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　　Once there was something wrong with a machine in a factory．The workers could do nothing but turn to a German engineer for help, who drew a line on it and then said,“Take off the part where the line is and change it for a new one．”The machine, with a new part, began running well again．The engineer then asked for ＄30,000 for what he had done．The following were what he wrote on a bill,“The new part only costs one dollar, and knowing where the problem with the machine is costs ＄29,999．”

　　One dollar for changing a new part sounds reasonable(有道理的)but the ＄29,999 is exactly the value(價值)of wisdom(智慧)and knowledge．

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　　Mr Green was travelling around the country in his car．

　　One evening he was driving along a road and looking 　　1　　 a small(旅館)when he saw an old man 　　2　　 the side of the road．He stopped his car and 　　3　　 to the old man,“I want to go to the Sun Hotel．Do you know it?”

　　“Yes,”the old man answered．“I'll 　　4　　 you the way．”

　　He got into Mr Green's car, and they drove 　　5　　 about twelve miles．When they came to 　　6　　, the old man said,“Stop here!”

　　Mr Green stopped and looked at the house．“But this isn't a hotel．”he said to the old man．

　　“　　7　　,”the old man answered．“This is my house．And now I'll show you the way to the Sun Hotel．　　8　　 around and 　　9　　 nine miles, then you'll see the Sun Hotel 　　10　　 the left．”

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　　There is a saying that the British like a nice cup of tea in the morning and a nice cup of tea at night．And at half past seven, their idea of heaven is a nice cup of tea．They like a nice cup of tea with their dinner and tea time, and before they go to bed, there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of tea!

　　Sometimes it seems that no one like tea as much as the British do．But in fact, tea is liked in countries around the world．In China and Japan tea was first used as a medicine．Many years later, people there drank tea as a beverage(飲料)．

　　People in the world like to drink different kinds of tea, green, black or red as some people call it．Served in different ways．But they all know that drinking tea is good for one's health．

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Do you know what gifts are popular among Western kids? How do they give them? Let's have a quick look．The most popular gifts among US kids are trendy things like the latest video games, CDs and DVDs．A video game costs around 60 and CDs or DVDs are cheaper at around 20．Girls like to give jewellery(寶石)they make themselves．They pick up pretty beads(串珠)in DIY shops and put them together in their own way．US kids give gifts according to their friends’interests．Puzzles(測驗智力的玩具)or airplane models are good for smart kids．But if you are not sure what others will like, you can give them“gift certificate cards(授權卡)”from a store．They can pick up whatever they like with the cards．The cards can be worth 20 or 30 in total．Usually parents help the kids buy the gifts that they want．So they can make the right decision(決定)．Before the parties, kids usually wrap(包裹)the gifts in colourful paper．It's also fine to use newspaper as gift wrap．So when to open the gifts? In the West, it's usually while everyone is at the party．The receiver(接受者)tries to say something about each gift－like how lovely it is．

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　　Mrs Jones is waiting for an important telephone call, but she has no bread in the house, so she leaves the baby at home and says to his five-year-old brother,“I'm going to the shops, Jimmy, and I'll be back in a few minutes．”

　　While she is out, the telephone rings, and Jimmy answers it．“Hello,”says a man,“is your mother here?”

　　“No,”answers Jimmy．

　　“Well, when she comes back, say to her Mr Baker telephones．”

　　“What?”

　　“Mr Baker．Write it down B-A-K-E-R．”

　　“How do you make a B?”

　　“How do I make…?Listen, little boy, is there anybody else with you? Any brothers or sisters?”

　　“My brother Billy is here．”

　　“Good, I want to talk to him, please．”

　　“All right．”Jimmy takes the telephone to the baby's bed and gives it to Billy．When their mother comes back, she asks,“Does anyone telephone?”

　　“Yes,”says Jimmy,“a man．But he only wants to talk to Billy．”

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　　Do you like watching TV game shows? Would you like to take part in them? What do you think of them?

　　A popular TV show might have 4,000,000 TV viewers(觀眾)．TV can make anything or anyone well-known overnight(使……一夜成名)．That's why over 100,000 women and girls, aged 4-89, took part in(參加)Hunan TV's 2005“Super Girl”show．

　　These“quiz”or“game”shows put ordinary(普通的)people on TV to play a game for prizes(獎)and money．A quiz show can make anyone a star, and it can give away lots of money, and almost everyone watches them．

　　“Super Girl”is the first show of its kind in China．It's so close to you．Everyone can take part in it．The viewers can vote(投票)for their favorite girl on the show via SMS(通過短信服務)．

　　TV, together with other media(媒體), influences(影響)people, especially teens a lot．The young will do anything to get on TV．For the show, many girls quit(停止)their classes：“They hope they can become superstars someday．But the real way to success is to learn more and work hard．”said Liu Ming, a professor of a university．

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　　An air hostess(空姐)is working in the small kitchen at the back of a plane．A little old lady(女士)goes to her．“Excuse me,”she asks,“Where is the ladies’toilet on this plane?”

　　The air hostess smiles and says,“It is right at the other end of the plane－towards the front．”But the old lady goes too far．She walks all the way to the front of the plane．She opens the door in front of her．Then she sees the captain(機長)and some other officers．They are all busy at their work and do not see her．She goes out, shuts(關上)the door and returns to the air hostess．“Oh, didn't you find it, madam?”the air hostess asks her．“Yes, I did,”says the old lady．“But there are four men in the ladies' toilet watching TV!”

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　　Johnny Smith was a good maths student at a high school．He showed great interest in his computer．He came home early every day．Then he worked with it till midnighr．But Johnny was not a good English student, not good a bit．He got an F in his English class．One day after school, Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office．The school office computer had the grades of all the students, the maths grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English．He found his English grade．Ah F! Johnny changed his English grade from F to A．Johnny's parents looked at his report card．They were very happy and really satisfied with the result．

　　“An A in English!”said Johnny's Dad．“It has turned out that my son is a very clever boy．”

　　Johnny is a hacker(黑客)．Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in them．Using a modem, they join their computers to other computers secretly．School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers．So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer accounts(賬戶)and put it into their own ones．And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers．

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　　The doorbell rang and Mrs．Carson opened the front door．Her heart sank(下沉)when she saw Mrs．Burbridge．Whenever Mrs．Burbridge called, she would stay for hours and hours．

　　“Good afternoon, Mrs．Carson,”Mrs．Burbridge said．

　　“Do come in．”

　　Just as Mrs．Carson had feared, Mrs．Burbridge stayed for several hours．It was six o'clock and Mr．Carson would be home from work soon．Mrs．Carson kept wondering how she would ask Mrs．Burbridge to leave without making her angry．“He your husband got home from work yet?”Mrs．Carson asked．“Oh, yes，”Mrs．Burbridge answered．“He always comes home at about five o'clock．”

　　“It's nearly six o'clock．Won't he be getting worried about you?”Mrs．Carson asked．“I thought of that,”Mrs．Burbridge said,“But it's so pleasant here．We've had such a lovely afternoon．You know what I will do? I'll ring up my husband and tell him to come round, too．May I use your phone, please?”

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