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　　New China received a great gift on September 29,2011－the successful launch(發(fā)射)of Tiangong-I．Scientists sent the country’s first space lab module(太空實(shí)驗(yàn)艙)from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu into space at 9：16 pm on Thursday．

　　The Tiangong-I is a new spacecraft made by China．It’s bigger and heavier than Shenzhou spaceships, about 8 tons．It is 10.4 meters tall, as high as a 3-story building．

　　The Tiangong-I spacecraft will stay 350km above the Earth for two years．It will join with three spaceships, Shenzhou VIII, Shenzhou IX and Shenzhou X．The Shenzhou VIII spaceship, also unmanned, was launched in early November．Scientists will launch Shenzhou IX and Shenzhou X in 2012．Astronauts will enter Tiangong-I after successsfully joining their ships with the module．The Shenzhou X will be China’s 6^th manned spacecraft．It may carry the first woman astronaut into space．

　　The launch of the Shenzhou spaceships and the Tiangong-I are all in preparation for building China’s space station．The space lab and future space station are for experiments that can’t be done on Earth．The main purpose of China’s manned space station is to peacefully explore space, and through it, serve man,” One of the scientists said．

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　　Different countries have different customs．When you travel to another countries，please follow their customs，just as the saying goes，“…”

　　Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip(付小費(fèi))．It is usual to tip porters who help carry your bags，taxi drivers and waiters．Waiters expect to get a 15％ tip on the cost of your meal．Taxi drivers expect about the same amount．

　　In England，make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you．It’s important to respect lines there．It’s a good idea to talk about the weather．It’s a favourite subject of conversation with the British．

　　In Spain，it’s a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner．People have dinner very late，and restaurants do not generally open until after 9 pm．

　　In Arab countries，men kiss one another on the cheek(臉頰)．Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks．It is polite for you to do the same．

　　In Japan，people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time．When a person gives you a card，don’t put it into your pocket right away．The person expects you to read it．

　　Don’t forget to be careful of your body language to express something In conversation．A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another

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　　A giant(巨人)lived in a great castle(城堡)．Each of its hundred doors was guarded by a huge dog．The giant hated the King because the King was richer than him．One day, he carried off Prince Conor, the King’s son, and locked(鎖)him in a tower．

　　The Prince could not escape(逃脫)from the high tower．The King and his men were too afraid to go near the castle to help him．One morning, the Prince saw a little white cat standing just outside his window．He told the cat his sad story．

　　Quickly, the cat ran away and told Princess Diana about the Prince in the high tower．Diana promised to help the Prince．Before she left, she made a hundred magic cakes and made a magic net．

　　When the Princess reached the giant’s castle, she fed the dogs the magic cakes．Each dog fell asleep when they ate the cakes．

　　Quietly, she entered the castle and went up the stairs of tower．But the giant heard her footsteps and came rushing down．When the giant came near, Diana threw the magic net over his head．Even a strong giant could not free himself from this net．Prince Conor was free at last．

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　　How do I like to travel?

　　Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport is usually far from the city．You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late．You can’t open the window．You can’t choose the food．Planes are fast, but they still take hours to get out of the airport and into the city．

　　I like traveling by train．I think trains are safe．Railway stations are usually in cities．When you are late for a train you can catch another one．You can walk around in the train and open the windows．You can see many interesting things on your way．I know it takes a little more time．

　　I also like cars．You can start your journey when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop．Also you can carry many things with you in a car．But sometimes there are too many cars on the road．

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　　In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution(污染)．They join “environment clubs(環(huán)境俱樂(lè)部)”．In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean．

　　Here are some things students often do．

　　No-garbage(垃圾)lunches．How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again．Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school!

　　No-car day．On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car-not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember：

　　Walk, jump, bike or run．

　　Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!

　　Turn off the water! Did you know that some toilets can waste(浪費(fèi))twenty to forty m³ of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets．

　　We love our environment．Let’s work together to make it clean．

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Birthdays are celebrated(慶祝)all over the world．Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country：candles, cakes, and birthday wishes．But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays．Here are a few：

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　　Hello, I am Tommy Smith．This is my room．Look! My backpack is on the desk．My English book is on the dresser．My baseball is under the sofa．And my CDs are in the drawer．

　　My name is Sally Hand．I’m a schoolgirl．I have eggs, oranges and bananas for breakfast．For lunch, I like hamburgers, cabbage and oranges．For dinner, I like chicken, salad and broccoli．

　　I’m a schoolboy．I’m Dave Clark．I like baseball．My friends and I play baseball every day．It’s interesting．

　　Hi, my name is Bill Hall．Where is my jacket? Please call me if you find it．My phone number is 547-3595．

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