On the night of October 8, 1871, a fire started in Chicago and burned for 27 hours．More than 17 000 h　　1　　 were burned down．But it was l　　2　　 that only a few people lost their lives．It is said that the fire was started when Mrs．O'Leary's cow k　　3　　 over a kerosene(煤油)lamp with i　　4　　 head．Although this story-still goes on today, what really caused the fire is not k　　5　　 yet．

　　Many poor people stayed in their homes until the l　　6　　 moment in order to save the little that they had in the world．H　　7　　, they were forced to leave when the fire reached their houses．

　　T　　8　　 of people were left homeless, but Chicago was completely rebuilt in two years．Because of the fire and the need for safer buildings, the high building w　　9　　 was built of steel and stone was developed b　　10　　 the Chicago architect(建筑师)Louis Sullivan．

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　　All a 　　1　　 the world, people drink tea．But tea doesn't mean the same thing to everyone．In different countries people have very d 　　2　　 ideas about drinking tea．

　　In China, for example, tea is always served w 　　3　　 people get together．The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at h 　　4　　 or in their houses．They prefer their tea plain, with nothing e 　　5　　 in it．

　　Tea is a 　　6　　 important in Japan．The Japanese have a special way of serving tea c 　　7　　 a tea ceremony(茶道)．It is very old and full of meanings．Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony．There is even a special room for it in J 　　8　　 homes．

　　A 　　9　　 tea-drinking country is England．In England, the late afternoon is“teatime”．Almost everyone has a cup of tea then．The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it w 　　10　　 cream and sugar．They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime．