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ACouchPotato

Forty-three-year-oldBrianBlakeyfromBirminghamissittingonhissofaandtellingmeabouthisperfectday.

WhenIwakeupIdon'tgetupimmediately.Iturnonthetelevisionandwatchthechildren'sprogrammesandoldmoviesuntilabouthalf-pastten.ThenIgetup,godownstairsandswitchontheTVinthelivingroom.Forlunch,Ihavebiscuitsandaglassofmilk,andIwatchthenews.Intheafternoon,Ioftenwatchanotheroldfilm–they'reshowingsomegoodonesatthemoment.Intheevenings,IoftenwatchTVseriesorsportandthenewsagain.IlikethemainnewsatsiGo'clock.Atninethirty,ifthereisagoodplayonBBC2,Iswitchoverandwatchit.Thenatnight,IwatchmorefilmsandIusuallyswitchofftheTVatabouttwoo'clock.IneverwatchTVallnight.

IwatchTVforsiGteenorseventeenhoursaday.IalsodosomeeGerciseeveryday.ItakeTina,thedog,forawalkeveryafternoon.Idon'tgofar,ofcourse.Iwalktothewalloutsidemyhouse.IalwaystakemyportableTVandIsitonthestonewallwhilethedogwalksroundinacircle.

Ofcourse,Icouldn'tlivethislifestylewithoutagoodwife.She'snotherenowbecauseshe'sworking,butshealwaysmakesmymeals.Wehaven'tgotmuchmoney,youknow,butwe'rehappy.SitdownandwatchTV.Here'stheremotecontrol.You'vegottheworldatyourfeet.Andinyourhand.Great!

AWorkaholic

Thirty-siG-year-oldBobBlackissittingathisdeskandworkinghiswaythroughhispaperwork.Inormallywakeupaboutfiveminutesbeforemyalarmclockgoesoff.AssoonasIhearmyalarmclock,Ijumpoutofmybed.Ittakesmelessthanfifteenminutestowash,getchanged,havebreakfast,leavehomeandgetonabus.

Iamalwaysthefirstpersontogettotheoffice.Themorningsarealwaysverybusyandtheafternoonsareevenbusier!

Meetingsandphonecallstakeupalargepartoftheday.Everyminuteofthedayisfilledwithurgentmatters.Byaroundeighto'clock,Iusuallyfindsometimetodomyownpaperworkandanswersomepersonale-mails.

WhenIgethomeataboutten,IlookatsomedocumentsthatIbringbackfromtheofficesothatIcanbereadyfortheneGtday'swork.Igettobedaroundmidnightwhenmywifeandchildrenarealreadyasleep.

Iseldomhavetimeforfunandotheractivitieswithmyfamily.Myfamilycomplainsaboutit.

ButItrytoworkhardsothatIcanmakemoremoneyforthem.Besides,Igetboredifthere'snothingtodo.Ilikebeingbusy.

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CityandCountry

DebbieisanaccountantinalargecompanyinthecentreofLondon.Ineedtobeinmyofficebynineo'clocksoIusuallygetupatseveno'clock.Itraveltoworkon“thetube”.That'swhatpeoplecalltheundergroundinLondon.Ittakesaboutfiftyminutes.Usually,it'ssocrowdedthatIcan'tfindanywheretosit.Ijuststand.I'malwaystiredbeforeIarriveatwork.Idon'tliketheunderground!

Ispendallmorningcheckingnumbers.Lunchisalwayssimple.IoftengetasandwichinanearbysandwichshoporIjusthavesomebiscuitsandacupofcoffee.Thenintheafternoon,Ireturntothepaperworkintheoffice.

OnMondaynights,Ihavedanceclasses,andonWednesdaynights,Igotothegym.IneedtodothatbecauseIdon'tgetenougheGerciseotherwise.OnTuesdayandThursdaynights,IhaveFrenchclasses.IworkforaFrenchcompanysoIthinkstudyingFrenchwillhelpmeinmyjob.

Igotothecinemaalmosteveryweekend.Sometimes,iftheweatherforecastisgood,myfriendsandIdrivetothecountrysideforaweekendbreak.Weliketovisitnice,quietplacesfarawayfromthecityandgowalkingwheretherearenoshops,crowdsorthetube.Thatfreshairissogoodformylungs.Iloveit.

PaullivesinasmallvillageinthenorthofEngland.

Iusuallygetupatfouro'clockeverymorningwhenit'sstilldark.IliveandworkonthefarmsoIdon'tneedtotravel.Afterabigbreakfastinmyhouse,IwalkoutofthefrontdoorandI'malreadyatwork.

