In every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out．Many join organizations run(管理)by their governments, for example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain．Since the powerful(猛烈的)earthquake took place in Sichuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across China have been helping there!They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life．Some offer their professional skills for free．Others have no qualifications(资历), but they love to work hard to help．

　　One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother Teresa．She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of Calcutta．She helped the homeless, cared for the sick, gave out food, and became the mother of those without families．

　　Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities, too．They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something．They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher．As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life．

　　All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways．They might read books to the blind, fix up broken homes, find ways to get water for villages．Could you be a volunteer?What kind of volunteer work could you do?There is someone in the world who needs you．

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　　Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in．Here are two of the cities listed as“the world’s best．”

　　SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA The city has comfortable weather all year round(15℃ to 26℃)．Housing is not very expensive in San Jose．Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés(咖啡馆)．Beautiful mountains are around the city．You can visit them easily from San Jose．So lots of people go sightseeing there every year．But air pollution is a problem in the city center．

　　HONG KONG, CHINA This lively city－once a small fishing village－is today an international business center．It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new．Modern tall buildings are next to small temples(庙宇)．Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses．Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day．But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing．Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes．There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia．However, this small city has a large population．Nearly seven million people live in Hong Kong!That’s why housing is often very expensive．Traffic and air pollution are also a problem．

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　　Last week, Richard’s wife Leila had an accident．Richard’s youngest child, John, was at home when it happened．He was playing with his new toy car．Richard had given it to him a week before, for his third birthday．

　　Suddenly John heard his mother calling“Help!Help!”He ran to the kitchen．His mother had burned herself with some hot cooking oil(油)．She was crying and the pan(锅)was on fire．

　　Richard had gone to his office．Both the other children had gone to school．John was too small to help his mother．________．She soon put out the fire and took Leila to the hospital．

　　When Richard came home, Leila told him what had happened．He was very proud of his son．“When you are a man, you will be just like your father,”he said．

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　　People know the dangers of fires．It’s good for a family to learn how to prepare for a fire．Here are some suggestions．

　　Put a smoke alarm in the house．Smoke from a fire causes the alarm to go off．The alarm makes a loud sound．The sound tells everyone to leave the house at once．

　　Make escape(逃脱)plans．They should know all the ways out of the house．If there is a fire,everyone follows the plan to get out．Part of the plan is to check all the windows to make sure they can be opened easily．

　　Buy fire extinguishers(灭火器)in the house．Everyone in the family should know how to use them．

　　Practise for a fire．They do fire practice because they teach children about fire safety．Everyone in the family should know the following fire rules：

　　★Don’t open a hot door!The fire can grow more quickly if you open the door．

　　★Stay close to the floor!Smoke can be more dangerous than fire．

　　The best air is near the floor because smoke rises．

　　★What will you do if your hair or clothes start to burn?First,stop!Don’t run!The fire burns faster because of more air．Drop!Fall to the floor．Then roll!Turning over and over will make the fire go out．Put a blanket(毯子)around you to keep air away from the fire that may still be on you．

　　There are many possible causes for fires．A wise family is ready all the time．If there is a fire, don’t forget to call 199 for help．

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　　Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest(巢)on a cliff(山崖)．The baby eagle loved his nest．It was warm,soft and comfortable．And even better,he had all the food and love that his mother could give．Whenever the baby eagle was hungry,his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked．

　　He was growing happily day after day．But suddenly his world changed．His mother stopped coming to the nest．He was full of sadness and fear．He thought he would die soon．He cried,but nobody heard him．

　　Two days later his mother appeared with some nice food,The baby eagle was wild with joy．But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby．The baby eagle cried out．“Mum,why did you do this to me?I’m hungry．Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”

　　“Here is the last meal I give you．Come and get it by yourself,”his mother said．Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest．

　　The baby eagle fell down,faster and faster．He looked up at his mum,“Why do you abandon me?”He looked down at the earth．The ground was much closer．Then something strange happened．The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly!He wasn’t moving to the ground any more．Instead,his eyes were pointed up at the sun．

　　“You are flying!You can make it!”His mother smiled．

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　　No one in my family can understand why so many of our bikes have disappeared．My mum told me 11 bikes of my family had been stolen(被偷了)．

　　I think it is funny, like my family has become a small shop giving out bikes for free．The number of missing bikes is growing, so I can't help worrying．Is there someone who is crazy about my family's bikes?Maybe he minks our bikes are the most beautiful ones around．

　　I often leave my bike somewhere and return to find that it has disappeared．Nobody knows where the missing bike has gone as if it has grown wings and flown away．

　　One day last year, I locked my bike near our flat and went upstairs to get something．Thirty minutes later, it was gone．My mum happened(碰巧)to see it on the street recently, but it was no longer mine．The thief bad sold it to someone else．I really hate the thieves．

　　Sometimes I calm down and try to understand why the thieves act as they do．Maybe they lost their jobs and need money to support their families．But what they do really hurts others．Nobody has the right(权利)to hurt others for his own sake．

　　Everyone in the world is connected．One person's action can have a great effect on another's life．I wish the thieves would stop taking my family's bikes．I wish the thieves would stop hurting my family．

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　　Somebody might say,“I want to be a big fish, as big as Bill Gates, in a big pool, as large as Microsoft that is a big company in the USA．”However, we all know it is impossible for a green hand(新手)．Then you have to think about the problem heavily．Certainly if you choose to take either of the two sides, you will have your chance to succeed．Now the problem is which can provide more chances for you．

　　I choose to be a big fish in a small pool．A well-known university may provide a high starting point for you, but a common college offers you chances to practice many skills．During the process, you may improve yourself, try to know your strong point and find your potential(潜力)．What's more, without so many rules in common colleges, if you are really talented, you have more chances to climb to a higher point．The last point, being a big fish only in a small pool can give a green hand confidence．It is quite important for success．

　　Certainly, you should not be confined(局限)to your small pool and be satisfied with being a big fish there．You should always dream to be a big fish in a big pool．

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　　The kids at the top of the class get there by mastering(掌握)a few good ways that others can learn．Here are some secrets of straight-A(全优的)students．

　　①Study comes first．When the books are open, phone calls will not be answered, TV shows will not be watched．

　　②Study anywhere or everywhere．Some students work late at night when the house is quiet．Others wake up early．But straight-A students study as soon as they come home from school．All agree that they succeed in their study because they can keep studying like this．

　　③Organize well．Don't waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper．Keep everything at the right place．

　　④Plan your time．If you want to be a straight-A student, make sure to finish all your tasks before the deadine(最后期限)．

　　⑤Take good notes and use them．The teacher will test you on what he or she emphasized(强调)．That's what you find in your notes．

　　⑥Do more than you are asked．Part of learning is practicing．The more you practice, the better you will learn．

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