Bargain（廉价购买）shopping is popular among most people throughout the world. The main reason is that people know they get the opportunity（机会）to save money. But in order to buy things at the lowest prices, you need to follow certain tips.      

　Use the Internet. You have more shopping areas by shopping online. You can go to many online stores. You are able to see various products with different prices in them. Through going online, you can compare the products’ prices and qualities（质量）.

　Use online coupons(优惠券). By using these coupons, you can even expect a discount (折扣) of 50% on what you want to buy. There are many websites that offer these coupons and they have different kinds of goods for you.

　Shop at the right time. It is a known fact that there are certain items that go on sale in certain months of the year. Keep an eye on such sales and visit the store only during those particular times of the year in order to receive the best offers.

　Use a shopping list. By acquiring the habit of writing a shopping list, you will always remember to buy the things you want. If you just enter a store and start buying things that you are interested in, you will probably end buying many cheap things that you may not need.

　Take part in online auctions（拍卖）. If you are familiar with online shopping, you should take part in online auctions. Some websites such as e-bay offer auctions and give you the opportunity to buy products at low prices.

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        A farming game becomes popular on the Internet as users get up in the morning to steal crops and fruit from their friends’ farms and become the kings of virtual (虚拟的) farming.

      Just like the farm game “kaixin 001” in Chinese. Users can plant crops, and raise chickens and sheep, and the harvest can be sold and exchanged for experience points to increase the attraction. Players can sneak into (潜入) their friends’ farms and steal crops. The more practiced a user gets in planting crops, the more virtual money he or she can make. That makes it much more fun than just killing time on the Internet.

     Now more city white collars, young office ladies in particular, are going online to live a country life. ________ that they set the alarm for an early rise every day, when they start up the computer and go farming. If they overslept, their fields would turn into a tourist farm where anyone takes whatever he or she wants. They can use a virtual network to plant, water crops, get rid of pests, harvest and sell their crops, and they can raise chickens and cows, and buy dogs to guard the farm. The whole process is much more interesting than electronic chickens, and seeing the results of their own hard work pile in the storage offers some kind of satisfaction in an otherwise boring daily life.

     Compared with wasting some time on line, the game is more interesting. 

Europe is not very big . It is only about 2,085,000square mile in area. It is divided into more than twenty countries. The biggest country in Europe is France except Russia, which is only partly in Europe.

  The people of France are similar to the people of Italy, Spain and Portugal, and their languages are almost alike. This is because long ago all these people spoke Latin, so the language they speak today mainly come from Latin .Other people that are related to each other are the people from Britain, Germany, Austria, Holland and Norway. They speak languages called Germanic(日耳曼语). The third big language in Europe is Russian.

  The British Isles are made up of England, Scotland, Ireland and various small surrounding islands. From the British Isles, not far across the English Channel is the next European country, France. Its capital is Paris, which is a beautiful city on the River Seine. Traveling further from France, We will visit Venice in Italy, a beautiful city of water. Holland is different from the other countries of Europe, because a good deal of the land used to be under the sea. If traveling to the most northern part of Europe, we will get to Norway, which lies right beyond the Arctic Circle(北极圈）.

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Drugs are harmful and addictive. But young children may not know this. Use this guide to help teach your children to avoid drugs.

Make sure that what you tell your children is true. If you tell them that marijuana(大麻）can kill them, but in fact it can’t, then when they find out the truth, they will be hurt that you lied to them, and will no longer believe other things you tell them.

Never order them not to take drugs. This is especially important to older kids and teenagers. Most teenagers go through the stage of rebellion. When you forbid them to do something, it only makes them want to do it more. Tell them that drugs can be harmful and addictive and that they can ruin their life, but don’t forbid them to take drugs.

Do your best to build your children’s confidence and help them out of trouble. Adult drug addicts often had troubled childhoods or an extremely traumatic experience in their younger years, such as a divorce or death in the family. Many teenagers take drugs because they are unwilling to face problems and want to escape in this way. Encourage your children to overcome difficulties and make sure your children know that you love them.

Tell your children to stop spending time with friends who take drugs because children usually can’t resist temptation(诱惑) or they have to take drugs because of peer pressure. But you shouldn’t force them to do that. Being controlling and overprotective by keeping your children out of their social situations will only cause them to lose respect for you and mistrust your judgment. Remember that the choice is always theirs, and controlling their life will only make them more likely to use drugs to escape.

Walking will be banned on escalators as part of a trail designed to reduce congestion（拥堵）at some of the country’s busiest stations．

In the first move of its kind，all travelers will be forced to stand on both sides of escalators on the London Underground as part of a plan to increase capacity（容量）at the height of the rush hour．

A six﹣month trial will be introduced at Holborn station from mid﹣April，eliminating the rule of standing on the right and walking on the left．The move，imitating a similar structure in Far Eastern cities such as Hong Kong，is designed to increase the number of people using long escalators at the busiest times．it could be expanded across the Tube network in coming years．

According to London Underground，only 40 percent of travelers walk the full length of long escalators，leaving the majority at the bottom as they wait to get on to the “standing” side．

A three﹣week trial at Holborn last year found that the number of people using escalators at any one time of could be raised by almost a third．Peter McNaught，operations director at London Underground，said：“It may not seem right that you can go quicker by standing still，but our experiments at Holborn have proved that it can be true．This new six﹣month trial will help us find out if we can influence customers to stand on both sides in the long term．”

Holborn has one of the longest sets of escalators on the Underground network at 23.4 high．Tube bosses claim that capacity was limited because so few people wanted to walk up﹣meaning only one side was used at all times．Research has shown that it is more effective use of escalators over 18.5 to ban walking．

The previous trial found that escalators at the station normally carried 2，500 people between 8：30 am and 9：30 am on a typical day，rising to 3，250 during the researching period．

In the new trial，which will be launched from April 18，one of three “up” escalators will be standing only，with a second banning walking at peak times．A third will remain a mix of walking and standing．

（Note：Answering the questions the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS．）

What is the existing problem with standing on the right and walking on the left？　           　

What did last year’s three﹣week trial at Holborn station prove？             　       

The research suggests that walking should be forbidden on escalators that are at least ____________ in height．

In the new trail，in addition to one escalator banning walking in rush hours，the other “up” escalators will be used for __________.         　．

Wang Lin was a university student. She wanted to find a job during the summer holidays, so she went to see the manager of a restaurant. The manager told her that she would be very busy in the restaurant in the evening. He asked her whether she was interested in a part-time job. The girl said that she was. Then the manager told her that she had to speak English to foreign customers. And she had to get there at four every afternoon and work four to eight, Monday through Friday. He offered her ten Yuan an hour. Wang Lin was pleased with the offer and decided to start work the next day.

The next day she got to the restaurant on time, and worked hard for four hours. When she got home, she felt so tired that she went to bed at once. She was happy because she had not only made some money but also practiced her English.

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I have a friend called Joe. We grew up in the same little town, and I went to school with him. He has an older brother called Frank who was severely disabled. As these two brothers grew up, Joe got married, had a family, and moved into an old house. Frank lived with his mother until her health failed. Then Joe took his brother into his own home to care for him. Frank required much care, especially as he began to get older.

This old house where Joe lived was not constructed very well. It was cold in winter, and hot in summer. The electrical system was not working properly. The yard around the house was not beautiful.

An old “Town Father” called Sam had been watching Joe. He recognized Joe' s circumstances. Sam arranged for materials to build a house for Joe, his family, and his brother. He organized the local townspeople for the purpose of building Joe a “House In A Day”. Could it be done? It would take a great deal of cooperation and scheduling! The townspeopleconsented toSam’s decision. This house was to be a two-storey structure with over 1,200 square feet on each floor. The footings and the foundation had been previously prepared. Materials were purchased and on site. Crew were organized. Schedules were set.

