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　　When you grow up, what will things be like?

　　No one knows．

　　But it is fun to guess．

　　Let's make this a story about you in the year 2014．How old will you be then?Ask your teacher or work it out．

　　Our story will be about one only．Let's make it the birthday of your little boy．His name is Alan．

　　Alan wakes you at seven o'clock．“Happy birthday!”you say．“You'll find your presents in the living room．”

　　You don't have to hurry．Why?

　　Your job starts late in the morning．Machines do most of your work．You don't need to work many hours．

　　While Alan opens his presents, you turn on your colour TV．You watch and hear the morning news．“It's time to get dressed, Alan!”you call, at last．“Come to see the nice new clothes I have for you．”

　　Guess what the clothes are made of．Paper? Glass? Or something we don't even know about today?

　　Alan's birthday breakfast is no time to fix．Why? The food may be all ready to eat．You may eat it like candy．

　　At last you start for work．But you don't go by car．You step onto a moving sidewalk．It moves you along to a train station．There, you take a train．How will it run? On one rail, high over the street? Or will it ride on air?

　　Three o'clock comes．Your work is done for the day．

　　“I'll call home,”you say．

　　Alan answers the picture phone．

　　You and he can hear and see each other．“What shall we do for your birthday?”you ask．“Shall we put on our rocket belts and take a short trip? Or shall we go for a ride in a flying boat?”

　　Alan could say,“I want to ride in a rocket ship! Let's fly to the moon!”What do you think of the idea? Give your story a happy ending!

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　　A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(顽童)was walking around the shining car “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked．

　　Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas．” The boy was surprised．“You Mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything?Sir, I wish…” He hesitated(犹豫)．Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but what the boy said surprised him greatly．“I wish”．the boy went on, “That I could be a brother like that,” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and the he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I’ d love to．” The boy answered．

　　After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

　　Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car．But Paul was wrong again．“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked．

　　He ran up to the steps．Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast．He was carrying his little crippled(残疾的)brother．He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car．

　　“There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs．His．Brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent．And some day I’ m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas that I’ve been trying to tell you about,”

　　Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his．The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride．

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A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present.On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin was walking around the shining car.“Is this your car，boy?”he asked Paul.

　　Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas.”The boy was surprised.“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing? Boy，I wish...”he hesitated.

　　Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for.He was going to wish he had a brother like that.But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

　　“I wish，”the boy went on.“that I could be a brother like that.”Paul looked at the boy in surprise，then he said again，“Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

　　“Oh yes，I'd love that.”

　　After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house?”

　　Paul smiled a little.He thought he knew what the boy wanted.He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car.But Paul was wrong again.“Will you stop where those two steps are?”the boy asked.

　　He ran up to the steps.Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back，but he was not coming fast.He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

　　“There she is，Buddy，just like I told you upstairs.His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent.And some day I'm going to give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I've been trying to tell you about.”

　　Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car.The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

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　　Every time you turn on the television or take a ride in a car ,you could be adding to a problem called acid rain(酸雨)．In this article, you’ll learn how acid is created, and how it affects us, and more importantly, what we all can do to prevent it．

　　When people use fuels(燃料), such as coal and gasoline, poisonous gases are give off．When these gases mix with rain, acid rain forms．Many power stations burn fuels in order to creat the electricity(电)that we use in our homes and offices every day．Cars and trucks also send these gases into the air when they burn gasoline．When rain mixes with these gases, harmful things called acids form．This is acid rain．

　　Acid rain damages(毁坏)everything that it touches．It poisons our rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans along with all the life in them．It pollutes our soil and crops, harms trees, and can even kill fish and plants．Acid rain also eats away at buildings．

　　We need to cut down on the pollution that gets into our air．Turn off lights, television, and other electrical appliances if you are not using them, Walk or take a bike whenever possible．If you are travelling a long distance, take a bus or train to save fuel．

　　As research shows, acid rain harms our environment．But people everywhere can take small steps now to help protect our environment for future generations．

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