Just like any relationship, best friendships depend on trust, promise, respect and interests．When any of these elements(要素)is missing, the friendship will be hard to go on．If the trust is totally broken, you may not be able to forgive him/her．Sometimes a friendship ends because either you or your friend gets tired of putting the heart into it．This can happen when one of you finds a new friend or even a new hobby that takes up much time．Or, perhaps you find the relationship is always going in an unhealthy way and you want some distance．Other times, you simply change and want to leave each other．Sure, it seems sad at the time, but it's completely normal．Not all friendships are meant to last forever．So, what should you do if something like this happens to you?Read on for some friendly advice．

　　Whatever the reason you're breaking up with your best friend, always remember that he/she was once super important to you．Take the time to sit down privately and tell him/her what's going on and why．Don't send him/her an unpleasant e-mail or just start ignoring(不理睬)him/her．In fact, maybe he/she has known there's a problem and would be willing to have a heart-to-heart chat．If you're not sure about wanting an end forever, you could suggest you two take a break from each other．If, after a while, you realize why you became the best friends in the beginning, you can try getting back to your former behaviors．Whatever you do, be honest about your feelings while having respect for his/hers．And if you both agree the BFF thing is over, make sure not to be enemies．

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　　The children at the top of the class succeed by knowing a few basic skills that others can easily learn．According to the education experts and students themselves,．here are the secrets of top students．

　　Study is the first thing．Once the books are open or the computer is on, phone calls are unanswered, TV shows unwatched, snacks unnoticed．Study is business; business comes before everything．

　　Study anywhere or everywhere．Study times are different for different children．Some work late at night when the house is quiet．Others wake early．Still others study as soon as they come home from school．However, all agree that consistency(．持之以恒)is needed．

　　Get organized．Don't waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper．Keep everything right where one can put one's hands on it．Even for a student who doesn't keep his own study area organized, a bag or a drawer is needed to put tilings in to save time．

　　Learn how to read．The secret of good reading is to be an active reader－one who continually asks questions that lead to a full understanding of the writer's message．

　　Use your time best．Even the best students put off their work sometimes．But when that happens, they face it．“If you want to be at the top, make sure to finish the work on time．”says Christi Anderson, a top student at Lyman High School．

　　Take good notes and use them．Reading the text is important, but the teacher is going to test you on what he or she emphasized(強(qiáng)調(diào))．That's what you find in your notes．

　　Another kind of important“secret”of the top students is not so secret at all．For almost all of them, their parents' help is important．

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　　Hello, boys and girls, have you been to London?If no, let me tell you something about it．

　　London like Beijing is a major capital city with many interesting places and old buildings．Tourists like to see the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace when soldiers wear brightly colored uniforms．

　　The National Gallery has a very large collection of great paintings．In the Tower of London, you can see a collection of jewels, plates and medals as well as other items．The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben are other well-known landmarks．

　　Across the river, there is a giant wheel, called the London Eye, which you can ride on and take a bird's eye view of the city．

　　If you are interested in history, the British Museum is full of interesting items from all over the world．Westminster Abbey has the graves(墳?zāi)梗?/FONT>)of many famous British people．

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　　There are many unusual hotels around the world．In Greenland, there is a hotel made out of ice, open between December and April every year．In Turkey, there is a cave hotel with a television, furniture, and a bathroom in each room．And in Bolivia, there is the Salt Palace Hotel．

　　Thousands of years ago, the area around the Salt Palace Hotel was a large lake．But over time, all the waiter disappeared．Today, the area has only two small lakes and two salt deserts．

　　The larger of the two deserts, the Uyuni salt desert, is 12,000 square kilometres．During the day, the desert is bright white because of the salt．There are no roads across the Uyuni desert, so local people must show guests the way to the hotel．In the early 1990s, a man named Juan Quesada built the hotel．He cut big blocks of salt from the desert and used the blocks to build it．Everything in the hotel is made out of salt：the walls, the roof(屋頂), the tables, the chairs, the beds, and the hotel’s bar．

　　The sun heats(使變熱)the walls and roof during the day．At night the desert is very cold, but the rooms stay warm．The hotel has twelve rooms．A single room costs＄40 a night, and a double room costs＄60．

　　A sign on the hotel’s wall tells guests,“Please don’t lick(添)the walls．”

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　　They’re best friends．They go to school together every day．They often go to the shopping mall at weekends．Both of them have hair the colour of honey(蜂蜜)，but one has big blue eyes and the other deep brown eyes．

　　One of the friends, Jenny Siegle, is in a wheelchair．The other, Augie, is an amazing dog who helps Jenny．Jenny, who is 14 years old, is a quadriplegic(四肢癱瘓者)，which means she cannot use her arms or legs．Augie is a Freedom Service dog who is Jenny’s arms and legs．

　　How does Augie do this?In school, he picks up the pencil or notebook that Jenny drops．Jenny is also training Augie to pull off her jacket so Jenny doesn’t have to ask anyone for help．

　　At home, Augie brings her the newspapers．He even helps clean Jenny’s room．When Jenny asks him．Augie goes to get her parents or sister．Augie also carries his food dish back to Jenny so she can fill it with dog food．Then Augie puts it back neatly in its place．

　　At the mall, Augie wears a pack that tells everyone he is a Freedom Service dog．When Jenny wants to buy things,Augie carries them to the counter(柜臺)．He gives the cashier Jenny’s wallet and waits for the change(找零)。

　　P．J．Roche, who started Freedom Service Dogs, says,“These dogs are a social bridge, Kids who don’t know Jenny come up to talk to her because she’s got a dog．”Augie is truly Jenny’s best friend and helper and her bridge to the world．

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　　It was the last day of the final examination in a college．On the steps of building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam．On their faces was confidence．

　　They knew the exam would be easy．The professor(a teacher at a college)had said they could bring any books or notes during the test．

　　Right after they came into the classroom．The professor handed out the papers．There were only five questions on it．

　　Three hours passed．Then the professor began to collect the papers．The students no longer looked confident．On their faces was nervous expression．The professor watched the worried faces before him, and then asked,“How many of you have completed all five questions?”No hand was raised．“How many of you have answered four?”Still no hands．“Three?Two?”The students moved restlessly in their seats．“One, then?Certainly somebody has finished one．”But the class kept silent．The professor said,“That is exactly what I expected．I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering．There are still many things about the subject you don't know．These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice．”Then, smiling, he added,“You will all pass this course, your education has just begun．”

　　The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught．

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　　The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809．As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests．He enjoyed watching nature, and comparing what he saw with everything he had read in science books．He also liked collecting very much．He collected many things, birds, eggs, stones and leaves．

　　At sixteen Darwin was sent to Edinburgh University to become a doctor．But he was interested in the history of nature．

　　Then he was sent to study in Cambridge University．There he studied until 1831．

　　Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist．His teacher advised him to go．So when the Beagle left England in December, 1831, Darwin was on it．

　　The trip lasted almost five years．Darwin saw many new plants and animals．He collected all kinds of plants．

　　In 1842 Darwin went to live in Kent, and there he continued his studies of change in nature．Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change．

　　By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book“The Origin of Species”．

　　In 1871 Darwin wrote another important book．

　　Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882．

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Millie is a foreign student studying in Yancheng．She wants to join a body club in the summer holiday．She has found some information about a body club．

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