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　　The young violin player Vanessa-Mae was the first musician to use dance and rock music in classical music．Vanessa-Mae loves pop music, and she is also a very good classical violinist, and she brought these kinds of music together．

　　Vanessa-Mae was born in Singapore on October 27, 1978．She moved to London with her family when she was four．A year later, she started to learn the violin．When she was eight, she went to Beijing to study the violin．When she was ten, she played with a very famous group of classical musicians．But Vanessa-Mae doesn't only play the violin．She learnt the piano before she started to learn the violin．

　　She likes lots of different kinds of music, from Beethoven to the Beatles, and she wants to play the music she likes．Not only has she played in classical concerts all over the world, but she has also played in pop concert with pop stars．

　　A lot of people don't like the way she uses modern rhythms, noisy drums and guitars in traditional music．But Vanessa-Mae has done one important thing：she has brought many new fans to classical music．For the first time, many young people began to listen to classical music．

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　　On a cold winter afternoon, I was walking home from a supermarket．I was feeling a little tired, as I was carrying my shopping bags．They were so heavy that I decided to stop to have a rest in the park．I walked towards the gate of the park．I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of me．He was holding a paper bag．He walked to a nearby dustbin and started looking through it．

　　I suddenly felt sad．I knew this man would take all that he could get．so I went up to him and gave him some fruit．The man, with wrinkles(皺紋)on his face．looked up in surprise and took what I gave him．

　　A big smile appeared on his face and I felt very happy．Then he said,“Wow! First someone gave me this sandwich, then this drink, and now some delicious fruit．This is my daughter's lucky day．Thank you, boy．”Then he went away, singing a song．

　　Just then, I understood what the saying“Giving is getting”really meant．Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can offer help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness．Giving sometimes doesn't cost much, but it means a lot to the people who you help．

　　The man's happiness at that moment comes into my mind every time I have the chance to help others．

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　　Every year, thousands of students choose to study in another country．More than 30 percent of these students go to the United States．Around 15 percent go to Italy, and 10 percent go to both England and Germany．A little less than 10 percent go to Australia, and around 5 percent go to Canada．

　　No matter where a student chooses to study, there are some things universities around the world need．First, all students must graduate from high school before they can apply(申請)to a university．Most universities also need some kind of test for students to enter the university．Universities in the United States, Australia, and Canada usually need some kind of standard(標準化的)exam, such as the SAT in the United States．Students who do not come from English-speaking countries also must take a test such as the TOEFL in the United States and Canada to show they know enough English to study in English．England and Australia require students to take the IELTS．

　　In most countries, students must apply to each university they hope to go to．However, students applying to universities in England can use one form to apply to six universities at one time through the British Council(英國文化學(xué)會)．Many students like this because it can save them a lot of time and money．For universities in other countries, students must fill in different forms for each university and pay a fee(費用)with each application．

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　　Many Chinese students think American students enjoy more freedom than them at school．But American schools also have their rules．If the students break the rules, they will get punishment, too．

　　On the first day of a new term, 128 students of Morton High School were sent home for wearing the wrong clothes．There are altogether 1, 200 students in the school．Usually only 20 students break the school dress rule every day．So the headmaster Theresa Mayerik said it was the worst new term she had．

　　At Mortor High School, students' favorite clothing such as baggy(寬大的)trousers, low-necked shirts and tank tops(緊身短背心)are not allowed in classrooms．Some students think they have the right to choose what to wear, but the headmaster doesn't think so．“I'd be supportive if half the school was sent home, because 99％ will get the message that our school are for education．”“Freedom”doesn't mean“free of restrictions(約束)．”That is to say there is no total freedom in the world, no matter in the US or in China．

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　　To study all the way to a 12th“grade”might sound strange to you．But not to an American student．

　　Most Americans have six years of primary school and six years of secondary school．Each year is called a grade．At about age six, American children start six years of primary school．During those six years, the children learn to read and write and do easy maths．They also learn history, science, health and P．E．Students in grades one through six usually only have one teacher for each year．They stay in the same classroom with the same students for all of their different subjects．

　　Secondary school has two parts：junior high school(sometimes called middle school)and senior high school．In the seventh grade, students begin to learn more subjects．They usually have between six and eight different classes every day．Each class has different students, and each one is taught by a different teacher．

　　Students have even more freedom in senior high school．Most students begin to study a foreign language like Latin, Spanish or French．There are also classes in business, computers and also courses like auto mechanics and farming．Besides their required classes, students can also choose a few classes that they're interested in, like art, singing and woodworking．

　　In most places in the US, students can drop out of school at age 16, but most kids choose to stay．After students finish school, they can choose to start working, go to school for two years to learn a profession, or go to college．

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　　Are you ready to take action to protect Planet Earth? You may think it impossible, but you can begin by taking some small, but important, first steps．Many children and their classes in the USA are taking action．

Children Campaign Against Waste

　　Children are paying attention to the packaging of the things they buy．Packaging includes all the things you throw away when you unwrap anything new．One third of all rubbish is packaging．Mrs．Perez's 4th grade class decides to make their school and neighborhood know the waste in packaging．They want people to think before they buy．They also want to let people who make the products know that they want less waste in packaging．So they start a campaign to help people change how they shop．

Children Save Water

　　Another class decides to help save water．Here's how they got started．

　　Miguel Salazar lives in Meridien．Texas．Every day he walks home from school and passes Carrollton Creek(小溪)．The creek is filled with rubbish．But the creek was not always this way．Miguel's grandfather remembers flowers and plants grew along it．Many people fished there．So Miguel's class decides to clean up the creek．They make a plan．

　　If one person can make a difference, think how much more can get done of people work together to care for Planet Earth．

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　　One day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench with a dog beside her．The dog was looking up at the woman．

　　Jack walked up to the woman and said,“Hello, Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?”“Of course, please sit down,”Sue said．Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together．The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed．

　　“That's a nice dog．isn't he?”Jack said, pointing at the animal．

　　“Yes, he is．He's handsome．He is a bit of a mixture, but that's not a bad thing．He's strong and healthy．”

　　“And hungry,”Jack said．“He hasn't taken his eyes off you．He thinks you've got some food for him．”

　　“That's true,”Sue said,“But I haven't．”

　　They both laughed and then Jack said,“Does your dog bite?”

　　“No,”Sue said．“He's never bitten anyone．He's always gentle and friendly．”

　　Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal's head．Suddenly it jumped up and bit him．

　　“Hey!”Jack shouted．“You said your dog didn't bite．”

　　Sue replied in surprise,“Yeah, I did．But this is not my dog．My dog's at home．”

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　　Taking away a city's rubbish is a big job．Every day trucks come into a city to collect it．Most rubbish is made up of things we can't eat or use．If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish．

　　In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump．Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole．The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system．The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places．

　　To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish．Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land．Finally, a house or school may be built there, and then you'd never know that this had once an old rubbish dump．

　　In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places．The fire burns everything but the metal．Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where they slowly change into something called humus, which looks like black earth．It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow．

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閱讀理解

Mei Ling has a new classmate in her class．His name is Peter．He comes from New York．Everything is new to Peter．He doesn't speak Chinese．But he can speak English well．He can play many foreign games, too．Miss Yang asks Mei Ling to look after him．Mei Ling is very glad．She thinks she can learn English from Peter．Now she is showing Peter around their school．She is telling him something about their school．At noon Peter is sitting at the table with Mei Ling and some other friends．They are having their lunch at school．Mei Ling teaches Peter how to use chopsticks(筷子)．She and her friends tell him something about Chinese food．Peter says Chinese are friendly and Chinese food is very nice．They teach him to speak Chinese．Peter tries so hard．Soon he can say a few Chinese words．They are friends now．

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