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　　These days, a new kind of restaurant is becoming popular．People who go there can not only enjoy their meals, but also enjoy playing computer games and have fun with their family and friends on the Internet．uWink is the restaurant’s name．It’s in Los Angeles．

　　In uWink, there are no waiters around you．You can order the food by touching(觸摸)the screen(顯示屏)in front of you and the runners(傳送帶)will bring it to the tables quickly．You can also play computer games with the people at any table．

　　uWink is such a restaurant where you will enjoy your meal and have fun．Different kinds of food are provided at any time of a day．uWink is a place where every table in the restaurant can have a game competition at the same time．

　　The owner of the restaurant hopes that uWink can make it easy for people to have fun and enjoy a delicious meal．

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　　It’s only ＄79.99! How many times have you heard those words on TV or read them in a newspaper ad? The word“only”is supposed to make you think that this is a great price for the product．

　　But think about this how long does it take you to earn ＄79.99? What do you have to do to get that money? The little thing that’s only ＄79.99 is worth almost 12 hours of your work! And if you are making less than this, how long will it take to earn that much money?

　　So as you stand in a store, telling yourself that you have to buy something, think about how long you must work to earn the money to pay for it．Is that ＄85 T-shirt really worth the time to earn ＄85?You could probably find a similar shirt at another store for under ＄35, right?

　　Even if your parents are still buying your clothes, someone has to work for the money．If you spend money on one thing, you don’t have money to spend on anything else．So if you spend ＄85 on those jeans, you cannot put it in the bank, and you cannot go snowboarding(單板滑雪)or to the movies with friends because you don’t have the money to go．

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　　Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives．We do it every day to get to work．to school or to friends’ houses．

　　Driving can be very convenient(方便的), but can also cause many problems．Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it．If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident．Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else．Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient．

　　Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide．In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day．The annual death rate(年死亡率)from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan．

　　To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules．Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws．That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun!

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　　Traveling by train is usually not easy in China．It can be hard to get a ticket．When you are traveling to the railway station you look at your watch, afraid you will miss your train．

　　But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai．Construction(建設)on the express railway(高速公路)between the two cities started before the 2007 Spring Festival．When it is finished by 2013, taking a train wilt be as easy as taking a bus．

　　"There will be trains every several minutes．Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint(檢查站)to taking your seat, will take just 10 minutes ”, said a message on the Government's website．

　　There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometres an hour．The travel time between the two cities will go down from 10 to about five hours．The trains will carry twice the current number of passengers (乘客)．

　　The new line will be l,318 kilometres in ________ and go across specially built bridges．It will run alongside the present line．There will be 21 stations, in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu．

　　"The cost of travelling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan．That will be more expensive than a common train, but cheaper than by air ", said Zhang Xiaoling, a Jiangsu government official．

　　According to Zhang, the higher price is because of the large cost of the railway project．At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project(三峽工程)．

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　　Thirty years ago, Lake Ponkapog in Hartwell, New Jersey, was full, of life．Many birds and animals lived beside the water, which was full of fish．Now there are few birds, animals, and fish．The lake water is polluted(污染)．It is in colour of dirty brown, and it is filled with strange plants．

　　How did this happen?First, we must think about how water gets into Lake Ponkapog．When it rains, water comes into the lake from all around．In the past, there were forests all around Lake Ponkapog, so the rainwater was clean．

　　Now there are many homes around the lake．People often use chemicals(化學品)in their gardens．They use other chemicals inside their houses for cleaning or killing insects(昆蟲)．There are also many businesses．Businesses use chemicals in their machines or shops．Other chemicals fall onto the ground from cars or trucks．When it rains, the rainwater picks up all the chemicals from homes and businesses and then carries them into the lake．They pollute the water and kill the animals．

　　Boats on the lake are also a problem．Lake Ponkapog is a popular place for motorboats．But oil and gas(油和汽)from boats get into the lake．So more bad chemicals go into the water this way．

　　People in Hartwell are worried．They love their lake and want to save it．Will it be possible?A clean lake must have clean rainwater going into it．Clean rainwater is possible only if people are more careful about chemicals at home and at work．They must also be more careful about gas and oil and other chemicals on the ground．And they mustn’t use motorboats any more on the lake．All these may change people's lives．Only then can Lake Ponkapog be a beautiful, clean lake again．

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　　A man came home from work late, tired and unhappy, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door．

　　The boy asked：“Daddy, how much do you make per hour?" The father was furious at his son's question．When he said ＄20 an hour, the little boy asked his father to lend ＄10 to him．The father was even angrier because he thought the boy just wanted some money to buy a toy．So he didn't answer his son．

　　The little boy quietly went to his room．After about an hour or so, the man calmed down and started to think：Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that ＄10．

　　“Maybe I was too hard on you just now," the man went into the room and said．” Here's the ＄10 you asked for．"

　　"Oh, thank you, Daddy!" He said．Then, he reached under his pillow, pulled out some crumpled coins and said, "Daddy, I have ＄20 now．Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow．I would like to have dinner with you．"

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　　Spiderman is one of the most famous comic book heroes of all time．He was created by Stan Lee in 1963 and was first introduced to the world in the pages of Marvel comic books．

　　Spiderman’s story is the story of Peter Parker, a child who lost his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle．Peter is a shy, quiet boy wearing glasses and has few friends．One day, on a high school class trip to a science lab, he gets bitten by a special spider．Soon Peter realizes he has amazing powers： he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth sense．He no longer needs his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets! Remembering something his Uncle Ben has told him, that “with great power, there must also come great responsibility(責任),” Peter decides to use his powers to fight enemies who do cruel things to people．And so, Spiderman is born．

　　Life is not easy for Peter even though he is a superhero．He is in love with Mary Jane but cannot tell her about his amazing powers．Besides, his best friend Harry hates Spiderman! Peter is also short of money and time．He has to sell photos of Spiderman(himself!)to a newspaper and he keeps losing his other jobs because he’s so busy saving people! Yet he has to fight different kinds of cruel enemies．