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One day an old lady wanted to go to London to see her son. She got up early and reached the small station at nine o’clock in the morning. Because this was her first trip to London, she didn’t know the train time. She was very worried. Just at that moment, she saw a little boy running towards her. She stopped him and asked him what time the train would arrive and when the train would leave for London.

The boy looked at the woman, and said“ [tu:] [tu:] [tu:] [tu:] [tu:]” just like firing a gun. Then he ran away. The old lady was very surprised and got angry. She wondered why the boy played a joke on her. She sat in a chair and thought and thought, then she began to smile. She couldn’t help crying out, “What a clever boy! He told me the time in such a way.” Do you know the time?

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No air means death. Though we cannot see it, there is air round us. So air is everywhere and it gives life to every living thing. Without it we cannot live. Bad air makes people ill. We must have fresh air to keep us in good health.

In the city there are a great many people and there are too many cars running on the roads. The gas, which the cars spread out, is full of poison. Everyday we breathe it in again and again. This makes us feel sick. Therefore people should go out of door as much as they can. Besides so many cars, there are many factories, too. For the chimneys of these factories, we get the smoke usually in black or gray color. This kind of smoke, when it mixes the air, is dangerous to our health. It is because smoke contains many small poisonous solids to gases. So in order to keep us healthy we have to go out to the countryside to breathe more fresh air. Or we can go up hills to get more fresh air.

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The word horsepower(馬力) was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the world's first widely used steam engine. He had no way of telling people exactly how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units(單位) for measuring power.Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do. He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300?pound weight 10 feet into the air one minute. His engine could lift a 3300?pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a tenhorsepower engine.

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　　Young people can have problems with their minds．Some students become worried because they have to study very hard．Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates．Wang Hua，a Junior 1 student from Anhui，could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons．He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife...Another student，14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou，was afraid of exams．She got very worried in one，and when she looked at the exam paper．She couldn’t think of anything to write． A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about l8％ of Shanghai teenagers have mental(心理的，精神的）problems．Their troubles include bringing worried and being very unhappy，and having problems in learning and getting on with people．Many students who have problems won’t go for advice or help．Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor．Others don’t want to talk about their secret． Liang Yuezhu，an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers：Talk to your parents or teachers often．Take part in group activities and play sports．Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell．

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It was an unexpected (意想不到的) holiday. On April 9, we were told to leave school and stay at home because of a new deadly disease called SARS.

School is much better than home. It is not very nice to be stuck at home (憋在家里), unable to go out. Although our classes are sometimes boring, going to school is much better than staying at home. I am even starting to miss some of my teachers. It would be nice just to see their faces again. Meeting old classmates would be great too. It feels as if I haven't seen them for ages (很久). After weeks of being at home, I asked my parents to take my cousins and me to the Great Wall. Being able to get outside made me feel excited. It was not very crowded there because few people were leaving their homes. Another good thing is, our school website is offering us lessons on some of our subjects. So we can get in touch with (保持聯(lián)系) our teachers on the Web.

Calling friends every day is a lot of fun.My school has asked me to do a special job during this unusual holiday. Every day I phone some of my classmates and ask them to take their temperatures. I also ask them if they have done their homework. Then I give the information to our teacher. This is a lot of fun. I have never made so many phone calls to my classmates! Nobody knows how long this holiday will last. When we go back to school, I hope everything will return to normal. I miss my friends and school very much.

