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　　There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time．One of them is to walk around it, guide-book 　　1　　 hand．Of course, we may 　　2　　 with our guide-books the history and 　　3　　 developments of a town and get to know them．

　　　　4　　 then, if we take our time and 　　5　　 in a town for a while, we may get to know it better．When we 　　6　　 it as a whole, we begin to have some 　　7　　 , which even the best guide-books do not

　　answer．Why is the town just 　　8　　 this——this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets 　　9　　 in this particular way, and not in any 　　10　　 way?

　　Here even the best guide-book 　　11　　 us．One can't find the information in it about how a town has developed to the 　　12　　 appearance．It may not describe the original 　　13　　 of a town．However, one may get some idea of what it 　　14　　 look like by walking around the town．One can also imagine 　　15　　 the town was first planned and built．Then one can learn more about in what direction the town 　　16　　 to develop．

　　What is the 　　17　　 of studying towns in this way? For me, it is 　　18　　 a matter that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one's own eyes．A 　　19　　 visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive 　　20　　 just reading about it in a guide-book．

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　　There at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass, my l4－year－old son, John, and I noticed the coat．While the other coats drooped (低垂), this one looked as if it were 　　1　　 itself up．The coat was beautifully made, with a Fifth Avenue label and an 　　2　　 price of $28, which was popular just then with 　　3　　, but could cost several hundred dollars new．John tried it on and the 　　4　　 was perfect．

　　John 　　5　　 the coat to school the next day and came home with a big smile．“Did the kids like your coat?” I asked．“They loved it,” he said, 　　6　　 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat．Over the next few weeks, a 　　7　　 came over John．Agreement replaced contrariness (作对) and 　　8　　 discussion replaced fierce argument．He became more mannerly and 　　9　　, eager to please．He would generously lend his younger brother his tapes and lecture him 　　10　　 his behavior．

　　When I mentioned this 　　11　　 to his teacher and wondered what caused the changes, she said laughing．“It 　　12　　 be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good mark not only because he had earned 　　13　　 but because she liked his coat．At the library, we ran 　　14　　 a friend．“Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly, 　　15　　 John's new height, appreciating the cut of his coat and holding out his hand, one gentleman to another．

　　John and I both know we should never 　　16　　 a person's clothes for the real person within them．　　17　　, there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 　　18　　 what is on the inside with what is on the outside．

　　For John, it is a time when it is as easy to try on different 　　19　　 to life as it is to try on a coat．The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape 　　20　　 all the doors are open．And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat．

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　　Last year my sixth-grader daughter, Elizabeth, was forced to put up with science．Her education week after week, contained mindless memorization of big words like “batholith” and “saprophyte”．She learned by heart the achievements of famous scientists who did things like “improved nuclear fusion(核聚变)”－never mind that she hasn't the least idea of what nuclear fusion means．Elizabeth did very well(she's good at memorizing things)．And now she hates science．My eighth-grader son, Ben, also suffered from science education．Week after week he had to perform lab experiments with answers already known．Ben figured out how to guess the right answers, so he got good grades．Now he hates science, too．

　　Science can provide an exciting way to develop children's curiosity．Science education should teach ways to ask questions and seek answers．But my children got the mistaken idea in school that science is difficult, dull and has no relation to their everyday interests．

　　As a physicist, I am saddened and angered to see “the great science turnoff”．I know that science is important in our lives．Yet studies prove that our schools are turning out millions of graduates who know almost nothing about and have almost no interest in science．What's gone wrong? Who is to blame?

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　　A TV grab shows anchorman Bai Yansong wearing a green tie on Oct 19, 2011．

　　"I just want the students to know that I'm also wearing a green one．And we are all great people and are as good as those wearing red scarves．" Bai Yansong, a famous anchor of China Central Television, voiced his support to students wearing green scarves at a primary school in Xi'an by wearing a green tie on a TV program, Oct 19, 2011．

　　The program focused on a recent controversial issue, triggered by First Experimental Primary School in Northwestern China's Xi'an that made children whose schoolwork and general behavior were not yet good enough to wear green scarves instead of the red scarf of the Chinese Young Pioneers．

　　"The original idea for designing the green scarf was to strengthen education and to encourage the pupils to work harder, " said Chen Hong, the school's principal．

　　The practice that divided students into "good" and "bad" has aroused a lot of discussions on Sina Weibo, a Chinese twitter-like microblogging website．

　　The color of green in Chinese culture carries an annoying implication particularly because "green hats" are the Chinese symbol of a cuckold．Many Weibo users thought it was inappropriate to make pupils wear green scarves．

　　"It is a violation of dignity to make bad students wear green scarves, " said a blogger with the username Suosez．

　　"If bad students have to wear green scarves, then bad teachers should wear green hats, " another blogger said．

　　"The Chinese version of Steve Jobs has died in primary school because his pride has been hurt by the green scarf, " said another blogger．

　　"It is an absolute discrimination against children, " said yet another．

　　"Seeing the students in Xi'an wearing green scarves reminds me of some miserable memories．I cannot forget that I was the second group to wear a red scarf in my class．I cannot forget the scar on my hand left by my Chinese teacher．And I cannot forget that my math teacher threw my test paper on the ground and insisted that it was copied, " a blogger with the username Kivalailai recalled．

　　"The green scarves will cast a shadow over the students and bring them inferiority or jealousy, which are quite bad for their mental health, " said a blogger．

　　The school has halted the use of green scarves as on Wednesday, parent-teacher meetings were held to explain the situation, according to teachers at the school．

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　　Most people think of racing when they see greyhounds(灰狗)and believe they need lots of exercise．They can actually be quite lazy! Greyhounds are good at fast races but not long-distance running．They do need regular exercise but they like to run for a short burst and then get back on the bed or a comfortable seat．Another misunderstanding is that greyhounds must be aggressive because they are big in size．In fact greyhounds love people and are gentle with children．

