A recent study shows that nearly 30 percent of the high school students do not have breakfast . As a result, they tend to feel sleepy all day and have poor memories. What’s worse, it is impossible for them to concentrate on their studies and to get high marks in all kinds of tests .

Some students who study late into the night choose to miss breakfast so that they can have a few extra minutes in bed . Others are given money to buy their breakfast on the way to school because their parents are too busy to prepare it for them . To our surprise, in order to stay slim and lose weight, a few school girls and boys often go to school without breakfast .

In fact, the morning meal plays an important part . It can provide 30 percent of the whole day’s energy . For creative abilities and better judgment, school kids should start their days with a regular breakfast ….

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M: How many pounds of tomatoes do you need tomorrow?

W: Regularly I took four pounds but then I cut it down to a quarter.

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M: How much do you charge for the MP$?

W: Well, it cost me ￡50, but I’ll knock off 20% as it’s no longer new.

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W: Excuse me, sir. I’d like to have this package sent to America. What’s the postage for it?

M: Let me see. It’s two and a half pounds.

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W: I need a car this weekend, but unfortunately enough mine has broken down.

M: I’m sorry to hear that, but why not rent one if you have a license?

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M: Did Tom decorate the whole house himself?

W: He had it painted, because he doesn’t like the smell.

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M: I’d like to invite you out to dinner at Long Long restaurant before I return to the USA.

W: Thanks. I would enjoy it.

M: What would be a convenient time for you?

W: How about Saturday evening?

M: Great. I’m leaving on Sunday. I’ll pick you up at 5 pm Saturday afternoon.

W: Thank you very much.

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M: What did you say you were going to take up as a career?

W: Lawyer. Actually, I’ve already started. I began my studies at Harvard University last September.

M: What are you going to do when you finish?

W: Oh, I’ll go back to my hometown and practice there.

M: Will you need English in your job?

W: Not much. But it will be useful in many ways.

M: What made you decide to take up law as a career?

W: Well, I was good at logic and I had a certain feeling for this career. Besides, my teacher encouraged me and said I had a gift for law. I suppose my personal qualities made me choose law.

M: Wish you success.

W: Thank you.

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W: Mr. Zhang, you speak excellent English.

M: Thank you.

W: Where did you learn it?

M: Mainly in China.

W: Have you ever been to any English-speaking country?

M: Yes. I have been to the United States for a short visit to attend a meeting.

W: It’s really surprising that you learned English so well.

M: Thank you. But we have a lot of good teachers from English-speaking countries, such as Britain, Canada and Australia.

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M: This is a true story about a French couple, Paul and Mary, who were in Hong Kong on holiday and went to a restaurant for a meal.

W: They had a meal in their hotel?

M: No, what they did was go to a restaurant. Anyway, they couldn’t speak Chinese of English well, so they had to use sign language to order their meal. Well, this seemed to work all right the waiter nodded and smiled and started to go to the kitchen.

W: He understood them.

M: Oh, I forgot to mention they had their pet dog, Rosa, with them, and Mary reminded her husband that Rosa was hungry. They called the waiter back and they pointed at the dog, Rosa, and made eating gestures. The waiter didn’t seem to understand and looked puzzled. But in the end he smiled and nodded and picked up the dog and took it into the kitchen. Paul and Mary were satisfied and chatted about their holiday experiences until their food was ready. After about an hour the waiter returned with their main course on a silver dish covered with a large silver lid. You’ll never believe this, but it really happened. When they lifted the silver lid they found their dog inside.

W: Did they eat their meal?

M: No, of course not. What happened was that they both suffered a mild nervous breakdown and took the next plane back to Paris.

W: And that’s a true story? I find it very unlikely to have happened.

M: It’s perfectly true. Really!

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