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Michael Leung， a famous TV host （主持人） in Hong Kong， wrote a letter to his son. It is not only 1 to children， but also good for all ages. The following are chosen 2 his letter.

1. Life is short. While you are 3 it today， you’ll realize you are at the end of it tomorrow. So the earlier you start to value your life， the 4 you can enjoy it.

2. You might not be successful 5 you don’t study hard， although a lot of successful people haven’t 6 higher education.

3. I don’t expect you to support me for the rest of 7

life， so I’m not going to do the same for you. You will be living on your own when you grow up.

4. You can require yourself to be nice to others， 8 you shouldn’t expect the same from others.

5. I’ve been buying the lottery （彩票） for almost twenty 9 ， but I’m still poor. I have never got the 10 place even once. So you have to work hard to be successful. There is no free lunch in the world.

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A hobby is an interesting way of spending your free time. There are so 1 different hobbies for different people to choose. Some hobbies are very popular， 2 others are quite unusual. You may choose one that your are interested 3 . You may enjoy collecting things such as stamps， stones， foreign 4 and so on.

If you like to work with your hands， you may enjoy model making and 5 cutting， which both need great attention in detail. Or you may 6 creative hobbies， like painting and writing. Many people 7 outdoor activities to indoor activities. They get great pleasure from 8 ， cycling and so on， which they can enjoy with others.

Wherever you live， there 9 always a hobby for you to choose. The hobby can help you relax after your daily work. The hobby can give you many hours of pleasure and make your 10 time interesting and creative. The hobby can bring you happiness， knowledge and friendship.

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One day， when Bill was 1 home from school， he heard a noise coming from the bushes （灌木）. He went over to see 2 it was. Behind a bush， he found a black dog. Bill went back home as soon as he 3 with the dog and showed her to his parents. Bill’s dad found that the dog had a broken leg， 4 they brought the dog to a doctor for animals by car. On the 5 Bill’s parents decided that Bill could keep the dog if they couldn’t find the owner.

When they arrived， the doctor checked the dog. He told Bill that she 6 going to have babies！ The next day， Bill 7 up signs （標(biāo)牌） like “FOUND DOG BLACK” around his neighborhood. He 8 wrote his family’s phone number on the signs.

Two days later， Bill got a call 9 the owner of the dog. The owner thanked Bill. When he came to pick up his dog， he said Bill could have 10 of the babies. Bill was very happy！ Finally Bill got a baby dog from the owner. He named him Rosco and liked him very much.

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We can’t stop an earthquake， but we can do things to make sure they don’t destroy the whole city. First， it is not a

1 idea to build houses along lines where 2 of the earth’s plates （板塊） join together. Second， if you think there 3 be an earthquake， it is better to build houses on rocks， not on 4 . Third， you must make the houses as 5 as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake， but strong ones may 6 up. Scientists are afraid that one day an even 7 earthquake will hit the part around San Francisco. They call it “The Big One”. However， people today are still building more 8 . The population in and around San Francisco is now ten 9 more than it was in 1906. This means that 10 there is another earthquake， a great many houses and buildings will be destroyed.

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“Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream，” some scientists say.

Dreams take up about one quarter of our 1 time. People have several 2 each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are 3 old films. They come to us over and over 4 . That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.

Some people get new ideas 5 their work from dreams. They may have been 6 about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.

Sometimes we 7 up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can’t remember the dream. Dreams can disappear 8 from memory.

Too much dreaming can be harmful. The 9 we sleep， the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is 10 we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.

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Each year， thousands of Chinese middle school students go to study in foreign countries.

“Chinese 1 hope very much to go abroad to get a wider view （視野） of the world，” said Li Mingshan， a Chinese writer who has lived 2 America for many years. In a talk Li said that life in foreign countries can be 3 for young people. To most children， looking after 4 when studying alone in a foreign country is a big challenge.

Wang Shubo， a 16-year-old student 5 to study in a high school in Australia last September. But his teachers there hardly pushed students to study. And usually there wasn’t homework.

“We have more free 6 and more space for thinking，” said Wang. “But 7 you don’t know how to plan your time and money， you will not have an easy time.” Some of his friends spent their whole year’s money quickly， and they didn’t 8 their exams.

“Studying abroad at a young age can help students learn foreign languages 9 ， but students and parents should know about the challenges，” Li said. “Make sure that you are 10 for it.”

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Mr Brown had an umbrella shop in a small town. People sometimes 1 him broken umbrellas， and then he took them to a big shop in London. They were 2 there.

One day Mr Brown went to London by train. He 3 to take an umbrella with him that day. Sitting in front of him was a man with an umbrella standing 4 the seat. When the train arrived in London， Mr Brown 5 up the umbrella as he often did during his journey by train. Just as he was getting off， he was 6 by the man. He said angrily， “That’s 7 ！” Mr Brown’s face turned red and he gave it back to the man at once.

When Mr Brown got to the big shop， the shopkeeper had got his six umbrellas ready. After a good look at 8 of them， he said， “You’ve mended them very well.”

In the afternoon he got into the train again. The 9 man was in the same seat. He looked at Mr Brown and his six umbrellas， “You’ve had a 10 day，” he said.

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One day， while I was sitting in my car in a parking area， I noticed a young boy in front of my car. “What is the boy doing？” I asked myself and looked closely. “Oh， he is 1 up a coin from the ground.” When he 2 up， we saw each other 3 . He was not 4 than ten and was wearing one blue glove （手套） and one brown glove. His coat was too small for him.

As he walked away， I saw his 5 ， which were too old to wear， and I rolled down my window and called him over.

I asked him if he 6 some money. He replied， “No. That’s okay.”

The parking area was wet. I could tell that his 7 were cold because he kept moving his weight from one foot to the other.

“Please，” I held out a five-dollar bill （鈔票）. “It’s not 8 ， but when the money is shared， it is much more 9 .” I said. He took off one of his gloves and took the money from my hand. His small hand was red and cold. He smiled and went away after saying “Thank you！” to me. That smile made me 10 warm in the cold winter.

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Once there was a teacher who took all his students for tea. What made the students 1 was that all the cups on the table were 2 . Each of them took a cup and started

3 their own tea， looking at the 4 cups.

The teacher said， “Do you notice your 5 ？ You are all looking at each other’s tea cups and 6 of you even envy （羨慕） the 7 cups of others.” Then he went on， “I put the different cups here on purpose！ Life is like 8 tea. You all have the same thing in your cups—tea. However， you can’t 9 enjoy it in your envy of another’s cup. You forget to 10 your own life when you envy someone else’s life. So now， taste your own tea！ Does it matter from which cup it comes？”

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