions before you go to bed．With these written down, you will have less to think about and your sleep will become easier．

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　　At last, the mid-term exams are over．You’ve done the hard work, but you can’t relax．You have to prepare for the next exams．Do you hate exams?If you do, you’re not alone．Students in other countries hate them as well．

　　Luckily for them, British students have fewer exams than Chinese students．And they only have them once a year．Every summer they take a test in each subject．Each test lasts about an hour．These exams don’t count for much．Even if a student does really badly they still progress to the next year．When the results come out they are then placed in an end-of-year report．The report is sent to the child’s parents．It describes how the student studied at school．

　　This report is private, so only the teacher, the student and his or her parents see it．This means that the students don’t know how other students scored(得分)in the test．Some students choose to tell each other, but others keep it secret．

　　Parents’ meetings are held twice a year, at the end of the winter term and then at the end of the summer term．Children go along with their parents to meet their teachers privately and discuss their performance at school．

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