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AboutonebillionpeopleliveinIndia.Manypeopleliveonsmallfarms.Theyliveaquietandsimplelife.Thefamilytakescareofthefarmandtheanimals.Themostimportantanimalonthefarmisthecow.Thecowhelpsonthefarmintwodays.Itgivesmilkothefamily,anditworksonthefarm.

Farmerscareabouttheircowsverymuch.Theywanttheircowstobehappy.Thefarmersaren’tbusyatcertaintimesoftheyear.Atthesetimes,peoplewashanddecoratetheircows.Twotimesayear,therearespecialcelebrationsforthecows.ThesecelebrationsarelikeThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStates.

Oldcowscannotworkonfarms.InIndia,itisagainstthelawtokillacow.Sofarmerssendtheiroldcowsawayfromthefarm.Thecowswalkaroundfreelyinthestreets.Peoplegivetheirownfoodtothecows,andcarsarecarefulnottohitthecows.Therearespecialanimalhospitalsforoldorsickcows.Thegovernmentandsomerichpeoplepayforthesehospitals.

PeopleinothercountriesdonotunderstandwhytheIndiangovernmentspendsmoneyoncows.TherearemanypoorpeopleinIndiawhoneedmoney.IndianssaythatAmericansspendmoremoneyoncatsanddogs.PeopleinIndiacareforover200millioncowseveryyear.Theyhavecaredforcowsforalongtime.Itisatraditionofthousandsofyears.

1.InIndiaaboutonebillionpeopletakecareofthefarmsandtheanimals.

2.Cowsaresoimportantonthefarmthatfarmerstrytomakethemhappy.

3.ThegovernmentspendsalotofmoneyoncowsthoughmanypeoplearepoorinIndia.

4.Whenoldcowscannotwork,farmerskillthemforfood.

5.CowsarespecialinIndia.Caringforcowsisanoldtradition.

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DoyoulikeRock&Rolls?

Somepeopledon’tlikethem.Theysaid,“Theyaretoonoisy!

”NotallRock&Rollsarehardmusic.TheBritishrockband“TheBeatles”sangsoftRock&Rolls.Youprobablydon’tknowthemverywell.Butyourparentsmaybeexcitedbyhearingtheirnames.

“TheBeatles”werethemostfamoussingersinthe1960s.Eventoday,somepeoplethinkitisthebest.

Therearefourmembersintheband:

JohnLennon,RingoStarr,PaulMcCartneyandGorgeHarrison.Theybecamewell-knownin1962becauseofthesong”IWanttoHoldYourHand”.Theirsongshelpedpeoplecheerupwhentheyweresad.Manypeoplenowattheageof40orupcansingtheirfamoussongssuchas“Yesterday”and“LetItBe”?

“WhenIfindmyselfintimesoftroubles,MotherMarycomestome.Speakingwordsofwisdom,letitbe.Andinmyhourofdarkness,sheisstandingrightinfrontofme.Speakingwordsofwisdom,letitbe.”“Allhourofthebroken-heartedpeoplelivingintheworldagree.Therewillbeananswer,letitbe.”

Thebandwasoverin1970.JohnLennon,themainsingerofit,wasshotbyacrazychaserofhisonDecember8th,1980.Thewholeworldfeltsorryforthedeathofthesuperstar.Manypeoplecametohisfuneraltoseehimforthelasttime.

AfterthedeathofLennon,thealbumsof“TheBeatles”gotevenmorepopular.Butfewpeoplesingtheirsongs,becausetheycan’taffordthesadness.Theyknow,thesongishere,buttheirfavouritestarhasbeenawayforever.

1.“TheBeatles”wasafamousBritishband.

2.GeorgeMichaelisn’tthememberoftheband.

3.AfankilledLennonwithaknifein1980.

4.AfterthedeathofLennon,peopledidn’tsingtheirsongsbecausetheydidn’tlikethemanymore.

5.Thebandbrokeupintheyearof1970.

6.Nowadays,manypeoplestilllovethesongsof“TheBeatles”.

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Notlongago,abusinessmaninLondondecidedtosellhisstampcollection.Hewassurprisedandpleasedtogetover$12millionforit!

Whywerethosesmallpiecesofpapersovaluable?

Theansweristhatmanycollectorswantedtobuythem.Thebusinessmansoldhiscollectiontothepersonwhopaidthemostmoney.So,youtoomightbecomeavery,veryrichpersononedayifyoucollecttherightstamps!

Peoplecollectstampsformanyreasons.Somelikethefunandexcitementoffindinganunusualorvaluablestamp.In1856thepost-officeinGuianafoundthattheyhadonlyafew4-centand1-centstampsleft.Theyprintedtheirownspecial1-centand4-centstampsandusedthemuntiltheusualstampsarrived.In1873,aschoolboyfoundthelastofthosespecial1-centstamps.Hesoldittoacollectorforafewdollars.In1980thesamestampwassoldinNewYorkfor$5million!

AnotherveryexpensivestampisanoldAmerican5-cent.ItisstuckonanenvelopewhichwaspostedinMarylandin1846.In1881itwassoldfor$7million.

Stampswhichhavemistakesonaresometimesveryvaluable.Usuallytheyareonlyusedforaveryshortoftime.Whenthemistakeisfound,newstampsaremade.Therearenotmanystampswithmistakes,buttherearemanycollectorswhowouldliketoownone.Thatiswhystampswithmistakesaresovaluable.

Youcanlearnalotfromstamps.Theycanmakeschoolsubjectsinteresting.Picturesaboutthehistoryofdifferentcountriesareshownonstamps.Youcanalsofindaboutfamouseventsandpeople.

1.Thebusinessmanhadexpectedtoearnalotofmoneyfromhisstampcollection.

2.Youcanbecomearichpersonifyoucollectmanystamps.

3.Somepeoplecollectstampsbecausetheythinkitisinteresting.

4.Somestampsareveryvaluablebecausetheyarenolongerused.

5.Stampswithmistakesonarealsovaluablebecausesuchstampsareusuallybeautiful.

6.Stampsarehelpfultoyourschoolsubjects.

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Hundredsofyearsago,newswascarriedfromplacetoplacebypeopleonfootorbyhorse.Ittookdays,weeksandsometimesmonthsforpeopletoreceivenews.Nowitispossibletosendwordsandpicturesaroundtheworldinseconds.Billionsofpeoplelearnaboutnewsstoriesoftheirowncountryandallovertheworldeveryday,eitherbywatchingTVorreadingnewspapers.

Newspapershavebeenanimportantpartofeverydaylifesincethe18thcentury.Manycountrieshavehundredsofnewspapers.Howdonewspapereditorsdecidewhichnewsstoriestoprint?

Whydotheyprintsomestoriesandnotothers?

Whatmakesagoodnewspaperstory?

Firstly,itisimportanttoreportnewsstories.TVstationscanreportnewsmuchfasterthannewspapers.Yet,newspapersgivemoreaboutthesamestory.Theymayalsolookatthestoryinanotherway,ortheymayprintcompletelydifferentstoriestothoseonTV.

Secondly,anewsstoryhastobeinterestingandunusual.Peopledon’twanttoreadstoriesabouteverydaylife.Asaresult,manystoriesareaboutsomekindofdangerandseemtobe“bad”news.Forexample,newspaperneverprintstoriesaboutplaneslandingsafely,insteadtheyprintstoriesaboutplaneaccidents.

Anotherfactorisalsoveryimportantinmanynewsstories.Manypeopleareinterestedinnewsinforeigncountries,butmoreprefertoreadstoriesaboutpeople,placesandeventsintheirowncountry.SothestoriesonthefrontpageinChinesenewspapersareusuallyverydifferentfromtheonesinBritish,FrenchandAmericannewspapers.

1.Ittakessecondsforpeopletoreceivenewsnow.

2.Newsstoriesonthefrontpageofeverycountryarealwaysthesame.

3.Peopleliketoreadinterestingandunusualnews.

4.NotonlyTVbutalsonewspaperscanhelppeopletolearnwhatishappeningaroundtheworld.

5.Newspapershavebeenanimportantpartofeverydaylifeformorethanthreehundredyears.

6.ThedifferencebetweennewspapersstoriesandTVnewsreportsinthatpeoplecanlearnmoreaboutthesamenewsstoryfromanewspaper.

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HalloweenisanautumnholidaythatAmericanscelebrateeveryyear.Itmeans“holyevening”,anditcomeseveryOctober31,theeveningbeforeAllSaints’Day.However,itisnotreallyachurchholiday;itisaholidayforchildren.

Everyautumn,whenthevegetablesarereadytoeat,childrenpicklargeorangepumpkins.Thentheycutfacesinthepumpkinsandputlightsinside.Itlookslikethereisapersonlookingoutofthepumpkin!

Theselightsarecalledjack-o’-lanterns,whichmeans“Jackofthelantern”.

ThechildrenalsoputonstrangemasksandfrighteningcostumeseveryHalloween.Somechildrenpaintheirfacestolooklikemonsters.Thentheycarryboxesorbagsfromhousetohouse.Everytimetheycometoanewhouse,theysay,“Trickortreat!

Moneyoreat!

”Theadultsputatreat---moneyorcandy---intheirbags.

SomechildrenthinkofotherpeopleonHalloween.TheycarryboxesforUNICEF（TheUnitedNationsInternationalChildren’sEmergencyFund）.Theyaskformoneytohelppoorchildrenallaroundtheworld.Ofcourse,everytimetheyhelpUNICEF,theyusuallyreceiveatreatforthemselves,too.

1.OnHalloween,childrenoftenpickpigorangepumpkinsonthefarm.

2.Fromthepassage,welearnchildrenwillplaytricksontheirfriendsaftertheyreceivetreatsofcandy.

3.OntheeveofAllSaints’Day,peoplecutpumpkinsforthedinner.

4.ThecollectionofmoneybychildrenforpoorchildrenallovertheworldisknownasUNICEFTrickorTreat.

5.OnHalloweenchildrenputonmasksmadeofpumpkinstofrightenotherpeople.

6.AllSaints’DayisontheeveofHalloween.

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Answer

●SydneyOperaHouse,whichisthesymbolofSydney,wasdesignedbyDanisharchitectJoernUtzonandbuiltbetween1959and1973.

In1947EugeneGoossens,theconductoroftheSydneySymphonyOrchestra,calledforamusicalcenter.OnSeptember13,1955,AustralianPremierCahillannouncedaninternationalcompetitionforthedesignofanoperahouse.On29January1957Cahillannouncedthewinner:

firstprizehadbeenawardedto38-year-oldJoernUtzonofDenmark.

WheninOctober1973QueenElizabethofficiallyopenedtheSydneyOperaHouse,SydneyandAustraliacelebratedthecompletionwitha