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　　The Guidance Department(教导处)at Berryville High School has a staff(员工)of eleven teachers．Most of their work is done with the students．But the staff sees a lot of parents, too．

　　“Parents meetings make clear monthly diagram(图表),”says Mildred Foreman, head of the Guidance．“The diagram stays much the same from year to year．The busy months are October, March and May．”

　　September, the beginning of a new school year, starts rather slowly．Few parents come in．Most of these want to talk about the schedules(日程安排)．October brings many problems caused by some students．Some parents are called in．Others come by themselves．Things quiet down in November．December is a quiet month．

　　“It's the holiday．”Ms．Foreman says,“People want to come in, I know, but they decide to wait until after New Year's Day．”

　　Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays．Bad marks bring parents in as school opens again．This happens again in March, another report card month．May is always the year's busiest month．That's when parents begin to think that their children may be asked to stay in the same grade again．They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June．

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　　Arriving in New York　There are three airports in New York．When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or taxi to any place in New York．

　　Public transport(交通)　In New York there's a good bus and subway(地铁)service．If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it's cheaper．But you don't have to use public transport－there are lots of places you can go to on foot, like The Empire State Building, 5th Avenue and Central Park．The New York taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit!

　　Hotels　There are lots of good hotels in New York．The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue but you don't have to pay a lot to stay in the city; there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA near Central Park is great for young people．

　　Eating out　There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn't eat at McDonald's every day．There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example．

　　Shopping　Shopping in New York is fun．There are big shops on 5^th Avenue．They are open seven days a week．But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8％ tax(税)on everything you buy in New York．

　　Places to see　Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York-Times Square, the Statue of Liberty．And you shouldn't go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city．

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　　Yucai Middle School will have a School Day on Friday．Students don’t need to have any classes．Instead, they are going to do a lot of things for fun．Here is a poster for it．

　　For further information, please call the school office．Just do it!Enjoy yourself!

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　　When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to be point out my shortcomings(缺点)．Sometimes she said I was thin．Sometimes she said I was lazy．Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student．Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on．I tried to put up with(忍受)her as long as I could．At last, I became very angry．I ran to my father with tears in my eyes．

　　He listened to me quietly, and then he asked,“Are the things she said true or not?Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like?Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true．Pay no attention to the other things she said．”

　　I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true．

　　I brought the list back to my dad．He refused to take it．“That’s just for you,”he said．“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself．When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you．Don’t shut your ears．Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right．”

　　Many years have passed．The situation often appears in my mind．In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice．For some advice you will treasure(珍惜)all your life!

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Dear Amy,

　　I couldn’t read your two e－mails until today because my computer was broken．I’m sorry to hear about your problem, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering(康复)．I’m surprised that in China someone’s liver(肝脏)matched yours! This is really a moving story– a stranger donated part of his liver to a girl he doesn’t even know!

　　You’re right．We shouldn’t care too much about our weight．I’m happy you stopped taking those weight－loss pills．From your photo I can see you are now looking very well in the hospital．To keep slim is important, especially for an actress, but nothing is more important than health．Your doctor’s advice is indeed very good– exercise for at least half an hour every day and eat lots of fruit and vegetables．

　　It’s not only in your country．It’s the same here with us Chinese－many people are always going on diets or taking weight－loss pills, which are often dangerous．But in fact, some of them are not overweight(超重)at all．I hope these people can learn something from your story．Hope you will leave hospital as soon as possible．

Love

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　　No one can change the weather．Nobody can control the weather．But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be．This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting(天气预报)．

　　For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting．Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain．That many people feel their joints(关节)hurt is a sign of wet weather．Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way．If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine．Such rainbows come in the evening．If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue．If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm．If the sunset is mostly red in colour, then the following day will be fine．If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come．

　　Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting．

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　　I was in line waiting to pay．In line there were two people before me．A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes．He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten(幼儿园)party．He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes．

　　I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change(零钱)．It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank(猪形储蓄罐)to do this shopping．However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money．The boy thought for a moment and said,“Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money．”

　　It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was ＄ 8.00 short．The lady in front of me said,“Well, I could pay half of that．”I told the boy that I could pay the other half．We dug into our handbags．However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills(纸币)and we needed the cashier to get the change for us．Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change．It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react(反应)with the same mind．All wanted to be of help．Within minutes the cashier said,“I have too much money．”The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills．Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said,“Wait!I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”

　　I smiled at her and said,“You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this．”The little boy smiled and thanked us．We wished him the best and he left．I was left with a good feeling．I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me．The woman in front of me smiled and said,“It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?”I smiled back and said,“Yes!”

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　　In most situations, light helps us see．But nowadays humans are using too much of it so that it is in fact a kind of pollution．

　　When it comes to looking at the night sky, too much light makes it difficult for us to watch some of life’s most wonderful sights： stars, planets and even galaxies(星系)．

　　According to scientific research, about 2,500 stars can be seen by the human eye without using any special equipment(设备)．But because of light pollution, you can only see 200 to 300 stars from today’s countryside, and no more than ten stars from a city．In most big cities, people cannot see the sky filled with stars like they did in their childhood．

　　Light pollution affects more than just our view of sky．Research shows that lots of nighttime light can harm wildlife, too．

　　When birds fly to another place over cities, they sometimes get lost by the brightness and fly in circles(圈)until they drop from tiredness．Sea turtles(海龟)need dark beaches for laying eggs, but they can’t find their ideal places because of those bright lights．

　　Too much light at night may even affect human health, but scientists are not sure of that．They are still learning more．

　　In order to prevent things from going worse, governments and some organizations are working to reduce light pollution．Many cities and towns have taken action to reduce the use of lights at night．Lights are used only when and where they are truly needed．They also shine lights down at the ground instead of up into the sky and use lower brightness levels．

　　Hopefully, in the near future, humans can enjoy the clear and beautiful sky again and all the wildlife will live a peaceful and undisturbed life, too．

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