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　　We know that many animals do not stay in one place．Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time．They move for different reasons：most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded．

　　When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food．Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed．The most famous migration is probably the migration of fish, which is called “salmon”．This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water．There it spends its life．When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water．Then it gives birth and dies．In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse．They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded．They move down to the low land．Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea．

　　Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster(龍蝦)．Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean．Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go．So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t．Maybe living things just like to travel．

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　　Not all memories are sweet．Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences．Wars and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional(精神上的)scars．Often they appear again in dreams．

　　Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories．The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience．They hope it might reduce, or possibly erase(抹去)the effect of sad memories．

　　In November, some scientists tested a drug(藥)on people in the US and France．The drug stops the body producing chemicals(化學(xué)品)that fix memories in the brain．So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased．

　　The research has caused plenty of argument．Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it．

　　Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers’ troubling memories after war．They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories．

　　“Some memories can destroy people’s lives．They come back to you when you don’t want to have them in a dream．They usually come with very sad emotions．” said Roger Pitman, a scientist of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School．“This could relieve(減輕)a lot of that suffering．”

　　But those who are against the research say that it is very dangerous to change memories because memories give us our identity(特質(zhì))．They also help us all get away from the mistakes of the past．

　　“All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were terrible at the time but make us who we are．I’m not sure we want to erase those memories,” said Rebecca Dresser．

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　　In the bushes of Northern Africa, a baby lies warm and safe in a cave(山洞)．He lies among baby wolves(狼), next to Mother Wolf, and he is not afraid．Outside the cave, Shere Khan, the man-eating tiger, shouts angrily, wanting to kill．“No!” says Mother Wolf．“He belongs to me．He will live to run with the other wolves and be like my son．And I will call him Mowgli．”

　　The years pass, and Mowgli－the man’s baby, grows up with the wolves．He learns the Law of the Jungle(森林法則)from his teachers, Baloo, an old brown bear and Bagheera, a white elephant．He has many adventures(冒險(xiǎn)經(jīng)歷), and many friends among the animals of the jungle．But he still has an enemy．Shere Khan the tiger has not forgotten him．He waits for the day when he can catch the man’s child－and kill him．

　　If you want to know more about the story, just read The Jungle Book!

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Daniel has many friends．They look different and they have different personalities, but they are all friendly and helpful．He’d like to introduce some of them to us．

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　　If someone asks me, “Do you like music?” I am sure I will answer him or her．“Of course, I do．” Because I think music is an important part of our lives．

　　Different people have different ideas about music．For me, I like rock music because it’s so exciting．And my favourite rock band(搖滾樂(lè)隊(duì)), the “Foxy Ladies” is one of the most famous rock bands in the world．I also like pop music．My classmate Li Lan loves dance music, because she enjoys dancing．My best friend, Jane, likes jazz music(爵士樂(lè))．She thinks jazz is really cool．“I like dance music and rock very much,” says my brother, “because they are amazing．” But my mother thinks rock is boring．“I like some relaxing(輕松的)music．” she says, that is why she likes country music(鄉(xiāng)村音樂(lè)), I think．

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A woman is at the cinema, and she is enjoying the film very much, but there is a man in the next seat, and he begins looking at the floor under her．The woman is angry and asks，“What are you doing there？What are you looking for?” “A piece of chocolate．” The man says to her, “I drop(掉落)it on the floor．” “A piece of chocolate?” the woman says angrily, “It is dirty now．Take this and be quiet, please．I am listening to the film．” She gives the man a big piece of chocolate．But the man says, “One of my teeth is in the chocolate!”

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　　Rockets(火箭)can fly far out into space．Rockets with men inside them have already reached the moon in the USA and Russia．Several rockets without men inside them have been sent to other worlds much farther away．On Nov．7, 2007, China’s first lunar probe, Chang’e I, successfully has completed its 1,580,000 km flying journey to the moon．

　　I am sure that you are asking ‘How does a rocket fly?’ If you want to know, get a balloon and then blow it up, until it is quite big．Do not tie up the neck of the balloon, let it go．The balloon will fly off through the air very quickly．The air inside the balloon tries to get out．It rushes out through the neck of the balloon and this pushes the balloon through the air．

　　This is how a rocket works．Of course, the rocket is made of metal．The metal must not be heavy but it must be very strong．There is gas inside the rocket, which is made very hot．When it rushes out of the end of the rocket, the rocket is pushed up into the air．The jet velocity(噴射速度)is always faster than the flying speed．

　　We’re sure that one day rockets with man may be able to go anywhere in space．

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　　Sometimes……By Paul Green

　　Sometimes I feel lonely,

　　Like I’m by myself and full of fears．

　　When I’m that way, I call a friend．

　　My lonely mood soon disappears．

　　Sometimes I feel excited,

　　Like I have some news I have to share!

　　My friends open their ears to me．

　　They always listen, talk, and care．

　　Sometimes I feel so sad,

　　Like my world is cold and darkest blue．

　　At those times my friends let me know

　　They’re with me, standing strong and true．

　　Sometimes I feel confused(困惑的),

　　Like I just don’t know how I should feel．

　　My friends then help me figure out

　　What’s right and wrong, what’s false and real!

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　　The day was like any other day in his life．Tom walked past the shop on the street corner．He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much was still there．Looking down, he felt sorry for himself．He really wanted to have them for his birthday．

　　He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it．He knew she would give him anything he liked if she could．But he also knew very well she had little money．He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and his mother would notice it．So he went to the park and sat on the grass．Then he saw a boy in a wheelchair(輪椅)．He noticed that the boy moved the wheel with his hands．Tom looked at him carefully and was surprised to see the boy have no feet．He looked at his own feet．‘It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet,’ he thought．There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad．He went away and smiled, thinking he was happier．

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18∶30　Cartoon World：Hello Kitty　　18∶00　TV Classroom：Modern English

19∶00　Today’s News　　　　　　　　　18∶30　Animal World

19∶30　Weather Report　　　　　　　　19∶00　Documentary：In Asia

19∶40　Food and Health　　　　　　　　19∶40　News in English

20∶10　Drama series：The Three Kingdoms　20∶10　Sports World：Football Match

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21∶25　Game Show：Lucky Winner　　　　22∶00　Chat Show

23∶00　China Music TV　　　　　　　　　22∶30　News Round-up

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