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　　Mr．Frank shot well and once he had come in fourth in a competition．

　　Then he went to a big city on business．There he joined the local rifle club．The club had a very good team, which used to take part in a lot of important shooting competitions．One of these took place while Frank was with them．But one of the members of the club's team suddenly fell ill just before the match．The captain had heard of Mr．Frank．He therefore invited Mr．Frank to take the sick man's place．

　　Mr．Frank felt greatly happy to be asked to shoot for such a good team, but he also felt very nervous, because he was afraid of making a fool of himself．

　　In fact, he was so nervous that he could not keep his hands from trembling while he was shooting, with the result that he did very badly in the competition．When he took his score card to his captain, he said：“After seeing my score, I want to go outside and shoot myself．”The captain looked at the card for a few seconds and then said,“Well, you'd better take two bullets with you if you want to do that．”

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A Father's day is a day set aside for honouring fathers in church services and in the home．It's celebrated in the U．S．in the third Sunday of June．This idea was begun by Mrs John Bruces Dodd, who in 1909 persuaded an organization in Washington to salute fathers with special church services．The idea was officially agreed to by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916．In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge suggested national celebration of the day to form closer relations between fathers and their children, and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their duties．The red or white rose is recognized as the official Father's Day flower．

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　　We're all heard about the power of positive(积极的)thinking, but a recent study found that people who think they're getting fit actually get more positive benefits from activity, according to a Reuters Health article

　　The study examined hotel housekeepers over a period of four weeks．Some of the housekeepers were told that their work duties gave them enough activity to meet the Surgeon General's health guidelines(准则)．Another group of housekeepers were told noting．After four weeks, the housekeeper who believed their work activity counted as exercise lost weight and body fat, and their blood pressure went down．

　　The results of this study suggest that it's important to understand and believe in the positive benefits of your activity．So here are a few things to think about the next time you exercise

　　Just thirty minutes of quick walking each day can greatly reduce your risk of a heart attack．

　　Even your housework-like yard work and house cleaning – can help you burn calories and increase your fitness levels

　　Weight bearing activity just a few times a week can build bone density(密度)and reduce your chances of developing osteoporosis(骨质疏松)

　　Three 10-minute workouts(锻炼)throughout the day are just as good to your health as one long workout

　　Moderate(适度的)amounts of exercise have been linked to lower rates of heart disease, stroke and even cancer

　　Strength training can help make daily activist like carrying bags or laundry feel easier

　　Regular exercise will reduce stress, keep you in a good mood and improve the quality of your sleep．

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　　Junelle Lynch knocked on more than 200 doors in the Gayln Manor neighborhood of Brunswick in recent weeks．Her aim is to collect hundreds of pounds of food for the Brunswick Food Bank．

　　“I like helping people a lot,”said Junelle, who celebrates her 11th birthday in July．

　　With the support of her parents Isabella and Robert, Junelle walked along the streets with an orange grocery(杂货袋)．Isabella followed her daughter by car, so Junelle could empty her grocery bag when it became heavy．Isabella always accompanied her daughter, Junelle's friend, Destiny Williams, helped her on the first night, but he didn't turn up the rest of the time．

　　Mallory, who dropped noodles and canned soup, vegetables and fruit into Junelle's bag．

　　Neighbor Lynda Mallory donated(捐赠)food to Junelle．Mallory dropped noodles and canned soup, vegetables and fruit into Junelle's bag．

　　After visiting the last house and looking at what she had collected, Junelle said she felt good about what she had achieved with the help of neighbors．

　　Working an hour a night three times per week, she has collected more than 400 pounds of canned and boxed food．This wasn't the first year she's collected．Junelle started nearly three years ago when, at 8 years old, she saw a collection box at a grocery store and decided to become involved(参与)．In her first year, she collected 80 pounds of food in the mostly undeveloped neighborhood and 214 pounds the next year．The food helped feed many families．Her parents couldn't be prouder of their daughter．

　　When she isn't helping, Junelle is a straight-A student who likes snowboarding, plays trumpet(小号), sings with the Brunswick Chorus, plays basketball and writes poem．She plans on spending her summer vacation attending a basketball camp．

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　　A school in Nanjing plans to order Korean-style school uniforms(制服)for students, but parents were against the move, believing that the new uniforms looked too good and would encourage early romances among the students．

　　Parents

　　“My daughter was so excited about the Korean-style uniform, saying it's her dream to wear a miniskirt to school every day”, a mom said．“My daughter also called her classmates to talk about how handsome the boys looked in the uniforms! If the students wear such beautiful uniforms, how can they concentrate on their studies?”

　　School

　　We had to stop the plan because many parents were strongly against it．Some parents thought it was just a way for the school to make money, and others thought the new uniforms would take students' attention away from their studies．

　　Students

　　The students were very disappointed about the school's final decision．They thought the sportswear uniforms made them look androgynous(兼具两性的)．They said the Korean uniforms had many advantages such as raising interest in class and lifting confidence．

　　As for concerns about romance, the students believe that love is love and has no relationship to the uniforms．

　　The Department of Education

　　We don't have a unified standard for school uniforms．The schools can choose their own styles．Either sportswear or other uniforms are OK．Currently, most middle and elementary schools in Nanjing have sportswear uniforms．

　　Expert

　　Fashionable school uniforms can increase students' interest in learning．

　　Parents don't need to worry too much about early romances．Today's primary and middle school students have strong personalities and their appreciation of beauty is rapidly forming．A fashionable uniform can foster(培养)their sense of belonging to the school and reduce their resistance(抵抗)to the school's management．

　　But we don't have to follow Korean or Japanese styles．We should design our own Chinese styles．

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　　About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to mine．I never heard any noise from the children, but the parents were always yelling at the kids

　　We often met in the hallway when we were coming or going．I always spoke, but the only answer I got was a hello from the four-year-old girl．

　　One afternoon when I returned, they were just coming out of their apartment and the little girl was holding the door open for the other．I remained in the car doing unnecessary things．But when I looked up I saw the little girl was still holding the door open, waiting for me．I hurried as much as I could and thanked her,

　　I was really touched by her act of kindness．That afternoon I was at the K-Mart and I bought a white Teddy bear for her．the next day, there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her father．She was very proud of the bear and thanked me like I had never been thanked before

　　Now when we meet in the hall, we all speak in a friendly manner．As time passes, I don't hear that telling as often as before．

　　Last night we had about four inches of snow．I looked out at my car and wondered how I was going to keep my doctor's appointment, I went out to remove the snow, But when I opened my front door, I found my car was there with all the snow removed, You couldn't imagine how I felt at that moment．I thanked that family in my heart．

　　Isn't it amazing how a small kind act of a four-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? My guardian angel says that good things come from small acts．

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　　It happened to be a beautiful summer afternoon, and Mr．Phillip was taking a walk in the downtown area of Paris, capital of France．

　　When he turned to a street corner, he heard the voice of a lovely French singer coming from a nearby restaurant．The sweet music attracted him, so he went into the restaurant to hear it better．Mr．Phillip sat down quietly at a table near the door．Noticing the waiter come over, he ordered a glass of French wine．

　　The waiter returned with the glass of wine and put it on the table．Mr．Phillip started drinking the wine slowly and watched the other people in the restaurant．There were three customers sitting at a table near him．he could tell by their accents that one of them was an American, one an Englishman and the third man was a funny-looking stranger．the polite waiter served each of the three men a glass of beer．By chance, each glass had a fly in it．

　　Out of curiosity(好奇心), Mr．Phillip watched carefully what they were going to do．to his amusement, he found that each of them took quite a different attitude．The American picked up his glass, took a hard look at the fly, and then poured the fly and half of his beer on the floor．the Englishman looked into the glass, noticed the fly and reached for a spoon, with which he took the fly out of the beer and drank the rest of it．and the stranger noticed the fly in the beer, picked it with his fingers, squeezed(捏紧)it carefully in order to save every drop of the beer, and then drank it up．

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　　Brazil is the greatest football nation in the world．There are 170 million Brazilians．How many of them are football fans? 100 million! All of them think that they know all about football．This makes life very difficult for the Brazilian team managers．When things go bad for the Brazilian team, the newspapers would demand that the team manager should leave his job．“If we win, they put me in heaven,”a manager once said．“If we lose, they put me in hell(地狱)．”

　　You can't escape football in Brazil．There are football matches on every street and beach．On television, the results of football matches come before the main news programs．There are six television channels(频道)in Rio de Janieiro．On Sundays each channel shows a different football match．

　　Brazil is not the richest country in the world, but the government spends lots of money on football．It cost more than one billion pounds to prepare for the 1978 World Cup．That's 10 pounds for every Brazilian man, woman, and child．And many Brazilians don't earn as much as 10 pounds a week．Is it worth it?

　　“Brazil must have a great football team,”says one journalist．“If it costs one billion pounds, that's all right．If the government doesn't give us a good team, then it will become unpopular．Football is more than a game in Brazil．”

　　Football is more than a game in Brazil．This is certainly true in its largest city, San Paulo．The most popular team is Corinthians．Corinthians' fans are the most loyal and emotional in Brazil．When Corinthians win, production in the Sao Paulo car factories increases by fifteen per cent．When they lose, it drops．At one time Corinthians won the national championship for the first time．For four days fans danced and sang in the streets．

　　Why are people so loyal to one football team? What makes a football fan? One man says,“Without Corinthians my life would be sad．Corinthians bring some joy and excitement into my life．We all need that, don't we?”

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Where do foods get their names？

　　Some foods take their names from the people who invented them．The sandwich is a common lunch food．It took its name from James Montague．Montague lived in the 1700s．He was the Fourth Earl of Sandwich．Sandwich is an area in England．Montague liked to play cards very much．One day, he was playing in a very exciting card game．It was so exciting that he didn't want to leave the table and eat his lunch．He told his servant to bring him some meat between two slices of bread．According to the story, Montague thought he discovered a convenient way to eat a meal．He could eat his dinner and go on with his card game at the same time! That was the beginning of the sandwich．If you like sandwiches, you can thank John Montague for his invention．

　　Other foods take their names from the people who liked to eat them．Do you ever eat toast for breakfast? Have you ever eaten Melba toast? Melba toast is a very thin slice of bread that has been toasted for a long time．It is very hard and dry．An accident led to the creation of Melba toast．Nellie Melba was a famous singer at a hotel in London．One day she ordered regular toast．The chef made a mistake and cut the bread much thinner than usual．When he toasted the bread, it became very crisp and dry．A waiter took the toast to Nellie Melba before the chef could stop him．The chef was upset by his blunder．He went to apologize to Ms Melba．To his surprise, she was eating his“mistake”．She told the chef that the toast tasted wonderful．The chef began serving the thin, dark toast to other guests at the hotel．He gave the new item a very special name．he called it Melba toast．Today, you can buy Melba toast in most grocery stores．

　　It's fun to find out how foods got their names! Can you think of any other foods that take their name from people!

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　　The Internet is becoming important in our life．How much do you know about it?

　　What is the Internet?

　　The Internet is a large, worldwide collection of computer networks．A network is small group of computers put together．The Internet is many different networks from all over the world．These networks are called the Internet．Once you have learned to use the Internet, you can do a lot of interesting things on the World Wide Web．

　　What is the World Wide Web?

　　The World Wide Web has been the most popular development of the Internet．The Web is like a big electronic book with millions of pages．These pages are called homepages(主页)．

　　You can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages．For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework．You can also find information about your favorite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages．Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music．

　　What is e-mail?

　　Electronic mail(e-mail)is a way of sending messages to other people．It's much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter．

　　If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address．This address must have letters and dots and an“@”(meaning“at”)．This is what an address looks like：Emily@star.net．

　　Write a message, type in the person's e-mail address, then send the message across the Internet．People don't need to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office since the invention of the Internet．

　　Quick, easy and interesting－that's the Internet!

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