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The Antarctica is actually a desert. It is the only continent on the earth without a river or a lake. The Antarctica is all ice all year round. The warmest temperature ever recorded there is zero at the South Pole. Explorers used to think that a place so cold would have a heavy snow fall. But less than ten inches of snow falls each year. That is less than half an inch of water.
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For quick relief of upset stomach or acid indigestion caused from too much to eat or drink, drop two tablets in an eight-ounce glass of water. Make sure that the tablets have dissolved completely before drinking the preparation. Repeat in six hours for maximum relief. Do not take more than four tablets in a twenty-four-hour period. Each tablet contains aspirin, sodium bicarbonate, and
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Florence was born in 1820sintosa wealthy, English family who were, at the time of her birth living in Florence, Italy. She and her sister had all the advantages that money could provide. This included private tutors and a superb education which was not generally available to girls at that time. Florence excelled in Science and Maths; however there was little opportunity for her to use
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How does acid deposition affect human health? We eat food, drink water, and breathe air that has come in contact with acid deposition. Canadian and U.S. studies indicate that there is a link between this pollution and respirator problems in sensitive populations such as children and asthmatics. Acid deposition can increase the levels of toxic metals such as aluminu
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Have you ever seen snow? A lot of people in the world have not. A lot of countries never have snow, or they have it only on the tops of very high mountains. In Scotland and in the north of England, there is quite a lot of snow every winter, but in the south of England there is usually little snow. When a student from a warm country comes to Britain in the autumn for the first ti
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Water is the "life food" of our earth. It is in every living thing. It is in the air. It runs through mountains and valleys. It forms lakes and seas. Nature has a great water system. Rainwater finds its way to rivers and lakes. River water runs into the sea. At the mouths of the rivers, fresh water joins the salt water of the sea.Here at the mouth of a river there is much important pl
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There are different types of tea .One of the most popular types is black tea.It is dark in colour and it is strong .Most people in Europe like black tea. Many of them drink it with milk and sugar. Some people also like lemon in their tea. Green tea is also very popular. It is brownish-green in colour and it is not as strong as black tea. People in China and Japan like green tea
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Do you like hamburgers? In 1985 a cook in South Africa made the biggest hamburger in the world. It was 7.1 meters wide. Fifteen thousand people ate the hamburger.The tallest birthday cake in the world was 23.68 meters tall. Mrs Milasari made it in 1989. In 1988 a man in Britain made the longest sausage in the world. It was 21 kilometers long.
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"Alice, I'm going to the shops today. Would you like to come?" asked Mrs. Wang. "Which shops are you going to, Mum?" asked Alice. "I'm going to many different shops. I need to buy a lot of things," said Mrs Wang. "Do you need anything from the shops?" "Yes, I need a new pair of jeans. Mine have holes in them," said Alice. "All right, come with me and I'll buy y
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Mum: Frank, I'll go shopping this afternoon. Do you want to go with me? Frank: Yes, I'd like to go. Mum: So, let's go now. Frank: Where shall we go, Mum? Mum: We'll go to the nearest supermarket. Frank: Here is lots of fruit. Shall we buy some, Mum? Mum: Let's buy some oranges. Frank: Why do you like oranges? Mum: I like them because the
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An old tiger lives in the forest. He does not want to look for food now. He often tells other animals to bring him something to eat. He sees a monkey and says," I'm hungry, monkey. Go to the village and bring me a fat pig." "Oh, Tiger," says the monkey. "I can't do that now. There is another tiger over there. He also wants a fat pig. He will not let me get anything for y
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Wang Hai: What kind of book have you got? Zhang Hua: A children's story book. What's your book about? Wang Hai: It's science fiction. It's about man's future life. Zhang Hua: Which book is more interesting? Wang Hai: It's hard to say. Some people think science fiction is more interesting than children's stories, but others may prefer children's stories to scien
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Surfing the Internet has been a fashion thing. We can do many things in the Internet. Do you think about how we can surf the Internet? Most people surf the Internet with Internet Explorer. Do you know what Internet Explorer is? Internet Explorer is a set of core technologies. This text will introduce a new software-- Internet Explorer 6. Internet Explorer 6 includes many new fe
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Frank: Grandpa, can you come here and have a look? It's terrible. Grandpa: What do you want me to look at? Is there anything wrong? Frank: I don't know. Come, come, and have a look. Frank: What is that, Grandpa? Grandpa: Oh, it's a snake. Frank: Are you sure, grandpa? Grandpa: Yes, I am sure, are you? Frank: What shall we do then? Gran
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Few animals other than monkeys have hand-like paws. The monkey, like man, has an opposable thumb-that is, it can place its thumb opposite its other fingers. By pressing its first finger against its thumb, a monkey can pick up things as tiny as a flea(跳蚤). Because other animals lack this thumb, it is difficult for them to pick up small things and carry them. The monkey's abil
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A professor's grandson asked his grandfather, "Grandpa, why did you say that all the false(假的) things are ugly?" "That's certainly true. Could you give me an opposite example?" "Oh, yes." the grandson, climbing on his grandfather's knee, said proudly, "Look at yourself, when you put on your false teeth, you look younger and lively; when you get them off, your mouth loo
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Every Saturday Old Brown went to the market to buy food and other things. He put them in a big basket, but he was old and weak. So he always paid another man to carry the basket home for him. But one Saturday, while he was walking home in front of the man with the basket, the man ran away with it. The next Saturday, when Old Brown went to the market again, a friend of his said,
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Let's have a bird's-eye-view of People's Square. It's knows as the centre of Shanghai. Surrounding it are the municipal government office building, the Shanghai Museum and the Grand Theatre. They are all beautiful buildings. In the centre is a musical fountain. The 100-metre-wide avenue traverses the square from the west to the east. A lot of people stroll here every day.
