Where in the world can you take an hour’s train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, a scene from the Wild West, and a burning building that never burns down?There’s only one place, and that’s Hollywood, in California．The scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets(布景)in the Universal Studios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies(公司)in the USA．

　　A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and the stars．But they are only memories．Hollywood isn’t quite the same as it used to be．Costs have gone up and confidence has gone down．Movie-makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas．Instead, they repeat old ones．

　　The film industry is changing fast．Teenagers still go out to the movies．The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home．But older people mostly stay home to watch series, like Dynasty have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies．These“soap opera”, as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes．But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle-aged, like many of the people who watch them．

　　Though it is soap opears that are keeping the film-makers of Hollywood in Business, big films are still being made in America．But more and more of them are made outside Hollywood．New York is the most important new center, but there are many others as well．Movie-makers have realized that they don’t need Hollywood any more．Modern cameras and real houses instead of expensively made copies in a studio．Other states, especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from California．They are offering better working conditions and lower cost．

　　But Hollywood is fighting back．The state of California is trying hard to keep its best-known industry．

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　　If you chat with pop singer Jacky Xue, you will be amazed at how good he is at telling jokes．He always makes you laugh．When he tells a joke, he really acts it out．

　　But his songs are full of sorrow and are quite unlike his personality．

　　“Perhaps I've already put all my sad feelings into writing songs,”said Jack．“So I don't have a heavy burden in mind and can stay happy．”

　　Recently, Jacky put out a new photo book“Qianqian Junzi(《謙謙君子》)”with his best friend Jun Jun．The two met in the“Lycra My Show(萊卡我形我秀)”contest．Fans love his personality as well as his handsome looks．His self-titled album(同名專輯)“Jacky”has an R＆B style and a strong Chinese flavour．

　　After he graduated from high school, Jacky's dad sent him to study in Switzerland．In that beautiful country, he had to live totally on his own．He had never been away from home before．Every little thing, from washing his socks to getting over loneliness, was a big task．Jacky said he left home as a boy but returned as a young man．

　　He told Teens he learnt to be light-hearted from his dad, who showed him in both words and action．

　　“Try to be cheerful and funny in life, but when you get down to work, try to be as serious as you can．Work hard on things you want to do．”

　　Jacky's personality makes him popular with friends and fans．“He's happy and fun even when we feel tired or down,”said Jun Jun．“Even if his jokes are not so funny, the lively way he tells them makes them interesting!”

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　　There was a girl named Jafilash．Her mother died(死)and she lived with her grandmother and her grandfather．Her grandmother loved her very much and she did not let her go and play with the other girls．She was very beautiful and Jafil loved her very much and wanted to marry(與……結(jié)婚)her．Jafil was the son of her father’s brother．

　　There were six other girls in the village(村莊)．Those other girls were not beautiful, and they were angry with Jofilash because her grandmother didn’t let her come and play with them or go to the forest with them to bring wood(拾柴禾)．

　　One day the six girls went to Jafilash’s grandmother and said, “Let Jafilash come out with us to get wood from the forest this afternoon”.The grandmother said, “I ask Jafilash’s grandfather．If he says she may go with you, she may go．”

　　The grandfather looked at the girls and he said, “They are big strong girls．They can look after her well, Let her go．”

　　Now the six girls did not want to be friends with Jafilash．They were angry with her．They wanted to hurt(傷害)her．

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