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　　Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might write them in his diary．Now he might get on the Internet and write them in his blog(博客)．In many ways, a diary and a blog are almost the same．Then, what makes a blog different from a diary?

　　The biggest difference is that a blog is much more public than a diary．Anyone can read what you write in your blog．Usually, a teenager likes hiding his diary book and treats it as secret．If you are not satisfied with a friend and write something bad about him in your diary, he will never know it．However, if you do this on the Internet, that friend may read your blog and get angry．So we have to be careful of what we write．

　　A blog has good points, of course．People choose to write in blogs, they know that their friends will read what they write．If you feel sad one day and write in your diary, no one will know about it．If you write the same words in your blog, your friends may quickly writer back to comfort you and offer their help．Blogs help people know what their friends are doing．

　　Though it's a good way to write blogs about everday life, I still prefer my old diary．

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　　In the mid 1990's, people started doing business on the Internet．At that time, there were two kinds of companies．First, there were traditional companies which sold things in stores．Then, there were Internet companies which didn't have stores; they sold things only over the Net．

　　Traditional companies didn't want to lose any business．Quickly, they created their own websites and began selling things over the Net．These are the so-called" brick and click" companies．Many stores are made of brick, and you click on your mouse to buy things with your computer．That’s where the name" brick and click" comes from．

　　By the late 1990's, e-businesses like Amazon．com, Buy．com, and eToys．com were in trouble．Their profits were not very high, and there was a lot of competition．Many of these businesses lost a lot of money, and in 2000, manye－businesses were out of business

　　Why are brick and click companies, like Barnes and Noble, Toys RUs, and Walmart 50 successful? First, many customers know and trust their names．Their websites, like Walmart．com, are easy to remember．These companies also have a lot of experience．They know how to run a successful business．

　　In the world of e-commerce(电子商务), companies are fighting for every dollar and every customer．Will brick and click companies win the war ? only time will tell．

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　　Joe Biggs was a butcher(屠夫)．His shop was in a village in one of the most beautiful parts of southern England．He worked in it for many years while his father was there．Then, when his father reached the age of 65, he stopped working in the shop．Joe was alone in it, so he had to work harder．

　　Joe worked five and a half days a week．His shop shut at one o'clock on Thursday, and it was shut the whole of Sunday．Saturdays were the busiest days．

　　Joe had a big fridge in his shop, but he tried not to buy too much meat at a time．

　　One Thursday a woman came into the shop at five minutes to one．"I'm sorry I'm very late," she said," but some people have just telephoned to say that they are going to come to dinner tonight, and I need some more meat．"

　　Joe only had one piece of good meat in the shop．He had sold all the rest earlier in the day．He took the piece out and said to the woman．" This is ￡7.15．"

　　"That piece is too small," the woman answered．" Haven't you got anything bigger? "

Joe went into the room behind his shop, opened the fridge, put the piece of meat into it, took it out again and shut the door of the fridge with a lot of noise．Then he brought the piece of meat back to the woman and said," This piece is bigger and more expensive．It's ￡9.30．"

　　"Good," the woman answered with a smile," give me both of them, please．"

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　　If you are in America or go to American families to have meals, you should learn some table manners．Here are some tips：

　　Don't circle your plate with your arms．If you do so, you will become the focus(焦点)of the table．Everyone would wonder," Is there anything wrong with the food?" This may give a wrong message that you don't like the food or something like that

　　Don't push the plate back when finished, leave it where it was．Do you want to let the hostess know that you've just done a labor?

　　Don't lean(倚靠)back and say “I'm through" or "I'm full"．Just put the fork and knife across the plate．That's all．

　　Don't cut up everything before you start to eat．Cut only one or two bites(块)at a time．

　　Never take a huge mouthful of anything．Do you want to show how hungry you are? Don't do that．It 's not so good．

　　It's never good to reach across the table for anything．If the thing you want is not at hand, simply ask the nearest person for help, like" Mrs Smith, could you pass me the dish? "

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Many young people want to be pop stars．Pop stars are rich．Many people think they are enjoying a happy and easy life．In fact, they have very hard lives．They spend much of their time on travel．Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to be pop stars．The following chart(表格)is a day’s life of a pop star．

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　　Hi, boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow．

　　First, eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables．You may have a favorite food, but you should eat something different．If you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrition(营养)your body needs．

　　Second, drink water and milk as often as possible．When you’re really thirsty, cold water is the best．

　　Third, “listen” to your body．How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, feel how your body feels．When your stomach feels full, eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and will make you fat．

　　Fourth, limit(限制)screen time．Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or using computers．It is good to take more exercise such as playing basketball, riding and swimming．You can’t watch TV for more than two hours a day．

　　Fifth, be active．One thing you should do is to find out which activity you like best．Find ways to be active every day．Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid．

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　　In the old time, there was a man．He measured(量)his feet with a straw(稻草), and then went to a shoe shop in town．

　　The shoe shopkeeper took out a pair of new shoes, and let him try it on．But when he looked into his pocket, he found that the straw was not there．So he said, “I’m sorry, I forgot to bring the size here! Let me go home to get it back．” After that, he ran out of the shop．When he got back home, he was out of breath(气喘嘘嘘)．

　　With the straw in his hand, he hurried to the shoe shop again．But the shop was closed．

　　Someone near the man said, “Your feet are with you, why do you not try which pair of shoes fits(合适), and why do you only believe your straw, not believe your feet?”

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　　If someone asks me, “Do you like music?” I’m sure I will answer, “Of course, I do．” Because I think Music is an important part of our lives．

　　Different people have different ideas about Music．For me, I like rock music because it’s so exciting．And my favorite rock band, the “Fox Ladies” is one of the most famous rock bands in the world．I also like pop music．My classmate Li Lan loves dancing music, because she enjoys dancing．My best friend, Jane, likes jazz music．She thinks jazz is really cool．

　　“I like dance music and rock very much,” says my brother, “ because they are amazing．”

　　But my mother thinks rock music is boring．“I like some relaxing music,” she says．That’s why she likes country music, I think．

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Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family member, and especially(特别是)their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice．It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends．Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking on the phone．This communication(交际)is very important in children’s growing up．However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．The question of “choice ” is an interesting one．Please think of the following questions：Who chooses your friends? Do you choose your friends by yourself? Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome．