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　　Mark Twain was an American writer．One day he went to a city by train．He wanted to see one of his friends there．He was a very busy man．He usually forgot something．

　　When he was in the train, the conductor(列车员)asked him for his ticket．Mark Twain looked for his ticket here and there, but he couldn't find it．The conductor knew Mark Twain．He said, "Show me your ticket on your way back．And if you can't find it, it doesn't matter．

　　"Oh, but it does,” said Mark Twain, "I must find the ticket．If I can't, how can I know where I am going?"

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　　Sarah was ill, she went to see the doctor．

　　“Doctor, I’m not feeling well,” she said．“ Every time I do my homework, I feel tired．If I go to school on foot, I have to sit down and rest for ten minutes．”

　　The doctor looked at her carefully．At last he said, “ Nothing much．But I’m afraid you are eating too much．”

　　“I don’t understand, what do you mean? ”asked Sarah．“I mean you eat too much food,” said the doctor．

　　“Oh! You mean I’m too fat．That’s a problem．” Said Sarah．“What should I do If I don’t want to be heavy!”

　　“The answer is easy,” said the doctor．“ If you want to be thin and healthy, you shouldn’t eat a lot of food and you also should do much exercise．”

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　　Jack is my good friend．We're in the same school and we're in the same class, too．He is 13 years old, one year younger than I．his parents are both teachers in the middle school．

　　Jack is a good student．In school, he studies hard．His English is very good．He often helps other students with their English．Our teacher likes him and we like him, too．After school, we play sports．We play soccer and basketball sometimes．

　　Every day, he gets up early in the morning．He reads English for 30 minutes．Then we go to school together by bike．In the evening, he does his homework at home．He doesn't like to watch TV．But he likes to watch soccer games on TV．On Sundays, he goes out with his parents in his father's car．They play in the park and do sports there, too．My father takes me to the park on Sundays too．Sometimes we meet each other, and then we play sports and games together．We are very happy together!

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　　A woman was at the cinema, and she was enjoying the film very much, but there was a man in the next seat(座位), and he began looking at the floor under her．The woman was very angry and asked, “What are you doing there? What are you looking for?”

　　“A piece of chocolate(巧克力),” the man said to her．“ I dropped(掉落)it on the floor．”

　　“A piece of chocolate?” the woman said angrily(生气地)．“ It’s dirty now! Take this and be quiet, please! I am listening to the film!” She gave the man a big piece of chocolate．

　　“But,” the man said, “ one of my teeth(牙齿)is in the chocolate!”

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I have a big family．My name is Tony Brown．I’m English．My father and mother are teachers．They teach English in No．1 Middle School．I have a sister．Her name is Mona．We are students in No．1 Middle School．My grandfather’s name is David, my grandmother’s name is Sue．They are retired, and they are at home．Paul is my uncle．He is a worker．Paul’s wife－Jane is a doctor．They have one son．His name is Jeff．He is only three．

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　　My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died．As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him．But the more I tried, the more he pulled away．When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes．In this way he would never graduate．I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him．Nothing worked．

　　◆One night I was at work when I got a phone call．A man introduced himself as a head teacher．“ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences(缺席)．” Before he could say another word I choked up(哽咽)．And said sadly, “ I love my son．I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked．It’s out of my hands．” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line．The head teacher seriously said, “ Thank you for your time．”

　　◆Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades．He was even on the list of the best students at school．In his fourth year, I took part in a parent-teacher meeting．I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turened himself around．On our way home, he said, “ Mum, remember that call from the head teacher last year?” I nodded．“That was me．I thought I’d play a joke but I heard what you said, It really hit me how much I was hurting you．That’s when I knew I had to make you proud．”

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　　Learning a foreign language is difficult for many learners．The following tips may help you learn a foreign language quickly．

　　When you start learning a foreign language, you should read aloud．Reading aloud instead of reading lowly only to yourself helps you in remembering．It helps with pronunciation, too．

　　You’ll have to make a few word lists, you have to memorize and review them regularly．You may review the word lists at least once a day for two weeks．

　　Learning the grammar of a foreign language is a dry and boring task．But it can speed your language learning．Don’t jump to learn tenses(时态), it’s better to be done after you’ve learned some of the language．The most important thing is that you shouldn’t worry about the mistakes you’ll make when you start．If you do like this, you’ll learn the language better．

　　This is a wonderful way to learn a foreign language quickly．You can watch TV shows in the language you are learning．They’ll help you a great deal with the vocabulary as well as catching what others say and also your pronunciation．

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　　Do you believe there are aliens? Well, make a phone call and you will know．A group of American scientists can help．They made a device(装置)to “talk” to aliens．If you want to talk to an alien, you only need to visit www．talktoaliens．com, call 1-900-266-0300 and say “hello aliens, this is Earth calling．Can you hear me?” you can say anything you want．

　　But now, they only take phone calls from people in the US．The call is MYM3.99 every minute．Since the hotline began in February, www．talktoalien．com has got hundreds of calls．There is one call every three minutes．They are also trying to send people’s e-mails, photos and videos into space．

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　　One of my most special experiences is the time I graduated from high school．These special moments make me happy when I think of them．I won’t ever forget these moments in my whole life．They are unforgettable times with family and friends on an important day to me．

　　I remember before we graduated, my classmate and I went to the most important beach in my county．It was a wonderful experience because we enjoyed and learned about life at the coast．We swam at the beaches and we traveled for about one week．We enjoyed it a lot．

　　Two days after our trip, we had our graduation from high school．Our school was in the capital city of Honduras(洪都拉斯)．In the graduation ceremony(典礼)we used special clothing．They were brown and beige(米色)colors, because in my country, each different junior high school and high school has a special uniform．The ceremony was wonderful．We sang my country’s national anthem(国歌), we held the flag in our hands, and we put the other hand on our hearts．It was so special to me, because we showed respect to our country．That day, around 200 students graduated, including my elder brother．

　　After the ceremony we had the opportunity to take pictures with our teachers, our family, and friends．I celebrated with a big party with my family and friends, but at the same time, I felt sad because some of us were going to different universities．On the other hand my mother and I were so excited．She told me her experiences in the university, and I went to the same university and started to enjoy university life．

　　When my experiences of high school come to my mind, I feel happy and I can enjoy them once more．I keep these special moments in my heart to remember my wonderful days in high school．

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　　2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut(初次亮相)on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game．The next day, he scored 13 points in the other game．Yao Ming, 22, has been a star in China for some time, but it is still under question as to whether he can play well in the NBA, Yao Ming said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy．But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really difficult．” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge．“I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said．

　　Yao Ming speaks some English．Both he and his teammates can understand each other．They don’t think there is a language problem．

　　While Yao Ming faces this mew challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy(活力)to the Rockets．The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese．