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　　She was a poor girl who worked to get money to pay for her lessons．She became the most famous woman scientist of her time．That's the story of Marie Curie's life．She didn't mind working and she didn't care about the honours that were given in her later years．

　　Marie was born in 1867．Her name was Marie Sklodowska then．She lived in Poland．Her father was a teacher．Everyone soon saw that Marie had a quick mind．Marie's mother died when her youngest daughter was only ten．From then on, Marie knew that she would have to work hard at her lessons if she wanted to be successful in her life．She studied very hard and was one of the best students at her school．

　　Marie and her older sister, Bronya, wanted to study in France at the Sorbonne．But their father didn't have enough money to send them there．It was Marie who had an idea：she would teach at home and send her money to Bronya．After her sister finished studying in Paris, she would get work and send Marie the money to study．But after she got married, Bronya could give Marie little help．So Marie worked very hard for six years to pay for herself．After leaving school, she went to Paris．

　　Again Marie worked．She studied in a small room without heat or light．She lived on bread and tea most of the time．But all she thought of was her maths and science．This was her world．

　　After four years' hard work, Marie and her husband found something which was called radium(鐳)．They won the Nobel Prize for their great discovery．But they were too ill to go Stockholm themselves to receive it．

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　　Two sisters are playing games on the bank of a river．They are playing happily．One of them is Jenny, and the other is Rose．While they are running to the foot of a hill, they see a big brown bear standing before them．They are much frightened, and they run away at once．

　　“Please don't run! I won't eat you．I am a man, not a bear．I'm friendly,”the bear says．The two girls are looking at the bear．The bear stands up, his hair all falls there, a young man stands, he is tall, and has good looks．“It's lucky for me to meet you, you can save me,”says he．

　　“Who are you? How can we save you?”

　　“I'm Scoff．My father and mother don't know I'm a bear now．They are looking for me all the time．They don't know where I am．I see them often, but I cannot talk to them．Let me tell you something about me．”

　　“I was a prince,”the young man says．“One day, I played on the bank of the river, and old woman came, she said something and threw a brown coat at me．The old woman turned me into a brown bear．She said, ‘Only when you meet two girls on the bank of the river, and one of them is willing to be your wife, you can be a man again．’Today, it's my luck to meet you here．If one of you is willing to be my wife, you can save me．”The two sisters' faces turn red．The younger sister says,“I think I can save you, I would like to be your wife．”The prince says,“Thank goodness! Thank you very much．From now on, we are brother and sisters, the old woman cannot do anything to me．Let's go home, my father and mother will be very happy to see us．”

　　The prince takes the two sisters to his home．The prince becomes the king, they are very happy．

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　　Everybody in the world has at least one name．And to each person his name is important because it is his own．

　　Remember how you don't like it if people can't remeber your name, or pronounce it wrong．Remember how you like you see it printed in the newspaper or even written on the blackboard．That's because it's your own and only you can have it．

　　Of course, names are not important themselves．There are no“good”names or“bad”names, but they are useful in our lives．You don't have to go around shouting“Hey, you!”or“Hello, girl with the red dress”or“Thank you, man who lives at the end of the street．”If you do, you are making a joke of yourself．

　　A person's name means something．For example, John or Nathan means“present”．James or Jacob means“he follows after”, Frank means“free”, Charles means“strong”, and Thomas is a word for“twin”．Girls' names mean something, too．If you know a Mary or Miriam, her name means“star of the sea”．Helen means“l(fā)ight”, Edith means“happiness”, Rebecca means“very beautiful”, and Phoda means“a rose”．

　　We need first names when we are at home, because it is not very often that sisters or brothers have the same first name．But it is different when you go out to play or are at school you may have a lot of Johns and Davids and Sues．You could get all mixed up and not know who is who．That's why we have last names, and last names are really nicknames．

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　　Three engineers and three managers are traveling by train to a meeting．At the station, the three managers buy three tickets, but the three engineers only buy one ticket．

　　“How are three people going to travel with only one ticket?”asks a manager．“Watch and you'll see,”an engineer answers．They all get on the train．The managers take their own seats but all the three engineers go into a restroom(衛(wèi)生間)and close the door．

　　After the train has moved, the conductor comes around to check tickets．He knocks on the restroom door and says,“Ticket, please．”The door opens and an arm comes out with a ticket in one hand．The conductor checks it and goes on．

　　The managers see it and think it is quite a good idea．So after the meeting, the managers decide to do it like the engineers on the return trip and save some money．When they get to the station, they buy only one ticket．

　　To their surprise the engineers don't buy a ticket at all．“How are you going to travel without a ticket?”says a manager．“Watch and you will see,”an engineer answers．When they get on the train, the three managers go into a restroom and the three engineers go into the restroom opposite．The train moves．

　　After a moment, one of the engineers leaves their restroom and walks over to the restroom opposite．He knocks on the door and says,“Ticket, please．”

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　　Parent often worry about that their children spend too much time online．But these children might learn a lot about friendship, self-respect(自尊)and family．

