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　　The Rockford police chief and some city officials want to install(安装)video cameras in all 100 police cars．They think this will reduce the number of lawsuits(法律诉讼)．In the last five years, Rockford has paid out more than five million dollars to settle about 40 lawsuits．

　　The chief said, "If cameras had been in those cars．we wouldn't have had to pay one cent．We're always pulling over drunks or drug users who try to fight the police or shoot them．Then they always claim that the police start beating them first or start shooting at them first．"

　　The cost of installing cameras will be about ＄500 each．The city council(委员会)will vote on the proposal next Monday．Ten of the 13 council members said that they like the idea．One member said that it makes good sense．

　　The police officers enthusiastically support camera use．One officer said that too many people think the police often lie; cameras would show citizens that police tell the truth．"The money that we've been spending on lawsuits will be better spent on more cameras, " said one officer．

　　Citizen opinions to the idea of police car cameras are mixed．One person, said that the police should have started doing this years ago when video cameras were invented．But an elderly man strongly objected．'These police are trying to stick their nose into everything, " he said．He was going to attend the council meeting to condemn the proposal．He hoped that other citizens would join him．

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　　A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle(/JC^C)between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet．He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn't possibly imagine how this had happened．It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out he would never hear the end of it．When the girls found out, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived．

　　He prayed this prayer, “Dear God, I need help now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat! ”He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered．As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water．Susie tripped(绊倒)in front of the teacher and dumped(倒)the bowl of water in the boy's lap．The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while was saying to himself, “Thank you．Lord! ”

　　Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy was the object of sympathy．The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out．All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk．The sympathy was wonderful．But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been transferred to someone else-Susie．She tried to help, but they told her to get out．

　　When school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, "You did that on purpose, didn't you? " Susie whispered back, "I wet my trousers once, too! "

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　　The Japanese economy is at a standstill, Japan's government has said, as concerns about the strong yen(日元)continue to grow．The recovery in the economy was "pausing", the Cabinet Office said in a monthly statement．

　　It is the most negative the government has been about the economy in nearly two years．The rising yen and a slowdown in global demand for Japanese exports was blamed for the setback．

　　In recent months, the government has insisted that the economy is "picking up"．But it said it now expected the economy to remain weak for some time, with "weakening" exports being a chief concern．It said shipments to Asia in particular were becoming weaker, further hitting exporters that are already suffering from the strong yen．

　　The yen remains near a 15-year high against the US dollar, despite the financial interference(干预)in the currency markets last month for the first time in six years．

　　Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan(菅直人)has also passed a 5.1tn yen(＄63bn)stimulus package in an effort to protect exporters who have seen the poor exchange rate eat into their profits．At the close of markets in Tokyo, the yen was trading at 81.44 yen to the dollar, just off the high of 81.27 yen．

　　"If the economy turns out as expected, we may end up describing the current situation as a soft patch, " one of the government officials said, "But if it comes under further downward pressure, it could end up slipping into recession．(衰退)"

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阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house．Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences．He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain．” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn't have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy．I really got a lot from mountain-climbing．It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience．

　　Once we climbed a very high mountain．It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old．During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs．I wanted to quit climbing．In fact, I hated it at that mountain, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can't see it before you reach the top．Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life．” At that time, I was too young to understand his words．But later after that, I got new hope and confidence．I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal(水晶)．

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　　Until last year, the greatest sorrow of my life was that my wife Alice and I couldn't have any children．To make up for this in a small way, we always invited all the children on our street to our house each Christmas morning for breakfast．We would decorate the house for the children．And after the meal we gave each of them a wrapped package．

　　But last year, about six weeks before Christmas, Alice died．I decided not to invite the children over for the traditional Christmas breakfast．But Kathy and Peter, my next door neighbors, asked me to join them and their three children for dinner on Christmas Eve．

　　As soon as I arrived and had my coat off, Kathy asked me, “Do you have any milk at your house? ” “Yes, ” I replied．“If you need some, I'll go right away．” “Oh, that's all right．Come and sit down．The kids have been waiting for you．Just give Peter your keys．”

