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　　Do you see many signs around you?Do you know the signs are an important part of our daily life?They can be in pictures or in words to give people information．What do people think are good signs?If you are thinking about making signs for others, what should you know?

　　The most important thing is that signs should be simple and easy to understand．It is important to use clear language．On the other hand, the words should be easy to write and you just need to write down what you want to do．“Keep off the grass” is a very good example．It means “Don’t touch or walk on the grass”．

　　Nowadays, there is a saying that “A picture paints a thousand words”．Perhaps that’s why we are seeing more and more signs in pictures, or a combination of pictures and words．However, that’s the difficult part, because picture signs may have different meanings in different countries．

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　　In these years, computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns．A lot of small shops along busy 　　1　　 have changed into 　　2　　 game houses in order to get more money．These places are always crowded with 　　3　　 especially(特别)young boys．

　　In the computer game houses, people 　　4　　 a lot of money competing(竞赛)with the machines．It's 　　5　　 for one to win a computer, but one can make progress(进步)after 　　6　　 again and again．People have a kind of gambling psychology(赌博心理)when they play computer games．The more they 　　7　　 the more they want to win．For school boys, they have no 　　8　　 for their lessons．When class is over, they run to the nearby computer game houses．Some of them can get enough money from their parents．But some of them are not 　　9　　 enough to get the money．They begin to take away other student's money and 　　10　　 thieves(小偷)．

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The Internet

　　We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?

　　Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s．At that time, computers were large and expensive．Computer networks(网络) didn't work well．If one computer in the networks broke down, the whole network stopped．So a new network system(系统)had to be set up．It should be good enough to be used by many different computers．If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part．In this way the computer network system would keep on working all the time．

　　At first, the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too．However, computers were still expensive and the Internet was difficult to use．By the start of the 1990s, computers had become cheaper and easier to use．Scientists had also developed software that made“surfing”the Internet(网上冲浪)more convenient(方便的)．Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day．Sending e-mails is more and more popular(普通的)among students．

　　The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life．

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