Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems．For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants(居民)of a country．If tourists cause too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy．They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely．They forget how much tourism can help the country's econorny．It is important to think about the people of a destination(目的)country and how tourism affects(影响)them．Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists．Tourism should also advance the wellbeing(health and happiness)of local inhabitants．

　　Too much tourism can be a problem．If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry．This means that other parts of the country's economy can suffer．

　　On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs．Businesses can also lose money．It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first－class roads, and other support facilities(设施)needed by tourist attractions．For example, a major international－class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build．If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money．

　　Building a hotel is just a beginning．There must be support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers(阴沟)to handle waste, and water．All of these support facilities cost money．If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost．

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I was very disappointed(失望的)not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday．The advertisement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10∶00 and 4∶00．Since I work from 9∶00 to 5∶30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45－minute lunch break．Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good．But if you are lucky you can make the round trip in 45 minutes．Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus．By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip．So I gave up and went back to the office．The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day．On Thursday, my luck changed．I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes．When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office．I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour．Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town．By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi, it was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert．The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me．When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line．The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets．

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　　In ancient Greece the most famous festival for athletes was the Olympic Games．These games took their name from the religious(宗教信仰的)centre of Olympus, in southern Greece．The Games were held every four years at the end of June．Athletes, judges and spectators came from all over the known world to watch and compete．

　　After a solemn(神圣的)opening ceremony, the first event was the four－horse chariot(战车)race．As many as forty chariots thundered round and round the stadium．Because of collisions(碰撞)，and the strain of covering the nine－mile race, very few chariots ever finished the race．Winning it was a great honour．At the Olympic Games there were also races on foot, horse races, wrestling, boxing matches and the pentathlon．

　　“Pente”is Greek for five and“athlon”Greek for contest, the pentathlon was five different events combined．Competitors had to run, contest the long jump, throw the discus(铁饼)and the javelin(标枪)and wrestle(摔跤)．The athlete who won three of the five events was the winner．The winners each received a crown(头冠)of olive(橄槛)leaves as their prize．They went back to their cities wearing the crown．When they arrived home they were welcomed as heroes and given special honours．

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　　Mary went out at night．She never forgot the night when she met a robber many years ago．

　　That evening, she was invited to a birthday party which lasted until two o'clock in the morning．Without company Mary walked along the quiet street．

　　Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her“Good evening, lady,”the man said in a low voice,“I don't think you wish to die here．”

　　“What do you want?”Mary asked．

　　“Your earrings(耳环)．Take them off!”slowly Mary's eyes looked down．She tried to cover her necklace with the collar(领子)of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings, and then she quickly threw them on the ground．

　　“Take them and let me go．”she said．The robber looked at her only feeling uncertain．He saw the girl didn't care for the earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace．He realized the necklace would cost more．So he said．“Give me your necklace．”

　　“Oh, sir．It's not worth much．Please let me keep it．”

　　“Stopping rubbish．Quick!”

　　With shaky hands, Mary took off her necklace．As soon as the robber disappeared, she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends．

　　The earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds ten shillings．

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　　In American schools there is something called Home－coming Day(返校节)．Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a homecoming game．This can be the most important event of the year except graduation(毕业)or commencement day．Students plan homecoming day for many weeks in advance(预先)．

　　Several days before Homecoming, students start to decorate(装饰)the school．There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates．Many people still come to Homecoming twenty or thirty years after their graduation．

　　The members of school clubs build booths(摊位)and sell lemonade(柠檬汁)，apples and sandwiches．Some clubs help to welcome visitors．

　　During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago．Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school．

　　Everyone soon comes to watch the football game．When the game is half over, the band(乐队)comes onto the field and plays school songs．Another important moment is when the Homecoming Queen or King appears．All the students vote a most popular student Homecoming Queen or King．It is a great honor to be chosen．

　　Homecoming is a happy day, but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game．Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy Homecoming．Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party．For everyone it is a day worth remembering．

