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　　The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics．At this time, many colorful stamps are published(发行)to mark(标志)the great Games．The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics．From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule(规定)．

　　During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936．The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear．It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics．

　　In the 1950’s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful．When the White Olympics came, the host countries(东道主)as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games．China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics．

　　Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics．Altogether 14, 500 million stamps were sold to collect money for this sports meeting．

　　Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps．People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen．

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　　Newspapers are very important in our daily life．Many people begin their day by reading the paper．In this way they learn what is going on in the world．Sometimes, however, they didn‘t have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page．At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines(标题)．

　　There are newspapers to please every reader．In big cities there are many types with several different editions every day．In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day．In some places the paper is printed weekly．

　　Most papers have several editions, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual．There are besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement(娱乐)page, a business page and so on．

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　　First Frenchman：I once heard someone shout, "Look out," I put my head out of a window and a basin(盆)of water fell on me．It seems that "Look out" may mean "don‘t look out．"

　　Second Frenchman：Once I was on a ship and heard the captain(船长)shout, "All hands on deck," I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them．

　　Third Frenchman：I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid who came to the door and said, "He’s not up yet．Come back in half an hour," When I went again for him, she said, "He‘s not down yet．"

　　"If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?" I asked．

　　She said, "He’s still in bed．When I say ‘He’s not up ’ I mean ‘he has not yet got up’．When I say ‘He’s not down ’ I mean ‘he has not yet come downstairs,’"

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　　For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”．But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective(形容词)“fashionable” in the same way：“She was wearing a fashionable color．”

　　But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes．There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books．There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages．

　　Fashions change as time goes．If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed．An English house of 1750 was different from his grandson in 1860．

　　Today fashions change very quickly．Some of this is natural(自然的)．We hear about things much more quickly than in the past．Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours．

　　New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion．

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　　Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying(摧毁)fourteen homes．Seven others were so badly damaged(破坏)that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs．One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt．Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm．

　　A farmer, Mr．Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour．

　　“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise．A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us．We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing．I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened．”

　　Mrs．Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving．She ran outside at once with her children．

　　“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down．”

　　Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded(水淹的)area and the welfare department(福利机构)brought them food, clothes and shelter．

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　　If you get into the forest with your friends, stay with them always．If you don’t, you may get lost．If you really get lost, this is what you should do．Sit down and stay where you are．Don’t try to find your friends－let them find you by staying in one place．

　　There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you．Give them a signal(信号)by shouting or whistling(吹口哨)three times．Any signal given three times is a call for help．

　　Keep up shouting or whistling always three times together．When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun．They will let you know that they have heard your signal．They give you two shouts, two whistles, or two gun-shots(枪声)．When someone gives you a signal, it is an answer to a call for help．

　　If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house---cover up to the holes with branches(树枝)with lots of leaves．Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass．

　　What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little house to look for a river．Don’t just walk away．Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back．The most important thing to do when you are lost is－stay in one place．

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　　If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again．Everybody knows that．Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way．

　　When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it．When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong．

　　If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错)．But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(受责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault．

　　Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write them down in a little notebook．They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised．

　　So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people：practice remembering．

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　　When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over．You don’t want to work．You stay in bed, feeling terrible．

　　What makes you ill? It is germs(细菌)．Germs are everywhere．They are very small and you can’t see them with your eyes, but you can find them with a microscope．They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on or in a very small thing．

　　Germs are always in dirty water．When you look at dirty water under a microscope, you will see them in it．So your parents will not let you drink dirty water．

　　Germs are found not only in dirty water, they are also found in air and dust．If you cut your finger, and if some of the dust goes into the finger, it will become big and red, and you will have much pain in it．Sometimes they will go into your body and you will have pain everywhere．

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　　Is there anything more important than health? I don't think so．“Health is the greatest wealth(财富),” wise people say．You can't be good at your studies or work well when you are ill．

　　If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure(血压), I think you should go to the doctor．

　　The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed．

　　After that, he will advise some treatment, or some medicine．The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice．

　　Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can't help telling you a funny story．

　　An old gentleman came to see the doctor．The man was very ill．He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs．The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease．

　　He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest．He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks．In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule：“Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is．” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn't smoke more than one cigarette a day．

　　A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office．He looked much more cheerful and much happier．He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man．

　　“But you know, doctor,” the man went on saying, “it's not easy to begin smoking at my age．”

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　　Do you love the holidays, but hate the increase(增加)in weight(体重)that follows? You are not alone．

　　Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods．But many people are worried about the weight that comes with these delicious foods．

　　With proper(合适的)planning, it is possible to control your weight．The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much．You don’t have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy．The following advice may be of some help to you．

　　Do not miss meals．Before you leave home for a party, have a small, low-fat meal or fast food．This may help you to keep you from getting too excited before the delicious foods．

　　Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables．A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full．Use a small plate; a large plate may make you eat more than enough．

　　Better not have high-fat foods．Choose lean(瘦的)meats．Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables．

　　If you have a sweet tooth, try mints(薄荷)and fruits．They do not have fat like cream and chocolate．

　　Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays．A 20-minute walk after a meal can help you burn off excess calories(多余的热量)．

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