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　　The Internet has opened up a whole new on－line world for us to meet, chat and go where we've never been before.

　　But just as in face－to－face communication, there are some basic rules of behaviour that should be followed when on－line.

　　The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated. Imagine how you'd feel if you were in the other persons' shoes.

　　If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct is to fire back in the same manner, but try not to do so. You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages.

　　Everyone was new to the network once. Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake whether it's a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer be kind about it. If it's a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Having good manners yourself doesn't give you license to correct everyone else.

　　If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely. At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended.

　　It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex, and marital status. Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, don't ask such questions.

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　　Do you have a phobia? No, it is not an infectious(传染性的)disease, but it can make you quite as bad. A phobia is an unreasonable fear of some particular thing or situation.

　　Do you know that some people fear heights? That is called acrophobia. Many people experience claustrophobia when they are in a closed space such as a small room or a lift. Zoophobia is a fear of animals. A fear of dirt is called mysophobia. There are names for fear of thunder, lightning, wide open spaces, people, crowd, darkness, water and many other things.

　　A phobia expert tells us that in the coming of a phobia situation a person has what is called an “anxiety attack”. Blood rushes to his larger muscles in preparation for flight.

　　One expert on phobias suggests we race our fears gradually. A person who is afraid of people could overcome this fear by getting accustomed to them one at a time. Someone who is afraid of water could take swimming lessons in the relative safety of a pool with a lifeguard at hand. A person afraid of heights could practise looking down from middle heights first until he could handle the greater ones.

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　　Support in Britain for the Iraq war has fallen to a record low, although about three fifths of interviewees believe Iraqi elections will take place as planned on Jan. 30, according to a poll issued by The Times newspaper Wednesday.

　　The poll showed that fewer than 29 percent now believe that the war was the right thing to do, compared to 53 percent who think it was wrong.

　　British support for the war peaked at 64 percent in April 2003 and has been on a steady decline over the past 18 months, contributing to a big fall in British Prime Minister Tony Blair's personal approval ratings.

　　It is also for the first time that more Labor voters think that the war was the wrong rather than the right thing to do, by 44 to 37 percent, the poll suggested. However, nearly 58 percent believe that the elections will go ahead and fewer than 29 percent believe that it will postpone.

　　A random sample of 1,506 adults aged over 18 was interviewed by telephone over the weekend for this poll:

Full face transplants(移植) are no longer science fiction fantasy, a leading surgeon has said, adding that they are technically possible but ethically(伦理上) complex. Peter Butler from London's Royal Free Hospital called for a debate on the ethics of such an operation made possible by new drugs which stop the body's immune(免疫) system rejecting a transplanted face. “It is not ‘Can we do it’ but ‘Should we do it’”, he told the BBC. “The technical part is not complex, but I don't think that's going to be the very great difficulty... The ethical and moral debate is obviously going to have to take place before the first facial transplantation.” The British Association of Plastic Surgeons(外科) will discuss the microsurgical procedure, which could give new skin, bone, nose, chin, lips and ears from dead donors(捐赠者) to patients disfigured by accidents, burns or cancer. But surgeons could have trouble finding enough willing donors. Butler said his survey of doctors, nurses and members of the public showed most would accept a face transplant but few were willing to donate their own after dying. Despite a number of ethical concerns, Christine Piff, who founded the charity ‘Let's Face It’ after suffering a rare facial cancer 25 years ago, welcomed the possibility of face transplants. She rejected the idea that the procedure would mean people would end up living with a dead person's face. “There are so many people without faces, I have half a face… but we are all so much more than just a face… you don't take on their personality. You are still you,” she told the reporters. “If we can donate other organs of the body then why not the face. I can't see anything wrong with it.”

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　　Music is not air or water. But for many Senior High students, music is an important and enjoyable part of life. This conclusion can be made following 21st Century Teens' summer survey on readers' attitudes to music.

　　Nearly 10,000 readers responded(回答) to the survey in our summer special issue.

　　Over half, 52 percent, said that they listen to music whenever they are free. Just 0.5 percent of students said they never listen to music. Most listen to both English and Chinese songs in equal amounts.

　　But, the survey showed that students have very different tastes and enjoy a wide variety of styles. “Our generation is diverse(多样化), and that's reflected in our tastes,” said Liu Yujia, a Senior 3 from High School attached to Xi'an Jiaotong University. Liu is a pop fan but also likes the R&B of Jay Chow(周杰伦), a big favourite among students in the survey.

　　About 32 percent of students listen to pop music. Behind pop came R&B(28 percent), Country(14 percent), Rock(9 percent)and others.

　　Only about 10 percent are diehard rock ‘n’ roll fans. An Qi, from Rizhao No. 1 High School, Shandong Province is one. A．Senior 1 girl said that the exciting rhythm has the power that takes her mind off school work and exams.

　　It is the melody(旋律) rather than the words or fame of singers that students like. Over 60 percent said they choose a song mainly because they like the music.

　　“Good music makes me believe that it was written just for me－even if it is the first time I listen to it. I think that is why music is so important to young people－more than movies, more than TV,” An Qi said.

　　TV and movies are the main ways that students hear new songs or music. Forty－six percent of students said they are affected by music played on TV or in films. Friends (21 percent) and radio(19 percent) also play an important role in introducing music to teenagers.

　　Parents have the least effect on students' taste and do not enjoy the same music. Just 3 percent listen to music that their parents introduce them to. More than half the teens surveyed, 54 percent, see nothing wrong with downloading music from the Internet.