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　　1,000m run is one of the activities in the physical education(PE)test for the senior high school entrance examination(中考)．Most students in China will have PE tests twice a year．It is a way to test if students are healthy enough．Students must do well in each area or they will fail the exam．PE tests are very important for junior school students．The tests are worth 50 points in the entrance exam for senior high school．

　　However, in the US, kids who do well in the PE tests will get an award rather than a good grade．Nearly half of elementary and high schools in the US use the Presidential Fitness Test to measure(评估)kids' health levels．Students in most states have PE tests twice a year starting at age 10．In 1956, US President Eisenhower started the test．It has been a tradition in schools since 1966．Students who score at or above 85 percent on all the activities get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award．The test encourages students to lead a healthy and active life．It helps students test their limits, according to the US' National Association for Sport and Physical Education．

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　　Tom and Joseph are best friends．They spent their summer vacation traveling in Africa．When they were walking through the desert, they started to argue about something．Tom became very angry and slapped Joseph in the face．Joseph felt hurt, but he didn't say anything to Tom．Then Joseph wrote in the sand：“Today my best friend slapped me in the face．” They kept on walking until they found a small lake to have a bath．But when Joseph got in the water, he started to sink．Tom jumped in after him and pulled him out．His friend saved his life．After he became well again, Joseph wrote on a stone：“Today my best friend saved my life．” Tom couldn't understand it．“After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand．Now you write on a stone．Why?” he asked．

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　　Singapore’s public transport system is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local．There are three main forms of public transport that you would find in any other major city－trains, buses and taxis．

　　Trains run from 6∶00 am to midnight．Single trip tickets start at 80 cents．If you buy an EZ-Link for ＄15, you can ride the trains and buses as you like．

　　If you need more information, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333

　　There are several bus services in Singapore and fares start at 80cents．Be sure always ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he can not give change．

　　If you need help, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333．

　　There are three main taxi companies－City Cab(6552 2222), Comfort(6552 1111)and Tibs(6552 8888)．Booking can also be easily by calling the numbers listed above．

　　Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you liked to travel at your own pace, renting a car is a good choice．Renting takes away the hassle of getting to places around Singapore．Just sit back and enjoy the city．It also means you’ll get to see a lot more that a trains or a bus won’t let you see．

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Do you like magic?

　　Do you have interesting magic stories to share?

　　Liu Qian is a magician from Taiwan．For the CCTV Spring Festival Gala(春晚)he put on two magic shows．They were very successful．Now many people are mad about his magic．We all want to know how to do it!

　　Liu didn’t go to any magic school．He learned by himself．He worked hard at it．Now he is a great magician．When Liu was seven, he saw a coin trick in a big store．At that moment Liu decided to learn magic．

　　Many teenagers fell in love with magic after Liu’s two shows for the CCTV Spring Festival Gala．They’re studying how Liu’s tricks work．I heard that one boy can do the tricks in Liu’s show．Li Jie, a top student in my class．He loved magic when he was younger．He spent lots of time studying how to play tricks．He could do card tricks really well．He said, “They looked so difficult to people, but in fact they didn’t need much skill．Once I did one for my sister．She was very surprised and asked me to do it again!”

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　　Making mistakes is part of life．If you try to live a life without making mistakes, you’ll probably never be able to leave your own home．Then you won’t be leading a life at all．

　　The same rule applies(遵循)when learning a language．The only way to learn English without making mistakes is not to talk．But if you don’t talk, you don’t practice and don’t learn．

　　I’m not condoning ignoring(忽视)grammar and vocabulary．Those are all very important．And if you notice the mistakes inside of those, you should try to correct them．But don’t let fear(担心)of making a mistake keep you from talking．You have to break out of the fear．And you’ve to start making mistakes right now．Because not until you make mistakes can you correct them．And only when you correct them can you get better．

　　Remember you’ve to crawl(爬)before you can walk, you’ve to walk before you can run．So I want everyone to open up their mouths and start talking as much as possible, so that you can find out what your mistakes are, and then help yourself to talk better．

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　　She is my student, who is 15 years old．Her parents love her very much and hope she can become a doctor．So they often tell her to study hard and they do all for her．Every morning when she gets up, breakfast is ready．Then her father takes her to school by car．And in the afternoon, when she comes back home, supper is already ready．Of course her parents never ask her to help them do housework．She never washes her clothes, even underwears．

　　One day, her father was on business and would stay there for half a year．Before leaving, he told his wife to take good care of their daughter．So the woman had to get up earlier and did all that her husband had done before．Two months later, the woman was so tired that she was ill in bed．Now the girl got into much trouble．She couldn't do any housework．She even didn’t know where to get on the bus．

　　One day, her mother wanted to drink water with sugar．But the girl couldn’t find where sugar was．With the help her mother, she knew sugar was white powder．Finally she found it in the fridge．She put much of it in a cup of hot water and gave the cup to her mother．As soons as the woman drank, she split water out．She cried loudly：“It is too salty．” She knew her daughter mistook salt for sugar．Then the woman regreted for spoiling her daughter before．

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Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”

　　Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students．People can “farm” on a piece of “ land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the Net．They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”．

　　Joyce interviewed some young people．Here are their opinions．

　　Lucy：I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game, Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world．

　　Allan：I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become close because of the game．Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．

　　Laura：You know, people in the city are longing for(渴望)the life in the countryside．It reduces my work pressure(压力); besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”．

　　Helen：Well, it’s just a waste of time．Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on(专注于)their study．

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　　Jill lived with her grandma．The old woman was strong enough that she could do everything herself at home．

　　As soon as Jill began to tidy the rooms or wash something, her grandma stopped her and told her to work hard at her lessons．Jill had to listen to her grandma and spent all her time on her study．So she went to collage at last．

　　Now the girl has left college．She did well in all her subjects and easily found work in Mr Brown’s company．She was sure Mr Brown would put her in an important position(位置)．

　　On the first day the boss gave her a broom and said, “Your first work is to sweep the offices．”

　　“What?” the girl called out in surprise,“I’m a college student, you know．”

　　“I’m sorry I don’t know that．Here, give me the broom and let me show you!”

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　　I’m Alice．As(作为)a doctor, I usually work about 10 hours every day．I have quite a busy life, but I also do some volunteering(志愿活动)．I think it’s difficult, but I never think it’s a waste(浪费)of time．

　　I’m helping a young girl, Molly．She has a problem with her leg．We stay for two hours once a week．I drive about one hour to get to her house． We often go for a walk for more than an hour．It sounds easy for you and me, but it’s not easy for her．My sister also once had the same problem with her leg．I know this kind of problem with influence(影响)people’s life．I want to do something and she gives me a great chance．I hope she can get well, as my sister did．

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　　Everyone knows that exercise is important．We all need to exercise．Doctors say it is good for us．It makes us strong and smart．If you exercise every day．You can get good grades in the exam and do homework well．

　　There are many ways to exercise．You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games．But remember：Exercise enough, but not too much；It’s best to exercise thirty minutes each time．

　　Many people go to special places to exercise．People call them‘fitness centres’．They have a lot of equipment there．The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of body．

　　Exercise can be fun．Friends can exercise together at a fitness centre．Or, they can play sports together．