A Xia Chimei, 51, has become both classmate and granny of kids at Xiping Primary School in Xuan'en county, Hubei Province．By far the oldest student at the school enrolled(入学)in first grade earlier this year．She is now learning pinyin with children just six and seven years of age．Her husband and children encouraged her to go to school when the new term began early this year．She had never been to school in her life．

　　B A dog owner in Dalian, Liaoning Province, was very surprised when his 4-year-old dog picked up a 5-yuan note and gave it to him on Monday on their way to a market．

　　Days earlier, Mr Ye had dropped a 10-yuan note on his sofa and let the dog pick it up for him．He then showed the pet other notes and told it how to use money．He did that just for fun．But he never thought the animal would take to(喜欢)dealing with money so naturally．

　　C Wang Xiaoyan, a farmer in Duanjiawan village, Shanxi Province, has carried his daughter, who suffers from polio(小儿麻痹症)? to school every day over the past 10 years．

　　Wang's daughter, Wang Dan, lost the use of her legs after catching polio in 1995, at the age of three．Three years later when it was time for Wang Dan to go to school, Wang Xiaoyan decided he would carry her．the girl has repaid him by her excellent studies．

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　　One Friday night, a poor young man stood at a gate of the railway station．He played his violin and many people put money into the hat in front of him．

　　The next day, the young man came to the gate again, and put his hat on the ground．But different from what he always did in the past days, he took out a large piece of paper with some words in it and laid it on the ground．It said,“Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake．Please come soon, Mr．Sang．”

　　After about an hour, a middle-aged man ran to the young man in a hurry and said,“It’s you!You do come here．I know that you’re an honest man and will certainly come here．”The young man asked,“Are you Mr．George Sang?Did you lose anything?”“A lottery(奖券)ticket,”answered the middle-aged man．The young man took out a lottery ticket and gave it to the man．

　　The prize of the l9ttery ticket was ＄500,000．Yesterday when the middle-aged man knew he won, he was very happy．He took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat．However, the lottery ticket was also thrown in．

　　Later, someone asked the young man,“You play the violin in the railway station every day to make money Why didn't you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?”The young man said,“Although I don't have much money, I live happily．But if I lose honesty, I won't be happy forever．”

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　　We all dream although we remember only a few of our dreams．Some people train themselves to remember their dreams．As soon as they wake up, they record what their dreams were about．

　　Scientists believe that we have different kinds of sleep．One kind is called R．E．M．R．E．W．stands for rapid eye movement．During this kind of sleep our eyes move quickly, even though they are closed．Although we are asleep, there is a lot of brain activities．We probably have dreams at this time．

　　Sometimes people talk in their sleep．In these dreams the dreamer is usually unhappy or worried about something．The worst of the dreams are so frightening that we call them nightmares．In a nightmare we often dream that we are being closed()or that we are trapped in some way．

　　Scientists or others have written books about the meanings of dreams．The most famous of these scientists was Sigmund Freud who wrote a hundred years ago．He suggested different meanings to certain kinds of dreams．It is possible, however, that every dream has a special meaning only for the person who dreams it, and that this dream about something in that person’s life．

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　　When we asked students what they want to be, they often talk about unusual jobs, things like teachers and doctors．But if you think about it, many people don’t plan to do their jobs．They just start doing them by accident．We have talked to two people with unusual jobs．

　　Emily is a dentist but she doesn’t work with people．She works with horses．After university she took care of animal’s health for several years, but she notices that there were few people who could help horses’ teeth．She deicide to go to college and study again．Then she had to buy special tools, but she is never out of work．She’d always very busy taking care of horses’ teeth．“I couldn’t be a dentist for people now,”Emily said,“because I really enjoy working with horses．”

　　As soon as David could read, he read books about robots, but the robots he build today don’t look like the strange robot people in his books．He build robots for industry．Early one he made up his mind to study math, science and computers so that he could break into the world of robot engineering．“Some of the math is very difficult．”say David,“but you must study math to be an engineer．”Fortunately he got top marks in all his math exams．

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　　When I was 16 years ago a boy gave me an important gift．It was a smile．

　　It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away．As a result, no one knew who I was．I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone．

　　Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break．I couldn’t talk about anyone with my problems．And I didn’t my parents to worry about me．

　　Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual．At that moment, a boy entered the classroom．I didn’t know who he was．He passed me and then turned back．He looked at me, without a word, a smile．

　　Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly．It made me feel happy, lively and warm．

　　That smile changed my life．I started to talk with other students and made friends．Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class．The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now．

　　One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember smiling at me!

