John lived with his mother when he was young．He didn't know who his father was．The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son．So the boy was short and thin．

　　One cold morning there was much snow in the streets．A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital．She didn' t tell John that his father deserted her before he was born until she died．She left her son the name and address of his father．

　　John found his father, Mr．Brown, in another city．He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son．From then on, the boy lived a rich life．He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes．But He didn' t go to school and could not read or write．

　　Once his father took him to a party．He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film．He had a look at it and found a car's wheels(輪子)were upward(朝上)．He called out, "Oh, dear!An accident happened!”

　　All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper．But soon they all began to laugh．Do you know why?

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　　In Xinjiang, most people knew the stories of Avantis(阿凡提)．Avantis was a very clever man．People liked him because he not only spoke for the poor but also was always ready to help them．

　　One day Avantis saw two men arguing with each odier．A lot of people stood around them．One of the two men was the owner of the eating house in the town and the other was a young man．The young man just passed by the eating house．The owner of the eating house told the young man to pay him money．The young man explained(解釋)that he hadn't taken anything from the eating house．But the owner said that the young man had taken the smell of the nice food from the eating house, and he must pay for it．So Avantis went up to the owner and said, "I'll pay you the money．"Avantis took out some coins from his pocket and put them into his own bag．He shook(搖動(dòng))his bag, and people heard the sound of the coins．Then Avantis said to the owner．"I have paid you the money．"

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Enjoyable Saturday

Happy Goodguy

　　Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances?Happy Goodguy will be ready to do all these things with children at the Moon Square on Saturday morning at 9∶00, free．

Movies at the Big Screen Theatre

　　Two movies will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Big Screen Theatre．See The Secret that Cannot he Told at 1∶30．Harry Potter(VI)will be at 3∶45．For further information, call 4233806．

International Picnic

　　Are you tired of eating the same food every day?Come to the Lake Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world．Delicious and inexpensive．Noon to 6∶00 p．m．

Take me out to the Ballgame

　　It's July, and Saturday night(7∶00－9∶00)is your good chance to see the Red Birds this year．Get your tickets at the gate．It might be rainy．Don't forget your umbrellas．

Do you want to watch animals？

　　A new zoo will start to open in the Forest Park．You can see tigers, lions, beautiful peacocks and many other animals from 8∶00 am to 6∶30 pm every Saturday．

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　　Tigers used to live in many places in China．But now, you have more chance of seeing US golfing champion Tiger Woods than a South China tiger out of a zoo or reserve(自然保護(hù)區(qū))．Scientists think there might be none left in the wild．But it seems that Zhou Zhenlong, a 42-year-old farmer from Zhenping County(稹坪縣), Shanxi Province, got lucky．

　　He says that he has taken a photo of one South China tiger, which he put on the Internet on October 12, 2007．It shows a tiger lying in bushes．But some think that the picture may not be real．They think the farmer may be trying to make some money．

　　Although the South China tiger is a dangerous animal, people want to believe that it still lives in the Qinling Mountain area of Zhenping County．

　　In the early 1950s, there were still 4 000 left．Some forestry workers(森林管理員)believe that 30－40 are living there, The fanners there say that they have heard the roars of tigers and seen their footprints．The forestry department has never allowed hunting around the mountain in the county．They want to let the king of the woods live with us forever．

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　　For most people, the word "fashion" means"clothes", and people may ask the question,"What clothes are in fashion this year?"And they often use the word "fashionable" in the same way．"She was wearing a fashionable coat,"or "His shirt is really a fashionable color．"

　　Of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes．There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and in books．There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs and in languages．

　　Fashions change as time goes by．If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed．An English hduse of 1750 was not the same as one of 1650．A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860．

　　Today fashions change very quickly．Some of this is natural．We hear about things much more quickly than in the past．Newspapers, radios, telephones and televisions can now send information from one country to another within a few hours．

　　New fashions mean that people will buy new things _r so, as you can see, there is a lot of money in fashion．

