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Everyone wants a true friend, and many of us believe that we have a true friend. What is a true friend？     

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(A) Lin Tao is going to his hometown with his parents.He is very glad.He is five years old.This is the first time to go to his hometown.He is going to be there for fifteen days.     

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A New York City isn’t the biggest city in the world, but it is the biggest city in the United States. Most Americans live in much smaller cities and towns, but almost eight million people live in New York City. Why do so many people come to live in one place? A look at the city shows us that New York City has a very good port     

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Good luck Xiao Ming lived in a town. He worked in a big factory. There was a big park in the middle of the town. He often went to the park on Sundays. Xiao Ming went to the park on his bike yesterday. He was unhappy because his licence was taken back by the policeman the day before yesterday. He was thinking about it while he was riding. Suddenly a bike hit him. He and the other man fell off their bikes. The man hurt his face and Xiao Ming hurt his hands. He got up quickly and came over t…     

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愚人节今天是愚人节。在这一天人们可以恶作剧,例如让朋友去做一些徒劳无益的事,或者哄骗他去做或相信一些可笑的事。人们认为,这一习俗出自庆祝春分的来临。很多民间风俗研究者认为,     

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Making Friends A person cannot live alone in the society because there are many different kinds of work to do and this requires(需要)cooperation(合作,协作).     

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正It was a beautiful spring morning.There wasn't a cloud in the sky,and the sun was warm but not too hot,so Mr Green was surprised when he saw an old man at the bus stop with a big,strong black umbrella in his hand.Mr Green said to him,"Are you going to have rain today,do you think?""No,"said the old man,"I don't think so."Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off     

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Good luck Xiao Ming lived in a town. He worked in a big factory. There was a big park in the middle of the town. He often went to the park on Sundays.     

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Early rising is helpful more than one way.First,it helps us to have good health.The air is never so fresh asthat in the early morning.Taking fresh air and doing morning exercisesmake a good start for the day.     

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The college had a very good football team,and its best player was a student who always had trouble in school.     

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An English student went to a city in the south of America to study there. He walked around the city to look for a warm room to live in. One evening, he was walking along the street with a map in his hand. He saw a small board (木板) in the window of a house, the word "Room" was on it. " What a nice room this is! " he said. " The windows are in the     

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John is travelling by train. He is very hungry. The train stops at a small station. He wants to buy one cake to eat very much. But it’s raining hard. He wants someone to help him. A little boy is coming over to him. John asks him to buy cakes and gives him one yuan and says: "Go and buy two cakes     

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In the past,a large part of the American diet was made of convenience(方便)foods(or junk foods)such as pizza,cookies,potato chips,hamburgers,and some others.These days     

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A People all over the world enjoy dancing.Young and old,male and female,like to dance and to watch others dance.Do you know why dancing is so popular or how it began?People often motion(摆动)with their hands while talking.These gestures(手势)help express their feelings.Movement is a form of     

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正AThe women's club always had a meeting every Friday afternoon.Once a professor from the university came to talk to them about an important problem after they had tea and asked some questions.The professor talked to the club about the problem of food and population."There is not enough food in the world for everybody,"he said."More than half the people in the world are hungry.And when they get     

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English people like to say them or say something kind to so,too. It is a very good habit. ＂Thank you＂ whenever others help them. People of many countries do     

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Mr and Mrs Wilson and their children were going to begin their holiday. As they had decided to spend it in another country,they had to reach the airport at eleven forty. "It’ll take us half an hour to get there in the taxi,"