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　　In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business．But he was not a good artist．So he invented a very simple camera．He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden．That was the first photo．

　　The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837．That year, Daguerro, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room．He used a new kind of camera in a different way．In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing．This kind of photo was called a Daguerro type．

　　Soon, other people began to use Daguerro's way．Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world．People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains．

　　In about 1840, photography was developed．Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things．That was not simple．The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines．But this did not stop them．For example, some in the United States worked so hard．

　　Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer．He took many pictures of great people．The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的)．Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century．Some photos were not just copies of the real world．They showed the feelings, like other kinds of art．

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　　“Everything happens for the best, ” my mother said whenever things weren't going my way．“Don't worry, one day your luck will change．”

　　Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education．I had decided to try for a job in radio．One day, I wanted to host(主持)a sports program．I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station．But I got turned down every time．

　　In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn't got enough experience．“ Get some work with a small station and work your way up, ” she said．

　　I went back home．I couldn't get a job there, either．Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him．But again, I didn't get the job．

　　I felt really down．“ Your luck will change, ” Mom said to me．Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job．I tried another radio station in Iowa．But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone．

　　As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer(播音員)if he can't get a job in a radio station?”

　　I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call．“What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded．

　　On my way home, Mom's words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son．And when it happens, it'll feel doubly(加倍的)good because of all the hard work you've had．” At that moment I knew what just what she meant．

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　　If you won a lottery and had lots of money, what would you do? Some people would start by buying themselves things, such as a new car or a big house．

　　Many people who win lots of money may suddenly find that they have a lot of socalled(所謂的)friends．At that time people usually don't know the reason, and they just feel good．In fact, the friends just want the lottery winner to give them some money．Besides that, they can't decide what to do with the money, so they try to think what they want．In the end, most people usually decide to save the money．

　　There are some lottery winners who decide to quit(辭職)their jobs．Some big lottery winners make even bigger changes－they end their marriages．They think that winning a lot of money has suddenly made them more intelligent and more attractive(有吸引力的)．So they feel that they have to be with a younger or more attractive man or woman．

　　They don't know their money is just a bit of luck．It can't change everything．

　　Next time when you buy a lottery ticket, think about what you would like to do with the money if you won．

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　　Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone must be the most popular book for almost all the children throughout the world．The idea for the book came to J．K．Rowling in 1990．It took her seven years to finish writing it．During those seven years she had a number of jobs, including(包括)one job as an English teacher in Portugal．Rowling sent the book to four publishers(出版商)before one of them bought it．She was very happy to sell her book because it was her dream to be a writer．Before she sold her book, Rowling was living in a small flat with her daughter and was very poor．She didn't have enough money to pay for heat(暖氣)in the winter．

　　Harry Potter became a favorite with children and adults(成年人)in England and then around the world．It was put into more than thirty-five languages．After her second and third books were published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers' lists of the most popular books．Without any question, Rowling's life completely changed and she became one of the most famous women writers in the world．

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The best way of learning a language is using it．The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible．Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up and people will not understand you．Sometimes people will say things till quickly and you can't understand them．But if you keep your sense of humous(幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make．Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes．It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don't understand what you are saying．The most important thing for learning English is：“Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes．”

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　　Mr and Mrs White had two sons and three daughters．One Saturday Mrs White said to her husband．“The children don't have any lessons today, and you are free too．There's a new funfair(游樂場)in the park．Let's all go there to play．''

　　Her husband said “I want to finish some work today．” “Oh, forget it．Go there and make our children happy．That's the most important work．”Mrs White said．

　　So Mr and Mrs White took their children to funfair．Mr White was forty－five years old, but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children．He hurried from one thing to another, and ate lots of sweets．One of the children said to her mother, “Dad is just like a small child, isn't he, Mom?'' Mrs White didn't want to follow her husband around any more at that time and answered, “He is even worse than a small child, Mary, because he might spend more money than a small child．”

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　　I have twin brothers, Tim and Tom．They look the same and a lot of people don't know which twin is which．They both have brown hair and blue eyes, and they always wear jeans and T－shirts．

　　They like wearing the same things, and they like doing the same things, too．For example, they both like pop music, football and computers．They go to a football match every Saturday．They'd like to play computer games every night, but our mother says they can't because they have a lot of homework．

　　They are twins, but they aren't the same in every way．For example, Tim works hard at school, but Tom doesn't．

　　Our mother is often away from home because she travels a lot in her job, so we all help her in the house．

　　I think it's fun to have twin brothers．

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　　Hello, dear friends! I’m Jenny．Please look at this photo．The girl in red is me．I’m 13．I have a sister and two brothers．My sister, Linda, is 15．She likes red and green．She has two red rulers and a green pencil case．She also likes sports and she has a great sports collection．She has five baseballs, three basketballs and two volleyballs．The baseballs and basketballs are under her bed．The volleyballs are under her chair．And she is in the baseball club．

　　My brothers are Alan and Tom．Alan is 14 and Tom is 8．Alan likes English very much, and he is in the English club．He has many English books and English tapes．But Tom only likes watching TV．He watches it every evening．

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　　Miss Wang：Good morning, boys and girls! I’m Wang Li．And I’m your(你們的)English teacher(教師)．

　　Boys and girls：Good morning, Miss Wang!

　　Miss Wang：This is Helen．She is English(英國人)．

　　Helen：I’m Helen．Nice to meet you．

　　Miss Wang：Are you Dale?

　　Frank：No．I’m Frank．

　　Miss Wang：OK．Now, Frank, what’s this in English?

　　Frank：It’s a ruler, Miss Wang．

　　Miss Wang：What color is it?

　　Frank：White．

　　Miss Wang：Right．And what color is this pen?

　　Frank：It’s blue．I like(喜歡)blue, because(因?yàn)?I like the sky(天空)．

　　Helen：No．The pen is green．And I like green．Look! My jacket is green．

　　Miss Wang：Great!

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