　　After dinner they drove me home．Only then did I notice that Peter had left a light on when he borrowed the milk-and that someone had decorated my windows．

　　When I opened the door, I saw that the whole house had been decorated with a Christmas tree, and all other decorations．At that moment, I wished that I could still put on the breakfast, but I had made no preparations．

　　Early the next morning, a five-year-old boy with a package of sweet rolls rang my bell．Before I could ask him what was going on, he was joined by two of his friends．Within fifteen minutes, my house was alive with all the children on my street, and I had all the food I needed for the usual festive breakfast．At about nine-thirty, though, I had another surprise．Kathy Zack came to my back door．“I brought something for you, ” she said, setting a shopping bag on the counter．

　　Inside the bag were individually wrapped packages, each bearing the name of one of the children and signed, “Merry Christmas from Grandpa Melowski．”

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　　My Love,

　　It is with the fondest regards that I am writing this letter．When I think of you, my heart skips a beat and my knees grow weak．I need you．I want you．I long for you．

　　We've shared moments of real joy when I've given myself to you．In the kitchen．On the couch．In my bedroom．

　　But my family and friends are starting to get worried．You've changed me．I do not like the person I see in the mirror．I've stopped going to the beach because I want you with me at all times and you can't stand the heat．I no longer enjoy shopping with my girlfriends because I can see you on every inch of my body and so can they．I cannot hide my love affair with you any more because it is written all over my face．And my arms．And my legs．And my abdomen(腹部)．

　　Being with you has been great．The satisfaction I get from one night with you is unlike any other．Although, the regret and disappointment I now experience in the morning is increasing．

　　I am writing this letter to you because I know that I am not strong enough to see you again．You are harmful and bad for me．I need a clean break．I cannot see you any more no matter how hard you try to win me back．I know you are everywhere but I will be strong．Your inviting smell can no longer attract me．Your ability to know exactly what I want when I want it can no longer win me over．This is not going to be easy and I know I am going to miss you more than anything I've ever given up before．But I will be better for it in the end．

　　So, I am writing to you with passion(激情), begging you to stay out of my life．We’ve had fun together but it's time I got over you．Goodbye, my love．Goodbye, chocolate．

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　　Rolling up her sleeves to make a cup of tea, Sarah Brown set the tone for the day．While their husbands tried to rescue the global economy, Mrs．Brown and Michelle Obama showed there are other, smaller ways to make a difference．The two women demonstrated their down-to-earth touch as they visited a cancer care centre in London yesterday morning．While Mrs．Obama busied herself with talking to patients and families, Mrs．Brown put the kettle on．

　　The First Lady was introduced to Trudi Cogdell, who is currently on her third course of treatment to give her the maximum time possible with her children．The 44-year-old mother said last night that she expected Mrs．Obama to keep her distance．Instead, the Frist Lady hugged Mrs．Cogdell's two youngest children –Maysie, eight, and five-year old Presley．Mrs．Cogdell, who is married to John, 38, said： “Staff told me that I'd be sitting on the sofa with my kids and she'd stand a few metres away．But as soon as she walked in the door she came and sat down right next to me．She said “Come on, big hugs”, and she embraced me and my two children．She added： “She was asking a lot about my cancer．It's terminal．They can't do anything．”

　　I’ve got cancer in my breasts, liver and bones and I'm my third course of my cancer．Michelle just said, “Be strong”．She said, “You know what you’re doing, stay positive, keep going．” I told her I'm not going anywhere．I pointed to my two kids Maysie and Presley and told her that was why．I’ve got three older children, I can't leave them．Maggie's Centre, which helps cancer sufferers and their families with information, practical advice and emotional support, was opened last April by Mrs．Brown．

　　Despite an undoubtedly busy schedule, the President's wife remained relaxed, introducing herself to everyone personally as Michelle．

　　The first Wives met at Downing Street before breakfast and traveled to the cancer centre together．

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　　Students are often prone to(倾向于)fall under huge credit card debt due to some common mistakes done with credit cards for students．Below are some of the common mistakes that students usually make with their student credit cards．

