1.Lucy was very _______(激动的) at the news

5. What problems are there in rich countries?　 What must be done about it?

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4. What must be done first in order to help the people in poor countries?

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3. Can anything be done about the problems in the poorer countries?

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2. Do the poorer countries have many problems? What for example?

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1. What’s the difference between the two parts?

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5. How old was Ted when his bicycle was stolen ?

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(B)The rich and the poor

　　 The world is divided (分为)into two main parts . The difference is that one

part is rich and the other is poor . In the poor part, a lot of people never get enough to

eat . In the rich part , a lot of people eat too much . In one part , children starve (饿死)and in the other , a lot of people get fatter and fatter and have to go on diets (节食), or do special exercises in order to lose weight.

　　 The poorer countries have special problems. Sometimes the land is too poor

to grow anything on . The land can be improved (改善), but a lot of things must be done first . The people must be educated and water must be found.

　　 But the rich countries have problems, too. There are not always pleasant

places to live in . Sometimes the air is too dirty to breathe, and the rivers are too dirty to swim in or to take water from. The roads are too crowded to drive along. Large numbers of people do not have decent (象样的)housed to live in . Some things will have to be done about these problems.　

The air and the river will have to be cleaned, and more houses will have to be

built.

Answer the questions:

4. Why was he surprised and amused ?

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3. What are the police doing with the bicycle ?

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2. What was he told at the station ?

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