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　　Pat Hogan was traveling around the country in his car．One evening he was driving along a road and looking for a small hotel, when he saw a old man at the side of the road．He stopped his car and said to the old man,“I want to go to Sun Hotel．Do you know it?”

　　“Yes,”the old man answered．“I’ll show you the way．”

　　He got into Pat’s car, and they drove for about twelve miles．When they came to a small house, the old man said,“Stop here．”

　　Pat stopped and looked at the house．“But this isn’t a hotel,”he said to the old man．

　　“No,”the old man answered,“this is my house．And now I’ll show you the way to the Sun Hotel．Turn around and go back nine miles, then you’ll see the Sun Hotel on the left．”

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　　Some teenagers think that newspapers are boring and only for adults．But that's not true．There are many interesting stories in the paper．You just need to make clear what you are looking at．“I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day,”said 15-year-old Gao Ming from Beijing．“I'm interested in things happening at school．”School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers．There's also world news：from international problems to pop stars．

　　Read the newspaper carefully, we'll find different types of articles on the pages：

　　News stories－these stories are about events．Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened．Reporters try to speak to as many people as possible．They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true．The newspaper Teenagers has lots of news stories on the news page and front page．When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writers' ideas．

　　Opinion writing-opinion writing is usually about something happening right now．But it isn't just facts．Here writers add their own opinions to the news．Writers pick only the facts that help back up their ideas．They make readers believe that they are telling the truth．This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking．Go to“Speak Out”on Page Two for an example of opinion writing in Teenagers．

　　Advertisement-Don't get happy too early when you read them．Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to get us interested in their products!People have to pay to put advertisements in newspapers!

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　　“Cool”is a word with many meanings．It can be used to express feelings of interest in almost everything．When we see a famous car in the street, maybe we will say,“It's cool．”When we see a famous singer, we may say,“She's cool．”

　　Today, we use the word“cool”to replace(替代)many words, such as“great”or“nice”．Here's an interesting story about the word“cool”．A teacher asked his students to write about a large hall．One of his students wrote just one sentence,“It's so cool．”Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．But it also tells us that we should think of many other words to describe things we see and feel．

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　　When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan．Many of our new neighbors weren’t very welcoming．Some of them said angrily that we should return to where we came from．The children sometimes threw stones at me or drove me home from school．

　　Most of my teachers simply took no notice of me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher．Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being treated, but she didn’t say this to me．Miss Bean showed her respect for me by teaching me just like anyone else．Instead of being unnoticed, I was given a chance to show that I was clever．Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me think for myself．She always wanted to know what I thought about difficult questions．Was Thomas Jefferson right to buy Louisiana from France?Why?She expected me to have my own idea．Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for oneself was the real key to education．

　　One day, when I was not paying attention in class, Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser at me．The eraser hit me right on the hand and sent my pencil flying．The whole class were very surprised at first, then started laughing．This event became famous in the school and, because it happened to me, the students wanted to get to know me．So that’s the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target(靶子), and how I became just another kid in school．

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　　What do people do with their old, out-of-date but still useful computers?Most people don’t know what to do with them．Many old computers are put away in homes．Many more are simply thrown out with the rubbish．

　　Finally, some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers．Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products(產(chǎn)品)．Dell, Hewlett-Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers．

　　In some countries, laws(法規(guī))are being passed, too．Computer companies will have to pay for collecting and recycling their used products．And 70％of computer waste must be recycled．The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay the cost．That will encourage them to make computers that are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade(升級)．

　　Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford them at all．Hundreds of organizations(組織)are working to solve this problem．They collect and repair old computers．Some also teach others how to repair computers．

　　The computers then go to schools, charities(慈善團體)and people who need them．Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things－and cut down on waste, too．

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April 14, 2006

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　　Maybe you know floods, droughts, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on．But have ever heard of typhoons?

　　Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea．Most happen in July, August and September．

　　How does a typhoon happen?When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates into the air．This makes the air hotter．When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into the sky．Then, cooler air around it rushes in．It fills the space that is left．After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind．The wind goes in circles, and it keeps moving higher in the sky．The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves．And when the wind moves faster than 30 meters a second, a typhoon begins．

　　A typhoon has two parts, One is called the “eye”．In the eye, the wind does not move so fast．The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye．This is where the strongest with and hardest rains are．

　　Typhoons are very dangerous．In 2004, Typhoon Yunna killed 164 people in Zhejiang, and 24 people were missing．In May 2006, Typhoon Pearl hir Guangdong and Fujian, and thousands of houses were damaged．

　　What to do when a typhoon hits

　　Stay inside, Close all the windows and stay away from them．

　　Try to bring all of your things inside．Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!

　　Listen to the radio or TV for important information．

　　If you’re told to go to a safer place, do so right away．

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　　When Kyle walked into Ernie’s Pet World, he looked very anxious．The shop owner, Ernie, jumped out of his seat to greet Kyle．He was the shop’s first customer of the day．

　　“Good morning, sir!”Ernie said,“What can I help you with?”

　　“Well, I……”Kyle started to say．

　　“Wait, don’t tell me,”Ernie stopped him．“You’re looking for a …a little dog…for your daughter’s birthday, Right?”

　　“Not really, I just…”

　　Ernie didn’t let him finish．“Ah, I’ve got it, You just moved to a new office, and you want some fish for it, I have some very nice fish bowls over here．”

　　“In fact, I…”Kyle was starting to look very nervous and strange．

　　“No fish?Ah, a cat! You look like a cat person．At Ernie’s Pet World, we have the best cats．Take a look at this lovely one with long, white hair, She’s looking at you．She’s thinking,‘Take me home．Take me home．’Would you like some cat food and toys, too?”

　　“No, thank you,”Kyle saiD．By this time, he was walking up and down．He had a terrible look on his face．“Really, I’m not interested in cats or fish or little dogs．”

　　“What do you want, then?”Ernie asked．

　　Kyle looked like he was going to cry．“I just want to know if can use your toilet!”he said at last．

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