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　　One day a strong cowboy was traveling on his horse when he saw a bar．He decided to stop for a few drinks, so he tied(拴)his horse outside the bar, walked into the bar and ordered two bottles of beer．This cowboy was new in town．He looked around and noticed some people making faces to him．He guessed that they might play some tricks(把戏)on him, but he said nothing and continued to drink．After drinking, he walked out of the bar and found his horse lost．

　　However, he kept calm, came back into the bar, and said slowly, " I don't know what you fools did to my horse out there… but I'm leaving in five minutes, and by then if my horse isn't back where it's supposed to be, well…I have to do here what I did in Texas!" The cowboy added, "And I don't want to do what I did in Texas!" After hearing these words, the other customers seemed a little bit frightened．

　　The cowboy went back to his seat and ordered another two bottles of beer．After five minutes, he walked out and found his horse tied where it was supposed to be．

　　Just as he was leaving, the boss of the bar came up and asked curiously(好奇地), "What was the thing that you did in Texas but you didn't want to do here?"

　　The cowboy turned to the boss and replied in a low voice, "I had to walk home!"

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　　Dolphins are our friends．They can use tools to solve problems although they don't have hands．For example, scientists have ever found that a dolphin can make a shy eel(鳗鱼)come out of its hole with a dead fish．

　　Dolphins use different sounds to exchange information with each other．Scientists in Hawaii have developed a sign language to give instructions to dolphins, and the results are amazing．They find that dolphins not only understand the meaning of individual(个别的)words, but also understand the importance of word order in a sentence．

　　Most animals enjoy playing－but dolphins seem to like making their games as challenging as possible．On a beautiful day in 1997, scientists at a beach watched a little dog going into the sea and swimming towards the dolphins．To their surprise, the dolphins came up to the dog and then started throwing it into the air．The dog seemed to enjoy the "game" and continued playing with the dolphins for more than an hour．

　　Dolphins live in a very different world from ours, but they are very good at our "IQ tests”．For example, they will jump out of the water when they hear a whistle(口哨)noise．They do this because they will get a fish as a prize．

　　There is still much to learn about these cute problem-solvers, but it is certain that watching a dolphin show is fun．

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　　I usually get up at 5∶00．I make coffee, go to my desk and work．When my boys get up, I'm theirs．I follow the min to the kitchen and make them breakfast．While they're eating, I make their lunch, pick out their school clothes and get the little one dressed．

　　My wife takes them to school．I bring them home．I am not the only father at the school gate．The boys and I walk the 12 blocks home unless the weather is terrible．Then we take the subway．I remind them of looking out, like an animal looking after their babies．

　　At home, they play on the computer and the little one will draw, sometimes for hours．When their mother comes home, they run to her．She has been in the official day and tired, but her attention is all on them．

　　I have made dinner．We sit down and eat together．After they do their homework, Karen takes them to bed．I listen to the noise of the boys' and their mother's voice．

　　One afternoon when we were on the way home from school, the boys and I stopped at the clothing store．The saleswoman looked at the boys and said to me in a low voice, “You're Mr．Mom, aren't you?” I felt very angry．I'm not Mr．Mom．That's not how I look at myself．The boys have a mother, a wonderful mother．She works outside the home, I work in the home．We are parents together．I'm a father!

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　　The expression “down to earth” means being open and honest．It is easy to get on with some one who is down to earth．A down-to-earth person is the opposite of someone who acts important or proud．

　　Down-to-earth people could be important members of society．But they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important．A person who is filed with his own importance and pride is said to have his nose in the air．

　　Americans use another expression that is similar in some ways to down to earth．The expression is both feet on the ground．Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality(现实)．He may have dreams, but he does not allow them to have influence on his understanding of what is real．

　　The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds．Someone with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life．Such a person may be called a day－dreamer．

　　When we have both our feet on the ground, and when we are down to earth, we do not have our noses in the air．We act honestly and openly to others．Our lives are like the ground below us－solid(牢固的)and strong．

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　　Different weather makes people feel different．It influences health, intelligence(智力)and feelings．In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States．People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month．In the northeast and the middle west, it is very hot sometimes and very cold sometimes．People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March．

　　The weather can also influence intelligence．For example, in a 1983 study by scientists showed that the IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10％ lower．The wind can help people have more intelligence．Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower．Students in many schools of the United States often do worse on exams in the hot months of the year(July and August)．

　　Weather also has a strong influence on people’s feelings．Winter may be a bad time for thin people．They usually feel cold these months．They might feel unhappy during cold weather．But big people may have a hard time in hot summer．At about 18℃, people become stronger．

　　Low air pressure(气压)may make people forgetful．People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days．There is “good weather” for work and health．People feel best at a temperature of about 18℃．

　　Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weather’s fault．

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　　You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here．

　　In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade．However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut．

　　When I first studied English, I was told to say,” I am fine” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say, “I am good” or “I’m tired”．

　　One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused．I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say．

　　Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures．

　　To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(晒黑)．However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”．

　　I was also surprised by how hardworking US students are．

　　In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that’s it．But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot of for the public and plays sports or music．

　　The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports．

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Hello, everyone! My name is Wang Li．My English name is Alice．Here is my family photo．These are my parents．My father’s name is Wang Jun．He is a manager(经理)．My mother’s name’s Li Hong．She’s an English teacher．Look at these two old people(老人)．Who are they, do you know? My grandparents．Who’s that boy? Is he my brother? No, he’s my cousin．Who’s that girl in the middle(中间)? Can you guess? Yes, it’s me－Wang Li．

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　　Barack Hussein Obama has made history by becoming the first African-American president in American history．

　　Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961．His parents separated when he was two years old and later divorced(离婚)．Obama grew up with his mother in Hawaii, and for a few years in Indonesia．Later, he moved to New York, where he graduated(毕业)from Columbia University in 1983．Obama met his wife, Michelle Robinson, in June 1989 and married her on October 3, 1992．The couple’s first daughter, Malia Ann, was born in 1998, followed by a second daughter, Natasha(“Sasha”), in 2001．

　　Obama’s success is a true milestone(里程碑)．It tells of a fact that in America you really do get a chance to do anything if you have the talent and ability and you work hard enough．

　　Obama didn’t take office until 20 January, 2009．As a president, he has to face many serious challenges, including two foreign wars, climate change and what he has described as “the worst financial crisis in a century”．But Obama himself is busy dealing with these challenges．

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　　One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn(谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out．A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another．Then everyone thought that all the mice had escaped．But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing(挤)out at the mouth of the hole．With some efforts, the mice finally got out．However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately．Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole．It seemed that one was trying to bite(咬)the tail of the other．

　　Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look．They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to excape．

　　After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought．During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice．

　　One serious American official said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard．” The others thought for a while and said, “That was why!”

　　A smart French said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife．” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense．

　　A Japanese said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son．” Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable．So they expressed agreement another time．

　　At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”

　　Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless．The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer．

　　In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship．Instead, it is based on no relationship．

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