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　　Mr Brown saw a sweater in a shop window．It was very cheap, so he bought it．When he got home, he put it on．It was all right and he was pleased with it．

　　In the afternoon, he went to work in his garden．It soon began to rain and Mr Brown had to run into the house．He ran quickly, but he still got wet．Then his sweater started to shrink(收缩)!It got smaller and smaller．Mr Brown tried to take it off, but he couldn't．

　　In the end, with the help of his wife, he got out of the sweater．Mrs Brown laughed,“You see, you bought a cheap thing, but…”

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　　Happiness is important for everyone．Most people want to be happy but few know how to find happiness．Money and success don't bring lasting happiness．Happiness depends on ourselves．In other words, we make our own happiness．

　　Some people believe that if they are wealthy, they will be able to do anything they want, which means happiness．On the other hand, some people believe that holding a high position in the government is happiness．In this way, you have not only money, but also many other things which can't be bought by money．However, other people believe that having lots of money is not happiness, nor is holding a high position in the government．These people value(重视)their beliefs, or their intelligence, or their health．They think these can make them happy．

　　Here are a few ways to help you be happier．

　　The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life．Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future, for example, getting into college or getting a good job, that we don't enjoy the present．You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends．People who have close friends usually enjoy happier and healthier lives．

　　The second secret of happiness is to be active．Many people go dancing or play sports．People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities．

　　Finally, many people find happiness in helping others．According to studies, people feel good when they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for other people．If you want to feel happier, do something nice for someone．You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to get food for an old neighbor, or simply help around the house．

　　Now maybe you know how to find happiness!

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　　Can you imagine a world without the Internet?It's surprising to think about it．

　　Now, China has more than 162 million Internet users, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre．This is the second highest number of user in the world after the United States．Today, 66％of Chinese“netizens(网民)”are teenagers．“They spend about thirteen hours every week online,”said Qian Hulin, an Internet expert(专家)．Doctor Song in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital said about 14％ of Chinese netizens who are teens often lasted over ten hours to play online games．

　　The main reasons why teenagers surf the Web are to search for information, to communicate with others and to have fun．On the Internet, teenagers can find out almost anything．And surfing the Web can help students with their homework and widen their knowledge．

　　Li Dong, a teacher at No．41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang, likes her students to use the Internet．“When we talk in class, students who surf the Net usually know more background information than the others,”she said．

　　In addition, people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send emails．Many teens keep in touch with their friends online．It is cheaper than phoning somebody far away and also much quicker．

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　　Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge and information, and to relax in their free time．But some of them are not using it is a good way．Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet．

　　Make rules for Internet use with your parents．For example, when you can go online, for how long and what activities you can go online．

　　Don't give your password(密码)to anyone else, and never give out the following information－your real name, home address, age, school, phone number or other personal information．

　　Check with your parents before giving out a credit card(信用卡)number．

　　Never send a photo of yourself to someone by e－mail unless your parents say it's OK．

　　Check with your parents before going into a chat room．Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people．You and your parents ought to make sure it's a right place for you．

　　Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parents' permission(允许)．Never meet anyone you met online alone．

　　Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are．Treat everyone online as strangers．

　　If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable, leave the site．Tell a parent or teacher right away．

　　Treat other people as you'd like to be treated．Never use bad language．

　　Remember－not everything you read on the Internet is true．

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　　There are differences between western culture and Chinese culture．We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used．Let's look at the words about animals and plants．Most expressions in Chinese is about the dog, for example,“a homeless dog”,“a mad dog”,“a running dog”and“a dog catching a mouse”, have negative(消极)meanings．But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans．In English, people use the dog to describe positive(积极的)actions．For example,“you are a lucky dog”means you are a lucky person．And“every dog has its day”means each person has good luck sometimes．To describe a person's serious illness, they say“sick as a dog”．The word“dog－tired”means very tired．However, Chinese love cats very much．But in western culture,“cat”is often used to describe a woman who is cruel(冷酷的)．There are many other examples of how“cat”is used differently as well．

　　The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries．People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship．And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries．

　　The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures．We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used．

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　　Last weekend, when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench with a dog beside her．The dog was looking up at the woman．

　　Jack walked up to the woman and said,“Hello, Sue, how are you?May I sit and talk with you for a while?”

　　“Of course, please sit down,”Sue said．

　　Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together．The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed．“That's a nice dog, isn't he?”Jack said, pointing at the animal．

　　“Yes, he is．He's handsome．He's a bit of a mixture, but that's not a bad thing．He's strong and healthy．”

　　“And hungry,”Jack said．“He hasn't taken his eyes off you．He thinks you've got some food for him．”

　　“That's true,”Sue said．“But I haven't．”

　　They both laughed and then Jack said,“Does your dog bite?”

　　“No,”Sue said．“He's never bitten anyone．He's always gentle and friendly．”

　　Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal's head．Suddenly it jumped up and bit him．

　　“Hey!”Jack shouted．“You said your dog didn't bite．”

　　Sue replied in surprise．“Yeah, I did．But this is not my dog．My dog's at home．”

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　　Reader's Digest is a monthly magazine．Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace．This magazine is small and easy to carry, just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005,“America in your pocket．”It is the best selling magazine in the USA．At present, its circulation(发行量)in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million．Its global circulation outside the USA has reached 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries in 21 languages．

　　This magazine's focus(焦点)is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else．They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, something the readers can share with their families．In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers．Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers．The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world．

　　This magazine actually used to be a family business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s．Because they had no children, there was no one to take over the company．Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company．

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　　One Sunday morning, I decided to buy a computer to use for school．I went to the biggest store in town, which sold all kinds of computers．There were so many computers there that I didn't know how to choose a right one．

　　“Hi!What can I do for you?”A young man greeted me with a sweet smile．He looked like not a salesman but a student like me．I sensed a strange feeling－as if I had met him before．He began patiently showing me each model．With his help, I decided to buy one computer with enough functions at a very low price．I enjoyed this shopping experience because of his smile．A few months later, something was wrong with my computer．I went back to the store to have it fixed．When I arrived there, what I saw first was still his smile．As soon as I told him my problem, he comforted me immediately and tried his best to solve the problem for me．I was quite grateful to him for his sweet smile and good service．

　　When I went back to school, his smile often appeared in my mind．I don't know whether we'll meet each other again, but his sweet smile will stay there in my memory and deep in my heart．Smiling is the most peaceful language in the daily life．