Good news!A new educational CD－ROM called“Around the World in Eight Hours”has just 　　1　　．It sounds interesting, doesn't it?This CD－ROM can help you learn English and 　　2　　 at the same time．It is designed 　　3　　 Nancy Jackson．

　　Yes, she is the 　　4　　 of children's favourite CD－ROM“Online Traveller”!

　　The main character of this wonderful new game is Itchy Feet．He is a thirteen-year-old boy and 　　5　　 travelling．One day, he was lying on the grass and 　　6　　 the beautiful blue sky when he 　　7　　 and had a very strange dream．

　　In his dream,　he saw a golden cloud．These words 　　8　　 on it．“Welcome, travellers!See those big 　　9　　 of different colours with questions on them?You get a point every time you answer a question 　　10　　．When you have got enough points, a cloud will come down and carry you off to a place you have 　　11　　 visited before．Are you ready?Let's go!”

　　When you play this game, you will play the role of Itchy Feet．This game has eight levels, and each level will 　　12　　 you about an hour to finish．If you are 　　13　　, you can travel around the world in eight hours!

　　This CD－ROM helps you learn English by testing your knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary．Every time you reach a 　　14　　 place, you will see a lot of useful 　　15　　 about that place on your screen．For example, when you reach London, you will learn 　　16　　 the Museum of London and many 　　17　　 interesting places．

　　Every time you pass a level, you will see a map of the 　　18　　．The places you have visited are marked in bright purple．What will you see 　　19　　 you pass all eight levels?Well, that is for you to find out!

　　This game is one of 　　20　　 on the market．You will really enjoy it．You can get it in all computer shops and bookshops．Get it now before it is sold out!

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　　Radio, telephone and television are widely used in the world．When you 　　1　　 the radio, you can listen．But when you use telephone, not only can you listen to others 　　2　　 you can chat with them, however, you can’t see the other one at all．Television is 　　3　　 than both of them．People can watch TV and listen to it, 　　4　　 you can’t take part in what you see．

　　Today, some people are using a type of telephone 　　5　　 vision-phone．Two persons who are talking can see each other 　　6　　 it．

　　Vision-phones can be of great use when you have something 　　7　　 the person whom you are calling．It may also have other uses in the future．Some day you may be able to call up a 　　8　　 and ask to read a book right over your vision-phone．You may be able to do the shopping through it, too．Perhaps 　　9　　 the near future, vision-phone will come into wider uses in our 　　10　　 life．

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The Olympic Games began in Olympia, a small town in 　　1　　 many years ago．The modern Olympic Games 　　2　　 in 1896 to promote(促進(jìn))international understanding through 　　3　　．Nine nations 　　4　　 the Games．In 1936, a black American runner 　　5　　 four gold medals in Germany．

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　　It’s said that many years ago clothes were made of animal skins．People started to wear clothes 　　1　　 they could keep themselves safe from the sun, wind, rain and cold．

　　Today, we can use 　　2　　 materials(材料)to make different kinds of clothes．But clothes do 　　3　　 than keep us warm in modern society, and they can also 　　4　　 about our culture, our life, our jobs, our hobbies and even our mood(情緒)．　　5　　, when we see a man in a uniform(制服), we know his 　　6　　 from the uniform．When we see a woman in a kimono(日本和服), we may think that she is 　　7　　．If a man always wears sportswear, we may think he is 　　8　　 and likes doing exercise．If a person 　　9　　wears yellow or red clothes, maybe he or she is lively and easy-going(隨和的)．As the saying goes,“You are what you 　　10　　．”

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　　An old man lived alone in a town．He wanted to dig up his potato garden, but it was very 　　1　　 work．His only son, who always 　　2　　 him in the past, was then in prison(監(jiān)獄)．So the old man wrote a letter to his son and said：

　　I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to 　　3　　 potatoes in my garden this year．I 　　4　　 to miss doing it, because your mother always loved planting time．I’ m just getting too old to dig up a garden．If you were here, all my 　　5　　 would be over．I know you would dig up the garden for me 　　6　　 you weren’t in prison．

　　Soon the old man 　　7　　 a letter：“Dad, don’t dig up the garden!That’s where I buried(埋藏)the guns(槍)!”

