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一DoyouknowSweden(瑞典)？Itl1inthenorthofEurope．ItisthefourthlargestcountryinEuropewithana2of450,000squarekilometersandthepopulationofabout8.5million.Overonethirdofthemliveinthethreelargestcities,namelyStockholm,GoteborgandMalmo.MorethanhalfofSwedenisc3withtrees.Itisoneofther4countriesintheworld.About100yearsagoSwedenbecameindustrialized(工業(yè)化).Todaylessthanonethirdofthepeoplearef5.SwedenisthecountrywherethefamousNobelPrizesareawarded.ManypeoplewhohavebeentoStockholm,thec6ofSweden,musthavevisitedtheplaceswhereNobelPrizesareawarded.ThefirstlanguageofSwedenisSwedish.Englishisthefirstf7languageinschools.Manymiddle-schoolstudentscans8twotothreelanguages.MostoftheSwedishpeople，menandwomen,o9andyoung,canspeakEnglish.Sothereisnop10tospeakwiththeminEnglish．二IstillremembervisitingMoscow.ItisthecapitalofRussia,theb1countryintheworld.Iwenttherew2myparentswhenIwaseightyearsold.Ilivedandstudiedthereforoneyear,Ihadsomehappymemories.Oneofthemostinterestingthingsofthatcitywasthatt3weremanydogs.PerhapsRussiansl4dogsverymuch.Youcanseedogshereandthere.Almosteachofthefamilieshadadog.ImadefriendswithmanyRussianchildrenw5Iwaslivingandstudyingthere.Theywereallverynice.Theyhadfairhairandfairskin.Iplayedwiththemh6thoughIcouldonlyspeakalittleRussianatfirst.Theyweref7tome.TheweatherinMoscowwasverycold.Itsnowedalmosteveryinwinter.Thegroundwasalwaysc8withalotofsnow.Weoftenmades9together.NowIamb10inChina,butImissthemsomuch.IwillneverforgetmyhappymemoriesofthisvisittoMoscow.三Theseyears,withthedevelopmentofsociety,moreandmoreteenagershavesufferedfromstress.Someoftheproblemscanmakethemfeelveryw1andunhappyallday.Whocanhelpthem?Ateacherfromacollegetriedhisbesttohelpthem.Hethoughtofalotofw2tohelpthem.OnMondayandThursday,youcanv3him.Herearesomeideashowtokeeptheyoungmenhealthierineveryway.F4,itisveryimportanttokeephealthy.Togete5sleepeverydayisalsonecessary.Trytohaveahealthyd6.Secondly,maybeyouarenotthetopstudents.Itdoesn’tm7.Themostimportantthingistoworkhard.Ifyoutryyourbest,yourteachersandparentswillunderstandyou.Ifyouhavesomeproblems,youshouldbea8totalkwithyourteachersandparents.Theycanhelpyou.Remembertos9yourhappinessands10withyourgoodfriends.Sometimesyoucangooutforawalk.Inaword,youcantrytomakeyouhappybyyourselves.I’msureyoucanbehappyeveryday.四Beforewindowswereused,oldh1inEurope（歐洲）andBritainwereverydark.Theirgreatroomswerehighw2onlyoneholeintheroof（屋頂）toletthesmokeo3fromcookingfire.Later,peoplebegantomaketheholesb4__tohavemorelightandairintheirhomes.ThefirstEnglishwindowwasj5__asmallopening（口，孔）inthewall.Itwascutlongtoletinasm6lightaspossible,andnarrowtokeepoutthebadw7.But,morewindthanlightwouldc8___inifthewindowwascutlong.Thisiswhyitwasc9_“Thewind’seye”.Andtheword“w10_”comesformtwoancient（古代的）wordsfor“wind”and“eye”.五Thirtyyearsago,Iwalkedintoyourbakeryandaskedforsomeloaves(條)ofbreadtosell.Atthattime,Iwas12yearsold.Ayoungladys1methatday.Shegavemefiveloavesandwishedmegoodl2.Itooktheloavesandwentouttosellthem.Itt3meallday,butIsoldthemall.Atthee4oftheday,Ihadsomemoney.Iwastheh5boyintheworldasIwalkedhomethatevening.Thenextday,Iwenttoabicycleshop.Ipaidadeposit(定金)onanewbicycle..AndthenIstartedmynextj6asanewspaperdelivery()boy.SoonIc7paytherestofthemoneyforthebicycleandthebikewasmine.Iwassoproudofm8!TodayIstillworkinthedeliverybusiness.Ihavealotoftruckstosendgoodsalloverthecountry.Iliveinabeautifulhouse,butIdon’trideabicyclethesedays.Idrivealargenicecar.Idon’tknowe9thatyoungladywas.Butb10shegavemethestart,Ihavebecomeasuccessfulman.I’dliketoshowmythankstoher.六Longago,peopleusedbellsmoret1__theydotoday.Thepostmenusedtoringahandbellwhentheydeliveredletters.Fireengineshadbelli2_ofsirens(號笛).Peoplewhosoldthingscamepasthouses,ringingabellandshoutingw3_wasforsale.Everyvillagehaditschurchbelltoletpeopleknowitwast4togotochurch.Atnight,thisbellwasringingsothattravelerswouldfindthevillageinthed5_.Inmostcountriesbellswerehungr6_thenecksofanimals.Thebellshelpedownerstofindlostcowsorsheep.Today,inIndia,animalsstillwearbells.Nowbellsareusedl7__andless,Buzzers,sirensandhornshavet8__theirplace.Nowpeopletrytokeeptheoldbellsinschoolandchurchessot9theywillnotl10_theirbeautifulsoundsforever.七Lifegetsnoisiereverydayandveryf1peoplecanbefreefromnoiseofsomekindoranother.W2youliveinthecentreofamoderncityoravillagefaraway---thechancesthatyouwillbedisturbedbyplanes,cars,radios,etc.arealmosteverywhere.Weseemtobeusedtonoise,too.Somepeoplefeelquitelonelyw3backgroundmusicwhiletheyareworking.Testshaves4thattotalsilencecanbeveryfrighteningexperiences.H5,somepeopleenjoylisteningtopopmusicwhichisveryloud,andthiscandoharmtotheirears.Thenoiselevelinsomeplacesisfara6theusualsafetylevelforheavyindustrialareas.Onerecentreportaboutnoisesaidthata7alotofpeoplesaythatanynoisedisturbstheirattention,onlyasuddenc8inthelevelofnoisereallyaffectspeople’sattention.Itgoesontosaythatabackgroundnoise,whichdoesn’tchangetoomuch(music,forexample)mayevenhelppeopletopayattention.Peoplearetestingwaystomakelessnoise.Thereareevenlawsc9noise.Wecan’tr10tothe“goodolddays”ofpeaceandquiet.Butwecanmakelessnoise---ifweshoutloudlyenoughaboutit八Therearet1_manyaccidentsincities.Accidentsoftenhappenwhenpeoplec2theroadsorstreets.Readthepassagec_3__andlearntobecarefullateron.Becarefulwhenitisr4__.Manyaccidentshappenonrainydays.Peopleareinah5becausetheydon’twanttogetw6__.Theyoftencrosstheroadsquickly.Oftentheycan’tseec7__astheyholdtheirumbrellasinfrontoft8_.Rememberthatcarstakel9___timetostopwhentheroadsarewet.Whenitisraining,wemustbemoreandmorecareful,notl10__careful.九MostAmericanfamiliesaresmallerthanthefamiliesinotherc1__.ChildrenintheUSwilll2theirparents’homes.Whentheygrowup,theyusuallylivef3fromtheirparentsbecausetheywanttof4__goodjobs.Theyoftenw5__totheirparentsortelephonethem.Andtheyoftengotov6theirparentsonholiday.Parentsusuallylettheirchildrenchoosetheiro7__jobs.AmericansthinkitI8foryoungpeopletodecideontheirlivesbythemselves.Childrenareaskedtodosomeworkaroundtheirhouses.Andinmanyfamilies,Childrenarep9__fordoingsomehouseworksothattheycanlearnh10tomakemoneyfortheirownuse.