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　　You’re in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater．You listen to their dialogue：

　　“I can’t believe it－Lorenzo Bertolla! They are almost impossible to find．Isn’t it beautiful? And it’s a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome．”

　　They leave and you go over to see this unbelievable sweater．It’s nice and the price is right．You’ve never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls looked really stylish(时髦的)．They must know．So, you buy it．You never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency．They are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lorenzo Bertolla clothes．

　　Every day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eating．If the person looks cool, the product seems cool, too．This is the secret of undercover marketing．Companies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it．

　　Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that don’t pay attention to traditional advertising．This is particularly true of the MTV generation － consumers between the age of 18 and 34．It’s a golden group．They have a lot of money to spend, but they don’t believe in ads．

　　So advertising agencies hire young actors to “perform” in bars and other places where young adults go．Some people might call this practice misleading, but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it creative．“Look at traditional advertising．Its effectiveness is decreasing．” It is true, because everyone knows an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something．However, you don’t know when a dialogue you overhear(偷听)is just a performance．

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The Key to Your Health

　　A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you．Eating the right kind of food is very important．It can help your body grow strong to take care of what you eat．

　　There are four main food groups altogether．The dairy group has food like milk, cheese and sour milk．The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group, and the bread and rice group．Each meal should have at least one food from all four main groups．With all these food together, you will be given enough energy during the day．

　　It is easy to get into bad eating habits．You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time．Or you may not have time for a good lunch．It may seem easy to．But you will find yourself tired in these days and you can not think quickly．

　　Watching what you eat will help your body remain healthy and strong．It is also good to take some exercise．It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air．Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health．

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　　In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bikes to work every day．In New York, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City．They declare that if more people rode bikes to work, there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown part of the city and so less dirty air form car engines．

　　For several years, this group had been trying to get the city government to help bike riders．For example, they want the city to draw special lanes(车道)for bikes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders must use the same lanes as cars there are accidents．Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes．

　　But no bike lanes have been drawn．Not everyone thinks it is a good idea－they say it will slow traffic．Some store owners on the main streets don’t like the idea－they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business．

　　The city government has not yet decided what to do．It wants to keep everyone happy．On weekends, Central Park－the largest place open ground in New York－is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bikes only．

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Men sometimes say, “We are cleverer than women．” It is true that men have invented a lot of useful things：the machines, rockets, and guns, too．But scientists now agree that women invented one very important thing, that is, agriculture(农业)．Before the invention of agriculture men were hunters．Sometimes they killed animals, but life was difficult and dangerous．Women had to go out every day too, collecting roots, fruit and grass．Then one day, more than 10,000 years ago, a woman dropped some grass seeds near her home in the Middle East．They grew and the first wheat was born．Women also looked after baby animals at home：dogs, cows, sheep and goats．Then their husbands did not have to do hunting for meat．They built villages and cities, and began civilization(文明)－only after women invented agriculture．

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　　The first English week at our school started on May 4th, 2009．The whole school was filled with an English learning atmosphere．A series of activities was held．There were handwriting activities, story writing, English songs, role playing in English, and so on, all the teachers and students were very happy．They spoke English, sang English songs and enjoyed all the activities．

　　Handwriting was for the students in lower grades．Although most of them couldn’t write so well, they were all very careful about it．In the show window, there were a lot of colorful handwritten papers．They copied some articles from books or newspapers．And then they decorated them with pictures in different colors, and some even put their own photos on them．How cute and lovely they looked!

　　Story writing was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8．These students are always fond of cartoons, so they got interested in this activity．Reading the stories they made up, all the visitors couldn’t help speaking highly of them．

　　The most important event was the English show on the last day．The students and teachers presented(上演)a lot of English songs and English operas．Each program won storms of applause．

　　One week is not very long, but all the students and teachers learned a lot．Just as the headmaster said, “It is a helpful week．It will certainly lead us to enjoy and learn more from our English studies．”

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　　Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back．That is why some friendships don’t last long．To have a friend, you must learn to be one．You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you．Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules：be honest; be generous; be understanding．

　　Honesty is where a good friendship starts．Friends must be able to trust one another．If you do not tell the truth, people may usually find out．If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest, you may lose the friend’s trust．Good friends always count on one another to speak and act honestly．

　　Generosity means sharing, which makes a friendship grow．You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes．Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings．These can be very valuable to a friend．They tell your friend what is important to you．By sharing them, you help your friend know better．

　　Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem．Something may go wrong at school．Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve．Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem．So to be a friend you must listen and understand．You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place, so you can understand the problem better．

　　No two friends are ever exactly alike, but all true friendships have three things in common．If you plan to keep your friends, you must practice honesty, generosity and understanding．

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EVENTS

Long March exhibit

　　The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the Long March．On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the communist Red Army drew back from its besieged(被围困的)bases in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shanxi Province in the mid-1930s．Explanations are all in Chinese．The show will end on November 20．

　　Time：10∶00 am－4∶00 pm

　　Address：1286 Hongqiao Road

　　Admission：8 yuan for Chinese/15 yuan for foreigners

　　Thai elephants

　　Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, balancing on a beam, dancing and blowing a mouth-organ．People are encouraged to have a tug-of-war(拔河比赛)with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them．The elephants give three shows a day at 9：30 am, 3：30 pm and 8：00 pm and there is an additional show at l：30 pm at weekends．The show will end on November 15．

　　Address：189 Daduhe Road

　　Admission：30-40 yuan

　　Dancing dolphins

　　Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, swaying their bodies to music, kissing people and doing math by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium in Peace Park an attraction for children．Seals and sea lions also perform．

　　Hours：10∶30 am, 4∶00 pm, and 7∶30 pm

　　Admission：20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children．

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　　Growing up in the USA, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English．Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly．People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her．

　　My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well．When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was her．I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her．One time I had to call her stockbroker(股票经纪人)．I said in a young voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs．Tan．”

　　And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don’t send me cheek already two week lone．”

　　And then, in perfect English I said：“I’m getting rather concerned．You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived．”

　　Then she talked more loudly．“What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss．” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t tolerate any more excuse．If I don’t receive the check immediately, I am going to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week．”

　　The next week we ended up in New York．While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs．Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English．

　　When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me．But now, I see it differently．To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural．It is my mother tongue．Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom．It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world．

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　　Some researchers claim that people's personalities can be classified by their blood types．If you have blood type O, you are a leader．When you see something you want, you strive to achieve your goal．You are passionate, loyal, and self-confident, and you are often a trendsetter．Your enthusiasm for projects and goals spreads to others who happily follow your lead．When you want something, you may be ruthless about getting it or blind to how your actions affect others．Another blood type, A, is a social, “people” person．You like people and work well with them．You are sensitive, patient, compassionate, and affectionate．You are a good peacekeeper because you want everybody to be happy．In a team situation, you resolve conflicts and keep things on a smooth course．Sometimes type As are stubborn and find it different to relax．They may also find it uncomfortable to do things alone．?

　　People with type B blood are usually individualists who like to do things on their own．You may be creative and adaptable, and you usually say exactly what you mean．Also you can adapt to situations, you may not choose to do so because of your strong independent streak．You may prefer working on your own to being part of a team．The final blood type is type AB．If you have AB blood, you are a natural entertainer．You draw people to your because of your charm and easygoing nature．ABs are usually calm and controlled, tactful and fair．On the downside, though, they may take too long to make decisions．And they may procrastinate, putting off tasks until the last minute．