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　　“It takes an entire village to raise a child．”That’s an old proverb (諺語) that is being quoted more and more often these days．And I’m pleased about that．

　　Today, more and more schools are reaching out to involve parents, community members and businesses(工商企業(yè))to help shape a child’s future．

　　Parents need to be involved in their children’s education in many ways．Helping children with homework and studying, going on a field trip, teaching a craft(手工藝)or coaching a child’s sports team are all great ways to be involved with your child’s education．And don’t forget to communicate with teachers -－they need and respect your input．Studies show that children learn more and schools function better when parents and schools work together．It’s important to stay in touch with your child’s education all through his or her school career．

　　Communities can help children create and achieve new goals．Help with homework, read to a child, coach a children’s team, or provide emotional(情感上的)support．Help solve problems and build self-esteem(自尊心)．Kids need role models and advisers can be role models by sharing their experiences and wisdom．

　　Businesses can also help shape our children’s future．Invite a class from your local school to visit your workplace．You may be providing a glimpse that opens a new world of possibilities．Show students what goes on during a typical day．Give a mini course for students：how to use a computer; how products are made; how machinery works．You may have a developing electrician, teacher, nurse, or even a newspaper reporter on your hands．

　　It really does take an entire village to raise a child．So share the responsibility(職責(zé))-- and the joy -- of bringing a child to his or her full potential(潛能)．

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閱讀下面短文，從題后所給的A、B、C、D四個答案中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

　　“It takes an entire village to raise a child．”That’s an old proverb(諺語)that is being quoted more and more often these days．And I’m pleased about that．

　　Today, more and more schools are reaching out to involve parents, community members and businesses(工商企業(yè))to help shape a child’s future．

　　Parents need to be involved in their children’s education in many ways．Helping children with homework and studying, going on a field trip, teaching a craft(手工藝)or coaching a child’s sports team are all great ways to be involved with your child’s education．And don’t forget to communicate with teachers－they need and respect your input．Studies show that children learn more and schools function better when parents and schools work together．It’s important to stay in touch with your child’s education all through his or her school career．

　　Communities can help children create and achieve new goals．Help with homework, read to a child, coach a children’s team, or provide emotional(情感上的)support．Help solve problems and build self－esteem(自尊心)．Kids need role models and advisers can be role models by sharing their experiences and wisdom．

　　Businesses can also help shape our children’s future．Invite a class from your local school to visit your workplace．You may be providing a glimpse that opens a new world of possibilities．Show students what goes on during a typical day．Give a mini course for students：how to use a computer; how products are made; how machinery works．You may have a developing electrician, teacher, nurse, or even a newspaper reporter on your hands．

　　It really does take an entire village to raise a child．So share the responsibility(職責(zé))－and the joy－of bringing a child to his or her full potential(潛能)．

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　　We can stay young forever．That is the message Dr．Shen Ziyin wants to give the world．And the Chinese doctor claims that he has found an answer to the problems of aging．

　　His solution is a herbal medicine to slow the process of aging．

　　Dr．Shen Ziyin has been trained in Western medicine．At the same time he studied traditional Chinese medicine．And, he has been working for the past forty years to put together the best of both and find a cure for aging．He has taken a hint from the ancient Chinese medicine system called “shen”．

　　According to Shen, it is the kidney(腎臟)which adjusts the functioning of the body as well as its aging process．It is responsible for the level of activity that the human bodies go through．Studies conducted by Dr．Shen show that herbal medicine based on the shen system slow the aging process, says a report in The Telegraph newspaper．

　　We notice that when people grow old, they have reduced strength, loss of hair, backache, weakness in general, and wrinkles, among others．This happens because when people grow old, their bodies produce T-cells．These T-cells contain a particular substance called Fas．Fas makes the cells in the body destruct themselves．

　　So the only way to slow down aging is to slow the production of T-cells in the body．This can happen if people eat low calorie food．Then the body is not active enough to produce extra T-cells．But, is going hungry all the time a good price to pay for staying young?

　　This is where Dr．Shen's herbal medicine comes in．But how effective it will be, only time can tell．

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　　Chocolate soap is supposed to be good for the skin．But it's not so good for the tongue．Unfortunately for the US soldiers of World War II, the chocolate bars the army gave them tasted like they were intended for use in the bath．

　　In the army's defense, it wasn't trying to win any cooking awards．In fact, it specifically ordered that its chocolate bars not be too delicious, so soldiers wouldn't eat them too quickly．These bars were created for survival, not taste．“They were awful, ” John Otto, a former army captain in World War II said．“They were big, thick things, and they weren't any good, but I had to be awful hungry after I tried them once．”

　　As unappealing as the chocolate bars were to some, others liked them．Samuel Hinkle, the chemist who created the chocolate bars, pointed out that the number of bars made were far greater than the army needed．“It soon became obvious that the generous American soldiers were sharing their valued possessions with their foreign friends, whether soldiers of other countries or local citizens．”

　　The bars turned many hungry Europeans into friends of the United States．“People wanted them, ” said Otto．“You'd give them to kids．In some places they were very hungry．And they sure helped relax people about American soldiers．”

　　Otto said he never saw a European turn his or her nose up at the chocolate．“It was food, ” he said．“At that time, everyone was very hungry．I saw German kids standing outside the U．S．a(chǎn)rmy kitchen．They weren't begging, just standing there very politely．When we were done, the kids would eat the food out of the garbage．They were that hungry．”[來源：學(xué)*科*網(wǎng)]

　　Other Europeans did not see chocolate until well after the war ended．“We didn't see any Americans where I was, ” said Elizabeth Radsma, who was 25 years old when the Germans occupied her country, the Netherlands．“Even after the war, we saw only English．Maybe the Americans gave out some chocolate in the big cities, but we were only in a small town．Before the British, we saw only German soldiers．But chocolate? Don't make me laugh! Maybe in my dreams! ”

　　A soldier in the field might have responded “Be careful what you wish for”-and then gratefully bit down on a chocolate bar, the only food available for miles．

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　　Would you like to be a king or queen? To have people waiting on your hand and foot? Many Americans experience this royal treatment every day．How? By being customers．The American idea of customer service is to make each customer the center of attention．Need proof? Just listen to the commercials．Most of them sound like the McDonald's ad：“We do it all for you．” Actually, not all stores in America roll out the red carpet for their customers．But wherever you go, good customer service means making customers feel special．

　　People going shopping in America can expect to be treated with respect from the very beginning．Most places don't have a “furniture street” or a “computer road” which allow you to compare prices easily．Instead, people often “l(fā)et their fingers do the walking” through the store hot lines．From the first “hello”, customers receive a satisfying response to their questions．This initial contact can help them decide where to shop．

　　When customers get to the store, they are treated as honored guests．Customers don't usually find store clerks sitting around watching TV or playing cards．Instead, the clerks greet them warmly and offer to help them find what they want．In most stores, the clear signs that label each department make shopping a breeze．Customers usually don't have to ask how much items cost, since prices are clearly marked．And unless they’re at a flea market or a yard sale, they don't bother trying to bargain．

　　When customers are ready to check out, they find the nearest and shortest checkout lane．But as Murphy's Law would have it, whichever lane they get in, all the other lanes will move faster．Good stores open new checkout lanes when the lanes get too long．Some even offer express lanes for customers with 10 items or less．After they pay for their purchases, customers receive a smile and a warm “thank you” from the clerk．Many stores even allow customers to take their shopping carts out to the parking lot．That way, they don't have to carry heavy bags out to the car．

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　　Lisa was running late．She had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way; her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown．But as she hurried down the subway stairs, she started to feel uncomfortably warm．By the time she got to the platform, Lisa felt weak and tired-maybe it hadn't been a good idea to give blood the night before, she thought．She rested herself against a post close to the tracks．

　　Several yards away, Frank, 43, and his girlfriend, Jennifer, found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop．They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying．

　　But when he heard the scream, followed by someone yelling, "Oh, my God, she fell in! " Frank didn't hesitate．He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails．"No! Not you! his girlfriend screamed after him．

　　She was right to be alarmed．By the time Frank reached Lisa, he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming．The train was about 20 seconds from the station．

　　It was hard to lift her．She was just out．But he managed to raise her four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the arms and drag her away from the edge．That was where Lisa briefly re-gained consciousness, felt herself being pulled along the ground, and saw someone else holding her purse．

　　Lisa thought she' d been robbed．A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head．And she tried to talk but she couldn't, and that was when she realized how much pain she was in．

　　Police and fire officials soon arrived, and Frank told the story to an officer．Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40-minute train ride downtown-just as he had been seconds after the rescue, which made her think about her reaction at the time．"I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to die．"she explained．

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　　Every day we experience one of the wonders of the world around us without even realizing it．It is not the amazing complexity of television, nor the impressive technology of transport．The universal wonder we share and experience is our ability to make noises with our mouths, and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each other's minds．This ability comes so naturally that we tend to forget what a miracle it is．

　　Obviously, the ability to talk is something that marks humans off from animals．Of course, some animals have powers just as amazing．Birds can fly thousands of miles by observing positions of the stars in the sky in relation to the time of day and year．In Nature's talent show, humans are a species of animal that have developed their own act．If we reduce it to basic terms, it's an ability for communicating information to others by varying sounds we make as we breathe out．

　　Not that we don't have other powers of communication．Our facial expressions convey our emotions, such as anger, or joy, or disappointment．The way we hold our heads can indicate to others whether we are happy or sad．This is so－called “body－language” ．Bristling(直立的)fur is an unmistakable warning of attack among many animals．Similarly, the bowed head or drooping tail shows a readiness to take second place in any animal gathering．

　　Such a means of communication is a basic mechanism that animals, including human beings, instinctively acquire and display．Is the ability to speak just another sort of instinct? If so, how did human beings acquire this amazing skill? Biologists can readily indicate that particular area of our brain where speech mechanisms function, but this doesn't tell you how that part of our bodies originated in our biological history．

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