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　　In 1998, World Cup Football Match held in France took up a new rule．Instead of the usual black and white ball, a colorful ball was used in the game．The new ball was made up of 32 pieces of three colors：red, blue and white．Interestingly enough, the French national flag happened to be in three colors, too．Besides, 32 teams took part in the coming World Cup．But early football was made up of eight pieces of leather．As time went by, more pieces of leather were used, from 12 pieces to 18 to 26 and then to 32 now．

　　About three million such new footballs were made．And then some players were playing the new ball in their training．The makers have warned the goalkeeper that the new ball flies in a direct line at a fast speed．

　　After trying the ball for some time, a footballer said that the ball was quite different from the traditional(传统的)black and white one, and that the goalkeeper would find it harder to catch them．Another footballer said that there would be more goals．“For the player on the ground, the new ball is easier to control as it flies．A good player can shoot in more goals,” he said．

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　　For hundreds of years，the British people have remembered their mothers on Mothering Sunday．In the old days，workers had time off from work to visit their mothers．

　　Today，most people in Britain call Mothering Sunday“Mother's Day．”Children send cards to their mothers on that day．They give their mothers flowers or sweets as presents．Fathers and children do all the cooking and housework to give mothers a rest．They do their best to show their love for them．

　　In the USA，mothers are remembered on Mother's Day，too．Mother's Day started quite differently from the way it started in Britain．

　　In the 1860s，there was a terrible war in the United States between the North and the South．There was a small town in the middle of the USA called Pruntytown．In this town,half of the people fought on the northern side and another half fought on the southern side．At the end of the war，the people hated each other．

　　Mrs Ann Reeves Jarvis wanted the people to make friends with each other again，so she started“Mother's Friendship Day.”On that day，she visited all the other mothers in her town and said。“God bless you．Let's be friends with each other again．”

　　Her idea succeeded．The same thing happened in other parts of the country．Soon，all the women in the United States followed her example．After Mrs Jarvis died．her daughter carried on the same idea，but she called“Mother's Friendship Day”as“Mother's Day”．The first Mother's Day was in 1908．In 1914，Mother's Day，the second Sunday in May，became a public holiday．On that day，every public building in the USA flies the American national flag．

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　　Canada is the second largest country is the world．It is over 7,000 kilometers from the 　　1　　 coast(海岸)to the east．It 　　2　　 six time zones．　　3　　 it is 9 a．m．in Vancouver on the west coast, it is 1∶30 p.m．in St John’s on the east coast．

　　English and French 　　4　　 the two main languages in Canada．About 60 percent of 　　5　　 people speak English, and about 25 percent speak French．More 　　6　　 70 percent of its population live in cities near the US border(边境)．

　　Ottawa is the capital．Every year millions of tourists go there to 　　7　　 museums and take part in the cultural(文化的)activities．Toronto is the largest city of the country 　　8　　 about 2.5 million people．Montreal is 　　9　　 second biggest French-speaking city in the world．

　　The maple leaf is the national symbol of Canada．The Canadian flag has a red maple leaf on a red 　　10　　 white background．

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　　Canada is the second largest country in the world．It is over 7,000 kilometers from the 　　1　　 coast(海岸)to the east．It 　　2　　 six time zones(时区)．　　3　　 it is 9 a. m. in Vancouver(温哥华)on the west coast, it is 1∶30 p. m. in Saint John on the east coast．

　　English and French 　　4　　 the two main(主要的)languages in Canada．About 60％ of 　　5　　 population(人口)speak French．More 　　6　　 70％ of its population live in cities near the US border(边境)．

　　Ottawa is the capital．Every year millions of travelers go there to 　　7　　 museums and take part in the cultural activities．Toronto is the largest city of the country 　　8　　 about 2.5 million people．Montreal is 　　9　　 second biggest French-speaking city in the world．

　　The maple(枫叶)leaf is the national symbol(标志)of Canada．The Canadian flag has a red maple leaf on a red 　　10　　 white background．

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