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Our English Teacher

　　 Our English teacher is a middle-aged woman. She has taught English for more than twenty years. She works very hard and has been a model teacher for many years.

　　 She is kind to us. but she is rather strict with us. She always encourages us to speak and read more English. She often tells us that “practice makes perfect.”

　　 She is very good at teaching and tries hard to make every lesson lively and interesting. She often gives us slide shows, teaches us English songs and helps us to put on short English plays.

　　 She loves us and is always ready to help us. In fact, she is not only our good teacher but also our good friend. We all respect and love her.

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Spare-time Art Education in Shanghai

　　 Tens of thousands of children is Shanghai are receiving art training in their spare time. More than 450 spare-time schools are helping the children in music, dancing, painting and calligraphy. Shanghai Children’s Art School, which has 16 branches and over 6,000 pupils, is the biggest of all.

　　 Parents send their children to different schools to their different interests. The children have learned a lot of new knowledge which cannot be learned from books.

　　 Spare-time art schools are supported by many parents. This new kind of school will surely be run better and better.

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Early Rising

　　 Early rising benefits us in many ways.

　　 First, it helps to keep us fit. We all need fresh air. But air is never so fresh as early in the morning. Besides, by taking morning exercises we can improve our health.

　　 Second, it can help us in our studies. In the morning we can learn more quickly.

　　 Third, it can enable us to plan our work for the day. We cannot work well without a proper plan. Early rising can also give us enough time to get ready for our work..

　　 So we say that those who always get up late should make great effort to get up early.

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How Cities Began

　　 Do you know how cities began?

　　 Long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from place to place, hunting animals for food. No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They began to live near one another. And so the first villages grew. Many people came to work in the villages. The villages grew very big. From there the cities began.

　　 When machines came along, life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities grew very big.

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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 .