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“Sam,” says his father, “(1)your hat and coat and let us go(2)for a walk.”

Sam is(3). He likes to go out(4) his father. He puts(5)his hat and coat(6)says, “Father, I’m (7).” Sam and his father go out for a walk (8)the street. Suddenly they see a big black dog. The dog begins to bark(叫). Sam is (9)the dog. He wants to run(10)home. His father says, “Don’t be afraid, Sam. Don’t you know the old saying ‘A barking dog does not bite (咬)’?”

“Oh, yes.” says Sam, “I know, but does the dog know the old saying?”

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　　Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice(杂交水稻), won the World Food Prize on Monday．Yuan developed the world first popular and widely known hybrid rice．Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than common ones．

　　Liu Xiang won China’s first gold medal in the world championships(锦标赛)in 12.95 seconds．

　　“Everybody wants to win a world title．I was nervous before the race．But I dealt with it so I'm very happy,”Liu said with a smile after the race．

　　Some reporters noticed that at the start, Liu Xiang was crying．He said that is his way of letting off pressure．“My start wasn’t good, maybe because I was nervous or because I was a bit slow,”he said．

　　Liu will run next at the Shanghai Grand Prix(大奖赛)meeting at the end of September．He is confident(自信的)after winning the gold medal．“I want people to know how fast I am,”he said．“This is number one speed．There’s nothing I can’t do．”

　　Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes?Don’t worry, things will get better soon．Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country．The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June．

　　Last Wednesday Medvedev(梅德韦杰夫)took over from Vladimir Putin(普京)．At the age of 42, he becomes the youngest president of modern Russia．

　　Medvedev was born to a family of teachers．He read a lot from a young age．After university, the soft-spoken young man went on to teach law at university and became very popular with his students．

　　In 2005, Medvedev became the first deputy prime minister(第一副总理)．But he was as friendly as before．“He has not changed．He invited me to his home,”said Vera Smirnova, Medvedev’s first teacher．“In Russia, only two politicians(政治家)have invited their first teachers to their homes, Medvedev and Putin．”

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　　Brian went to junior high school in Portland, Oregon．He was very small, and he wasn't strong．He didn't play on any sports teams, and he didn't have many friends．On weekends, Brian usually stayed home．

　　“You should go to the park and play,”his mother suggested．“That's alright,”he answered．“I'll just stay here．”

　　Brian had an interesting hobby．He loved to play the flute．He often sat under a tree in his backyard．There, he played his instrument, while birds and squirrels kept him company．Brian never took music lessons, but he was a very good flute player．After he heard a song one time, he could play it．Sometimes, he played famous songs from the radio．He also made up his own songs．

　　One day, Brian was playing his flute as he walked home from school．Some of his classmates were listening．

　　“Hey, I know that song．”one girl said．

　　“Yeah,”a tall boy said．“It's by the Backstreet Boys．”

　　“How did you learn that?”a fat boy asked Brian．

　　“I taught myself．”Brian answered．

　　“Wow, that's cool!”the fat boy said．“Can you play any songs by Ricky Martin?”

　　“Sure．”Brian said．

　　That day, Brian made many new friends．Soon, all his classmates knew about his special skill．He even gave a concert at the school．Brian wasn't lonely any more．In fact he felt great about himself．

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