Once upon a time there was a monster．He was very ugly)(丑陋的)，and had no friends．No one wanted to talk to him．Even other monsters thought he was ugly．

　　He lived alone and was very unhappy because he was so lonely．

　　“I wish I had a friend．” he said to himself every day．“One friend would be enough．Someone to talk to．”

　　“Dear Editor．” he wrote．“ I am an ugly monster．How can I find a friend?”

　　“Dear Monster．” the Editor replied “ Advertise(登广告)for a friend in this magazine．”

　　The monster wrote an advertisement(广告)．

　　“Monster wants a friend, male or female．I have two heads, four arms, six legs and three tails．I have one blue eye, one green eye and one brown eye．Smoke comes out of my noses．But I am really a kind monster and will be a good friend to someone．If you would like to meet me, please stand outside Blake’s Store at 6 p.m．on Friday, May 22nd．Write to me at Box 45．Everybody’s Magazine．”

　　A few days later he went to the magazine．

　　“Do you have any letters for Box 45?” he asked．

　　The Editor looked in Box 45．

　　“Yes, there is one．” she said, and gave it to him．

　　The monster opened the letter, and read, “Dear Monster, I think a person’s character(品行)is more important than his appearance．I will wait outside Blake’s Store on Friday．Please carry a flower so that I will recognize you．Yours sincerely, Miss Alice Thwaite．”

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　　Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?

　　The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm．They don't like to speak more words．They look very serious．They like different kinds of amusements．The Germans are very hard-working．They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean．

　　In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans．They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers．They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you．” Or “Sorry．” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen．

　　The French's holidays are very long．They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries．The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans．It is very easy to make friends with them．

　　Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing．And they are even opener than all of the Europeans．They don't like to depend on others．So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time．And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life．

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