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Vitamin Supplements:More May Be Too Much

　　Vitamins are meant to improve people's anti- disease systems，and with the spread of SARS and bind flu，many Chinese are taking vitamins A,C,and E every day．

　　But some US researchers say that vitamin supplements（补充）cannot correct a poor diet，and that multivitamins havenot been shown to prevent any disease．It is also easy for highdoses（剂量）of certain vitamins and minerals to increase therisk of disease actually．

　　Experts say they are no longer concerned about the lackof vitamin．Those are almost unheard of today,even with thepopulation eating fewer fruits and vegetables．Instead，theconcern is with the dangers of vitamin excess（过量）．

　　Dr Beniamin Caballero,a member of the Food and Nutrtion Board at the US National Academy of Sciences,said thatfor some supplements,including vitamin A,the difference between the advised dose and the dose that could lead to diseaselike osteoporosis(bone disease)was not large．Popular multi-vitamins he added,often contain what could be risky dose．

　　Similar questions are being raised ahout other vitamins and minerals,particularly iron and vitamins E and C．

　　Researchers say the questions involve multivitamins taken by healthy people,not particular vitamins or minerals taken by groups with special needs．Some elderly people,for exam ple,may lack B12 because they lose their ability to absorb itfrom foods．People who spend little time outdoors may require vitamin D,which the skin makes when it is exposed to sunlight．Even when older people are in the sun,aging skin loses much of itS ability to create the vitamin．

　　“If you eat a poor diet every day,vitamins are the least of your many problems,”said Dr Caballero．“You cannot replace a healthy diet．People are looking for the magic bullet which doesn't exist．”

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　　They cannot vote which nations should have a seat on theUnited Nations Security Council（安理会）,but ordinary people have shown their feelings．

　　By Tuesday afternoon，over 11.5 million people in andoutsidede China had signed an online petition（请愿）saying Ja-pan should not succeed in its bid（申词）for an everlasting seat on the Security Council．

　　The loud call is due to the historical facts in World WarⅡ．Some Japanese politicians said their country is ready to play a more active role in world affairs,and their country's contribution can no longer be limited to economic fields．

　　The petition by 11.5 million people tells Japan that mon-ey alone cannot buy their hearts．

　　A new history textbook that a right wing Japanese organization has handed out for official agreement goes so far as to paint Japan as a“victim”in World warⅡ．Its authors even say that China started all the wars between the two countries．Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi turned down an in-vitation to a grand party in Moscow on May 9 to celebrate the 60．th anniversary of the end of War World Ⅱ．Koizumi's absence will do nothing but encourage more probes（追究）into his country's historical baggage．

　　Japanese politicians continue to visit the Yasukuni Shrine（靖国神社）．Wartime leader and war criminal Hideki Tojo,as well as five other hanged war crimials,are buried at the shrine．They talk about peace during the visits and ask theirAsian neighbors to understand Japanese culture,which re-quires them to visit Shinto shrines to mark seasonal celebrations．But they don't see the pains that the Japanese invasion（侵略）brought on other Asian countries．How can a nationsleep with such a history on its conscience（良心）?The a-mount of money Japan gives the United Nations does not nec-essarily give the country the role in international affairs．Neither will an everlasting seat on the Security Council free Japanfrom its historical baggage．

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　　A graded reader is a book containing simplified languagesused to help learners master the language．Readers come indefferent levels,from beginners to advanced．English learnersneed to choose a reader that is suitable for their level．

　　Why use readers?Lots of research shows that extensive（广泛的）reading improves all aspects of language learning,including vocabulary,speaking skills,fluency（流利）,writing skills and reading comprehension．

　　Reading is a way of learning English without classes or ateacher．It helps develop learner independence．And while reading graded readers,learners don't have to run to a dictionary because the language is at their level．

　　How do I get started?The entire class can read the same book or different books at different times．

　　How do I know the right level?If your class is all readingthe same book，choose one that is appropriate for their level．If your students are reading different books,you can have aselection of books at different levels．In this case,don't worry too much about the level．A learner who is interested in detective stories might read a higher level book if the motivation（动机）is there．

　　How to read the book depends on students'age,motivation and class time availablw．Some classes like to read silently,others like to read aloud in small groups and some enjoybeing read to by the teacher．Be sensitive to the class and askfor their opinions．

　　Some pre-reading activities are needed．Before students open a book,it is important to spark interest in the story andin the whole process of reading．For example,ask them to guess what the story is from cover,chapter titles and let students put them in the best order,or discuss the author．

