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Englishclass.Iwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammar.ThenIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.

Unit4Iusedtobeafraidofthedark

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FromShyGirltoPopStar

Forthismonth'

sYoungWorldmagazine,Iinterview1e9d-year-oldAsianpopstarCandyWang.

Candytoldmethatsheusedtobereallyshyandtookupsingingtodealwithhershyness.Asshegotbetter,shedaredtosinginfrontofherclass,andthenforthewholeschool.Nowshe'

snot

shyanymoreandlovessinginginfrontofcrowds.IaskedCandyhowlifewasdifferentaftershebecamefamous.Sheexplainedthattherearemanygoodthings,likebeingabletotravelandmeetnewpeopleallthetime.“Ididn'

utsetobepopularinschool,butnowIgettonsofattentioneverywhereIgo.Ho”wever,toomuchattentioncanalsobeabadthing.“wIoarlrwyayshaveto

abouthowIappeartoothersandIhavetobeverycarefulaboutwhatIsayordo.AndIdon'

thavemuchprivatetimeanymore.Hangingoutwithfriendsisalmostimpossibleformenow

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becausetherearealwaysguardsaroundme.”WhatdoesCandyhavetosaytoallthoseyoungpeoplewhowanttobecomefamous?

“Well,”shebegsilnoswly,“youhveatobepreparedtogiveupyournormallife.Youcanneverimaginehowdifficulttheroadtosuccessis.ManytimesIthoughtaboutgivingup,butIfoughton.Youreallyrequirealotoftalentandhardworktosucceed.Onlyaverysmallnumberofpeoplemakeittothetop.”

Unit5Whataretheshirtsmadeof?

TheDifficultSearchforAmericanGoodsintheUS

Ifyougotoanothercountry,whatkindsofthingswouldyoubuy?

WouldyoubuyacamerainJapan,somebeautifulclothesinFrance,orawatchinSwitzerland?

Nomatterwhatyoumaybuy,youmightprobablythinkthoseproductsaremadeinthosecountries.However,youcouldbewrong.KangJianisa17-year-oldstudentfromShanghai.LastyearhewenttovisithisauntanduncleinSanFrancisco.HefounditinterestingthatsomanyproductsinthelocalshopsweremadeinChina.“Iwantoedbuyatoycarformycousin,buteventhoughmostofthetoyshadAmericanbrands,theyweremadeinChina.”ToysarenottheonlythingsmadeinChina.“Iwantedtobuyapairofbasketballshoes,”hexplains.“ButIhadtvoisitfiveorsixstoresbeforefindingapairmadeinAmerica!

”HerealizedthatAmericanscanhardlyavoidbuyingproductsmadeinChina.“Infact,”hecontinues,“therearesommadaenyinthCinhginsa―footballs,

handbags,petfood,mobilephones.EvenAmericanflagsaremadeinChina!

”KangJianthinksit'

greatthatChinaissogoodatmakingtheseeverydaythings.However,hewishesthatinthefutureChinawillalsogetbetteratmakinghigh-technologyproductsthatpeoplecanbuyinallpartsoftheworld.

Unit6Whenwasitinvented?

AnAccidentalInvention

Didyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld（afterwater）,wasinventedbyaccident?

Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunkabout5,000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongfirstdiscoveredteaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthebrownwateranyway.Itwasquitedelicious.Inthisway,oneoftheworld'

sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.Morethan4,000yearslater,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,mentionedShenNonginhCishaboJoinkg.Thebookdescribeshowteaplants

weregrownandusedtomaketea.Italsodiscusseswherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.ItisbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teadidn'

tappearuntilaround1660,butlessthan100yearslater,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinatoWesterncountriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Thishelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.

Unit8ItmustbelongtoCarla.

Weliveinasmalltownandalmosteveryoneknowseachother.Itusedtobeveryquietandnothingmucheverhappenedaroundhere.However,thesedays,somethingunusualishappeninginourtown.Victor,ateacheratmyschool,isreallynervous.Whenhewasinterviewedbythetownnewspaper,hesaid,“Everynightwehearstrangenoisesoutsideourwindow.Mywifethinksthatitcouldbeananimal,butmyfriendsandIthinkitmustbeteenagers

havingfun.Myparentscalledthepolicemen,buttheycouldn'

antyftihnidngstrange.Theythink

itmightbethewind.Idon'

tthinkso!

”

Victor'

sn-edxotorneighborHelenisworried,too.“Atfirst,Ithoughtthatitmightbeadog,butIcouldn'

tseeadog,oranythingeiltshe,r.SoIguessitcan'

tbeadog.Butthen,whatcoulditbe?

”Onewomanintheasreaawsomethingrunningaway,butitwasdarksosheisnotsure.“I

thinkitwastoobigtobeadog,”sheMsaayibde.itwa“sabearorawolf.”

Everyoneinourtownisfeelinguneasy,andeveryonehashisorherownideas.Theremustbesomethingvisitingthehomesinourneighborhood,butwhatisit?

Wehavenoidea.Mostpeoplehopethatthisanimalorpersonwillsimplygoaway,butIdonotthinkthatisgoingtohappen.Thenoise-makerishavingtoomuchfuncreatingfearintheneighborhood.

Unit9IlikemusicthatIcandanceto.

WhatDoYouFeelLikeWatchingToday?

Whilesomepeopleonlysticktoonekindofmovie,IliketowatchdifferentkindsdependingonhowIfeelthatday.

WhenI'

mdownotrired,Iprefermoviesthatcancheermeup.ComedieslikeMeninBlackorcartoonslikeKungfuPandahavefunnydialoguesandusuallyhaveahappyending.Thecharactersmaynotbeperfect,buttheytrytheirbesttosolvetheirproblems.Afterwatchingthem,theproblemsIhavesuddenlyseemlessseriousandIfeelmuchbetteragain.Laughingfortwohoursisagoodwaytorelax!

Idon'

wtatchdramasordocumentarieswhenI'

msadortired.DramaliskeTitanicmakemefeelevensadder.DocumentarieslikeMarchofthePenguinswhichprovideplentyofinformationaboutacertainsubjectcanbeinteresting,butwhenI'

mtiredIdon'

twanttotmhiunckht.oIo

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don'

mtindactionmovieslikeSpider-ManwhenI'

mtootiredtothink.Icanjustshutoffmybrain,sitbackandenjoywatchinganexcitingsuperherowhoalwayssavestheworldjustintime.

Onceinawhile,Iliketowatchmoviesthatarescary,Theycanbefun,butI'

mtoosctaorewatchthemalone.Ialwaysbringafriendwhoisn'

tafraidofthesekindsofmovies,anditdoesn'

tfeelsoscaryanymore.

Unit10You'

resupposedtoshakehands.

WhereI'

mfrom,wepr'

ettryerelaxedabouttime.Wedon'

tlikerutsoharound,sowedon'

tmindifpeoplearealittlelatesometimes.Ifyoutellafriendyougoingto'

threirhousefordinner,it'

OKifyouarriveabitlate.Weliketoenjoyourtimeslowly.Wevaluethetimewespendwithourfamilyandfriendsinoureverydaylives.Weoftenjustdropbyourfriends'

homesifwehavetime.

Wedon'

utsuallyhavetomakeplanstomeetourfriends.Whenweseeeachother,it'

spolitefor

boystoshakehandsandforgirlstokisseachotheronthesideoftheface.Weoftenjustwalkaroundthetowncenter,seeingasmanyofourfriendsaswecan!

InSwitzerland,it'

sveryimtopobretanotntime.We'

reectahpitalofclocksandwatches,afterall!

Ifsomeoneinvitesyoutomeethimorheratnoon,thenyou'

reteoxpbecttehdereatnoon.Ifyou'

reeven15minuteslate,yourfriendmaygetmad.SoImakeanefforttobeontimewhenImeetmyfriends.Ialwaysleavethehouseearlytoavoidheavytraffic.Idon'

mtindbecauseIthinkitim'

psolitetokeepotherswaiting.Also,wenevervisitafriend'

shocuaslelinwgithoutfirst.Wealmostalwaysmakeplanstoseefriends.Weusuallyplantodosomethinginteresting,orgosomewheretogether.

U11

TheShirtofaHappyMan（Part1）

Alongtimeago,inarichandbeautifulcountry,therelivedanunhappyking,Hesleptbadly

anddidn'

tfeellikeeating.Hisfacewasalwayspaleaschalk.Heoftencriedfornoreason.This

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madethequeenandhispeopleworried.

Oneday,adoctorwascalledintoexaminetheking.Buthefoundnothingwrongwithhisbody.“It'

sallinhisNmeinitdh.ermedicinenorrestcanhelphim.Whatheneedsistheshirtofahappypersontowear.That'

llmahkiemhappy.”

Theprimeministerwascalledtothepalace.Butwhentheyexplainedthekings'

situationtohim,hesaid,“AlthoughIha