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The following are introductions to some programs that BBC I London will show on TV．

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　　There has been an outpouring of love for, a 23-year-old disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer(美容师)tried to trim(修剪)its claws．

　　Calls and e-mails came from as far away as the Upper Peninsula and Arizona as well as Oakland and Macomb counties, offering Laurie Crouch, who uses a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis(硬化症), everything from dogs to money, such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said, “ I would like to buy her a new dog．”

　　A story about the death of Crouch's pet, Gooch, was printed on the front page of Macomb Daily．Crouch said a man sat on the dog to trim its nails．Gooch died after one claw was trimmed．

　　Crouch yelled at the groomer to stop when she saw Gooch was struggling to breathe, but she said she was ignored．“If I could have walked, I would have put my hands on her and pulled her off my dog and physically stopped her, but I can't do that．” Gooch was not a trained service animal, but naturally helped Crouch by picking up things for her．

　　“This case is absolute animal abuse(虐待), ” Larry Obrecht, division manager of the Oakland County Animal Shelter in Auburn Hills, said．

　　People who read the story contacted Oakland Press to offer help．A message, from Rebecca Amett of Giggles N Wiggles Puppy Rescue, in Roseville, said, “We have puppies to donate … and want to help the young woman who lost her service dog．”

　　“When Gooch was with me, I was happy, ” Crouch said, “I think I can be happy again but no animal can replace Gooch．There's never going to be another Gooch out there but I think I will find a dog that can bring me joy again．”

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　In America, seldom do you go anywhere without hearing a principle called WIN-WIN．It sounds strange to me at first because throughout my childhood, I have always been taught to try everything possible to win an upper-hand, rather than to help other people win．However, as time goes by, I have gradually comprehended the essence(真谛)of WIN-WIN principle; it is the attitude of seeking mutual benefit．

　　When I was little, 1 used to play Chinese checkers(跳棋)which include two basic tactics(战术)：One is to create paths for yourself; the other is to block the passages of your rival(对手)．Players may apply these two totally different approaches in the game, but the key for the player to win is to continuously create paths for him even if his opponent may take advantage of it．Finally he can always reach the destination a few steps ahead of the other player．Meanwhile, some player may take another approach to prevent his opponent from moving-forward at all costs．By this he may get a short-term benefit, but couldn't fix attention on the final goal, thus he would never truly develop further．

　　In the 1990s, a strategy called WIN-WIN became widespread in the western world．Its core is to achieve your objective while giving other people some benefits, so there is no real loser．One example of applying the WIN-WIN principle is the voluntary system in US．Most Americans advocate the spirit of social service and voluntary contribution．In US, schools and children organizations usually encourage and support kids to be engaged in community service so that the voluntary spirit can be enrooted in their minds from childhood．Moreover, a crucial(决定性的)standard for universities to judge new students is whether they have worked for the community or not．

　　In China, it is quite usual that some people are too selfish and never take other people's interests into consideration, while someone who really has courage to do something for the public is often called "foolish" or "stupid"．Actually helping other people can be of great delight for the helper, for he can also learn something crucial for his life such as sympathy, care, devotion, etc．So only if you take other people's interests into earnest consideration can you assure your own gain．

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　The cost of medical care in the United States is very high．The time and money that doctors spend on their medical education is probably one reason for this problem．

　　A visit to a doctor's office costs from fifteen to fifty dollars．It is almost important for people to pay for the medical care they need．Many people in the United States think that doctors are overpaid．Most doctors however disagree．They say that they were required to study medicine for a long time．Tuition(学费)for many years of medical education costs a lot of money．Doctors say that it is necessary for most medical students to borrow money from bank to pay their tuition．Because their money must be repaid to the bank yong doctors need to receive a lot of money for their work．So they charge people high prices for medical care．

　　Therefore, it is possible that the high cost of medical care in America is unnecessary．Because high tuition is one cause of high costs?one way to lower costs would be to have medical schools that are free or have low tuition．

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers．Our car looked like a flower shop inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and then my wife noticed the cupboard．

