(C)
A new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern England. This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children's safety on the roads.

(D)
Michael, a typical（典型的） American, stays home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal in order to connect with the office. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recor

The Mbuti people of Congo live deep in an African forest. The forest takes care of most of their needs. The men hunt for game there is different from what you would find in American forests, including such animals as elephants and monkeys. The women gather plant

The next time you are caught in a sudden rainstorm without your umbrella，blame the sun. That's right. The sun not only makes sunny days，it also makes lots of rainy ones. Windy days and snowy days can also be gifts from the sun. This can be explained by the water

Pre-reading Questions:
1. Does your country use the metric system?
2. Do you know another system of measurement?

TESSA MURRAY
You don't really think about what you're doing unless you have a year off. Now I'm more aware of the work aspect of university and how it does determine how you start off in your career. I'd like to get

Students often want to practise their English outside class．One of the best ways to practise your English is to speak to a foreigner．One student asks，“Is it okay to try to talk to foreigners I see in the street？”
The answer is yes or no，but probab

I still remember—my hands and my fingernails still remember—what used to be prepared for us on our return to school from the holidays. The schoolyard would be covered with fallen leaves, lying around here and there in piles. In some places there were even more than just piles of them: it would be like a muddy sea of leaves.

Every ten years the United States carries out a census of the people population. Every family receives a form with questions about family size, income, jobs, etc. They answer questions such as: How many people are in your family? Do you live in a house or in an apartment? How long have you been living there? Where did you live before thi

D
After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the day. The rest that you get while sleeping makes it possible fo

E
Many people imagine that cover-up means you don't get a tan. Nothing to show for your holiday. What a shame!
Not so. With Cover-up, you can get brown if you want to. The point of cover-

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
When I compare
What I have lost with what I have gained,
What I have missed with what attained,

— By Liu Jun, a professor of English at the University of Arizona, USA
Chinese students of English are sometimes known for their ability to start a conversation in English—for the first few minutes—with

About twenty centuries ago there ruled a cruel king with tremendous powers over his subjects. Their life and death were in his hands.
    There was one duty, however, that he had to perform every year which he did not like to do. Once a year he had to speak to his subjects from the balcony of his palace.

Air presses against any object that it touches; wind is moving air and it presses anything that lies in its path. Air which seems gentle when it is calm can become a tornado(龙卷风) that sweeps buildings and whole towns away.
    But even when it is calm, air presses, and it presses from all directions. The following expe