At 2:00 a. m., the first crew arrived. How amazing it was to see literally hundreds of people working on his house at the same time. inside and outside. I was helping put on the roof of. Some were laying up a chimney and some were setting up the windows while still others were pouring the porches, etc. Twenty-six hours later, not quiet a "House In A Day". the last crew went to their own homes. A few days later, Joe and his family along with Frank, moved into the beautiful new home!

Can you imagine the love that Joe feels from all these good people each and every time he meets one of them? It sounds like a story out of a story book. But it isn't. I was there, and I continue to experience that good feeling whenever I meet Joe.

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      Choosing the right university for you is a big decision with many factors to consider. The institution that you choose will not only be the one that ensures your academic goals, but it will also be where you will live, learn, play sports, socialize and work for several years. Therefore, before you start filling out those university application forms, take a step back and consider the many variables that affect the "fit" of a university to your unique personality and educational goals. Take a look at the following factors, and decide which ones mean the most to you.

     Consider your educational goals. You will discover that different schools are more recognized or progressive in your chosen field of study than others. For this reason, talk to advisors, professionals in your field, or go to clubs organized by the alumni (校友) . When you check out school ranking for your major, you may find that your first choice is not really a match, while another fits perfectly.

     Consider costs. It will be no surprise to you at this point that not all schools cost the same. Some of the more famous schools are so because they are difficult to get into and difficult to pay for. Don't let this necessarily stop you. Just keep this consideration in mind as you narrow your list of potential schools.

     Choosing a university should not be done only on reputation, but also take the academic programs and overall environment into consideration. Be aware that reputations are sometimes out of date or overstated, so first-hand experience is often beneficial.

     Once you've identified the factors that are most important to you, you've taken the first steps towards making a successful choice. Make sure you pick a university that will serve your needs throughout your university career.

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Being able to read is an important skill in today’s society. It is important because it develops the mind and imagination. A person who knows how to read can educate himself in any area of life he is interested in.

    Reading is an active mental progress that improves your concentration and focus. Since you must concentrate in order to read, this requires you to focus and think about what you are reading. It makes you use your brain, helping you to reason out things which are unfamiliar to you.

    Studies show if you don’t use your memory, it becomes more and more difficult to remember things. Reading helps to strengthen your memory muscles. It requires you to remember details, facts and figures, plot lines, themes and characters.

    The more you read, the more knowledgeable you become and with more knowledge comes more confidence. Reading about the diversity of life and exposing yourself to new ideas and more information help to develop the creative side of the brain and bring innovations( 创新 ) into your thinking process.So it is a chain reaction. When you are well read, people will look to you for answers. Then your feelings about yourself get better. Even more confidence!

    When you are reading books, especially challenging ones, you will probably find yourself exposed to many new words. Do you remember when you learned to read, how you learned to figure out the meaning of one word by reading the other words in the sentence? You will get the same benefit for building your vocabulary from reading books.

Reading can help you get access to the diversity of ethnicity( 民族特点 )of people,

their customs and their lifestyles. You will become more aware of different places. Ever

 found yourself in an embarrassing situation where you didn’t have anything to talk about?

 Reading really widens your horizon( 视野 )of information, so you’ll always have something

to talk about.

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It was December 25. Marie, a 13-year-old Australian girl, was happy. It was Christmas, and Marieˈs mother was making a special cake. She put four small coins into the cake, and then she baked(烤) it. The four coins were for good luck. After dinner Marie and her family ate the cake. They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table. Where was the fourth coin? It was missing, but Marieˈs mother didnˈt notice.

    After Christmas Marie got sick. She coughed, and she couldnˈt speak. After six weeks she felt better, but she still couldnˈt speak. Marieˈs parents took her to hospital. Doctors at the hospital looked her over, and then said, "We are sorry, but we canˈt help her." For 12 years Marie didnˈt speak. She grew up, she got a job, and she got married. But she never spoke. One day, when Marie was 25 years old, she got a sore throat (嗓子疼) at work. She began to cough. She coughed up something small and black. What was it? Marie didnˈt know. She took it to the hospital. A doctor at the hospital said, "This is a coin!" The doctor told Marie, "I think you can speak again." Marie went to a special doctor, and soon she could talk.

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