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Unit4
ReadingA
My life's work — studying stars
When I was about eight，I got a book about stars．That was the beginning of my life's work．When I was young，I did not use to have much money．I could not buy expensivethings，but I had my eyes．I used to go outside every night to look at the stars．
There are billions ofstars in the sky — but you can only see about 3，000 with your own eyes．
Get a map of the stars and begin to find your way throughthe sky．In different seasons，you can see different groups of stars．The shapes of these groups never change．It is easy to learn the name of each group．When you know these，you may start to look at the stars inside each group．Not all stars are the same．Some are big，and some are small．Some look white，some look red and some look blue．
Sometimes，you may see a star move．However，if you see it move from one group to another，then it is not a star but a planet．You are able to see Venus and Jupiter easily．They are both very bright．It is easy to see Mars，too．It looks red．You will soon begin to learn more and more about the stars．Then you will want to find out even more about them．
Taking photographs
A photographer can have a very interesting life．Norman Parkinson was a famous English photographer．He liked travelling to interestingplaces and taking photographs．It was his hobby as well as his job．
Taking photographs is a favourite hobby of many people all over the world．It can help us rememberthings．We all love to take photographs of each other，especiallywhen we travel to new places．We also like to have a photograph of everybody in the group together．When we want to be in the picture，we need to ask someone to take the photograph for us．
Having photographs is important because people and places always change．It is very sad，for example，if children cannot look at photographs of their parents or grandparents．What did Grandfather look like? Where did he use to live? If we do not have photographs，children may not know the answers to these questions．Photographs help us know and understand our history．
This picture is more than fifty years old．Guangzhou later held the Chinese Export Commodities Fair in this building．Do you think the old picture helps us remember life in the past?
What are your hobbies?
CHEN YUI collectstamps．I have about 1，500 stamps from all over the world．Ben gives me American ones and I get British ones from Sally．Six weeks ago，a boy from Holland gave me some stamps from his country．In my stamp album，I usually put the stamps from each country together．I also collect stamps with sports on them．I put these on a special page．Collecting stamps is fun and interesting．
ZHEN HUIFishing is fun，too．Fishing takes you to beautiful places．You can catch fish in small rivers，big lakes or the sea．You can go with friends or，if you like，you can go alone．You can make a lot of new friends when you go fishing．You can catch fish with just a net，or with a long piece of string，a hook and some bread．Everybody gets excited when someone catches a big fish．Catching fish is great fun，but eating them is even better!
WANG GANGMaking models is my favourite hobby．I have made a few model planes．At the weekend，I fly my planes at a park near my home．If they crash，I have to mend them．I like mending things．It teaches me a lot about real planes．
MP B
Hello，everyone．Welcome to the “Sports Report”．This is Dai Fang speaking to you near the long jump，at Guangzhou Sports Centre．Zhang Yue is going to take his second jump．The second jump is always an important one．Will this be better than his first jump — only 7.59 metres? That is his worstjump this year!Zhang Yue is the best in Guangzhou at the long jump，but he does not look happy today．
And now he is beginning his second jump．He always has a long，slow run at the beginning．Oh，no!The second jump is worse than his first one — only 7.43 metres long．
(Ten minutes later)
Now Zhang Yue takes his third and last jump．He starts to run．This is a faster beginning than the first and second jumps...and Zhang Yue is flying!This looks a good jump，better than the first，and is it the best? This jump looks very，very long．Yes，7.79 metres!That's a very long jump!Zhang Yue looks very，very happy!
