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　　Jim lives and works in a factory near London．He works from Monday to Friday．On Saturday and Sunday he doesn’t go to work．Sometimes he goes to see friends．This Saturday he is going to London with his friend, Mike．They are seeing their friends there．

　　They are taking the 2∶40 train on Friday afternoon．When they get to London, Jim’s friend, Jack, is taking them home in his car．They are staying with Jack for the night．

　　On Saturday morning they are getting up early．After breakfast Jack is taking them to Oxford University．Mike’s friend．Mr White, is a teacher there．He is showing them around the university．

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　　Guo Liqin, 24, works as a primary school teacher in a distant area in Yunnan Province．The Internet offers him the latest news and entertainment from the outside world．And many people like him also depends on the online libraries for the free literature(文學(xué))reading．

　　A survey in China last year found the online literature is the biggest growth area of Internet entertainment．

　　Reading for free is also popular in other countries．See what solutions other countries are taking．

　　In countries such as Germany, Canada, and the UK, governments pay the authors to have their books in public libraries．

　　The pay is different from country to country．Some pay according to how many times a book has been borrowed; others pay according to whether the library has bought the book or not．

　　Google Books allow users to see some free parts before buying them．

　　The author can choose to make from 20％ to 100％ of the book’s content(內(nèi)容)for free reading．But you can see a full view of books that are out of copyright(版權(quán))．

　　E-magazines are usually about pop culture, and make money through advertisements．The writers are usually paid by the numbers of words they write．

　　There are many free online libraries of books which are no longer in copyright．

　　American and European websites offer classic(古典的)literature and non-fiction texts like dictionaries for download in different languages．

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　　One afternoon, my son came home from school and asked me, “Are all people the same even if their skin color is different?” I thought for a moment, then I said, “I’ll explain．Let’s go to a fruit store first．I have something interesting to show you．”

　　At the store, I told him that we needed to buy apples．And we bought some red apples, green apples and yellow apples．

　　After we got home, I told Adam, “It’s time to answer your question．” I put one of each type of apple on the table：first a red apple, followed by a green apple and then a yellow apple．Then I looked at Adam, who was sitting on the other side of the table．

　　“Adam, people are just like apples．They come in different colors, shapes and sizes．See, some may not even look as delicious as others．” As I was talking, Adam was examining each one carefully．

　　Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, placing them back on the table, but in a different place．

　　“OK, Adam, tell me which one is the red apple, the green apple and the yellow apple．”

　　He said, “I can’t tell．They all look the same now．”

　　“Take a bite(一口)of each one．See if that helps you tell which one is which．”

　　He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face．“People are just like apples! They are all different, but if you take off the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside．”

　　“Right,” I agreed．“Just like everyone has their own features but they are nearly the same．”

　　He completely got it．I didn’t need to say or do anything else．

　　Now, when I eat an apple, it tastes a little sweeter than before．What perfect fruit it is!

　　Fashion isn't very environmentally-friendly because it makes people buy things they don't need, just because they're new．We want to take care of the environment, we don't want to pollute the air and we don't want to waste energy and resources．But we also want to be fashionable．How can we buy fashionable clothes and protect the environment?

　　Old styles are fashionable again, so one way is to buy second-hand clothes－recycled clothes．Another way is to buy' fair trade clothes．These clothes are either recycled or made in a ' way that protects the environment．They also protect the people who make the clothes．

　　Surprisingly, white cotton is one of the least environmentally-friendly crops of all．To protect the cotton, the growers use chemicals that pollute water, make farm workers ill and kill wildlife．New materials, such as hemp and bamboo, grow quickly and are more environmentally-friendly．These materials are very soft, and look fantastic．The best materials are coloured using natural dyes, made from plants．

　　Environmentally-friendly clothes are practical but until now they were often dull．Now fashion-designers are working with these materials and the clothes are beautiful as well．So now we can buy fashionable clothes that are also environmentally-friendly．

Choose the best answer according to the advertisements．

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　　We provide summer English courses which are the best you can find．You will enjoy coming to Los Angeles to learn about American culture and improve your English at the same time．The courses last for four, six or eight weeks．They start at the beginning of July and August．Our teachers are well-trained and very experienced．They teach English classes for four hours a day, You can choose between small groups of two or three, or larger groups of up to 15．We provide weekly tests to see the progress you' re making with your language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening．We also provide books and other materials．

