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1.Reading1Secrets andlies一Dear Annie,I feelbetrayed bymy friendHannah.We have been best friends sinceprimary schooland spendalmostevery daywith each other.Sometimes,other childrensay we are no fun becausewe areboth veryacademicand liketo study,but welike itthat way.We areboth veryhard-working and always getgoodgrades atschool.On Monday,we had a surprisemath quiz.I thoughtit wasquite easyand wasnot worriedabout theresults.I must have soundedvery proudof myselfafter thequiz,saying howeasy itwas andhow I wassure toget agood grade.The nextday afterclass,my mathteacher toldme that I had the lowestgrade intheclass!I feltso ashamed;I mustbe reallystupid tofail asimple mathquiz!Afterwards,I pretendedto becheerful,but Hannahsensed somethingwas wrong.We went to washourhands in the girlswashroom beforelunch and I admittedhow badlyI haddone.I beggedher nottotell anyoneelse,and shesaid shewould keepmy secret.However,the nextday,I noticedthat myclassmates werestaring atme asI cameinto mathclassand,when Iwenttosit down,I wasshocked to find apiece ofpaper onmy deskthat said,“Stupid Sarahgota D!”I wasso upsetthat Ifelt likecrying.I thoughtthat Hannahmust have told myclassmates aboutmygrade afterpromising notto.Everyone musthave beenlaughing behindmy back!I wasso angrythatIwent straightto Hannahand toldher wewerent goingto befriends anymorebecause she couldnt keepher word.She wasreally upsetand sworethat shehadnt toldanyone.However,the onlypeople whosee ourgrades arethe teacher and thestudents that the gradesbelong to.She saidthat someonemusthave been spyingon usin the washroom,but Ididnt believeher explanation.I dontthink I can evertruly forgiveher.Now Ivelost my best friend.What shallI doYourssincerelySarah
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1.Reading2A friendshipin trouble一Dear Annie,My nameis Andrew.I am17years oldand I have aproblem.My best friend Matthewhas stoppedtalkingto me.We have been bestfriends sincechildhood andplay togetherin theschoolIn recent years,there has been greatprogress in the studyof genetics.With thisprogress doorshavebeen openedup totechnologies thatnever existedbefore.While many people areexcited about thesenew technologies,these sametechnologies frightenothers.Nowhere isthis truerthan withgeneticallymodified GM food.There aretwo waysin whicha plant or an animal can be geneticallymodified.First,new materialcanbe insertedinto itsDNA togive theplant or animal qualitieswhich itwould neverhave innature.Second,material canbe taken from theDNA of a plantorananimal in order toremove qualitieswhichare notdesired.One aimof GMresearch isto producefood whichwill makeus healthier.So far,this technologyhas been used to produceplants whichare betterable todefend themselvesagainst pestsand disease.Supporters ofGM foodargue that GM plantsare healthierand havelarger harvests.While therehas beenresearch in GManimals such as pigs,no GMmeat isbeing soldat present.Many questionshave beenraised aboutGM food.No one really knows whether it is safeforanimals orhumans to eat.Scientists admitthat moretests shouldbe doneon GM food.Research hasbeenlimited toincreasing productionprofits,rather thanmaking sure thatGM foods are safe.GM foodcouldtherefore bedangerous to eat.There isalso a question asto whetherGM plantsaresafefor the environment.Since GMcrops areplantedoutside,they arepart of the foodchain-insects andother animalseat themor usetheir products,and theseinsects and animals will be eatenby yetother animals.No oneknows whateffects theGMmaterial mighthave on the foodchain.Since noonereallyknowswhetherGMfoodis safe,many countrieshave hesitatedto givepermissionfor theproduction ofGMfoods,as theywould ratherbe cautiouswith thisnew technology.football team.Last week,we hadan importantmatch againstanother school.The otherteam wassuperband wereally had to focus.I wasdetermined towin,but Matthewwas playingbadly.He couldnot keeppacewith thegame,and asa resultof hiscareless playingwe lost.Afterwards,I gotreally angrywith him,and I told himI thoughthewasnot tryinghard enough.Hegot annoyed,saying itwasnt hisfault ifhecouldntplay as well asme,and thatI shouldnttalk tohim inthismanner.Then weboth startedshouting ateachotherand itturned intoa horribleargument.Heaccused meof somereally badthings justto hurtme.I feelreally guiltybecause Imade some cruelremarks too,but Idislike seeingour teamlose.Football isvery important to me,but sois ourfriendship.Since weargued,he hasntspoken tome eventhough wesit nextto eachother inclass.Its reallyawkward.He isusually cheerful and outgoing,but hehas beenreally quietand lookssad.The thingshesaid hurtme too,but hehas notapologized tome.Yesterday,I sawhim talkingto anotherboy,Peter,and Icannot helpwondering ifhe wantsPeter tobehis bestfriend insteadof me.Itoldmy brotherabout thequarrel,but hesaid Matthewis justtoosensitive andperhaps alittle bitterbecause I am reallyathletic andgood atfootball,and thatI hadbetterfind another friend.What shouldI doYourstrulyAndrew
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1.Project1Teenagers5friendships一My friend,Robert,has atwin sisternamed Amanda.Though theyget alongwell,there aresomethings aboutAmanda andher friends that puzzleRobert.He cantunderstand howgirls cantalk forsolong.For example,sometimes whenhe leavesthe apartmentto playfootball,Amanda andherfriend,Sharon,are sittingon thesofa,talking.When hecomes backthree anda halfhours later,theyre stillsittingon thesofa,continuing thesame conversationon thesame topic.One dayRobert wasso curiousthat he askedAmanda what they talkedabout,but shereplied,Wcrc bestfriends.We talkabout almosteverything-film stars,pop songs,recipes,everything!5Boys andgirls havedifferent attitudestowards friendship.Friendships betweengirls areusuallyanchored inshared feelingsand support,but friendshipsbetween boysare basedon sharedactivities orinterests.A boyis likelyto becautious aboutsharing hisfeelings withhis closefriends.A girlsclosestfriend,however,might beeager totell herabout somethingthat hashappened inher life.Many studiesworldwide showthat girlshave morefriendships thanboys.In fact,many adolescentmalescannot namea singlebestfriend.When asked,they usuallyhesitate beforeresponding,My bestfriendI cantthink about that.I ambusy withmy homework,and Ihave somany differentfriendsthat itis hardto choosejust onebestfriend.9Females whohave been asked canusually answerthe questionwithout pausing,A bestfriend Ofcourse.We have a lotto sharewith eachother.We doa lot of thingstogether such as talkingandshopping/We have to realize:boys shareactivities,while girlsshare feelings.The qualitiesthat boysand girlsconsiderimportant ina friendseem to be thesame,regardless of the basisof thesefriendships.Theimportant thingto rememberis thatboth of them arefriendships.We all need friendsin our lives.
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1.Project2What friendshipmeans tome一When decidingwhat ismost importantin life,some peoplechoose money,while otherschoosethings likesecurity andcomfort.However,for me,the mostimportant thingin life is friendship.I cannotimaginebeing withoutit.Friendship meansnot being alone.Once I was travellingby myselfthrough Beijingon the way tomygrandparents house.Since mynext trainleft in the evening,I hada dayfor sightseeing.At first,Ididnt mindbeingalone,but thenI sawall thetourists havingtheir picturestaken together,and Ibeganfeeling sad.I endedup returningto thetrain station and spendingthe restof theday in the waitingroom.Life isnofunwithout acompanion toshare itwith.Friendship meanshaving someoneIcanrely on.Last year,I leftmy schoolbagonatrolleybus,andI lostall ofmy notesfor thefinal exam.You canimagine howI panicked.Luckily forme,mybestfriendJenny letme copyher notes,andIused themin myrevision.Thanks toher help,Iwasable topass theexam.Friendship meansbeing committedto others.The bestway tohave a friend isto beafriend.Because Iam afriend,Ihavehadtolearn patienceand mercy.Once Ihadaquarrel withJenny,and shemadesomecruelcomments aboutme.Even thoughIwashurt,I forgaveherandshe latermade anapology.Through thisincident,both ofus havebecome betterpeople.However,if Ihad endedourfriendship,we wouldhave bothlearnt nothing.In conclusion,when weare oldand lookback onourlives,what willwe rememberWill werememberthe thingswe boughtor theplaces wehavebeento No,we willremember thosewhom welovedand thosewho lovedus.We willremember ourfriends.
