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　　A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls, and nobody liked her．So she was always unhappy and didn't like to talk to others．However, one day, her mother gave her a beautiful hair clip(发夹)．When she wore it, she looked much more beautiful than before．She decided to wear it to school．

　　On her way to school she found that everyone who saw her smiled at her．Most of her schoolmates said“Hello”to her, but this never happened before．She thought that the beautiful hair clip had brought her them all．She was so happy about all of the wonderful things．Although she didn't tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip, they all wanted to know what had happened to her．

　　When she went back home after school, her mother asked her：“Did you know you dropped your hair clip?I found it by the door this morning．”

　　She understood that she hadn't worn the hair clip to school at all．

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　　Strong winds, sand in the air, poor visibility(能见度), we all know the characteristics(特点)of a sandstorm．But what else do you know about them?

　　Do you know for example, that the first sandstorm of 2009 hit north China's Inn Mongolia late February?

　　Sandstorms are today a special treat of life in northern China because of desertification(沙漠化)and the retreat(退化)of northern grasslands．They usually occur(出现在)between February and May．

　　Fortunately, sandstorms this year should be fewer than in past years in north China, according to the National Meteorological Center(中央气象台)．

　　And the chances of sandstorms hitting Beijing are small, because recent rain has stopped drought(旱灾)．Tree planting, and other measures taken by the government, has also helped decrease the chance of sandstorm in the city．

　　Sandstorms can be dangerous．However, there are measures you can take to protect yourself from harm．

　　◆Wear a mask．Cover your nose and mouth with a mask that can keep out sand, or use a wet handkerchief．

　　◆If you are driving and the storm is far away from you, it may be possible to outrun it．If it looks like you will be caught in the storm, stop and wait it out．

　　◆Take cover．If there is no shelter, then lie down．Keep eyes, nose and mouth covered．Cover your head with your arms or a backpack to protect yourself against flying objects．

　　If you are caught in a desert sandstorm, take the following action．

　　◆Mark your direction before lying down．It is easy to get lost in a desert．

　　◆Keep plenty of water at hand．If you get lost, you need water to keep your life until you find your way or help arrives．

　　◆Stay together if traveling in a group．Lock arms if caught in a sandstorm．

　　The most useful measure would actually be to make sandstorms disappear forever．To make this goal come true, people should plant trees, and stop desertification．

　　Today, the straight-line distance between Tian'anmen Square and a desert called Tianmo in Hebei province is only about 80km．If desertification is not stopped, environmental protection experts say, it will probably not be long until Beijingers can catch a camel to work．

　　If you stay in an Indian home, bring something from your home country as a gift．Although it is not expected, it would be much pleasant．But find out the social position and religion of your hosts before you choose the gift．A bottle of foreign whisky would be the perfect gift for some, but not at all suitable for others．If you know the people you are going to stay with, it is a good idea to ask them what they would like．Some things are just not available in India．

　　It is not necessary to bring a gift when you are invited to dinner．After all, you are the honored guest．Several years ago, it was almost unpleasant to bring sweets or a bottle of wine．But this is not true today．Nowadays it is a custom which is becoming popular with many Indians．Fruit, flowers or a box of sweets are perfect gifts, and will make no one unhappy．

　　In all classes of society, both in the city and in the country, food is only taken to the mouth with the right hand．This is the most important part of the etiquette(礼节)of eating in India．When you watch Indians eat something, you will see that they keep their left hands on their legs．

　　If you want to find a conversation topic in India, talk about families．Another useful subject to start with is cricket(板球)．But once you get to know a person better, any topic is acceptable．Indians love to talk about politics and religion．They enjoy heated discussions．Conversation is an art form and people take the time to really talk．

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　　As teenagers, you have many dreams．These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small．You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class．

　　Once you find a dream, what do you do with it?Do you ever try to make your dream real?

