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One evening two young men were walking in the street together．They tried to find a chance to steal something．The clock struck twelve．Most of the people went to bed．Quickly they came to a house and it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen asleep．Standing at the front gate, one said in English to the other in a low voice, "You wait here．I'll go around to the back door and then get into the house．"Sud denly out of the house ran a dog, barking at them．The two men were very frightened and ran away as fast as they could．Finally, they stopped at a lonely place．The man said breathlessly, "It's too bad．I hadn't expected(期望)that the dog could understand English．"

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　　Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?

　　The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm．They don't like to speak more words．They look very serious．They like different kinds of amusements．The Germans are very hard-working．They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean．

　　In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans．They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers．They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you．” Or “Sorry．” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen．

　　The French's holidays are very long．They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries．The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans．It is very easy to make friends with them．

　　Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing．And they are even opener than all of the Europeans．They don't like to depend on others．So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time．And in Americans’ eyes, success is an important part in their life．

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　　The Vieira family moved to the United States in 1981．At that time, they decided to stop speaking Spanish at home and only communicate in English．This was because they were now living in an English-speaking country．

　　Now the Vieira children are adults, and they sometimes travel to Spain to visit their family and friends．But they cannot communicate with them．Unfortunately this is common．When people move to new countries, they often leave their own customs and mother language behind．This is a mistake because there are many benefits to knowing more than one language．

　　One advantage of speaking more than one language is that you can communicate directly with more people around the world．You do not have to depend on others to talk for you, so you're more independent．People who know only one language must use others to help them communicate．

　　Furthermore, speaking a second language also allows people to experience other cultures and customs more effectively．Local expressions, vocabulary, and even jokes can have a powerful effect on a person's understanding of another culture．So, knowing more than one language increases your knowledge of other cultures．

　　Finally, having more multi-language speakers improves relationships between countries．If people from different countries can communicate well, the world can become closer．Countries will then have more respect for each other and better understand each other's problems．

　　The benefits of knowing more than one language are clear．In fact, there are no disadvantages．It is very sad that many people don't try to learn another language．It is even worse when people let themselves forget their mother language and become silenced．

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　　Lu Xun is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20^th century．Besides his famous stories, he also wrote many influential articles about the living conditions of Chinese people．

　　Born in 1881 to a wealthy family, Lu Xun had a happy childhood．In 1893, however, his grandfather, a senior government official, was put into prison for taking money．At the same time, his father became seriously ill．From that time on, his family were no longer accepted by their relatives and friends．These early experiences greatly influenced his writing．

　　By the time Lu Xun arrived in Nanjing to study at university in 1899, he already believed that Chinese society had to change and become modern．In 1902 he went to study in Japan．There, he began writing articles for several Chinese student magazines．He showed a gift for writing and translating and he even wrote several books, although none was popular．He returned to China in 1909 because he was in need of money．

　　After working for several years as a teacher in Beijing, Lu Xun again returned to writing．In 1918, he wrote his famous short story Diary of a Madman．It was the first Chinese novel published using the everyday language that people spoke, which helped make it a great success．This, together with his novel The True Story of Ah Q(1921), made Lu Xun a leading Chinese writer．

　　Although successful, Lu Xun still worried greatly about China's future．In 1926, he moved to Shanghai and gave up writing stories in order to devote himself to what he called “pen warfare”．He now only wrote articles which called on the people to fight against the government．For this, the government stopped him from publishing any more books．He was forced to write his articles using false names．

　　Since his death in 1936, Lu Xun's importance and influence have grown．Today, many of his writings are included in school textbooks and his works are read by millions around the world．

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　　Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus．Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us．This family made a big impression on me．

　　There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12．You could tell they didn't have a lot of money．Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean．The children talked excitedly about the clowns．It was clearly a very important day out for them．The father and mother seemed happy as they could be．

　　The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children's tickets and two adults' tickets, so I can take my family to the circus．”

　　The ticket lady told him the price．

　　The man's wife lowered her head．There was no longer a smile on the man's face．He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”

　　The ticket lady again told him the price．

　　The man obviously didn't have enough money．But how could he tell his kids the bad news?

　　Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground．(We were not rich ourselves at all!)He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this．”

　　The man understood my father was helping him．He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad's eyes, and in tears replied．“Thank you．This really means a lot to me and my family．”

　　Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn't go without．

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　　No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998．It was started to protect the environment．By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day．

　　The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001．Other cities, including Taipai, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day．

　　In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign．It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work．It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day)．The slogan for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day．”

　　So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support．“We can't control the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman．Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year．In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days．This was 11 days less than the number for the same period the year before．Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution．We must do more for No Car Day．

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　　A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow(烏鴉)was jumping around．The crow watched them with disdain(鄙視)．

　　“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans．“All you can do is to move your wings．Can you turn over in the air? No, that's beyond you．Let's have a flying competition．I'll show you what real flying is!”

　　One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge．The crow flew up and began to show his skills．He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan．

　　Now it was the swan's turn．He flew up, and began flying over the sea．The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments(評(píng)價(jià))about his flying．They flew on and on till they couldn't see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides．The crow was making fewer and fewer comments．He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water．

　　The swan pretended(假裝)not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”

　　“No,” said the crow．He knew he had lost the competition．“I'm in trouble because of my pride! If you don't help me, I'll lose my life…”

　　The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach．

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