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　　A Free Dress Every Week

　　The temptation to steal is greater than ever before especially in large shops

　　and people are not so honest as they once were.

　　A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a

　　large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop

　　than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch

　　her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose

　　one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who

　　wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. The woman simply took the parcel

　　and walked out of the shop without paying. When she was arrested, the detective

　　found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. Believe it or not, the girl

　　"gave" her mother a free dress every week! (148 words)

　　Useful Words and Expressions:

　　temptation n.诱惑，诱惑物

　　the temptations of a big city大城市的种种诱惑

　　resist temptation抵制诱惑，不受诱惑

　　a strong temptation to sb对某人十分强烈的诱惑

　　article n.物品，商品

　　an important article of food一种主要食品

　　article mix 商品组合

　　articles of daily use日用品

　　wrap vi.包起来

　　wrap sth. Up 把…包起来

　　arrest vt.逮捕，拘留 n.逮捕，拘留

　　the arrest of a criminal suspect拘捕一个犯罪嫌疑犯。

　　a criminal under arrest 一个在押的罪犯

　　Intelligence

　　Are some people born clever and others born stupid? Or is intelligence

　　developed by our environment and our experience?

　　Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our

　　intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a

　　genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who

　　lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who

　　lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus, the limits of a person\'s

　　intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will

　　depend on his environment. This view, held by most experts now, can be supported

　　in a number of ways. As is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent

　　something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people

　　is, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. (154 words)

　　Useful Words and Expressions:

　　Intelligence n.智力，聪明

　　a boy who shows intellge6nce智力低下的男孩

　　Use your Intelllignce，and you’ll sure to achieve sometning.发挥你的聪明才智

　　，你一定能取得成就。

　　have secret intelligence of the enemy’s plans获得敌方计划的秘密情报。

　　extent n.广度，程度

　　to some extent在某种程度上

　　extent of one’s knowledge某人的知识多少

　　see fullextent ofthe park看到公园的整个范围

　　a vast extent of land辽阔的土地

　　unlimited extent无限空间

　　I agree with you to a certain extent.我在某种程度上同意你。

　　No one knows the extent of his debts.没有人知道他负债多少。

　　no amount of怎么(再多)也…不

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