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　　The Water World Swimming Pool is open every day from eight o'clock in the morning until half past seven in the evening．It costs two dollars sixty to enter the pool．There is a special cheap price for students with a student card．The price is one dollar forty．But you must bring your student card with you．

　　On Wednesday morning the pool is only open to mothers and babies．So mothers can enjoy themselves in the water with their babies．Please leave your older children at home on Wednesday morning．

　　The new Water World Café will be open up on June 22^nd．From the café you can watch the swimmers or enjoy a drink after you swim．

　　Please call 2105369 for more information．We look forward to seeing you at the Water World Swimming Pool．

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　　During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape．When I traveled across to the other side of the island(岛屿), I could see the other islands, and I said to myself,“Perhaps I can get there with a boat．Perhaps I can get back to England one day．”

　　So I decided to make myself a boat．I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole(洞)in it．It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe(独木舟)．Next, I had to get it down to the sea．How silly I was!Why didn't I think before I began work?Of course, the canoe was too heavy．I couldn't move it!I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn't move．I was very unhappy for a long time after that．

　　That happened in my fourth year on the island．In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it．The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea．The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive．A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island．I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes．

　　My life was still busy from morning to night．There were always things to do or to make．I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals．They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain．

　　I kept food and tools(工具)at both my houses, and also wild goats(山羊)．There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in．They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats' milk to drink every day．I also worked hard in my corn(玉米)fields．And so many years went by．

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　　As one of Hollywood's all-time greatest actress, Audrey Hepburn is famous all over the world．When Hepburn died in 1993, the world mourned the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian．

　　Born in Belgium on 4^th May 1929, Hepburn dreamed of becoming a successful ballet dancer．She had also been a model before she entered the film industry．In 1951, while acting in Monte Carlo Baby, Hepburn met the famous French writer Colette, who was attracted by Hepburn's beauty and charm．She insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl to play the lead role in Gigi, a play based on her novel．That event marked the beginning of Hepburn's successful career．

　　Shortly after, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday．It was a big success and earned her an Oscar for Best Actress．She also won a Tony Award for the play Ondine．

　　During her lifetime, Hepburn earned four more Oscar nominations．In 1989, she made her final appearance in her last film Always and played the role of an angel．

　　Throughout her acting years, she acted in only one TV series, Gardens of the world with Audrey Hepburn．By showing us the beauty of nature, Hepburn wanted to remind us that we should protect the environment．

　　Hepburn is remembered not just as a great actress, but also as a great humanitarian．She was honoured with a number of awards because of her efforts in her charity work．In 1992, the President of the United States presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom．

　　In 1991, Hepburn discovered that she had cancer．In 1993, at the age of 63, she passed away peacefully in her sleep．

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　　There are over 800 boarding(寄宿)schools in the UK with students from home and foreign countries．Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country．But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only．Now both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18．

　　In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term．Students study and live together．They can't go outside if they are not allowed to．In some schools, each student has his or her subject plan．Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities for their students, including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres．Most boarding schools have a“light out”time．So when it's time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off．There are house-masters to take care of students all the time, especially after school hours．

　　Nearly all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform．Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt．As students get older, the rules become less strict．

　　In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food．They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread．They can also choose between a meal with no meat and another meal at lunch and dinner．And there is always self-service for salad(沙拉), other side dishes and a dessert．Students can also make themselves something to eat at any time in a kitchen, or drink tea or have a snack between meals．

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　　When I was a foreign teacher in China, every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China．One day the topic mined to saying“I love you”．I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers, nor had their mothers said it to them．“Does your mom love you?”“Of course,”they answered．

　　“How do you know?”was my logical question．They responded that their moms cooked and Always told them what they were doing wrong to show their earning．I was strummed．So mom's cooking and criticizing read our as“I love you”．“Then how do you say I love you to her?”They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love．

　　I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough, so I repeated these queries in clauses over time．Gradually, I began to get different responses．Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms．

　　One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl．When she came home from university, her mother met her at the door and hugged(拥抱)her．This had never happened before, but her mom said,“Now that you have gone I have more time to myself．I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you．”

　　In my family we all say“I love you”a lot．While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment, it is almost like a blessing we give each other．Those three little words carry a world of meaning, even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the lax words we say to or hear from those we love．

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　　Expo 2010 is held in Shanghai from May 1 to October 31．People all over the world are looking forward to it．Here are several golden rules on how to best plan your hip．

Rule 1：Do your homework

　　Read everything you call before going．Really study the maps．Know the pavilions．Arrive at the entrance nearest Io the things you want to see．Have a plan．It will make a big difference．

Rule 2：Allow plenty of time

　　Expo 2010 is the largest attraction event in the history of the world．It will take many days to see it．Plan to spend from five to eight days or more seeing it．

Rule 3：Pace yourself

　　Expo is enormous．The distances are punishing．It is better to spend a day seeing a single area than to man hack and forth all over the site．Remember to wear the most comfortable shoes．Never mind what they look like．

Rule 4：Get going in May

　　At many Expos the crowds are smaller in May and in early June than any other time．And beware the last two weeks．During every Expo, people delay their visits and then in early October they suddenly realize．“Expo will close soon!I haven't seen it!”As a result, the last several weeks usually have the most crowded days of the entire Expo．

Rule 5：Find out what everyone else is doing-and do the opposite

　　If you don't like large crowds and long lines．do the opposite．Here is all example：Most people go on Saturdays or on holidays, So avoid Saturdays and holidays．Go on weekdays when most people are at work．

Rule 6：Turn up

　　Expo 2010 is the largest celebration in China's history-an amazing once-in-a-lifetime event．When it is gone and it will never be seen again．So whatever you do, don't miss it!

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　　When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes．But recently a Britain's Got Talent(英国达人)star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely．

　　Simon Cowell, one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb's voice．“This lady came up, and I'm thinking,‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea．'That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables．She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through －it was one of my favorite moments,”Cowell said．

　　The performance was posted On line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world．

　　Speaking from her home in Scotland．Ms．Boyle said that she hadn't thought of changing her appearance．She said that her friend helped her with make-up．“I mean, that's hardly a makeover．”she added．

　　Ms．Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents．“I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．”

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When you are in trouble, whom will you tell the problems to and ask for help?Someone has made a survey in a middle school．500 students were asked to choose one answer among friends or classmates, parents, head teacher and teachers．Here is the result．Please read the chart and try to get some information．

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　　In China, many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn't much work there．Services such as hospital and transport(交通)are usually much better in the city than in the countryside．They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city．

　　But in the big cities of Europe like London or Pads, people are moving out of the city．These rich families want to live a quieter life．They are tired of the noise and the dirt(尘土)of the city, and they are tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses．They don't want to live in the cities any more．They want a house with a garden in the countryside, and breathe the fresh air there．

　　So they move out of the cities．Some don't go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities, other people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows and green fields．There, they start new lives and try to make new friends．

　　Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy．After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake．They don't make so much money and there isn't much work to do．People in the countryside are very different and aren't always very friendly．

　　As a result, quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city．“It's wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights,”they say．

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