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　　From TV to MTV,F4 is a hot group.There are four handsome young men in this group：Vic Zhou,Jerry Yan,Venness Wu,and Ken Zhu.They act,sing,and dance.Fans all over Asia love them! Do you have a favourite member in this group?

　　F4 became famous with a TV show：Meteor Garden(流星花园).The idea came from a Japanese comic book.Soon,they made a CD：Meteor Rain.It was very popular.

　　Actually,F4 is not like a meteor,but like a rising star.Will that star continue to rise?Their fans think so.

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　　Letter One

　　Dear Editor(编辑),

　　After I finish my homework,I often go online and chat with my friends.Sometimes I play computer games.But my parents hate to see me playing games on the computer.Maybe they have heard too much news about how QQ and Internet games harm(伤害) children.Once I went to a net bar(网吧) to play games

after school.But after that I told my parents that I was playing basketball at school.I said so because I didn't want to make them unhappy.I feel had about it.

　　However,I need to rest for a while by playing computer games after studying for a long time.I really want my parents to understand that. Do foreign parents do the same to their children? Please help me.

　　Li Ping,Nantong

　　Letter Two

　　Dear Li Ping,

　　I think it's not strange for parents to keep their children away from anything bad.Foreign parents will do the same as your parents!They may not let their children watch TV for too long a time,or like your parents,they don't want their children to play computer games.

　　Talk to your parents and be honest(诚实) to them,I think.Tell them what you are doing and why you are doing so to make them understand you.It's never good to do things behind your parents' backs ndline.They aren't fools as you think sometimes!Our parents seem to know what is the best for us.Remember:to be honest is the best way.

　　Good luck,

　　Rebeca

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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 parents and classmates.

　　Liu Wei,a junior 2 student from Hefei,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 Yang 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 18％ of Shanghai teenagers have mental(心理的) problems.Their troubles include being worried and 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 secrets.

　　Liang Yuezhu,an expert on teenagers from Beijing Aiding 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 bad.

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Children are natural scientists,and are very interested in the world around them.Helping them enjoy science can be easy;there's no need for a lot of scientific terms(科学术语) or modern labs.You only have to share(分享) your children's interests.

　　Firstly,listen to their questions.I once visited a classroom of seven-year-old children to talk about science as a job.The children asked me“textbook questions” about schooling,the money I got and whether I liked my job.When I finished answering,we sat facing each other silently. Finally I said,“Now that we've finished with your lists,do you have questions of your own about science?”

　　After a long wait,a boy put up his hand,“Have you ever seen a rabbit eat?When I try eating grass like that,I get ill.Why?”This began a lot of questions that lasted nearly two hours.

　　Secondly,give them time to think.Studies over the past 30 years have shown that,after asking a question,many teachers usually wait only one second or less for an answer,no time for a child to think.When teachers increase their“wait time”to three seconds or more,children give better answers.

　　Thirdly,watch your language.When the child is having a science discussion,don't jump in with“That's right”or“Very good”.These words work well when it comes to encouraging a child to help others.But in talking about science,these words make a child think that the discussion is over.Instead, keep things going by saying,“That's interesting”or“I've never thought of it that way before”,or coming up with more questions or ideas.

　　Lastly,show,don't tell.Let children look at their hands through a microscope(显微镜),and they'll understand why you want them to wash before dinner...

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Many great inventions(发明)have changed our lives．The first great one is still very important today-the wheel(轮子)．This invention made it easier to carry heavy things and travel long distances．

　　In the early 1800s，the world started to change．There was little unknown island left in the world．People didn't have to explore much any more．They began to work instead to make life better．

　　In the second half of the 19th century，many great inventions were made．Among them were the camera，the electric light and the radio．These all become important parts of our life today．

　　The first part of the 20th century also saw more great inventions．For instance，the helicopter(直升飞机)in 1909，sound movies in 1926，the computer in 1928 and let planes in 1930．

　　The middle part of the 20th century brought new inventions to help people get over diseases(疾病)．They worked very well．They made people healthier and live longer．

　　By this time，most people had had a very good life，but man now want to explore more．They begin to look for ways to go into space．In 1969，man took his biggest step away from earth．Americans first walked on the moon．This was just a beginning．New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never dreamt of．

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Can you always understand the instruction on a bottle of medicine? Do you know what“take medicine only as instructed”means? Read the following instructions and see if you can understand them．

　　“To reduce(减少)pain，take two pills with water，followed by one pill every eight hours．Don't take more than six pills in 24 hours．

　　For children,who are 8 to 14 years old，give half the amount(量)．

　　Reduce the amount if you cannot rest and sleep well after you take the medicine．

　　If you don't feel better after you take the medicine，go to see the doctor at once．”

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Steven Jobs，the designer(设计者) of Apple Computer，was not clever when he was in school．At that time，he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates．When he went into college，he didn't change a lot．Then he dropped out(退学)．But he was full of new ideas．

　　After he left college，Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer．He worked there for only several months and then he went to India．He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life．

　　Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India．

　　In 1975，he began to make a new type of computer．He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage(汽车库)．He chose the name“Apple”just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden．

　　His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world．

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　　Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of him fall over and drop all of the books he was carrying，along with two sweaters，a basketball and a Walkman(随身听)．Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things。Since they were going the same way，he helped to carry some of his things．As they walked，Mark knew that the boy's name was Bill，that he loved computer games，basketball and history, and that he was having lots of troubles with his other subjects and that he had just broken upndline　 with his girlfriend．

　　They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch television．The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk，then Mark went home．They often saw each other at school，had lunch together once or twice，and then they both finished middle school．They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years．At last，just three weeks before they finished high school，Bill asked Mark if they could talk．

　　Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met．“Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?”asked Bill．“You see，I cleaned out my locker(锁柜)because I didn't want to leave anything for anyone else．I had put away some of my mother's sleeping pills(安眠药)and I was going home to kill myself．But after we spent some time together talking and laughing，I began to understand that if I killed myself，I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow．So you see，Mark，when you picked up those books that day，you did a lot more．You saved my life．”

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Christmas was coming．Everyone was busy for it．I was in the eighth grade

and was helping my father in his toy store．A little boy，five or six years old，came in．He wore a brown dirty old coat．His shoes were worn and one shoelace was torn．He seemed(看起来) to be too poor to afford to buy anything．He looked around the toy section，picked up some toys and carefully put them back in place．

　　Dad came downstairs and walked over to the boy．His blue eyes smiled as he asked the boy what he could do for him．The boy said he was looking for a Christmas present for his best friend．I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same respect as he treated any adult．Dad told the boy to take his time to look around．

　　After about 20 minutes，the little boy carefully picked up a toy plane，walked up to my dad and said，“How much is it，sir?”

　　“How much have you got?”my Dad asked．

　　The little boy held out his hand and opened it．His hand was marked with wet lines of dirt from holding his money．In his hand lay $$0．27．The price on the toy plane he'd picked out was $$3．98．

　　“That'll exactly be the price．”Dad said as he closed the sale．Dad's reply seems still to be ringing in my ears．I thought about what I'd seen as I wrapped the present．When the little boy walked out of the store，I didn't notice his dirty worn coat or torn shoelace．What I saw was a happy child with a treasure．

　　I will never forget what happened that day．

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About four years ago，I started studying English．A year (1)______，I started to go to the English Corner．I improved my English a great deal there and also (2)______many friends．Although I had never been to a(n) (3)______ country，I could speak English so fluently that many people often asked me how many years I had stayed in America．

　　Unfortunately，in the spring of that year，SARS spread in many (4)______，including China．So I didn't go to the English Corner (5)______．Then where could I practise my English? Where could I make friends? I remembered my telephone book．Maybe I could call my friends and talk to them in English on the phone．But I didn't call them right away because I was not sure (6)______ I would bother them．Just at that time，the phone rang．It was my friend Elizabeth，who was from England．She said she called (7)______ whether I was OK．I was so touched．We talked and talked on the phone and we both felt (8)______．In this way，we made our own telephone English Corner．

　　During those long months，we kept in touch with each other by calling．In the fight against SARS，we were the winners．Today I have learnt (9)______ to face difficulties like SARS．That is“smile and ready for success”．Look at the (10)______ capital letter of each word．We also call it SARS!

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