十Someonesays:“Timeismoney,”butIthinktimeise1__moreimportantthanmoney.Why?Becausewhenmoneyisspent,wecangetitback.However,whentimeisg2_,itwillneverr3_.That’swhywemustn’twastetime.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatthet4_isusuallylimited（有限的）.Evenasecondisveryimportant.Weshouldmakefulluseofourtimetodos5useful.Butitisapitythattherearealotofpeoplewhodonotknowthei6oftime.Theyspenttheirlimitedtimesmoking,drinkingandp7_.Theydonotknowthatwastingtimemeanswastingpartoftheirownl8__.Inaword,weshouldsavetime.Weshouldn’tl9__today’sworkfortomorrow.Rememberwehaven10timetolose.十一AndywasborninChina15yearsago．In2005,shem1totheUSAwithherfamily．Asahighschoolstudent，shehasfoundmanydifferencesb2ChineseandAmericans：Aboutmoney1)Americansliketospendm3thantheyhave，somanyofthemarealwaysindebt(欠債)．ButChineseusuallyspendlessthantheyhave,somany0fthemalwayshavem4leftinthebank．2)TheAmericankidsthemselvesmaketheirownmoney．MostChinesekidsalwaysa5theirparentsformoney．3)ManyAmericanparentsthinkthereisn6needtosendtheirchildrent0anexpensiveuniversity．It’sdifferentinChina．ManyChineseparentswoulddoanythingtosendtheirchildrentoexpensiveuniversitiest7theirfamilyisn’trichenough．Aboutschool1)ManyAmericangirlstakepartinsports，dancingandsinginggroupswhilemanyChinesegirlstakepartinstudygroups．2)ManyAmericanstudentsthinkthatBisgoodwhilemanyChinesestudentsthinkthatBistoob8.AboutfriendsMostAmericanparentslettheirsonsordaughtersmakefriendsbyt9.TheyneveraskthemabouttheirfriendswhileChineseparentsusuallyenjoyknowingmoreabouttheirchildren’sfriendsi10manydifferentways，andusuallystopthemfromstayingouttoolatewithfriends．十二Doyouhavebrightideas?Ideasforinventionsthatc1theworldor,atleast,makelifeeasierforsomebody.P2wealldosometimes,butwedon’toftenmaketheideaarealthing.Recently,therewasacompetitioninacountry,whiche3youngpeopletomaketheirbrightideascometrue.Thereweret4_groupsinthecontest:GroupAwasforschoolchildrenunder16;GroupBwasforthoseo5_16.Andtherewereelevenprize-winnersaltogether.NeilHunt,oneoftheprize-winners,wasc6_“SunshineSuperman”byonenewspaperwritingabouthisdesign.Whenpeoplestudytheweather,it’simportanttobeabletorecordthesunshineaccurately(準(zhǔn)確地，精確地).Weneedtoknowhowmanyh7_ofsunshinewehaveandhowstrongitis.Mostsunshinerecorderso_8recorddirect(直接的)sunshine.Neil’sismoreaccurateandthisisveryi9forresearchintowaysofusingsolarpower（太陽能）.Neilplanstokeepinventing.Theideasinthecompetitionweresog10thatwearesurprisedthattheindustry(工業(yè)界)doesn’taskmoreschoolchildrenforsuggestions.十三BritishteenagerscanleaveschoolatsixteenaftertakingtheirGCSEexams.Theystudyforexamsinasmanyastensubjects,s1theyhavetoworkprettyhard!Today’steensspendmoretimedoingtheirhomeworkthananyteenagersinthepast,s2for2.5–3hourseveryevening.FreeTimeIt’snotallwork,ofcourse.WhatdoBritishteenagersdotohavef3?TheylovewatchingTV,goingout,meetingfriendsinInternetcafésandlisteningtomusic.CommunicationsInadditiontotheInternet,teenagersinBritainusetheircomputerstoplaygamesanddotheirhomework.Theya4lovetheirmobilephones,andspendhourstexting(發(fā)短信)theirfriendsandchatting.Today,phonesaregettingsmallerandlighterandyoucandoalotmorew5themthanjusttalk.Textmessaginghasb6thecoolestandmostpopularwaytocommunicate.Morethan90%of12-to16-year-oldshaveamobile,andexpertssaythatthisstopst7fromspendingtheirmoneyonsweetsandcigarettes.Fashion(服飾)Atschool,almostallBritishteenagershavetow8aschooluniform.However,intheirfreet9theycanwearwhatevertheylike,andwhattheylikeisdesignernamessuchasNike,DieselandPaulSmith.Infact,40%ofBritishteenssaythattheythinkitisimportanttohavethelatestfashion.Lookinggooddoesn’tcomec10,butmanyteenagersthinkitusualoreasytospendmorethan￡100ononeitemofclothing.十四Mynine-year-olddaughter,Maria,isinYearFour.Everyeveningwegetintoh1battles(爭執(zhí)).Threeafternoonsaweek,shehasa2(net-ball,singing)afterschoolandbythetimewegethome,homeworkisthel3thingshefeelslikedoing.Theothertwodays,shegetshomeearlyandweargue(爭論)aboutw4sheshoulddoherhomeworkr5afterschool,orifsheshouldhavesometimetorestandplayf6WhenMariaatlastsitsdowntodoherhomework,sheseemstowantmetherehelpingallthetime.Idowanttohelpher,butI'ms7thatsheisgoingtoneedtobeabletodoitonhero8Andinf9,mostofthetime,IhaveotherthingsIneedtobedoing.Itseemsthatchildrenthesedayshavemuchmorehomeworkthanwedid,andsomeofitisreallybeyond(超越)theira10.Asyoucansee,I'mreallyworriedabouthomeworkandIreallydon’tknowwhatIshoulddo.Anyideas?十五Whenyoufinishhighschooloruniversity,islearningdone?Theansweris“no”.Inmanycountries,peoplecontinuelearningalltheirlives.Whyislifelong(終身的)learningimportant?Howcanithelpyou?Let’slookatonee1oflifelonglearninginJapan.Yougotoschoolandlearn.Youstudy.YoutaketestsB2learningdoesn’tonlyhappeninschool.Learningdoesn’ts3whenyougraduatefromhighschoolorcollege.Youarelearningallthetime.Forexample,learningcanh4whenyougotoamuseum.Itcana5happenwhenyougetajob.Youlearnwhenyoup6asportorwhenyoutakeatrip.Learningisl7!Weneverstoplearning.Everydayyoucanimproveyourselfbylearningsomethingn8.InJapan,lifelonglearningisveryimportant.PeopleinJapanliketotrynewlearninga9.Music,calligraphy(書法)andforeignlanguagesaresomeoftheirf10classes.Japanesetakeclassestoimprovetheirskillsandlearnnewthings.Whenwegraduatefromschool,wecancontinuetolearn.Makelifelonglearningbecomeoneofyourgoals!十六OnMay23,sixpandasleftanimportantpandabase(基地)inWolong,southwestChina’sSichuanProvince,becauseofdamaged(損壞的)s1andfoodshortagesaftertheMay12earthquake,alocalofficialsaid.Thepandasweret2bytrucksfromChinaGiantPandaProtectionandResearchC3toYa’an,anotherbaselessaffectedbytheearthquake,saidXiongBeirong,anofficialofSichuanProvincialForestryBureau(林業(yè)局).Eightotherpandasl4fortheChengduResearchBaseonMay18.TheywillbecarriedbyChinaSouthernAirlines(CSA)toBeijing,wheretheywills5attheBeijingZoo,saidWolongdirectorZhangHemin.LiuShaoyong,aleaderofCSA,saidthepandaswerescheduled(預(yù)定)toleaveChengduat3p.m.Saturday.TheywilltravelonaBoeing747-700planewithbambooa6water.“Thereise7waternow,b8foodisstillabigproblem.Thepandasneedbamboosandapples.”XiongBeirongsaid.Aftertheearthquake,tonsofbambooshoots,apples,eggs,milkpowderandmedicineswerebroughttothecenter,butthesuppliescouldonlyl9aboutaweek,shesaid.Thereareabout1,590pandasl10inthewildinChina,mostlyinSichuanandthenorthwesternprovincesofShaanxiandGansu.