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　　Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station．They were waiting for a train that was very late．

　　To pass the time, they began talking to each other．

　　At first, they talked about the weather and their work．Then Paul said, "Tell me－what would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?"

　　The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke．

　　“Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik．I’d like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible．And I’ll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food．I think I’ll have a wonderful time．”

　　“That’s very interesting,” Paul said．

　　With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”

　　“I’ll tell you a secret,” Allan said．“I always want to be a racing driver．So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I’d like to do is to sell my house．With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world．Maybe I can enter all the big motor races．”

　　Then he laughed, “I might even end up(以……而告终)world champion．”

　　“Now it’s your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”

　　“Oh,” said Paul with a smile．“I’ll go and see another doctor．”

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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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　　Mike was in trouble these days．He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman．But Mike often drank too much and once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge．Mr Black became angry and was going to fire(解雇)him．Mike had a big family so he was afraid of losing his job．He said he would stop drinking at once．But things were not like what Mr Black looked forward to．

　　On a Monday morning, Mike came into the office, with two badly burned ears．“ What happened to your ears? ” asked Mr Black．

　　“Well, ” said Mike．“last night while I was watching a football match on TV in the bedroom, I was drinking because I was free on Sunday．At that time, my wife was ironing(熨烫)clothes．She had put the iron(熨斗)near the telephone before she went to cook supper．My favourite team lost the game and I felt sorry for it．As soon as I went into the sitting room, the phone rang and I answered it, but I picked up the iron．”

　　“Terrible! But what happened to your left ear?’

　　“When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again．”

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　　These two passages appeared in a newspaper．Both writers have their own ideas on zoos．

　　1．Zoos Do a Good Job

　　It is good to keep animals in zoos．I know a lot of people think it is wrong to keep animals in zoos．However, I believe that zoos have many good points．

　　Firstly, zoos are places for people to see many different kinds of animals from all over the world．Without zoos, most people would never see a real bear or tiger．

　　Secondly, zoos look after the animals very well．The animals are always given food and cleaned regularly(定期)．In the world, it is not always possible for an animals to find food, so sometimes it goes hungry．But animals kept in zoos never go hungry．

　　Thirdly, zoos protect the animals they look after．They offer them safe places to live in．In the wild, some kinds of animals are in danger of becoming extinct(灭绝)．But zoos give these animals a chance to live．Without zoos, there would be fewer kinds of animals in the world．

From Maria Smith

　　2．I disagree with Maria!

　　In Maria’s letter, she says that zoos are good for animals．I am afraid that zoos are not good for animals, they are only good for people．

　　It is unnatural(非自然的)and unfair to keep wild animals in cages(笼子)．Most animals are kept in cages that are too small for them．In the wild, these animals would travel freely．In zoos, they can’t do this．This is why the bears and tigers always look so sad．

　　Most cages are not very clean, either．It is true that zoos give the animals food regularly, but this is not natural．Wild animals are used to looking for their own food．We should treat(对待) animals in the same way that we treat other people－with respect．

　　Would anyone be happy if you don’t let him go outside his home?Would Maria like to have lots of people standing outside her flat looking at her?No, she wouldn’t．And animals don’t like it, either．

From Philip Black

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