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　　Today most Chinese teenagers are happy to be favored by two parents and four grandparents in their families．But have you ever thought about how to take care of four to twelve old people when you grow up and get married? This could be a problem for most Chinese youths as China is entering a new stage of an aging society．

　　An aging society refers to one where 10 percent or more of its population is over 60．By the end of 2007, Chinese over 60 years old have made up 11.7 percent of the nation's total population．“China is getting old before becoming rich, ”said Cai Chuang, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences．The population increase that has powered Chinese growth for three decades will give way over the next ten years to a rapid aging of the society．This will lead to weaker economic growth, because of a lack of labor resources．

　　As a result of the family planning policy, it is expected that the country's total working population will decrease after 2015．

　　China is not the only country getting old．More that 60 countries have become aging societies and one in three people in the European Union is a senior citizen．

　　However, experts said that China doesn't have a highly developed social security network to support the old．Social security is an insurance program protecting those in need, including the old, the disabled and others．

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　　His first successful fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa．Then, as the first black president, he fought to unite the country and organize the government．Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS．

　　On March 19 the 82-year-old, former president, hosted his second AIDS-awareness concert．He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease．

　　Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa in 1918．He was adopted by the chief of his tribe and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life．

　　But he refused to be a chief when his people lived under racial discrimination(歧视)．He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa．Before 1990, under the country's Racial Segregation Law, colored and white people lived separately．Black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus．Blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people even when there were only a few of them on board．

　　For his opposition to the system, Mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison．He was freed in 1990 and became the president of the country after the first election were held in which everyone could vote．

　　Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches．He was also a trained boxer and fought in the ring when he was young．

　　“Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one's body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat”, he wrote in his autobiography．

　　As a skillful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS．He hopes to win another victory against AIDS．

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　　Have you ever heard the old saying, "Never judge a book by its cover"? This is a good rule to follow when trying to judge the intelligence of others．Some people have minds that shine only in certain situations．A young people with an unusual gift in writing may find himself speechless in the presence of a pretty girl when he speaks．He may not be able to find the right words．But don't make mistake of thinking him stupid, with a pen and a paper, he can express himself better than anybody．

　　Other people may fool you into overestimating(过高估计)their intelligence by putting up a good front．A student who listens attentively and takes notes in class is sure to make a favorable impression on his teachers．But when it comes to exams, he may score near the bottom of the class．

　　It all boils down to this：you can't judge someone by appearance．The only way to determine a person's intelligence is to get to know him．Then you can see how he reacts to different situations．The more situation you see, the better your judgment is likely to be．So take your time．Don't judge a book by its cover．

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　　Were you born in the 1990s? Do you think you are different from older generations? As there has been considerable discussion about “the post 1990s” in newspapers and on the Internet recently, people including the group themselves, have begun to look at some things that help shape their culture．Do you find them true?

　　1．Jay Chou He is not handsome．When he hums no one can understand him．But the 28 year old Taiwan singer has stolen the hearts of many boys and girls who were born in the 1990s．They are crazy about him．Huang Kaiqin, a 16 year old Shanghai student, said，“I love him! I love everything from his lyrics to his melody(旋律), and to his attitude toward the life．”

　　2．PSP Its full name is Play Station Portable and it's a Sony product for game fans．Teens love it because PSP is better than the Game Boy in terms of pictures, controls and choices of games．With a PSP you can also play MP3 or MP4, watch movies and so on．

　　3．Naruto Among all the popular cartoons and comic books, the Japanese manga series has been this generation's favorite read．Naruto, who was orphaned at birth, grows from being a naughty boy to a powerful ninja(日本武士)．Naruto teaches readers that honor is very important and not to give up, even if something is hard to achieve．

　　4．iPods MP3s are not in any way, shape or form．But the iPod is amazing because it is a complete library of music in your hand．Post 90s are always excited about the latest product．

　　5．Tuzki Tuzki, the white and hairy baby rabbit, was not born until January this year．But Tuzki's popularity has been spreading quickly among post 90s who like QQ and MSN．Wang Lin, a college student, created the cool little rabbit．

　　6．Chat lingo On the Internet, the chat lingo is cool and convenient．But one day, teachers notice a new generation of errors entering their students' essays．Words such as “3Q”，“ORZ” and “b4” confuse adults but are part of teens' everyday lives．

