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　　A poor boy was trying to sell things door to door in order to pay his way through school．One day, he found that he had only one dime (美国的一角硬币) left．He was 　　1　　 , so he decided to ask for a meal at the next house．

　　However, when a lovely young woman opened the door, instead of a 　　2　　 he asked for a drink of water．She thought he looked hungry so she 　　3　　 him a large glass of milk．He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe (欠) you?” “You don't owe me anything,” she replied．“Mother has taught me never to accept (接受) pay for kindness．” He said, “Then I 　　4　　 you from the bottom of my heart (发自我内心)．” Howard Kelly left that house．

　　Years later the young woman became badly ill．The local doctors 　　5　　 to treat (治疗) her．They finally sent her to the big hospital in the city．Dr．Howard Kelly was a famous doctor in the hospital then．When he 　　6　　 the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes．At once, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room．He recognized (认出) her at once．He decided to do his best to save her life．From that day on, he gave 　　7　　 attention to her illness．

　　At last, the woman was 　　8　　 again．One day, a bill (账单) was sent to her room．She was 　　9　　 to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to 　　10　　 it off．Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill　caught her attention．She read these words：

　　“Paid in full with a glass of milk．”

　　(Signed) Dr．Howard Kelly

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阅读理解

　　As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture．We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used．Let’s look at the words about animals and plants．Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example,“a homeless dog”,“a mad dog”,“a running dog”and“a dog catching a mouse”, have negative* meanings．But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans．In English, people use the dog to describe positive* actions．For example,“you are a lucky dog”means you are a lucky person．And“every dog has its day”means each person has good luck sometimes．To describe a person’s serious illness, they say“sick as a dog”．The word“dog-tired”means very tired．However, Chinese love cats very much．But in western culture,“cat”is often used to describe a woman who is cruel*．

　　The rose is regarded as a symbol* of love in both China and some western countries．People think the rose means love, peace, courage and friendship．And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries．

　　The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures．We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used．

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