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　　We moved to a new area when our son was in Grade Five．Before we moved, we took him to spend half a day at his new school．There he saw his new classmates and teachers．He enjoyed the visit．During the almost 150-kilometer drive home, he told US that he had told some of the students the date when we would move there．And he had also invited them to visit us．

　　The moving day, a Saturday, was a busy day．But we arrived at our new house at noon．About an hour later, kids began to come and soon one of them invited our son to his house to play for the afternoon．

　　By the time he returned, he knew where most of the kids lived and all of their family histories．

　　On Monday mornin9, the door bell rang just before the time he would leave for schoo1．Then it rang again and again．．

　　By the time he was ready, we had eight young boys waiting to walk to school with him on his first day．They all lived near US．

　　I asked them if their parents had sent them．The answers surprised and pleased me,“No, we just came so that he would have people to walk with．”and “It is the right thing to do．

　　The startings of lasting(持续的)friendships were formed(形成)that day．We have lived here nearly six years and the same group of kids still plays together, goes to parties on weekends together, and surfs together．

　　I still get thinking how welcoming and kind those kids were．And how lucky my son is to have them as friends!

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　　Americans love cars．They go everywhere in them．85％of people in the US go to and from work by car．And most adults have driving licenses．Why does this car culture exist?

　　How it started

　　America's love of ears started after the war(战争)when soldiers returned home from World War II to rebuild their lives．They borrowed money from the government to buy houses and cars which became the symbols of status(地位)．The more money they had, the bigger their ears were．

　　Making of roads

　　During the war, President Eisenhower noticed what good roads Germany had．He decided to build new four-lane(四车道)roads in America．He said if something happened suddenly, the two-lane roads wouldn't be able to carry all the cars that would suddenly leave the cities．Car and oil companies liked his idea and building started．

　　Car lovers

　　Not just teenagers are crazy about cars．Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully I These are called Art Cars．Every April there is an activity in Houston, Texas, where they show their cars．

　　Pollution

　　Cars have polluted the environment．American President Bush refused a worldwide law that is against pollution．Many countries were angry about it．Bush said he had to think of the American economy(经济)and all the American people that make money from cars．Factories say they want to make cars that pollute less．But others say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars．

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　　Cell phones(移动电话)are all around us．We use cell phones to call our friends, send text messages, play games, and even take photographs．Now imagine using your cell phone to call your air conditioner(空调器)．If this were possible you could tell your air conditioner to rum on before you got home．Does this sound impossible to you?Well, it could become possible sooner than you think．In the near future, we might use cell phones as remote controls(遥控器)for the electrical devices(电器)in our homes．People are already working to develop different ways to communicate wirelessly(无线的)with devices we use every day．For example, it is already possible for cell phones to communicate with laptop computers．Business people using laptops during meetings Call use their cell phones as remote controls．They can use their cell phones to send instructions to computers to turn on, change pictures, and turn off．

　　With the same technology(技术), people can use their cell phones to control other devices．You Can call your stereo(立体声音响设备)to play music automatically(自动地)．You Can call your lights to turn on when you enter a room．Maybe even by next summer you will be able to call your air conditioner !

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　　It was just three degrees above zero．“That’s cold,” thought Jane as she got ready to deliver(送)her morning papers．Jane had 50 customers(订户), and on cold mornings when she couldn’t ride her bicycle, it took her more than an hour to make her rounds．

　　As she collected her papers and put them into a big canvas bag, Jane regretted(遗憾)that she hadn’t finished her math homework the night before．There was still time．She’d hurry with the papers and finish the math before breakfast．

　　Less than an hour later Jane was nearly finished．She had only five customers to go．She could then bead for home to complete her math while her mom made breakfast．As she rounded the corner, she saw a car in the middle of the street．It was Mr．Zimmerman, the elderly man who walked with a walking stick．His car was out of gas(汽油)．

　　“I’d like to help Mr．Zimmerman,”thought Jane,“but if I do, I won’t have time to do my homework．”She hated to think what Mr．Roberts would say if she hadn’t finished her papers．

　　“It’s his own fault(过错)for running out of gas,”Jane talked to herself．“The station is only a half mile down the street．Surely Mr．Zimmerman can walk that far, even on a cold morning like this…can’t he?”As she walked down the street, Jane wondered what to do．

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　　Angela Chang(张韶涵)didn’t know it would be so hard to turn singing into a career(失业)．She went to many different record companies．But she was always turned down for looking too young and small．

　　“I’d never had such difficulties before,”Chang said．But Chang’s talent was finally accepted in 2002．When she got a piece of work, she cried．

　　She soon became a star．Her first album Over the Rainbow sold very well．She won many awards．

　　“You wouldn’t believe such a beautiful voice could come from such a small body,”said one musician after hearing Chang sing．“She has a special voice．You can’t forget it．”

　　But the 25-year-old girl has other talents too．Chang is also an actress．She has played a role in the popular TV plays, My MVP Valentine and At Dolphin Bay．Many people remember her common-girl parts in the plays．But acting is difficult．Chang once acted so badly that she was nearly fired(解雇)．Another time it took her 27 tries to get a scene(一场戏)right．

　　“I cried when I got back home,”Chang said．“But I knew that I wouldn’t always fail．You only fail when you give up．”

　　Now with four albums behind her-Over the Rainbow, Aurora, Pandora and Flower in the Wonderland, it’s clear that Chang and music were made for each other．As she sings in one song,“I have a pair of invisible wings(隐形的翅膀)．They fly me to the skies and give me hope．”

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