　　As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the USA．You live with an American family, and you take part in American life．You have meals with an American family and do some activities with them, too．For many of our students this is the most interesting part of the course．Many families create friendships with the students which last a long time．Of course, if you prefer, we can arrange hotel accommodation．

　　Of course, there are many things to do in Los Angeles．Every day we have activities which take place after class．You can choose to take trips to Hollywood, Disneyland or the famous beaches around LA．You can also go to various shopping centers, sports centers, movies and concerts．There are also weekend visits’ organized to San Francisco and other places of interest in California．

　　We try to give our students the best possible experience of English and life in the USA．Just ask our students! They say our summer English courses are fantastic!

　　We hope that you' ll enjoy a course with us, too．If you' re interested, please fill in our application form where you will also find our list of prices．' The course must be paid for one month before it begins．

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Dear Estelle,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Saturday, 5th June

　　I hope you' re well and not working too hard! I' ve been revising for my exams now for the last two weeks．That' s why I haven' t written for such a long time．

　　Since the beginning of this year we' ve been doing a project called ' World Class'．Have you heard of it．'? Not everyone in the class could take part, but luckily I could．The school chooses a 'twin school'(姊妹學(xué)校)in a different area of the world．Our head teacher chose a school in Uganda．They gave us someone to write to from that school．For three months, I've written to a girl called Louisa, who is the same age as me．

　　It' s been m interesting to hear about her life．She' s told me all about her school and described her daily(日常的)life．I can' t believe that her School doesn' t．have any electricity．She goes to 'school from eight o' clock in the morning until six．O’clock．in the evening．I can' t believe how lucky we are here! She' s also told me that she often can' t go to school because she has to look after her baby brother and sister．She’s tried to teach me some of her language and it' s really difficult．

　　I love it because it' s the first time I' ve thought about what life must be like somewhere else．I can' t believe people miss classes here when everything is so easy for us．I think more people should help out with projects like this．At the weekend we' re going to have a sports day to help raise money to send to the school．Perhaps one day I'll be able to go to Uganda and meet Louisa myself--who knows?

Lots of 1ove,

Suzanne

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　　My favourite shop is called’ Model World'．It is on the second floor of Happy Plaza, near to Pizza Club．It is open from 10 a. m. to 8 p. m. every day．

　　Model World' sells all kinds of models．It has model soldiers, cars, boats, airplanes, space shuttles and even dinosaurs．It has models for young children and models for adults(成人)．Some models have just about twenty pieces, and others have over 2,000 pieces．You can also buy paints and glue(膠水)and other things there．

　　The staff at ' Model World' is very nice．They are very interested in making models．They will give you advice, and answer all of your questions．The prices are not low but they are not high．My best buy was a model of a helicopter．It cost ＄ 30 but it had over 400 pieces．It was really fun to make．If you are interested in models, you should visit this shop．

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　　Australia has an unusual kangaroo－although he is a pet, he lives like a man．He is dressed in clothes, likes watching TV and drinking, also eats bread, plays football and does some exercise．

　　His name is Bi Muer．Months ago, a 50-year-old woman, Julia Bradley adopted(收養(yǎng))him．He now lives a happy life．Every morning, he can enjoy delicious bread and later watch TV with his "mom"．In the afternoon, he can go to the garden and play football and in the evening, he can drink while watching TV．

　　In the beginning, Muer was only 20cm tall, but now, he can easily jump over a one-meter fence．

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　　Now lots of teenagers like smoking．It's a big problem．Some of them smoke, just for fun and some think smoking looks cool．Others smoke because there are many people around them that smoke．

　　As we all know, smoking is harmful, especially to students．Some teenagers even steal money so that they can buy cigarettes．Besides, smoking does harm to brains and it can influence studies．Finally, it is bad for health because it can cause diseases．

　　Therefore(因此), we should protect ourselves from smoking．First, we should learn more about the danger of smoking．Second, we should keep away from people who smoke．