Rick and Teri took out loans to pay college. Those

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spent years to repay. And yet, they realize that having

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college degree has enable them to earn salaries far

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above that their high-school educated parents earned.

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The wage gap between college and high-school graduates

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continue to widen. “I was the only one in my family who

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finished from high-school, ”said　　 Rick's father. ”“I really

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wanted to go to the college, but there was just no money. ”

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But he able to help his children get college degree.

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But he's struggling with how to save for their education.

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　　Although we may not realize that, when we 　　 　　　

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talk with others we make ourselves understand 　　　

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not just by words. We take messages to the　　　

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people around us also by our expressions and 　　　

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body movements. A smile and handshake shows 　　　

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welcome.Wave one's hand is say“Goodbye”.　　　

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Nodding head means agreement, while shaking it 　　　

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mean disagreement. These gestures are accepted 　　　

8．________

all by Chinese and English speakers as 　　　

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having same meanings.　　　

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　　American English has changed for the centuries, 　　 　　

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too. There have several reasons for this. One of 　　

2．________

the reasons is that people travelled to America 　　

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from all the Europe countries and from other 　　

4．________

parts of the world, too. They start to use 　　　

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English, but they was also brought in some 　　　

6．________

words from their own language. For example, 　　

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a “cent” in American money is old French. 　　

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One of the states in the USA called “Florida”; 　

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in Spanish this means the “land of flowers”.

There are a great many of American Indian 　

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words and German words, too.

Wilt is taller and stronger than other man. He is

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sometimes called a giant. He is so taller that he

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had a special, extra-long bed to sleep and a special

3．________

car with enough of space for his long legs. Basket

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ball is a game for the tall and the strong. And Wilt

5．________

was more than that. There were other players big as

6．________

Wilt, but no one also were so skillful at shooting

7．________

baskets and jump up high to get rebounds. During

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his playing days, Wilt was paid for about 200 000

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a year. That was how the President of the United

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States earned for being President.