Different countries have different customs. When you are in different countries, you should follow their customs.

    In China, it's impolite to talk when eating dinner. And you're not supposed to start eating first if there are older people at the table.

Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip(付小费）. It is usual to tip waiters, taxi drivers and porters who help carry your bags. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. Taxi drivers expect about the same amount.

    In England, make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. It's important to respect lines there. It's a good idea to talk about the weather. It's a favorite subject of conversation with the British.

    In Spain, it's a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late, and restaurants are not generally open until after 9:00 pm.

    In Saudi Arabia（沙特阿拉伯）， men kiss one another on the cheek(脸颊）. Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both cheeks. It is polite for you to do the same.

    In Japan, people usually give personal or business cards to each other when they meet for the first time. When a person gives you a card, don't put it into your pocket as soon as you get it. The person expects you to read it.

    Don't forget to be careful of your body language to express something in conversations. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.

    In a map of the world you can easily find two big cities, London and New York. London is the biggest city in Europe. New York is the biggest city in America. The streets in London are crowded and there is one of the world's biggest underground railway systems(地铁系统) .The streets in New York are just as crowded as those in London. And the New York subway carries more people each day than the London underground. There are a lot of big stores in these two cities. But New York has more supermarkets than London.

    In London there are many palaces(宫殿) and churches, for example, St. Paul's. New York isn't as old as London, and it hasn't got many old buildings. But its skyscrapers(摩天大楼) are much bigger than the buildings in London.

    London has more parks than New York, But New York's Central Park is much bigger than the biggest park in London.

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A girl loves ballet(芭蕾舞). Her name is Linda. Every Sunday she takes the1 lessons and she works very hard at it. Linda has two2 feet, but she never thinks they are bad for her to be a good dancer. 

Soon Linda joins in her first ballet contest(比赛). When Linda is3 her dance, the judges(评委) stop her and say, "Look at4 feet. They are like two boats. You can't be a ballet dancer with such big feet. "So Linda doesn't5 start and everything is over. She is very sad, so she6 there and goes home. "Maybe they are right. I can7 be a good ballet dancer. I won't go to the ballet lessons on8 , "she thinks. then Linda finds a job in a 9 for her free Sundays. One day, a musician comes and has lunch here. There is a piano in the restaurant. After having the meal, he10 to play it. People like his11 and they all dance to it.

"Come on! Let's dance! "they say to Linda. "I can't dance well11 "she says.

"Don't12 ! Just enjoy it, "they say. Then Linda13 them. When she dances, all the people stop to14 . Everyone says she is a15 dancer. Linda is happy that they like her dance and she thinks, "I will keep dancing. "

My family went on a trip last Saturday.We didn't spend much money but we really1 a good time.In the morning，my father drove his car2 us to a science center in our city.We didn't spend any money on the tickets because they are free.

There3 a children's area in the science center.My brother and I watched different kinds of animals and did4 .We spent a lot of time5 together in the science center.Then we went to a park near the science center.My parents put up the tent first，and then we had a picnic6 .After7 picnic，my father started to read newspapers and my mother played games with us.8 we got back in the afternoon，I turned on the computer and uploaded（上传）all the photos we took that day.My mother even9 some words for10 trip.She hoped those photos and words could help us remember the happy time.