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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 Boyle’s voice．“This lady camp 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 to Dream from Les Miserables．She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face widway 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 hasn’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 like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．”

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There lived a little deer in the forest．He had beautiful antlers(鹿角), so he was very happy．But when he saw his ugly legs, he was very sad．One day．he was looking at his beautiful antlers reflected(映射)in the river when a tiger came up．The deer ran away．The tiger ran after him．Suddenly the deer had to stop, because his antlers caught in the branches(枝)of a tree He did his best to get clear of the branches and began to run again．When he stopped at a safe place, he said, “The beautiful antlers almost(几乎)took his life, but the ugly legs saved my life．

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Zhao Ming, 13, is from Zhanjiang, Guangdong．Zhao's weekend is less busy．But he still(仍然)spends Saturday in school．On Sunday, after finishing homework, he plays basketball．“I feel happy because I still have time to do the things I like,” he said．Some students are much luckier．Ding Yi, a Grade 8 student from Laiwu, Shandong, is one of them．During the weekend, Ding usually gets up at 8∶00a．m．Then she spends some time doing homework．After that she is free to go shopping or watch TV．“ My teacher said I don't need to push(施压)myself too much．Learning well at school is enough,” Ding said．“I feel pretty lucky．”

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Mary and Rose are good friends．They often go to school on foot．They are in the same school．But they are not in the same class．Mary is in Class 1, Grade 4．And Rose is in Class 2, Grade 4．Mary likes music and art．Rose likes music．But she doesn't like art．She likes Chinese．Mary and Rose study hard．

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I am a middle school student．My name is Diana．I'm thirteen now．I study at No．52 Middle School．I am in Class 3, Grade 1．There are 20 boys and 23 girls in my class．We have four lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon．We like English very much．

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　　A meteorite(陨石)almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden．The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 years in Britain．

　　The meteorite weighed(重量)one kilo, and might be over four thousand million(百万)years old．

　　“I hear the big noise in the air．I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said．“I didn't know what it was．”

　　Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space．About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found．Mr．Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War．

　　Mr．Pettifer is glad．“When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange．”

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　　Mr．and Mrs．Turner live outside a small town．They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it．Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school．The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons．It made them happy．

　　Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination(升学考试)．Mrs．Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it．

　　Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son．On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was．She spoke very loudly．All the people in the bus began to listen to her．

　　“Which university(大学)will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked．

　　“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs．Turner said happily．

　　“The most famous university?”“Oxford University(牛津)．”

　　Most of the passengers(乘客)looked at her carefully．Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!” A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith．”“Who's Fred Smith?”“He's my son．” “Does he study in the university, too?” “No, ”said the woman．“He is one of the professors．”

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　　Tom saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful bicycle．It cost 55 pounds．So he went to the shop and asked to see one of the wonderful bicycles．

　　The owner of the shop was harpy to show one to Tom．Tom examined(检查)it carefully, and turned to the owner and said, "There isn't a lamp on this bicycle．hut there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement．"

　　"Yes, Sir, "answered the man．" But the lamp isn't included(包含)in the price of bicycle．"

　　"Not included in the price of bicycle?" Tom said angrily．"But that's not honest．If the lamp is in the advertisement, it should be included in the price．” “Well, Sir,” answered the shop owner coldly．"There is also a girl on the bicycle in the advertisement．but we cannot give you a girl with the bicycle, either．"

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　　In every little girl's toy box．there might be a Barbie Doll．Barbie is 50 years old this, year．It was designed(设计)in 1959 by an American businesswoman named Ruth Handler．She and her husband Elliott started the toy company Mattel．She named the new doll after their daughter Barbara．The first Barbie Doll appeared at the toy fair(交易会)New York on March 9th, 1959．This date is used as Barbie's birthday．

　　Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie Dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars．Today, a fifty-year-old Barbie in good condition might cost more than twenty-seven thousand dollars．Mattel says 90％ of the girls in the United States aged from three to ten own at least one Barbie Doll．And girls aged three to six own an average(平均)of about twelve．

　　When Mattel created Barbie Dolls half a century ago, they never thought this doll would become a legend．Now Barbie Dolls are famous all over the world．They are sold in one hundred and fifty countries, and every second three Barbie Dolls are sold around the world．