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For sale on eBay: dream holiday with a stranger

(Reuters) Updated: 2007-01-02 14:37

LONDON - Wanted: Young single woman in need 31 　cut price romantic Caribbean holiday.

The vacation for two is on sale on Internet site eBay for just a fraction of its 2,400 pound (US$4,700) value.

But here's the catch -- it comes with a companion.

Adam Croot, 　32　 had planned the holiday to propose to his partner, was dumped by her just 　33 (week) ago.

But rather 　34 lose the money on the non-refundable flights and hotel deposit, the 39-year-old decided to go anyway and find another woman to join him, for a 　35 (pay) of 642 pounds ($1,259).

"Many of my friends would say, 'that is just too high a price to pay' but what the hell, 36ventured, nothing gained," Croot said on eBay.

The rules of the Couples Swept Away resort and spa at Negril, Jamaica, state it is for heterosexual couples only, so he cannot go alone, or with a male friend on the week-long break in February.

He has also 　37 (lie)down some ground rules, such as not 38 (wish) to go with anyone old enough to be his granny, nor with anyone "who has a jealous husband" because he likes his arms and legs "where they are."

Croot has had 39 than 2,500 "hits" from people viewing his eBay page, which includes reviews of 40 resort and pictures of himself.

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Soccer is an extremely popular sport through most of the world．However，as with anything that people feel over interested in，strong feelings sometimes get out of hand．English fans have been known __31____ quarreling endlessly and even fighting in the stands．Several violent actions in a game between Argentina and Chile in 1964 ____32_____　 the death of 309 people．But up __33___ now at least，there has been only one soccer war．

That war took place between E1 Salvador and Honduras，two Central American countries．The year was 1969，and for many years the Salvador economy had been in a frightening condition：too many people with too little land and too __34____ (little) jobs, created a situation of terrible poverty．As a result，many poor Salvadorans had been __35____(secret) crossing into Honduras looking for work，and later they formed a strong sense __36____ 　they were mistreated there．So unfriendly feelings were already very strong at the beginning of a World Cup match between the two countries．

The first game of the three-game play off __37____ (hold) in Honduras，and the home team got _38____1-0 win in the last minute of play．Fighting broke out afterward in the streets，and the stadium was set on fire．The second game was played in E1 Salvador，and the E1 Salvador team won．More violence and fires followed． By the time the third game was 39.　 (play )in Mexico City，an actual War appeared certain by all means. And that is exactly__40____　 happened．Immediately after E1 Salvador’s close victory，armies began marching along the border of the two countries．Then E1 Salvador attacked Honduras and bombed its airport．The war was over in less than a week，but ill feelings between the two countries lasted for years and years.

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Thirteen-year-old Andrew will never forget that Saturday. He was relaxing on his family’s sofa with his sister, Susan. Suddenly the heater exploded. His sister, who was unhurt, managed to pull 　31　 　away from the fire 　32　 　his mum dialed for an ambulance. 　33 　ambulance soon arrived and rushed him to Children’s Hospital

　34 　he was operated on immediately.

Doctors told his mum there was little chance of Andrew being able to walk again. The damage to his body was so bad and the cuts in his legs so deep that the 　35 　　(operate) took 11 hours. After a couple of weeks, he 　36　 　(allow) to go home but had to spend the next six weeks in a wheelchair. 37　 　the help of his doctor, this brave young boy returned to school after only two and a half months.　 　38　 (look) back on the accident, Andrew says he believes children can do 　39　 　they want 　40　 　they put their mind to it.

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We are what we eat. What we are　 31　 　(accustom)to eating every day has a great effect on our health. Consequently, we should make 　32　 effort to change our bad eating habits. As we all know , baked or fried foods may be 　33　 (taste), but eating too much of them will probably　 34 some illnesses. In addition, some food which costs us a great deal of money is not healthy,　 45　 junk food.

　 36　 people like to eat is various from culture to culture. Compared with people in the West, Chinese people used to eat more grain, more vegetables and less meat,　 37　 is a good eating habit.　 38　 , things are quite different now . With the rapid economic 　39　 (grow)of our country, we also eat a lot of food high in sugar and fat. If you take a casual look at people in the street, what impresses you will probably be the fact that there are a lot more fat people than ever before. We are at risk when eating out without 　40　 (consider)the balance of our food . To be healthy, we must keep it in our mind that the food we choose to eat should give us the nutrients we need.

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Once a year a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there ___31___ a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the ___32___ handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car ____33___ had only three wheels was a Benz. ____34__ (Build) in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, ___35____ race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than ___36___ them! A few cars, ____37___ , completed the race. The winning car reached a ____38___ of forty miles an hour ----- much faster than any of its rivals(对手). It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble _____39___ (try) to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very _____40___ from modern cars but no less exciting.

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I am one of the many city people who 　31　 (be) always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country 　32　 　from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince myself that if it weren’t for my job I __33__(will) immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village.

Cities can be　 34　 (frighten ) places. The majority 　35　 the population live in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty　 36　 impersonality. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up.　 37　 　you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of flats. Children become aggressive and nervous - cooped up (困住)at home all day, with nowhere to play; their mothers feel 　38　 (isolate) from the rest of the world. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks don’t even say hello to each other. People will greet each other only when they meet 　39　 　acquaintances.

Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. “People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn 　40　 　when they need help,” said Professor Johnson of Yale University.