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　　Everyone has got two personalities－the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real．You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control your behavior, but when you're asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you．In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position．The important position is the one that you go to sleep in．

　　If you go to sleep on your back, you're a very open person．You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas．You don't like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings．You're quite shy and you aren't very confident．

　　If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive(不坦率的)person．You worry a lot and you're always easily upset．You're very stubborn(顽固的), but you aren't very ambitious．You usually live for today not for tomorrow．This means that you enjoy having a good time．

　　If you sleep curled up(卷曲), you are probably a very nervous person．You have a low opinion of yourself and so you're often defensive．You're shy and you don't normally like meeting people．You prefer to be on your own．You're easily hurt．

　　If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality．You know your strengths and weaknesses．You're usually careful．You have a confident personality．You sometimes feel anxious, but you don't often get depressed．You always say what you think even if it annoys people．

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Dorothea Shaw is 71 years old and nearly blind, and she chose to live alone far away from people．She lives in Belize－a country, the size of Wales，with a population only that of Swansea．Her home is at Gales Point, a tiny village which can be reached only by sea or air; after a 10-mile walk into the hills one finally reaches a piece of land and two small houses so hidden in the thick over-grown forest that only a handful of people know Dorothea is there．She lives happily and totally alone growing her vegetables, looking after her trees and dogs, cats and chickens．Once a month or so an old friend passed by with her food supplies and letters－usually including a letter from her sister in Scunthorpe and some bits of clothing from friends in Canada．Sometimes a local man will come and cut wood for her and a group of British soldiers will come across her and be greeted with the offer of a cup of coffee．At night she lies in her tiny sleeping room with the dogs on the floor, the cats on the table near the typewriter and one of the hens settled down in a corner of the bookshelf, and listens for hours to any Spanish, English, German or French broadcasts she can find on her radio．Sometimes she gets lonely but most of the time the animals and the radio are company enough．But recently the very things she had tried to get free from so well have begun to catch up with her．The peace of the forest has been destroyed by the noise of earth moving machines not many miles away．What she once only heard of distantly on the radio is now on her doorstep．Things began to change 3 years ago．The new main north-south road in Belize was cut through the forest only four or five miles away．“Now more and more people know I’m here,” she says, “I feel more and more uneasy each day．”

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　　From a very early age, some children exhibit better self-control than others．Now，a new study that began with about 1, 000 children in New Zealand has tracked how a child’s low self-control can predict poor health, money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years．

　　Researchers have been studying this group of children for decades now．They observed the level of self-control the youngsters displayed．Parents，teachers，even the kids themselves，scored the youngsters on measures like“ acting before thinking ”and “Persistence in reaching goals．”

　　The study led by Moffitt of Duke University and colleagues followed　1,000 children from birth to age 32 in Dunedin, New Zealand．

　　“The children who had the lowest self-control when they were age three to ten，later on had the most health problems in their 30s，” Moffitt said，“and they had the worst financial situation．They were more likely to have a criminal record and to be raising a child as a single parent on a very low income．”Moffitt explained that self-control problems were widely observed，and weren’t just a feature of a small group of misbehaving kids．

　　Moffitt said it’s still unclear why some children have better self-control than others，though she said other researchers have found that it’s mostly a learned behavior, with relatively little genetic influence．But good self-control can be set to run in families because children with good self-control are more likely to grow up to be healthy and prosperous parents．But the good news，Moffitt said，is that self-control can be taught by parents，and through school curricula that have been shown to be effective．

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　　If you know exactly what you want, the best way to get a job is to get specialized training．A recent survey shows that companies like graduates in such fields as business and health care who can go to work immediately with very little on-the-job training．

　　That’s especially true of booming fields that are challenging for workers．At Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration, for example, bachelor’s degree graduates get an average of four or five job offers with salaries ranging from the high teens to the low 20s and plenty of chances for rapid advancement．Large companies, especially, like a background of formal education coupled with work experience．But in the long run, too much specialization doesn’t pay off．Business, which has been flooded with MBAs, no longer considers the degree an automatic stamp of approval．The MBA may open doors and command a higher salary initially, but the effect of a degree washes out after five years．

　　As further evidence of companies gradually losing faith in specialized degrees, Michigan State’s Scheetz mentions a pattern in hiring practices．Although companies tend to take on specialists as new hires, they often seek out generalists for middle and upper-level management．“They want someone who isn’t constrained(限制)by details to look at the big picture,” says　Scheetz．This sounds like a formal statement that you approve of the liberal-arts(文科)graduates．Time and again labor-market analysts mention a need for talents that liberal-arts majors are assumed to have：writing and communication skills, organizational skills, open-mindedness and adaptability, and the ability to analyze and solve problems．David Birch, manager of the Boston Red Sox, claims he does not hire anybody with an MBA or an engineering degree, “I hire only liberal-arts people because they have a less-than-canned way of doing things,” says Birch．

