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　　Address：100 Market Street, Sydney

　　Phone：02 9333 9222

　　Fax：02 9333 9203

　　Open time：9∶00 a. m. to 10∶30 p. m.(Saturday to 11∶30 p. m.)

　　Prices：＄60(for an adult)

　　＄30(for a child)

　　Website：www．sydneytower．com．au

　　How to get there：train to Town Hall Station and a short walk along Market Street．

　　How to book(预订)tickets：by phone ∕fax or through the web

　　Attraction：Sydney’s best views are just the beginning！Sydney Tower takes you to the highest point above Sydney for exciting 360゜views of our beautiful city．

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This is Tom．He is thirteen．He is from the U．S．A．He is a student．He has a good friend．His name is Bill．Bill is fifteen．He is from Canada．Bill is tall but Tom is short．They are in the same school, but they are in different grades．Tom is in Grade One．Bill is in Grade Two．They go to school(上学)at seven in the morning and go home(回家)at six in the afternoon．

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　　If you usually take the school bus and sometimes need to take public buses, there are some important rules(规定)you should know．

　　When you are waiting for the school bus, you should wait at the bus stop, and stand well back．

　　When you get off the bus：

　　Make sure you and the driver can see each other, and wait for the driver to signal you before you cross in front of the bus．

　　Never go back for anything you may leave on the bus．

　　Never bend(弯腰)down near or under the bus．

　　When you walk to or from the bus stop：

　　You should cross the street at a crosswalk(人行道)or a street corner, and wait for the light to turn green or for the WALK crossing signal．

　　It is important to look carefully to the left, right and left again when you cross the street．

　　Remember the dangerous areas(区域)around school buses where the driver can’t see you．Don’t run between parked cars or buses．

　　Do not run across the street or through a parking lot(停车场)to catch up with your friends．

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　　People travel for many reasons．Some people travel for their vacations．They want to relax themselves after a long time of work．Some people travel because of their jobs．They travel to make business contacts(接触)．Another reason(理由)people travel is to visit parents or friends in other places．

　　There are many ways people can travel．A person can travel by car, by train, by air, by bicycle, or even on foot! It’s good for us to go traveling．We can enjoy the excitement(兴奋)of seeing new places and different cultures．However there are also some disadvantages(短处)．When you are traveling, you may sometimes feel uncomfortable in a new place．You may not like the food, or you may even meet dangerous people．When you are traveling, you must be sure that you have a safe trip．It’s the most important．

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　　My smmr hols wr CWOT．B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & 3：-@kids FTF．ILNY, its gr8．

　　Can you understand this sentence? If you can’t, don’t feel too bad：because the middle school teacher in England can’t understand it, either．This is Netspeak：the language of computerized communication found on the Internet or mobile phones．To newcomers, it can look like a foreign language．So, what is the meaning of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time．Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face．I love New York, it’s great．

　　Teachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming the English language．A number of spelling and grammar mistakes can be seen in students’ writing．They think the language could become corrupted(面目全非的)．

　　Everyone should just relax, say the linguists(语言学家)．They believe Netspeak is in fact a good thing．David Crystal, a famous linguist, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again．Geoffrey Nunberg, another famous linguist, agrees．“People get better at writing by writing,” he says．“ If children often use text messages and write e-mails, they will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents．”

　　Another linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed that young people are harming the language．And you can bet(打赌)your bottom dollar that when today’s teenagers become tomorrow’s parents, they too will think this way．Milroy argues that language do not and cannot become “corrupted”, they simply change to meet the new needs．

　　However, Netspeak agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write correct English．Cynthia McVey says, “I can understand Netspeak worries teachers but that learning to write correct English is necessary for their future．

　　Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust(信任)anyway．Erin, aged 12, says, ”I wouldn’t use text language in my homework．Texting is just for fun．”

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　　What do you do if you’re in trouble on a lonely island? Surely you need to find a way to get in touch with the outside world．Your best chance of doing this is to draw the attention of a passing plane．

　　Pilots(people who drive planes)in different countries understand body signals if they have the correct training．When you wave your arms up and down in a straight line, it means “yes”．When you point downwards and swing(摆动)your arm from side to side, it means “no”．If you want the pilot to know that it’s safe to land, push your hands out in front of you and bend(弯曲)your knees．If you want to say that it’s not safe to land, put your arms in the air and move them to one side．

　　The smoke from a fire can be seen from far away, so it’s a good way to draw attention．If the weather is dry, it isn’t hard to start a fire．Remember, however, that fires can be very dangerous if they get out of control．Make sure if you light(点燃)a fire, it can’t be spread(扩散)．If the ground is dark, light smoke can be seen more easily．Green grass and leaves produce light smoke．

　　It’s a good idea to build some signals, too．Use large pieces of wood to make the symbols．If you can’t find any wood, use earth．Some useful symbols are：

　　F：“I need food and water．”

　　Ⅱ：“I need medicine．”

　　Ⅰ：“I am badly hurt．”

　　X：“I am unable to move from here．”

　　If the pilot lowers the plane’s wings from side to side, this means “message received and understood”．(At night, the pilot makes plane’s lights green)．If the pilot flies the plane in a clockwise circle, he means “message received but not understood”．(At night, the pilot makes the plane’s lights red．)

　　However, there is no signal which means “message not received”．Why not?

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　　For hundreds of years, scientists have been trying to answer what things can influence people’s feelings．How you feel is controlled by many things．Your feelings can be affected by your personality, by the actions of others and by events around you．Perhaps you don’t know your feelings can be influenced by the weather as well．

　　People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is cloudy．In fact, sunlight makes us feel good．When sunlight hits our skins, our bodies produce a vitamin．Vitamins are natural chemicals(化学物质)which we all need to stay healthy．Sunlight helps our bodies produce vitamin D．Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical．This special chemical affects our brains(大脑)and makes us feel happy．For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in Sweden and Norway, so many people in these countries often feel sad．Without much sunlight, their bodies produce less vitamin D．Without enough vitamin D, their bodies make less of this special chemical which makes them feel good．To help the people in these countries feel better, special “sunrooms” with artificial(人造的)lights have been built．People can go there and get “sunlight” for an hour or two!

　　The weather can also affect people’s feelings in other ways．Hot weather can make people angry because people feel uncomfortable when they are hot．In the same way, rain can make people angry because being wet can be unpleasant．As you can see, the weather can have an effect on the chemicals which control our brains．Through these ways, the weather can influence our feelings．Sadly, while the weather can change us, we can hardly change the weather．

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　　Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any “secrets” to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama’s “back to school” speech．Here is an excerpt(摘录)from his speech．

　　I know that sometimes, you get the sense that you can be rich and successful without any hard work－that your ticket to success is through pop music or basketball or being a TV star, when chances are, you’re not going to be any of those things．

　　But the truth is, being successful is hard．You won’t love every subject you study．Not all the homework will seem rather important to your life right this minute．And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try．

　　That’s OK．Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures(the opposite of success)．JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out．Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots(投篮)during his career．But he once said, “I have failed over and over again in my life．And that is why I succeed．”

　　These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat(打败)you－you have to let them teach you．You have to let them show you what to do differently next time．

　　No one’s born being good at things．You become good at things through hard work．

　　Don’t be afraid to ask questions．Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it．I do that every day．Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength．It shows you have the courage to tell when you don’t know something, and to learn something new．

　　And even when you’re struggling(奋斗), even when you’re discouraged(泄气), and you feel other people have given up on you－don’t ever give up on yourself．Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country．