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2.Reading-The economyor the environment-must wechooseTV host:James LongSpeakers:Lin Shuiqing,a spokeswomanfrom theGreen SocietyQian Liwei,a businessdevelopment consultantJames Long:Good morning.Today9s debatequestion is,The economyor the environment-mustwe choose9With meare Ms Lin Shuiqing,from theGreen Society,and Mr Qian Liwei,a businessdevelopment consultant.We arefollowing ourusual schedulefor debates.Ms Lin Shuiqing willspeakfirst forthree minutes.MrQianLiwei willfollow,also forthree minutes.Then we will openthe floorfordiscussion.If youhave anyquestions orcomments,you canuse thistime toexpress them.LinShuiqing:Good morning,everyone.First Iam talkingto youtoday aboutthewayvast areasofthe worldare damagedby chemicalwaste.Many placeshavebeendestroyed andmany plantsandanimals havedied.This isawful.Factories producelarge numbers of harmfulchemicals.The wastetheycreate goesinto theatmosphere andmakes ussick.Other typesof wasteflow intoour water,killing riverandsea life.Much sealifeisbeing destroyedby fishingboats aswell.These boatscatch largenumbersof fishwithout givingthem timeto layeggs.This willresult ina smallernumber offish leftfor ustoeatin thefuture.While wedamage our environment,we keepproducing moreand morepeople whoneed morelandto live on andmore foodtoeat!The worldspopulation hasgrown bysix timeswhat itwas in
1800.Thefigure isnow about7billion people!It isour dutyto try to cutback onproduction andreduce thenumber of things wcmake andbuy.Theamount ofrubbish we produce isturning intoa bigproblem;we needto thinkmore aboutrecycling ourwaste.It would be goodto increasethe amountof wastewe recycle,and teachpeople waysof livingthatdo notharm the environment.We mayeven createmore jobsand helpour countrybecome moredevelopedatthesame time.Thank you.QianLiwei:Good morning,ladies andgentlemen.Thank you,Ms Lin.That wasan interestingspeech.It isclear that you arevery concerned aboutthepresent situationof ourenvironment.As abusinessdevelopmentconsultant,Im oftenseen asbeing againstthe environment.When peoplethink offactories,they thinkof cloudsof dirtysmoke orof pipespouring chemicalwaste intorivers.They thinkofgreedy businessmenhiding fromtheir responsibilitiesand onlyworrying aboutmoney.People oftenhavethis beliefthat developmentis badfor theenvironment,but thisdoes nothave to be true.What Imhere tosay isthat havingworked withmany environmentalconsultants,I knowthat ahealthyenvironment anddevelopment shouldbe possibleatthesame time.There aremany factoriesand industrieswhich controlthe amountof pollution they produce,and areverycareful tospend moneyrepairing anydamage theycause.The peopleoperating thesefactories aredeeplyconcernedabouttheenvironment.We needto stopthinking ofcompanies andbusinessmen astheenemy,and givethem morecredit!MsLinsuggested we should cutback onthe quantityofthingswe producein order to savetheenvironment.I dontagree withher becausethen jobswill belost.I believe that peopleare moreimportantthan fishand trees.However,I doagree thatweshouldproduce morethings frommaterials thathavebeenrecycled,and lessfrom rawmaterials,the supplyof whichis growingsmaller andsmaller.What we need arebetter lawsto preservetheenvironment and stillallow ourcountry togrow.Thisincludes controlson how many treesare cutdown andhowmanyfish arecaught.This mightmake woodandseafood moreexpensive,but payinga higherprice forsome thingsis notalways bad.Asking around,I findmany peoplewilling to pay alittle higherprice forthings that are friendlyto theenvironment.Finally,those factorieswhich pollutetheenvironmentshould havetopayhigher taxes.If youharmthe environment,you shouldhavetopay forit tobe repaired.Thank youfor listening.JamesLong:Now wcwill openthe floorfor discussion...