　　For a liberal-arts degree, students focus on some basic courses that include literature, history, mathematics, economics, science, human behavior－plus a computer course or two．With these useful and important courses, you can feel free to specialize, “A liberal-arts degree coupled with an MBA or some other technical training is a very good combination in the marketplace,” says Scheetz．

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　　If cars had wings，they could fly and that just might happen, beginning in 2011．The company Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, says it plans to deliver its car-plane, the Transition, to customers by the end of 2011．

　　“It’s the next ‘wow’ vehicle，”said Terrafugia vice president Richard Gersh．“Anybody can buy a Ferrari, but as we say, Ferraris don’t fly．”

　　The car plane has wings that unfold for flying－a process the company says takes one minute－and fold back up for driving．A runway is still required to take off and land．

　　The Transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies, although it is both．The company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations, and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehicle safety regulations．

　　The company is aiming to sell the Transition to private pilots as a more convenient and cheaper way to fly．They say it saves you the trouble from trying to find another mode of transportation to get to and from airports：You drive the car to the airport and then you’re good to go．When you land, you fold up the wings and hit the road．There are no expensive parking fees because you don’t have to store it at an airport－you park it in the garage at home．

　　The car-plane is designed to fly primarily under 10,000 feet．It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430 pounds, including fuel and passengers．Terrafugia says the Transition reduces the potential for an accident by allowing pilots to drive under bad weather instead of flying into marginal(临界)conditions．

　　The Transition’s price tag：＄194,000, But there may be additional charges for options like a radio, transponder or GPS．Another option is a full-plane parachute．

　　“If you get into a very awful situation, it is the necessary safety option,” Gersh said．

　　So far, the company has more than 70 orders with deposits．“We’re working very closely with them, but there are still some remaining steps,” Brown said．

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　　Pingyao is one of China’s three protected ancient cities(the other two are Xi’an and Jingzhou)．Lying in the middle of Shanxi Province, 90 kilometers south of Taiyuan, Pingyao ancient city used to be about two hours’ drive from the capital of Shanxi Province, but now the distance is only one hour and ten minutes’ drive after the highway was built．With a history of over 2,700 years, the ancient city stands out as one of the best protected of all the walled cities in China．

　　On December 3rd, 1997, UNESCO(联合国教科文组织)added Pingyao to the World Heritage(遗产)List as a world’s culture heritage．According to the UNESCO World Heritage Commission(委员会), the Pingyao ancient city is a wonderful example of the Chinese Han cities during the Ming and Qing dynasties．All the features of the Pingyao ancient city have been protected, and it shows an outstanding Chinese historical development including its culture, society, economy and religion(宗教信仰)．

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　　MOVIE GUIDE

　　THURSDAY

　　Rush Hour 15∶00－23∶00

　　My Life as Mcdull 9∶00－13∶00

　　①Action Movie

　　Do you like Jackie Chan? Rush Hour is another movie of his．It’s so exciting．Come and have fun!

　　②Cartoon

　　Mcdull is a little pig．He’s kind of silly but he’s very cute．Do you want to enjoy happiness with him? Be sure to watch it!

　　Mr．Bean 11∶00－19∶00

　　Harry Potter Ⅲ 17∶00－21∶00

　　③Comedy

　　Rowan is a great actor．His movie Mr．Bean is coming．It’s very funny．Don’t miss it!

　　④Science Fiction

　　Harry Potter has been in the wizardry school(魔法学校)for three years．He begins a new life．How is everything going?

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　　Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they go to their friends for some ideas．

　　It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends．Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can talk about something, and these things are difficult to say to their family members．

　　However, parents often try to choose friends for their children．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．Have you ever thought of the following questions? Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?

　　Your answers are welcome．

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　　A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car, Paul?” he asked．

　　Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas．” The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything? Boy, I wish^” He hesitated Of course, Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that．But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly．

　　“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that．” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

　　“Oh yes, I’d love that．”

　　After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

　　Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car．But Paul was wrong again．“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked．

　　He ran up to the steps．Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast．He was carrying his little crippled(残疾)brother．He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car．

　　“There it is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs．His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent．And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about．”

　　Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car．The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride．

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