十七Themobilephoneisausefulthing,butmaybeIdon'tknowh1touseit.Sometimesitmakesthingsdifficultforme.OnedayIwantedtoseemyfriendnearby.Icoulda2athishouseinfiveminutes,butIlookedatmymobilephoneandthoughti3wouldbebettertoringhimup.Ir4himforthefirsttime,butthelinewasbusy.Fiveminuteslater,therewasananswer,butitwasthewrongnumber.ThenItrieda5andthistimeIgotananswerfromhim.Iaskedhimifhewasathomeintheafternoon.Andhesaid--at16Ithoughthesaid--hewouldbeathomeallafternoon.SoIwenttohishouse,butthenIfoundn7in.Icalledhimforthefourthtime.ThistimeIgotsoangrythatIs8,"Youarenotathome?Butyoujusttoldmeoverthetelephonethatyouwouldbeathomeallafternoon!"Herew9hisanswer,"No,Isaid:'IwillNOTbeathomeallafternoon.'"Iwentbacktomyroom,satdowninfrontofthemobilephoneandlookedatit.Whate10couldIdo?Nothing!十八Weweresinging,“Happybirthdaytoyou…”Mymotherwassmiling,surroundedbymyfather,mylittlesisterandme.Itwastimetosendwishes.Myfathersaid,“You’vedonem1thingsforus.Onthisspecialday,letmed2allthehouseworkforyou.”Afterkissingmymother,mysistersaid,“Mum,you’reag3muminmyeyes.”Il4atmymother’seyesandsaid,“Dearmum,IamalwayswaitingforonedaywhenyouandDadgetold.”Myparentsseemedpuzzled(困惑),andIexplained,“Whenyou’reold,Iwilltakecareofyoujustlikeyoutakecareofme.”Thereweretearsintheireyes…Yes,w5theygetold,Iwilltakecareofthem.Thesewordswereinmymindf6alongtime,andatlastIsaidthemtomydearparents.Ifeltv7happy.Myparentsarejustcommonpeople,b8they’regreat.Likeotherparents,theybringusupwithlove,andgiveusfoodandc9.Theyteachushowtoberealpeople.MyparentshavedonealotofthingsformeandIamverythankfultothem.However,theywillnotalwaysbeabletotakecareofme.Oneday,theywillgetold.Theymaynotevenbeabletotakecareoft10.Butthatdoesn’tmatter.I,theirchild,willtakecharge.十九Tomwasapoorboy．Hemadealivingbycleaningleather(皮革)s1forothersinthestreet．Tomwasalsoab2boy．Oneday，arichmann3MiserappearedinfrontofTom．Hewatchedhisd4shoesforawhile，andthen，lookedatTom．Tomknewthiskindofpeoplewell．Theylovemoneybuthatetospendit．Tomsaid，“Letmeb5yourshoes，sir．Onlytwopence(便土)，sir．Mr．Misershookhisheadandwalkedaway．Tomthoughtforasecondandthencalledout，‘‘I’dliketocleanitfornothing．”ThistimeMr．Miseragreed．Andsoononeofhisshoeswasshiningbrightly．Whentherichmanputhisothershoeonthestool(凳子)，Tomsaidhewouldn’tcleanitforhimu6hewaspaidtwopenceforhiswork．Mr．Miserwasverya7.Herefusedtopayanythingandwentaway．Buttohiss8,thewell－cleanedshoewassobrightthatitmadetheotheronelookevendirtier．Mr．Miserlookedround．Peopleinthestreetwerel9athim．Finallytherichmana10andgaveTomtwopence．Inaveryshorttimehistwoshoesshonebrightly．二十Doyouknowthedifferencesbetweenthenewbuildingandtheoldones?Oldbuildingsh1brick(磚)andstonewalls.Thewallsholduptheb2.Incities,manymodernbuildingl3asiftheyaremadejustofwindows.Wallsofdarkglassreachhighintotheair.Manybuildingsarem4than50stories(層)tall.Arewallsofglassstronge5toholdupthenewbuildings?No,Thenewglasswallsdonotholdupt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