Bill is twelve years old．He had a bad cold and coughed day and night．Yesterday his mother Mrs．White took him to see a doctor．The doctor gave him some good advice and some cough medicine．The doctor told him to look at the instructions(说明)on the bottle of the medicine before he took medicine．

　　Cough Medicine

　　Shake(摇)it well before use．

　　Take it three times each day after meals．

　　Dose(药量)Age：over 14 years old　2 teaspoonfuls(勺)

　　　　　　　　　　8－13 years old　1 teaspoonful

　　　　　　　　　　4－7 years old　1/2 teaspoonful

　　Not right for children below the age of four．Put it in a cold place．Use it before December 1st, 2009．

　　Everyone may know tree rings tell us how old a tree is．But do you know they can tell us what the weather was like?

　　A tree grows well in a climate(气候)with lots of sunlight and rainfall(雨量)．And little sunshine or rainfall limits(限制)the growth of a tree．We can see the change of climate by studying the tree rings．For example, to find out the weather of ten years ago, you can count the rings of a tree from the outside to the inside．If the tenth ring is far from the eleventh ring, then we are sure that it was sunny and rainy most of that year．If it is near to the eleventh ring, then the climate of that year was bad．

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　　It's good to share your feelings with others．No matter whether your feelings are good or not, it can also help you to get closer to people who you care about and who care about you．

　　But how do you share your feelings? First, you should focus(聚集)on your feelings．You can't tell your friends what's inside your backpack if you don't know what's in it yourself．Feelings are the same way．Before you share them with someone, you should know what feelings you have．You can make a list of feelings in your head or by writing it out on a piece of paper or even by drawing pictures．What bothers(烦扰)you? Dose it make you sad or angry? Do you feel like this only once or many times? When you do this, it might help you to remember something that happened and think about how it makes you feel．Then you can say “I feel sad that my friend won't play with me” or “I feel so angry with my classmate…”

　　Do you know why you should talk about your feelings? If you always keep your feelings inside, especially sadness, nervousness(紧张)and anxiety(焦虑), it can even make you feel sick．But if you talk with someone who cares about you, like your mom and dad, you'll feel much better．Your parents want to know what's happening in your life because they love you．But if you don't want to talk with them, please talk with your friends．They will help you．(268)

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　　Some of our students are not afraid of the tests, some say they are OK, others hate the tests．Do you know that students in other countries hate exams as well? But not too much．

　　Luckily, British students have fewer exams than Chinese students．They only have them once a year．Every summer they take a test in each subject and each test lasts an hour．

　　These exams don't count(计算)for much．Even if a student hasn't done well, he still progresses to the next year．

　　When the results come out, the teachers send their school year report to the child's parents．It says how the student performed(做)and behaved(表现)in the year．

　　This report is private(私密的), so only the teacher, the student and his or her parents can see it．This means that the students don't know how other students scored in the tests．Some students choose to tell each other, but others keep it secret．

　　There are parent meetings twice a year, at the end of the winter term and then at the end of the summer term．Children go along with their parents to meet their teachers privately and discuss their performance and tests at school．(214)

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　　Jack was born in New York．He lived there with his parents for more than ten years．Last year, his father came to work in Beijing．

　　China is quite different from America, and Beijing is far away from New York．So Jack wanted to know what kind of life the Chinese people were living．He often wrote to his father to ask some questions about China．

　　Last month, Jack and his mother came to China．How happy he was!

　　Now Jack has some Chinese lessons every day．We all know that Chinese is different from English．It's not easy for an American boy to learn it well．But Jack is interested in it and works very hard．

　　For the first time, Jack walked in the street with his mother yesterday．He found so many people in the street．Most of them were very kind to him．He tried to ask some questions in Chinese．They answered his questions kindly．But sometimes some of them couldn't understand him．

　　When Jack came back to school, he told his friends that some Chinese people couldn't understand his Chinese．They said to him, “A lot of Chinese are studying English now．Why didn't you ask them questions in English?”(205)

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Mr and Mrs Brown have two children：Mike and Liz．The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes for each other．

