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　　Today, people all over the world are moving out of small villages, and they are moving to live in big noisy cities．This is the movement from the country to the cities．It has been going on for over two hundred years．

　　In many countries, the main reason people come to live in cities is work．After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work．And soon an industrial(工業(yè)的)area begin to grow．There is usually a living area nearby．The factory workers can live there．The families of these workers need schools, hospitals, and shops．So more people come to live in the area to provide these services－and so a city grows．

　　In every big city in the world, there is a business area．There the big companies have their main offices．In the United States, this area is usually in the city center．The people who work there often travel a long way to work each day．Many of them live outside the city．It is far away from the industrial area and the city center．

　　What is the future of the big cities?Will they go on getting bigger and bigger?Perhaps not．Some big cities have become smaller in the last ten years．It is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the big cities and back into smaller towns and villages．

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　　American black bears have different kinds of colors despite(不管)their names．In the eastern part of their living area, most of them are brown, red, or even yellow．In the north, the black bear is actually gray or white in color．Even in the same litter, both brown and black furred bears may be born．

　　Black bears are the smallest of all American bears．They are from five to six feet in length, and weigh from three hundred to five hundred pounds．Their eyes and ears are small and their eyesight and hearing are not as good as their sense of smell．

　　Like all bears, the black bear is shy, clumsy(笨拙的), and hardly dangerous, but it attacked, most can climb trees and cover ground at great speeds．When angry or frightened, it is a frightening enemy．

　　Black bears feed on leaves, herbs(草本植物), fruit, berries, insects, fish, and even larger animals．One of the most interesting characteristics of bears, is their winter sleep．Although the bear does not eat and drink during the winter months, sustaining itself from body fat, its temperature is almost the same as its usual．And it breathes regularly four or five times per minute．

　　Most black bears live alone, except during the mating season．They like to live in caves, hollow logs, or thick thickets better．Cubs are born in January or February, and they live with their mother until they are fully grown or about one and a half years old．Black bears can live as long as thirty years in the wild, and even longer in game preserves(野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū))set aside for them．

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　　In the 21 th century, advertising has become very popular．Why is it so popular?Because it has been proved that repeated advertising can increase product sales and make the price of products lower．

　　Advertisements can be made in many ways．People in the U.S.A．a(chǎn)nd Europe use them to advertise all kinds of products, services and other things as well．People use large boards, sign inside or outside shops and cinemas, printed mails or gifts to make advertisements．Besides, balloons and aeroplanes are also used．

　　An advertisement, however, should be properly designed to avoid waste．How is an advertisement made?An advertising firm(公司)selects a company to design and make the advertisement by studying the information about customers and products．The designers put forward their different plans with pictures or photos．When the advertisement is ready, it is tested in a place to see whether it can make the product popular with customers or not．If it does, it will be used all over the country．Otherwise it should be designed again until it is accepted by customers and market．

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We can find ads everywhere．Here are four ads．Please read then carefully．

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　　Rivers are one of our most important natural resources(自然資源)．Many of the world's great cities are located on rivers, and almost every country has at least one river flowing through it that plays an important part in the lives of its people．

　　Since the beginning of history, people have used rivers for transportation．The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi．The lifeline of Egypt is Nile．To the people of India, the Ganges is great, but it is also important for transportation; ships can travel along it for a thousand miles．Other great rivers are the Congo in Africa and the Mekong in Southeast Asia．The greatest of all for navigation(航海), however, is the Amazon in Brazil(巴西)．It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles upon it．

　　Besides transportation, rivers give food to eat, water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people who live along their banks．In order to increase the supply of water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam(大壩)across a river and let a lake form behind the dam．Then people can use the water not only to irrigate(灌溉)their fields but also to make electricity for their homes and industries．However, large cities and industries that are located upon rivers often make problems．As the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes polluted with chemicals and other materials．People are learning the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy the benefits(利益)of this natural resource．

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　　Arabs consider it extremely(非常地)bad manners to start talking business immediately．Even the busiest government official or executive(經(jīng)理主管人員)always takes extra time to be polite and offer refreshments．No matter how busy you are, you should make time for his hospitality(好客)．

　　The conference is a way of doing business throughout the Arab world．Frequently, you will have to discuss your business in the presence of strangers, who may or may not have anything to do with your business．Do not be surprised if your meeting is interrupted several times by people who come into the room unannounced, whisper, or speak softly to the person with whom you are talking, and leave．Act as though you do not hear, and never show displeasure at being interrupted．

　　Making decisions quickly is not an Arab custom．There is vagueness(含糊)in doing business in the Middle East, which will puzzle a newcomer．Give yourself lots of time and ask lots of questions．

　　When an Arab says yes, he may mean“maybe”．When he says maybe, he probably means“no”．You will seldom get a direct“no”from an Arab because it is considered impolite．Instead of“no”, he may say“inhallah”, which means“if God is willing”．On the other hand,“yes”doesn't necessarily mean“yes”．A smile and a slow nod might seem like an agreement, but in fact, your host is being polite．An Arab considers it impolite to disagree with a guest．

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　　When holiday comes, some people like to go abroad to enjoy foreign scenes．But it's expensive．So, many people prefer going on inland trips, for example, mountain climbing, sea bathing or returning to their home country．How did you spend this summer holiday?What was your summer holiday plan?

　　In the past, when it was holiday, boys went out to catch beetles, butterflies and fish．And girls often went swimming in a river almost every day．They were playing in nature and there was enough green around them for them to do so．However, children today don't play like this as much．A certain survey shows that most elementary school children play video games or go net surfing during their holidays．For high school students, they said that they wanted to rest and sleep as long as possible．However, the fact is that there are few places to play in nature．In addition, TV and other mass media tend to say that we had better avoid going out in the daytime to protect our skin from the ultraviolet(紫外線)rays．For sure, nobody wants to get skin cancer, but it is important to have memories of sweating, and running after something．It may become a good remembrance of our life．Summer holiday is a very good occasion to make memories with family and friends．What a waste to spend time in your house, leading an inactive life!So, make a good plan for your next holiday to make it meaningful and colorful．

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　　Young people can have problems with their minds．Some students become worried because they have to study very hard．Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and class-mates．

　　Liu Wei, a junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons．He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife．

　　Another student, 14-year-old Yang Fang from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams．She got very worried in one, and when she looked at the exam paper, she couldn't think of anything to write．

　　A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18％ of Shanghai teenagers have mental problems．Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on with people．Many students who gave problems won't go for advice or help．Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor．Others don't want to talk about their secrets．

　　Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers：

　　Talk to your parents or teachers often．

　　Take part in group activities and play sports．

　　Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell．

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Henry was worried．This was his first time to go traveling by air．He did not know how to find his seat．So he went to the air hostess(空姐)and asked．“Could you help me?I can't find my seat．”The air hostess showed him the seat and told him to sit down and fasten the seat belt(系牢安全帶)She told Henry not to move about when the plane was going up．And she also said that Henry's ears might feel a little strange, but he didn't need to worry about it because many people felt like that．When the plane was flying very high, Henry could stand up and walk round．He could either read books, newspapers or see films．The air hostess would bring food and drinks．Henry could enjoy the flight and arrive home soon．

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　　Computers are useful machines．They can help people a lot in their daily life．For example, they can help people to save much time to do much work, and they can help people to work out many problems they can't do easily．Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers before the twenty-first century, except the old people．

　　Today more and more families own computers．Parents buy computers for their children．They hope computers can help them improve(提高)their studies in school．Yet, many of their children use computers and parents complain(抱怨)that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind．So computers are locked in boxes by parents．

　　In some other countries, even some scientists also have computers．They say computers let millions of people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble．

　　Will computer really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness?

　　It will be decided by today's students themselves!

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