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　　House for Sale

　　￥250, 000, built in 2010

　　The house with 3 bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room, a kitchen and a breakfast room．It's in the south of Hezhou．

　　Shiji Supermarket, the biggest shopping centre in our city will open on July 8, 2011．Everybody with today s Hezhou Daily will get a small present that day．You are welcome．

　　Tel：6668888

　　Add：No．8 Renmin Road Hezhou Daily

　　June 8, 2011

　　Rose's Special Concert

　　Time：2 p．m．, July 2, Saturday

　　Place：People's Stadium

　　Ticket Price：RMB 150 yuan for adults; 70 yuan for students June

　　25, 2011

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　　Sometimes people call ours a “throwaway society”．That means that we're always throwing away old things and buying new ones．Many times, you no longer need something, but someone else may just need to buy one．For example, if your baby doesn't like his toy car any longer, why not give it to a nearly family who has a little kid?That's one less plastic toy car that they need to buy．It's also one less plastic toy that needs to be produced, packaged and shipped to the toy store．

　　Here arc some other ways to help save resources(资源)for the society：

　　★Use the other side of the paper．

　　★Use rechargeable(可再充电的)batteries for your electric toys, MP3 players, cell phones, and cameras．

　　★Choose reusable travel cups instead of disposable(一次性的)paper or plastic cups．

　　★Take your own cloth shopping bags when you go shopping．

　　★Drink tap water instead of buying bottled water．

　　And there are some things you can exchange with your friends, for example, books, toys, even clothes．It's a way for everyone to get something new without spending any money and without throwing many things away．

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　　When the earthquake hit Japan on March 11,workers in a supermarket in Japan didn't run away when they felt the shaking．Instead, they held on to the shelves and tried to stop the goods(货物)from falling down．

　　Reporters from NHK, the country's largest TV station, stayed calm in front of cameras during the earthquake, even though some were facing real danger．

　　The earthquake was the most powerful one to hit Japan in the country's history．But Japan's reaction(反应)to the accident has shown that it is the most earthquake-prepared country in the world．The calm the Japanese showed during and after the quake has impressed the world．

　　This is because Japan has “an earthquake culture”．Japanese people are taught how to prepare for and react to earthquakes from a young age．

　　Schools in Japan organize earthquake practices every month．They make students become familiar with being in an earthquake．

　　Japan also has a good earthquake warning system(警报系统)．Warnings were broadcast on television, radio and mobile phones nine seconds after experts(专家)first knew about the quake on March 11．

　　The warning system is unable to predict earthquakes．But it can usually alert people about 15 seconds before they feel the effects．Even 15 or 20 seconds can be enough time to save people's lives．

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　　This Thursday, across the US, kids are skipping school(缺课)and going to work with their parents．They'll be making copies, sending faxes(传真)and sweeping floors．This is because April 28 is Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day all over the US．This holiday shows kids what it means to be a grown-up in the working world．

　　I still remember when this day started, I was very happy．Not only did I have the chance to miss school, but I also got to sit in my dad's taxi all day long and we would go to a restaurant for lunch．

　　But after only 20 minutes of driving around the city．I was very bored．I couldn't read my book in the car as I would get carsick(晕车)and my dad didn't like to turn on the radio．I got hot and uncomfortable．people wouldn't get into his taxi because they thought he already had a passenger：me－so nothing happened．It seemed years before we went out for lunch．I actually started to miss school．

　　While the point of the day is to give kids a chance to experience real-life jobs and give them an idea of the possibilities(可能性)for their futures, I got something completely different from the day．I learned to appreciate(重视)school．Where else do you get to play with your friends, do science experiments, read great books and write stories all in one day?

