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Mobile phones(手機)have become a problem formiddle　school　students.Some middle schools in Australia have banned(禁止) students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.

　　Mobile phone has become a problem for the school this year.Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts，and more students will want them.

　　Mary Bluett，an official，said mobile phones use is a distraction(分心的事) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers too much trouble in their classroom.Teachers were also saying that some-times students might use phone messages to cheat ndline　 during exams.She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones.Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't get in touch with their children.Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school，but if there was a good reason，they could leave their phones at school office.They also said there were many reasons why the students shouldn't have mobile phones at school：they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones，but they think schools should let students know when they can use their mobile phones.

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　　Americans with small families own a small car or a large one.If both parents are working,they usually have two cars.When the family is large，one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽車).A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(擁擠).

　　A van can hold seven persons easily,so a family with three children could ask their grand-parents to go on a holiday travel.They could all travel together.Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year.This made them sell a second car and buy a van.Their children are usually asked to sit in the back seats behind them.The sixth and the seventh seats are used to put other things，for a family of five must carry many suitcases(箱子) when they travel.When they arrive at their grandparents' home,the suitcases are brought into the home and the two seats can then carry the grandparents.

　　Americans call vans motor homes.A motor home is always used for holidays.When a family are travelling to the mountains or to the seaside，they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks.All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are travelling together.That is why motor homes have become very popular.In America there are many parks for motor homes.

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　　 My grandfather was a teacher．He was the headmaster of a school for boys between the age of thirteen and eighteen．I knew he Was a kind and gentle man at heart，because when I was young and he was old，he gave me presents and set me on his knees and told me stories．But I believe the boys at his school were afraid of him．

　　At school when he walked into a room full of noisy boys，there was silence at once． When he looked at a boy with a certain look in his eyes．That boy went red in his face and looked down at his shoes If a boy brought him poor，careless work that was not the best that the boy could do，my grandfather picked the boy's work and threw it on the floor and shouted across the room．If the boy was late，or if he forgot to bring the work．He had to do it again and again．My grandfather never forgot．

　　He was a very different man at school from the man I saw day by day in his own room．

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　　When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong，China,we brought not only our luggage,but also our village rules,customs and culture.One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬)elders.Unluckily,this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.

　　I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant.One time,when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple,the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly.I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.As soon as I said that,her face showed great displeasure.My manager,who happened to hear what I said,took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感的)Americans are and how they dislike the description“old”.I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife.After the couple heard my reason,they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences.so they laughed and were no longer angry.

　　In my village in China,people are proud of being old.Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty,and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience.Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

　　However,in the United States,people think“growing old”is a problem since“old”shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well.Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercise or jogging,and women put on makeup,hoping to look young.When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly,they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young.I had told them something they didn't want to hear.

　　After that,I changed the way I had been with older people.It is not that I don't respect them any more;I still respect them,but now I don't show my feelings through words.

　　By Jack

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　　American Teenagers

　　Teenagers who are between the ages of 13 and 19 are no longer childran，or they are not yet adults．They express themselves through their own music，clothes and language．There are more than 36 million teenagers in America．

　　Teenagers have the emotions of a child in the body of an adult．They want to be free and independent．Yet they also want to be taken care of．Many teenagers disagree with their parents how much freedom they should have．Some disobey their parents．They say their parents do not understand them．

　　Today American teenagers spend a lot of money buying records，clothes and electronic devices．They also spend a lot on entertainment．Where do the American teenagers get all this money?　Many of them have part-time jobs．Some work as baby-sitters．Others work at fast food places．They make about 4 dollars an hour．Many teenagers do not have　jobs．Instead，they receive 20 dollars a week from their parents．

　　American students usually begin school at the age of 13 or 14．Some leave at the age of 16，but most complete the 4-year high school program．

They do not get their first full-time jobs or begin university studies until they are 17 or 18 years old．The high school day is about 7 hours long．The day is divided into classes of about 50 minutes．The students have a meal in the middle of the day．

　　American teenagers study English，history，math，science，art and foreign languages．Some also learn job skills．They might learn how to use a computer or how to fix a car．Other students might learn by working in an office，a hospital or other places one day a week．

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　　Last summer,15-year-old Bob had a problem.Like a lot of children,Bob was interested in doing many things.He liked dancing most and wanted to join a dancing group.But Bob's high school didn't have a boys' dancing group but a girls' group.He tried to join the girls' group.

　　Bob thought his problem was over after he had been one of the dancers in the dancing group.But a bigger problem was just beginning.The school didn't allow Bob to stay in the girls' group."If we let Bob stay in the group，"the school said，"other boys will want to join.Soon，there won't be any girls in the group."They took Bob off the group.

　　Bob was very angry about it，so he went to a judge(法官). The judge said it was not a right decision and told the school to let Bob go back to the dancing group.

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　　In 1620，about half the USA was covered by forests．Today the forests have almost gone．A lot of good land has gone with them，leaving only sand．

China doesn't want to copy the USA's example．We're planting more and more trees．We've built the“Great Green Wall” of trees across the northern part of our country．The Great Green Wall is 7000 kilometers long，and between 400 and 1700 kilometers wide．It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away．It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south．More“Great Green walls”are needed．Trees must be grown all over the world．Great Green Walls will make the world better．

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　　Captain Good Fellow

　　Do your children enjoy interesting stories，funnygames，and exciting dances?Captain Good Fellow will be ready to teach all these things to children at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00，free．

　　Films at the Museum

　　Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre．See Broken Window at 1:30．The Workers will be at 3:45．For further information，call 4987898．

　　International Picnic

　　Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoyfood from all over the world．Delicious and not expensive．Noon t0 5：00 P．M．

　　Take Me Out to the Ball Game

　　It's October，and Saturday night(7：O?：00)is your last chance to see the Red BMs this year．Get your tickets at the gate．It might be cold．Don't orget

sweaters and jackets．

　　Do You Want to Hear“The Zoo”?

　　“The Zoo”，a popular rock group from Australia．will give their first US concert this Saturday night，at 8 at Rose Hall，City College．

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