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　　It is a very common thing for a person to have a good friend．My good friend is Diana．She is a rich and proud girl．She often thinks that she is too good for anyone, so nobody wants to be her friend．

　　One day after school, I was waiting for Diana when Vivien came up to me．She gave me a biscuit．I accepted it．We talked and joked, and from then on, I began to spend more time with Vivien than with Diana．I felt a little uneasy．

　　After a few days, I went to see Diana for some snacks when Vivien came and sat with me．She offered me a sandwich．She also offered one to Diana, but Diana refused it．She walked away．I was angry with Diana for being so rude and thoughtless．

　　"Never mind,"Vivien said,"I'm used to it．"

　　After school, I tried to catch up With Diana．While walking home, I tried to correct her attitude, but she would not listen to me．She said,"Go and join your 'dear' Vivien．I know you make new friends and forget the old ones．"

　　For the next few weeks, we did not talk to each other．Then, one day, Diana came to Vivien and me, saying,"I'm really sorry about what I did．I'm a spoiled(寵壞的)girl, but I also need good friends just like you．Would you please forgive(原諒)me?"Vivien and I looked at each other and smiled．From then on, Diana, Vivien and I have been best friends．

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　　There are many advantages of becoming a professional musician．The biggest advantage is being able to do something you love．You will have the chance to travel to many different places and meet a lot of different people．That will open up your eyes．

　　However, there are also disadvantages of being a professional musician．0ne of the biggest disadvantages for most musicians is that they don't always have enough money．Most of the time, you will be looking for jobs．Sometimes you won't be able to find a good job．Another disadvantage is the place you live in．If you want to be a musician, you usually have to move to an area that has a lot of jobs, such as New York City．The cost of living in these areas is usually very high．The third disadvantage is that you can't have a stable family life．Different jobs will take a musician to different places, so most musicians are unable to have a regular family．

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　　A traveler came out of the airport．There were a lot of taxis．He asked every taxi driver’s name．Then he took the third one．It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel．

　　“How much does it cost for the whole day?” the man asked．“l(fā)00 dollars,”said the taxi driver．This was very expensive, but the man said it was OK．

　　The taxi driver took the man everywhere．He showed him all the parks and gift shops in the city．In the evening they went back to the hotel．The traveler gave the taxi driver 100 dollars and said,“What about tomorrow?”“It's another l00 dollars,”said the taxi driver．But the traveler said, “That's OK!See you tomorrow．” The taxi driver was very pleased．

　　The next day the taxi driver took the traveler everywhere again．They visited all the parks and gift shops again, and in the evening they went back to the hotel．The man gave the taxi driverl00 dollars again and said,“I'm going home tomorrow．”The taxi driver was sorry because he liked the traveler, and above all, 100 dollars a day was a lot of money．“So you’re going home．Where do you come from?”he asked．“I come from New York!”said the traveler．I have a sister in New York．Her name is Susanna．Do you know her?”the taxi driver asked．“0f course I know her．She gave me 200 dollars for you!”．

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　　Milu deer, a kind of animal with large horns(角), used to be common in China long ago．Like other deer they lived together and ate grass and the soft parts of trees．Milu deer were often killed for food or sport．The Ming and Qing dynasties(朝代)did not protect them and many were killed．That is how the Milu deer disappeared from China．

　　Luckily before all of them were killed, some were takedn to Britain to improve the environment of the beautiful park which belonged to the Duke of Bedford(貝德福特公爵)．He liked them so much that he took them from China to Britain．Milu deer liked the cool, wet weather in England and their number increased year by year．As a result, when in 1985 the government of China wanted to bring back the Milu deer, the Duke of Bedford was able to help．The first deer came back to China to the Nanhaizi Milu park 20 kilometers south of Beijing and the centre in Dafeng, Jiangsu province．

　　The deer certainly seem happy to be back in China because their number has grown quickly．There are now so many of them that a new park has been opened for them in Hubei Province．At the moment the Milu deer live in centres where they are being well protected and cared for．It is hoed that one day there will be enough animals to let them live in the wild(野外)again．

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　　The holiday’s upon us．After months of study, you have some time to yourself．So, why not read a book?Well, some people will say, ‘Why trouble with books?We have the Internet and other media(媒體)that offer a lot more colorful programs．Books are history!”

　　But don’t be fooled．There’s still a lot to be said for reading-and reading as widely as possible．

　　One clear reason is that a well-chosen book is a wonderful collection of words and expressions, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course．Believe me, it’s far easier to get new English words and expressions from a book or article than it is from the TV or the Internet．

　　But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply can not：The webpage(網(wǎng)頁)is always full of pictures and the text is often designed(設計)to make it as easy to read as possible．

　　Though “easy”may be welcome, unluckily it’s of little use for any long-time development of reading skills and the general language level．For that, there’s still no substitute(替代品)for a book．

　　But perhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it by yourself means that it’s something you do by and for yourself．You can choose what you want to read．It’s hard work, but while you are reading, you’ll find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure．

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　　A young man was getting ready to finish school．For a long time he had looked forward to getting a beautiful sports car．He knew his father could well afford it, so he told him that was all he wanted．

　　Then on the morning of his graduation(畢業(yè)), his father called him into his private study．His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him．He handed his son a beautiful gift box．Surprised, the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible(圣經(jīng))with his name on it．Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” He then rushed out of the house, leaving the Bible．

　　Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business．He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him．He had not seen him since that graduation day．Before he could make arrangements(安排), he received a phone telling him his father had passed away．He had to come home immediately and take care of the things that his father left his father left him．

　　When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago．He opened the Bible and began to turn the pages．As he was reading, a car key with a tag(標牌)dropped from the back of the Bible．On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words…”PAID IN FULL”．Sadness and regret filled his heart．

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　　AC Milan star Kaka says a foot injury(受傷)is still stopping him from returning to football．He has not played for 32 days．Kaka says he is in a lot of pain．“I hurt myself in an area that we always put pressure(壓力)on．”Kaka once played for a year with a knee injury, but the 26-year-old said this is much worse．

　　British actress Emma used to spend more time filming than at school．But today she is ready to pay more attention to her studies．This 19-year-old girl will start at the Yale University in the autumn．“I always loved school．I just want to go back and find what else there is,”she said．

　　Chinese 25-year-old sports star Liu Xiang returned to Shanghai in March．He had a successful foot operation(手術)in December in Houston, and spent the next three months there for recovery(康復)and basic training．It is said that a group of doctors are ready to help with Liu’s recovery．

　　Russian great tennis player Sharapova will not be playing in the MPS Group Championships, which begins in the US on Monday．Sharapova was missing the Sony Ericsson Open the week before last in Miami．She may continue training for the WTA Rome event at the beginning of May．

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