　　During reading,choose a suitable chapter or chapters that can be broken down to make a comic stritp（连环漫画）．Or students select a part of the book to make into a radio play．Students can also become journalists and report on parts of the story．Choose a piece of action and have students write it up．Besides,students can role-play an interview with a character．

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　　Brazil has become one of the developing world's greatsuccesses at reducing population growth— but more by acci-dent than design．While countries such as India have madejoint efforts to reduce birth rates,Brazil has had better resultwithout really trying,says George Marfine at Harvard．

　　Brazil's population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960．to 1.93% a year between1981 and 1990．and Brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on average．Martine says this figure may have fallen stillfurther since 1990．an achievemebt that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries．

　　Martine puts it down to,among other things,soap operas and instalment（分期付款）plans introduced in the 1970．s．Both played an important,although indirect,role in lowering the birth rate．Brazil is one of the world's biggest produecrs of soap operas．Globo,Brazil's most popular television net-work．shows three hours of soaps six nights a week,while three others show at least one hour a night．Most soaps are based on wealthy characters live the high life in big cities．

　　“Although they have never really tried to work in a mes-sage towards the problems of reproduction（生育）,they describe middle and upper class values-not many children,different attitudes towards sex,women working,”says Martine．“They sent this image to all parts of Brazil and madepeople conscious of other patterns of hohaviour and other val-ues．which were put into a very attractive package．”

　　Meanwhile,the instalment plans tried to encourage thepoor to become consumers（消费者）．“This led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and consumption wasincompatible（不能共存的）with unlimited reproduetion,”says Martine．

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　　Criticism is judgement．A critic is a juoge muststudy and think about the material presented to him,accept it,correct it or reject it after thinking over what he has read,wateched or heard．

　　That sort of critical reading might well be called creativereading because I am thinking along with the writer,asking him questions,seeing whether he answers the questions and how well he answers them．I mark the good passages to storethem in my memory and ask myself about every other part and about the complete piece of writing where,how and why I could or should improve upon it．

　　Don't believe those who say that bad reading cannot hurt a person．How do they know what will hurt others?Wouldn't you rather believe the experience of the aged that say,“Aman is what he has read”and“Our reading and studies carryover into our lives”?

　　Let's get back to the beneficial effects of thinking whilereading．It helps us to enlarge our minds．We understandmore about the universe,its people and many of its wonders．We learn to think and observe in new ways．We certainly doget a feeling for the language we are reading．All good writersin any language have been readers who read critically and creatively and continuously．

　　Reading critically also helps me to develop and refine my emotions to the point where I can tell whether a report,a story or a poem is genuinely humane（高雅的）or not— whetherthe writer is an honest writer．

　　Finally,reading will and must broaden my sympathies,expand my love for others and set it in action．How can a per-son who has a hit of kindness in his heart read about all the miseries and tragedies that people and nations have and not want to do and actually do what he can to relieve those peoplein every way he can and as much as he can?

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　　There are new findings that not enough sleep may causepeople to gain weight．Researchers say a lack of sleep can produce hormonal（激素的）changes that increase feelings of hunger．

　　In one study,researchers in the Unied States examinedinformation on more than 1000 people．The people had taken part in a long term study of sleep disorders．

　　Some people slept less than five hours a night．They had15 percent higher blood levels of a hormone called ghrelin than people who slept eight hours．And they had 15 percent less oFthe hormone leptin．Experts say ghrelin helps make peoplefeel hungry;leptin makes yon feel full．

　　The scientists say these hormona changes may be a cause of obesity（肥胖症）in Western societies．They note the combination that ________ limitation is common ________ and is widely available（可得到的）．

　　The results were not affected by how much people exercised．People who are awake longer have more time to burn energy．But the researehers say loss of sleep may increase hunger especially for high-caloie foods,so people gain weight．It seems that,for survival,the body may be designed to store more fat during times with less sleep．

　　Researchers from Stanford University in California andthe University of Wisconsin did the study．They found thatthe best amount of sleep for weight control is 7.7 hours anight．

　　The Public Library of Science published the findings inits journal Medicine．Internet users can read the full study,free of charge,at plos．org．

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　　Pets are no strangers to the White House．Many of America's presidents have been animal lovers．In recent times,White House pets havebeen fame dogs and cats．Long ago,however,presidential pets,like our nation itself,werewilder!

