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The word horsepower(馬力) was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the world's first widely used steam engine. He had no way of telling people exactly how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units(單位) for measuring power.Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do. He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300?pound weight 10 feet into the air one minute. His engine could lift a 3300?pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a tenhorsepower engine.

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　　Life is not easy,so I'd like to say,“When anything happens,believe in yourself.”When I was 14,I was 1 nervous to talk to anyone.My classmates often laughed at me.I was 2 ndline,but I could do nothing.Later,3 happened.It changed my life.It was an English speech contest(演講比賽).My mother asked me to take part in it.What a(n)4 idea!It meant that I had to speak in front of all the teachers and students of my school!

　　“Come on,boy.Believe in yourself.You are sure to 5ndline.”Then,my mother and I talked about many different subjects.At last I 6the subject“Believe in yourself.”I tried my best to remember the whole speech and practised it over 100 times.7my mother's great love,I did well in the contest.I could 8believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place.I heard the 9from the teachers and students.Those classmates who once looked down on(瞧不起)me,now all said“Congratulations!”to me.

　　10then,everything has changed for me.When I do anything,I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person,but also for a country.

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　　London has a population of about 7 000 000．From about 1800 until World War Two，London was the biggest city in the world，but now there are many dries which are much bigger．

　　London is famous for many things．Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock，Big Ben．

　　Like many big cities，London has problems with traffic and pollution．

　　Over 1 000 000 people a day use the London underground，but there are still too many Cars on the streets．

　　The air isn't clean．but it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago．

　　For me，the best things about London are the parks．There are five in the city centre．But my children's favorite place is Hamleys，the biggest toyshop in the world!

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　　Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well,how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn.I'm afraid you'll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming.It's the same with English study.We must practice,practice and practice.

　　Listening and speaking are very important for beginners.Children in English-speaking countries first listen to others.Then they try to imitate (模仿) and speak.We can listen to English programs on the radio.You may just understand a few words.It doesn't matter.Just be relaxed and try to catch every word.

　　If you really want to learn English well,you must try to speak with anyone you meet who knows English.Whether you know him or not is not important.When there's nobody to talk with,you can talk to yourself in English.It's very interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English.Remember,the more you speak,the fewer mistakes you'll make.

　　Reading and writing are more important for senior school students.First we must choose the books we're interested in.A lot of reading will improve your language sense.This is the most important.

　　Keep writing English diaries.We can also write English articles.You may even post them to English magazines.Don't be afraid of failure.Failure is the mother of success.

　　Easier said than done.Well,let's do more practice from now on.You'll learn English well in this way.

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　　Good afternoon.Welcome to England.We hope that your visit will be a pleasant one.Today I'd like to tell you something about a few of our laws.

　　The first one is about drinking.Now you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age,nor may your friends buy it for you.

　　The second one,noise.Enjoy yourselves by yourself,but don't make unnecessary noise,especially at night.We ask you to respect other people who may wish you be quiet.

　　The third one,crossing the road.Be careful.The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country.Use pedestrian crossing (人行橫道) and don't take any chances when crossing the road.

　　My next point is about rubbish.It isn't lawful to drop rubbish in the street.When you have something to throw away,please put it in your pocket and take it home,or put it in a dustbin.

　　Finally,smoking.It is against the law to buy cigarettes if you are less than 16 years of age.

　　I'd like to finish by saying that if you need any kinds of help,you should contact the police.They will be glad to help you.You can call,write or go to ask any policemen.

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　　April 22 is Earth Day．Everyone on earth should care about and protect the earth!

　　The earth has warmed by about 1°F(華氏度)over the past 100 years，but why and how? Well，scientists are not quite sure．Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own．But many scientists say that people are doing many things which make the earth warmer．

　　First，greenhouse effect(溫室效應)is a very important reason for the change of the earth．People give out too much energy into the air every year．It makes the earth warmer．Climate(氣候)change is another important reason．Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold．Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too little．The change of the climate makes the earth warmer．In turn，the warmth of the earth changes the climate，too．

　　When the earth becomes warmer，there may be more rain and a rise in sea lev-el. It will affect the growth of plants，animals and people．On a Pacific island．100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising．These people can no longer live on the coast．Before that，two islands without people went underwa-ter in 1999．Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one metre by 2100．

　　People can affect the earth's air，land and water．As for us，we can do many things to protect the earth．For example，We Can use fridges less．We can tell more people about protecting the earth．

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It was raining hard as I was walking up the hill towards the station at six o'clock on a Saturday morning. At this early hour there wasn’t much traffic and there weren’t many people. Just as I was crossing the road near the top of the hill, a car came round the corner and turned over.

I ran to the car to help the driver. He was badly hurt and there was a lot of blood on his face. A young woman hurried into the station and phoned for an ambulance while I looked after the driver. Many people came to see what happened. A policeman arrived a few minutes later and asked me a lot of questions. After a while, the ambulance arrived and took the young man away to hospital.

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　　Rules of Reading Club

　　The following rules will be used for the Reading Club：

　　1.All books must be read from page one to the last page in the book.

　　2.The parent or the teacher will initial(write the first letter of one's name)the booklist after a student has finished reading a book.Teachers will initial the booklist only for the books read at school.It is the responsibility(責任)of the student and the parent to write the names of all books read,and the number of pages of the book on the booklist.　　

　　3.All books read must be of the student's reading level(水平)or above.Example：A third grade student should not read first grade books if he or she is able to read at a third grade or higher reading level.

　　4.All books the student finished during the school year(including the textbooks read at school)will be counted towards 100 books.Comic books(漫畫書)and picture books will not be counted.Books of good quality(高質量的)read from the school library,the public library,the classroom,home,etc.will be counted.

　　5.When a student has finished a club booklist(one sheet of 25 books or 1,500 pages),he or she should bring the sheet to the office.The child will get a small reward(獎勵)and may get another piece of booklist to go on reading.

　　It takes four booklist sheets for 100 books or four 1,500 pages to reach 6,000 pages.Either way you're a winner!

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