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　　“How are you?”is a nice question．It's a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other．But“How are you?”is also a very unusual question．It's a question that often doesn't need an answer．The person who asks“How are you?”hopes to hear the answer“Fine”, even if the per-son's friend isn't fine．The reason is that“How are you?”isn't really a question and“Fine”isn't really an answer．They are simply other ways of saying“Hello”or“Hi”．

　　Sometimes, people also don't say exactly what they mean．For example, when someone asks“Do you agree?”the other person might think,“No, I disagree．I think you're wrong…”But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say“I'm not sure．”It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone．

　　People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people．For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says“I've to go now．”O(jiān)ften, the per-son who wants to hang up gives an excuse：“Someone's at the door．”“Something is burning on the stove．”The excuses might be real, or not．Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that．The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person．

　　Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don't say exactly what they are thinking．It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game of language．

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　　‘How are you?’is a nice question．It's a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other．But‘How are you?’is also a very unusual question．It's a question that often doesn't have an answer．

　　When a person meet a friend on the street and asks‘How are you?’, the person doesn't really expects to hear an answer such as‘I really don't know what's wrong with me．’The person who asks‘How are you?’expects to hear the answer‘Fine’even if the other person isn't! The reason is that‘How are you?’isn't really a question, and‘Fine．’isn't really an answer．They are simply ways of greeting people and saying‘Hello．’

　　Sometimes, people also don't say exactly what they mean．For example, when someone asks‘Do you agree?’, the other might be thinking‘No, I disagree．I think you're wrong．’But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say,‘I'm not so sure．’It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone．

　　People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish conversation with other people．For example, many conversations over the phone end when one person says,‘I've got to go now．’Often, the person who want to hang up gives an excuse：‘Someone's at the door．’‘I've got to put the groceries away．’‘Something is burning on the stove!’The excuse might be real, or it might not be．Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't very polite to say that．The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person's feelings．

　　Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an opinion, or ending a conversation people often don't say exactly what they are thinking．It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's all part of the game of language!

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　　Some teenagers think that newspapers are boring and only for adults．But that's not true．There are many interesting stories in the paper．You just need to make clear what you are looking at．“I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day,”said 15-year-old Gao Ming from Beijing．“I'm interested in things happening at school．”School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers．There's also world news：from international problems to pop stars．

　　Read the newspaper carefully, we'll find different types of articles on the pages：

　　News stories－these stories are about events．Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened．Reporters try to speak to as many people as possible．They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true．The newspaper Teenagers has lots of news stories on the news page and front page．When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writers' ideas．

　　Opinion writing-opinion writing is usually about something happening right now．But it isn't just facts．Here writers add their own opinions to the news．Writers pick only the facts that help back up their ideas．They make readers believe that they are telling the truth．This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking．Go to“Speak Out”on Page Two for an example of opinion writing in Teenagers．

　　Advertisement-Don't get happy too early when you read them．Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to get us interested in their products!People have to pay to put advertisements in newspapers!

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