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　　David Moore taught science at the City School．He needed some expensive books，so he bought them．He put the books in his car in a quiet street．Then he went to other shops to buy something else．At six he carne back to the car．One door was open－and the books were not there．David drove home．

　　That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper．The next day he went to the police station．

　　On Friday people read this in the newspaper：

　　Books：Have you any old books?I buy old and modern books．

　　Open all day on Saturday．Dauid Moore．26 Fry Road．

　　David stayed at home on Saturday．The first mall came at eight．David took him to the kitchen．At half past nine another man arrived．He had a bag under his arm．

　　“Mr．Moore?”the man asked．

　　“That's right，”David said．“Can I help you?”

　　“I've got some good books．You buy books，don't you?”

　　“Yes．Bring them in．Let me have a look．”

　　Soon the books were on the dining-table．“Come in now．”David called，“and bring the list．”

　　A policeman came into the dining-room．He read the names on the books and the names on the list in his hand．They were the same．

　　“Come with me．Sir．”the policeman said to the man．

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　　One morning Mrs Petty said to her husband, “Jack, there's a meeting of our Ladies Club at Mrs Young's house at lunchtime today, and I want to go there．I'll leave you some food for your lunch．Is that all right?

　　“Oh, yes．” her husband answered, “That's quite all right．What are you going to leave for my lunch?”

　　“This tin of fish．” Mrs Petty said, “And there are some eggs and vegetables and some bread here, too．”

　　“Good．” said Mr Petty．Then Mrs Petty went to her meetings．All the ladies had lunch at Mrs Young's house and at 3 o'clock Mrs Petty came home．

　　“Was your fish nice, Jack?” She asked．

　　“Yes, but my feet are hurting．” He answered．

　　“Why are they hurting?” Mrs Petty asked．

　　“Well, on the tin was written－OPEN THE TIN AND STAND IN HOT WATER FOR FIVE MINUTES．”

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　　Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question．Why do some people change their names?There can be many reasons．Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember．On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different．

　　People have a lot of reasons for changing their names．Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound．They chose the “new name” for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were born．

　　Some people have another reason for changing their names．They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there．For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States．He uses the name Ken at his job and at school．But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming．For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country．

　　In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband's after she gets married(結(jié)婚)．But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband's．Sometimes, women use their own name in some situations(情況)and their husband's in other situations．And some use both their own name and their husband's．

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　　When Mr．David retired(退休), he bought a small house in a village near the sea．He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it．

　　But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village．From morning to night there were tourists outside the house．They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr．David's garden．This was too much for Mr．David．He decided to drive the visitors away．So he put a notice on the window．The notice said：“If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心), came in and look round．Price：twenty dollars．” Mr．David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong．More and more visitors came and Mr．David had to spend every day showing them around his house．“I came here to retire, not to work as a guide．” he said angrily．In the end, he sold the house and moved away．

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　　Do you know how to play a game called "Musical Chairs"？It is easy to play and most people enjoy it．All you need are some chairs, some people and some way of making music．You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, if someone can play it．You may use a tape recorder．You can even use a radio．

　　Put the chairs in a row．The chairs may be put in twos, back to back．A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it．The game is easy．When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs．Everyone goes in the same direction, of course, they should walk in time to the music．If the music is fast they should walk quickly．If the music is slow, they should walk slowly．

　　The person playing music cannot see the people in the game．When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs．If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out．Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away．When the music stops again, one more player will be out．

　　At last, there will be two players and one chair．The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner．

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　　Mr Li was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring．He turned on the light and looked at his clock．It was half past twelve．“Who can it be at this time of night?” he wondered．He decided to go and find out．So he got out of bed, put on his dressing gown(浴衣)and went to the door．When he opened the door, there was nobody there．“That's very strange ,”he thought．Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the ling and tried to go to sleep．

　　A few minutes later he heard the bell ring again．Mr Li jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door．He opened it, but again he found no one there．He shut(關(guān)上)the door and tried not to feel too angry．Then he noticed a piece of paper on the floor inside the door．He picked it up．There were some words on it：“It is now after midnight, so it is April fool to you!”

　　“Oh, it was the English boy next door!” Mr Li exclaimed(驚叫),and almost smiled, He went back to bed and fell asleep immediately．The bell did not ring again．

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　　What is your favorite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be an optimist(樂觀者), a leader or an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement．Do you prefer grey and blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead．If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined(有決心的)．You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful．At least this is what psychologists(心理學(xué)家)tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference(愛好), and the effect that colours have on human beings(人類)．They tell us that we don't choose our favorite colour as we grow up．If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly．

　　A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and comfortable than a dark green one, and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day．On the other hand, black is depressing(壓抑的)．Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active．It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark grey．

　　Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colourful things．Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colours they like and dislike．And don't forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief or a lampshade(燈罩)．

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　　For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping－watching TV and buying things by phone．Now teleshopping is starting in Europe(歐洲)．In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things．

　　Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example．The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made ＄100 million．In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about ＄20 million a year to buy things through these channels．

　　In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day．Then the government allowed(允許)more telepshopping．Other channels can open for telebusiness, including(包括)the largest American teleshopping company and a 24?hour teleshopping company．German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things．

　　Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes．With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason．But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping．They call teleshopping “junk(垃圾)on the air”．Many Europeans usually worry about the quality(質(zhì)量)of the things for sale on TV．Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV．

　　The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies．They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell．They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person．

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　　The students were having their chemistry(化學(xué))class．Miss Li was telling the children what water was like．After that, she asked her students, “What's water?” No one spoke for a few minutes．Miss Li asked again, “Why don't you answer my question? Didn't I tell you what water is like？”

　　Just then a boy put up his hand and said, “Miss Li, you told us that water has no colour and no smell．But where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell．”Most of the children agreed With him．

　　“I'm sorry, children．”said the teacher, “Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier．That's a problem．