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2.Project1—Protecting the Yangtze RiverAsthe thirdlongest riverinthe world,the healthofthe Yangtze Riverhas raisedconcern bothinChina andabroad.Rapid developmentandanincrease inpopulation havemeant that the amountof thewatertakenfromthe riveris rising,and thatthe wastebeing putback into the riverhas beenincreasing.This is not good news forthe peoplewho relyonthe Yangtze Riverfor water.Nor isit goodnews forthewide rangeoffishand wildlifethat liveinoralong theriver.Many people have recognizedthe importance of protectingtheYangtzeRiver,and organizationsandprojects havebeen setup todeal with the problem.The GreenRiver Organization,for example,educates peopleontheimportanceofprotecting thisgreat river.It alsowatches theriver andstops theillegalhunting ofanimals,which hasput thewild animalpopulation indanger.Two specialgovernment projectsare alsounder way.The firstproject,a waterand soilconservationproject,was setup in
1989.This projectresulted infarmers replacingtheir cropswith treesor grass.Ithas alreadybeenasuccess becauseit hashelped improvethe localenvironmentand the landaround theriver.The secondproject includesnature reservesfor white-flag dolphins,one ofthe rarestanimals intheworld.The numberof white-flag dolphinsin China has droppedbecause ofpollution inthe YangtzeRiver.The white-flag dolphinwas lastseen severalyears ago,though scientists are stillhopeful thattheanimal hassurvived.We stillhave along wayto goto solveall theproblems inregard totheYangtzeRiver.However,peoplehavefinally realizedthatit is theirresponsibility toprotect thisgreat river.Because ofthis,thesituation ontheYangtzeRiver isimproving.The effortsoftheChinese governmentand people to protectthis much-loved riverwillbeappreciated foryears tocome.
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2.Project2Climate changeandalow-carbon life一There isno doubtthattheworld climatehasbeenchanging inrecentyears.Many peopleblame thischangeon gasessuchascarbon dioxide.Animals andhumans produce carbon dioxidewhen theybreathe.However,many otherhuman activitiesalso letoff carbongases.Anytime somethingis burnt,carbon isputintotheatmosphere.Cars andother vehiclesburn petrolin theirengines,and electricalpower plantsmostoften burnfuels suchas coaland oilin orderto produceelectricity.Therefore,the morepetrol andelectricitywe consume,the morecarbon weare lettingoff.One thingwe canall doto helpsolve thisproblem isto walkor use a bicyclewhen possible.Although weproducecarbonwhen webreathe,the carbonweproduceismuchless thanthat producedbya car.Of course,there aretimes whenweneedto travellong distances.In thiscase,public transportsuchas busesandtheunderground isalways amuch betterchoice thana privatecar ora taxi.If youmust driveacar,it isnever goodto travelalone-you shouldtrytofind otherpeopletotravel withyou.At home,you shoulduse aslittle energyas possible.Turn offthe lightsand anythingelse electricalwhennot inuse.Since factoriesusea lotof energy andalso letoff carbongases,itisimportanttorecycleas muchas possible.In particular,metal productsand paperproducts requirea lotofenergyto produce,so youshould findways touse theseagain withoutthrowing themaway.Last butnot least,you canplant atree,because treesabsorb thecarbon dioxideintheair toproduceoxygen.Planting asmall treeis cheapand easy,and twodecades fromnow,when youlook atwhat willhavebecome alarge tree,you willfind asense ofsatisfaction knowingthatyoudid yourpart tohelpsolve theproblem ofclimate change.