　　At 4 a．m．the next morning, some 　　8　　 came and dug up the whole garden without finding any guns．The old man was 　　9　　 and wrote another note to his son．He told him what had happened, and 　　10　　 him what to do next．

　　His son’s reply was：“Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad．It’s the best I could do for you from here．”

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　　In many parts of the world, there are four seasons：spring, summer, fall and winter．In the USA, there are only three：football, basketball and baseball．If you want to know 　　1　　, just have a look at what people are playing．

　　Sports are an important part of American culture．Throughout their school 　　2　　, Americans learn to play many sports．All students take P．E．classes in school．Some try out for the school teams, 　　3　　others join school sports leagues．

　　For many people in the USA, sports are not just 　　4　　．They're almost a religion(宗教)．　　5　　 sports fans buy expensive tickets to watch their favorite teams and athletes 　　6　　 in person．Other fans watch games at home, glued to their TV sets．The most devoted(投入的)sports fans 　　7　　 a game．

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　　When people talk about air pollution, they are usually thinking about outdoor air 　　1　　．But do you know that there is also air pollution inside homes, offices, hotels and other buildings?The air in your home can be 2 to 100 times more polluted than the air outdoors!In fact, some American doctors say that 50％ of illnesses have 　　2　　 to do with polluted indoor air．

　　A lot of pollution comes from indoor activities 　　3　　 smoking and cooking．As most people 　　4　　 about 80-90％ of their time inside buildings, it is important to take indoor air pollution seriously, too．

　　Air pollution influences our health 　　5　　．When the air is polluted, not only young children and old people suffer from(遭受)it, 　　6　　 people with health problems suffer as well．Indoor air pollution can 　　7　　 people's eyes, noses and throats．Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, can also lead to lung cancer(肺癌)and heart disease!In the great London fog in 1952, 4,000 people died in a few days 　　8　　the pollution!It is said that half a million young children and women die each year in India because of indoor air pollution!

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　　Thank you 　　1　　 your last letter．Here are some photos 　　2　　 me and my twin sister Tina．As you can see, in some ways we look 　　3　　, and in some ways 　　4　　 look different．We both have blue eyes and brown 　　5　　, although my hair is shorter 　　6　　 hers．We both 　　7　　 running and swimming, although Tina is more athletic than me．She is 　　8　　 outgoing, and I’m quieter．I think I’m smarter than her．My 　　9　　 subjects are physics and chemistry, and her favorite subject is P．E．However, we both enjoy 　　10　　 to parties and making friends there．

　　By the way, we haven’t seen each 　　11　　 for more than a month, and I miss you very much．Can you write 　　12　　 me or come to see me soon？

Love,

Tara

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　　Have you ever seen a rainbow(彩虹)in the sky?Do you know what it is?

　　A story says that when you see a rainbow you should 　　1　　 at once to the place where it touches(觸摸)the ground, and 　　2　　 you would find a bag of gold．Of course, it is not 　　3　　．You could not find the bag of gold, nor could you ever find its end．No matter how 　　4　　 you run, it always seems far away．

　　A rainbow is not a thing which we can feel with our 　　5　　 as we can feel a flower．It is only the effect(效果)of light shining on raindrops(雨滴)．The raindrops catch the sunlight and break it up into all the wonderful colors which we see．

　　It is 　　6　　 a rainbow perhaps because it is made up of raindrops and looks like a bow(弓)．

　　That is 　　7　　 we can never see a rainbow in a clear 　　8　　．We see rainbows 　　9　　 when there is rain in the air and the sun is shining brightly through the clouds．Every rainbow has many colors in the same order．The first of the top color is always red, next 　　10　　 orange, then green, and last of all blue．A rainbow is indeed one of the wonders of nature．

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　　It’s a good habit to say“Thank you”when others help you or say something kind to you．

　　You should say“Thank you”when someone 　　1　　 you the salt on the table, when someone says you do your work well, or you buy a nice thing, or your city is very 　　2　　．“Thank you”is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and 　　3　　, husbands and wives．

　　“Excuse me”is another short sentence that is often used．It’s not 　　4　　 to break others when they are talking．If you want to 　　5　　 to one of them, say“Excuse me”first, and then begin to talk．You should also do so when you want to cough or make any other noise before others．Let’s all learn to say“Thank you”and“Excuse me”．

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