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Spring Festival

　　 The Chinese New Year is called Spring Festival, it usually comes in February. There is a name for each year. It may be called the year of the dog or the year of the monkey. And this year is the year of the cock.

　　 Before the Now Year’s Day, the Chinese people usually give their houses a general cleaning.

On the last day of the old year, there is a big family dinner. All members of the family try to be present at the meal. On the first day of the new year, people go to visit their relatives and friends. As a rule, children are given some money to buy things they like.

　　 People often have a good time during the Festival.

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Give Up Smoking

　　 Smoking is a widespread habit even among school children. The number of young smokers is increasing.

　　 It is reported that over two-fifths of the students in a certain school smoke, and some of them even steal money to buy cigarettes, This is terrible.

　　 As we all know, smoking is harmful to our health. But it’s even more harmful to middle school students for it does great harm not only to their health but also to their mind.

　　 Middle school students are future builders of the country. They should spend their time learning what is useful. So it’s really time that these young smokers made up their minds to give up smoking.

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Why Do We Study English?

　　 English is one of the most widely used languages in the world. It is spoken by nearly three hundred million people： in England, the United States, Australia, Canada and many other countries. It is one of the working languages at international meetings and is more used than the others. It is said that 60 percent of the world’s radio broadcasts and 70 percent of the world’s mail are in English. Millions of books and magazines are written in English, too. English is really a bridge to knowledge. With the help of English we can learn modern science and technology faster and better form the developed countries. In this way we can serve our country better.

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The Ways for Reading

　　 To read successfully requires correct ways of reading. Here are some suggestions：

　　 (1) Choose books which are neither too difficult nor too easy for you. If you find it too hard to go on with the book, just put it aside for the moment and change for an easier one;

　　 (2) Choose books that not only interest you but also benefit you, for reading is not always for fun only;

　　 (3) Some books are to be read roughly, but some must be read slowly and carefully. Don’t forget to take some notes whenever you feel it necessary;

　　 (4) Don’t be shy to ask questions. Anyone who knows more than you do can be your teacher;

　　 (5) Make good use of dictionaries, for dictionaries are your best teachers.

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　　 September 10 is our Teachers’ Day. In the afternoon, Zhonghua school held a celebration meeting, at which more than twenty old teachers each were praised with a medal for their over thirty years of teaching. Our principal made an enthusiastic speech at the meeting, and then the representative of the teachers and students gave a talk to us. After the meeting. We started performances played by some teachers and students, which were very interesting and instructive. We all had a wonderful time. I think we all should respect the teachers, engineers of human soul.

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　　 During my high school years, I found physics, chemistry and maths specially interesting. Actually, I was interested in many subjects, such as biology, history, geography and English. But somehow I simply couldn’t remember the events of history or the facts about geography. I couldn’t remember the some of the English idioms well either. On the other hand, physics, chemistry and maths were easy for me to learn. After considering carefully my interests and talents, I felt that science might be the best choice for me. So I was determined to study natural science at college. After graduating from college, I would like to return to school to teach .

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Attention please.

　　 There will be a talk on the education of high school in America from 2：00 to 4：30 p.m. on September 25th in Room 105. The talk will be given by Professor Li Ming Guo, who has just been back from a visit to America. All students in Senior Two are to attend it. Please be on time and bring your pens and notebooks. Students from other grades are welcome. Thank you.

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Attention please：

　　 In order to keep our library in good order, we make some rules of borrowing books. Everyone in our school must obey them.

　　 (1) The library opens from 3：00~5：00 p.m.

　　 (2) Everyone must use his own card to borrow books.

　　 (3) Everyone can only borrow one book from the library once.

(4) Every book may be kept for a month. If you want to keep it longer, you must

　 renew it .

(5) If someone loses the books, he must pay for them.

(6) Some important books are not allowed to be taken out of the library. We hope

　 all of the classmates keep the rules strictly and we also hope that our library

　 will take on a new look very soon.

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　　 Mr. Liu Jin, aged 39, is working in a factory in Shanghai as a chemical engineer.

　　 After he graduated from Nanjing University in 1978, he was sent to Tokyo University to study the chemical engineering. Through his hard work for 4 years, he achieved remarkable result in scientific research and received a doctor’s degree in 1982. A Japanese company manager tried hard to invite him to work and promised to give him a good salary but he didn’t accept it. In 1983 he returned to China without any hesitation. He has made up his mind to devote all his life to our country.

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　　 It is very hot in the summer and in the evenings, nobody likes staying at home. People walk in the street or sit in the open. We have a special summer cinema and my friends and I often go there. There are tall trees all around, it is very cool, sometimes the films are not very good, but we do not mind. The stars shine in the sky, and there is often a large bright moon. We can enjoy a cool evening there.

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