　　Students make many mistakes while choosing student credit card．For instance：

　　Instant sign up for the first card offer：

　　This is the most common mistake that most students tend to commit．As they step into college, they get many credit card offers from numerous credit firms．If you are not serious about this and just sign up for the first credit card offer, chances are more to lose those good offers coming after a while．Thus, wait and look out for some reasonable offers．

　　Often, students are attracted by card offers that offer goodies such as T-shirts, video games, and DVDs．Always try to avoid committing this mistake．You need to understand that these goodies are just promotional offers．Hence, always sign up after comparing and reading the terms and conditions of at least three or four credit card companies thoroughly．

　　Using beyond the credit limit：

　　This is another common mistake．Often, these credit cards come with a huge credit limit, but this does not imply to spend your entire credit limit．It is important to keep the credit card balances always below 50％ of total credit card limit．If you make use of the entire credit limit on expenditures, it may reflect on your credit report．In addition, you will have a tough time to pay off your balances on time, if you get into the habit of spending your entire limit．

　　Irregularity in Monthly Installment：

　　This is one biggest mistake, which students do with these credit cards．They ignore their monthly installments or skip them．In such cases, credit firms either increase the ARP(Annual Percentage Rate), or charge some penalty fees or withdraw all your rewards and exclusive rights．To worsen, they may even decrease your credit limit．Incurred dues are the common cause of debts due to these credit cards．

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　　Ever since news of widespread food recalls caused by a carcinogenic dye broke, there has been confusion(混淆)over possible links to the country of the same name, but Sudan officials say there is no connection whatever．

　　Sudan 1 is a red industrial dye(颜料)that has been found in some chilli powder, but was banned in food products across the European Union(EU)in July 2003．

　　Since the ban was put in place, EU officials have been trying to remove some food products from the shelves．So far 580 products have been recalled．

　　Last week Sudan's Embassy in the United Kingdom asked the Food Standards Agency(FSA)for clarification(澄清)of the origin of the dye's name．

　　Omaima Mahmoud Al Sharief, a press official at Sudan's Embassy in China, explained the purpose of the inquiry was to clear up any misunderstanding over links between the country and the poisonous dye．

　　"We want to keep an eye on every detail and avoid any misunderstanding there, " she said．"Our embassy to Britain asked them how the dye got that name and whether the dye had something to do with our country．But they told us there was no relationship．"

　　The FSA, an independent food security watchdog in Britain, received a letter from the Sudanese embassy last week．

　　"They asked us why the dye is named Sudan, however, we also do not know how it got the name, " she said．"People found the dye in 1883 and gave it the name．Nobody knows the reason, and we cannot give any explanation before we find out．"

　　Sudan dyes, which include Sudan 1 to 4, are red dyesused for colouring oils, waxes, petrol, and shoe and floor polishes．They are classified as carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer．

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　　Anthony Horowitz was miserable as a child．He was, as he put it, “not very bright” and couldn't win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his “clever” older brother．At age 8, Horowitz was sent away to an abusive boarding school in his native England, even though he screamed and pleaded(恳求)with his parents year after year not to send him．“The thought was, ‘It'll be good for him, ’” he recalled．

　　It was not．Horowitz did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied for five years．“My teachers couldn't have had a lower opinion of me, ” he said．“I wasn't even smart enough to rebel．The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write．When I was 10 years old, I remember asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer．”

　　Now, at the age of 55, Horowitz is one of the world's most successful children's book authors．His Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies, and the eighth book featuring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, came out this month．

　　The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14-year-old Alex Rider, an agent for the British intelligence agency M16．

　　Horowitz said he doesn't try to write for kids; it just comes out that way．“I have a feeling it's to do with purity and simplicity．I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character in the room, and get on with the action, ” he said．

　　The style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grown-ups： In both cases, it's all about entertaining people with a good story．

　　Now, Horowitz couldn't be happier with his life．He sums up his success： “…you can be anything you want to be if you just believe in yourself．I do believe it completely．”

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