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　　Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings．The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of 　　1　　 is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest．She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much．Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the 　　2　　 of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his 　　3　　．Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he 　　4　　 it．Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without 　　5　　．When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld．When Demeter 　　6　　 what happened to Persephone, she became so 　　7　　 that she caused all plants to 　　8　　．People were in 　　9　　 of starving．But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow 　　10　　 her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her．　　11　　, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone’s 　　12　　．She could go back to her mother if she had not 　　13　　 anything while she was in the underworld．Demeter 　　14　　 it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate(石榴)seeds in the underworld．When Zeus 　　15　　 this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her 　　16　　, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld．And so it 　　17　　 that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore 　　18　　 not let the crops grow．

　　That is 　　19　　 we have winter when plants do not grow．When Persephone returns, Demeter is 　　20　　, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again．

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　　In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty(贫困), and only the rich could manage without great 　　1　　．Three of those rich men and their servants were 　　2　　 together on a road when they came to a very 　　3　　 village．

　　The first could not stand seeing the poverty, 　　4　　 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons(四轮载重马车)and shared 　　5　　 out among the villagers．He wished them all the best of luck, and he left．

　　The second rich man, seeing the 　　6　　 situation, stopped for a short time and gave 　　7　　 all his food and drink, since he 　　8　　 see that money would be of little 　　9　　 to them．He made sure that they each 　　10　　 their fair share and would have enough food to 　　11　　 for some time．Then, he left．

　　The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, 　　12　　 and went straight through the 　　13　　 without stopping．The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other 　　14　　 the third rich man lacked sympathy．It was 　　15　　 that they themselves had been there to offer help．

　　However, three days later, they 　　16　　 the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction．He was 　　17　　 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 　　18　　 the gold and valuables they had been 　　19　　, were now full of farming tools and bags of 　　20　　．He was rushing back to help them out of poverty．

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　　Would you like a burger or fried chicken for lunch?No Way!Please pass me the salad 　　1　　．

　　Hi, my name is Morgan Jacobs, and I decided to be a vegetarian 　　2　　 I love all animals．I have read and seen pictures of 　　3　　 happens to animals that are raised for their meat．It makes me so 　　4　　．Baby cows and chickens live their 　　5　　 lives in places that are too small for them．They have no 　　6　　 to move about．This is so 　　7　　．They suffer and do not get to 　　8　　 their lives．

　　I don't like other animals that also only live to be 　　9　　 by people while they are alive and the 　　10　　 they are killed．I feel sorry for them．

　　The best thing 　　11　　 being a vegetarian is all the tasty and healthy foods I eat．Vegetables and fruits are healthy for your body．　　12　　, I think they taste better than meat．Oranges have vitamin C．I love the 　　13　　 of watermelon, peaches, and strawberries．Green vegetables 　　14　　 me feel strong．I enjoy drinking lots of soymilk to 　　15　　 my bones calcium(钙)．

　　I have a life threatening allergy(过敏)to nuts, seeds, and peanuts, 　　16　　 I eat soy butter to get my protein!

　　I 　　17　　 in being kind and loving to people and animals, being good to the earth, and 　　18　　 life, including animals!

　　　　19　　 is known to all, animals are our friends．We should live in 　　20　　 with the animals．If we destroyed the animals, we would destroy ourselves．