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　　Mrs Smith is going shopping with her son．They are looking for presents for Mr Smith’s birthday．They drive to the shop mall on Baker Street．

　　Mrs Smith goes to the Electrical Shop on the third floor．When the woman gets to the counter，she finds that camera she was going to buy is sold(卖)out．She finds another kind of camera，but it is too expensive．Then she finds a compact camera．That is a small camera．There is a discount on it．but she does not know if her husband likes it．So she decides(决定)not to buy that one．

　　Tom goes to the Men’s Clothing Shop on the first floor．The boy is looking for a jumper for his father．He has only $ 10 in his pocket and it’s not enough．Then he waits for his mother to come．At last，they buy the jumper for Mr Smith．

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　　Jane lives in London and she loves fashionable clothes．She is in Beijing now to buy Chinese clothes．A saleswoman is trying to help her for that．(S＝Saleswoman　J＝Jane)

　　S： This is a Qing Dynasty style dress．It is made of silk and it has the Chinese word for happiness on the back．Have a try in the fitting room．

　　J：Look．The dress is a bit tight．I feel difficult to walk．

　　S：Oh, yes, you do．But you can try a jacket and trousers．

　　J：You mean that red silk jacket with flowers．Are the flowers called peonies?

　　S：Yes, the flower means good luck．This is Tang Dynasty style with big sleeves．You can put your hands in the sleeves to keep warm．You’d better have this shirt with short sleeves, this long skirt and silk shoes with a picture of phoenix on to go with this jacket．

　　J：That’s very interesting．I’ll take them．

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　　We all get up early and get dressed quickly．And then we go to the airport(飞机场)by bus．We go back home on a very big plane．On the plane I sit with Linda and my dad．Dad is in the middle and I am by the window, so I can see everything．Junior is behind us．I play with Linda for a while and then go to sleep．

　　When we get off the plane, it is very cold．We all have to hold hand baggage(托着行李)on the way home, because we bring back so many things．

　　I think the vacation is very nice．It is really interesting to visit Hainan and we all have a good time there．

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My name is Xu Qing．I'm thirteen years old this year．I'm a student at Yucai Middle School．I am in Class Two, Grade One．My sister is a teacher．She teaches Chinese at a primary school(小学)．I have no brothers．My father is a teacher, too．He teaches English at Yangfeng Middle School．He works very hard．The students all like him．My mother is a doctor．She works in People's Hospital．I love my family very much．

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　　Zhang Li lies in bed sadly．The 24-year-old young man lost his right leg because of a blood disease．The doctor said that his 10 years of smoking had caused the disease．“I began to smoke when I was in Junior 3．It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool．Now I know I was really wrong．” said Zhang．

　　It is a mistake many teenagers make．It is said that about 40 million of the country’s young people between 13 and 18 have tried smoking．Nearly 68 percent of teenager smokers smoked their first one before the age of 13．Those who live in big cities started even earlier．Many teenagers see people smoking in the movies．But in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing．In fact, smoking is one of the top killers in China．Each year one million people die from smoking-related(与吸烟有关的)diseases．Smoking causes illnesses like lung cancer and heart disease．

　　Doctors say that the younger a person starts smoking, the worse it will be．If a person starts smoking as a teenager, he or she may live twenty-two years less than non-smokers．

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　　One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick．Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor．When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building．But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor．Do you know why?

　　In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor．The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor．

　　The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and American, though the British and Americans both speak English．

　　The British usually hide their feelings．They seldom start a conversation with strangers．For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books．But Americans are quite different．They’re more active and easier to talk with．

　　The British and Americans may use different terms for many things．The British usually use football ,eraser and mail while Americans prefer to soccer, rubber and post．

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　　The 2009 outbreak of influenza H1N1 virus(甲型流感病毒)is also called “swine flu(猪流感)”．It is a new flu virus that was first found in April, 2009．This kind o virus can make people ill and is spreading from person-to-person, causing a growing outbreak of illness first in the United States and Mexico．Later, an increasing number of sick people are being reported in many other countries．

　　Why and how the swine flu started in many other countries．The first sick people were found in the US, but soon it was found out that the new virus had much to do with an earlier outbreak of late-season flu in Mexico．Several days later hundreds of sick people were discovered in Mexico, with more sick people found in the US, Australia, Europe and many other countries as well．The World Health Organization(WHO)worried that it could become a worldwide flu．

　　Although scientists have noticed that the outbreak has not been as serious as those in history, other health officials(官员)worry about what might happen later in the year, saying that “we are not seeing any sign(迹象)of this coming to an end．The flu might be spreading at a crazy speed．The number of sick people is expected to rise as the new flu spreads scross the countres．” Besides, the new virus could change its form over the coming months, leading to a new and more dangerous flu outbreak later in the year．

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　　We recycle(回收利用)rubbish, so why not language? Recycling language means using vocabulary that you have learnt before again and again．However, unlike rubbish that piles up(堆积)in our environment, if we do not recycle language, we simply forget it．So how do you recycle language?

　　There are basically three ways to do it．The first is through reading．Go back to your favourite articles and read them once more．Just reread them and do not worry about each vocabulary item．If there are some that you are not sure about, make a guess and you will probably guess right．The second way to recycle is through writing．Look at some of your favourite articles and write either a short paragraph or a few sentences in yourr own words．After you have done this a few times, go back and read through what you have written, checking vocabulary functions．Don’t worry if you have made mistakes．That’s how you learn．The third way to recycle language is by having an imaginary chat with yourself about your favourite articles at home．You can pretend there is someone with you who speaks English and tell him what you are thinking about or how you feel．