1、BThe Amazon (亚马逊) rainforest is home to millions of different kinds of animals, plants, and birds. Most of the worlds fresh water is here and the forest plants clean the Earths air every day.Chico was born near the Amazon town, Brazil (巴西), in 1944 and started working when he was very young. Like th
2、e r 92 of his family, the boy got the money by taking a little rubber (橡胶) from the trees in the forest. The forest and its people lived together comfortably and peacefully.But some people think too much about the p 93 and never think about the future. In 1980, the forest was burned to build roads,
3、houses and factories. Chico was angry; he wanted to save the forest! He talked to the government workers, but they didnt listen to him. They were still clearing the rainforests to make quick, easy money. “Many voices are s 94 than one,” he thought, so Chico held group meetings. He discovered that hu
4、ndreds of people agreed with him. His hope g 95 . More people came together to try to stop the work of the forest clearers. Large areas of the forest were saved. Later he traveled to many other countries for i 96 help. People soon became very much interested in this brave Brazilian. In the next few
5、years Chicos name became famous all over the world. The government of Brazil started making plans to protect large areas of the Amazon rainforest.But as Chicos dreams started coming true, someone stopped him in the o 97 possible way. The famous forest fighter was murdered (谋杀) right outside his home
6、 on December 22, 1988. Chicos life was cut short, but his brave new ideas continued in other people. One manc 98 the worlds ideas. After his death, people around the world sent money to help Chicos work.CObamas $1 Allowance(零花钱): How Much Do You Pay Your Kids?Many children in America try to find the
7、 jobs in their holidays to earn their pocket money, including President Obamas daughters Sasha and Malia. Obama gives his seven and ten-year-old daughters just a dollar a week each for the jobs they do. They help to do housework such as setting the table, washing dishes, and c 92 their play areas an
8、d bedrooms. Some people question if it is r 93 to give children allowances in this way. But most of the American parents believe that everyone in the family should be responsible for the housework. The people who agree with this point say that kids shouldnt just get allowances for n 94 , and that su
9、ch payments can help kids learn it is not easy to get money - this is the first l 95 of their money management skills. Most of the children in America are allowed to spend their allowances on the things they like. Many people think that kids can start receiving allowances around ages 4 or 5, when ch
10、ildren start to understand how money w 96 in life.How much should the children get from their jobs is another problem, e 97 in these tough economic times (经济困难时期). One way here can help the parents to make the decision: write down how much you spend on your child daily for two weeks and set an a 98
11、based on (基于) the average daily expenses. Then you will get the answer. DGoing to see a new movie is a good way to spend a night out on the town, and there are more and more to choose from. In a big city like London, New York or Beijing, it is p 92 to choose from more than 100 films every night of t
12、he week. Some of them cost more than 100 million dollars to make, and some of them were made for just a few hundred dollars. The movie industry is big business, b 93 things are not as good as they should be for movie makers. In addition to competition from other forms of entertainmenttelevision, com
13、puter games, etc.there is the problem of illegal download(下载)of films. The movie industry has started to consider the problem very s 94 . In a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, a 13-year-old boy named Ben Rangel recently downloaded four movies from the Internet. What he did was against the law. T
14、he Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) took legal action, not against Ben, but against his 67-year-old grandfather, Fred Lawrence. Ben u 95 his grandfathers computer to download the movies. The MPAA wrote a letter to Mr. Lawrence, but didnt answer. They then asked for a payment of $600,000
15、and Mr. Lawrence was very worried. Finally, the MPAA and Bens family agreed about the best thing to do. Ben said he was s 96 in front of 100 students from the seventh and eighth grade at his school, Maple Dale School in Racine. Ben warned students not to download movies or computer games w 97 paying
16、 for them. “My grandpa had much t 98 because of me,” said Ben. “Im here to tell you that download is wrong, and we shouldnt do it. EMany teenagers have problems that worry them. Some do not learn their school subjects well. Some are good at learning and do well in exams, but they are doing so poorly
17、 in sports t_92_ their classmates call them bookworms. So many teenagers suffer from stress(压力). The good news is that there are some simple ways to d_93_with stress.Firstly, eating a h_94_ diet, getting enough sleep and doing exercises are very important. How can we be happy if we are not fit?For s
18、chool work, planning ahead can help. Making a l_95_ of the things they need to do and planning when to do them can help students organize their time. If you are weak in a subject, you should s_96_ more time on it and ask a teacher for help.Students should pay no attention to people who laugh at them
19、. I_97_, they should find the things they are good.Then students should also make enough time for their hobbies. Playing sports, reading and watching films help them r_98_.Finally, it is suitable for teenagers to share their problems with their friends and parents.FMany people use the Internet to ge
20、t useful knowledge and facts, and to relax themselves. But some of them are not using it in a good way. Here are some rules to make sure you are s 92 and have fun on the Internet. Make rules for the Internet use with your parents. For example, when and how long you can go online, and what activities
21、 you can do online. Dont give your password to anyone else, and never give out the following i 93 : your real name, home address, age, school, phone number, etc. Check with your parents before giving out a credit (信用) card number. Never send a photo of yourself to anyone in an e-mail u 94 your paren
22、ts say its OK. Check with your parents before going into a chat room. Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents must make sure its a r 95 place for chatting. Never agree to meet someone you meet on the Internet w 96 your parents permission
23、(允许). Never meet anyone you meet online a 97 . Always remember that people online may not be the people they say they are. Treat (视为) everyone online as if they were strangers. If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable, l 98 the site. Tell your parents or your teachers at once. Tre
24、at other people as youd like to be treated. Never use bad language. Remember-not everything you read on the Internet is true.GOne day last June I was walking along the beach of a small seaside town where I live. I was looking at the ships in the harbor. Though the weather was sunny, it was a very co
25、ld day, and I could h_92_ feel the sunshine on the beach. I planned to have a swim when I left home, but now I changed my mind. Just when I was hesitating w 93 I should go back home, I came to a shelter made of glass. I decided to sit for a while. When I entered, I found that I was so w_94_ to have
26、made such a decision. The shelter protected me from the cold wind and I could enjoy the sunshine. But soon after I sat down, a large friendly dog suddenly appeared and lay down at my feet. No matter how hard I tried to get rid of him, he r_95_to leave. It seemed that he had decided to go home with m
27、e. He was wearing a collar (颈圈)but there was no name or a_96_on it Finally I had to ring the local police station and explained what had happened. I promised to keep the dog until they found the owner.Several days later a lady appeared at my house to say the dog was h_97_. She said he jumped on a bu
28、s and rode away while she was talking to a friend at the bus stop. He sat and listened quietly. When she finished and called him in a soft voice, he got up and f_98_her away happily. I was quite upset to have to give back such a friendly animal.HLet me tell you a story. One of my good friends lives with six hundred animals on the Greek Island of Kyklos. There is not enough water on the island, t 92 there is a lot all around it. Ever since he left school, he has travelled all over the world collecting animals for his o 93 zoo. He hoped to collect at least two examples of every sort of animals
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