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Part﹣time jobs are great for young people．They allow teenagers and young adults to gain a little job（1）e 　　and make a bit of money too．Compared with other hobbies and activities，part﹣time jobs are healthier and better help teenagers（2）p 　　for adult life．Of course，for students，doing a part﹣time job should never be more important than（3）s 　　for good grades．

There are so many different part﹣time jobs for you to（4）c 　　from．A few of the most common ones are restaurant waiters，store salesmen and park workers．These are all jobs that only need you to work（5）b 　　ten and twenty hours per week．Besides，they don't require much work experience．So you can learn how to do the job（6）e 　　while you are working．

You can learn great lessons from a part﹣time job．Some are about how to work with others，some are about how to be on time and （7）o 　　are about how to work hard．These are all necessary lessons you will use later in life．A survey shows that the young adults who do not have part﹣time jobs are（8）l 　　prepared for life than those who do．

It is great to earn money for the first time from a part﹣time job．Then how do you usually （9）s 　　the money from a part﹣time job？It can be used to save for college education or favorite things．Maybe you will find it's harder to use money you made than that your parents gave you！Yet it can right teach you the（10）v 　　of money．

As you've just found out， opening a book doesn't require much effort． However， even that would be （1）i 　　 if you spent the night on the streets．

After lying for hours on cold ground， with only a thin sleeping bag to protect you from rain or ice， your fingers would probably be so numb（麻木的）that you could hardly （2）m 　　 them． You'd most likely spend the day trying to find something to cat and somewhere to shelter from the freezing cold．

You might be surprised to hear that the number of people sleeping rough（露宿）in London has doubled in the last five years and has （3）i 　　by 30% across the rest of the country during the last two years．

Once we bring a homeless person out of the freezing cold， we need your help to give him a （4）w 　　welcome at St Mungo's very much．

Will you please give a Christmas gift of £25， which could （5）p 　　a homeless person with a St Mungo's welcome pack？ It could have a towel， shampoo， soap（肥皂）， so a homeless person can have a hot （6）s 　　and a proper clean up． The difference you could make won't end there． You see， welcoming someone into warmth and safety is just the （7）b 　　． You really could enable someone to change their life for good．

For Harvey， it was losing his job that led to him becoming homeless． Since Harvey was welcomed into St Mungo's， he has received （8）t 　　 for his health and so much more． After he took courses in useful life skills， he recently moved into his own flat．

With your gift， you could help us offer a warm welcome to someone （9）l 　　Harvey who's come in from the freezing streets． I'm sure you'll a（10）　　 that's a wonderful present to give at Christmas． I hope you will send £25， or as much as you can， today．

Claude Monet's paintings were quite different from the art styles that were popular in the 1870s France． Traditional artists always did their artwork in a studio and their paintings were realistic﹣they looked exactly like the real world． Claude Monet was part of a group of painters who were called Impressionists（印象派画家）． Their paintings were light and a bit fuzzy﹣they gave an impression of what the real world looked like． Sometimes Impressionists worked outside， which was a very unusual thought in their time． Impressionism received its name from an early painting by Claude Monet titled impression， Sunrise．

Knowing that trains were interesting subjects and represented modern progress， Claude Monet created a series of Impressionist paintings of trains from January to March of 1877． He worked on his paintings right on the train platform at the Gare Saint﹣Lazare， the train station on Saint Lazare Street． Although there were many train stations in Paris， this was the first train station built in Paris so it had historical significance（意义）．

Monet's friend， Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir， told the following story to his sons about Claude Monet and painting the trains． Monet needed permission（允许）to spend time on the train platform and paint what he saw in his impressionistic style． One day Monet dressed himself in his very best suit along with a fine top hat， a good linen shirt and a silk tie． He appeared to be a wealthy gentleman while he really was a poor painter．

When he went towards the clerk at the train office， he presented his calling card which introduced him as Claude Monet， Painter． He asked to see the station master． The clerk quickly allowed this fine gentleman to enter the station master's office． The station master was also impressed and gave Monet permission to paint on the train platform． The station master even kept trains from leaving on time so Monet could compete a scene even though passengers complained．

