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　　Mike was starting the fourth grade in the autumn．He felt that he was old enough to ride a bike to school like other kids．But there were two problems!The first was that he didn't know if his parents would let him ride a bike to school．The second and the bigger of the two problems was that he didn't have a bike, because he and his parents had just moved to the town this summer．

　　Mike started to get over his problems．First, he asked his parents if they would let him ride a bike to school in the autumn．To his surprise, they said,“Sure, Mike, you are old enough, but you don't have a bike!”Mike began to think about how to solve the problem．Finally, he thought of an idea．He asked the neighbors if he could mow(割)their lawns(草坪)to earn money to buy a bike．For all of them needed to mow their lawns, they told Mike that would be fine, if his parents agreed．Mike's parents were pleased that he found a way to buy a bike himself．They agreed and taught Mike how to mow the lawn properly．Finally, he had enough money to buy his bike．He bought a beautiful black and red mountain bike．

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　　Earthquakes may happen anywhere on the earth．When some plates of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake happens．Many earthquakes begin under the sea．They often happen near the mountains, too．

　　During an earthquake, the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even crack(斷裂)open．Houses fall, people are killed or hurt, and sometimes the whole villages or cities are destroyed．

　　Can we do something to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes?Scientists have studied earthquakes and make maps that show the“earthquake belts”．In areas in these belts, it’s possible for earthquakes to happen．In these areas we should build strong houses to fight against earthquakes．

　　In the future, scientists will be able to tell when and where an earthquake will be before they happen．They can also tell people what to do and how to do it．

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　　Life is not easy, so I’d like to say“When anything happens, believe in yourself．”When I was a young boy, I was so shy that I dare not talk to anyone．My classmates often laughed at me．I was sad but could do nothing．Later, something happened, and it changed my life．It was an English speech contest．My English teacher asked me to take part in it．What a terrible idea!It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school!

　　“Come on, boy, believe in yourself．You are sure to win．”Then my teacher and I talked about many different topics．At last I chose the topic“Believe in yourself．”I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times．With my teacher’s great love, I did well in the contest．I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place．I heard the cheers from the teachers and students．Those classmates who once looked down on me, now all said“Congratulations!”to me．My teacher hugged(擁抱)me and cried excitedly．

　　Since then, everything has changed for me．When I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself．This is true not only for a person but also for a country．

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　　An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day’s hard work．When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out．He tried hard but it didn’t work．

　　He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light．When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter．

　　“Where's your light?”asked the policeman．“No one may take a cart along a road at night without a light．You know that．You’ve broken the law．”

　　“I had a light,”said the old man,“but it has just gone out．”

　　“I don’t believe that story,”said the policeman．He took out a notebook and got ready to write．“What’s your name and where do you live?”he asked．

　　“Please don’t take my name,”said the old man．“My house is just there．You can see it from here．I had a light nearly the whole way．I haven’t come far without a light．”

　　“You came all the way without a light．What’s your name?”

　　The carter quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down on the top of the light．“The light was still hot and burnt the policeman’s hand．The policeman jumped and he was very angry．

　　“Now, what do you think?”said the carter．“Did I come all the way without a light?”

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　　Families in different countries are different．Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries．Most American families have one or two parents and two or more children each．

　　Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up．They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs．They often write to their parents or telephone them．And they often go to visit their parents on holidays．

　　Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs．Americans think it is important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves．

　　Today, the families in China are also small．Most Chinese families have one or two parents．But each family can only have one kid, except the twins．

　　When the kids in China grow up, some of them may live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs, some of them may live with their parents because they don't want to make their parents feel lonely．

　　Some of the parents in China don't let their children choose their own jobs．They choose the jobs for their kids．Most of them think they can give their kids a better future．It's not good for young people．

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　　Basketball is a young game．In the year of 1891, a famous college was having some trouble with its boy students．The weather was bad．They couldn’t play outside．So they were unhappy．Sometimes they even got into fights．

　　Finally, some teachers asked Dr．Naisimth to invent a game so that the students might have something to play in doors．

　　Dr．Naisimth thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game．It was a fast, exciting game with much moving and passing of the ball．It was played between two teams．In order to make a score, the ball had to be thrown into a basket ten feet above the floor on the wall．

　　At first, Dr．Naisimth had planned to have the ball thrown into a box．As he couldn’t find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit basket instead．That is how the game got its name basketball．The history of this game is over 100 years．

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　　This story happened four years ago．Tom was seven years old then．He was a good boy．He was one of the best pupils in his class．But he could not get up early．He often slept until nine or ten o’clock in the morning．So he was often late for school．

　　Tom’s mother didn’t want him to be late for school．So she bought him a clock．She said to Tom,“You must get up when you hear the clock ring．”

　　“Yes, Mum．”said Tom．After that Tom got up at six thirty when he heard the clock ring．

　　One day his mother forgot to make the clock ring at the usual time．And the next morning Tom didn’t get up at six thirty．It was time for breakfast．Mother went to see him．Tom was still in bed and his eyes were open．

　　“Why didn’t you get up?”Mother was angry．

　　“You told me to get up when I heard the clock ring．So I am waiting for the bell．”

　　“Mum, is the clock still sleeping?”Tom asked．

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　　Hi, kids!I’m Guo Qiang from Class 6．

　　As you know, it’s World Animals’ Day, and we’re asking you to tell us your opinions about different animals．

　　I like animals．I think camels are the most unusual animal．They hardly ever need to drink water．That’s interesting．Don’t you think rats are ugly?I don’t like them at all．

　　I like cows, because they can give us milk and their meat is the most delicious!I love beef hamburgers!Ha ha!I’m only joking．

　　Seriously, though, I think hens are one of the best animals．Why?Because they can lay eggs．Eggs and milk are good for our health．

　　And I like rabbits, their red eyes and the white color, they are so cute．How about ducks?They are so lovely, when they are walking, their bodies shake like dancers．

　　What do you think of animals?What are your favorite animals and why?Come and tell us on the radio!

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　　If you knew a bottle of water had been recycled from urine(尿), would you drink it?Astronauts at the International Space Station(ISS)may soon do so．

　　NASA(美國航空航天局)said it would use a high-tech machine(高科技機(jī)器)to recycle wastewater at the ISS．The machine will recycle everything from sweat(汗), the water for washing hands, shower water, water used for brushing teeth, and even urine, to make drinking water．

　　It will save NASA millions of dollars each year．At present, each ISS astronaut uses about 4.4 liters(升)of water every day．It costs about ＄24 million a year to transport water up to ISS．NASA says that a liter of water costs about ＄11,000．

　　The machine will be sent to the ISS in October 2008．NASA hopes it will recycle about 93％ of all water used on the station．

　　Will the water be clean?Scientists say the wastewater will go through a very complicated process(復(fù)雜的過程)．For example, different chemicals will be put in the wastewater; the water will be heated to 130℃ to get rid of bacteria(細(xì)菌)．The recycled water is thousands of times better than the water from a city tap, scientists say．

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