When I was about twelve years old,I had an enemy,a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings(缺点).Week by week her list became 1 　 I was very short,and I wasn't a good student,I talked too much,and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could.Finally,I became very 2 ndline.I ran to my father with tears(眼泪)in my eyes.

　　He listened to me 3 ndline,and then asked,"Are the things that she said true or not? Jane,have you ever 4 　 what you're really like? Now you have that girl's 5 ndline.Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are 6 ndline.Pay no attention to the other things that she said."

　　I did 7 　 he told me.To my great surprise,I found that about half of the things were true.Some of them I couldn't 8 ndline,like being very short,but a good number of them I could.I wanted to change the bad things in me,and for the9 　 time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

　　I brought the list back to my father.He 10 　 to take it."That's just for you,"he said,"You know better than 11else the truths about yourself,but sometimes others' opinions are also important,so you have to learn how to 12 ndline,and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt.When something 13 　 is said about you is true,you'll find that it will be of help to you.Our world is full of people who think that they know you.Don't shut your ears.Listen to all of them,14 　 hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do."I have remembered my father's 15 　 at many important moments.I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

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　　Around the world，people have different ideas about what good manners are.

　　When you go to restaurants in different pans of the world，it's 1 　 to know the fight and wrong things to do.For example，in China it's OK to 2 　 a lot of noise in a restaurant.In fact，if a restaurant isn't noisy and 3 ndline，you may think there's something wrong with it.However，in many western countries，restaurants are 4 　 places.If a table is too loud，other people who are eating there might even 5 　 to the owner of the restaurant.

　　Paying the bill is also different from country to country.In China，one person usually pays for 6 ndline.In western countries，one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客)，but 7 　 friends eat together，they usually share the cost.This is called 'going Dutch'(均摊费用).Also，when westerners pay the bill，they usually leave some money for the 8 ndline.This is called 'leaving a tip'.Leaving a tip is thought to be polite.In the US，it's 9 　 to leave tips 10％，15％ or 20％ of the bill，which is decided by how good the service is.Good waiters can make a lot of money!

　　The way people eat food is different in the world，but you can 10 　 the same kinds of food in many countries.Chinese and Italian food，for example，are popular all over the world.

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