　　Just as you'll have to learn to love your job later in life, learn to love school now．If you don't already, try spending the day at work with your dad．

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　　Like most teenagers in the world, Joso Montanaro a teen artist in Brazil, likes reading and drawing cartoons．But he is special－his drawings get published(出版)．

　　Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha．Folha is Brazil's largest newspaper and is known for its cartoons．Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years．Each week he draws two, there or four cartoons and sends them to the paper．From those editors choose one for the next day's page．

　　Montanaro draws about the news of the day．Recently he worked on The Wave－a drawing of the tsunami(海啸)that hit Japan．Montanaro also likes to draw cartoons about the funny things that happen in Brazilian politics(政治)．

　　“I like doing political drawings because you can joke about somebody bigger than you．” Montanaro says．

　　Folha's art director ,Mario Kanno, says editors saw something new and different in Montanaro's work．“We brought him in with this idea to show that, yes, young people also read newspapers and can show their ideas on politics,”Kanno says．

　　Montanaro's love for cartoons began when be was only 7 or 8 year old．His dad bought him comics．Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing．“I think those great works have really helped me,”he says．“They remind me that I should draw something in my book every day．”

　　Two students started quarreling at school．One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began．

　　What can be done to stop fights like this at school?In some schools, disputants(争执者)sit down with peer mediators(同龄调解者)．Peer mediators are usually students with special training in this kind of problems．

　　Peer mediators help disputants to talk in a friendly way．Here are some of the ways they use．

　　1．Express what you think clearly but don't say anything to hurt the other．Begin with "I feel" instead of "You always"．

　　2．Listen carefully to what the other person is saying．Don't stop the other person's words．

　　3．Keep looking at the other person's eyes when he or she speaks．

　　4．Try to see the problems on the other person's side．

　　5．Never put anyone down．Saying things like "You are foolish(愚蠢的)" makes the talk difficult．

　　6．Try to find a result that makes both people happy．

　　Peer mediators never decide on the winner．They don't decide who is right or who is wrong．Instead they help disputants to find their own "win-win" result．A "win-win" result can make everyone feel good．

　　Peer mediators' work is often successful just because it gets disputants to talk to each other．And getting disputants to talk to each other is the first step in finding a "win-win" result．

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　　Cars are lots of fun, but they could also be dangerous．We have to be careful when we drive them or ride in them．

　　It's always a good idea to put on your seat belt when you're in a car．Why?Think about this example：You put an egg on a skateboard and give it a push．If the skateboard hits a stone, it will stop, but the egg won't．It will fly through the air, hit the ground and break．

　　Now, think what would happen if you tied the egg to the skateboard．When the skateboard hits a stone, the egg won't go flying; it will stay safely on the skateboard．

　　Volvo, a famous Swedish carmaker, was the first to use seat belts in 1849．

　　Air bags are also very important for car safety, because sometimes a seat belt isn't enough．If the car is going really fast and runs into something, seat belts could even hurt the people who wear them．Most new cars have air bags in front of and next to the seats．When a car hits something, its air bags will come out quickly in less than one second to keep the people inside safe．

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　　Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous scientists in this century．He was born in 1942．he’s a world well-known on space and time．Stephen is researching some very big questions, such as：How did the universe begin? How will it end?

　　Stephen was a student at Oxford University．He studied math and science．Then, at the age of twenty, he became sick．He was so young, but the doctors said to his family, “He has only two more years to live．” As a matter of fact, the doctors were wrong－he didn’t die．He can’t walk now but he uses a wheelchair(轮椅)．He can’t feed himself and get in or out of bed himself．But he refused to give in to the condition．He talks with the help of a computer．After Oxford, Stephen went to Cambridge University．Three years later, in 1965, he became a doctor of philosophy(哲学)．

　　Because of his serious health problems, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams(图表)or to write．So he started to think in pictures．With this new way of thinking, he became one of the most famous scientists in the world．In 1891, he met the Pope(教皇)in Rome．They talked about his ideas．Then in 1988, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of Time．It sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages．He was once invited to China, he impressed us with his self-confidence, humorous and witty(风趣的)conversation．

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　　The new book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood is warmly welcomed by the children in China．It sells well across China．You can see and hear the advertisements about the book here and there．

　　Why is the book so attractive(吸引人的)to children? After reading it, I was attracted by the magic world．I can not help asking：where is our own Harry Potter?

　　China has a long history and colorful culture．With a large market of teenagers, China published(出版)many popular books among children．However, why are the present books not as good as those foreign ones?

　　Firstly, quiet a number of children’s are of strong sense of teaching, and they have little interest．Reading them, children often have a feeling of being “educated”．Certainly, they don’t like them．Secondly, fewer children like the same stories, but most Chinese books are usually much the same．One knows the ending as early as in the beginning．Finally, the writers seldom think about children’s needs．

　　First-class Reading for children should be interesting, and written in their language．