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　　It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food．Cherie Blair, the wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve．So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?

　　Japan

　　High schools have dining halls, which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not harmburgers and chips．Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, and vegetables．

　　The United States

　　A typical(典型的)menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicken, fruit and cookies．School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily diet allowances(定量)of protein(蛋白质),vitamin A, vitamin C, iron and calories．

　　Australia

　　Meat pies and hotdogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops．But as the nation pays more attention to children's health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus．

　　Many schools have used a traffic light system．The sale of red-labelled(标签)foods including chocolate and soft drinks, is served only twice a week．Healthier green-labelled foods such as sandwiches, corn and watermelon, however are served every day．

　　In some schools, students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from, including popcorn and rice．

　　South Africa

　　Most of South Africa's schools do not serve meals at all．Classes end at 1：30 pm and students get their own lunches．Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches．

　　Fast food and fried food sell the best among students, which has led to a rise in obesity among children．But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different illnesses, some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition(营养)．Now students at these schools are provided with lunches of porridge with vegetables, such as cabbages, onions, beans, carrots and tomatoes．

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　　It seems to us that the earth stands quite still(静止的)．But it is really moving all the time．It turns around a make-believe line through its center．We call this make-believe line the earth’s axis(地轴)．The two ends of the earth’s axis are called its poles(极)．The earth travels twenty-four hours around its axis once．

　　We look at the sun and say it “travels” across the sky, but the sun doesn’t really do so．The turning of the earth makes us feel as if the sun were moving across the sky．We can’t see that the earth is moving because everything else on the earth is turning with us．As the earth turns around every twenty-four hours, first one half faces the sun and then the other half．When our half of the earth is facing the sun, we say it is “day”．When our half is away from the sun, we say it is “night”．It is the turning of the earth that tells us when to go to bed and when to get up．

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　　Most adults(people who has grown up)once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day．The same 　　1　　 is going on at school now．　　2　　 it seems that doing weekend homework is 　　3　　 problem for the modern students．

　　All the students should agree that weekend homework should be abolished(取消)．It's 　　4　　 for them studying at school five days a week．They have a lot of interests．With homework to do on Saturdays and Sundays, when can they find 　　5　　 to help around the house, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreations(娱乐)，or just have 　　6　　 at home?Because of these other activities, the homework can't be finished until 　　7　　．So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are 　　8　　 and often threaten(威胁)the whole class of students because they know nothing about the 　　9　　．If there were no weekend homework for the students to do, they would be happy to go to school on Monday 　　10　　 having a good rest and to learn what the teachers teach．

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　　The hardworking blacksmith(铁匠)Jones used to work all day in his shop and so hard working was he that at times he would make the sparks fly from his hammer．The son of Mr．Smith, a rich 　　1　　, used to come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked．

　　“Young man, why don't you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks(铁钉), even if it is only to　　　2　　?” said the blacksmith．“Who knows, one day, it may 　　3　　 to you．” The 　　4　　 boy began to see what he could do．But after a little 　　5　　 he found that he was becoming very 　　6　　 and soon he was making some of the finest tacks．

　　Old Mr．Smith died and the son 　　7　　 the war lost all his things．He had to leave home and began to live a simple life in a small village in another country．In this village there were a lot of 　　8　　 who were spending a lot of money buying tacks for their 　　9　　 and even 　　10　　 when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted,　　11　　 in that part of the country soliders' shoes were in great need．

　　Our young Mr．Smith, who was finding it difficult to 　　12　　 his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks from his neighbor and had the sudden idea of making a bargain(达成协议)with the shoemakers．He told them that he would make the tacks 　　13　　 they would help to get him settled(安家)in his workshop．The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer．And after a while, Mr．Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks 　　14　　．“How 　　15　　 it seems,” he used to say, “even making tacks can make my life better．My skill is more useful to me than all the riches that I've had before．．”

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