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　　Our village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two window．When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill(賬單)for his job．

　　My wife said to me quietly, “That's his ninth cup of tea today．”But she said in a loud voice, “It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?” “I'll decide about that when I see the bill,” I said．John laughed and gave me his bill for the work．I read：

　　One dining table　　　　　　10^th November, 2011

　　Cost of wood　　　　　　　　＄17∶00

　　Paint　　　　　　　　　　　＄1.50

　　Work, 8 hours(＄1 an hour)　　＄8.00

　　Total　　　　　　　　　　　＄36.50

　　When I was looking at the bill, John said,” It's been a fine day, hasn't it? Quite sunny．”

　　“Yes,” I said．“I'm glad it's only the 10^th of November．”

　　“Me, too,” said John, “you wait－it will be a lot colder by the end of the month．”

　　“Yes, colder－and more expensive! Dining table will be ＄20 more expensive on November 30^th, won't they, John?”

　　John looked hard at me for half a minute．Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him．

　　“If it's not too much trouble, John,” I said,“Please add(加)it up again, You can forget the date…”

　　I paid him ＄26.50 and he was happy to get it．

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　　Bob was happy．He was at a new school, and the other students were friendly．“ Hi, Bob! ” They said．But some students said, “ Hi, Peter! ” Bob didn't understand．He asked another student, “ Why do some students call me Peter? ”

　　“Oh, that is easy to answer, ” the student said．“Peter was a student here last year．Now, he goes to a different school．You are like Peter．Some students think that you are Peter．”

　　Bob wanted to meet Peter．He got Peter's address(地址)from a student and went to Peter's house．Peter opened the door．Bob couldn't believe his eyes．He looked really like Peter! Bob and Peter had the same colour eyes and the same smile．They had the same black hair．They also had the same birthday．

　　Bob and Peter found out that they were twin brothers．They both were adopted(領(lǐng)養(yǎng))by two different families．Soon after the boys were born, one family adopted Bob, and another family adopted Peter．Bob's family never knew about Peter, and Peter's family never knew about Bob, either．

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Dear Kitty,

　　News! We have a new flat! The rooms are small, but they are comfortable．There are more rooms here than in our old flat．This is good because now I have my own room．In the old flat, I shared with my sister．

　　My bedroom is my favourite room in our flat．I can be alone in it．I can read or draw．I can listen to my radio or play CDs．I can play games on my computer and send e-mails to my friends．

　　My second favorite room is the kitchen．I love helping my mother cook our meals．She is a very good cook．She is teaching me how to make many different kinds of dishes．She lived in Morocco when she was a girl, and she can cook Moroccan food．It's very delicious．That's all for now．Write soon and tell me about your home．Please get on the Internet so that we can send e-mails to each other．

All good wishes!

Anna

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　　Around the world, people have beliefs(信念)about certain food and drink．Some people think that chicken soup is good for a cold．Others believe that it is unhealthy not to eat meat．If you want to know whether these beliefs are true or not, read this text to find out．

　　Belief：Chicken soup helps to fight a cold．

　　Fact：For centuries, people have believed that chicken soup is good for a cold．Now, doctors say this belief may be true．Scientists say that chicken soup contains(包含)a special substance(物質(zhì))that stops a cold from getting worse．Also, heat from the soup can make a person feel better．

　　Belief：A vegetarian diet is unhealthy．

　　Fact：Meat, especially red meat, contains protein(蛋白質(zhì))that the body needs．A person who doesn't eat meat can get enough protein and be healthy by eating tofu, eggs, nuts, and certain vegetables．

　　Belief：Chocolate causes skin trouble．

　　Fact：This is a general belief that is not true! Scientists say that eating chocolate does not cause skin trouble．More often, the cause is stress or not getting enough sleep．

　　Belief：Tea is better than coffee．

　　Fact：A study in 2002 showed that black or green tea contains substances that can protect your heart, fight cancer and make fat less in your body．Coffee does not do this．

　　Belief：Foods like bread and potatoes are fattening(使發(fā)胖)．

　　Fact：Bread and potatoes do not contain much fat, or many calories．Eating too much and not exercising can cause us to get heavier．Also, adding fattening things like butter(奶油)to bread and potatoes can raise the number of calories we eat．

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　　Hundreds of years ago, news was carried from place to place by people on foot or by horse．It took days, weeks and sometimes months for people to receive news．Now it is possible to send words and pictures around the world in seconds(秒)．Billions of people learn about news stories of their own country and all over the world every day, either by watching TV or reading newspapers．

　　Newspapers have been an important part of everyday life since the 18th century．Many countries have hundreds of different newspapers．How do newspaper editors(編輯)decide which news stories to print(印刷)? Why do they print some stories and not others? What makes a good newspaper story?

　　Firstly, it is important to report new stories．TV stations can report news much faster than newspapers．Yet, newspapers give more about the same story．They may also look at the story in another way, or they may print completely(完全地)different stories to those on TV．

　　Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual．People don't want to read stories about everyday life As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be "bad" news．For example, newspapers never print stories about planes landing safely, instead they print stories about plane accidents．

　　Another factor(因素)is also very important in many news stories．Many people are interested in news in foreign countries, but more prefer to read stories about people, places and events(事件)in their own country．So the stories on the front page in Chinese newspapers are usually very different from the ones in British, French and American newspapers．

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　　A Nobel Prize is considered by most people one of the highest international honours(榮譽(yù))a person can receive．As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede called Alfred Nobel．He was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden．Alfred Nobel was a great scientist．He made two important inventions(發(fā)明), and so he became very rich(富裕的)．Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man．He never married or had children．Also, he was a sick man during his large part of life．When he died at the age of 63, he left a fund of ＄9, 000, 000．The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics, chemistry(化學(xué)), medicine and literature(文學(xué)), and for world peace．

　　The first Nobel Prizes were given on December 10, 1901, five years after Nobel's death．Since then many famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements．

　　Each prize has three parts．The first part is a gold medal．Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a diploma saying that he has been given the prize．The third part of the prize is a large amount of money-about ＄40, 000．

　　Often a prize is given to just one person, but not always．Sometimes a prize is shared．It may be given to two or more people who have worked together．It is also sometimes true that a prize is not given at all if there is no great achievement．In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was given．

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　　A young man was going to join the army(部隊(duì))and had to take a medical examination(檢查)．The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in．He said to the man, “Take your coat and shirt off, and sit on that chair．”

　　The young man did so．The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, “All right．Put your clothes on again．”

　　“But you haven't examined me at all! ” the young man said in surprise．

　　“There is no need to do so, ” the doctor said with a smile．“When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so there is nothing wrong with your ears．You saw your chair, so your eyes are good．You could take your clothes off and sit on the chair, so you must be in good health．And you understood what I told you to do and did it without a mistake, …．”

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　　Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness．Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness．Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, "Happiness depends upon(取決于)ourselves．" In other words, we make our own happiness．Here are a few suggestions(建議)to help you be happier．

　　The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life．Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future．For example, getting into college or getting a good job－that we fail to enjoy the present．You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends．People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives．

　　Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time．Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming．You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity．

　　Finally, many people find happiness in helping others．Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others．If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone．You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes．

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　　Do you always understand the instructions on a bottle of medicine? Here's one for John．John is twelve years old．He had a bad cold and coughed(咳嗽)day and night．He went to see a doctor and was given some cough medicine．Please read the following instructions and if you can understand them．

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Dear Mom,

　　I'm sorry that I can't go back home for Mother's Day next week．On that day, I'll have to go to an important meeting for my boss, who helps me a lot with my work and life here．But I'll find time to see you at home soon．

　　Mom, thank you for everything you've done for Tim and me．After Dad died ten years ago, you had to work in a supermarket in the daytime and in a restaurant at night．But you always gave us two your love and care．You don't have to work now, but I still remember your coming home and feeling tired many evenings．

　　Tim is going to finish his studies next month．He said he would move back from school and look for a job near home．I'm glad you won't live by yourself any more．Let's plan to take a trip in the near future．It's been years since the three of us took a trip together．

　　Happy Mother's Day．I love you!

　　Best wishes

John

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