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　　The earth moves round the sun, and the moon moves round the earth．When our part of the earth turns to the moon, it is night．

　　The sun is much bigger than the moon．But sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because it’s much nearer to the earth．

　　The sun is very bright．It gives a very strong light．The moon looks quite bright,　too．But it doesn’t give any light at all．

　　The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars．But actually the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon．They look smaller than the moon because they’re much farther away from us．

　　Read and choose the right answer

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　　Tom was not old, but he did not have much hair．His wife, Grace, had thick, beautiful, black hair．They had one daughter．Her name was Jane, and she was four and a half years old．There was a photo of her father in the living-room, and a few days ago, Jane looked at it for a long time and then said to her mother, “Mummy, why had Dad got very little hair? ”

　　Grace laughed and said, “He’s got very little hair because he thinks a lot, Jane．He’ s a clever man．”

　　Jane looked at her mother’s thick, black hair for a few seconds(秒鐘), and then she asked, “Mum, why have you got a lot of hair?”

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　　Mr．a(chǎn)nd Mrs．Jones never go out in the evening, but last Saturday Mrs．Jones said to her husband(丈夫), "There is a good film at the cinema tonight．Shall we go and see it?"

　　Mr．Jones was quite happy about it．So they went, and both of them enjoyed the film very much．When they came out of the cinema, it was 11 o'clock．They got into their car and began driving home．It was quite dark．Mrs．Jones said," Look, a woman is running along the road very fast and a man is running after her．Can you see them?" Mr．Jones said, "Yes, I can．"

　　He drove the car slowly near the woman and said to her, "Can I help you?" "No, thanks," said the woman, but she did not stop running．"My husband and I always run home after the cinema．Because whoever(不論誰(shuí))gets home late are going to do the dishes．"

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　　Robots have come a long way since 15^th century．We’ve got robots to build cars, carry heavy things, work in dangerous places and explore planets．But things haven’t stopped there．

　　In 1986, Honda made a robot called ASIMO．And now, it has been developed greatly．Standing at 130cm and weighing 54 kg．ASIMO is very much like a small astronaut wearing a bag on the back．And he can walk, flight, climb and run fast．Isn’t it wonderful?

　　The world’s first robot teacher is Saya．With her human-like face, she can show expressions like happiness, surprise, sadness, dislike, fear and she can even smile or show anger at students, which look much like a real teacher’s．To do this, her rubber skin is pulled from the back with motors inside．And her eyes and mouth have wires(電線(xiàn))too．She can also say some simple words like “hello” or “thank you”．

　　In the UK, the development of robots is exciting．The mini-robots will send food, clean floors, collect and throw away waste．These robots can open doors by themselves and stop if anything or anyone is in the way．

　　These mini-robots are very useful for controlling infection(傳染)．Usually clean and dirty work is done by the same person, but here, you’ll have robots that do” dirty work”, like collecting dirty sheets, or taking away hospital waste; and you’ll have robots that do” clean work”, like bringing meals or clean sheets to patients．The robots have separate work so there’s no way for infection, which is great．But of course, robots would not take the piece of humans, but would free up more time for nurses to be with patients．

　　But if this is what it’s like in 2011, what’s it going to be like to 2021?

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　　In Germany there are different kinds of high schools．Some prepare students for workers, others prepare them for college．All schools are great places for making friends and learning German．

　　Most high schools in Germany begin at about 8∶00 a. m. and end at 3∶30 p. m．This means your morning will be busy with classes．You will have time to do homework and take part in private(私人的)clubs after school．

　　In Germany, teachers and students’ relationship is more formal than you might be used to．Teachers are respected and students must use the formal “Sie(德語(yǔ)：您)” when talking to teachers．

　　Most students take public transport to school or ride a bicycle．Some ares have school buses．It is not common for parents to drive students to school．

　　In many countries, schools offer official sports and after-school activities．This is less common in Germany．After-school activities are usually organized through private clubs．There are clubs for things like soccer, dance, chair, theatre and almost everything else．Once you are in Germany, ask around at school and talk to other students to find out what private clubs are in your area and meet your interests．

　　Each of Germany’s 16 states has its own slightly different school systems．The school system in Brandenburg will be a little different from the system in Bavaria for example．Where you live, your knowledge level and your age will decide what school you can attend．

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　　A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off．She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes．

　　The air hostess was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water．As a result, the passenger was held up(延誤)to take his medicine．Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused．

　　In the following hours on the plane, each time the air hostess passed by the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not．But the passenger never answered a word．．

　　When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passenger’s booklet．She was very sad．She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him．

　　Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and smiled, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all．How can I refuse you twelve sincere smiles?”

　　That’s right! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?

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　　Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?

　　The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm．They don’t like to speak more words．They look very serious．They like different kinds of amusements．The Germans are very hard－working．They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean．

　　In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans．They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers．They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you．” Or “Sorry．” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen．

　　The French’s holidays are very long．They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries．The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans．It is very easy to make friends with them．

　　Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing．And they are even opener than all of the Europeans．They don’t like to depend on others．So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time．And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life．

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　　April 27 is a special day in Britain．It’s called Take Our Daughter to Work Day．It was brought to Britain in 1994 from America．On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go with one of their parents to their work places．By doing this, it can teach girls more about the society where they live．

　　Now the girls can have a close look at what their parents are doing．This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a job．Mary experienced a day of work at her mother’s office．This helped her understand her mother’s work better．She said that this made her feel more confident about her future．

　　Schools and many companies support the activity, too．Some schools even make the day a necessary part of school life．

　　Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely(可能的)to be successful than common girls．If parents can set good examples both at work and at home for them, they will do better than others．Take Our Daughter to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction．

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　　A few years ago, Dave Stirling had the idea of selling CDs over the Internet．The business he started from his home in Ohio, the USA, now sells 500,000 CDs a year and has made him into a millionaire(百萬(wàn)富翁)at the age of 24．

　　“I could see that this was the future of shopping,” says Stirling．“Why should you pay ＄15 for a CD and spend the time and the money getting into the store and parking your car?You can have the same CD for half of the price by clicking(敲擊)on your computer．And we can find any CD you want and bring it to your door in 24 hours!”

　　According to Stirling, this is the only beginning, “I believe that one day we’ll do our shopping over the net：it’s easier, quicker and cheaper．Shops and supermarkets will be the past．”

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