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    A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to1. She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.

    Her father, a cook, took her2the kitchen. He poured water into pans and boiled it. When the water was boiling in the first pan he put some carrots, in the3he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He did all these without saying any words.

    The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently, not knowing4her father was doing that for. After about 20 minutes, her father turned off the stove (火炉), took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put them in another bowl. After that the5was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, "What do you6?" "Carrots, eggs and coffee." she answered.

Her father told her to close her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take eggs and broke them. Then, she got boiled and hard eggs. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. "What's the meaning, Father?" He7that each one had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water, but8had a different reaction (反应). The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard9being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. "Who are you?" asked her father. "When calamity (厄运)10your door, what's your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?

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    In the middle of my home country there are very large places. They are hot and dry land called deserts. Families live a long way from other people. Sometimes they are the only people for thousands of kilometres.

    About 65 years ago these people found that using strong radios was a possible way for families living far away to communicate with each other. They decided they could use the radios for school. In this way, children could talk to each other like at school.

    The children each spent about 30 minutes a day on the radio. They talked to their teacher about their work and difficulties. The teacher designed some exercises and tasks based on what they learned and posted them to the children. After finishing their work, the children sent it back to their teacher to mark. He tried to visit each child twice each year. This was sometimes difficult. The journey was very long and could be dangerous. In addition, the school held camps once a year. The children could all meet each other and shared their learning experience.

    The government provides families with computers so that the children can use the Internet to talk to their teachers and classmates by email now. The teachers enjoy their work very much because they get to know the children and their families very well. It is an interesting way to learn. Don't you think so?