　　In the Chinese film“Internet Teenagers”, children use the Internet to make some amazing things happen．The film would be on in cinemas in June．

　　Suo Lala is very good at computers．After she leaves college, she becomes a junior middle school teacher．At school, she is asked to help five“problem children”in her class．

　　The five children are high tech geniuses(天才)．It seems they have spent to much time online every day．This makes their parents and teachers feel upset．They hope Suo can change the children's habits．

　　Suo has her own way to help the kids．Instead of being hard on the students, she makes friends with them．Suo even has an contest(競賽)online with the five children．Then the children win! She's surprised at it．

　　She decides to divide(分開)the kids into groups．She gives each group a small task．She is sure that this will be a good way for the children to please their parents．Then they learn to get on well with their parents through making videos on the computer．They also find a way online to treat(治療)a poor mum．One child even helps the police find a bad guy through the Internet．Watch the film to learn more about it．

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　　There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school．For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully．We need to know how to compare the prices of things in different shops．We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands．We need to know how to make best choices when we shop．

　　Knowing how to make such choices is a“l(fā)ife skill”, and we need these skills if we are to lead useful and happy lives．

　　Some of these choices are small．For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I get the bus to school today or will I walk? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important．For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is tastier? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make decisions like this every day．

　　Making the wrong choices can result in unhappiness．We have to realize that the choices we make can affect the rest of our lives．Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people．The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, consider this：who else does your choice affect?

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　　Two robbers have been put into prison(監(jiān)獄)in Italy．One of them is called Daniel Pute．He is twenty years old．The other one is Doran, and he is twenty-one．It's new in the world to catch robbers with the help of mobile phones．This kind of mobile phones can take a photo and send it to other mobile phones．

　　These two persons moved slowly outside a clothes shop for a long time, and they seemed to have nothing to do．The owner of the shop felt they were unusual．So he used his mobile phone to take their picture．After that he sent a message with the picture to the police．The picture surprised the police．Because the persons in the picture had done something wrong, and the police were trying to catch them! A police car was immediately sent to the shop．The pair was caught there．

　　The two robbers were put into prison for six months．A police told a newspaper,“We think it is the first time in the world that a picture message has been used to help catch criminals．”

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　　22-year-old hundler Liu Xiang may be China's greatest track and field athlete．His image has recently appeared in advertisements for the Korean car company Kia's Qianli Ma model．Qianli Ma means a kind of horse that can run more than one thousand miles in a day．Early this year, Yao Ming became McDonalds' global brand ambassador(全球品牌代言人)．He took the place of another NBA star, Kobe Bryant．According to the president of McDonalds,“Yao brings all of the qualities that McDonalds needs．”

　　In China, before 2000, athletes seldom appeared in advertisements．Most advertisers preferred using movie stars and entertainment celebrities(名人)to advertise their products．

　　But this has changed in the last four years, most due to three factors．First of all, Chinese people are paying a lot more attention to sports, sine Beijing was selected as the host city of the 2008 Olympic Games．Secondly, compared with movie and music stars, athletes look healthier and sportier, and they seldom get involved in scandals(丑聞)that often put other entertainment celebrities on the front pages of newspapers．Finally, except for superstars like Yao Ming, athletes are cheaper than movie stars．

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　　My days usually begin at 4∶30 a. m., when I wake up to exercise．Then I spend three hours in college, five at work, and I go back to school from six to nine in the evening．

　　When I get home at ten．I do my homework after a quick dinner．My day finally ends at 12∶30 or 1 a. m. the next day．In a few hours the alarm clock will wake me up and it'll all start over again．

　　“Why are you doing all this?”my friends asked when I told them about my bumblebee(大黃蜂)schedule．“It is because of my dreams,”I answered．When I was young, I wanted to do better than common people．I always wanted to have people say“I wish I were in his shoes．”I'd read about famous people's lives．They were all busy people who had dreams and worked hard towards their goals．

　　I complain about being too busy and wish I had more time, but the truth is even when I have a day off from school and work－I find myself studying or reading．I live by an old southern motto：“The grass may be greener on the other side of the fence, but your grass can be just as green as that if you water it．”

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　　Betty is a student at a high school．She lives a busy life every day．

　　Every morning, she has to get up at a quarter past six．She has about forty minutes to get ready to leave for school．After a quick breakfast, she hurries to school, and it takes her about another forty minutes to get to school by bus．When she gets to school, it's nearly 8 o'clock．

　　She has four lessons in the morning and three in the afternoon．Of course, she has many subjects：Chinese, Maths, English, Physics, Chemistry and three others．Of all the subjects, she likes English best, and she is very good at it．But she always gets higher marks in Chinese than in English．

　　At three o'clock in the afternoon, she can spend one hour having sports．Then she goes home．

　　As Mum is very busy, she always gets home late．Betty has to prepare dinner for her parents and her younger brother．After dinner, she may have a rest, and her brother washes the dishes．She usually watches TV at this time．

　　After that, she usually spends one and a half hours doing her homework．Then, she plays the piano for at least thirty minutes．

　　She usually goes to bed at about nine fifteen．

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