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I always thought that money was the most valuable possession in the world. If there was no money, there would be many things I could not have. For example, delicious food, beautiful clothes, a big house and so on. I would be unhappy. But now I have changed my mind. I think the most important thing is health. Why? Let me tell you a true story. On the 21st of May, 2003, my younger brother got a terrible disease. At first, my parents didn't worry too much about it. We just went to see a doctor. The doctor gave my brother some medicine which he took on time every day. But after three days, my brother got worse. His whole body was swollen (腫) and he was in a lot of pain. My parents quietly took him to the hospital where the doctor said he must stay. Many doctors came to see my brother. After examining him, the doctors said that my brother had caught a disease called measles(麻疹). We were all so worried and nervous. The doctors quickly gave my brother an injection. Soon after my brother was made to take more medicine. He stayed in hospital for three days. During the three days, he was given injections and medicine to take every day. Everyone in my family was so worried about my brother, including me. We all hoped that my brother would be better soon. Then we would live a happy life as before. From that day on, I began to realize I was wrong about money being the most valuable possession in the world. If a person who has a lot of money is dying can money make him better? Of course the answer is no. Good health is everyone's most valuable possession. We should take good care of ourselves and try our best to keep us away from disease. Please remember: Good health is our most valuable possession.

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The young giant felt sorry for his parents, who needed to take extra care of him for his food, clothing and traveling. Time and again he expressed his “great aspiration” to his good friend, teammate and roommate Liu Wei, “I will do my best. Once I enter the Shanghai No.1 Team, I won't have to worry about my shoes.” That boy was Yao Ming. Today's Yao is a great basketball star. Back then, his dream was not championship, NBA, or stardom. He trained like mad, struggled hard, all for a pair of shoes that would fit his feet, merely to relieve his parents of their worry about his shoes. He earnestly and realistically sets the goal for every stage of his life and spares no effort to reach it, and to surpass it.

It is not a difficult thing for anyone to set a goal. The tough part is to know how to pursue and reach it. Many people leave their lofty aspiration in blueprints forever. If we take a look at those abandoned causes and goals along many people's life journey, we should remind ourselves of Yao Ming: travelers first need a fitting pair of shoes, and then take one film step at a time towards their goals.

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　　“If I had one million yuan，I would buy you a palace! Do I have one million yuan? No，I don’t! So I only can spend ten fen on this short message，sending you my best wishes!”Today, SMS桽hort Message Service is popular，and China Mobile says that every second，there are 410 messages being sent．Look around you! People are watching their mobiles，smiling or laughing．Thumbs are moving quickly on mobiles，bringing happiness to their friends．Through SMS，we know the weather report，share jokes and news，express loveand friendship．

SMS is becoming more and more popular．It is reported that 67％ of young people like to send short messages to greet each other．Internet SMS will be more helpful to people．I am thankful for the progress because SMS saves me much money．Just on the top end of a thumb，so much joy can be found !

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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. It 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 favorite football player. We all maximize the meaning of “cool”. You 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 they had visited. On one student's paper was just the sentence, “It's cool.”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 creditability（可信性）. Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.

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Elementary School Library Rules

　　How many books are students allowed to borrow at once? Kindergarten and Grade One：Children are allowed to borrow one book a week．Grade Two and Up：Students in Grade Two and up are allowed to borrow two books a week．

　　How long is the loan? Books are loaned for about a week，however the school is on a 5-day cycle．Books are due on the cycle day．A book borrowed on Day 1 is due on the next Day 1，even if it is not the same day of the week．A book borrowed on Tuesday may be due on a Wednesday，if there is a holiday between when the book is borrowed and when it must be returned．

　　May I renew my book? Our computer system does not allow us to renew books，so they must be returned and checked out again．We ask students to return their books at the beginning of the day with their bookmark／library card inside and sticking out．We will check the book in and put it aside for the student to get when he returns with his class．

　　How much is the fine if I return a book late? There are no fines for children in grades K-6．However students who have an overdue book may not borrow another book．

If I have the right to borrow two books and I have returned one，may I take out another book?

If the book you have left at home is not yet overdue，you may take out another book．However，if it is overdue，you will not be allowed to take out another book．

What happens if I lose a book?

If you lose a book，we will give you time to look for it．

　　Some good places to look for books：

　　On your bookshelf，but placed upside down or backwards

　　In another basket in the classroom

　　Under a bed

　　Under a sofa or chair or cushion

　　Behind the couch

In your locker or school bag

　　If you can't find the book，we will ask you to pay for it．Since it will probably cost more to replace the book than we originally paid，we will charge you the full replacement cost，including tax and other costs．

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