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　　Danny was just tired about the way things were going．His mom came to the school and went on and on about Rick Jackson．It seemed that she would never stop talking．"Somebody's got to stop that boy! " she was shouting．"Rick's troubling everybody in the neighborhood(四邻)．And he loves to pick on(结交)little boys like Danny．"

　　Mrs．Green, Danny's teacher, was concerned(担心)a lot．"I didn't know that Danny was being picked on, " she answered．"He's never said anything about this to me! " Mrs．Green looked at Danny．"How long has this been going on? " she asked．Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor．He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school．

　　Danny hadn't said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood．After all, most of them were nice to him．He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick．Maybe the time had come to find new friends．He felt it hard to make up his mind．

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　　In general(一般来说), people talk about two groups of colors：warm colors and cool colors．Scientists think that there are also two groups of people：people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors．

　　The warm colors are red, orange, and yellow．Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be active．People think that red, for example, is exciting．Sociable(善交际的)people, those who like to be with others, like red．The cool colors are green, blue, and violet．These colors, unlike warm colors, are relaxing．Where there are cool colors, people are usually quiet．People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue．

　　Red may be exciting, but one scientist says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors．He suggests that a warm color, such as red or orange, is a good color for a living room or restaurant．People who are relaxing or eating do not want time to pass quickly．Cool colors are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass quickly．

　　Scientists do not know why people think some colors are warm and other colors are cool．However, almost everyone agrees that red, orange, and yellow are warm and that green, blue, and violet are cool．Perhaps warm colors remind people of warm days and the cool colors remind them of cool days．Because in the north the sun is low during winter, the sunlight appears quite blue．Because the sun is higher during summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow．

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　　A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(顽童)was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car, Paul?” he asked．

　　Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas．” The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” He hesitated(犹豫)．

　　Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that．But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly．

　　“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that．” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

　　“Oh yes, I'd love that．”

　　After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

　　Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car．But Paul was wrong again．“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked．

　　He ran up to the steps．Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast．He was carrying his little crippled(残疾)brother．He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car．

　　“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs．His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent(美分)．And some day I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about．”

　　Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car．The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride．

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　　Many Americans have been leaving their cars at home and riding to work on bicycles．Andy Clark is the leader of the League of American Bicyclists．His group supports bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation．

　　Clark says this is good news for the environment．He says riding a bicycle to work does not burn fossil fuel or creates dangerous pollution．Experts say the effects are the most important on short trips．Shorter car trips give out more pollution into the air for each kilometer drive．This is because the car engine will give out the harmful gas when it warms up before it can work well．

　　James, a member of Congress, is a strong supporter of bicycle use．He says cities, counties, state governments and state highway transportation agencies are planning the roadways of the future．They are creating roads and paths for bicycles in cities and between communities．

　　Last year, Portland, the Pacific Northwest city in the state of Oregon, had the highest percentage of bicycle users in the United States．Portland has been doing progressive city planning for many years to create special paths for bike riders．

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　　Overcoming(克服)shyness is not impossible．The following steps may be helpful．

　　Step 1

　　Overcoming shyness is mainly a case of mind over matter．If you’re afraid to do it, you will get much shyer when doing it．The more you came to talk with people, the easier it will become．You may also find that it’s not as difficult as you thought anyway．Just talk to people a little more every day．

　　Step 2

　　It sometimes helps to try to imagine you as another person．Think about this：Do you get shy when someone else walks up to talk to another? Of course you don’t．Think of yourself as just another somebody else and it’ll make it a little easier．

　　Step 3

　　Dress to impress．The better you look, the more confident you’ll feel．Feeling good about your appearance can greatly reduce shyness．

　　Step 4

　　If you’re up on stage try to imagine that you’re somewhere else．Maybe in your own comfortable living room．Tell yourself that the people in the audience are really no big deal．They’re ONLY people．

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　　If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers．Today, many teenagers are overweight, and reason of this is because of their bad eating habits．Most teenagers love fast food with a lot of fat, oil, salt and sugar．People often call this kind of food “junk food'．

　　But bad eating habits go beyond fast food．We find many teenagers eat unhealthily．Some don't have breakfast before they go to school．During the day, some don't have a proper meal for lunch．In a recent survey at one school, scientists found that over two thirds of the students didn't follow a healthy diet．They didn't like vegetables, and many of them didn't like to eat fruits．They preferred to eat food with a lot of salt, sugar, or fat．

　　Parents today also worry about their children's diet．Some doctors give the following advice：

　　★Teenagers shouldn't eat too much junk food．

　　★Teenagers shouldn't eat food with too much salt．Salt can cause high blood pressure(高血压)in the future．

　　★Teenagers should eat food with less fat, oil, and sugar．

　　★Teenagers need to eat some fruits and vegetables every day．Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins(维生素)and have little fat．

　　★Teenagers need to drink more milk．Milk will help their bones grow．

　　★Teenagers need to eat breakfast every day．This is good for their body and mind．

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　　Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family．She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy．Well, almost everything．The problem is that Jean's family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her．In fact, Jean is quite lonely．So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ．She likes being anonymous, talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life．She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often．

　　Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ．His name was David and lived in San Francisco．David was full of stories and jokes．He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dance．So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time．Of course, they wanted to know more about each other．David sent a picture of himself：He was a tall, good looking young man with big, happy smile．As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other．

　　When Jean's father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday．She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer．But when she knocked on David's door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!

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　　Happiness is for everyone．You don' t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on．Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time．

　　In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it．When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it．And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too．All these are your happiness．If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you．

　　Happiness is not the same as money．It is a feeling of your heart．When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can' t be bought with money．When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself．So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck．As the saying goes, life is like a revolving door．When it closes, it also opens．If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person．

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　　Mobile phone(手机)has become a problem for middle schools．Some middle schools in Australia have banned(禁止)students from carrying mobile phones during school hours．

　　Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the schools this year．Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students want them．

　　Mary Bluett, an official(官员), said mobile phone use is a distraction(分心)to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms．Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams．

　　She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones．Some parents felt unhappy, because they couldn't get in touch with their children．

　　Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office．They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school; they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies．

　　Many people say that they understand why parents would like their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones．