学校有自己，穿梭于学生通过有效的优势。四年的毕业率会影响高校国家的排名，这是用来大量招募学生。一个短时间的程度也意味着更多的学生接受教育从一个给定的学校，它可能意味着一个不太拥挤的校园。
Passage Four
The expression \gets its meaning from the fireworks that people shoot into the sky when they are celebrating a great event. Rockets explode to fill the dark, night sky with bright reds and blues, with yellows and greens and whites.
The expression also means a great show of noisy anger, or something exciting. For example, a defense lawyer in a court trial may become very emotional in arguing with the government lawyer about evidence affecting the accused. The judge finally stops the loud argument and calls the two lawyers forward. He tells them, \
Another kind of fireworks can be any event or activity that is especially exciting. One such event is falling in love. If anything can produce fireworks, it is a sweetheart's kiss or the touch of a lover's hand. Often movie or television cartoons show fireworks to represent the excitement of a kiss.
People use the expression fireworks throughout the year. But if you live in the United States and want to see real fireworks, the best time of the year is about now. The Fourth of July is Independence Day in the United States. Americans traditionally celebrate their nation's freedom with giant public parties and fireworks at night.
In Washington, for example, large crowds gather near the Washington Monument to listen to music and watch a huge fireworks show. In other cities and smaller towns, local people listen to band concerts and watch fireworks explode in a dark sky.
Many other countries around the world also enjoy the tradition of exploding fireworks on special days. In Australia, the city of Sydney begins each new year with a fireworks show at midnight. China is the birthplace of fireworks. Large fireworks shows were held often during earlier times in China. Now, people use small fireworks to help celebrate weddings and birthdays.
France also has a great fireworks tradition. A large fireworks show always takes place on Bastille day which celebrates the beginning of the French Revolution. The French city of Cannes holds an international fireworks competition each year in July and August.
In India, people have been using fireworks for more than five hundred years. A great Indian fireworks show takes place during the religious celebration of Diwali, every autumn.
Fireworks shows are popular around the world. But if I do not end this program right now, there will be fireworks from my producer.
表达―烟花‖会从它的含义的烟花，人们拍摄到天空时，他们正在庆祝一个伟大的事件。火箭式烟火在黑暗的夜空，明亮的红色和蓝色，黄色，绿色和白色。 表达也表示愤怒，或刺激的东西。例如，在法庭审判辩护律师可能会影响被告的证据表明政府律师争论变得很情绪化。法官最后停止大声争辩，这两位律师提出要求。他告诉他们，―我不想在我的法庭上争吵。‖
另一种烟花可以是任何特别激动的事件或活动。一个这样的事件是在恋爱。如果什么都可以生产烟花爆竹，这是一个情人的亲吻或抚摸爱人的手。通常在电影或电视卡通节目烟花代表亲吻的激动。
人们用这个表达的烟火。但如果你生活在美国，想看真正的烟火，最好的时间就是现在。七月四日是美国的独立日。美国人的传统庆祝自己国家的自由和巨大的公共聚会和燃放烟火的夜晚。
在华盛顿，例如，大批群众聚集在华盛顿纪念碑附近，听音乐和看一个巨大的焰火表演。在其他城市和小城镇，居民听音乐会，观看焰火。
世界各地的许多其他国家也有在特殊的日子放烟花的传统。在澳大利亚，悉尼市的每个新的一年开始在午夜的烟花表演。中国是烟花的发源地。常举行大型的烟火展在中国早期。现在，人们用小型的烟花来庆祝婚礼和生日。
法国也有放烟花的传统。一个大型的烟花表演总是在巴士底日的庆祝法国大革命的开始。法国城市戛纳举办国际烟花比赛每年在七月和八月。
在印度，人们已经使用五百年以上的烟花。一个伟大的印度排灯节燃放烟花发生在宗教庆典，每年秋天。
放烟火在全世界都受欢迎。但如果我不结束这个项目现在，我的制片人会有烟花。
Passage Five
People in Hong Kong speak a rich mixture of languages. Hong Kong was a British colony for more than 156 years before was returned to Chinese control in 1997. English was the only official language until 1994.
