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　　A young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about children．The young man said,“How strict should parents be with their children?”

　　The old man pointed to(指着)a string(细绳)between a big strong tree and a thin young one．

　　“Please untie(解开)that string．” said the old man．“But first pull the string tight so that(以便于)the young tree is straight again．” The young man did so．He untied the string and only found that the young tree bent(弯)over to one side．

　　Then the old man said,“There, it is the same with children．You must be strict with them．But sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on．If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away．”

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　　An old lady went to the shop last Sunday．She passed a bank and saw a car near the door．A man got out of it and went into the bank．She looked into the car．The keys were in the lock(锁)．

　　The old lady took the keys and followed the man into the bank．The man took a gun(枪)out of the pocket and said to the clerk, “Give me all the money．” But the old lady didn’t see this．She went to the man and put the keys in his hand and said, “Young man, you are foolish．Never leave your keys in your car．Someone is going to steal it．” The man looked at the old lady for a few seconds．Then he looked at the clerk．He took the keys, ran out of the bank, got into his car and drove away quickly without any money．

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　　When we look at the moon through a telescope(望远镜), we can see lines and circles(圆形物)．People used to(过去常常)think that this was the moon’s face and that there was a man in the moon! This is not true．There is no man in the moon．

　　　　What do we know about the moon? First of all, the moon is much smaller than the earth．Days and nights on the moon are very long．One day on the moon is as long as two weeks on the earth．One night is also as long as two weeks on the earth．In the daytime the moon is very hot and at night is very cold．

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　　We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival(春节)．There is a name for each Chinese year．We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the dog．And this year is the year of the horse．

　　Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses．On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner．After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year．On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives(亲戚)．They say “good luck” and some other greetings to each other．People usually have a very good time during the festival．

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This is Mike’s bedroom．You can see a desk and a bed in the room．On the desk, there is a backpack and three books．One is a Chinese book, the other two are English books．There is a clock on the desk, too．You can see a baseball under the desk．On the bed there is a box．Can you guess what’s in the box? Ah, it’s a new computer game．It’s the present(礼物)for Mike’s seventh birthday．

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根据以下两位好朋友在网上的聊天记录，选择最佳选项。

　　Hi, Jim．Nice to meet you!

　　I’m a girl．My name is Mary Green．My favorite color is red．My telephone number is 873-3516．

　　Hi, Mary．Nice to meet you, too!

　　I’m a boy．My name’s Jim Hand．My favorite color is blue．And my telephone number is 894-2015．

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根据表格内容选择正确答案。

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　　Last night when I was working on my computer, my article suddenly disappeared! Annoyed by the sudden disturbance, I turned to Mr Lee for help, for he knows much about computers．He strongly suggested that I should download some virus-killing(杀毒的)tools to sweep away the virus．Especially, he recommended the Rav software．“It's effective,” he said．

　　I adopted(采纳)his suggestion and went for it．An hour later, I got my computer restarted and the Rav bagan to scan．Ten minutes had passed before a result came out．“None．” It said．I was confused! Was it true? No virus at all? But my computer couldn't get to work yet．

　　I told this to Mr Lee．He laughed and said, “Why haven't you updated(更新)it? Do it first and then thousands of virus will be found．” I followed his instructions．But yet nothing happened this time．Why didn't my effort come off? What happened to my poor computer? What's the matter on earth? I began to regret(后悔)spending a whole night working on that stupid stuff．

　　Tired and frustrated, I went to bed．In my dream, I continue my fighting against virus…

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　　Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18, because after that it's too late．

　　Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life．If you can't swim well, you won't be able to do water sports like waterskiing, surfing and diving．Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you．Make sure you do it．

　　Being a good team player is an important skill in life．You can't just think of yourself, but have to work well with other people．Other advantages of team sports like basketball, football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy, and they are also great fun．Teams usually have a good social life, too－you'll go to lots of parties and make many friends．

　　One of the best hobbies for under 18s is collecting things．You could collect kinds of stamps, or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done, like cinema tickets for films you have seen or emails from friends．Then best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collectiong in and to write what each thing means to you．That way you won't forget．

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　　Walter owns three Italian　restaurants which are running very well in Rhode Island in America．Every day his restaurants welcome crowds of customers(顾客)all over the world．

　　He studied to be a cook, but he sees now that his success is the result of a lifetime education．When he opened his first restaurant, all of a sudden his schooling knowledge, the history of his family and his ethics(道德准则)of his father came into play．It made him a person who studied and explored(探索)the secrets in the food business．

　　Walter's learning never stops．He says “ The food business is one where you need to stay on top．Cooks should be trained．You have to keep on studying or you will be left behind．” So he spent more time in reading．Every time he gets new ideas from the book, he brings them into his work．

　　Walter also has a clear understanding about success．That is he would like to be remembered as a person who is creative, who believes in the Italian cooking culture in America．Food is like a bridge connecting to the past, to the family and to the country．He says “Success to me is not how much money I make, but if at the end of the day I am able to make fifteen or twenty customers happy, I'm a happy man．”