　　Greyhounds can live for 12-14 years but usually only race for two or three years, and after that they make great pets．They don't need a lot of space, don't make a lot of noise, and don't eat a lot for their size．

　　Normally, greyhounds can be as tall as 90 cm．There is, however, a small-sized greyhound, which stands only 33cm．Greyhounds come in a variety of colors．Grey and yellowish-brown are the most common．Others include black, white, blue, red and brown or a mix of these．

　　Greyhounds have smooth body coats, low body fat and are very healthy．Because they’re slim they don't have the leg problems like other dogs the same height．But they do feel the cold, especially since they would much rather be at home in bed than walking around outside．

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Dear son,

　　The day that you see me old and I am already not young, have patience and try to understand me．If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have 　　1　　．Remember the hours I spent teaching it to you．

　　If, when I 　　2　　 to you, I repeat the same things thousand and one times, do not interrupt me, listen to me．When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story 　　3　　 you get to sleep．

　　When I do not want to have a shower, 　　4　　 shame me nor scold me．Remember when I had to chase(追逐)you 　　5　　 thousand excuses I invented, in order that you wanted to bath．

　　When you see my ignorance on new technologies, give me the necessary time 　　6　　 do not look at me with your mocking smile．I taught you how to do so many things： to eat well, to dress well, to confront(勇敢面对)life．

　　When at some moment I 　　7　　 the memory or the thread of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember．And if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not my 　　8　　 , but surely to be with you and to 　　9　　 you listening to me．

　　If 　　10　　 , I do not want to eat, do not 　　11　　 me．I know well when I need to and when not．

　　When my tired 　　12　　 do not allow me to walk, give me your hand-the same way 　　13　　 I did when you gave your 　　14　　 steps．

　　And when someday I say to you that I do not want to live any more, that I want to die, do not get angry．Some day you 　　15　　 understand．

　　Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived．Some day you will discover that, 　　16　　 my mistakes, I always wanted the best thing for you and 　　17　　 I tried to prepare the way for you．．

　　You must not feel sad or angry for seeing me 　　18　　 you．You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I 　　19　　 it when you started living．

　　Help me to walk; help me to 　　20　　 my way with love and patience．I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you．

　　I love you, son．

Your father

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　　Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training．Therefore, the 　　1　　 of a job should be made even before the choice of a curriculum(课程)in high school．　　2　　．most people make several job choices during their working lives, 　　3　　 because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve 　　4　　 position．The "one perfect job" does not exist．Young people should 　　5　　 enter into a broad Hexible(灵活的)training program that will 　　6　　 them for a field of work rather than for a single 　　7　　．

　　Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans 　　8　　 benefit of help from a 　　9　　 vocational counselor(顾问)or psychologist．Knowing 　　10　　 about the professional world, or themselves for that matter, they 　　11　　 their life work aimlessly．Some move from job to job．

　　Others 　　12　　 to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not 　　13　　 One common mistake is choosing an occupation for its real or imagined prestige(声望)．Too many high-school students-or their parents for them-choose the professional field, not 　　14　　 the relatively small proportion of workers in the professions or the extremely high educational and personal 　　15　　．he imagined or real prestige of a profession or a "White-collar" job is 　　16　　 good reason for choosing it as life's work．　　17　　 these occupations are not always well paid．　　18　　 a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the 　　19　　 of young people should give serious 　　20　　 to these fields．

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　　Television is a central part of many people's lives．There are very few places in the world where one cannot find a television set．Some sporting events, such as the Olympic Games or the football World Cup, can attract audiences of many millions．But is television a good or bad influence on young people in the modern world?

　　Thomas Murray, president of the British Parents Against Television Society, believes that it has not improved young people's lives．“Television damages family life, ” he argues．“At mealtime, families no longer talk to each other．In the evenings, youngsters do not spend good quality time with family members．Instead, they watch television．” Murray says that this lack of communication leads to social problems．

　　Murray also believes that the content of television programmes provides young people with poor role models．“There is so much violence(暴力)on TV－guns, kung fu fighting, and so on．Young people think that all problems should be solved by aggression．”

　　It is not just young people's mental health that worries Murray．“Teenagers don't get enough exercise because they spend so many hours watching television．They also develop back problems from sitting down for so long, and eye ________ strain from the effort of watching．”

　　Murray would like to see changes to television habits．“Programmes should be educational．Their contents should be nonviolent and healthy．There should be no programmes after ten o’clock in the evening．Parents should teach their children to enjoy their spare time by playing sports or games．And certainly, the television should be switched off during mealtime．

　　Susan Taylor is a television producer．She believes that television is a good influence on young people．“Television brings the outside world to youngsters．It even brought us pictures from the moon! And look what happens after the Olympic Games or the World Cup matches have been shown on TV．People start to take more exercise．Also, there are a lot of programmes about healthy eating and keeping fit．”

　　However, Taylor agrees with Murray's point of view concerning parents．“Of course parents have a role to play in educating their kids．They should turn the TV off during mealtime and they should talk with their children as often as possible．”

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　　When I was six, my dad brought home a dog one day, who was called Brownie．My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her．One of us would walk her, and another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games．Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us．One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them．We always felt better when she was around．

　　One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up one of dad's shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end．I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong．When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl, ” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid．I saw tears in her eyes．

　　Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet．She went everywhere with us．People would stop and ask if they could pet her．Of course she'd let anyone pet her．She was just the most lovable dog．There were many times when we'd be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair．She never barked or tried to get away．Funny thing is that she would smile．This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth．Far from the truth, she loved everyone．

　　Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age．I still miss days when she was with us．

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