　　In180.6,President Thomas Jefferson lived in the WhiteHouse．Passersby often caught sight of his pet bears．Explorers had disvovered these fierce bears,caught a pair of smallones,and sent them to Jeffer son．While the President was excited about his bears,his enemies in Congress constantlylaughed at his pets,ealling the white House“the President'sBear Garden．”

　　By 1825,the bears were long gone from the White House scene．Now the building washome to President John Quincy Adams and hiscrocodile．The green beast actually belonged toGeneral Lafay ette,a French hero who had helped the UnitedStales win the Revolutionary War．When Lafayette asked Adams to keep the crocodile for him,the President couldn't refuse．While President Adams babysat the huge crocodile,First Lady Louisa Adams was busy raising thousands of silk-worms．She used the silk from the silkworms to make clothfor her dresses．

　　When President Martin Van Buren moved into the WhiteHouse in 1837 he brought his tigers with him．At least,VanBuren said the tigers were his．The Sultan of Oman had sentthe tigers when Van Buren was elected,so Congress arguedthat the cats belonged to the American people．A fight overthe tigers continued for months．con'tinued for months．In the end,Congress sentsomeone to seize the tigers and put them in a zoo．

　　Twenty years later,President James Buchanan,receivedanother valuable gift when he was in his first year in theWhite House This time,the King of Siam sent several ele-phants!Buchanan had no desire to share his building with thebig creatures．so he sent them to the zoo．Buchanan did,however,keep another gift a pair of birds,They were a fittingsymbol of presidential power．

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　　Very old people do raise moral problem for almost every-one who comes into touch with them．Their values— this can't be repeated too often— are not necessarily our values．Physical comfort,cleanness and order are not necessarily the mostimportant for them．The social services from time to time findthemselves faced with a flat with going-bad food covered withdust on the table,and an old person lying alone on bed,takingno notice of anything．Is it doing harm to per sonal freedom toinsist that they go to live with some of their relatives so thatthey might be taken better care of?Some social workers arethe ones who clean up the dust,thinking we are in danger ofcarrying this idea of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and safety of the old．

　　Indeed,the old can be easily burt or harmed．The body islike a car:it needs more care as it gets older．You can carrythis comparison right through to the provision of spare parts Never forget that such operations are painful experiences,however good the results．At what point should you stoptreating the old body?Is it right to try to push off death by using drugs to excite the forgetful old mind and to activate the old body,knowing that there is little hope?You cannot ask doctors or scientists to decide,because so long as they can seethe technical opportunities,they will feel sure to have a try onthe belief that while there's life,there's hope．

　　When you talk to the old pcoople,however,you areforced to the conclusion that whether age is happy or unpleasnt depends less on money or on health than it does on your ability to have fun．

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　　Personally,I like Chinese New Year's moviesvery much．Because they are filled with joyousthemes．and this kind ofmovie is a good choice for people who finally finish a year'shard work and wish to add some refreshment to their new year．

　　And it proved to be true that Chinese New Year's movies are in need,for they were well received by common people inthe late 1990s．However,after less than 10．years of flourishing,they are now facing a great decline in box office income．

　　I think the failure of Chinese New Year's movies is for two main reasons:lack of creation and low quality of produetion．

　　Audiences are not fools．They watch movies in order to get satisfaction,bappiness and enlightenment（启发）not to be tricked by meaningless,same stories．If a movie tell aboring story,how can filmakers expect applause（鼓掌）fromthe audience．

　　And at the same time we hope that directors choose actors and actresses carefully．The success of a movie is mostlydetermined by a fine story and good performances．If performers aren't able to communicate a character's emotions exactlv,no matter how wonderful a story is,the movie may be afailure．So a popular New Year's movie ought to be creativeand elaborately（精心地）produced．

　　My favoufite Chinese New Year's movie is“Be There orBe Square”(Bu Jian Bu San),directed by Feng Xiaogang．It's a story about love and life．The hero is a Chinese man who struggles hard in the US．One day,he meets a girl from Beijing．The two share the same goal:making their fortunes in America．After a series of ups and downs,they fail to realizetheir dreams．But,they finally fall in love with each other and decide to go back to China to make a brand new start．

　　Feng is good at providing humorous and simple lines with deep and strongly felt meaning．As far as the andience is concerned,it was acceptable and interesting．And the leading ac-tor and actress showed superior performances．They coopera-ted so well and acted so naturally that it seemed they were truly a pair of lovers．

　　From the simple but moving story,I got a lot．Besides money and fame,there are many other beautiful things worth pursuing（追求）and loving．

　　Good stories and actors are what the audience desire．Whether Chinese New Year's movies will last in the New Year's film market depends mostly on the filmmakers'attitude towards movie production．I hope that in the coming new year．I can spend several hours in a cinema enjoying a good movie instead of just chatting with my friends to escape a boring movie．

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