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　　How do you get across a river? A bridge is the best way．In some places, there are no bridges．People use the ferry(渡船)．A ferry is a boat that takes people and cars across the river．

　　Both ends of a ferry look the same．The ferry never has to turn around．It docks(靠岸)at one side of the river．People and cars get on．At the other side, the ferry docks again．The people and cars get off．Other cars and people get on．And then the ferry goes back across the river．

　　In many places, bridges are now taking the place of ferries．In 1964, the longest bridge in the world was built in New York over Now York Bay(湾)．It is called the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge．This bridge has two roads, one over the other．Each road is wide enough for six lanes(行道)of traffic．

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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．

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　　John lived with her mother when he was young．He didn’t know who his father was．The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son．So the boy was short and thin．

　　One cold morning there was much snow in the streets．A car　knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital．She didn’t tell John that his father deserte d(遗弃)her before he was born until she died．She left her son the name and address of his father．

　　John found his father, Mr．Brown, in another city．He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son．From then on the boy lived a rich life．He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes．But he didn’t go to school and could not read or write．

　　Once his father took him to a party．He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film．He had a look at it and found a car’s wheels were upward, he called out,“ Oh, dear! An accident happened!”

　　All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper．But soon they all began to laugh．Do you know why?

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　　The undersea world is very beautiful．Now more and more people want to dive in the water to find the secrets there．Scuba diving is a new sport today．It can take you into a wonderful undersea world．

　　You will find many strange animals in the sea．Some are as large as a school bus．

　　Many sea animals give out light in the dark and some have sharp teeth．

During the day, there is enough light．Here, under the sea, everything is blue and green．When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands．When you have bottles of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time．However, you can’t dive too deep．And you must be very careful when you dive in deep water．

　　The deep sea is not an easy place to live in．It’s cold, and it’s dark, too．The deeper it is, the less sunlight there is．At about 3,000 feet, there is no light at all．It is dark in the sea．Many fishes have no eyes．Some have big eyes．A few have eyes on one side．

　　Besides(除了)the cold and darkness, deep-sea animals face a third danger－other animals．

　　Animals eat! They must find food to eat．Many animals eat plants．However, some Animals eat meat．This means these sea animals have animals have two big jobs．They need to find animals as food, and they have to try not to become other animals’ meal．

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A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door．“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?” “If you must want to know, I make ＄20 an hour．” “Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down．He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me ＄10?” The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish，then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish(自私的)!” The little boy quietly went to his room with tears on his face and shut the door．After about an hour or so, the father calmed(平静)down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often．” So he went to the little boy’s room．“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now,” said the man．“Here’s ＄10．” “Oh, thank you, Daddy! ”he said happily．Then, the boy took out some coins．When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again．“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” The father shouted angrily．“Because I didn’t have enough, but now, I do,” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have ＄20 now．Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow．I would like to have dinner with you．”

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　　IN learning English, one should first pay attention to listening and speaking．It is the groundwork(基础)of reading and writing．You’d better try your best to speak while you do much listening．Don’t be afraid of making mistakes．But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your English．While you are doing this, a good way is to write－keep a diary, write notes or letters, then if possible, ask some others to go through what you have written and tell you where it is wrong．Many mistakes in your speaking will be easily found when you write．Through correcting the mistakes you can do better in learning English．

　　If you are slow in speaking, don’t worry．One of the helpful ways is reading, either aloud or to yourself．The important thing is to choose something interesting to read．It mustn’t be too difficult for you．When you are reading in this way, don’t stop to look up the words if you can guess their meaning or when they have nothing important to do with the sentence．You can do that some other time．

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　　In the world today, all of the people need recreation(消遣)．We cannot work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life

　　Everyone has his own way of relaxing．Perhaps the most popular form is to take part in sports．There are team sports, such as basketball and football．There are also individual(个人的)sports, such as swimming and running．Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreating for people who like to be outing doors．

　　Not everyone who enjoys sports like to take part in them．Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio．So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing．

　　It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports．It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation．

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　　I started to love running at a young age．I loved to race with my father and my sister around the backyard．I wished I could run in the Olympics and win lots of medals．One day my mother saw 　　1　　 for a race in a newspaper．“Would you be interested in 　　2　　 this race?” She asked me, pointing to the advertisement．“Yes, of course．” I answered．I 　　3　　 the next few days practicing for my big race．My sister set up a table in the backyard so she could 　　4　　 me water and time(计时)me．

　　Just before the race, my dad said to me, “Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race．You need to have energy 　　5　　 you can run much faster at the end．” The race began．Following Dad’s words, I didn’t run as fast as I could．Then the other runners started passing me, which made me feel 　　6　　, I began to feel tired, and I started slowing down and breathing(呼吸)　　7　　．Just at that moment I heard a voice．“Come on, Kelly! You can do it! Don’t give up, and keep running!” Out of the corner of my eye I saw dad running beside me around the outside of the track．I took a deep breath and tried my best to go on running．I didn’t win the race, I came fifth, but I felt like a 　　8　　．I had done my best, and I hadn’t given up．Whenever I think about the race, I feel 　　9　　 that my dad didn’t leave my side．He always encourages me when I am about to give up．He runs along sides me through my life．I will remember my dad’s 　　10　　 forever, “Never give up．You can be a winner, even if you lose．”

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　　Peter is a seven-year-old boy．On his first day at school, he learns three words(单词)：I, you and she．The teacher teaches him how to make sentences(造句)with the 3 words．The teacher says, "I, I am your teacher;(then pointing to(指着)a girl)She, she is your classmate; You, you are my student．"

　　When Peter gets home, his father asks him what he learns at school．Peter answers, "I, I am your teacher;(then pointing to his mother)She, she is your classmate; You, you are my student．" His father is angry and says, "I, I am your father;(then pointing to his wife)She, She is your mother; You, you are my son．"

　　The next morning at school, the teacher asks Peter if(是否)he learns the three words by heart(记住)．"Yes," he says proudly(骄傲), "I, I am your father;(then pointing to a girl)She, she is your mother; You, you are my son．"