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Unit13aP6

Intenyears,IthinkI'llbeareporter.I'llliveinShanghai,becauseIwenttoShanghailastyearandfellinlovewithit.Ithinkit'sreallyabeautifulcity.Asareporter,IthinkIwillmeetlotsofinterestingpeople.IthinkI'llliveinanapartmentwithmybestfriends,becauseIdon'likelivingalone.I'llhavepets.Ican'thaveanypetsnowbecausemymotherhatesthem,andourapartmentistoosmall.Sointenyears,I'llhavemanydifferentpets.Imightevenkeepapetparrot!

I'llprobablygoskatingandswimmingeveryday.DuringtheweekI'lllooksmart,andprobablywillwearasuit.Ontheweekend,I'llbeabletodressmorecasually.IthinkI'llgotoHongKongonvacation,andonedayImightevenvisitAustralia.

P8

Doyouthinkyouwillhaveyourownrobot?

Insomesciencefictionmovies,peopleinthefuturehavetheirownrobots.Theserobotsarejustlikehumans.Theyhelpwiththehouseworkanddomostunpleasantjobs.

Somescientistsbelievethattherewillbesuchrobotsinthefuture.However,theyagreeitmaytakehundredsofyears.Scientistsarenowtryingtomakerobotslooklikepeopleanddothesamethingsasus.Janpanesecompanieshavealreadymaderobotswalkanddance.Thiskindofrobotswillalsobefuntowatch.

ButrobotscientistJamesWhitedisagrees.Hethinksthatitwillbedifficultforarobottodothesamethingsasaperson.Forexample,it'seasyforachildtowakeupandknowwhereheorsheis.MrWhitethinksthatrobotswon'tbeabletodothis.Butotherscientistsdisagree.Theythinkthatrobotswillbeabletotalktopeoplein25to50years.

Robotsscientistsarenotjusttryingtomakerobotslooklikepeople.Forexample,therearealreadyrobotsworkinginfactories.Theserobotslookmorelikehugearms.Theydosimplejobsoverandoveragain.Peoplewouldnotliketodosuchjobsandwouldgetbored.Butrobotswillnevergetbored.

Inthefuture,therewillbemorerobotseverywhere,andhumanswillhavelessworktodo.Newrobotswillhavedifferentshapes.Somewilllooklikehumans,andothersmightlooklikesnakes.Afteranearthquake,asnakerobotcouldhelplookforpeopleunderbuildings.Thatmaynotseempossiblenow,butcomputers,spacerocketsandevenelectrictoothbrushesseemedimpossibleahundredyearsago.Weneverknowwhatwillhappeninthefuture!

Unit2P14

3a

DearMary,

Ihaveaproblem,andIneedyourhelp.IalwaysthoughtIwaspopularatschool.ButIjustfoundoutthatmyfriendswereplanningabirthdaypartyformybestfriend,andtheydidn'tinviteme.Everyoneelseinmyclasswasinvitedexceptme,andIdon'tknowwhy.Ican'tthinkwhatIdidwrong.I'mveryupsetanddon'tknowwhattodo.Whatdoyouthink?

Canyouhelpme?

Yours,

LonelyKid

P16

Maybeyoushouldlearntorelax!

LifeforCathyTaylor'sthreechildrenisverybusy.Theirschooldaysarebusyenough.Afterschool,though,Cathytakesthetwoboysfromfootballtobasketball.Thenshehastotakeherdaughtertopianolessons.Thetiredchildrendon'tgethomeuntil7pm.Theyhaveaquicksupper,andit'stimeforhomework.

TheTaylorsarelikemanyAmericanandBritishparents.Theytaketheirchildrenfromactivitytoactivity,andtrytofitasmuchaspossibleintotheirkids'lives.Doctorssaymanychildrenareundertoomuchpressure.Teacherscomplainaboutteachingtiredkidsintheclassroom.

Mostchildrentakepartinafter-schoolclubs.Activitiesincludesports,languagelearning,musicandmathclasses.Pushyparentsarenothingnew,butnowparentsseemtopushtheirchildrenalotmore.Parentsseeotherchildrendoingalotofthings,andtheyfeeltheirownchildrenshoulddothesame.

LindaMiller,amotherofthreeinLondon,knowsallaboutsuchpressure."Insomefamilies,competitionstartsfromaveryyoungage,"shesays."Motherssendtheirkidstoallkindsofclasseswhentheyareveryyoung.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.It'scrazy.Peopleshouldn'tpushtheirkidssohard."

DrAliceGreenagrees.Shealsosaysthatthesechildrenmayfindithardtothinkforthemselveswhentheyareolder."Parentsaretryingtoplantheirkids'livesforthem.Whenthesekidsareadults,theymightfinditdifficulttoplanthingsforthemselves."Parentsshouldlearntogivetheirkidsabitmoretimetothemselves.Ontheonehand,childrenneedorganizedactivities.Ontheotherhand,theyalsoneedtimeandfreedomtorelax,andtheyneedtimetodothingsbythemselves.

Unit33aP20

DearJack,

IhadaveryunusualexperienceonSunday.Ataroundteno'clockinthemorning,IwaswalkingdownthestreetwhenaUFOlandedrightinfrontofme.Youcanimaginehowstrangeitwas!

AnaliengotoutandwalkeddownCenterStreet.Ifollowedittoseewhereitwasgoing,andIwasverysurprisedwhenitwentintoasouvenirshop.Whileitwaslookingattheshopassistantcalledthepolice.Beforethepolicearrived,thealienlefttheshopandthenvisitedtheMuseumofFlight.Whilethealienwasinthemuseum,IcalledtheTVstation.Isn'tthatamazing!

Ted

P223

LindalovesherdogDavy.TheywenttoNewYorkCitylastSaturday.WhileLindawasbuyinganewspaperatthetrainstation,thedoggotoutofhisboxandranaway.ThestationwascrowdedandLindacouldn'tseeDavyanywhere.WhenLindashoutedhisname,somepeoplelookedatherbutDavydidn'tcome.Thenshecalledthepolice.Whileshewastalkingonthetelephone,Davymetanotherdogoutsidethestation.Whilethepolicewerecoming,LindawalkedaroundthestationandcalledDavy'sname.Shedidn'tthinkaboutlookingoutsidethestation.Finally,alittleboysaidtoher,“Didyoulookoutside?

IsawabigblackdogwhenIcamein.”WhenLindafinallysawDavy,hewasjumpingandrunningwithanotherdog.Therewasapoliceofficernexttothem.ThepoliceofficersaidtoLinda,“Ithinkmydogfoundyourdog.”

P24

Doyourememberwhatyouweredoing?

Peopleoftenrememberwhattheyweredoingwhentheyheardthenewsofimportanteventsinhistory.IntheUnitedStates,forexample,manypeoplerememberwhattheyweredoingonApril4,1968.ThiswasoneofthemostimportanteventsinmodernAmericanhistory.Onthisday,DrMartinLutherKingwaskilledinthecityofMemphisinAmerica.Althoughsomepeoplemaynotrememberwhomurderedhim,theyrememberwhattheyweredoingwhentheyheardabouttheevent.

Eventhemosteverydayactivitiescanseemimportant.RobertAllenisnowover40.Hewasjustastudentatthattime,butherememberswhathewasdoingwhenheheardthenews.“Itwasabright,sunnyday.”Robertremembers.“Wewerehavingfunintheplaygroundwhenthebellrang.Ourteacheraskedustostopwhatweweredoingandlisten.Hetoldusthenews:

‘DrMartinLutherKingdiedjust10minutesago!

’Wecouldn’tbelieveit!

”Schoolclosedfortheday,andRobertandhisfriendswalkedhometogetherinsilence.

DrMartinLutherKing’smurdertookplaceaboutthirtyyearsago,beforemanyAmericanswereborn.However,inmorerecenttimes,mostAmericansrememberwhattheyweredoingwhentheWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkwasdestroyedbyterrorists.Eventhedate----September11,2001----hasmeaningtomostAmericans.

Notalleventsinhistoryareasterribleasthis,ofcourse.ManyAmericansalsosaytheyrememberwhattheyweredoingwhenmanfirstwalkedonthemoononJuly20,1969.Inmorerecenthistory,mostChineserememberwhattheyweredoingwhenYangLiweibecamethefirstChineseastronautinspace.YangwentintospaceonOctober15,2003.HisflightaroundtheEarthlastedabout22hours.Whenhereturned,hebecameanationalheroinChina,andbecamefamousallovertheworld.

Unit43aP28

“YoungLives”thisweek

Itwasanexcitingweekforthepeopleinthesoapopera“YoungLives”.Firstofall,MarciatoldBenshewashavingasurprisepartyforLana,andthatLanathinksshewasgoingtoherhousetostudy.ThenLanatoldBenshewasmadatMarcia,andthatshewasgoingtoherhouseonFriday.SoBentoldLanathatMarciawasgoingtohaveapartyforher.LanatoldBenthatshewasn’tmadatMarciaanymore,andthatsheisgoingtogotoMarcia'shouseonFridaynight.However,Mraciacalledeveryoneandtoldthemthatsheisgoingtohavetheparty.

P303a

Deargrandma,

How'sitgoing?

Ihopethatgrandpaiswellnow.Iwassorrytohearthathehadacoldlastweek.Ihopeyouareingoodhealth.

Thingsarefinehere.Ifinishedmyend-of-yearexamslastweekandgotmyreportcardtoday.IalwaysgetnervouswhenIseetheenvelopefromschoolinthemail,butluckilyIdidOKthistime.Ihadareallyhardtimewithsciencethissemester,andIwasn'tsurprisedtofindthatmyworstreportwasfrommyscienceteacher.ShesaidIwaslazy,whichisn'tture.It'sjustthatIfindsciencereallydifficult.Anotherdisappointingresultwasinhistory.MyhistoryteachersaidIcoulddobetter.ThegoodnewsisthatmymathteachersaidIwashard-working.AndmySpanishteachersaidmylisteningwasgood.

Well,that'saboutallthenewsIhavefornow.MomandDadsendtheirlove.

Love,

Alan

P32

Shesaidhelpingotherschangedherlife.

TeachinghighschoolstudentsinapoormountainvillageinGansuProvincemaynotsoundlikefuntoyou.However,itchangedthelifeofYangLeifromBeijing.ThePekingUniversitygraduatefirstwentthereasavolunteeronaone-yearprogram.TheprogramwasstartedbytheMinistryofEducationandtheChineseYoungPioneers.Everyyeartheysend100volunteerstoteachinChina'sruralareas.

LifeinthemountainswasanewexperienceforYangLei.Hervillagewas2000metersabovesealevel,andatfirstthethin