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Kitty: Miss Guo,I read in the newspaper yesterday that the SPCA needs some money to take care of homeless animals. I think we should raise some money for them. Miss Guo: That's a very good idea, Kitty. What should we do to raise money for them? Alice: I think we should have an international food festival. We can sell different kinds of food from around the world.
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Australia Size: 7,686,848 sq. km Population: Over 18 million Currency: Australia dollar Main language: English National Anthem: Advance Australia Fair National Flag: Australia lies 1500 km north-west of New Zealand. It is the world's largest island. Its land is mostly dry, hot desert but in areasswhereswater can be found there are huge cattle ranches
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Although most fruits are sweet, they tend to be relatively low in calories. Better still, they are a good source of fiber and are packed with nutrients - especially Vitamin C. On reason that the much-talked about "Mediterranean diet" is considered to be so good for the heart is because it includes plenty of fresh fruit. The World Health Organization recommends that everyone sho
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Why was Einstein so clever? Was there something special about his brain? In fact scientists have examined Einstein's brain very thoroughly and found that the part of the brain that has to do with visual imaging and mathematical thinking was in fact enlarged. However, this does not altogether account for his greatness. There were other factors that helped nurture thi
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Brazil is a country in South America. It covers almost half of South America and is the fifth largest country in the world! Because the country was first a colony of Portugal, the main language is Portuguese. Its capital, Brasilia, is famous for its futuristic architecture. Some of the world's greatest architects worked on the plans for this city and the result is like something that
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Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains. One day there was an earthquake near the town. Many houses were damaged. Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake. They were worried that the second earthquake would be worse than the first. "We must send Johnny to a safe place," Johnny's mother said to her husband, "many of our f
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Today is Sunday,March 20th. It is a fine day. Although there is no class. Our teacher takes us to the zoo. Sixteen boys and twenty girls board the school bus. It travels very quickly so we reach the zoo by nine o'clock. We all think that the zoo is very beautiful. There are a lot of trees, some hills, and a big lake. The sun is shining and the flowers are beginning to bloom. The
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Mary's parents take her to the seaside for a holiday one summer. The weather is hot and Mary likes ice creams. Her parents take her to the shops every morning for a walk and they always buy her an ice cream. Then they go to the beach. There is a wide road that is beside the beach and there is a small wall at the side of it. Mary likes sitting on the wall and eating her ice cream and l
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It is said that in the year of 300 AD, there was a kind old man and his name was Saint Nicholas. He was always ready to help the poor and often gave presents to them. Today, Father Christmas is an imaginary figure, but nearly all young children believe in him. They think he is a happy old man with a long white beard and a long red robe. On the night of the twenty-fourth o
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Many children act in TV shows. They work several hours every day, so they can not go to an ordinary school. How do they have an education?Many TV shows are made in Hollywood. About forty teachers give lessons there. They teach wherever their pupils are working. The teacher's job is very important. She is responsible for making sure that the child works only the permitted hours e
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Mrs Li: What are we going to do this Sunday? Ben: Let's go to see Leon's concert. He's my favourite singer. Kitty: Let's not go to the concert. Why don't we go to see a film instead? There's a film on at the cinema called 'Computer War'. It's very exciting. Mr Li: Good idea. Mrs Li: I'd rather do something outdoors. Would you like to go cycling? Mr Li: No
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Scientists are trying to make the deserts into a good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow plants there. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the deserts in time. Why is more and more land becoming deserts? Scientists think that peopl
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