Six years ago, Ann graduated(毕业)from college with a degree in Art. Now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company. She takes classes twice after work. She is learning to use the computer program Power Point. “I enjoy the college, but my job doesn't use the information I learned at college, ” Ann says. “The course(课程)is helping me to do my job better.”

    In the past, when students graduated from college and got a job, they usually stopped studying. Today lifelong learning is becoming more common. In many countries, some people return to school in their late twenties, or even older to get a higher degree. More people are taking training courses to improve their working skills after work. People can also get degrees or training through the Internet. Ann's sixty-year-old mother and father are taking courses in Art and Music. “We love these two subjects. Learning is so much fun,” they say happily. “It's never too old to learn.”

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—She's fine. She used to     TV at home after supper. But now she is used to     out for a walk.

    Mike is a middle school student. He used to play computer games. He thought he could get a lot offrom the games. Sometimes he didn't go to school andin a net bar all day. The teacherhis parents and told them that Mike didn't come to.After his parents knew he played computer games in net bars, they werewith Mike and decided not tohim pocket money any more. He couldn't play computer gameshe had no money. Every time hea net bar, he stopped to take a look,he didn't get into it. After a long, he gave up playing computer games. Now he has become a good student.