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　　Pocket money is the money given for little expenses(开销)．This amount of money can be given by parents everyday, every week or every month．I get 20 dollars a month from my parents．

　　Mum's birthday was coming．I wanted to buy her a beautiful dress that would cost 115 dollars, but I only had 60 dollars．I decided to do small jobs to earn some money so that I could buys．I went outside to the garage(汽车库)and asked Dad if I could wash his car．“Dad, may I wash the car? I need some money．”

　　“Certainly, my child．I'll pay you 10 dollars．”

　　After I cleaned the car, I got 10 dollars．Next I went to the neighbour, Mrs．White．Her dog, Henry, needed a bath．

　　After I bathed Henry, she gave me 35 dollars．I was tired, wet and cold, but I still needed to work for money．I decided to go to Dad again．“Dad, can I clean the garden? ”

　　“Yes, I will pay you 10 dollars for that．”

　　So, after I cleaned the garden I had 115 dollars．The next day, I bought the dress for Mum．She said it was the best birthday present ever!

　　This experience makes me understand that it's not easy to earn money and I should make good use of my pocket money．

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　　To start as a volunteer, you could look for an organization(机构)or activity in your area．Some volunteers sign up for the Peace Corps(和平部队)or other organizations and travel to faraway parts of the world．But you already have things to do at home．So maybe you should start with a small project．

　　Meng Chen is a student in Beijing．He goes to the Forbidden City almost every day．The 20-year-old volunteers there．He tells visitors about the clocks in the clock gallery(钟表馆)．

　　Meng is one of around 300 volunteer tour guides in the Forbidden City．One-third of them are university students．They hang around the palace like other visitors, but with red “volunteer” cards on their clothes．

　　Meng said he loves spending time in the buildings where 25 emperors(皇帝)spent their whole lives．“Every brick has a story to tell, ” he said．

　　But volunteer work is more than fun．Meng has to study for the job．It took him about three months to remember every detail(细节)of the 176 clocks in the clock gallery．

　　And it can be frustrating(让人泄气的)．Often, tourists turn down volunteering guides．“Too many people are in a rush to finish sightseeing．They don't have time to listen to us, ” said Shi Hui．He is a university student who volunteers there．

　　On his first day, Shi walked around for three hours until he found a man in his 50s who was happy to listen to him．

　　“It's always fun to have listeners who are interested in your talk, ” Shi said．

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　　Do you have a lucky number? What is it? Many people have a special number that they hope will bring them good luck．

　　In Chinese culture, some numbers are believed to be lucky or unlucky based on the Chinese word that the number sounds similar to．

　　For example, the word for the number 8 sounds similar to the word for “making a fortune”．So, people consider it a very lucky number．Some people will even spend a lot of money to have 8s in their phone numbers or vehicle license plate(车牌照)numbers．The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics began at 8：08 pm on August 8, 2008．

　　The number 9 is also a lucky number because of its connection to the emperors of China．There were nine dragons on emperors’ robes(龙袍)and Chinese myth held that the dragon has nine children．The number 9 also stands for “long lasting”．That's why a man always proposes to a woman with 99 or 999 roses．?

　　So what's a “bad luck” number in China? It might be 4．Many Chinese people see 4 as a “bad luck” number because it sounds similar to the character for “death”．

　　Because of this, many buildings skip the fourth floor, and simply call it the fifth floor．In Hong Kong, some buildings even skip all floors numbered with 4, such as, 4, 14, 24, 34 and all 40-49 floors．Some buildings also skip the 13th floor, as this is considered an unlucky number in the West．As a result, a building whose highest floor is 50 may have only 35 physical floors．

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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 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．However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter．”

　　I am also surprised by how hard-working 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 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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May has just moved to Sunshine Town．Read the map below and help her find the way．

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　　Our teacher takes us for a trip each term．During my first trip, we went to Couzy, Laon, Lille and Amiens．They are all in Northern France．Forty-one students went along with three of our teachers．The first place we went to was an old palace on the top of a mountain．It was very beautiful．The next place was the village of Laon．We visited a Notre Dame Cathedral there．

　　After we visited the two places, we then went to Lille, the fifth largest city in France．We walked around Lille and looked at different buildings．All were very interesting and each teacher told us what they think of each building．This became a more interesting way for us to learn architecture(建筑学)．The next day we traveled to Amiens to look at another Notre Dame Cathedral．Amiens is a nice little town．As there was a famous university(大学), we were able to see how other French students lived and studied．

　　The trip was great．且was tiring but．very helpful for us to understand architecture．

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　　I didn't like dogs before, but I am happy to have one now．Do you know why?

　　About two years ago, my wife, Cathy, got a little dog with a face only the dog's mother could love．We named her Gertie．

　　My wife sent her to be trained(训练)in a school．But this didn't go as planned．After only 2 weeks, she was made to leave the school．She had to spend every night with us in our bed-snoring so loudly that I couldn't get a good sleep．In the morning, my wife always let me walk Gertie．When I was free, Gertie always played with me．

　　Then, about six months after Gertie arrived, I felt that something in my heart was changing, and I was unable to stop it．I began to smile at people when I saw them in the street．I started calling my children, and to my surprise, they started calling me, too．I even tried to talk with my grandchildren over the phone．My wife and I both think that it is Gertie who has changed me．

　　Gertie is now nearly two years old and I love it very much．

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　　Mr．Brown had lived in a village before he became a famous lawyer．He remembered his hard life during studying in the college．And his parents borrowed much money for him．So he worked hard and tried his best to get more money．

　　Now he lives in a beautiful house with his family and his son Richard is clever．He likes the boy very much and sent him to the best school in the city．He hopes Richard to live a happy life and buys everything the boy wants．He wishes his son could become a great scientist．

　　But he doesn't know Richard hates studying and spends much time in playing．Now he's interested in fishing and sometimes cuts classes．So he failed in the exams．Miss Young, his head teacher, tells him not to do that, but he doesn't listen to her．She became angry after the boy was late again one afternoon．

　　“I'll visit your father tomorrow evening, Richard．” said Miss Young．“I'll ask him a good way to educate you．”

　　“You'd better not talk with him, madam, ” said the boy．“Or you'll pay for a fee(费)for his advisory service! ”

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　　A desert is a very dry land where there is hardly any rain．In the day, it can be so hot that you could fry an egg on the ground．But during the night it is sometimes so cold that water would turn into ice．

　　Life is hard in the desert, for people, animals and plants．But desert people like to live there．

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