Therearemanythingstodoonthefarmallday.Wedon'thavethesameworkhoursthatofficeworkersinthecityhave.Wedojobswhentheyneedtobedoneandthatcouldbeearlyinthemorningorlateatnight.Ihavecows,sheep,pigsandchickensonmyfarm.Ihavetomakesuretheyarefreeofsickness.Ialsogrowwheatandvegetablessotherearemanythingstolookafter.

Intheevening,Iliketoplaywithmychildren.Ihavetwochildren,aboyandagirl.TheyaresiGandeightyearsold.Ialsoliketostudy.RightnowIamstudyingChinesebydistancelearning.IamveryinterestedinChinaandit'smydreamtoseetheGreatWalloneday.

Ilovemovies.Mywifecallsmea“moviefan”.Butthereisn'tacinemainmyvillagesoIdon'tgetthechancetogoveryoften.Igoabouttwiceayear,usuallywhenIgotoLondonwithmyfamily.WetakeaweekendbreaktherewhenIamnottoobusyonthefarm.MywifeloveslookingintheclothesshopsandIlikeallthecrowdsandthenoise.Ialsoliketobuyafewcigars.Unfortunately,mywifeisn'tasfondofthemasIam.MysonanddaughterlovetorideonLondon'sredbusesandtheyespeciallylovetogoonthetube!

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1ModernHeroes

NationalHero

China'sfirstmannedspaceshipliftedoffat9a.m.onWednesday,October15th,20XXinJiuquan,GansuProvince.Thespaceship,calledShenzhouV,wascarryingChina'sfirstastronaut,YangLiwei.Yang,whowasapilotinthearmy,waschosenfrom1,500otherarmypilotsandstartedtrainingforhisspaceflightin1998.

Thelaunchwasverysuccessful.“Whenthespaceshipwasliftingoff,Icouldreallyfeelthehighgravity”,saidYangLiwei.“Whenthespaceshipseparatedfromtherocket,Isuddenlygotafeelingofsoaringintotheskybecauseofthezerogravity.”Duringthe21-hourspaceflight,theShenzhouVcircledtheearth14times.WhilethespaceshipwascirclingtheearthforthesiGthtime,YangLiweispokewithgroundcontrolinGansu.Hewasalsoabletospeakwithhiswifeand8-year-oldson.

YangLiweihadseveraltaskstocompleteduringtheflightandonlysleptinthespaceshipforabout3hours.Whilehewassleeping,thespaceshipcircledtheearthtwice.

Whenthespaceshipwasdoingitsseventhcircle,YangLiweishowedtheflagsofChinaandtheUnitedNations,eGpressingthewishesoftheChinesepeopletoeGploreandusespacepeacefully.

At6:

23a.m.onOctober16th,YangLiweilandedinInnerMongoliasafely.Hetoldreporterslater,“Thesurfaceofthespaceshipwasglowingredwhenitcamebackintotheearth'satmosphere.

WhenShenzhouVletoutitsparachute,Ifelttheshipwasshaking.”AsYangLiweireturnedintotheearth'satmosphere,helicopterswereflyingtowherehewouldland,readytocollecthim.

MillionsofpeoplealloverChinawerewatchingTVwhenthespaceshiplandedsafely.WhenYangLiweiclimbedoutofthespaceship,hesmiledandwavedtothecrowdswaitingforhim.YangLiweiwashappytobehomebuthesaid,“Ithought21hourswastooshorttostayinspace.”

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3SportsStars

VENUSANDSERENAWILLIAMSaresisters.Theyarealsobothtennischampionswhooftenhavetoplayeachother!

Venusisnoweleventhintheworld,andheryoungersisterSerenahasmoveduptothird.

ThetwosisterswereborninapooranddangerousareaofCalifornia.Itwasfullofdrugsandviolence.Inarecentinterview,VenusspokeaboutthetimewhensheandSerenawerepractisingtennisandtheyhadtorunandhideasbulletsstartedflyingthroughtheair.Finally,in1991,thesistersandtheirfamilymovedtoasaferareaandsincethentheyhaveneverlookedback.

Thesisters'father,Richard,startedtotrainVenusandSerenawhentheywereyoungchildren.Hehasalwaysbeenverystrictwithhisdaughters,trainingthemhardtocompeteagainsteachother.Brandi,thesisters'mother,taughtherdaughtersathomesothattheycompletedtheirhighschoolwhiledevelopingtheirtenniscareers.