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　　I was sleeping soundly last night when I was awakened by someone's groans(呻吟)．I listened, and heard it was from Sam, a student from Africa．I really wanted to go on sleeping, as I had insomnia(失眠)and had just fallen asleep, but I couldn't because Sam groaned louder and louder, showing he was seriously ill．

　　At that time, Robbie, a student from China, also got up to help．We found some pills, got some water, and helped him sit up to take them, hoping this would make his pain go down a little and get over the difficult time．If only daytime would come soon, everything would become easier．

　　Things went contrary(相反)to our wishes．Sam's condition developed from bad to worse．We telephoned the emergency service, and in no time an ambulance stopped in front of our gate．We helped the medical(医疗)workers carry Sam to the vehicle, and then both Robbie and I got in and took Sam to the hospital．

　　We helped him go through many medical examinations．After all kinds of tests, we were told that the final diagnosis(诊断)was appendicitis(盲肠炎)．Luckily, Sam didn't need an operation because we brought him to the hospital in time．He got timely treatment．

　　After Sam felt much better, we rushed back to prepare ourselves for the class．We were a little tired, but we had certainly done something good, something right．

本文叙述了“我”和Robbie帮助Sam去医院治病的经过，告诉我们同学之间应互相帮助。

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　　From the time we were babies we have been taught manners．We are taught how to hold a knife and fork and not to talk with our mouths full．We are taught how to shake hands and when to stand and when to sit and the way to introduce people．

　　Sometimes good manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else．Almost everywhere eating together means that people are very friendly to each other．But in parts of Polynesia(波利尼西亚)it is bad manners to be seen eating beside each other．So they politely turn their backs to each other when they are taking food．

　　Some East Africans spit four times as a kind of blessing(祝福)．They do it to show that they want a sick person to get well, or to bless a new-born baby．In most other places, spitting means something completely different．It usually shows an unhealthy habit．In many countries, it may mean that you hate someone．

　　When we go to visit someone we say “Hello!” or “How are you? or things like that．But if you are visiting an East African village, everyone will be very careful not to pay attention to you．The polite thing there will be for you to go quietly, without speaking to anyone, and sit beside your friend．You should wait until he has finished what he is doing and then he will begin talking to you．

　　In a village in Arab, a visitor will walk behind all the tents until he gets to the one he wants to visit．If he passes in front, he will be invited into each tent and asked to eat．It is rude to refuse．

本文介绍了各个地方不同的礼议。

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　　Henry was a carpenter(木匠)of our village．Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows．When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work．

　　My wife said to me, quietly, “That's his ninth cup of tea today．”But she said loudly, “It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?”

　　“I won't decide about that until I see that bill．”I said．

　　Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work． It said：

　　When I was looking at the bill, Henry said, “It's been a fine day, isn't it?Quite sunny．”

　　“Yes,” I said．“I'm glad it is only the 10th of June．”

　　“Me too,” said Henry．“You wait-it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month．”

　　“Yes．Hotter-and more expensive．Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won't they, Henry?”

　　Henry looked hard at me for half a minute．There was a little smile in his two blue eyes．I gave his bill back to him．

　　“If it isn't too much trouble, Henry,” I said, “Please add it up again．You can forget the date．”

　　I paid him 26.50 and he was happy to get it．

本文讲述了一个木匠做好桌子算账时，将日期中的日子也加入了钱数。

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　　You might have known quite a lot about the modern Olympic Games, especially the Summer Games, which began in Greece in 1896．But how much do you know about Special Olympic Games for the disabled(残疾人)．

　　The first Special Olympic Games was held in Rome in 1960．Now soon after every Summer Games, the host City holds a Special Olympic Games, such as the Games in Barcelona in1992 and in Atlanta in 1996．Over the years, it has grown into one of the largest sporting events for the disabled in the world．Many people who watched the Games said that they were greatly impressed by the effort(努力)and courage shown through the Games．

　　All the sports men who took part in the Games had a common goal：They wanted to prove to themselves and to the world that they were full of life and hope, and that they were willing to try and eager to learn．

　　The Games also offer the rest of the world a chance to learn more about the disabled by watching them competing against each other．Their beliefs, their dreams and their efforts are all on show for the world to see．