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　　Scott was not happy．He had no money left to buy the new toy train he wanted．Suddenly, he had an idea! "I’ll ask my brother Alan if I can borrow some money．He always has money to lend people．"

　　Scott found Alan in his room．"Alan, may I borrow ＄20 from you to buy myself a new train?"

　　Alan replied, "I just spent all of my money on Mom’s birthday present．I have no money left．You are barking up the wrong tree．"

　　Scott was very disappointed．He decided to get a job．He went to many stores, but no one had a job for him．He walked and walked from store to store．

　　Finally, he got a job selling ice cream and he was very happy．"My feet are tired for walking all day, but I can get enough money for a toy train．"

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　　It’s important to prepare(准备)for earthquakes because you don’t know where you will be when an earthquake happens．Earthquakes may happen at any time, so prepare some things for your home, office and car．

　　1．Clothes．

　　If you live in a cold place, you must keep warm．You might not have heat after an earthquake．

　　Think about your warm clothes．

　　2．Flashlights(手电筒)and spare batteries．

　　Keep a flashlight beside you bed, at your office and in your car．Do not use matches(火柴)after an earthquake until you are sure that no gas leaks(气体泄漏)．

　　Prepare a radio and some spare batteries．Most telephones will be out of order, so radios will be your best source of information(信息来源)．

　　3．Food and medicine．

　　It’s always a wonderful idea to keep some food on hand．For example, some biscuits, some canned food, milk and some other drinks for at least 72 hours．You’d better get some necessary medicine for your family．

　　4．Water．

　　A person needs at least 1/2 gallon(加仑)of water daily just for drinking．Store at least 1 gallon of water for a person every day and be prepared for 72 hours．It is suggested that you buy bottled water．Do not open the bottle until you need it．Also, do check the “use by”date．

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　　I am a professor of sports and exercise so I often deal with nervousness in my research with sports people．Actually, most people experience nervousness at some time or another．

　　If you are feeling anxious, my advice is to first find the cause or causes．Make s list of those things that are making you nervous and work out which ones you can do something about．Focus all of your efforts on managing the causes that you can control．

　　Most people cannot tell the difference between controllable(可控制的)and uncontrollable causes, so things they can’s control become a big reason for nervousness．Dealing with this is very important if people want to keep a healthy mind．

　　Simply try to accept the uncontrollable causes of nervousness．You might be worried about the weather on a big day, an accident or an attack on the train, or perhaps just things that other people are doing at work．The results may be very important but there is still no use worrying because you can’t control any of these things．Accept that you can’t control everything．Once you understand this, it becomes easier not to worry．

　　If a situation, such as swimming, is causing you to be anxious, try to face it as often as possible so that you can get used to it．

　　It can often help to think about yourself doing the thing that makes you nervous－then close your eyes and imagine it going well．Imagine how the flight or job interview is going to happen so that you can get used to it．This will help you understand that the thing you fear most is probably not going to happen．

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　　Frankenstein is one of the world’s most famous horror stories．It’s about a doctor who creates a new man from the body parts of dead people and brings it to life．But the experiment goes wrong and the monster(怪兽)kills the doctor and many others．The story has been read by millions since it was first published and in the last hundred years it has been made into dozens of movies．Many people are surprised to learn its writer was a 19-year-old woman, called Mary Shelley．

　　Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797．She was educated by her parents and when she was 13 decided to become a writer．In 1812, she met the famous writer Percy Shelley and they soon got married．Sadly for Mary, their first child died soon after birth in Italy．In her diary, Mary wrote about a dream：“I dreamt that my little baby came to life again－that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire and it lived．”

　　In 1816, Percy Shelley and 19-year-odl May visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Switzerland．Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories．One night, Byron asked everyone to write their own story．Mary thought of her dream and wrote the story Frankenstein．

　　Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21, and became a huge success．Many people didn’t think a 19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the real writer．

　　Although famous, Shelley’s life was full of sadness．Only one of her four children lived and in 1822 her husband died in a swimming accident．Mary was broken-hearted and decided not to marry again．She devoted herself to her child and continued to write until her death in 1851．