Today,bothsistersarestudyingdesignatcollege.TheyhavealreadyeGpressedakeeninterestinworkingindesignaftertheirtenniscareerscometoanend.Thesisters'roadtosuccesshasbeenamazing.ThefirsttimeVenusplayedinabigeventwasin1996.Sincethen,shehaswonWimbledonandtheUSOpentwice.Serenahascontinuedtoimproveandmakefantasticprogress.In1999and20XX,shewontheUSOpen,andin20XXand20XX,shewasthewomen'ssingleschampionatWimbledon.Hastennisevercausedproblemsbetweenthesisters?

Fortunately,no.“We'veplayedeachotherbeforeandithasn'tworriedusyet!

”saysVenus.“Ifshewins,”Serenajokes,“Mamasaysshehastodothedishes!

”

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4Superhero

ChristopherReeve

ChristopherReevewasborninSeptember,1952.HewasinhisfirstschoolplaywhenhewaseightandhestartedtoactinTVshowsandfilmswhilehewasstillincollege.HemademanysuccessfulfilmsandTVshowsbutheismostfamousforhisSupermanfilms.

Unfortunately,disastercamein1995whenhefellfromhishorseandbrokehisback.ThedoctorsdidnoteGpecthimtolive.However,hemadeamazingprogress.Atfirst,hecouldn'tbreathewithoutamachine,buthelearnttobreatheonhisown.Hewouldneverwalkagainbuthestartedanewlifewithgreatcourage.

Thesecondyearafterhisaccident,Christopherreturnedtofilmmaking.Healsoraisedalotofmoneytopromotemedicalresearchintobackinjuries.HemadespeechesallovertheUSAabouthiseGperiences.Thisnotonlydrewpublicattentiontoresearchintobackinjuriesbutalsoencouragedalotofpeoplelivingwithallkindsofproblems.

Fromtheirhome,ChristopherandhiswifeDanaspokeabouttheirlifeaftertheaccident.

Haveyouthoughtofgivingupaftertheaccident?

“No.Fourdaysaftertheinjury,Icametounderstandmysituation.MywifeDanaandIwereinthehospital.ThedoctorsaidIwasnotgoingtopullthrough.Danasaid:

‘Butyou'restillyou,andIloveyou.'Andthatsavedmylife.SincethatmomentIhaveneverthoughtofgivingup.Ofcourse,I'vehadmomentsoffeelingsorryformyself,butI'veneverhadanythoughtsofcommittingsuicide.”

Didyouthinkthatyourmarriagewassostrong?

“Yes,becauseDana'ssowonderful.Wehavealwaysgotonreallywell.Ourrelationshiphasalwaysbeenfantastic.”

Howdidyourparentsreacttotheaccident?

“TheydivorcedwhenIwasfour.They'vegotclosersincetheaccident.”

Howdidyougetinvolvedwithcharitywork?

“Iknowalotofdisabledpeopleneedmyhelp.

ThisishowIgotinvolvedwithmycharityworktoimprovethequalityoflifeforalldisabledpeople.”

“Withtheprogressofnewmedicalresearch,I'mconfidentthatpeoplelikemewouldbeabletowalkagainoneday.Soyoucansee,I'mfartoobusywithlivingtothinkofgivingup!

”

ChristopherReevediedonOctober10,20XX.Butpeopleallovertheworldwillalwaysrememberhimasasuperhero

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1Festivals

Autumn

EveryyearinSeptemberorOctober,theMid-AutumnFestivaliscelebratedbytheChinesepeopleallovertheworld.Onthisday,themoonissaidtobeitsbiggestandbrightest.Peopleliketomeetintheeveningandwatchthemoon.

TheMid-AutumnFestivalisimportantbecauseitisaspecialoccasionforfamily.Itisalsoadayforspecialfoodslikemooncakes.Thereareallkindsofmooncakes.Traditionalmooncakesareusuallymadewithbeanpaste,butnowadays,therearemanydifferentkindsofmooncakesincludingfruit,coffee,chocolateandevenice-creammooncakes.

Winter

TheLanternFestivalfallsonthefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth.ItmarkstheendoftheChineseNewYearcelebrations.

TherearemanystoriesabouthowtheLanternFestivalstarted.Inonestory,lanternswerelittocelebratethepoweroflightoverdarkness.Inanotherstory,atownwasalmostdestroyedbutthelightfrommanylanternssavedit.Thestorywasaboutagodwhowantedtoburndownthetown.Hewasfooledwhenhesawthousandsoflante