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　　When we want to make friends in person, let’s stop a moment and consider what really makes a friend．The major qualities like faithfulness, devotion, friendliness flash through our minds．But it’s the large number of very small particular qualities that make up one’s whole character, such as cheerfulness, friendliness, and punctuality．After all,“to make a friend, to be a friend”is not such a big and difficult order．There are particular favorable qualities, which attract others to us, and some elements which do have an effect on people in fundamental psychology or not．

　　If you are in the presence of a shy person, talking and asking casual questions may bring him out of his shell．Think of what would be most acceptable to the other person for you to talk, or to listen．The goal is to make yourself pleasant．

　　Always remember to listen, but listen intelligently．To have anyone“hang on our words”isn’t the clever way in the world to please somebody．For a few extremely happy seconds we are the center of attraction, but when it’s our turn to be an audience, let’s remember how we felt as the actor, and let’s be really interested in what the other fellow is saying．

　　Other people will like us, if we like them．If you want friends, keep your mind and heart open to the friendship．Be alive to the other person’s world．

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　　In the middle of winter, when snow is falling in many parts of the United States, scientists have sounded a warning to people who plan to spend many hours in the sun this summer．The warning．

　　The sun’s summertime rays are more dangerous than once thought．

　　A team of scientists from 80 nations recently reported to the United Nations that a layer of ozone in the atmosphere, which protects humans from harmful levels of ultraviolet(紫外线的)radiation, will be thinner over the United States this summer．The thinner layer allows more ultraviolet rays from the sun to reach Earth．The extra amount of ultraviolet radiation could cause an increase in the number of cases of skin cancer．

　　Scientists first became concerned about the ozone layer in the mid-1980s when a hole was discovered in the layer above Antarctica during the winter．The hole was caused by chemicals used in refrigerators and air conditioners．When these chemicals are sent out into the atmosphere, they produce gases that destroy the ozone．

　　Concern about the protective ozone layer rose more recently when data from satellites and ground stations showed that ozone levels were dropping over areas other than Antarctica．Low ozone levels were recorded in the spring and summer over the United States and over other populated areas in the world．

　　Although many countries have already begun stopping the use of ozone-destroying chemicals, the new findings are expected to advance the timetable for a total ban of the chemicals．

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　　There are three branches of medicine．One is called“doctor medicine”,or“scientific medicine”．Scientific doctors try to observe sicknesses, look for logical patterns, and then find out how the human body works．From these they figure out what treatments may work．This kind of medicine is believed to date from the 4th century B．C．Although nowadays it is successful, in the ancient world this approach probably did not cure many patients．

　　A second kind of medicine is called“natural cures”,or“folk medicine”,by which less educated people try to cure sicknesses with various herbs．These folk healers also use observation and logic, but they are not so aware of it．They try things until they find something that seems to work, and then they keep doing that．

　　Folk medicine flourished long before the development of scientific medicine and was more successful in ancient times than doctor medicine．

　　The third kind is called“health spas(疗养地)”, or“faith healing”．Sometimes this may be as simple as touching the holy man and being immediately healed．Other times, a magician may make you a magic charm, or say a spell, to cure you．Some religious groups organize special healing shrines for the sick．In these places people rest, get plenty of sleep, eat healthy food, drink water instead of wine, and exercise in various ways．They also talk to the priests and pray to the gods．If you are feeling depressed or you have been working too hard, going to these places may be just the right thing to make you feel better．

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　　An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman．As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly,“Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine．”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing．“I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing．“Young man,”she persisted,“I know Judge Lawson and State Senator(参议员)Patton．”Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly,“Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson．”

　　“Why, no,”she answered．

　　“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle,“I an Bill Bronson．”

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　　There is an English saying：“Laughing is best medicine．”Until recently, few people took the saying seriously．Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body．They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health．

　　Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body．People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles．It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise．It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet．If laughter exercisers the body, it must be beneficial．

　　Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body．In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programmes．The group that tolerated(忍受)the pain for the longest time was the groups which listen to a funny programme．The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain．

　　As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh．They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter．

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　　Teenagers can help solve some big problems in our world．Renée Haggerty is an example．The 13-year-old American girl won the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her two-year hard work collecting discarded(废弃的)batteries for recycling．

　　In 2003 Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio．There, she saw an exhibit about how poisonous chemicals affect plants and animals in Lake Erie．She felt she had to act．“The amount of fish that were dying scared(惊吓)me,”she said．

　　Haggerty learnt that discarded batteries give off poisons into the environment and that recycling was an easy solution(解决方案)．“I think everybody can do it, because everyone uses batteries, and it can make a big difference．”With these words, she began to increase awareness(意识、认识)in her area．

　　She talked to her county government and school board．She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools as well as the public library, hospital, and churches．With help from her family, friends, and local waste-management officials, she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made an educational video．

　　Over the past two years, four tons of batteries have been collected．They are sent for recycling on the annual(每年的)hazardous(有害的)waste collection day．

　　When asked if she feels like a hero because of her work, Haggerty is quite modest．“Not really．Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”she said．

　　Every year the Gloria Barron Prize honours young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in serving the public and the planet．National Geographic helps fund the award．Each year ten winners receive US＄2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work．

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　　1．Install a legal copy of on anti-virus program(杀毒程序)and keep it current through a subscription(订阅)，so that it will recognize the latest“virus definitions(定义)”．

　　2．Set your computer’s operating system to regularly download(下载)and update those virus definitions．

　　3．Set Windows to automatically receive and install operating-system“patches(补丁)”that can plug security holes in the software．

　　4．Set anti-virus software to scan(扫描)all e-mail．Web pages, and instant-messaging traffic for viruses．

　　5．Use the anti-virus software to scan your hard drive for viruses at least three times a week．

　　6．Don’t open any attachments(附件)from any e-mail addresses you don’t recognize．

　　7．If you have high-speed Internet access, install a software firewall on your computer.(A hardware firewall is even better．)

　　8．Never download anything from a Web site you don’t think is reputable(规范的)．

　　9．Be ware of e-mail that use Java or Active-X scripts．

　　10．Clean out any“Cookies”(which track your Web visits)from your browser(浏览器)

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　　Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground．You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard．The pull of the earth is called gravity．

　　You can easily find out the pull of the earth．If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you．

　　Since there is gravity, water runs down hill．When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down．Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls(旋转)around．

　　Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space?Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented．Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape(逃出)the earth’s gravity and carry you into space．

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　　On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle．The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in“the kingdom of bicycles．”

　　Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India．

　　When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road．Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true．

　　Robert Friedlander’s next destinations(目的地)were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc．He will complete his trip in Pakistan．

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