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　　The greatest saleswoman in the world today doesn't mind if you call her a girl．That's because Markita Andrews made more than ＄80,000 by selling cookies(餅干)when she was 13 years old．

　　Andrews and her mother shared a dream of traveling around the world．Once, while reading a magazine, Andrews found that the person who sold the most cookies would win a free trip for two around the world．She decided to give it a try．

　　To make her dream come true, Andrews went door to door every day after school and repeated, “Hi, I have a dream．I'm earning(賺取)a trip around the world for my mom and me by selling cookies．” Then she asked, “Would you like to buy one or two dozen boxes of cookies?”

　　Andrews kept asking for a whole year, no matter how heavily it was raining or snowing outside．Her hard work paid off．She sold 42,000 boxes of cookies that year and she won her trip around the world．

　　Andrews is no smarter than thousands of other people．The key to her success is that she has found the secret of selling：Ask, Ask, Ask! Many people fail before they even begin because they fail to ask for what they want．

　　It takes courage(勇氣)to ask for what you want．And, as Andrews has discovered, the more you ask, the easier(and more fun)it gets．

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It's important to learn how we can protect the environment．Here are 5R rules for us．Reduce(減少)．If you want to reduce waste, you should use things more cleverly．A large number of trees are being cut down to make paper．If everyone uses paper carelessly, soon we would not have any trees left．Other things are also being wasted, and people don't know what to do with the waste in big cities．So it is necessary to reduce the amount(數(shù)量)of waste we produce．Reuse．You should always think of reusing things before throwing them out．For example, give the clothes you do not use or the ones that are too small to the poor．In a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger brothers or sisters．Recycle．Bottles, cans and paper can easily be recycled．By doing so we save lots of time and money．For example, coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed flat and melted．The metal can be used to make new coke cans．Recover．When you buy a box of apples, there may be a few rotten(腐爛的)ones．You have two choices：one is to throw the apples away; the second is to throw the rotten ones and keep the good ones．In this way, you are recovering the eatable parts of food．Repair．If one of the legs of your table is broken, you should repair it．If you want to buy something newer and better, it is better for you to sell the old thing, or give it to people who can use it after repairing it．Learn the rules to protect our environment．Let's try our best to make the earth cleaner and more beautiful．

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　　Emma and Hannah are 13-year-old school girls from Minnesota, USA．They are good at making new thing s and both of them are also good at sales．They are selling charms(小裝飾物)made out of bottle caps．

　　The girls came up with the idea last summer when they saw charms were popular with kids．

　　They talked with their parents about the idea．Since then they have sold enough charms to buy a bike for Hannah．

　　The girls collect bottle caps and then clean them．They find some interesting pictures on the Internet or on paper, and then glue them onto the inside of the caps．There are different kinds of pictures, “Peace signs are popular with girls, and single-letter charms are popular with boys whose names start with those letters, ”Emma and Hannah said．

　　Now, charms can be found everywhere at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan．“Students put charms on purses, backpacks , and their lunchboxes, ”said Emma．Emma and Hannah also have a shop on the Internet．They hope they can sell their charms to more kids．They’re thinking about selling their charms at the Eagan Market Festival next summer．

　　Their business is not only for getting money．At their Valentine’s sale, 20％of the income(收入)went to charity．

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　　It's important to learn about protecting our environment．Here is a 5R rule for us：

1．Reduce

　　If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely．Millions of trees are being cut down to make paper．If everyone uses a little paper carelessly and throw it out, soon we would not have any trees left．Other things are also being wasted, and people don't know what to do with the waste in big cities．So it is necessary to reduce the waste

2．Reuse

　　You should always think of reusing the usable things before throwing them out．Give your clothes you do not use or the ones which are too small to the poor．With a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger brothers or sisters．

3．Recycle

　　Bottles, cans and paper can easily be recycled．By doing so, we save lots of time and money．For example, coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed flat(壓平)and melted(融化)and the melted things are made for new coke cans．

4．Recover

　　When you buy a box of apples, there may be a few rotten(腐爛的)apples．You have two choices：one is to throw the whole apple away, or you could cut off the rotten parts and eat the good parts．In this way, you are recovering the eatable parts of food．

5．Repair

　　If one of the legs of your table is broken, you can repair it instead of throwing it away．If you want to change for better ones, It is better for you to sell the old things or give them to other people who can use them after doing some repair．It is true that North America is a “throw-away” society(社會(huì))．But the time has come to change our way of life so that we can protect our environment．Every one of us should try our best．

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