Was it all worthwhile（值得）？ Monet's train scenes turned his career into a success and for the station master， made his train station famous until even now．

Claude Monet

Introduction

◆Claude Monet was one of the Impressionist painters whose paintings were not the （1）　　as the popular art styles in the 1870s France．

◆Impressionist paintings gave an impression of （2）　　he real world looked．

◆He helped Impressionism get its （3）　　 by his painting Impression， Sunrise．

A（4）　　of painting trains

◆At that time trains were subjects that could keep people's （5）　　and represented modern progress．

◆He created paintings of trains （6）　　January and March in 1877， at the train station with the longest （7）　　in Paris．

◆He dressed himself as a wealthy gentleman to win the station master's （8）　　．

◆In order to help Monet complete a scene， the station master even made trains leave （9）　　than they should do．

Result

◆His train scenes made not only his career （10）　　but also the train station famous．

When we are talking to someone， we tend to change someone else's mind to our way of thinking．And we may often find it difficult to do that． So here are five tips on how to change someone's mind．

The first oneis never to turn the conversation into an argument． It should be a conversation where you show your opinions and the facts that you've collected． By showing them the facts， we want to tell other people that we are right． But emotionally， they may not totally agree with what you say． So when you are trying to change someone's mind， try to keep it as a conversation and not an argument．

The second tipis never to say that you are wrong． If someone makes a statement that you think is wrong， it's better to point it out by saying， "I thought otherwise but I might be wrong， let's look at the facts．" The key is to say that you might be wrong， not that you are wrong． This opens up the other person to look at the data again and shows them that you're not bullheaded （顽固的） and that you're not going to change your opinion． You're showing them that you are open to new ideas and this is super important in changing someone else's mind to your way of thinking．

Tip number threeis to get the other person saying yes as fast as possible． You may begin your conversation on hobbies that you guys have， something that they're crazy about， something that gets them saying yes． Because the more that you get them to say yes now， the more likely they are to say yes in the future． A conversation like this will get them to start to like you and maybe even more open up to ideas that you have． It builds up trust between the two of you．

Tip number fouris to let the other person do a great amount of talking． If you let them talk more， you're going to show that you actually care about their opinions and ideas， which will earn their respect in the end． By listening to them， you're going to create a friendly relationship and build trust． So when you express your opinions， they will also show a willingness to listen． Never interrupt them when they are talking． Just listen patiently with an open mind， encourage them to talk even more and more so that when it's your tum to talk， they'll listen and say nothing．

The last tipis to let the other person feel like the idea was theirs． It's wiser to make suggestions and let someone else come to the conclusion， then they have a sense of pride that it's their idea． Giving someone the data and letting them come to the conclusion let them feel like it is their idea and they are proud of it．

Title： How to change someone else's mind

Introduction	Though it is not （1）　　to change someone else's mind， here are tips you can follow．
Five （2）　　of changing someone else's mind	●Keep it as a conversation and not an argument， or they may not totally be in （3）　　with you．
	●Say that you might be wrong（4）　　of saying that you are wrong to show that you are open to new ideas．
	●Try to get them saying yes as fast as possible， so they are more likely to say yes in the future．
	●Create a friendly relationship and build trust so that when you express your opinions， they are willing to listen．
	●Let someone else come to the conclusion and they will be（5）　　of it because they feel like it is their idea．

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The Bamboo Train， or "Norry" in the local language， is quite famous in Cambodia． The train is in fact a big bamboo bed with four wheels and a small engine． It can run at the （1）s 　　of up to 50 km/h on the tracks． Lots of （2）v 　　go to Cambodia to enjoy the Bamboo Train ride． They have to pay 5 dollars per person to （3）g 　　on the train．The best time to take the train is from 4 to 6 o'clock in the afternoon，（4）b 　　it is cool when people enjoy the countryside view． "It feels more like a roller coaster， but it's really nice，" a Germany tourist Theresa Kessemeier said after she （5）c 　　a ride． The Bamboo Train has become a popular tourist attraction．