　　Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams real is life's biggest challenge．

　　You may think you are not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer．These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says．

　　In fact, everyone can make his dream come true．The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is．

　　Don't let it leave your heart．Keep telling yourself what you want．Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams．

　　You must also never give up your dream．

　　There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams．But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself．You need to decide what is the most important．Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book．As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little．This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests．

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　　A famous foreign company in China wanted a clerk for its public relation department(公关部)．

　　A beautiful girl with a master's degree(硕士学位)went through a lot of challenges and her name was on the list．In the final stage she faced an interview together with another girl．Both of them were outstanding, not only in looks but also in education．

　　The girl was successful in the interview．It seemed that she would get the chance．At last the examiner(考官)asked her,“Can you come to the office next Monday?”Shocked by the unexpected question, the beautiful girl couldn't make a decision at the moment, so she said,“I have to talk with my parents before I give an answer．”The examiner felt surprised but said calmly,“If so, let's wait till you are ready．”

　　The next day, the girl came to tell the examiner that her parents had agreed to let her begin to work next Monday．But the examiner said regretfully(遗憾地),“Sorry, another suitable candidate(选手)has got the job．You'd better try another place．”The beautiful girl was surprised．She asked for an explanation and was told,“What is needed here is a person who knows her own mind．”

　　That was how a good opportunity right under the nose of a beautiful girl ran away．

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　　Almost every day, we discuss the topic of health, especially for kids．But what is health?“Health”means eating well, getting enough exercise, and having a healthy weight．Let's read the following rules．They can help you stay healthy．

　　●Eat a variety of foods, especially fruit and vegetables．We all know that eating fruit and vegetables can help us stay healthy, but many of us only eat our favorite foods．Remember that we can only get the nutrition(营养)we need by eating different kinds of foods, especially fruit and vegetables．

　　●Drink water and milk most often．Everyone knows that water is important．Besides that, kids need plenty of calcium(钙)to grow strong bones, and milk is rich in it．Every day, you should drink at least three cups of milk when you are nine years old or older．You should also try to have less sugary drinks, like soda and coca．They include a lot of sugar．Sugar only includes calories, not important nutrition．

　　●Listen to your body．When you are eating, notice how your body feels．When your stomach feels comfortably full, stop eating．Eating too much makes you feel uncomfortable．If you do it too often, it can make you unhealthy and fat．

　　●Limit screen time．What's screen time?It's the amount of time you spend watching TV, movies, and playing computer games．The more time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time you spend playing sports, like basketball, and doing other activities like riding and swimming．Try to spend no more than two hours a day on screen time．

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　　A man bought a new car and he was very proud of it．One day, when he came back home, he saw his three-year-old son hitting the new car with a toy hammer(锤子)happily．He damaged the paint on the car．The man was so angry that he ran to his son, took the hammer away from him, and used the hammer to hit the little boy's hands as hard as he could for punishment．The poor boy cried out loudly but his father couldn't care．

　　When the father calmed down, he took his son to the hospital as fast as he could．Although he tried his best, the doctor had to cut the fingers off both of the boy's hands in the end．

　　When the boy woke up in the hospital and saw his hands, he innocently(天真的)said,“Daddy, I'm sorry about your car．”Then he asked,“But when are my fingers going to grow back?”The father felt very sad．

　　People make mistakes．We are also allowed to make mistakes．We often fail to see the differences between people and their actions．We forget that forgiveness(宽恕)is greater than argument．Think before you act!

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　　He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man．The US President Barack Obama is a true man．

　　Barack Obama made a four-day visit to China in November, 2009．He was very busy during his visit, but he still spent some time visiting the Forbidden City and the Great Wall．

　　When a leader visits another country, he or she sometimes goes to the country's most famous places．It is to show respect to the local culture．For the leaders, it's also a good time to relax during the trip．

　　Obama spent about 50 minutes in the Forbidden City．He thought the Forbidden City was a magnificent place to visit．He said,“I will come back with my girls and my wife．”

　　He also took a quick tour of the Great Wall at Badaling．“It's magical．It reminds you of the sweep of history．”Obama said about the Great Wall．

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　　Do you have to be very smart to live a happy life?The character of McDull(麦兜)tells you that this is not true．He is famous for having a birthmark(胎记)on his right eye．He is not very clever, but he has a heart of gold．He is also happy, with lots of dreams．The piglet wants to visit the Maldives(马尔代夫)．But his mother doesn't has enough money for a trip there．So she lied to him and took him to a place called Hong kong．The place has a sign that says,“Go to the Maldives”It makes McDull very happy．He thinks he is really in the Maldives!

　　McDull is just ba common pig．He has many dreams, but they never come true．That doesn't stop him trying．Mcdull lives his life in a simple and happy way．His idea towards life is“Never give up”

　　The cartoon pig character was created in Hong Kong by Alice Mark and Brian Tse．McDull first showed up as a character in the McMug comics．McMug is another cartoon pig．But McDull is more popular with a huge number of fans everywhere!