　　It was tall and narrow, and it stood outside a furniture shop．“ Buy it, ” she said at once．“We'll carry it home on the roof-rack(行李架)．I’ve always wanted one like that．”

　　What could I do? Ten minutes later I was ￡20 poorer, and the cupboard was tied on to the roof-rack．The police even stopped traffic to let us through．Carrying furniture was a good idea．

　　After a time my wife said, ”There is a long line of cars behind．Why don't they overtake(超车), I wonder? ”

　　In fact a police car did overtake．The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed．But then with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic．The police car stopped at our village church．One of the officers came to me．I was puzzled．“Thanks, officer, ” I said．“You’ve been very kind．I have just down the road．”

　　He was staring at our load：first at the flowers, then at the cupboard．“Well, well, ” he said, laughing, “It's a cupboard you’ve got here! We thought it was…er, something else．”

　　My wife began to laugh．Then the truth hit me like a stone between the eyes．I smiled at the officer．“Yes, it's a cupboard, but thanks again．” I drove home as fast as I could．

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　　America is growing older．Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older．Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65．The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways-education, medicine and business．Quietly, the grayingof America has made us a very different society-one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages．

　　A person's age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage of health．There's no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family．The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn't as strong as it used to be．It doesn't surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time．Public ideas are changing．Many people say, " I am much younger than my mother or my father was at my age．" No one says "Act your age" any more．We've stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways．

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　　An Australian-based scientist announced yesterday he had made a step forward in forensic(用于法庭的)DNA testing so that an individual can be identified by a single cell．

　　Ian Findlay, from the Australian Genome Research Facility at the University of Queensland, said current DNA testing required 200 to 500 cells to gain a similar level of accuracy．"What we have done has brought that down to one cell," Dr Findlay said after releasing details of his DNA testing technique at a Sydney conference．

　　The technology could allow investigators to pick up DNA identities from plastic cards and even build up a complete history of the people who have handled a paper document．

　　"You'd have to wear a space suit to stop yourself from leaving traces．You can identify cells on the paper, so you can work out where it's come from and who's touched it,” he said．

　　The technique could also be used to trace the thrower of a punch(打孔)from cells left behind on the skin of their victim．Even the wearing of latex(橡胶)gloves would not help：small cells can pass through the gloves, and the constant flow of genetic material given off by the human body would leave further evidence．

　　"We gained a skin cell from a document dating back 30 years and managed to gain a DNA fingerprint．DNA evidence can remain fresh for decades, perhaps even centuries," Dr Findlay said．"The potential for this technology to solve unsolved crimes is great, "he said．

　　But Dr Findlay, named scientist of the year in 1998 by the European Society of Human Genetics, said the new testing needed to be scientifically validated, which would take up to five years．

　　He said, "There are serious consequences taking on technologies too early．The public has to be sure that they have the utmost confidence in the security and court systems．"

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　　In the Caucasus region of Russia, nearly 50 out of every 100,000 people live to celebrate their 100^th birthday, and many don't stop at 100! By comparison, in America only 3 people in 100,000 reach 100．But these Russian old people aren't alone．The Pakistanis, who live high in the Himalaya Mountains, and the Ecuadorans of the Andes Mountains seem to share the secret of long life, too．

　　These people remain healthy in body and spirit despite the passage of time．While many older persons in industrial societies become weak and ill in their 60s and 70s, some Caucasians aged 100 to 140, work in the fields beside their great-great-grandchildren．Even the idea of aging is foreign to them．When asked “at what age does youth end?” Most of these old people had no answer．Several replied, “Well, perhaps at age 80．”

　　What accounts for this ability to survive to such old age, and to survive so well? First of all, hard physical work is a way of life for all of these long-lived people．They begin their long days of physical labor as children and never seem to stop．For example, Mr．Rustam Mamedov is 142 years of age．His wife is 116 years old．They have been married for 90 years．Mr．Mamedov has no intention of retiring from his life as a farmer．“Why? What else would I do?”he asks．

