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　　Tourism(旅游业)wasn't as important as it is today．In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries．More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel．Special plane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before．One person doesn't travel for the same reason as another．But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own．They also like to meet new people and to taste new food．

　　Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people's lives．People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places．There’re new nightclubs(夜总会)and other amusements．International tourism is clearly a big business．

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　　How did it make you feel when you learned that KFC’S Beijing restaurants pulled three more items from their menus last week? There were fears that the items may have contained the cancer－causing coloring Sudan I．Do you have any desire to take the food provider to court because it feeds you something dangerous?

　　After all, the law supposedly gives people the right to fight for their rights．But some experts have said it might not be so wise to take the company directly to court．

　　Qiu Baochang, a lawyer in Beijing, suggested that consumers not take the company directly to court．“In addition to the high costs, consumers’complaints are unlikely to win unless they can prove they have had the banned dye at KFC,”－Qiu explained．

　　One problem for those wanting to take action against the fast food chain is that few customers ask for or keep receipts(收据)．And, this must be the first step．

　　If they can prove that their health has been damaged by KFC, they can cue(控告)the company．But that would be almost impossible to do so because the Sudan I damage is a long－term effect and is not immediately apparent．

　　A KFC spokesperson said on Monday that the company was confdent of being able to handle customers’complaints, “We will obey legal procedure if We raceive any complaints．”

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Welcome to the International Summer School

　　Students can have an enjoyable English language learning experiencce－together with organized sports, activities and excursion program．The International Summer School runs 4 different summer school centers for boys and girls aged from 7 to 20．

　　Two of these schools－Moira House and University Hall of Residence－are based in East Bourne on the south coast of Englanded－in the much favored Meads area of the town, within walking distance of the seafront and town centre．Gatwick Airport is about an hour's drive away and Healthrow around 90 minutes．

　　Our 4th school－Bethany Centre－is located in the heart of Kent－an area known as “The Garden of England” close go woods of the High Wealed but only 20 minutes from the town of Royal Tunbridge Wells．Gatwick and Heathrow Airports are easily accessible, as are Euro star InternationalStations at Ashford and Ebbs fleet．

　　The aim of International Summer School is to create a lively and happy atmosphere that makes learning and international communication enjoyable．Young people can have fun, but also gain considerable skills in English．

　　A full day in London is always included, as well as other places of cultural interest．Students of all cultures are welcomed as our aim is to create a summer school which can truly be described as International．

　　When we return your child to you at the end of their stay, we hope they will feel enriched by their experience with us and will look forward to returning to meet friends made at International Summer School the following year, as so many do．

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　　Do you have a dream, something you always see yourself doing? Perhaps you see yourself as a lawyer, businessman, or even a scientist．Whatever it is, don't let it die．

　　A dream is a wonderful thing．It can give you hope for your future and encourage you to try when all odds are against you．

　　However, there are dream killers that want to kill your dream．They may tell you that it is impossible for you, that you are not smart enough or that it's never been done before．However, many times the biggest dream killer is yourself．

　　Don't let fear, doubt or lack of finances prevent you from fulfilling(实现)your dream．Talk back to these killers, “I can and fulfill my dream．” You may have to do this every day．The more often you talk to your heart that you can do it, the more safely your dream will be held within you．

　　It is very important to take steps towards fulfilling your dream．For me, in order to fulfill my dream of one－day owning my own magazine, I needed to go back to school and finish my college degree．For you, it may be something different．You know deep inside what the voice of your dream calls for．Don't be afraid and just do it．Try not to let too much time go by．Time is another one of those dream killers．

　　Think about the words of a song by Yolanda Adams, “Keep the dream alive．Don't let it die．If something deep inside keeps inspiring you to try, don't stop．And never give up．Don't ever give up on you．Sometimes, life can place a stumbling block in your way．But you have to keep the faith．”

　　When you dream, dream big and never give up．Your dream is just yours．Never let anyone tell you that your dream can't happen－it can! Keep seeing yourself do what's never been done before．As you continue to feed your dream and protect it, not only will you keep it alive, but it will come true．

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　　When Callie Rogers won almost 1.9 million pounds on the lottery(彩票)at l6, she hoped it would help her put her troubles behind her．The teenager came from a broken home, had dropped out of school and was living in lotal authority care．

　　Rogers, from Cumbria, England, won the National Lottery in 2003．Then she went on a massive spending spree, splashing out on four homes for her family, flash cars, designer clothes, partying and breast implants．A fortnight after her win she married and had two children．But then she spent 250, 000 pounds on cocaine and suffered depression．Earlier this year she lost custody of her children because of her mental state．

　　She became addicted to drugs and attempted suicide three times as her life unraveled．She says the money brought her only misery－and now she is down to her last 100, 000 pounds, she has never been happier．

　　Now 22, she said：“Just a few months ago I was taking too many drugs and hated myself．I simply did not want to live any more．But now I have a new man and am finally becoming the woman I want to be．”

　　“I need to get my act together and make my kids proud, and for the first time I really do think that's possible．” She credits her new boyfriend with giving her the stable home life she has always craved, and she now hopes to go to college and eventually become a counselor．“After all I've endured, I think I have a lot of advice to offer,” she said．

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　　In his 1930 essay “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren “, John Keynes, acconmist, ewrote that human needs fall into two classes：absolute needs, which are indupe what other have, and relative needs, which make us feel superior to our fellows He thought alough relative needs may indeed be insatible(无止境的)this isnottrue ofabsolute

　　Keynes wans surely correct that only a small part of total spending id decided by the super iority He was gretly mistaken, however, in seeting this desive as the only source of demands

　　Decisions to spend are also driven by ideas of quality which can influnce the den almost all goods, including even basic goods like food．When a couple goes out for an anm dinner, for example, the thought of feeling superior to others probably never comes to them．The goal is to share a special meal that stands out from other meals．

