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　　Living in a foreign culture can be exciting,but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的)．A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences．They agreed that miscommunications were always possible,even over something as simple as“yes”and“no”．

　　On her first day in Micronesia,an island in the Pacific,Lisa thought people weren't paying any attention to her．The day was hot．She went into a store and asked,“Do you have cold drinks?”The woman there didn't say anything．Lisa repeated the question．Still the woman said nothing．She later learned that the woman had answered her：she had raised her eyebrows(眉毛),which in Micronesia means“yes”．

　　Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria,a country in Europe．She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage．She asked the waiter,“Do you have cabbage today?”He nodded his head．Jan waited,but the cabbage never came．In that country,a nod means no．

　　Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India．After explaining something in class,he asked his students if they understood．They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head．He thought some people had not understood,so he explained again．When he asked again,they did the same thing．He soon found out that his students did understand．In India,people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from．You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean“yes”or“no”．

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　　I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game that finished a few hours ago．I'm the mid-field player in my team．But in fact that's not 　　1　　 now．I was the mid-field player because,as I said,this was my 　　2　　 game．That's a good way to end a high school football career(生涯),especially if you win,but even though you don't,it's 　　3　　 to leave at a high point．

　　I was eight when I first started playing football．My dad 　　4　　 football,and he used to practise with me at home-passing,catching and running．We used to practise almost every evening 　　5　　 it got too dark．He tried to teach me everything he knew about the 　　6　　．“Just remember：don't ever 　　7　　．”

　　“Stay in the game．Don't lose your concentration(专注)．”

　　“Go out there and give 110 percent(百分之……)every time．”Well,that was a long time ago,but I still hear his words 　　8　　 in my ears．

　　I had a lot on my mind 　　9　　 the game today．I don't like things to end,I guess,and this was the last game．I was talking to myself and warning myself about what to do and not to do．I didn't sleep at all 　　10　　,and when the sun came up this morning,I reached the point where 　　11　　 just wanted it all to be over,finished,done．But then when the game started,my mind became 　　12　　．I just lived in this game,this moment．I didn't hear the crowd;I didn't feel the cold or the pain;I never felt tired．I just kept my eyes on the 　　13　　,and it was just me and the ball and,inside,a soft,white light 　　14　　 me the way to the goal．It was a beautiful,empty feeling．

　　It's all over now,and it's really getting cold here．It's starting to snow．The sun's almost gone,and I can 　　15　　 see the goal．Now it's dark and I'm sitting here all alone．Well,I guess it's time to say good-bye and move on．

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　　It was Sunday yesterday．Steve 　　1　　 a relaxing weekend．　　2　　 Sunday morning,he played computer games with his friends at home．It 　　3　　 pretty good．In the afternoon,he 　　4　　 with his mother．They bought many kinds of food and vegetables．It was really relaxing and exciting．In the evening,he 　　5　　 a talk show with his parents and listened to some songs by a 　　6　　 singer．　　7　　 Ann had a busy weekend．She 　　8　　 stopped working．On Sunday morning,she cleaned her bedroom and did her homework．In the afternoon,she went to visit her uncle and 　　9　　 him do some farm work．In the evening,she cooked dinner for her parents．After dinner,she washed the dishes．Then she went out 　　10　　 a walk with her dog．

What about your weekend?

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