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　　More and more we hear people talking about karaoke(卡拉OK)．But what on earth it is about still remains a question for many people．

　　Karaoke is a kind of acoustic equipment(音响设备)which was invented in Japan around the middle of the 1970's．It means in Japanese“a band without people”．In fact, it is just a music tape without words．This equipment first appeared in some public houses and small restaurants, and mainly for people to enjoy themselves．Most of the music in Karaoke was popular music．So, at times, when anyone felt like it, he might sing songs to the accompaniment (伴奏)of the music that came from the equipment．

　　Shortly after its invention, karaoke was spread to the whole world．It was introduced to China and was welcomed by many people．Although you are not a good singer, or even sometimes you may sing out of tune, you can always enjoy yourself by singing karaoke．

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　　The big Town Hall clock was striking midnight when Frank began to cross the bridge．The dark night air was cold and slightly wet, and the street lamp gave little light．

　　Frank was anxious to get home and his footsteps rang loudly on the pavement(人行道)．When he reached the middle of the bridge he thought he could hear someone coming near behind him．He looked back but could see no one．However, the sound continued and Frank began to walk more quickly．Then he slowed down again, feeling shame at having acted so foolishly．There was nothing to fear in a town as quiet as this．

　　Just then, he heard short, quick steps closely behind him．By the time he reached the other side of the bridge, he could almost feel someone at his heels(紧跟在后)．He turned round and there stood a man in a large overcoat．A hat was pulled down over his eyes and very little of his face could be seen．Frank said something about the weather, trying to sound friendly and calm．The man did not answer but asked rudely where Oakfield House was．Frank pointed to a big house in the distance and the stranger continued his way．

　　Then Frank wondered why the stranger had wanted to find Oakfield House at such an hour．

　　He knew that the people who lived there were very rich．Almost without realizing what he was doing, he began following the stranger quickly．The man was soon outside the house and Frank saw him look up at the windows．A light was still on and the man waited until it went out．When about half an hour had passed, Frank saw him climb noiselessly over the wall and heard him drop on the ground at the other side．

　　Now Frank realized what was going to happen．He walked quickly and silently across the street towards a telephone box on the corner．

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　　Laptop(便携式)computers are popular all over the world．People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels．These laptops connect people to their workplace．In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms．

　　Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want．Within five years, each of the 1,500 students at the college will receive a laptop．The laptops are part of a 510 million computer program at Westlake, a 110－year－old college．The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet．In addition, they will be able to use E－mail to“speak”with their teachers, their classmates, and their families．However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs．They can work with it at home, in a fast－food restaurant or under the trees－anywhere at all!

　　Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable．As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers．In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources．State higher－education officials are studying how laptops can help students．State officials also are testing laptop programs at other universities, too．

　　At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers．The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons．As one Westlake teacher said,“Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world．They can see everything and do everything．”

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　　Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station．“The railway owes me ￡12．”she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office．“You sold me a ticket from May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night．So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel．It cost me ￡12．”

　　Harry was worried．He remembered selling the woman a return ticket．“Come into the office Madam,”He said politely,“I'll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd．”

　　The woman and her little girl followed him inside．She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered．There was no sailing on May 22nd．How could he have made such a careless mistake?He shouldn't have sold her a ticket for that day．Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child．“You look sunburnt,”he said to her,“Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”

　　“Yes,”she answered, shyly,“The beach was lovely and I can swim too!”

　　“That's fine．”Said Harry．“My little girl can't swim a bit yet．Of course, she's only three…”

　　“I'm four”, the child said proudly,“I'll be four and a half．”

　　Harry turned to the mother．“I remember your ticket, Madam,”he said．“But you didn't get one for your daughter, did you?”

　　“Er, well－”the woman looked at the child,“I mean… she hasn't started school yet．She's only four．”

　　“A four－year－old child must have a ticket, madam．A child's return ticket to Jersey costs…let me see…￡13.50．So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.5．The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…”

　　The woman stood up, took the child's hand and left the office．

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