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　　Music notes fly through my ears．

　　Soft sounds float in the air,

　　as if they are floating on water．

　　Music is like a paintbrush,

　　painting sounds in the sky．

　　A warm sun shining bright,

　　clouds drifting(漂移)far away in the night,

　　to the sounds of music．

　　Music is like nature's friend,

　　as one paints our earth,

　　and the other fills our hearts．

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　　A few days ago I asked my son's governess(女家庭教师)Julia to come into my study．“Be seated, Julia,”I said, “Let's settle our accounts．I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you're too polite to mention it．Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month…”

　　“Forty．”

　　“No, thirty．I made a note of it．I always pay our governess thirty．Well, um, you've been here two months, so…”

　　“Two months and five days．”

　　“Exactly two months．I made a special note of it．That means you have sixty dollars coming to you．Take off nine Sundays…you know you didn't work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks．And three holidays…”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but－not a word．

　　“Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars．Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied(从事)only with Dick．Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch．Twelve and seven-nineteen．Take nineteen off…that leaves…hmm…forty one dollars．Correct?”

　　Julia's left eye reddened with tears welling up．Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but－still not a word．

　　“Around New Year's Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars．The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but － forget it．When didn't I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect(疏忽), Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten．Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick's shoes．You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it．So, that means five more dollars off．The tenth of January I gave ten dollars．”

　　“You didn't．” sobbed Julia．

　　“But I made a note of it．”

　　“Well…if you say so．”

　　“Take twenty seven from forty one－that leaves fourteen．”

　　Both her eyes were filled with tears．Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose．Poor girl!

　　“Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife．Three dollars, nothing more．”

　　“Really? You see now, and I didn't know that! Take three from fourteen－that leaves eleven．Here's your money, my dear．Three, three, three, one and one．Here it is!”

　　I handed her eleven dollars．She took them and pocketed them．

　　“Merci(法语：谢谢),”she whispered．

　　I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room．I was overcome with anger．“For what, this ‘merci'?” I asked．

　　“For the money．”

　　“But you know I've cheated you－robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this ‘merci'?”

　　“In my other places they didn't give me anything at all．”

　　“They didn't give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you．．．I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you．．．Is it really possible to be so spineless(懦弱)?Why didn't you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)－to be such a fool?”

　　Embarrassed, she smiled．And I could read her expression, “It is possible．”

　　I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars．She murmured her little “merci” several times and went out．I looked after her and thought, “How easy it is to crush(压榨)the weak in this world !”

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　　We've all heard the saying “Go Green”, but is it important? Can one person really make any difference? These may all be questions you're asking yourself．

　　Our main source of energy, at the moment, is fossil fuels．We've been using fossil fuels for decades now, so why stop? You see, fossil fuels are created over time by the earth, and can only be replaced over time by the earth, but we were using them faster than the earth could produce them．On top of stripping(剥夺)the earth of her natural resources, we're also damaging the atmosphere by burning things like coal, oil, and natural gases．That's the greenhouse effect, which occurs when the burning of these fossil fuels help trap the sun's energy inside the earth's atmosphere, causing the temperature to rise over time．

　　With all the people in the world, how could you possibly make a difference? Well, here are a few things to think about．

　　How many lights do you use in your house?

　　How many miles do you drive to work?

　　How many electronics do you use, which you don't need?

　　If you were to stop and think about it, you're able to make a bigger difference than you might realize．

　　So many times you'll hear people say, “So what? I won't be around for it when things go bad．” But bad times are coming quicker than you might like to believe．It'll be you children, or maybe even your grandchildren．With the temperature ever-rising, the polar ice caps are melting and water begins taking over land, so many people will crowd into so little space．

　　As you can see, this is no laughing matter．It's time to take action．Don't let your children or grandchildren live in a world without hope．One person at a time, we can begin to save this earth．

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　　A man was going to open a shop selling hats．He wanted a good sign to put over his shop．He wrote：

　　JOHN BROWN HATTER

　　Makes and Sells Hats for Ready Money

　　The first friend gave him the advice that the word “hatter” wasn't needed．So John crossed out the hatter．Then he came to another friend for advice．This friend said that it was not polite to say “for ready money”．So he crossed out “for ready money'．

　　The sign now said：

　　JOHN BROWN

　　Makes and Sells Hats

　　One day a friend was passing his shop．He saw this sign and said that when a man bought a hat, he didn't ask who made it．So John crossed out “makes”．

　　But when another friend saw “John Brown sells hats”, he said “Of course you sell hats．No one thinks you give them away．”

　　So, at last the sign read：

　　JOHN BROWN

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　　I was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 7, 1941．After leaving elementary school, I went to an ordinary high school．None of my friends cared anything about studying except me．The headmaster told my mother that I had better move to another high school．

　　Later on, I studied in another high school．I began to take more interest in my studies．I read every book on Negro history and became President of the Negro Culture Club．

　　During these high school years, I met many officials from the new American nations．Because most of them spoke French, I learned to speak French and then went on to teach myself Spanish．In my last year at school, I was made monitor of my class．

　　My family was very poor．I had to go to college at night and work all day．After two years, I got a part-time job and changed to day college．

　　My aim in life is to help the black people in the US win equal rights with the whites in everything．Also I would like to do something to help the poor and oppressed people in the world, no matter what color they are．

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　　Senior(年长的)citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card．Women may get cards when they are sixty．

　　Mrs．Matthews lives in the country but she went into town once a week to buy food and other things for the house, and she usually went by bus．She always had to pay the full price for her ride．

　　Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizen's card, but when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old．

　　The bus driver had often seen her traveling on the bus before, and he notices that she was feeling unhappy, so after she had paid her money, he winked at her and whispered, “Don't forget to give your mother's card back to her when you see her again．”

　　Mrs．Matthews was very happy when she heard this．

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　　Do you know what couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used．The American couch-potato becomes maybe even a part of the American tradition! You see, in America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a couch watching TV．As there are many channels to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive．One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except watching TV are called couch-potatoes．

　　In America, when one watches TV, one is most often sitting on a couch．While watching TV, most of these people look so frozen that they almost look like dead things! Everyone is sitting still with eyes looking right into the same black box．Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don't take exercise and usually get very fat．So in many ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look so still and fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes．Now that you know what a couch-potato means, the next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, “What a couch-potato!”

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　　Do you have trouble paying attention in class? Are you sitting next to a loud person? Tell your teacher or parents about any problem that is preventing you from paying attention．

　　Write down facts that your teacher mentions or writes on the board．Try to use good handwriting so you can read your notes later．It's a good idea to keep your notes organized by subject．

　　Waiting until Thursday night to study for Friday's test will make it hard to do your best．One of the best ways to make sure that doesn't happen is to plan ahead．Write down your test dates．You can then plan how much to do after school each day, and how much time to spend on each topic．

　　When there's a lot to study, it can help to break things into several parts．Let's say you have a spelling test on 20 words．Instead of thinking about all of the words at once, try breaking them down into five-word groups and work on one or two different groups each night．

　　You can't study effectively if you don't understand the material．Be sure to ask your teacher for help．If you're at home when the confusion occurs, your mum or dad might be able to help．

　　So the test is tomorrow and you've followed your study plan－but suddenly you can't remember anything! Don't panic(恐慌)．Your brain needs time to digest(消化)all the information you've given it．Try to get a good night's sleep and you'll be surprised by what comes back to you in the morning．

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