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　　Fred, a close friend of mine, lives with six hundred wild animals on a small island．Ever since he left school, where I first knew him, he has traveled all over Africa collecting animals for his zoo．He hoped to collect at least two animals of each kind on his island, like Noah before the Great Flood．But the flood that my friend was afraid of was a flood not of water, but of people．I expect you have heard of my friend; he writes books about his travels, and about the wild and wonderful animals that he collects．The money from the books helps to pay for all the food that those animals eat．

　　Fred told me that when he was out looking for water last week(there is not enough water on the island, though there is plenty all around it), he found oil．He needs money for his travel, and for his zoo, and a little oil will buy enough water for a lifetime; but he knows that if he tells anybody else about it, it will be the end of his zoo and his life's work．

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　　Everyone tries to get to school on time．But when bad weather gives you trouble, can you still make it before the bell rings?

　　In northern China during spring, big sandstorms often make trouble for students and everyone else．

　　‘When we had a sandstorm last week, I had to get up half an hour earlier so I wouldn't be late for school,’said Xing Wei, a Junior 1 boy at Yaohua Middle School in Tianjin．

　　Xing usually gets up at about seven and needs 20 minutes to get to school．But on sandstorm day, he needs 40 minutes．When the sky is dark with sand, buses and cars all move much more slowly．Sometimes, people can't even see for 200 metres．

　　Sandstorms usually happen in spring．This year, sandstorms started in late Match．They have happened in more than 10 provinces in northern China this year．More than 70 million people have had problems in those places because of the storms．

　　People in southern China don't have to worry about this kind of bad weather．Most of the sand comes from Gansu and Inner Mongolia．In northern China, lots of places have few trees and don't get much rain．People there have been cutting down too many trees．When there aren't many trees, the ground can't keep enough water．Over the years, the ground becomes looser．Strong winds take the loose sand into the sky．

　　Sandstorms are bad for people's health．If people breathe too much sand, they could cough or have asthma(哮喘)．

　　Sandstorms also give farmers lots of problems．Sometimes their sheep get lost in the storms and never get back home．The winds also tear farmers' houses down．

　　What can you do to stop sandstorms? Here's an idea：Ask your parents to help you plant some trees this spring．

　　If you see people cutting down too many trees, tell them about the danger of sandstorm, and ask your government to stop them from cutting．

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　　Put an ice cube from your fridge into a glass of water．You have a piece of string 10 centimetres long．The problem is to take out that piece of ice with the help of the string．But you must not touch the ice with your fingers．

　　You may ask your friends to try to do that when you are having dinner together．There is a saltcellar on the table．You must use salt when you carry out this experiment．

　　First you put the string across the piece of ice．Then put some salt on the ice．Salt makes ice melt．The ice round the string will begin to melt．But when it melts, it will lose heat．The cold ice cube will make the salt water freeze again．

　　After a minute or two you may raise your piece of ice!

　　This experiment can be very useful to you．If, for example, there is ice near the door of your house, you must use much salt to melt all the ice．If you don't put enough salt, the water will freeze again．

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　　The first person to skate solo around the world, Fabrice Gropaiz of France, began his journey in San Francisco three years ago．Since then, he has skated more than 30,000 kilometres through thirtythree countries．

　　He skated across the USA and northern Mexico from west to east, then across Europe, Rus sia, Mongolia, China and Australia before flying across the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco again．In all the big cities, television and newspaper reporters interviewed him．

　　He travelled with fifteen kilogrammes of equipment, which he pulled behind him on a homemade trailer．His equipment included a tent, a change of clothes and a video camera．A friend, David Lai, made a web site(www．worldskate．com), and Fabrice sent regular news to the site．He wrote in English so that people all over the world could understand．Thousands of people sent emails to Fabrice during his journey．People saw him on television and read about him, and many readers and listeners offered to help him．Fabrice asked them to send money to a medical research organisation．In this way, he raised a lot of money for important medical research．

　　Between stops, he travelled 100 kilometres on good days．But there were also bad days and prob lems：bad weather, broken skates, dangerous drivers, snakes on the roads in Mexico, and a wolf attack in Mongolia．However, none of these problems stopped him, and he wants to do another trip．

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　　Canada 4∶00 a. m．to 8∶00 a. m．

　　Canada is a big country with six time zones．In the west, it is four a. m．, and everyone is asleep, but in Halifax on the east coast it is eight o'clock and people are having breakfast．It is a cold Friday morning in November, and the temperature is ten degrees below zero Centigrade．

　　Argentina 9∶00 a. m．

　　In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, it is nine a. m．on a warm summer morning, and people are starting work or school．November is a summer month in Argentina because it is in the southern hemisphere(南半球)．

　　Scotland 12∶00 noon

　　Scotland is part of the United Kingdom．The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London．It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh．Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday．

　　Egypt 2∶00 p. m．

　　Friday is already the weekend in Egypt．Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries．So now, at two p. m．, most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families．

　　Japan 9∶00 p. m．

　　Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there．The weekend id beginning．Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games．

　　New Zealand 12∶00 midnight

　　It is late on Friday night, so most people are asleep．Now Saturday morning is arriving．It is morning in Canada too, but that is Friday morning!

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Time to lose weight

　　Zhou Xiang, at Shijiazhuang No．4 Middle School, Hebei, is 1.73 metres tall, but weighs 80 kilograms．The 14-year-old Junior 3 boy is the biggest in his class．

　　He always felt good when people called him‘Hercules(大力士)’．But he doesn't feel so good about being big any more．

　　Why is that? Because of a new rule for Junior 3 students taking the High School Entrance Examination in late June．

　　There will be a fitness test on May 9．On the new test, students who are too heavy or too light only get one point out of two．

　　Tian Jingbo at the Shijiazhuang Education Bureau(教育局)said he hopes this will make students stronger and healthier．‘It can make students eat healthily and exercise more,’Tian said．

　　Zhou is too heavy．The education bureau says his weight should be from 61.6 to 69.9 kilograms．

　　Zhou is afraid his weight could be a big problem．‘If I lose one point, I probably will miss the best high school,’he said．

　　To get two points on the test, Zhou decided to lose 10 kilograms in two months．For the first few days, he only had a piece of bread and some milk for breakfast．

　　He exercises more, but that only makes him want to eat more．He said he was hungry all the time．‘When I finish the exam, I'm going to eat a horse,’he said．

　　Zhou's class has seven other students either too fat or too thin for the test．Others have the right weight now but worry that their weight will change in two months．

　　Almost all of them have scales(秤)at home to see what they weigh．

　　At Shijiazhuang Children's Hospital, Li Hongling, a doctor, said about 60 or 70 per cent would get the two points．

　　She did a study of 2,880 middle school students in 2002 and found that 16 per cent were overweight．

　　Li said the only good way to lose weight is to live a healthy life：eat less food, watch less TV and play more sports．

　　‘Losing weight too quickly could be bad for your health,’Li said．

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　　Cars are lots of fun, but they could also be dangerous．We have to be careful when we drive them or ride in them．

　　It's always a good idea to put on your seat belt when you're in a car．Why? Think about this example：You put an egg on a skateboard and give it a push．If the skateboard hits a stone, it will stop, but the egg won't．It will fly through the air, hit the ground and break．

　　Now, think what would happen if you tied the egg to the skateboard．When the skateboard hits a stone, the egg won't go flying, it will stay safely on the skateboard．

　　Volvo, a famous Swedish car maker, was the first to use seat belts in 1849．

　　Air bags are also very important for car safety, because sometimes a seat belt isn't enough．If the car is going really fast and runs into something, seat belts could even hurt the people who wear them．

　　Most newer cars have air bags in front of and next to the seats．When a car hits something, its airbags will come out quickly in less than one second－to keep the people inside safe．

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How much paper do you use every year? Probably you can answer that question quickly．In 1900 the world use of paper was about one kilogram for each person in a year．The amount of paper a country uses shows how far advanced(进步)the country is, some people say．It is difficult to say whether this is true：different people mean different things by the word“advanced”．But countries like the United States, England and Sweden certainly use more paper than other countries．Paper, like many other things we use today, was first made in China．In Egypt(埃及)and the West, paper was not very commonly(通常)used before the year 1400．The Egyptians wrote on papyrus(纸莎草纸); the Europeans used parchment(羊皮纸)for many hundreds of years．Parchment was very strong, it was made from the skin of certain young animals．We learnt some of the most important facts of European history from records that kept on parchment．

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　　‘Without the ball, I'm half complete,’Luis Figo, one of the world's greatest football players, once said．

　　The Portuguese played his first international match in 1991 at the age of 18 and has kept scoring ever since．

　　He reached a new mark on February 18 by playing his one hundredth match for his national team in a friendly against England．A crowd of more than 30, 000 fans watched and cheered for him in Lisbon．

　　‘Figo! Figo!’they shouted excitedly when he walked onto the field．

　　The Royal Madrid player, 31, wants to help his country in Euro 2004 and to win another Spanish Cup with Real Madrid．

　　Madrid bought Figo from FC Barcelona for US 82.4 million in 2000, and he showed everyone what a great player he was by winning FIFA's Footballer of the Year AWARD IN 2001．

　　‘Figo works like an artist and has the skills to be the most complete player,’said FIFA President Joseph Blatter in 2001．

　　Figo is a real leader on the field and a good team player．He doesn't have any problems working together with his teammate at Royal Madrid, star footballer David Beckham．In fact, Figo was the first one to welcome Beckham when he arrived．

　　‘We have a strong team, and we can work together to be successful,’Figo said．

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　　In the 1960s there was a revolution in fashion．For the first time teenagers had good jobs and more money to spend on clothes．Young people became the leaders of fashion．

　　Hair was important, too．For the first time, men had long hair like the Beatles．Girls usually had very short hair, shorter than their boy friends'．

　　Then in the 1960s and early 1970s fashion changed again．Young women wore long, loose dresses or trousers suits and men often wore jeans and T-shirts．But all the young people still listened to the fashion world．The fashion world was important to them．

　　The 1980s saw another big change in fashion．Teenagers started the fashion for punk clothes and brightly coloured hair styles．

　　But in the 90s things people wore were in many different styles．Trousers could be tight or narrow．Or they could have very wide legs．Trainers were fashionable, but so were shoes with high heels for women．Teenage girls wore mini-skirts one day and very long skirts the next day．Many young people didn't like big department stores and they bought their clothes in small shops．The idea is that people dressed to please themselves．

　　But what will we wear six years from now? Perhaps in 2010 we'll all wear uniform．Who knows?

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