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　　Once upon a time, there lived a rich man．He had a servant(仆人)．He and the servant loved wine and good food very much．Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house．The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that．

　　One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison(毒药)and some nice food in the house．You must take of them．” With these words, he went out．

　　But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue．After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal．Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground．When the rich man came back, he couldn't find his food and his wine．He became very angry．He woke the servant up．But the servant told his story very well．He said a cat had eaten up everything．He was afraid to be punished(惩罚), so he drank the poison to kill himself．

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Dear mum,

　　I don't think you understand my life．You think I should be studying all the time．I know you want me to find a good job when I grow up, but I would like to have a wonderful time, too．You never think about fun things for me to do like music , sports．Two days ago , when I was watching a football game on TV, you asked me to stop and do my homework．After finishing my homework, still I wasn't allowed to read my football magazines, You said I had to go to bed early．That was bad enough, but yesterday was the worst day．I bought some computer games , and put them in my bag so that you wouln't see them．I told you I had to do my homework first．I know it was wrong to lie(说谎)to you , but you told me that Dad would talk to me later．Mum, I didn't quite like what you did to me!I really love you , Mum, but I wish you could try not to be so hard on me．

　　Love

Zhang Ning

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　　There are some easy things you can do to protect the environment and the earth．Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own．

　　Plant flowers , grass or trees．

　　Whenever you visit a park or a beach , take away what you bring there－keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin．

　　Turn off the lights , Tv sets when you leave the room．This saves a lot of electricity．

　　Turn off the tap(水龙头)when you brush your teeth．You can save some water by not letting it run．Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup , because this saves paper．

　　Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in．

　　Give your old books and magazines to library instead of throwing them away．

　　Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away．

　　Use both sides of paper．

　　Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby．

　　Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth．

　　You don't have to wait until Earth Day to do these things．Make every day Earth Day．

　　If everyone make's a contribution to protecting the environment , the world will become much more beautiful．

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Many students in China are learning English．Some of these students are small children．Others are teenagers(十几岁的青少年)．Many are adults．Some learn at school, others study by themselves．A few learn English language(语言)over the radio, on television, or in films．One must work hard to learn another language．Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question．Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects．They study their own language and maths and English．．．Some people learn English because it is useful for their work．Many people often learn English for their higher sutdies, because at college or university(大学)some of their books are in English．Other people learn English because they want to read newspaper and magazines in English．

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　　When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to grandma's generation．Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday best．But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware(粗陶)and stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual-Friday look．For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort．For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times．

　　Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs -- one-fifth of its total workforce．That brings to more than 4, 000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery(陶瓷)region．Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier．

　　Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts．A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company "has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend" toward casual dining．Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or they eat in front of television．

　　Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone casual．In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it's better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a "real" dinner party．Too often, the perfect moment never comes．Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? Forget it．Polish the silver? Who has time?

　　Yet the loss of formality has its down side．The fine points of etiquette(礼节)that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents(" Chew with your mouth closed．" "Keep your elbows off the table．")must be picked up else-where．Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be able professionally but inexperienced socially．

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　　If you ask about the hottest star in South Korea this year, you will certainly hear the name Rain．The 22-year-old singer is powerful and energetic on stage．His dances and voice are great! On December 18, Rain and other Korean stars, including Baby V, O, X and As One, amazed their fans at the concert “Night of Love” in Beijing．“I love his small eyes and good build(体格),” Said Hanna Kim, 12, a Korean girl who studies in China, “He's a nice person．”

　　Rain's real name is Jung Ji Hoon(郑智薰)．His music teacher thinks his eyes are wet and smiles are sunny．He wrote lots of the songs on his first CD during rainy days．So his teacher gave him the name Rain．

　　When he was a child, he liked to be quiet．He wasn't good at studying．So no one noticed this tall boy in class．But he surprised his classmates in Grade Six．He danced for them all．Everyone looked at him in a different way．So he began to dance more．“I enjoy dancing,” he said．Rain really wanted to sing and dance．He worked hard at school, so that his father would let him dance．He gave up rugby(橄榄球)and put all his time and energy into dancing．When his mother died four years ago, he held the sadness in and kept on practising day and night．

　　Now Rain has won awards with his music．His CDs have sold millions and he has acted in TV shows．Rain doesn't want to sing forever, though．He dreams of doing a different job．“When I stop singing, I'd like to design clothes．Being a designer is my childhood(童年)dream,” he said．

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