Most people in Hong Kong today speak Cantonese, but Mandarin and other dialects also are heard, and English as the British used is still widely spoken and taught here. Now however, many people are choosing to learn English as it spoken in the United States.
Victor Chan, for example, has children who attend school called Nature EQ on Saturday and Sunday, they are learning to say words the American way. Mr Chan says he wants his sons to learn American English, because he plans to send them to the United States for further study.
Nature EQ is one of a growing number of schools in Hong Kong that offer American English
classes. Frankie Ng opened the school 17 years ago, at that time, he had only 40 students. Today, the school has 350 students, it does not have space for any more.
Mr Ng says American English is clear and defined, he says it is easy to teach and easily understood. That, however, is not the main concern of the children.
Student Sam Yu has another reason for studying English spoken the American way.
\think [American English] is getting more and more important, and is maybe taking over the dominance of British English, so I'm willing to learn,\
Public schools in the former British colony still teach mostly British English. But the number of private language schools teaching American English is growing.
In Hong Kong's Tseung Kwan O district, for example, the \had 20 students a week when it opened one year ago. Today, it has more 180 each week.
Some observers say American English is becoming the language of international business. Increased contact with American culture, like movies, television programs, computer games and the Internet is spreading American expressions and accents in areas other than business.
Language teachers in Hong Kong say wealthy people who live in mainland China are helping to increase the demand for classes in American English. Mainland Chinese are crossing into Hong Kong because it has more educational choices.
But for now, people hearing English in the streets of Hong Kong are mainly hearing traditional British English.
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香港人说语言的丰富的混合物。香港曾是英国殖民地，156多年前在1997回归中国。英国是唯一的官方语言，直到1994。
在香港大多数人今天讲广东话，但普通话和其他方言也听到了，英语和英国采用的仍然是广泛使用在这里教。但是现在，很多人都选择学习英语是讲在美国。 维克多陈，例如，有上学的孩子情商在星期六和星期日称为自然，他们在学习说美国的方式。陈先生说，他希望他的儿子学习美式英语，因为他计划送他们去美国深造。
情商是一个自然的越来越多的学校，在香港提供美式英语课程。弗兰基Ng学校开办了17年前，当时，他只有40个学生。今天，该校有350名学生，它没有任何更多的空间。
吴先生说，美国英语是清楚的和定义，他说这是容易教的和容易理解的。这，然而，是不是孩子们主要关心的。
学生山姆于学习英语口语的美国生活方式的另一个原因。
―我认为[美国英语]越来越重要，并可能接管英国英语的优势，所以我愿意学习，‖山姆说，玉。
在这个前英国殖民地的公立学校还教主要是英国人的英语。但私立语言学校美式英语教学越来越多。
在香港将军澳区，例如，―美国英语培训学校‖有20的学生一个星期打开时，一年前。今天，它有更多的180个星期。
一些观察家认为，美国英语是国际商业语言。增加接触美国文化，喜欢看电影，电视，电脑游戏和互联网以外的其他业务领域传播美国的表情和语调。 在香港的语言教师说，有钱人是生活在中国大陆有助于增加对美国英语课程的需求。中国内地进入香港因为它有更多的教育选择。
但是现在，人们听到英国在香港的街道，主要是英国传统的英语听力。 ―我们可以理解，但对我们说什么，我们与英国口音说[ ]，‖一位当地妇女说。 ―英国是我认为最好的，‖一位当地人的评论。
Passage Six.
Priscilla Ouchida‘s ―energy-efficient‖ house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and her engineer husband married a few years ago, they built a $100,000, three-bedroom home in California. Tightly sealed to prevent air leaks, the house was equipped with small double-paned (双层玻璃的) windows and several other energy-saving features. Problems began as soon as the couple moved in, however. Priscilla’s eyes burned. Her throat was constantly dry. She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep. It was as though she had suddenly developed a strange illness.
Experts finally traced the cause of her illness. The level of formaldehyde (甲醛) gas in her kitchen was twice the maximum allowed by federal standards for chemical workers. The source of the gas? Her new kitchen cabinets and wall-to-wall carpeting.
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