　　There are no obvious limits to the escalation of demand for quality．For example, porsche famous car producer, has a model which was considered perhaps the best sport car on the mark Priced at over ＄120,000, it handles perfectly well and has great speen acceleration．But in 200 the producer introduced some changes which made the model slightly better in handling acceleration．People who really care about cars find these small improvemenmts exciting．To them, however, they must pay almost four times the price．

　　By placing the desire to be superior to other at the heart of his description of nisation demands, Keynes actually reduced such demands．However, the desire for higher quality has natural limits．

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　　To take the apple as a forbidden fruit is the most unlikely strory the Christians(基督教徒)ever cooked up．For them, the forbidden fruit from Eden is evil(邪恶的)．So when Colu brought the tomato back from South America, a land mistakenly considered to be eden, ever jumped to be the obvious conclusion．Wrongly taken as the apple of Eden, the tomato was shut o the door of Europeans．

　　What made it particularly terrifying was its similarity to the mandrake, a plant that was the to have come from Hell(地狱)．What earned the plant its awful reputation was its roots w looked like a dried-up human body occupied by evil spirits．Tough the tomato and the man were quite different except that both had bright red or yellow fruit, the general population consio them one and the same, to terrible to touch．

　　Cautious Europeans long ignored the tomato, and until the early 1700s most of the We people continued to drag their feet．In the 1880s, the daughter of a well-known plant expert that the most interestinig part of an afternoon tea at her father's house had been the “introduction this wonderful new fruit-or is it a vegetable?”As late as the twentieth century some writers classed tomatoes with mandrakes as an”evil fruit”．

　　But in the end tomatoes carried the day．The hero of the tomato was an American named R Johnson, and when he was publicly going to eat the tomato in 1820, people journeyed for hun of miles to watch him drop dead．”Wha are you afraid of?”he shouted．”I'll show you fools these things are good to eat!” Then he bit into the tomato．Some people fainted．But he sur and, according to a local story, set up a tomato-canning factory．

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　　There is no better way to enjoy Scottish traditions than going fishing and tasting a little whisky(威士忌)at a quiet place like the Inverlochy Castle．When Queen Victoria visited the in 1873 she wrote in her diary, “I never saw a lovelier spot,” And she didn't even go fishing．

　　Scotland is not easily defined．In certain moments, this quiet land of lakes and grass mountains changes before your very eyes．When evening gently sweeps the hillside into orange, the rivers, teeming with fish, can turn into streams of gold．As you settle down with just a people and a basket on the bank of River Orchy, near the Inverlochy castle, any frustration will float away as gently as the circling water．It's just you and purple, pink, white flowers, a perfect harmony．If you are a new comer to fishing, Learning the basics form a fishing leave you with a lifetime's fun．Four many, fishing is more than a sport; it is an art

　　Scotland offers interesting place where you can rest after a long day's fishing．Set wild mountain and hidden behind woodland, the beautiful Inverlochy Castle Hotel below the a perfect place to see the beauty of Scotland's mountains．Ben Nevis is the highest of mountains, and reaching its 1342-metre top is a challenge．But it's not just what goes matters; what comes down is unique．More than 900 metres high, on the mountain's north an all-important source of pure water．Its name comes form the Gaelic language “usqueb “water of life”; And it is the single most important ingredient(原料)in scotland's best know whisky．

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　　Top lists are lecturing people on everything from"100 books to read "．

　　Aren't you just tired of being told what to do with your time?

　　Now you have a list to end all lists!

　　Take a look at the following two examples from the list of "101 things not to do"：

　　Swim with Dolphins(海豚)?

　　Swimming with dolphins is one of the world's most profitable tourist activities．However, every dolphin will welcome having their busy, tiring day interrupted by tourists screaming pushing around them in the water．Worse yet, when dolphins get too near to the boats loaded tourists, they could get caught up in ropes and killed by propellers(螺旋桨)．

　　Here's a little secret．Dolphins look like smiling at you, but actually they're just opening mouths．

　　Go to See the Mona Lisa?

　　There must be something about the mysterious(神秘的)smile．The 6 million people who the lady in the Louvre every year can't all be wrong, after all．But they can be quite anno standing in front of you, holding up their cameras to prevent you from seeing anything．In fact hard for you to see the painting clearly because you have to stay away from it for security read．After queuing for hours, many tourists can remain in front of the painting only for 15 secor most．

　　If the mysterious lady in the picture knew her fate, she wouldn't just be smiling, she laughing．

　　So, still long to see the Mona Lisa? If you want to find out more about the list, read 101 Tings NOT to Do Before You Die．Visit www．not2dobeforeidie．co．uk and buy the book at a 20％ disc．

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　　One of my wongerful memories is about a Christmas gift．Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装)．

　　On September 11^th, 1958, Mum gave birth to Richard．After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying,”I promised you a gift, and here it is．” What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own．I played with it day and night．I sang to it．I told it stories．I told it over and over how much I loved it!

　　One morning, however, I found its bed empty．My doll was gone! I cried for it．Mun wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital．It had a fever．For several days, I head mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”,“pitiful”，and “dying”, which sounded ominous．

　　Christmas was coming, don't expect any presents this year ”Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room．I'd never seen him cry before．

　　The phone rang early on Christmas morning．Dad jumped out of bed to answer it．From my bedroom I heard him say．”what? he's all right?” he hung up and shouted upstairs．”The hospital said we can bring Richard home!”

　　“thank god!”I heard Mum cry．

　　From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car．I had never seen them happy．And I was also full of joy．What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home．I downstairs．My sccks still hung there flat．But I knew they were not empty; they were filled w love!

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