We live in the “Computer age”People like scientists, writers and students use computers to do all kinds of work．But more than thirty years ago, computers couldn’t do much．They were very big and expensive．Very few people were interested in them and knew how to use them．Today computers are smaller and cheaper．Since they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them．Some people even have them at home．

　　Computers become very important because they can work faster than man and make few mistakes．Computers can help people to do lots of work．Writers now use their computers to play games．Computers can also remember what you put into them．Computers are very useful and helpful．They are our good friends．Do you want to have a computer?

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　　Mabel is a cashier(收銀員)in a big shop in New York．People can buy medicine, watches, sweets, and many other things．They pay Mabel for the things they buy．

　　At the shop people can also buy lottery tickets(彩票)．They pay one dollar for a lottery ticket．There are pictures on the ticket．Some pictures are winning pictures．Some pictures are losing pictures．Most people win nothing．Some people win two dollars．A few lucky people win thousands of dollars．

　　One day Mabel was working at the shop．She sold three lottery tickets to a woman．The woman looked at the pictures on the tickets．Then she threw the tickets on the counter(柜臺(tái))and walked away．“These are losing pictures”, she thought．

　　Mabel picked up the tickets and looked at them．She was surprised．Then she was excited．One ticket was a winning ticket．

　　“Excuse me!”Mabel called to the woman．“You won ＄50000!”

　　The woman came back to the counter．She took the winning ticket and looked at it．“You are right．”she said．“I won ＄50000．”The woman walked away slowly, looking at the ticket again and again．Then she turned around．“Thank you!Thank you very much!”she said to Mabel．

　　Why did Mabel give the woman the ticket?Why didn’t she keep the ticket?Didn’t she want to get ＄50000?

　　“Of course I want the money,”Mabel said．“But it was her ticket．It wasn’t my ticket．”

　　“Well, I am sorry that you are not rich,”her mother said．“But I am happy that you are honest(誠(chéng)實(shí))．”

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Dear John,

　　Thank you very much for your letter．I am glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me．We enjoyed having you and your sister here．We hope that you will both be able to come again next year．Perhaps you’ll be able to stay longer next time you come．A week is not really long enough, is it?If your school has five weeks holiday next year, perhaps(或許)you’ll be able to stay with us for two or three weeks．

　　We have been long back at school three weeks now．It feels like three months!I expect(期待)that you are both working very hard now that you are in Grade One．I shall have to work hard next year when I am in Grade One．Tom and Ann won’t be in Grade One until 2005．

　　They went for a picnic yesterday but I didn’t go with them because I cut my foot and I couldn’t walk very well．They went to an island and enjoyed themselves．Do you still remember the island?That’s where all five of us spent the last day of our holiday．

　　Tom, Ann and I send our best wishes to Betty and you．We hope to see you soon．

Yours sincerely,

Michael

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A new study shows that scientist Stephen Hawking is second among British young people’s icons(偶像)．Hawking wrote“A Brief History of Time”(《時(shí)間簡(jiǎn)史》)．David Beckham, the footballer, came after Hawking．British children think Hawking is not as good looking as Beckham, but is very clever and knows a lot．

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　　Television is good．You’d like to watch it all day and all night．But too much TV is a very bad thing．Scientists found that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read．They can’t focus(集中)on their work．

　　Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others．If they spend too much time watching TV, they’ll have less time for those things．

　　Watching too much TV is bad for people’s health．People don’t move much while watching TV．What’s more, they may eat a lot of food while watching．This can make them fat．We call these people“couch potatoes”．

　　Fighting on TV is a big problem for kids．Young people are good at following．Scientists have found that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight．

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　　Of all the things we eat and drink, water is the most important．Not many people realize this but it is quite true．The human body can go without food for a long time, but two or three days without water usually results in death．

　　Many people do not know how much water the human body needs to work properly and many people don't drink enough, especially in hot weather most people drink when they are thirsty, but we often need more water every day, but we do not need to drink this amount because a lot comes from food we eat．If we do not have enough water, however, we feel tired and many become ill．Do you know what the best drink is?It is cold water．

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　　Mr Johnson wanted a car for a long time．His home is far from his factory．His wife has to get up earlier．When breakfast is ready, she wakes him up．Then he hurries to catch the early bus．

　　One day, something was wrong with the clock and he was late for work．At the gate of the shop, he met the boss．Since then he always went to the car shops and watched the cars carefully．He always wears old clothes and his wife often buys the cheapest food．They never travel in the cities．He hopes to have his own car．

　　Now, after three years, Mr Johnson had enough money to buy a car．He went to the shop happily, and chose a cheaper but beautiful one．He handed the money to the man in the shop．The man counted it carefully and then said,“Sorry, Sir．They're four thousand nine hundred and ninety-five dollars．”

　　At that moment Mr Johnson remembered he bought a lottery tick(彩票)for some money．He went out and met with his friend Mr Hunt and wanted to borrow some．

　　“Certainly,”said the man．“What do you borrow five dollars for?”

　　“To buy a car．”“Here's ten dollars－buy one for me as well．”

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　　John was in hospital in a few days, and his wife told him that his dog really missed(想念)him．“He spends(度過)the night at the front door waiting for you to return,”she said to John．

　　“What an example(榜樣)of true love,”John said．“I want to know if you would take care of me like that．”

　　“Of course I would,”answered his wife．“If you are not at home all the night, and I don't know where you are, you can be sure I'll wait for you at the front door．”

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　　Peter lived in a small town near London．He always travelled to London for his holiday．But then last year he thought：“I've never been abroad．All my friends have been to Spain, France and Germany．So this year I'm going to visit Spain first．”

　　He flew to Spain and stayed in a hotel for a night．The next morning he went out for a walk．In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right．Peter was surprised to see that, but in no time, he forgot where he was．When he was crossing the street, a bike knocked him down．

　　Peter lay on the ground for a few minutes, and when he came back to life, he asked“Where am I?”An old man was selling maps at the side of street, and he at once ran to Peter and said,“Map of city, sir?”

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　　All around the world, people drink tea．But tea doesn't mean the same thing to everyone In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea．

　　In China, for example, people always serve(供給)tea when they get together．The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or tea houses．They like their tea with nothing else in it．

　　Tea is also important in Japan．The Japanese have a special(特殊的)way of serving tea called a tea ceremony(儀式)．It is very old and full of meaning．People must do everything in a special way in the ceremony．There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes．

　　Another tea-drinking country is England．In England the late afternoon is“teatime”．Almost everyone has a cup of tea then．The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with cream and sugar．They also eat cakes and little sandwiches at teatime．

　　In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals．Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea．Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapot．In the summer many Americans drink“iced tea”．Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans(罐)，like soda．

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