Itzhak Perlman is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} famous violinist. He was born {#blank#}2{#/blank#} 1945. He once gave a concert in New York City. Getting on stage was difficult for him {#blank#}3{#/blank#} he is disabled. The audience sat {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (quiet) while he made his way across the stage to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (he) chair. Then he picked up the violin, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (put) it under his chin (下巴) and started to play. But this time, when he finished the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (one) part, one of the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (string) on his violin broke. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, he continued to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (play) the music. The music he played with three strings sounded even more wonderful than it was played with four strings.

    People in different countries have different {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （way） of doing things. Something that is polite in one country may be quite{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (polite) in another. In Britain, you mustn't lift your bowl to your mouth when you are{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(have) some soup. But it's different in China. And in Japan you even needn't worry {#blank#}4{#/blank#} making noises when you have it. It shows that you are enjoying it. But it is regarded as bad manners in Britain. If you are a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (visit) in Mongolia, what manners do they expect you to have? They expect you to have a loud“burp”(打嗝)after you finish {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(eat). Burping shows that you liked the food.

    In Britain, you should try not to put your hands on the table when you're having a meal. In Mexico, however, guests are {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (expect) to keep their hands on the table during a meal. But in Arab countries you must {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (be) very careful with the hands. You mustn't eat with left hand. Arabs consider it very bad manners eating with the left hand. So, what should you do {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you are on a visit in another country? You can ask the native people to help you or just watch {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (careful) and follow them.

    When Esther left school at the age of sixteen, her aunt Flory gave her 500 dollars. Most of Esther's friends decided to go to college, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, Esther used the money to start business(生意). She bought fruits, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(sugar) and some jars(罐子) and began making the jam. She sold the jam for 5 dollars a jar {#blank#}3{#/blank#} her friends and soon she got 1000 dollars.

    At first, her parents didn't want Esther to spend her time making jam. They thought that she should get further education. And they {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(hope) that one day she would be a teacher {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a doctor.

    But Esther had {#blank#}6{#/blank#} own idea. She kept on making jam. After a few months, she started {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(sell) it to supermarkets. Then she began to make orange juice and sold it to some schools. It sold very {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(good). Two years later, he business got very large. She was so busy that she had to make someone {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(work) for her. When her parents saw she became {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(success), they changed their mind. They thought their daughter did a right thing to do.