It’s sometimes reported that strange objects have been seen high up in the sky．These unidentified flying objects(UFOs不明飛行物)have made a lot of people interested．Some of the reports about them are difficult to believe, some have been explained in scientific ways, and others have never been explained．

　　It’s not easy to decide whether a report is true or not．One report of UFOs came from a British plane on its way from New York to London in 1954．The British plane was flying over an island at 19,000 feet when the captain noticed that something was on their left and a little lower than their plane．It’s about five miles away．

　　“It was not one object but several,” the captain said．“We saw one large and six smaller objects．I sent out a radio to report about them and I received the answer that the other planes were coming out to meet us．Before the planes arrived, the smaller objects entered the big object．The big object then became smaller and moved away fast．”

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　　Computers can help many workers．They can also help thieves．There was a thief who worked in a bank in the USA．He paid for everything he needed by writing a check．Then he told the computer not to take any money from his account for the checks he wrote．The bank’s computer did what he said．And it did not take any money from his bank account．One day the computer broke down．People had to do the computer’s work．They soon found out what was happening．

　　Another thief who worked for a bank saw people filling in deposit forms(存款單)．Many of these people did not know their account numbers, so they wrote only their names on the forms．They left the place empty for their account numbers．The thief wrote his own account numbers in the place．When the computer read these forms it looked only at the account numbers．It did not look at the customers’ names．It paid the money on these deposit forms into the thief’s account．

　　Then there was a bank worker who told the bank computer to take ten cents off every customer’s account each month and put it into his own account．For a long time the bank’s customers did not notice that they were losing ten cents every months．But then someone did notice and told the bank．That was the end of that little game!

　　No one really knows how much computer crime is costing the banks, but some people believe it is millions of dollars a year．

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　　A man made a nice talking machine．It could weigh people’s weight．The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines．

　　He put the machine into the waiting room of a station．There were always lots of people in and out．

　　The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman．She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak．

　　“Good morning, Madam．”it said in Indian．“Your weight is 72 kilograms．That’s three kilograms more．If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right．Please have a nice day．”

　　The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl．She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight．

　　“Good morning, Miss．”the machine said in Chinese．”Your weight is 45 kilograms．It’s all right for your age．Keep eating what you eat every day．Please have a nice day．”

　　The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman．She thought for a long time to stand on the machine．The machine spoke quickly in English, “Good morning．Will one of you get off?”

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No．4 Middle School

Kunming, Yunnan

April 2nd，2004

Dear editor,

　　I live in a beautiful city．Many visitors come to my city．There are so many colorful peacocks here．The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square．

　　They are given food freely by visitors．They usually throw food to them, and don’t think about at all whether the food is right or not．Some of the peacocks become ill, some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors．I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds, but don’t realize that they may be doing them harm．The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening．Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food．For us every person, it’s our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully．

Yours,

Sun Yan

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　　It’s time to go home now．I am on a bus on a rainy day(雨天)，and a woman with a dog gets on the bus．It is a big dog and its feet are not clean．

　　I don’t want the dog to sit near me．But the woman says to the conductor(售票員)，“Oh, I pay(付錢)for my dog．Can he sit here like the other people?”

　　The conductor looks at the dog and says,“Yes, madam, but he must not put his feet on the chair．”

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　　Green：Excuse me．Are you Mr．Chen?

　　Cheng：No．I’m Cheng Ming．

　　Green：Sorry, Mr．Cheng．Is this Room 12?

　　Cheng：No．This is Room 6．Room 12 is over there．

　　Green：Thank you．

　　Cheng：That’s all right．

　　Green：Excuse me, Miss．Is this Room 12?

　　Miss Li：Yes, it is．Come in, please．

　　Green：Is Mr Chen here?

　　Miss Li：Sorry, he isn’t here today．

　　Green：That’s all right．This is a nice room．

　　Miss Li：Yes, but a little small．

　　Green：How many students are there in this class?

　　Miss Li：We have twelve now．

　　Green：Are they all Chinese students?

　　Miss Li：No, ten are Chinese students．The other two are American．

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Yao Ming is a very good basketball player in the world．He was born in Shanghai, but he lives in the USA with his parents now．Yao Ming is 2.26 m tall．He was in the Rockets Team after he left(離開)China．He plays very well in the NBA．Many people come to his match(比賽)in America．Lots of Chinese young men watch the matches on TV．Yao Ming wants to be a superstar one day．

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　　Many animals are camouflaged(偽裝)by having the same colour as the places where they live．Since they blend well with their surroundings(四周環(huán)境)，their enemies cannot find them so easily．In addition, it is easier for them to hunt for food as they can come very close to their preys(獵物)without being noticed．

　　The polar bear lives in the snowy far north and it has white fur．The colour of the lions is similar to that of the dried grass found in the sandy desert．The tapirs(貘)which live in the jungles(叢林)have a colour pattern which seems of little use the front of their bodies, their heads and their legs are black, while the rest is white．We can pick out the tapirs easily at the zoo but in their homeland it is not so．They hunt at night when there are patches of moonlight and patches of shadow and this makes them less noticeable(顯而易見)．Some other animals change their colours to suit the surroundings．For example, the arctic fox changes the colour of its coat in winter to blend in with the snow, so that it becomes less visible．

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　　“In my country, men usually go to restaurants on their own．They always take their shoes off before they go in．Then they usually sit on the floor around a small, low table．In the evening they often sing songs．”

　　“You usually take chocolates or flowers．But you always take an odd number of flowers, and you remove the paper before you give them to the hostess．You can also send flowers before you arrive．you don’t usually take wine except when you visit very close friends．”

　　“We always offer our guests something to drink when they arrive, tea, coffee or perhaps water or soft drinks．We think it is polite to accept a drink even if you’re not thirsty．If you visit someone you always stay for a few drinks．When you have had enough to drink, you tap your cup or put your hand over it．If you say no, your host will insist that you have more to drink．”

　　“People’s private lives are very important so they never ask you personal questions about your family or where you live or your job．They never talk about religion or matters of finance, education or politics, but usually stay with safe subjects like the weather, films, plays, books and restaurants．”

　　“It’s difficult to know when to leave, but an evening meal usually lasts about three or four hours．When the host serves coffee, this is sometimes a sign that the evening is nearly over, but you can have as much coffee as you want．”

　　“If the invitation says eight o’clock then we arrive exactly at eight．With friends we know well, we sometimes arrive about fifteen minutes before．”

　　“Obviously it depends on the occasion, but most dinner parties are informal．The men don’t usually wear a suit, but they may wear a jacket and tie．Women are usually smart but casual．”

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Dear Sir or Madam,

　　Last Thursday, I traveled on the 8∶00 a.m.train from Glasgow to London King’s Cross and I was quite angry with the service of your company．

　　The train didn't come on time and it was forty minutes late when it left Glasgow．A man at the station said sorry to us, but he didn't give us any reasons for the delay(誤點)．We then had further delays on the way and had to wait another thirty minutes．As a result, I missed my plane from London to Frankfurt and had to wait for several hours．

　　What's more, the service on the train was also very poor, The trip took more than five hours．Unluckily, we could buy nothing but some soft drinks on the train．Worst of all, something was wrong with the air conditioning(空調(diào)系統(tǒng))and it got hotter and hotter in the train．Before we reached King's Cross, the temperature was over 40℃．

　　Because of your poor service, I feel you should pay me compensation(賠償)．

　　I am looking forward to hearing from you．

Yours faithfully

David Roberson

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