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The longest river in the world, the Nile, flows through the north-western area of Africa, and then into the Mediterranean Sea. Great civilizations have always flourished alongside rivers, but the Egyptian civilization, which started on the Nile, is t

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Gangs are becoming a big problem in many countries around the world. Weve always had gangs, and theyve always created problems. Recently, things seem to be getting out of control. Gangs are taking over our streets. In many parts of South America, gan

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Eggs are great. Where would we be without them? They are so useful. I cant imagine life or cooking without them. There are many ways of cooking eggs for breakfast fried eggs, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, etc. There are even many ways of cooking these

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Entomb ed by a 30-foot layer of volcanic pumice for more than 3,500 years, the city was clearly related to the ruins of Minoan Crete. Hundreds if not thousands of years ahead of its time, among the ci

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Emma went to the market. She needed to buy food. She needed brown eggs. She opened a carton of brown eggs. She looked at the eggs. None of them were cracked. None of them were broken. All the eggs were okay. She closed the carton. She put the carton

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It was Easter Sunday. Mom gave a little basket to Michelle. Mom told her to look for Easter eggs. The Easter eggs were in the back yard. What do Easter eggs look like? Michelle asked. Mom said, They look just like regular eggs. But they are colored.

Take Away English-Picnics 野餐

Do you fancy a romantic picnic? As summertime begins in Britain, people start to feel the urge to go outside to eat. People love to have a picnic whenever the weather is good enough, especially people with children. Its a great way to spend a sunny

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Easter Sunday was a cloudy but festive day in Memorial Park for about 100 kids from local orphanages. An Easter egg hunt started at 10 a.m. when a fire engine blasted its horn. Boys and girls, ranging in age from 2 to 6, dashed throughout the park, y

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Uncle Harry had no answering machine because hardly anyone ever called. Most of his friends and relatives were already dead. He had outlived them all, even though he smoked and drank most of his life. So much for all their talk about clean living, he

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Jamaican Mullings banned for lifetime

KINGSTON, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings received a life ban by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) on Monday. The decision came four days after Mullings, 29, was found guilty of taking the masking agent furosimide. He fi

Jamaican sprinter Mullings found guilty of doping

KINGSTON, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings might be banned for life from athletics after found guilty of using the banned substance furosemide Thursday by a three-man disciplinary panel. Mullings' urine sample was found positive o

畅游尼罗河谷

-The longest river in the world, the Nile, flows through the north-western area of Africa, and then into the Mediterranean Sea. Great civilizations have always flourished alongside rivers, but the Egyptian civilization, which started on the Nile, is

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omg美语：0503 OMG! 美语 Jeggings!

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