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　　One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car, clearly in need of help．So he stopped his old truck and got out．Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried．Was he gong to hurt her? He didn’t look safe．

　　The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said, “I’m here to help you, madam．Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson．” Bryan quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him．Then she asked how much she should pay him．

　　But Bryan wanted no money．He was just giving a hand to someone in trouble．This was normal for him．He said, “If you really want to repay me, next time you see someone in need, help them and think of me．”

　　After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road until she reached a small café where she decided to stop for something to eat．As the pretty waitress took her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕)．Although the waitress looked tired she was very kind．As the lady was going to pay the ＄10 bill she remembered Bryan’s words．

　　She paid with a hundred-dollar bill．But when the waitress returned with the change the lady was gone．On the table she saw a small note．There ware tears in her eyes when she read it：“Somebody once helped me the way I’m helping you．If you want to pay me back, continue being kind to others．” Under the note were nine more ＄100 bills．

　　Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell him the news．“Bryan Anderson my dear…you’re not going to believe what just happened…”

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　　Is it a tree? Is it a bear? If you’re looking at a tree in the shape of a bear, it’s a topiary(林木雕塑)．A topiary is a tree or a bush(灌木)that is trained into a shape．Growing a topiary garden takes both time and skills．

　　A topiary gardener should make a drawing first．The drawing shows the final shape that the gardener likes．The gardener then chooses a bush for the topiary．It may be one that just planted or one that is already in place．

　　In June of the plant’s first year, the gardener looks for new leaves．When the leaves grow, it’s time to shape(给……造型)the bottom of the bush．It needs about five years．The top is not trimmed during this time．In the fifth year, the bush grows tall enough for shaping．Then the gardener begins to shape the whole bush．

　　Once a topiary has been started, it needs care all year．In the summer it must be cut many times to keep its shape．This cutting also helps the bush grow．In the winter the bushes don’t grow．The gardeners have to brush snow of the plants, or snow may hurt some parts of them．

　　Topiary gardening is very old art．The Romans did it in the first Century．In the sixteenth century, people in Europe like topiaries too．By the late 1600s, topiaries were also grown in America．Today it’s popular in many parts of the world．

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　　Many students ask for advice about improving their English．There are three basic questions．

　　The first question is about real English．Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs．But it takes a long time．What do you think?”

　　This is a great way to learn English! Talk about the film or song with your friends, and guess the meaning of the new words．Just enjoy yourself!

　　The second question is about speaking．Sam, from Suzhou wrote, “Our school has a foreign teacher．But I’m shy and can’t speak to her．What should I do?”

　　When I visit China, lots of people in the street say, “Hello! How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China?” These are good questions to start a conversation．Many people are shy when they speak English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps．

　　The third question is about vocabulary．Olive, from Anhui wrote, “I want to remember all the new words．I wrote them down, but I forget them quickly．What should I do?”

　　Try to remember eight or nine words a day．Write them on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom．Say the words when you see them, and change them every day．And when you’re shopping, how about counting the English words, or saying the English names for everything you see?

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　　(Megan and Kyle are talking before class begins．)

　　Megan：Hey, Kyle, are you ready for the big test today? I studied that list of words and the definitions(释义)for two hours last night．

　　Kyle：Oh, but I didn’t study at all．I just wrote all the answers on the palm(手掌)of my hand, see?

　　Megan：Kyle! You can’t do that! That’s cheating(作弊)!

　　Kyle：Hey, don’t worry．I won’t be caught．Mrs King will never know．

　　(Mrs King comes in and passes out the test papers．)

　　Mrs King：Okay, no more talking．You may begin．

　　(Kyle looks st his hand when the teacher isn’t looking．)

　　Joe：(raising his hand)Mrs King, may I have a drink? I have the hiccups(打嗝)．

　　Mrs King：Yes, you may．

　　Kyle：(raising his hand)Mrs King, may I get a drink, too?

　　Mrs King：Kyle, what is that on your hand? I think you had better come to my desk．

　　Kyle：Oh no…

　　(After this, Kyle realizes his mistake and never cheats in exams again．)

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