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The weather is different in different parts of the world．In some places it is 　　1　　, and in others it is wet．If the weather is too dry, the 　　2　　 will not be good for animals or plants．In wet weather there may be too much rain．The rivers may go over their sides．The water may 　　3　　 the bridges away．If there is too much rain, and rivers go over their sides, a lot of people may not have 　　4　　 food．If there is very dry weather for a long time, the river beds may be dry．If they are, there will be 　　5　　 water 　　6　　 fish for people．In some other parts of the world the weather may be very 　　7　　．There be snow．If there is a lot of snow, the land and all the trees and buildings will be white．In the 　　8　　 the days are very short and the nights are long．On cold winter nights, when there are no clouds and winds, the sky is very clear．On those nights the moon and stars are very beautiful．People may 　　9　　 their coats and go for long walks．When they come back to their 　　10　　, they may be happy to have hot tea and cake by their stoves．

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　　Every year, thousands of students choose to study in another country．More than 30 percent of these students go to the United States．Around 15 percent go to Italy, and 10 percent go to both England and Germany．A little less than 10 percent go to Australia, and around 5 percent go to Canada．

　　No matter where a student chooses to study, there are some things universities around the world need．First, all students must graduate from high school before they can apply(申请)to a university．Most universities also need some kind of test for students to enter the university．Universities in the United States, Australia, and Canada usually need some kind of standard(标准化的)exam, such as the SAT in the United States．Students who do not come from English-speaking countries also must take a test such as the TOEFL in the United States and Canada to show they know enough English to study in English．England and Australia require students to take the IELTS．

　　In most countries, students must apply to each university they hope to go to．However, students applying to universities in England can use one form to apply to six universities at one time through the British Council(英国文化学会)．Many students like this because it can save them a lot of time and money．For universities in other countries, students must fill in different forms for each university and pay a fee(费用)with each application．

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　　Once a man with the name Grant found a box of old papers in a room at the top of his house, for he didn't like old things very much．But one of these papers was an old letter．At the bottom of the letter was the name of a famous writer．

　　“When this letter was written,”said Grant,“no one knew about the writer．But now everyone knows him．Some people like to buy letters like this．I may be able to get a lot of money for this letter if I sell it to the right man．”

　　But there were a lot of dirty marks(痕迹)all over the letter．

　　“It doesn't look nice,”he thought．“No one wants to buy a letter if it's dirty．I will have to clean it first．”

　　So he took a piece of cloth and some water and cleaned the letter．He worked hard and took a lot of care．At last the letter looked new and he was very pleased with his work．

　　“Now it looks very nice,”he said to himself．“I will be able to sell it for a lot of money．”

　　He took the letter to a shop in London, for he knew that old papers of this kind were bought and sold there．

　　“I want to sell this letter,”Grant said to the man in the shop．“It was written by a famous writer．You know about these things．How much will you give me for it?”

　　The man looked at the letter for a long time．“I will give you two pounds for it,”he said at last．

　　“Only two pounds?”said Grant．“But people pay ten pounds for a letter like this．And just look!I have even cleaned it to make it look nice．”

　　“I can see that,”said the man．“That's the trouble people who buy old papers like them to be dirty．”

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