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One day, Tomas Jefferson, the president of the USA, was crossing a river with a group of travelers．The river was overflowing its banks．So it was very dangerous to cross it on a horse．Each man was fighting for his life! Then another traveler came and he wanted to cross it, too．But he didn’t have a horse．He watched the group and then asked Jefferson to take him．Jefferson agreed immediately．The man climbed on．After they were both safe to the other side of the river, someone asked the man, “Why did you ask present for help? Did you know him?” The man was shocked because he didn’t know Jefferson was the president．“All I know,” he said, “on some of your faces were written the answer NO, but there was the answer YES on his face．”

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　　Cats are the most popular pets among Americans．So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats．Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you．

　　Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries．If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary．

　　Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches．So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person．For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it．

　　A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner．The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition．

　　A fat cat is a person with a lot of money．

　　There are many other expressions about cats in America．How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be? [来源：Z。xx。k．Com]

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　　To most of us, school means classes, teachers, schedules, grades and tests．But for the children at Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, school is very different．

　　Firstly, there are no lessons．All the children, aged between 4 and 19, do whatever they want．There are no teachers, only “staff members”．The idea behind this is that you do not need to make children learn, because children want to learn anyway．“You do not need to say to a three-year-old, ‘Go explore your environment．’ You can’t stop them!”says Daniel Greenberg, a founder of the school．“But if you make children do what you want all day… they will lose all taste of learning．” At Sudbury Valley School, you will find children talking, reading, painting, cooking, working on computers, studying French, playing the piano, climbing trees, or just running around．Two boys spent three years just fishing!

　　The other way that Sudbury Valley School is different is that the children can decide the rules．Every week, there is a school meeting where both children and staff have one vote(投票)each－even the four-year-olds．They decide the school rules, how to spend the school money, and even which staff they want and do not want anymore．

　　When the school first opened in 1968, people said it would never work．But today, the school has 200 students, and 80％ of its students go on to college．Even the two boys who went fishing all the time have successful careers today．One of them is a musician and the other is a computer scientist．

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　　The most enjoyable way to discover Liverpool is by boat．The first thing to do is to take a ferry across the River Mersey．It’s the best way to find out about this city’s long and interesting history．The Liverpool Ferry，which is the oldest ferry service in Europe，started more than 800 years ago．

　　In the l8th century Liverpool became an important city for international business across the Atlantic Ocean．Ships sailed from Liverpool to the United States and Africa．The place to learn more about Liverpool’s importance is the Maritime Museum．

　　Liverpool was important because of its industry and trade in the 18th century．In the 20th century it became famous for music．The boys in the rock group，the Beatles，all came from Liverpool．The city is very proud of them．It named its airport John Lennon International Airport。after one of the Beatles．Tourists can take a bus tour to visit some of the places the Beatles mention in their songs, 1ike Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields．They can also visit the Cavern Club－the group first played there in 1961．The Beatles Story is a museum and gallery．Here you can find out more about these world－famous musicians．

　　But there’s more to see and do in Liverpoo1．At the Walker Art Gallery you can see the best art in the North of England．If you like modern art，the place to visit is the Tate Gallery．But above all，it’s the friendly and welcoming people of Liverpool who make this a city you should visit when you come to Great Britain．

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　　Laura Brent is a manager in an important company．She has three children－the eldest is 10, and youngest is three．“My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says．

　　More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top of their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past．Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children．“My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says David．“It works just as well for Laura．”

　　“Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says．

　　Is there anything David misses about going out to work?

　　“Not really．I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think．”

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　　Tea, coffee and cocoa are three major drinks all over the world．Tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world．Tea, as well as silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export since then．

　　Tea has a history of over 4, 000 years and China is the home of tea．In ancient China, tea was used as a kind of medicine, while nowadays people drink tea daily．

　　Longjing, Pu'er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea．Thanks to the mild climate and rich soil in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan, tea is produced mainly in these provinces．

　　The word for tea in different languages came from Chinese, like "cha'i" in Russian．And the Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese．

　　Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on．Tea is also popular in some sayings, like "A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea．" In dances, songs, poems and novels, tea is often mentioned．loo．

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As we know, Meizhou Island is a famous place of interest in Putian．My pen pal from Australia, Sam, would like to visit it very much．He is coming here for a holiday next week．He is planning to stay here for seven days．He has never come to Putian before, so he needs to know something about it．The weather is the most important thing that he would like to know．He wants to know what he should get ready for the trip and what kinds of clothes he has to take with him．Here is the seven-day weather report for Putian．

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　　Reading is very important．World Book Day falls on April 23 every year．It encourages people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading．It is also the day to honor(尊敬)great writers．

　　Many countries celebrate(庆祝)World Book Day．On that day, millions of school children can buy books at a much lower price than usual in any bookstore in England．It has been done every year since 1998．World Book Day is also celebrated in China．Wen Jiabao, Premier of China, is an avid reader．He does lots of reading every day though he is very busy．On World Book Day 2009, he called on(号召)people to do more reading．Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading．“Books can not change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading,” he said．

　　Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and smarter．Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology(技术)．Reading gives us information about other cultures and places in the world．Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English．We all know that it is difficult to learn everything in the classroom, for example, the ways English people are living and working today can be learnt by reading．

　　Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world．Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time reading every day．