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　　Mr and Mrs Wu were mad at their neighbor．He was always borrowing things from them．

　　“It’s not right．”Mr Wu said to his wife one evening, “At one time or another that man has borrowed nearly everything we have．Almost every day he comes over to borrow something．”

　　“You’re quite right．”his wife replied, “and most of the things he’s never returned．”

　　“What I want to know,”her husband said, “is why he can’t buy the things he needs, like everyone else?”

　　“Because people like us are foolish enough to lend him what he needs．”she replied, “As long as we are willing to lend, he’ll keep on borrowing．”

　　“Then we’ll never lend him anything again．”Mr Wu said, “The next time he asks to borrow something, I’ll say no．”

　　“We must have a good reason for saying no．”his wife said, “and we must always try to be polite to him．We don’t want to make an enemy of the man．”

It was not long before their decision not to lend their neighbor anything even again was put to test．

　　The next morning there was a knock on the door．

　　Mr Wu went to answer it．

　　Their neighbor was standing there．Mr Wu knew he was going to ask to borrow something, and was ready to refuse him politely．

　　“Good morning．”their neighbor said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but I wonder if I could borrow your garden scissors?”

　　“I’m sorry,”Mr Wu said, “but I’m afraid my wife and I will be using them today．We’ll be spending all day working in the garden．”

　　“Oh, I see．”the neighbor said．“In that case, may I borrow your golf clubs(高尔夫球椿)？You won’t be needing them if you’re working in the garden all day, will you?”

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Dear Amy,

　　I couldn’t read your two e－mails until today because my computer was broken．I’m sorry to hear about your problem, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering(康复)．I’m surprised that in China someone’s liver(肝脏)matched yours! This is really a moving story– a stranger donated part of his liver to a girl he doesn’t even know!

　　You’re right．We shouldn’t care too much about our weight．I’m happy you stopped taking those weight－loss pills．From your photo I can see you are now looking very well in the hospital．To keep slim is important, especially for an actress, but nothing is more important than health．Your doctor’s advice is indeed very good– exercise for at least half an hour every day and eat lots of fruit and vegetables．

　　It’s not only in your country．It’s the same here with us Chinese－many people are always going on diets or taking weight－loss pills, which are often dangerous．But in fact, some of them are not overweight(超重)at all．I hope these people can learn something from your story．Hope you will leave hospital as soon as possible．

Love

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　　Some friends have opposite views and interests, and some like the same things．What is your opinion? Should friends be different or the same? We asked some people what they think and this is what they said．

　　I like to have friends 　　1　　 are like me．I’m quieter than 　　2　　 in my class, and my best friend Yuan Li is quiet, too．There are 　　3　　, though．I’m smarter than Yuan Li．She’s more athletic．

　　James Green　It’s not necessary to 　　4　　．I like to have friends who are 　　5　　 me．My best friend Larry is taller and 　　6　　 than me．We both like sports, but Larry is more athletic than me．He always 　　7　　 me in tennis．Also, I’m quieter than he is．

　　Huang Lei　I don’t really care．My best friend is Carol．Carol is very 　　8　　 and more outgoing than I am．But we 　　9　　 doing the same things．I don’t think differences are important 　　10　　．

Mary Smith

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