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　　Kite surfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didn't get popular until the end of last century．It is also known as kite boarding, and in some European countries as fly surfing．Kite surfing works through wind power(動力)by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed．

　　At first, kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport．Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design．For an able and strong person, kitesurfing can be a very fun, extremely exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying．It has become more and more popular．

　　Compared with other water sports, kitesurfing is easier to learn．A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5－10 hours of training．And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn．It is not expensive to get the equipment for kitesurfing, which costs ＄1,000 to ＄2,500．Training lessons range from ＄200 to ＄500 for two or three hours．With the development of its equipment progress, kitesurfing is becoming even safer．After some training, you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling．

　　With the rising popularity of kitesurfing, most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs．In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing club, which provides professional kitesurfing training and equipments．

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　　Up to 65％ of children don't get as much sleep as they should do, and this can make them nervous and slower at school, scientists say．

　　So how long should young people sleep each night? The answer is between eight and ten hours．If you don't get enough sleep at night, you'll have less energy the next day．

　　But the scientists say many children have missed out on 4, 500 hours of sleep by the time they are seven years old．They say that children miss sleep because they have TVs and computers in their rooms, and busy parents don't read to their younger children at night any more．The traditional “bedtime story” helps children to relax and fall asleep peacefully．Children with TVs and computers in their bedrooms were more likely to sleep badly, and to get less than eight hours’ sleep．Even losing one hour's sleep a night can mean that children do less well at school．

　　German scientists think that your brain(大腦)keeps working while you are asleep．To show that they were right, they gave two groups of people a problem to work out．One group went to sleep, and the other group stayed awake．The result? The people who slept worked out the answer more quickly．This showed that their brains had been trying to find the answer while the people were asleep．So, make sure you get enough sleep tonight, and you'll be at your best tonight, and you'll be at your best tomorrow!

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　　We know music is very important in our daily life．Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere? Today most stores, stations, restaurants and other places play music．You might even hear music in an office or in a farm．

　　Scientists believe that music influences the way people behave．They think that the sound of western classical(古典)music makes people feel richer．When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend more money on food and drinks．When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money．Without music, people spend even less．

　　Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster．Some restaurants play fast music during their hours．This makes people eat faster and leave quickly．Restaurants can make more money in this way．

　　Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better．They say that music helps students to be more active．It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed．And listening to music can help you relax．

　　The next time you hear music somewhere, be careful, It might influence the way you do things．

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　　I live on the twelfth floor of a building．One afternoon I was coming home from a friend's house．It was just after four o’clock．I got quickly into the lift and pressed Button(按鈕)12．

　　The lift started to go up, but very slowly．And then, half way up, it suddenly stopped between two floors．I couldn't understand it．I pressed all the buttons from 1 to 14．I called for help very loudly．But nobody answered．

　　Then suddenly the light went out, and I was alone in the dark．I started to cry and beat the walls of the lift．I cried and cried until I had no voice left．Then, I felt hopeless, and pressed all the buttons with my open hands．And all at the same time, there was a bell far away．It rang and rang．It was the fire alarm(火災警報)．I thought the whole building was on fire．I said to God quietly, “Just get me out of here．I'll never be bad again．”

　　Just then, I realized the lift was moving very slowly．On the ground floor it stopped, and the doors opened．A man was standing there．“How long have you been in there? It is good that you pressed the alarm bell．But haven't you learned to read at your school?” He pointed at a small piece of paper on the wall beside the lift．It said：

　　“Attention：This lift will be stopped for repairs between 4pm and 5 pm on Thursday March 13．”

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　　Have you seen Avatar(《阿凡達》)? It's a popular 3D movie, and you may have to wear 3D glasses to see it．The 3D glasses make the images(圖像)from the movie look as if they are coming straight at you．

　　More and more 3D movies are coming to theaters．Some say that 3D TV sets will come into our homes in the near future．Three－dimensional technology can make TV and movies more exciting．But people with eye problems may get headaches if they spend too much time watching 3D movies．Why?

　　When we look at an object(物體), each eye sees it at a different angle(角度)．Our eyes send the two images to our brain(大腦), and the brain puts them together．3D technology uses two film projectors(投影機)．One projects a left eye image and the other projects a right eye image．3D glasses allow us to see a different image in each eye．So, when we are watching a 3D movie, our brain can't put together the images sent to our eyes．The brain needs to work harder at “reading” the images．That makes it easier for these people to get dizzy(頭暈的)or develop headaches．A famous eye doctor said if your eyes can't focus(聚焦)on the same object at once, you will have trouble watching 3D movies．

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　　Raising pets is a popular online game among teenagers．“More than 20 of my classmates have adopted(領養(yǎng))pets online．” Said Wang Hui from Beijing．

　　If you go to some websites, you can adopt virtual(虛擬的)pets like penguins(企鵝), chickens, dogs and elephants．You can feed, wash, talk to and play with your pet．

　　Dai Yingshuang of Shanghai said, “It's great fun and I have also learned how to take care of others．” She usually asks her uncle to take care of her pet while she is at school．

　　If you don't feed and care for the pet, it will become unhappy and unhealthy．So raising an online pet means spending a lot of time online．This makes many parents worried．They fear it will have a bad influence on the children's studies．

　　Wang Zhaotong from Anhui has raised a penguin since last year．She said, “My parents know about the penguin and think it's okay．”

　　If the students can keep the balance between studying and playing, it's not bad for them to “raise” pets online．

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　　It was Mother's Day．A man stopped his car at a flower shop to order(訂購)some flowers．He wanted the shopkeeper to send the flowers to his mother, who lived two hundred miles away．

　　As he got out of his car, he found a young girl sitting on the road crying．He asked her what was wrong and she answered, “I want to buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have seventy－five cents．A rose costs two dollars．”

　　The man smiled and said, “Come into the shop with me, and I'll buy you a rose．”

　　He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers．As they were leaving, he offered to drive the girl home．She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother, ” She brought him to a cemetery(墓地), where she placed the rose on the grave．

　　The man was moved．He returned to the flower shop, picked up the flowers he ordered, and drove two hundred miles to his mother's house．Today is the day for your mother．Send a flower to your kind and beautiful mother．

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Mr and Mrs Brown have two children, Mike and Liz．The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes(便條)for each other．Read these four notes of today and answer the following questions．

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　　US teenagers may be facing a challenge(挑戰(zhàn))today．A recent survey suggests(表明)that they are less honest than previous generations(上一代人)．

　　The survey was done among 29, 760 students at 100 US high schools．The results suggest that in the past year, 30 percent of US high school students have stolen from a store．And 64 percent may have cheated on a test．

　　However, 93 percent of the students said they were satisfied(滿意)with their honesty．And 77 percent said, “when it comes to doing what is right, I am better than most people I know．”

　　Some teachers were unhappy about the survey results．Some, however, defended(為……辯護)today's students．

　　“The competition is greater and the pressures(壓力)on kids have increased greatly,” said Mel Riddle, who was a high school teacher and headmaster for 40 years．“It is the pressures that make it easy for students to be dishonest．”

　　“I think these students are better than other generations,” he said．“I find them more active, better to work with and more thankful for support．” “We have to create situations where it's easy for kids to do the right things,” he added．“We need to create classrooms where learning is more important than having the right answer．”

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