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　　Popular music in America is what every student like．Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch．Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street．

　　Adult drivers listen to music in the car radio as they drive to work．They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of America people．Most of the radio programs are music．

　　Pop or popular music singers make much money．They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places．Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape．Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer．Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her．Now the singer has become a national star．

　　There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans．One is called folk music．It tells stories about common life of Americans．Another is called western or country music．This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching．Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music．

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　　This is a kind of answering machine．If you are not at home, you can leave a message on it．When other people give you calls, it can also keep their messages on it．You can hear them when you are back home．

　　For example(例如),“Hi．This is Jim．I can’t come to the phone now．Please leave me a message after the beep．Beep!”

　　Bob phoned Jim．Bob said, “This is Bob．My friend Alex is visiting me．We are going to the movies tomorrow．Do you want to go with us? Please give me a call today．”

　　When Jim went back home, he picked up the phone．He heard Bob voice(聲音)on it．He

　　hurried to call Bob, “Hi, Bob．Thanks for your call．But I’m sorry I can’t go to the movies with you tomorrow．Susan is here, and I’m going out with her．Guess what! I asked her to marry me and she said yes! We’re going to have dinner with her parents tomorrow．Remember to say hello to Alex for me．”

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　　The following books are about a cute dog called Clifford．

　　CLIFFORD VISITS THE HOSPITAL(＄4.20)

　　No Dogs Are Allowed! But Clifford, the small red puppy, visits the hospital and cheers up the patients(患者)．They all love this dog．

　　CLIFFORD’S Halloween(＄3.99)

　　Clifford loves holidays, especially(尤其)Halloween(萬圣節(jié))．What is Clifford doing for Halloween?

　　CLIFFORD’S SPORTS DAY(＄4.25)

　　Clifford goes to school with Emily to take part in sports day activities(活動)．

　　CLIFFORD AND THE BIG STORM(＄4.28)

　　Clifford and Emily go to her grandma’s house, and Clifford saves the house from a big storm．

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Hello, I’m Dave．My school is in the centre of my town．I lived in the countryside before, because Mum thought it was quiet there．It took me about an hour to go to school by bike．It was difficult for me to get to school before eight o’clock in winter if(如果)it snowed．Sometimes I was late for class．My teacher was a little angry with me．I had to get up before five thirty in the morning．I was always tired in the evening．I told my parents about it．Last month Dad found a job in a supermarket in the town．We moved to a house there．It’s not far from the bus station and I can take the bus to school．It takes me only fifteen minutes．Now I don’t worry about(擔(dān)心)being late for school．And sometimes I can play football with my friends after dinner．

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John is 14 years old．He is a student of Grade Eight．He was a very active and happy boy two years ago．But everything changed after he started to play computer games．He never plays basketball or football with his friends any more(再也)．And when he sits in the classroom, he can’t listen to the teachers．He sleeps in class．And he spends less and less time in studying．So he gets bad marks in tests．But he is very different after school is over．He stays in the net bar until it is closed(關(guān)閉的)．Ah, he loses himself in(沉迷于)computer games．His parents can do nothing to stop him．Every morning in the school, when we see that he is so tired after a night’s “busy working”, we really feel sad．He is too tired!

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　　Here are some tips(建議)on how to stay safe in earthquakes．

　　1．Stay inside and duck and cover．Get under a desk or table, or stand in a corner or under a doorway．Cover your head and neck with your arms．

　　2．Move against a wall if in a high building with no protective desk or table nearby．Cover your head and neck with your arms．

　　3．Try to get into an open area away from trees, buildings, walls, and power lines(電桿)if outdoors．

　　4．Pull over(�？�)to the side of the road away from overpasses(天橋)and power lines if driving．Stay in your car until the shaking ends．

　　5．Get away from shelves or other areas where objects may fall if in a crowded store or public area．Do not run for the door．Lower your body close to the ground and cover your head and neck with your hands and arms．

　　6．Stay in your seat if in a cinema or a theater．Get below the level of the back of the seat and cover your head and neck with your arms．

　　7．If you take cover(躲避)under a strong piece of furniture(家具), hold on to it and be prepared to move with it．

　　8．Try to stay away from kitchens, where there are often many objects that might fall or get burnt．

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　　Are you a fan of cool machine toys? Do you like cars and trucks that can change into giant robots? If so, you won’t want to miss the US film Transformers(《變形金剛》)．

　　The story happens millions of years ago．On a planet there are intelligent robots that can think and feel．They are called Autobots(博派)and Decepticons(狂派)．

　　The Autobots are the peace-loving and kind machines．However, the Decepticons are cruel．They have only one goal：to rule the planet themselves．They set out to kill the Sutobots．

　　A war between the groups of good and evil begins．The Deceptions destroy almost everything and the Autobots have to fight bravely to survive．

　　Things get worse．Both types of robots travel through time to get energy．Then they find Earth has what they want．So the transformers begin a secret war to control Earth’s energy．

　　Can humans save Earth? Watch the movie and find out!

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　　As space science develops, man has learned more and more about space．Space is not only amazing but also dangerous．While working in space, spacemen are facing danger as well as success．

　　Spacemen are working in space, they are in danger of radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health．The damage(危害)done by radiation won’t be discovered until their children or even grandchildren are born．Some special medicine may work a little, but there is no really helpful medicine．

　　Space junk(垃圾)is also thought a great danger to spacemen．It’s reported that there are 9,000 man-made things flying in space．About 30％ of these are satellites, 10％ are spaceships, and the rest are space junk．An explosion(爆炸)in 1996 made a cloud of 300,000 fragments, each at least 4mm in size, and even a small piece of these knocked against a spaceship window and did some damage．Scientists are watching and reporting any possible danger all the time．They are working on helpful ways to do with space junk．

　　Although space is really dangerous, it interests everyone on Earth．In the near future, it may become usual for people to spend a few days in a space hotel．We may even choose to leave Earth and live in space in a few years．So we should care for space and do something to help improve the space environment．