　　All these people get healthful rewards from the environment in which they work．They all come from mountainous regions．They live and work at elevations of 1,660 to 1,000 meters above sea level．The air has less oxygen and is pollution-free．This reduced-oxygen environment makes the heart and blood vessel(血管)system stronger．

　　Another factor that may contribute to the good health of these people is their isolation．To a great extent, they are separated from the pressures and worries of industrial society．

　　Inherited factors also play some role．Most of the longest-lived people had parents and grandparents who also reached very old ages．Good family genes may, therefore, be one factor in living longer．

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　　When 47-year-old volunteer Susan Boyle stepped on to the stage of Britain's Got Talent and announced she was unemployed, had never been married and “never been kissed, actually”, few in the audience would have wondered why．This Ms．Boyle, looking unfashionable, from a village in Scotland, shocked the three judges and the audience with the song “I Dreamed a Dream” from the musical Les Miserables on a show of Britain's Got Talent, one of the hottest reality shows in Britain．

　　She couldn't hide the awkwardness when walking to the center of the stage in a housedress, and everyone-including the judges-seemed laughing at her when she said she wanted to be as successful as Elaine Paige．As soon as she began singing, however, everyone present fell silent, then rose within seconds to applaud her incredible voice as the celebrity(名人)judges sat open-mouthed, and remained standing to the end．

　　After her performance, one of the judges Piers Morgan said, “Without doubt that was the biggest surprise I've had in three years of this show．When you stood there everyone was laughing at you．No one is laughing now．That was amazing．” Actress Amanda Holden followed, “I am so thrilled because I know that everybody was against you．I honestly think that we were all being cynical(愤世嫉俗的)and I think that's the biggest wake-up call ever．”

　　Susan obviously won over the hearts of millions around the world with sensation spreading across the Atlantic．Hollywood actors Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore-who between them have nearly 1.5 million followers-speak highly of her．Kutcher posted a link to the video clip(片段)．The Scottish talent made her first live American appearance via satellite connection on CBS's The Early Show, doing an interview and singing live from her room．And she already accepted an invitation from talk show host Oprah Winfrey．

　　Now Boyle has become one of the world's hottest celebrities．The video clip of her performance has been viewed more than 50 million times on YouTube, becoming a hit on the Internet．Not long ago she came to China and was warmly welcomed．

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　　In our old neighborhood, neighbors chatted over fences．Newcomers were welcomed with chocolate and bread．It had been easy to find friends there．Our new community was different．It seemed that family roots grew deep, deep as the Mississippi River that flowed past the tiny river town．

　　We'd moved to decrease my husband's distance to work．Only thirty miles．

　　After living there for six months, I was ready to move back home．I was lonely without a friend．My three boys were lonely．My husband, Lonny, seemed okay, but he spent his days at work．

　　Lonny noticed my sinking disposition．

　　“Shawnelle, you look unapproachable,” he said．He and I were sitting in lawn chairs．Samuel, our three-year-old son sat in his own little chair．

　　“What do you mean?”“Body language．You placed our chairs fifteen yards away from everyone else．”

　　“It doesn't matter．I'm not going to have friends here．” Just then Samuel looked up．“Mom's right, Dad．And we just want to go home．”

　　That's when I knew that I needed an adjustment．I didn't want my boys to learn that the way to work through a tough time was to use a wounded and bitter attitude．

　　Over the next few months I smiled when I didn't feel like it．We signed up for reading programs at the library and often visited parks and the bike path along the river．

　　One afternoon Samuel and I climbed up the stairs to the library activity room．A woman who I hadn't seen before sat at a long table with a tiny boy．

　　“Hi,” she said．“I'm Tammy．Do you need a seat? There's one right here．”

　　I sat down next to Tammy．Soon class was over, and we still had a lot to say．“Why don't you come over later?” Tammy asked．“I live on a farm．There's plenty of room for the kids to run．” We went．And since that day, we've been back a million times．

　　When I look back, I'm grateful for that tough time．I learned to persevere．I'm glad I didn't give up．

　　And as for my boys, they learned a lesson too．“Keep moving forward,” is what I tell them．“Your heart will follow．”

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