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　　Now we have comfortable buses in New York．I would like to describe to you how comfortable they are．The number of the seats on a bus has been reduced from 44 to 19．

　　In the beginning, they just changed the normal(正常的)seats to airplane seats and took off 10 seats on the bus．However, every passenger(乘客)wanted to have a more comfortable seat on the bus when he took long distance trips by bus．Also, the bus manager wanted to get more profits(利潤)，so they changed the airplane seats to sofas, and the number of the seats becomes 19．

　　The new buses are coming out, but the prices are going up too．The owners have many ideas which you have probably never thought about before．Now they have bus attendants(服務員)who serve water, snacks, newspapers and towels．

　　Also, you can change the direction of the sofas so that you can feel more comfortable, and they have a service bell on each sofa．What's more, some companies play some videos on the bus．In addition, when you take a long distance trip, they provide luxurious buses that have an LCD(液晶彩色顯示器)on each seat．That is not the only surprising thing on the bus一they also have three different video channels, and seventy TV games for killing time when you are on the bus．

　　In a word, we want to be more comfortable when we are on a trip．That is the reason why we have sofas on the buses．Maybe we will have beds on the buses in the future．

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　　One day a student was walking with a teacher and they noticed a pair of old shoes．They thought the shoes might belong to a poor farmer．The owner of the shoes was working in a field-nearby and had nearly finished his work．

　　The student said to the teacher, "Let's play a joke on the man．We hide his shoes, and wait to see what he will do when he cannot find them．"

　　"My young friend," answered the teacher，''we should never make fun of others．Instead, put a coin into each shoe, and watch what will happen．"

　　The student did so, and hid nearby．

　　The farmer soon came back to get his shoes, but when he put his foot into one of his shoes and felt something hard, he found the coin．

　　Surprise appeared on his face．He looked at the coin, and then looked around, but no person was to be seen．He then began to put on the other shoe, but his surprise was doubled on finding the second coin

　　He then fell on his knees(膝蓋), looked up to heaven and said aloud thanks．In the thanks he spoke of his wife who was in poor health, and his children without bread．

　　The student stood there silent, his eyes filled with tears．"Now," said the teacher, "are you much more pleased than if you had played your joke?"

　　The young man replied, "You've taught me a lesson which I will never forget．I've really got the true meaning of the words that I have never understood before：It's better to give than to receive．"

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How can we lessen(減少)traffic accidents? All of us must obey the traffic rules．For the drivers, they shouldn't drive too fast．If they drive too fast, it will be very difficult to stop the cars in a very short time．For the pedestrians(行人), it's very important to be careful when they are walking on the road．Therefore, when we walk across the road, we must try to walk along the pavements．We must stop and look both ways before crossing the road．Look left first, next look right, then look left again．Only when we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross it．The right way to cross the road is to walk quickly．It's not safe to run．If people run across the road, they may fall down．Teens should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road, and never play in the street．

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　　In England people can go to see a doctor nearby when they are ill．When the doctor see them, they usually ask about their troubles and soon give them a prescription(處方)for some medicine．

　　Usually, when people feel ill, they go to see their doctors．But when they only have a cold, they don't go to see their doctors．They usually go to the medicine shop to buy some medicine．Only when they are terribly ill, the doctor will go to their houses．In an emergency(緊急), people can call 999 for an ambulance．The ambulance can take them to the hospital very soon．When they are in hospital, their friends or families can go to see them at a certain time, but they can't stay long．

　　Usually people have to pay for the doctors' prescriptions．And the price is the same for any kind of medicine．But when children, students, old people or people without jobs go to see their doctors, they don't have to pay for their prescription．

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　　Bruno was a boy of eight His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop．He lived not far from his school．He always walked there and walked home．On his way to school, he had to pass a playground．It was very wet after it rained．One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet．His mother became angry and said,” Don't play in the water on your way home from school!"

　　On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty(臟的)clothes．His mother became even angrier．"I'll tell your father if you come back wet again," said his mother．"He'll punish(懲罰)You, you know．"

　　The third day the little boy was dry when he came home．

　　"You're a good boy today", his mother said happily．"You didn't play in the water．”

　　"No," the boy said unhappily．"There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon．There wasn't any room(空地方)for me at all!"

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　　We can not live a modern life without traveling．The fastest way of traveling is by air．With a plane people can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago．

　　Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but people can see the country when they are traveling through．Modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning-cars．They make even the longest journey(旅途)enjoyable．

　　Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible．There are large luxury liners(客輪)or river boats．They are not as fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday．

　　Many people like to travel by car．They can make their own timetable．They can travel hundreds of miles or only fifty miles a day, just as their wish．They can stop wherever they want to see something interesting or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel．That is why people choose traveling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business．

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　　The story is about a young student．She worked very hard at her lessons．She worked so hard that she became ill．She couldn't go to sleep at night．But when she got up the next morning, she felt very tired．

　　So she went to see a doctor．Hearing the student's words, the doctor said, "You are too stressed out．You must eat more yin foods like vegetables and tofu Besides(此外), you can try to count numbers when you are lying in bed．By the time you count one thousand, you will be asleep(入睡)．I'm sure of it．"

　　The next day, the student came to see the doctor again．"Well," said the doctor, "How are you feeling today? "The student still looked tired．"Not very well," she said．" I tried to count one , two, three, four．, up to one thousand．But when I counted five hundred and sixty, I felt sleepy．I had to get up and drink some coffee so that(以便)I could go on counting up to one thousand．But then I still couldn't be asleep．

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　　In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution(污染)．They join “environment(環(huán)境)club”．In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean．

　　Here are some things students often do．

　　No－garbage(垃圾)lunches．How much do you throw away after lunch?Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again．Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school．

　　No－car day．On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car not the students and not the teachers．Cars give pollution to our air, so remember：walk, jump, bike, or run! Use your legs! It's lots of fun!

　　Turn off the water! Did you know that toilets(抽水馬桶)can waste twenty to forty tons(噸)of water an hour?In a year, that would fill in a small river! In the environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets．

　　We love our environment．Let's work together to make it clean．

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