　　It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone．I believe that the world is what you think it is．If you think it lonely, you might always be alone．So smile at world and it will smile back．

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　　China is a large country and has a population of about 1．3 billion．But most people live in the east and the living standard(水平)is much higher than in the west．Recently, the Chinese government has decided to promote(促进)development in central and western China．The part includes 11 provinces(省)and automous regions(自治区)with a population of 285 million and an area of 5．4 million square-kilometres．The rich nature resources in western China is one of the advantages for development．According to the plan, the government will focus on improving transportation．Highways and railways will be built．To protect nature, farmers will turn farmland back into forest．

　　Since the western part is developing fast, all kinds of talents are badly needed．In June, 2003, several thousand college students chose to start their career in the west．They worked as volunteers．Some people even give up the chance of working in big companies in China’ coastal(沿海的)cities．For example, Wang Fei was a student from Qinghua University．Before June, he had received a job offer in Shanghai．However, he turned down the offer．Instead, he became one of the“Go West”volunteers．Since 2003, tens of thousands of college students have gone to the west．They are trying their best to make the west become more and more beautiful．We are sure that the development will be a great success．China will be richer and stronger．

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　　In the past, old people liked to live with children and grandchildren while young people could show good manners to them in this way．Now more and more old people prefer living alone and they hope their adult children move out if possible．

　　The old idea of keeping many family members in a house is not good．Lots of old people like an easy life after coming back from work．They would like to be free from heavy housework．Some want to visit places of interest around the world．Some want to learn something new．Such as painting, dancing, handwriting and so on．Because they want their dreams to come true．They no longer like to stay at home day by day．We must understand old people and respect(尊重)their lifestyle．

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　　Mr Black was a very large man．He had a loud voice．He was not a giant(巨人), but he was much bigger than most men．

　　Life was not easy for Mr Black．He could seldom find clothes big enough．His feet were too large for most shoes．

　　In buses, trains and planes, he could not stand up straight．The roofs(顶)were too low．

　　In cars, he could not move his legs．There was not enough room．At home, his bed was too short．Chairs were always too small．

　　In fact, wherever he went and whatever he did, Mr Black had problems because of his size．

　　These problems were so bad that Mr Black stayed at home most of the time．Life was easier at home．

　　Then one day, a friend said,“You spend too much time at home．You should go out more．There's a good movie at the theatre．”

　　“I can't sit in theatre seats,”Mr Black said．“I'm too big．”

　　“That is no problem,”his friend said．“I'll buy you two tickets．You can get them at the theatre when you go．”

　　The friend sent money to the theatre for two tickets．When the day came, Mr Black put on his best clothes and went to the theatre．

　　“You have two tickets for me,”he said to the woman in the ticket office．“My name is Black．”

　　“Oh, yes, Mr Black,”the woman said．“Here you are, seats G4 and PI2．I'm sorry, you and your friend can't sit together because we are very full this evening．”

　　Poor Mr Black．He smiled sadly, walked out of the theatre and went home．

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　　“What would you do if you were the mayor(市长)of your city?”We asked some students from different cities．Here’s what they said：

　　Deng Chuan,15, from Dazhou

　　With the development of modern industry(工业), more and more waste water is being poured into the Zhouhe River, It has caused serious pollution．The river is becoming so dirty that few living things can live in it．So, if I were the mayor, I would order all the factories that pour the waste water into the river to close down．As we all know, water is the source(根源)of our lives．It is very important to protect water．

　　Zhang Yan,14,from Chengdu

　　Our city is more and more beautiful．But sometimes it’s not convenient for the blind．There are not enough pavements(人行道)in our city．Some of the old ones are broken．They may not be safe to walk on!If I were the mayor of our city, I would build more pavements for the blind．

　　Wang Lili, 16,from Chongqing

　　There are more and more old people in our city．And there are not enough places for them to relax and enjoy themselves．So, if I were the mayor, I would build an activity center in each residential(住宅)area for the old．So old people can play cards or chess．This will make old people not feel lonely any more and spend remaining years comfortably．

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