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3.Reading-The perfectcopyScientists have announced thatthey havecloned thefirst human embryo.This hascaused muchdebateround theworld.On theone hand,some scientistspoint outthat ifyou clone anembryo,you canproducevaluable humantissues-suchasbone orlung tissue-that couldbe usedto savehuman lives.Onthe otherhand,many people,including some scientists,disagree andare afraidthat,if mankindtoys withnaturein this way,we maybe onour wayto producinga real-life Frankensteinsmonster.Cloning isproducing anexact copyofaplantorananimalusing itscells.The firstmammal tobecloned successfullyfrom anadult cellwas Dollythe sheep.She was born in1996and diedin early2003,atamuch youngerage thannormal.When shewasborn,manypeoplewere worriedthat cloning wouldlead tomore diseasesintheanimal world.However,in generalthe scientistswere praisedfor theirwonderfulscientific advance.Ian Wilmut,the Scottishscientist whocreated Dolly,is shockedthat somescientistsarenowconsidering cloninghuman beings.Although heresearches cloning,his intentionhas neverbeen tocreatecopies ofhuman.Instead,he thinksresearch effortsshould concentrateon creatingnew tissuesandorgans thatcanbeusedtocure diseaseslike cancer.However,some peoplebelieve thatcloning humanembryoswiththeintention of destroying themshows norespect forhuman life.Even thoughhuman cloningis causingalotof anxiety,itis goodnewsfor FayeWilson,a41-year-old saleswomanwho cannothave ababy.CI amanxious tohave achild ofmy own/she says.4dont wantto adoptsomeone elseschild—If Ihadthechance,I wouldhave acloned babyright now.While cloninghuman embryosisnotlegal inmany countries,somescientistsare alreadypushingahead withresearchin ordertoproduce acloned humanbaby.Severino Antinori,an Italianphysician,has declaredthathewants tobe thefirst tocloneahuman being.In China,scientists havefocused theirefforts oncloning animals,aswellas clonedtissues tobeused inmedical treatment.Chinahassucceeded inproducing clonesof cowsand goats,and continuestoresearch waysin whichcloning canbenefit mankind.Letter1Dear EditorIbelievethathuman cloningis wrong.If wetoy withnature,wewillhavetodeal withtheconsequences.Who knowswhat couldhappen Humanlife wouldjust becomea croptobeharvested oraproduct forsale.The humanrace isusing upthe Earthsnatural wealth.We shouldbe havingfewer babiesinordertoreduce theEarths population,not cloningmore.I feelsorry forthe ladywho cannothaveababy,but I would liketo pointoutthatthere aremanychildren intheworldwith noparents whowouldbedelighted tohaveamother.Pauline CarterLetter2Dear EditorIwould liketo commenton your article,The perfectcopy.I thinkthe scientificadvancesmentioned inyourarticleare fantastic!Iamin completeagreement withhuman cloning.After all,scientists havebeen challengingmoral ideasfor centuries.Why shouldwe stopthem nowOna personalnote,cloningwouldtotally transformmy life.Seven yearsago,my1O-year-olddaughter diedof heartfailure.She wasbeautiful,cheerfulandbright.I missher everysingle day.If Ihadthe chance,Iwouldclone herimmediately soI thatI couldbe withher again.Colin Jake
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3.Project1Man andNature一For along time,ourenvironmenthasbeendamaged becausehumans havebeen careless.Peoplehave harmednature throughagriculture,fishing,hunting andtourism.We furtherdamage theEarth bybuildingnew channelsinthesea andfactories onthe land,and bycreating pollutionwith chemicalwaste.We willsome daydestroy theplanet weliveonif wecontinue inthisway.However,if wefocus onlyon conservation,then peoplemay suffer.Not everythingthat isbest fornatureisgoodfor people.Would anyonesay thatdevelopment shouldbe stoppedin favorof nature.From thepoint ofview ofsome people,weareonly doingwhat humanshave alwaysdone,using naturetomeet ourown needs.Other peopleargue thatsuch thinkingmay causea catastrophe,unless westart tolookaround andunderstand howa cleanenvironment benefitsus all.After decadesofdestroyingnature andusing upnatural resources,many developednations arenowconcerned aboutsaving naturerather thandeveloping ordestroying it.However,many poorernationsmust focuson meetingthe everydayneeds oftheir people.In doingso,they areusing upnaturalresources ata fastpace.They havenot yetseen theeffects ofthe carelessuse oftheenvironmentlikemany wealthynations have.Often theydo notrealize thatthe choicesthey makeare badfor theenvironment.Should theybe blamedfor destroyinghundreds ofthousands ofacres ofrainforest ifitmeans abetter incomefor theirpeople Thedeveloped anddeveloping countriesoftheworld needtowork togetherto makesurethatpeople enjoyhealthy andhappy lives,without theenvironment aroundthemsuffering.It shouldnot beaquestionof humanswinning andnature losing.Humans canonly reallywin byprotectingnature.After all,food hastobeproduced ina healthy,natural system,and weallneedclean airtobreathe andpure waterto drink.It ismankincfs responsibilitytofindanswers thatare goodforeveryone,and everything.
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3.Project2—GMfood:hope ordanger。