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Dear students,

　　I'm very happy to be your guest speaker today．It's a great pleasure to visit your school and meet all of you here．

　　I would like to tell you about myself．I have been a reporter for the past fifteen years．I chose this job so I could travel the world, but the job has taught me many unforgettable lessons．This work is sometimes difficult．I have seen wars, earthquakes, poverty and death．But I have also seen courage, hope and happiness．

　　In India, I visited a city, There were many homeless children in it．Some were young and lived in the streets．But then a kind lady called Rosa opened a home for them．In one whole year, she was looking after two hundred children, feeding them, teaching them and giving them hope．

　　Another time, I was in Japan after a terrible earthquake．In a place, I found an old lady．Her house fell down．Her son could hardly be alive., But the lady didn't give up hope．For four days, she moved heavy stones by herself．She didn’t stop until she found her son．He was still alive．

　　Here in China, I met a young boy with a serious illness．He had to have twenty operations in hospital．But when I met him, he was still smiling．

　　Now when my life is difficult, I always remember the courage of the three people．

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　　What do you like?Different people like different things．Some people like loud music．Other people don’t．They like light music．Many people like sports, but they do not like the same sports．

　　In some countries(國(guó)家), cricket(板球)is a popular sport．In others it is not popular at all．No one plays it．No one watches it on TV．But many people like football．The World Cup is very popular．A lot of people watch the games on TV．

　　Different people like different foods．Some people do not like meat．They eat mostly(主要地)fruit and vegetables．Some people do not like potatoes or bread．They like to eat rice or corn(玉米)．

　　Not everyone likes the same colour．Most people have a favourite colour．Some people like bright(明亮的)colours, others don’t．

　　The world is an interesting place because we all like different things．

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閱讀理解：

　　It’s Jimmy’s birthday and he is 9 years old．He gets a lot of presents from his family and one of them is a big drum(鼓)．His grandfather buys it for him．

　　Jimmy likes it very much．He plays with it every day and he often makes a terrible noise(可怕的聲音)．His father works in the day and Jimmy is in bed when(當(dāng)…時(shí)候)he gets home in the evening．So his father doesn’t hear the noise．

　　But Mrs．Black doesn’t like the noise, so one morning she takes a sharp(鋒利的)knife and goes to Jimmy’s room when he hits his drum．She says to him, “Hello!Jimmy．Do you know there is something very nice in your drum?Here is a knife．Please open the drum and let’s find it．”

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閱讀理解

　　Long, long ago there were only a few thousand people in the world．These people move from place to place over the land , hunting animals for food．

　　No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food．But when they did , their lives changed．They did not have to look for food any more．They could stay in one place and grow it．

People began to live near one another．And so the first village grew．Many people came to work in the villages．These villages grew very big．When machines appeared(出現(xiàn)), life in the villages changed again．Factories were built．More and more people lived near the factories．The cities grew very big．

　　Today some people are moving back to small towns．Can you tell why?

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　　Do you like to eat out?Do you like to eat quikly?Do you like cheap food?Some people go to fast –food restaurants for these reasons(理由)．In the past , people usually went to diners for these reasons．Today many people still go to diners for the same reasons．

　　A man named Walter Scott had the first “diner “ in 1872．It wasn’t really a diner．It was only a simple food cart(大車(chē))．People on the street walked up to the cart to buy food．These carts sold meal．The meal was a sandwich or eggs．In 1887 , Samual Messer Jones built the first diner big enough to allow people to come inside．However , they did not sit down．Later, people built diners with tables and chairs , and people sat down while they ate．Before long ,many diners stayed open around the clock．Diners changed in other ways , too．The old menu(菜單)because bigger．Diners soon became permanent(永久性的)buildings．

　　Modern diners look similar to the diners of the early 1900s．They are buildings with large windows．People can eat all three meals in them．Today , many people eat in fastfood restaurants such as McDonald’s and Burger King．However , the diner keeps an American tradition(傳統(tǒng)),and thousands of people still enjoy eating there．

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