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Every country has its own customs．Customs are the ways people use to do something．For example, it is the custom in America to shake hands when they meet someone．In some countries, people bow(鞠躬)．We have customs with curious food customs．A girl from the Philippine(菲律宾)Islands thought our food was too cold－cold milk, cold juice, cold fruit．A girl from Uruguay(乌拉圭)thought it strange that we eat so early in the evening．In Uruguay they usually eat supper at about ten o'clock in the evening．A girl from Sweden was surprised that you could buy so many different kinds of food in restaurants．

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　　He came again the next day and worked until it was time to leave．His name was Jerry．He was 12 and had been at the Children's Home since he was only four．

　　I thought of him．He was honest．For example, the handle of the ax(斧柄)broke one day．Jerry said the Children's Home would mend it．I handed him some money to pay for it．He wouldn't take the money．“I'll pay for it, mama．I broke it．I didn't hit the wood in the right place．”“But Jerry, no one hits the wood in the right place all the time．And it was a weak handle．I'll speak to the seller．”It was only then that he would take the money．Another thing about Jerry was that he would do those little but helpful things．The things would not be badly needed but would make life so much easier．For example, he found a hole near the fireplace．“I'll put some wood in the hole, mama．Then when a sudden storm comes up, you can stay warm．”

　　One cold day, Jerry sat close by me near the fire．We watched the fire burn．He suddenly talked of something he had never talked of before．“You look like my mother, especially next to the fire．”“But you were four, Jerry, when you came to live at the Children's Home．Do you still remember your mother?”

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　　People sometimes change their ways of doing business．In a village in Africa people are using money for the first time．They are doing business in the modern world．

　　Before using money, people helped one another．The father, who was the head of the family, gave food and clothing to his families．In return, the son worked for his father．Now people no longer work for one another．Instead, they are paid for the work they do．

　　When a new road or a new school was needed, everyone in the village helped to build it．Now people must pay money to the village head for roads and schools．The head hired(雇佣)workers to build these new projects．More and better roads and schools are being built．

　　It is not easy to change a way of doing business．To change the way from trading goods(商品)to using money takes time．

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　　Fame(荣誉)troubled Marie Curie and also her husband, because science was their world and in this world of science fame and honour to them had no value．One day when a writer for a newspaper tried to ask Marie about herself and her thoughts and her beliefs(信仰)，she answered him,“In science we must be interested in things, not in persons．”Much of the real character(性格)and spirit of this unusual woman is found in these few words．She was later often to repeat these words．

　　One evening, at a big party, a friend asked her if she would like to meet the King of Greece, who was also a guest．She answered in her simple manner,“I don't see the value of it．”Then, seeing that she had hurt the feelings of her friend, she quickly added,“But…but…, of course, I shall do whatever you please．Just as you please．”

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　　It is true that times are changing for the old people in Britain．But not all the changes are bad ones．Modern medicine, for example, has made people healthier than they used to be．Old people, too, have more money now than their own parents and grandparents had．

　　But there still exist some more disadvantages(缺点)．The biggest disadvantage of modern life is loneliness．The young leave home when they grow up and many old people live by themselves．Fewer old people have brothers and sisters．An old person's one or two children may have moved to another part of the country．Even when they live nearby, the young people have their own children to look after．They do not have much time for the old．Loneliness often start when people stop working．When people retire(退休)，they often find it difficult to start a new life without their jobs．

　　The world has changed so fast since 1900 that it is difficult for old people to understand the problems of the young．And the world is changing even faster these days than it was fifty years ago．What will it be like when today's young people are old?

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　　Rose Cottage　＄115.000; built in 1780; 2 bedrooms; a bathroom; a living room; a kitchen; a beautiful garden, 20 metres long; 50 metres from the sea．

　　Park House　＄95,000 ; built in 1975; 3 bedrooms; a bathroom; a living room; a kitchen; a breakfast room; a big garage; a small garden, 8 metres long; 1.5 kilometres from the sea; 50 metres from the town center; next to the park．

　　Seaview　＄135,000; built in 1927; 3 bedrooms; a living room; 2 dining rooms; a kitchen; a study; 500 metres from the sea; 1 kilometre from the shops and the town centre．

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　　Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．

　　One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．

　　“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”

　　“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”

　　“I left it at home．”

　　Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”

　　The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”

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　　Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard day's work．Both were tired．They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead．

　　"Ah!" said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well．" The second answered, "Nonsense(胡说), the rain will only kill the crops(庄稼)．"

　　So they began to quarrel(争吵)．Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling．Both farmers explained about the black cloud．

　　"What cloud?" asked the third farmer．They all looked at the sky．The cloud was no longer there．

　　Choose the right answer

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　　A Trip to the Forest

　　One day Bob took two of his friends in-to the mountains．They put up their tents(帐篷)and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing．

In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp(营地), it start-ed to snow．More and more snow fell．Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face．He could not find the road．Bob knew there were two roads．One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house．But all was white snow．Everything was the same．How could he take his friends back to the camp?

　　Bob had an idea．The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would hap-pen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather!

　　It was getting late．They rode on and on．At last the horses stopped．Where were they? None of them could tell．John looked around．What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!

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　　Mexico's neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south．Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States．Mexico has more than ninety million people．The language of Mexico is Spanish．This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country．

　　Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico．The city is also very high．It is 7349 feet high(2240 metres)．This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world．The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day．About thirty million people live there．It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo．

　　Mexico also has its specialities．Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico．Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico．Mexico is also famous for its cactus(仙人掌)plants．Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country．

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