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　　Zhao Tao, a student from No．2 Middle School, has just come back from Shanghai．This morning, he told us something about his pleasant trip．When he talked about the Shanghai World Expo(上海世博會(huì)), he was so excited and so proud that he kept telling about it for several hours．The Shanghai World Expo held by China has been on for more than one month．It started on May 1st,and will end on October 31st, 2010．Its main idea is“Better City, Better Life．”About 242 countries and organizations are attending(參加)this expo．Many new products can be seen here, such as we can see the snow in the South Korea Corporate Pavilion(展館)every day during this hot summer though it seldom snows in Shanghai．And we can see, hear, touch and smell the 4-D films at the Oil Pavilion．How wonderful all these new products are!

　　China Pavilion is in the center of the expo garden．It is very beautiful．It represents the development of China from ancient time to now．It's a pride of our China!

　　Thousands of people from all over the world are coming to the expo every day．And many volunteers are working for them．All the tourists are very pleased and they say that the Shanghai World Expo is the greatest one in the world so far．

　　However, Zhao said，“The expo garden is now so crowded．If you want to visit it, you'd better go there during the summer vacation．”

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　　How hard we have all prayed(祈禱)to grow up quickly, and looked forward to the happy days of being a grown-up and enjoying the many interests that a youth should have．

　　At last, you have grown up．At least you are no longer a child．They call you“young lady”．You then enjoy the pleasure of being a young lady．You are proud of being a grown-up teenager．People welcome you-this young lady-heartily．You are glad that your prayer has been answered．

　　But there is always something that troubles you a lot．You say,“Papa and Mama, give me some money please．My pocket money is all gone already．”

　　“No”, they say,“Your age is a dangerous age．If you have too much money to spend, it won't do you any good．”Then you have to stay at home because you dare not go out with an empty pocket．

　　Another time you tell your grandma,“Grandma, see, I am a grown-up now．”

　　“Good, now, you can sit here and knit(編織)this for me while I go and have a rest．”To show that you are no more a child, you have to sit there the whole afternoon doing the work, which only a grown-up can do．After an hour, you find it hard to do, and give the knitting basket back to your grandma．Your grandma criticizes your work．You hear what she says,“Such a big girl can't do such easy work．”You wish then you were a child again．

　　But the fact is, you are growing up, and you can't help it．That's the way it goes!

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Below are some suggestions given by the English children posted on the website about how to help Africa．Which one do you think is the best?

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　　I live in a very over populated beach area in the Los Angeles, and I love the beautiful sights．But because of many people, lots of things are easy to be out of order, and sometimes it's also easy to become angry．Today was a day I wish I did not get out of bed．I mean that if I did not have to wake up and deal with all the things that I have to deal with every day, it would have been wonderful．

　　I had a cup of coffee this morning and that was my meal for breakfast, not healthy I know．Anyway, my stomach was sounding like a truck．So, I jumped in my car and decided to buy some food．

　　I was in line at Taco Bell and the line was like a long snake!Finally I got to place my order, but a young girl in nice clothes pulled in(汽車�？�)and was stuck(被困住)in such a way that unless I moved for her, she wouldn't be able to get out．So I backed up(倒車)and waved her into my place in the front of the line．

　　I was surprised that this young girl did not say thanks．I was a little unhappy about it because I thought that I had done something nice for a change．After the girl received her food and drove away, I pulled into the ordering spot, not mad but hungry, and the employee said,“Hi, that girl just paid for your food．”

　　That food was the most satisfying nourishment(營(yíng)養(yǎng)品)my body had ever taken!If just by chance you are that person who bought my food, I should say“Thank you!”

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　　In 1993 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney．He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney's cartoon(動(dòng)畫片)film for children．When Walt Disney heard Nash's voice, he said“Stop!That's our duck!”

　　The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the firm The Wise Little Hen．Donald lived in an old houseboat(水上住家)and wore his sailor jacket and hat．Later that year he became a star after an eight－minute Mickey Mouse film．The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy(貪婪的), and because he lost his temper(發(fā)脾氣)very quickly．And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey's eight nephews(侄子)．Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn't a goody-goody like Mickey．

　　In the 1930S, 40s and 50s Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons．He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world, and safety in the home．Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared－there were no more new cartoons．

　　Clarence Nash died in February, 1985．But today's children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice．

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　　Do you know why different animals or pests(昆蟲)have their special colors?Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves．

　　Some birds like eating locusts(蝗蟲), but birds cannot easily catch them．Why?It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops(莊稼)．When crops are green, locusts look green．But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have．Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others．So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night．

　　If you study the animal life, you'll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves．Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests．They cannot be easily seen by hunters(獵人)．This is because they have the colors much like the trees．

　　Have you ever noticed an even stranger act?A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid(液體)when it faces danger．While the liquid spreads over(散開), its enemies(敵人)cannot find it．And it immediately swims away．So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all．

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　　Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge and information, and to relax in their free time．But some of them are not using in a good way．Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet．

　　●Make rules for Internet use with your parents．For example, when you can go online, for how long and what activities you can go online．

　　●Don't give your password(密碼)to anyone else, and never leak out the following information－your real name, home address, age, school, phone number or other personal information．

　　●Check with your parents before giving out a credit(信用)card number．

　　●Never send a photo of yourself to someone in e-mail unless your parents say it's OK．

　　●Check with your parents before going into a chat room．Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people．You and your parents must make sure it's a right place for you．

　　●Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parent's permission(允許)．Never meet anyone you met on line alone．

　　●Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are．Treat everyone online as strangers．

　　●If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable, leave the site．Tell a parent or teacher right away．

　　●Treat other people as you'd like to be treated．Never use bad language．

　　●Remember－not everything you read on the Internet is true．

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Dear Alice,

　　I just received your letter．And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model(模特)．

　　Being a model for a living is not easy．In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldn't see．I can't eat what I like, even though I'm very hungry．Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model．

　　Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air．And practicing walking nicely every day is tiring for me．

　　You might say I made much money from modeling．Bus my dear niece(侄女), you have to know that money is, nothing, knowledge is everything．School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time．The longer they stay at school, the better they will be．Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school．But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again．I am too old to go back to school now．

　　You are a pretty young girl with a bright future．You only have one year to finish your studies in high school．A year is really short．Please do consider my words carefully before you decide．Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness．

Love,

Emma

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　　He was struggling(費(fèi)勁)to tie his shoes．I was struggling with whether I should help him．

　　I did, and he was grateful．

　　“Thank you,”he said．

　　“I'm glad I could help．I just thought it would be easier for me to reach,”I said．

　　He was a disabled man, and forced to look down most of the time．His arms and legs were twisted(扭曲的)terribly, and he couldn't do what the rest of us would consider easy tasks．He always managed to look up to see how you reacted(反應(yīng))to his words, however．He had a big smile, making me feel comfortable．

　　I was still on my knees by his wheelchair．

　　“Nice shoes,”he said．

　　“Thanks．No one ever complimented me on them before,”I said．

　　“No one has the same view of the world as I do,”he replied．

　　“Tell me about the world as you see it,”I said smiling．

　　“Most people can see if someone is comfortable with them or not in their eyes．I see it in their feet．”he said．“If people keep moving their feet, I just let them go, because I know they're impatient with me．I don't want to make people uncomfortable．

　　“What about me?I asked．

　　“I could see your compassion．And then you came down to my level．I was the one who was nervous．”he said．“I don't normally have someone look me in the eye．”

　　“They don't know what they're missing,”I told him．

　　“My old face is nothing to brag(自夸)about．”he said．

　　“But that smile is so big．”

　　Yes, and it's not only a big smile but an attitude．

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