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　　Tom was three years old．He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper, but his parents never let him stay long．Mother would say, “It’s eight o’clock now．It’s time for you to go to bed, Tom．”

　　“But why don’t you go to bed, too?” Tom always asked．

　　“We are adults(大人),” mother would say, “And adults go to bed late．”

　　One evening Tom asked his mother for an apple．

　　“But it’s too late,” his mother didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime．“The apples are already asleep．”

　　“But not all of them, Mom．” Tom said, “The baby apples are perhaps asleep, but their parents are surely awake．”

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　　Venice is an attractive city in Italy．Tourists throughout the world love traveling to Venice．But sometimes you’ll have such strange experiences．One moment you walk across the Rialto Bridge, and there’s nothing special．Unfortunately, when you come back to the bridge an hour later, it’s underwater and everyone’s wearing rain boots．

　　That’s just the way it has always been, which may be considered seriously by Italian government．Before the sea comes to Venice, the government has decided to build the MOSE gates．Actually(實際上), there were many kinds of gates that were built to stop the floods, but all the gates were just built on the ground．Besides, the flooding was becoming worse．Industrial(工業(yè)的)factories built nearby on the mainland also made the condition get worse, causing the city to sink about 0．75 feet in the 20th century．

　　So the Italian government asked some of Italy’s biggest construction and engineering companies to build the MOST project, which was planned to be built under the sea water to stop floods．Now the government are using 3 000 people and expect to spend nearly five billion euros(歐元)on it．The MOSE gates are being built at the inlets(海灣)．Each MOST gate is 197 feet long ,28．5 to 37 feel tall, and weight up to 22 tons．It’s nearly the size of a 20-story building．Before the gates are in use, under the sea full of water．When the flood comes, the water in the gates will be poured out, and then the gates will be filled with air．So the gates can go up with the sea water．Once they’re in the right place, they will stop the sea water pouring into Venice．These gates will be able to deal with floods up to 10feet,and as long as the sea level(平面)rises no more than two feet in the next 100 years, the MOSE will work as expected．

　　The MOSE project is now two-thirds done．The head engineer, Giovanni Cecconi, said, “This is a war．During the war, it’s not important that you win．It’s important that you’re alive．We’ve alive．” Anyway, this project is saving Venice from falling．

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　　When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life．The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married．I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school．I thought he would say, " No! You are going to college．" He took me by surprise when he said, "OK．We'll go to the brick factory．"

　　Two days later, he took me to the factory．I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory．' I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun．I even imagined there would be music and singing．I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager．

　　When we arrived at the factory gates, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside．My father said, "Take your time．Look around．" I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise．It was horrible．I ran back to my．father and said, "I want to go home．"

　　He asked me, "What do you think of the factory?"

　　"It's terrible," I replied．

　　"And marriage is even worse!" he said．

　　I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college．I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college．Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me．I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

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　　In North America, most students go to school by bus．The subway is also widely used in some cities．In small towns and cities, walking is still popular．

　　The yellow school bus is a familiar sight all over North America．It is a very convenient form of transportation because it takes students right to the entrance to the school．It also gives students opportunity to chat with their friends．However, the bus is slow and does not always pick up on time．

　　The subway is a means of getting around quickly in many cities．However, it is expensive and can be very crowded during rush hour．Another disadvantage of the subway is that the stops are not so close to the school, and students often have to walk considerable distance or take a bus from the subway stop to the scho

　　Walking has a number of advantages for those who live reasonable close to school．It's free and it provides a form of exercise．However, it's no fun if you have a large backpack full of books to carry．It's also unpleasant if the weather is either too hot or cold or wet．

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　　We all know the dangers of fires．It’s good and necessary for a family to learn how to prepare for a fire．Here are some suggestions．

　　Put a smoke alarm(火警)in the house．Smoke from a fire causes the alarm to go off．The alarm makes a loud sound．The sound tells everyone to leave the house at once．

　　Make escape(逃脫)plans．We should know all the ways out of the house．If there is a fire, everyone follows the plan to get out．Part of the plan is to check all the windows to make sure they can be opened easily．

　　Buy fire extinguishers(滅火器)in the house．Everyone in the family should know how to use them．

　　Practise for a fire．We do fire practice because we teach children about fire safety．Everyone in the family should know the following fire rules：

　　Don’t open a hot door! The fire can grow more quickly if you open the door．

　　Stay close to the floor! Smoke can be more dangerous than fire．The best air is near the floor because smoke rises．

　　What will you do if your hair or clothes start to burn? First, stop! Don’t run! The fire burns faster because of more air．Drop! Fall to the floor．Then roll! Turning over and over will make the fire go out．Put a blanket(毯子)around you to keep air away from the fire that may still be on you．

　　There are many possible causes for fires．A wise family is ready all the time．If there is a fire, don’t forget to call 119 for help．

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　　Earthquake safety tips

　　On April 14,2010, a big earthquake hit Yushu, Qinghai．Over,2,000 people died．Many people were hurt．Why are there earthquakes?

　　The surface of the Earth has many pieces．These pieces are always moving．When two pieces move past each other, there is an earthquake．

　　Scientist are working hard to find out more about earthquakes．They try to predict(預測)them, but it’s very hard．

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　　know how to get ready for an earthquake? Do you know what to do during an earthquake? Here are some things you should know．

　　Make sure you have two bottles of water, a packet of biscuits(餅干),a clean towel(毛巾),a few band-aids(創(chuàng)口貼),a radio and a flashlight(電筒)at home．

　　Stay where you are．Quickly move under a strong desk, or along a wall．This will protect you from falling things．

　　Don’t stand near windows．

　　Turn off the lights．

　　Don’t get into a lift during an earthquake．If your are in a lift, get out as quickly as possible．

　　Don’t stand near buildings．Things may fall on you．

　　Lie on the ground until the shaking stops．

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　　News 1

　　Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday．Yuan developed the world’s first popular and widely known hybrid rice．Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones．

　　News 2

　　Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon．Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country．The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June．

　　News 3

　　People will see a new “star” in the sky soon．China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006．It will stay in space for one year．It will go around the moon and take pictures．It must be very expensive, right? That’s for sure; 1．4 billion yuan!

　　News 4

　　Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours? One day, maybe you can．Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight．It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers per hour．This makes it the fastest plane in the world．X-43A is only three to four meters long, but it’s very heavy．It weighs 1,270 kilograms．

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　　Alan worked in an office in the city．He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday．He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad．in a newspaper “Enjoy country life．Spend a few weeks at William Farm．Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing…”

　　“This sounds like a good idea．”he thought, I’ll spend a month at William Farm．I’ll go horse riding, walking and fishing．It’ll be different from the seaside．” Four days later, he returned home．

　　“What’s wrong with William Farm?”His friend Jack asked him．“Didn’t you enjoy country life?”

　　“Country life was fine,”Alan said．“But there was another problem．”

　　“Oh, what problem?”

　　“Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast(烤肉)mutton for dinner．”

　　“Fresh meat is the best．”

　　“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner．”

　　“Lucky you!”

　　“You don’t understand,”Alan said,“On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner．”

　　“A different roast every day．”Jack said．

　　“Let me finish．”Alan said,“On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn’t want to stay there for dinner．”

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